S04E09 · EP 62
season 4 · 2007-10-25
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written by ? · directed by Jason Reitman · 8.96M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

13 scenes · 2 threads
awkward 19%humiliation 13%social rule violation 13%escalation 13%angry 10%lie 8%misunderstanding 8%violence 4%comeuppance 3%cheerful 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's Dinner Party
B · Dunder Mifflin Commercial
01

Every scene

13 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin Office · act1Michael cancels overtime

Michael lies to the office about corporate to avoid working late and invites Pam and Jim to dinner.

00:02–02:22lie · scheme
2 ▸ 02:22
2 · Michael's Condo · act1Tour of Michael's condo

Michael and Jan give Pam and Jim a tour of their condo, showing off oddities like a candle room and a plasma TV.

02:22–04:56social_rule_violation · escalation
3 ▸ 04:56
3 · Michael's Condo · act1Andy and Dwight arrive

Andy and Dwight crash the dinner party, with Dwight bringing a date and wine glasses.

04:56–07:03social_rule_violation · scheme
4 · Michael's Condo · act1Awkward dinner and games

The dinner party becomes tense as Michael and Jan argue, and the group plays a word game.

07:03–08:22escalation · humiliation
5 · Michael's Condo · act1Jim tries to escape

Jim fakes a flood to leave the dinner party, but Michael convinces him to stay.

08:22–09:41lie · avoidance
6 · Michael's Condo · act1Word game continues

The group continues a word game, with Andy struggling to guess a celebrity.

09:41–11:16humiliation · escalation
7 · Michael's Condo · act2Michael's glass door story

Michael tells the story of running through a sliding glass door, leading to more tension.

11:16–12:31humiliation · escalation
8 · Michael's Condo · act2Jan confronts Pam

Jan accuses Pam of having feelings for Michael, leading to an awkward confrontation.

12:31–13:12misunderstanding · humiliation
9 · Michael's Condo · act2Dwight returns with date

Dwight returns with his date, leading to a heated argument between Michael and Jan about vasectomies.

13:12–15:29escalation · humiliation
10 · Michael's Condo · act2Dinner and poison fear

The group eats dinner, and Dwight fears Jan may have poisoned the food.

15:29–16:33misunderstanding · obsession
11 · Michael's Condo · act2Dwight's date revealed

Dwight's date reveals she was his babysitter, adding to the awkwardness.

16:33–17:30social_rule_violation · secret_exposed
12 · Michael's Condo · act2Jan throws Dundie at TV

Jan throws a Dundie at the plasma TV, destroying it, and leaves the condo.

17:30–18:50violence · escalation
13 · Michael's Condo · act3Police arrive and Michael leaves

Police arrive due to noise, and Michael leaves with Dwight after Jan's outburst.

18:50–20:42comeuppance · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2007-10-25
Overall
#62
Writers
Director
Jason Reitman
Viewers
8.96M (US)
Pace
141 words/min · 93 questions

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DS
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PB
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AB
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AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
JL
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CB
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