S03E17 · EP 45
season 3 · 2007-02-15
Business School
written by ? · directed by Joss Whedon · 8.84M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 19%scheme 11%absurd 11%social rule violation 8%tender 8%chaotic 8%betrayal 5%tense 5%humiliation 5%angry 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's speech disaster
B · Bat in the office
C · Pam's art show
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Car · act1Michael preps for speech

Michael struggles with speech ideas and tickles Ryan while driving.

00:01–01:24social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 01:24
2 · Office · act1Roy and Pam reconnect

Roy visits Pam at the office and Jim comments on her moving on.

01:24–02:03
3 · College campus · act1Michael on campus

Michael strolls through campus and disrupts a frisbee game.

02:03–02:25social_rule_violation
4 · Office · act1Dwight finds bat droppings

Dwight discovers animal droppings and finds a bat in the ceiling.

02:25–02:39escalation
5 · Lecture hall · act1Ryan introduces Michael

Ryan gives a negative introduction about Dunder Mifflin while Michael waits outside.

02:39–02:49betrayal
6 ▸ 02:49
6 · Office · act1Bat chaos continues

Jim pretends to be bitten by the bat and pranks Dwight.

02:49–04:36scheme
7 ▸ 04:36
7 · Lecture hall · act1Michael's speech begins

Michael gives a bizarre speech, ripping pages from a textbook and using candy bars.

04:36–05:36social_rule_violation
8 ▸ 05:36
8 · Office · act1Jim's vampire prank

Jim continues the vampire prank with garlic bread and a cross.

05:36–06:42scheme
9 · Lecture hall · act1Michael's candy bar lesson

Michael uses candy bars to explain business concepts to students.

06:42–08:00
10 · Office · act1Toby declines art show

Toby says he can't attend Pam's art show due to his daughter's play.

08:00–09:11
11 · Lecture hall · act1Michael's Q&A session

Michael answers student questions about Dunder Mifflin's future.

09:11–09:39humiliation
12 · Office · act1Dwight and Creed plan

Dwight and Creed team up to kill the bat with a wooden stake.

09:39–09:54scheme
13 · Lecture hall · act1Michael confronts Ryan

Michael learns Ryan predicted Dunder Mifflin's obsolescence and gets angry.

09:54–10:38betrayal
14 · Office · act2Bat chase in office

Dwight and Creed chase the bat as Kelly changes her mind about killing it.

10:38–10:58pursuit
15 · Lecture hall · act2Michael's meltdown

Michael angrily defends Dunder Mifflin and insults Ryan and the students.

10:58–12:40humiliation
16 · Car · act2Michael fires Ryan

Michael tells Ryan to pack his things after the speech disaster.

12:40–13:12
17 · Office · act2Jim leaves office

Jim pretends to be a vampire and leaves the office dramatically.

13:12–14:49scheme
18 · Art studio · act2Pam's art show

Pam shows her art at the show as Roy arrives with his brother.

14:49–14:58
19 · Office · act2Bat trapped on Meredith

Dwight traps the bat in a bag with Meredith's head.

14:58–15:19pursuit
20 · Art studio · act2Roy leaves art show

Roy leaves the art show early, leaving Pam disappointed.

15:19–15:25
21 · Car · act2Ryan learns about annex

Michael explains Ryan is moving to the annex, not fired.

15:25–16:25
22 · Art studio · act3Michael arrives at art show

Michael arrives late at Pam's art show and praises her work.

16:25–18:00
23 · Art studio · act3Michael buys Pam's painting

Michael buys Pam's painting and gives a speech about paper.

18:00–18:26
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Episode facts

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Aired
2007-02-15
Overall
#45
Writers
Director
Joss Whedon
Viewers
8.84M (US)
Pace
102 words/min · 63 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes
RA
Roy AndersonDavid Denman36 episodes · drives 15 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
CB
Creed Bratton184 episodes · drives 9 scenes