S02E11 · SCENE 3/17 · 03:09
Booze Cruise · Party boat
Michael's leadership speech on the boat

Michael gives a confusing leadership speech using a ship metaphor.

03:09→07:19
in the episode · 4m 10s · S02E11
Michael's leadership speech on the boat

What happens

03:09–07:19

Michael gives a motivational speech about leadership, claiming the word 'ship' is in 'leadership' and he is the captain. He compares departments to parts of a ship, causing confusion and disagreement from the staff.

WhereParty boat
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadMichael vs Captain Jack

Key lines

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03:10

‫- It's a booze cruise! ‫- Alright!

04:27

‫So if this office is in fact a ship, ‫as its leader,

04:45

‫So guess where we went.

07:09

‫Hey, look! I'm king of the world!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
social rule violation1.0
awkward1.0
monologue

Beats

04:19Michael says 'ship' is in 'leadership'
05:46Stanley points out everyone in the engine room drowned

Scene in the episode

03:09–07:19
A · Michael vs Captain Jack
B · Jim Pam Roy Katy
C · Dwight Angela

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Includes this scene · The Office Leadership · CalG2008
Michael Wants to be Captain - The Office US · The Office
The Ship is Sinking The Office US · The Office US Best Of All Seasons
Michael Scott's Awkward Dancing - The Office · The Office

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Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
DP
Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes
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Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
RA
Roy AndersonDavid Denman36 episodes · drives 15 scenes

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