S02E05 · SCENE 9/20 · 08:34
Halloween · Reception area
Jim gives Dwight a fake reference

Jim impersonates Michael to give Dwight a glowing fake reference.

08:34→09:23
in the episode · 0m 49s · S02E05

What happens

08:34–09:23

Jim answers a call for Dwight from Cumberland Mills and, pretending to be Michael, gives an exaggeratedly positive reference for Dwight.

WhereReception area
DriverJim
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadDwight's resume prank

Key lines

from this scene
08:37

‫Yes, I am regional manager ‫of this orifice.

08:48

‫No, he is actually the single ‫greatest employee of his generation.

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Scene DNA

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impersonation1.0
scheme1.0
deadpan1.0
absurd1.0
phone callimpersonation

Beats

08:37Jim pretends to be Michael and praises Dwight

Scene in the episode

08:34–09:23
A · Michael's firing dilemma
B · Dwight's resume prank
C · Jim and Pam tension

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Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes

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