S03E04 · EP 32
season 3 · 2006-10-12
Grief Counseling
written by ? · directed by Roger Nygard · 8.83M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
social rule violation 20%absurd 18%cheerful 10%awkward 10%lie 5%humiliation 5%petty grievance 5%deadpan 5%misunderstanding 3%tense 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Michael grieves Ed Truck
B · Jim and Karen chip quest
C · Bird funeral
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · cold_openPam sends Michael to warehouse

Michael repeatedly fetches items from the warehouse for Pam and others.

00:00–02:00lie
2 ▸ 02:00
2 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Michael learns Ed Truck died

Michael announces his former boss Ed Truck has died.

02:00–03:04misunderstanding
3 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton reception · act1Michael hugs Pam at reception

Michael consoles himself by hugging Pam awkwardly.

03:04–03:23social_rule_violation
4 · Stamford office meeting room · act1Karen fails to prepare price list

Karen is scolded for not completing a supply list.

03:23–03:33humiliation
5 · Stamford breakroom · act1Karen wants salt and vinegar chips

Jim challenges Karen to find her favorite chips.

03:33–03:49petty_grievance
6 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Creed reveals Ed was decapitated

Creed reveals Ed Truck was decapitated in a car accident.

03:49–03:59
7 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Dwight announces decapitation and freezing plan

Dwight bluntly announces Ed's decapitation and his own freezing wishes.

03:59–05:44obsession
8 · Michael's office · act1Michael proposes Ed Truck robot statue

Michael suggests a robot statue of Ed Truck to Jan.

05:44–07:18scheme
9 ▸ 07:18
9 · Stamford office · act1Jim and Karen search for chips

Jim and Karen search for chips while Andy interrupts.

07:18–08:03petty_grievance
10 ▸ 08:03
10 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Michael imagines Ed's bloody death

Michael graphically imagines Ed Truck's decapitation.

08:03–10:16social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 10:16
11 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Michael starts grief counseling session

Michael leads a grief counseling session with a Hoberman Sphere.

10:16–10:39social_rule_violation
12 ▸ 10:39
12 · Parking lot · act2Roy pulls Pam from counseling

Roy pretends Pam's car has a problem to give her a break.

10:39–10:46avoidance
13 ▸ 10:46
13 · Stamford office · act2Jim calls about chips

Jim calls a market about chips and gets mocked.

10:46–11:14humiliation
14 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Staff tells fake grief stories

Staff tells fake, movie-based stories during grief counseling.

11:14–12:39lie
15 ▸ 12:39
15 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Toby mentions dead bird

Toby mentions a bird that flew into a window, upsetting Michael.

12:39–14:29social_rule_violation
16 ▸ 14:29
16 · Outside Dunder Mifflin · act2Michael tries to revive dead bird

Michael attempts mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a dead bird.

14:29–14:33social_rule_violation
17 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Michael schedules bird funeral

Michael announces a funeral for the bird at 4 p.m.

14:33–16:05social_rule_violation
19 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Dwight tries to stuff bird in can

Dwight breaks off the bird's beak to stuff it in a soda can.

16:25–16:39social_rule_violation
21 · Stamford office · act3Jim finds chips in next building

Jim reveals he found the chips in the building next door.

17:27–17:39investigation
22 ▸ 17:39
22 · Parking lot · act3Bird funeral in parking lot

Michael holds a funeral for the bird in the parking lot.

17:39–19:31social_rule_violation
23 ▸ 19:31
23 · Parking lot · tagMichael concludes grief day

Michael ends the grief day and tells everyone to get back to work.

19:31–20:35
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Episode facts

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Aired
2006-10-12
Overall
#32
Writers
Director
Roger Nygard
Viewers
8.83M (US)
Pace
132 words/min · 78 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes
JL
Jan Levinson64 episodes · drives 32 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
KF
Karen Filippelli39 episodes · drives 5 scenes
JP
Josh PorterCharles Esten10 episodes · drives 2 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes