S02E03 · EP 9
season 2 · 2005-10-04
Office Olympics
written by ? · directed by Paul Feig · 8.27M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 18%cheerful 15%awkward 10%deal 8%petty grievance 7%misunderstanding 7%rivalry 6%escalation 5%negotiation 4%tense 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Office Olympics
B · Michael's Condo Purchase
C · Dwight's Interference
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin Office · cold_openRyan brings Michael breakfast

Michael lets Ryan take time off after bringing him a breakfast biscuit.

00:06–01:20lie · scheme
2 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act1Michael announces he is a homeowner

Michael tells the office he is becoming a homeowner and diversifying.

01:20–01:52deal
3 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act1Jim and Pam throw things in Dwight's mug

Jim pretends to die of boredom and Pam helps throw items into Dwight's coffee mug.

01:52–02:18scheme · petty_grievance
4 ▸ 02:18
4 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act1Dwight insists on joining Michael

Dwight insists on being Michael's representative for the condo closing.

02:18–02:29negotiation · deal
5 ▸ 02:29
5 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act1Michael assigns expense reports

Michael tells Pam to have everyone work on expense reports while he is out.

02:29–04:44deal
6 ▸ 04:44
6 · Car · act1Dwight and Michael drive to the condo

Dwight tries to put the convertible top down and Michael refuses.

04:44–04:52petty_grievance · escalation
7 ▸ 04:52
7 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act1Jim discovers Hate Ball

Jim finds Oscar and Kevin playing paper football and learns about Hate Ball.

04:52–06:17rivalry · petty_grievance
8 · Street · act1Michael admires the wrong house

Michael points to the wrong house as his new condo.

06:17–06:32misunderstanding
9 · Condo · act1Michael meets Bill the condo association head

Michael meets Bill and Dwight talks about his beet farm, making Carol and Bill suspicious.

06:32–08:42misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 09:18
11 · Condo · act1Michael brags about the master bedroom

Michael shows off the master bedroom and Dwight points out flaws.

09:18–09:34escalation · humiliation
12 ▸ 09:34
12 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act2Jim and Pam start the Office Olympics

Jim and Pam begin the opening ceremonies of the Dunder Mifflin Olympiad.

09:34–10:16rivalry · petty_grievance
13 ▸ 10:16
13 · Condo · act2Michael learns about the 30-year mortgage

Michael realizes he has a 30-year mortgage and Dwight makes it worse.

10:16–10:43misunderstanding · escalation
14 ▸ 10:43
14 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act2Jim and Pam explain Flonkerton

Jim and Pam explain the Flonkerton race and Phyllis challenges Kevin.

10:43–11:33rivalry · bet
15 ▸ 11:33
15 · Condo · act2Michael complains about the condo

Michael complains about the condo and Carol explains he will lose money if he walks away.

11:33–12:46negotiation · deal
16 ▸ 12:46
16 · Condo · act2Dwight and Michael laugh about the office

Dwight and Michael laugh about the office workers while Phyllis wins Flonkerton.

12:46–13:40rivalry · humiliation
17 ▸ 13:40
17 · Condo · act2Michael offers Dwight the third bedroom

Michael offers Dwight the third bedroom but Dwight's questions make him revoke the offer.

13:40–14:13deal · escalation
20 · Car · act2Michael argues with Dwight about beets

Michael argues with Dwight about beets and says nobody likes them.

16:22–17:05petty_grievance
24 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act3Jim gives Michael the gold medal

Jim gives Michael the gold medal for closing on his condo and Michael is moved to tears.

20:55–21:00deal · confession
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Episode facts

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Aired
2005-10-04
Overall
#9
Writers
Director
Paul Feig
Viewers
8.27M (US)
Pace
121 words/min · 79 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
CS
Carol StillsNancy Carell13 episodes · drives 2 scenes