S03E05 · SCENE 11/19 · 08:27
Initiation · Office building lobby
Michael in pretzel line

Michael refuses Pam's request to work and stays in the pretzel line.

08:27→09:06
in the episode · 0m 39s · S03E05
Michael in pretzel line

What happens

08:27–09:06

Pam asks Michael to authorize checks while in line, but he instead asks her to hold his place while he uses the restroom. She offers to bring him a pretzel, but he refuses, fearing she'll order it wrong.

WhereOffice building lobby
DriverMichael
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadPretzel day chaos

Key lines

from this scene
08:41

‫Hey, why don't you just ‫go up to your office ‫and get some work done ‫and I'll bring you a pretzel?

08:53

‫Pam, productivity starts ‫with patience and determination.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.6
avoidance0.5
deadpan0.4
obsession0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

08:28Pam asks Michael to authorize checks.
08:48Michael refuses to let Pam order his pretzel.

Scene in the episode

08:27–09:06
A · Michael's productivity log
B · Dwight's sales training
C · Jim and Karen's chair war
D · Pretzel day chaos

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Includes this scene · The Squeaky Chair - The Office US ·
The Day Ryan Changed Forever - The Office US ·
Ryan's Initiation - The Office US ·
Pretzel Day! - The Office US ·
Jim, Pam, and Karen - The Office US · The Office
Funny Moments “The Office “- Dwight tests Ryan ·
Dwight and Ryan being an iconic duo - The Office US ·

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Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
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Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes

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