S02E11 · SCENE 18/17 · 17:10
Booze Cruise · Party boat
Michael announces the ship is sinking

Michael announces the ship is sinking as a training exercise, causing panic.

17:10→18:36
in the episode · 1m 26s · S02E11
Michael announces the ship is sinking

What happens

17:10–18:36

Michael decides to be the boss and announces to everyone that the ship is sinking. He presents it as a business scenario to see who they would save. The other passengers panic, and one jumps overboard.

WhereParty boat
DriverMichael
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadMichael vs Captain Jack

Key lines

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18:05

‫I'm in the brig. See?

18:09

‫Boat's not as corporate-friendly ‫as advertised.

18:16

‫If he had just waited and heard ‫what I had to say, ‫he would have been motivated ‫right now, and not all wet!

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Scene DNA

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Beats

17:25Michael says the ship is sinking
17:58A passenger asks what is going on

Scene in the episode

17:10–18:36
A · Michael vs Captain Jack
B · Jim Pam Roy Katy
C · Dwight Angela

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Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes
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