S04E09 · SCENE 1/13 · 00:02
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Michael cancels overtime

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

00:02→02:22
in the episode · 2m 20s · S04E09

What happens

00:02–02:22

Michael pretends to call corporate and cancels overtime, then invites Pam and Jim to dinner. Dwight is excluded because it's couples only.

WhereDunder Mifflin Office
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadMichael's Dinner Party

Key lines

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00:07

Nobody likes to work late, least of all me.

01:03

Oh, l... You said you didn't have plans.

01:25

Michael, what time should I be arriving?

01:39

Does it bother me that I wasn't invited to Michael's dinner party?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie0.8
awkward0.6
cheerful0.4
scheme0.2
phone callcatchphrase

Beats

00:23Michael calls corporate pretending to be angry
00:52Michael cancels overtime and invites Pam and Jim to dinner

Scene in the episode

00:02–02:22
A · Michael's Dinner Party
B · Dunder Mifflin Commercial

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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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Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes

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