S02E14 · EP 20
season 2 · 2006-01-26
The Carpet
written by ? · directed by Victor Nelli Jr. · 8.6M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 17%absurd 12%misunderstanding 11%social rule violation 9%avoidance 6%escalation 5%cheerful 5%scheme 5%pursuit 4%chaotic 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's carpet crisis
B · Jim's exile and romance
C · Sales contest and morale
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openJim pines for Pam

Jim talks about Pam's return and upcoming wedding while she watches him.

00:04–01:26misunderstanding · avoidance
2 ▸ 01:26
2 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Pam returns to chaos

Michael greets Pam with a nickname and asks about her vacation.

01:26–01:30social_rule_violation · humiliation
3 ▸ 01:30
3 · Michael's office · act1The smelly carpet discovery

Michael finds a foul substance on his office carpet and investigates.

01:30–03:40misunderstanding · escalation
4 ▸ 03:40
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim's desk takeover

Michael moves to Jim's desk, forcing Jim to the back with Kelly.

03:40–04:12social_rule_violation · avoidance
5 · Back of the office · act1Kelly's chatter begins

Jim moves to the back desk and Kelly immediately starts talking.

04:12–04:18avoidance · social_rule_violation
6 ▸ 04:18
6 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael reminisces about Packer

Michael talks about his past pranks with Todd Packer while at Jim's desk.

04:18–07:08misunderstanding · escalation
7 ▸ 07:08
7 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim's chair adjustment

Michael asks Jim how to raise his desk chair.

07:08–07:51social_rule_violation · avoidance
8 ▸ 07:51
8 · Back of the office · act1Kelly asks Jim for help

Kelly asks Jim to hook her up with Ryan.

07:51–08:27scheme · pursuit
9 ▸ 08:27
9 · Accounting department · act1Sales raid on accounting

Michael and Dwight raid the accounting department as a prank.

08:27–09:09escalation · social_rule_violation
10 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael suspects hate crime

Michael speculates the carpet incident was a hate crime.

09:09–09:41misunderstanding · escalation
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael calls a radio station

Michael tries to call a radio station to win a prize.

09:41–10:25obsession · social_rule_violation
12 · Back of the office · act1Kelly talks about vacation

Kelly discusses her vacation plans with Jim.

10:25–11:00avoidance · social_rule_violation
13 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael announces sales contest

Michael announces a $100 sales contest, later revealed to be $83.

11:00–12:17scheme · deal
14 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael makes a sale

Michael makes a sale and celebrates obnoxiously.

12:17–13:15rivalry · humiliation
15 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Michael punishes everyone

Michael cancels the contest and puts everyone on time out.

13:15–14:37misunderstanding · escalation
16 · Back of the office · act2Jim asks about Kelly

Jim asks Ryan about his interest in Kelly.

14:37–15:18scheme · pursuit
17 · Outside the office · act2Michael talks to Ed Truck

Michael meets with former manager Ed Truck about his fears.

15:18–17:55misunderstanding · confession
18 · Back of the office · act2Jim asks Brenda out

Jim leaves an awkward voicemail asking Brenda on a date.

17:55–18:40pursuit · social_rule_violation
19 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Packer reveals the prank

Michael learns Todd Packer left the substance as a joke.

18:40–19:31coincidence · misunderstanding
20 · Dunder Mifflin office · tagJim listens to Pam's voicemails

Jim listens to seven voicemails from Pam and smiles.

19:31–20:39confession · coincidence
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Episode facts

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Aired
2006-01-26
Overall
#20
Writers
Director
Victor Nelli Jr.
Viewers
8.6M (US)
Pace
132 words/min · 113 questions

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In this episode

JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
DS
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PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
KK
Kelly Kapoor159 episodes · drives 26 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes