S03E21 · SCENE 3/17 · 04:11
Product Recall · Dunder Mifflin Office
Michael Plans Press Conference

Michael plans a press conference with a client to control the story and apologize publicly.

04:11→05:20
in the episode · 1m 09s · S03E21

What happens

04:11–05:20

Michael decides to hold a press conference to control the narrative, inviting client Barbara Allen for a personal apology. He puts Dwight in charge of the press conference and outlines his strategy to the staff.

WhereDunder Mifflin Office
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadWatermark Crisis

Key lines

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04:43

‫Alligators. Dingo babies.

04:48

‫- "Beer me". ‫- What's that?

04:58

‫Who? Karen? Yeah. She's only ‫one of my oldest friends.

05:16

‫Yeah, you shoulda said so.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.5
absurd0.5
escalation0.3
tense0.3
monologue

Beats

02:48Michael explains his press conference strategy.

Scene in the episode

04:11–05:20
A · Watermark Crisis
B · Andy's High School Shock
C · Creed Frames Debbie
D · Dwight's Jim Impersonation

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Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
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Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
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Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes

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