S03E15 · EP 43
season 3 · 2007-02-01
Ben Franklin
written by ? · directed by Randall Einhorn · 10.01M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 20%absurd 18%misunderstanding 12%avoidance 6%scheme 6%cheerful 6%impersonation 6%social rule violation 4%tense 4%confession 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's party planning
B · Jim and Pam's tension
C · Dwight's stripper management
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · Office bullpen · act1Michael institutes prima nocta

Michael announces a wedding rule that offends everyone.

00:00–01:31misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
2 · Breakroom · act1Pam notices Jim's exhaustion

Pam observes Jim is tired from late talks with Karen.

01:31–02:06avoidance
3 · Office bullpen · act1Packer pushes for strippers

Todd Packer convinces Michael to hire strippers for both parties.

02:06–03:27scheme · misunderstanding
5 ▸ 04:11
5 · Breakroom · act1Pam gives Jim sleep advice

Pam awkwardly advises Jim to get more sleep.

04:11–05:54avoidance
6 · Office bullpen · act1Michael delegates stripper hiring

Michael assigns Dwight and Jim to hire strippers.

05:54–06:00scheme
7 · Sex shop · act1Michael visits a sex shop

Michael giggles childishly at sex shop products.

06:00–06:08misunderstanding
8 ▸ 06:08
8 · Office breakroom · act2Ben Franklin arrives for women

Jim's historical lecturer arrives as Ben Franklin.

06:08–08:02impersonation · misunderstanding
9 ▸ 08:02
9 · Office bullpen · act2Female stripper Elizabeth arrives

The female stripper arrives for the men's party.

08:02–08:32scheme
10 ▸ 08:32
10 · Office breakroom · act2Ben Franklin lecture continues

Pam and Karen continue heckling Ben Franklin.

08:32–09:14impersonation
11 · Warehouse loading dock · act2Michael grills steaks outside

Michael grills steaks on the same grill he burned his foot on.

09:14–09:31
13 · Breakroom · act2Karen confronts Pam about Jim

Karen tells Pam she knows about the kiss with Jim.

10:21–10:55secret_exposed · misunderstanding
15 ▸ 11:53
15 · Warehouse · act2Elizabeth performs lap dance

Elizabeth gives Michael a lap dance that he stops.

11:53–13:04social_rule_violation · humiliation
17 · Office breakroom · act2Gordon hits on Pam

The Ben Franklin impersonator hits on Pam.

13:19–13:33seduction · impersonation
19 · Office bullpen · act2Elizabeth gives advice on secrets

Elizabeth tells Michael to reveal the secret.

14:16–14:22confession
21 · Office hallway · act3Michael confesses to Jan

Michael confesses the lap dance to Jan.

14:29–14:43confession
22 · Office bullpen · act3Jim teases Pam about Gordon

Jim teases Pam about flirting with Ben Franklin.

14:43–15:59avoidance
24 · Office bullpen · tagMichael reflects on advice

Michael reflects on Elizabeth's advice and Franklin's presidency.

16:07–16:57misunderstanding
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Episode facts

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Aired
2007-02-01
Overall
#43
Writers
Director
Randall Einhorn
Viewers
10.01M (US)
Pace
127 words/min · 74 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
KF
Karen Filippelli39 episodes · drives 5 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes
TP
Todd Packer19 episodes · drives 11 scenes
E
ElizabethJackie Debatin3 episodes