S04E10 · EP 63
season 4 · 2007-11-01
Branch Wars
written by ? · directed by Joss Whedon · 8.36M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 20%awkward 11%obsession 9%scheme 7%deadpan 7%petty grievance 5%misunderstanding 5%humiliation 4%sad 4%tender 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's dating quest
B · Finer Things Club
C · Parking space dispute
D · Jim and Pam's relationship
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Parking lot complaints

Employees complain about losing parking spaces to construction crews.

00:05–01:07petty_grievance · escalation
2 ▸ 01:07
2 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael's chair obsession

Michael obsesses over a chair model from a catalogue.

01:07–02:11obsession · misunderstanding
3 ▸ 02:11
3 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael announces dating

Michael announces he is ready to date again.

02:11–03:23obsession · social_rule_violation
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim and Michael talk

Jim and Michael discuss their relationship statuses.

03:23–03:33breakup · confession
5 ▸ 03:33
5 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael asks Phyllis

Michael asks Phyllis about a friend but rejects her due to size.

03:33–05:07social_rule_violation · humiliation
6 ▸ 05:07
6 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael demands love cards

Michael demands coworkers write down eligible women.

05:07–06:24scheme · threat
7 ▸ 06:24
7 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael refuses parking help

Michael refuses to help with parking issue.

06:24–07:51petty_grievance · double_standard
8 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Love cards and Wendy's

Employees submit love cards, including a prank call to Wendy's.

07:51–08:48misunderstanding · humiliation
9 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Chair model investigation

Dwight investigates the chair model and finds she is dead.

08:48–09:38investigation · coincidence
10 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael mourns chair model

Michael mourns the death of the chair model.

09:38–09:51obsession · misunderstanding
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Pam offers landlady

Pam offers to set Michael up with her landlady.

09:51–11:19scheme · deal
12 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Kevin pitches Five Families

Kevin pitches a meeting of the Five Families to solve parking.

11:19–11:23scheme · petty_grievance
13 · Coffee shop · act1Michael meets landlady

Michael meets Pam's landlady at a coffee shop.

11:23–12:14misunderstanding
14 · Coffee shop · act1Awkward date with Margaret

Michael has an awkward date with Margaret.

12:14–13:42humiliation · breakup
15 · Conference room · act1Kevin leads Five Families

Kevin leads the Five Families meeting and gets parking spaces back.

13:42–13:47negotiation · deal
17 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim and Pam discuss moving

Jim and Pam discuss moving in together and engagement.

15:04–16:48confession · deal
18 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight suggests closure

Dwight suggests Michael needs closure with Jan.

16:48–16:55scheme · obsession
19 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael claims parking credit

Michael takes credit for the parking victory.

16:55–18:34lie · petty_grievance
20 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael mourns chair model

Michael continues to mourn the chair model.

18:34–19:07obsession · misunderstanding
21 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim and Pam sing

Jim and Pam sing a song about the chair model.

19:07–21:06humiliation · confession
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Episode facts

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Aired
2007-11-01
Overall
#63
Writers
Director
Joss Whedon
Viewers
8.36M (US)
Pace
128 words/min · 85 questions

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In this episode

PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes