S02E14 · SCENE 4/20 · 03:40
The Carpet · Dunder Mifflin office
Jim's desk takeover

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

03:40→04:12
in the episode · 0m 32s · S02E14
Jim's desk takeover

What happens

03:40–04:12

Michael tells Jim he'll be desk buddies while his carpet is replaced. Jim reluctantly agrees to move to a desk in the back with Kelly.

WhereDunder Mifflin office
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadMichael's carpet crisis

Key lines

from this scene
03:41

‫I can stand it. ‫I can't stay in here another second. No!

03:55

‫- A little. ‫- Good.

03:59

‫What's going on here?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.7
social rule violation0.6
avoidance0.4
deadpan0.3

Beats

03:49Michael takes Jim's desk

Scene in the episode

03:40–04:12
A · Michael's carpet crisis
B · Jim's exile and romance
C · Sales contest and morale

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Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
KK
Kelly Kapoor159 episodes · drives 26 scenes

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