S05E01 · EP
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1 ▸ 00:21Michael starts a weight loss competition with a last meal and initial weigh-in.
00:21–01:17scheme · obsession
3 ▸ 02:26Stanley reveals his own weight loss while Michael discusses Holly with Jim.
02:26–03:07obsession
4 ▸ 03:07Holly jokes she is a lesbian to avoid dating, then admits it was a joke. Pam prepares to leave for New York.
03:07–03:56misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
6 ▸ 06:28Andy sings to Angela, then she pages Dwight for a secret meeting.
06:28–06:44scheme · secret_exposedJim tries to give Pam a goodbye poem before she leaves.
06:44–07:22
8 ▸ 07:22Jim explains why he hasn't proposed to Pam. Michael and Holly bond over a rap.
07:22–08:39Pam accidentally goes to the wrong class at Pratt Institute.
08:39–09:22misunderstandingKelly is on a cleanse diet and shakes from hunger.
09:22–09:31obsessionHolly sees Jan in Michael's office and asks Oscar to give her number to his yoga instructor.
09:31–09:57misunderstandingHolly defends Kevin from Angela but accidentally calls him mentally challenged.
09:57–11:51social_rule_violation · misunderstandingAndy presents four wedding venue options to Angela, who rejects them all.
11:51–14:04obsession
14 ▸ 14:04Jim video chats with Pam in New York while the office gathers around.
14:04–14:13
15 ▸ 14:13Phyllis reveals she blackmailed Angela about her affair with Dwight to become head of the Party Planning Committee.
14:13–14:31betrayalMichael gives a speech about health and sets a weight loss goal for the office.
14:31–18:10Jim leaves to see Pam. Andy presents wedding venue options to Angela.
18:10–18:31Jim shows Pam's art while she deals with a dorm roommate issue.
18:31–18:36Stanley says he no longer likes cake. Holly leaves early for a date.
18:36–20:39Kelly reveals she swallowed a tapeworm from Creed to lose weight.
20:39–21:06scheme · obsession
21 ▸ 21:06Ryan returns as a temp and apologizes to Jim and Kelly.
21:06–23:49scheme · humiliationMichael blames Jim for not asking Holly out earlier.
23:49–23:56scheme · obsessionRyan apologizes to Kelly and asks her out, but she rejects him.
23:56–25:30humiliation · comeuppanceDwight tricks Phyllis into a fake sale and abandons her to walk home.
25:30–27:51scheme · humiliation
25 ▸ 27:51Michael dresses as Michael Klump to sabotage Holly's body image meeting.
27:51–32:39impersonation · social_rule_violationJim complains about his summer and video chats with Pam about weekend plans.
32:39–33:51Jim and Dwight threaten to write each other up for not working.
33:51–33:58petty_grievanceMichael comforts Holly about the yoga instructor not calling. The branch loses the contest.
33:58–34:30scheme · humiliationAndy turns up the heat for a sweat lodge. Kelly eats unhealthy food.
34:30–36:23schemeAndy tells Angela his old a cappella group will be the wedding band.
36:23–38:07obsession · misunderstandingJim proposes to Pam at a rest stop in the rain, and she accepts.
38:07–38:51Michael buys Holly's Counting Crows tickets and tears them up.
38:51–40:44scheme · humiliationThe branch loses the contest and Stanley takes five days off anyway.
40:44–40:56Toby calls from a Costa Rican hospital after breaking his neck zip-lining.
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2008-09-25
- Writers
- Director
- Paul Feig
- Viewers
- 9.34M (US)
- Pace
- 131 words/min · 147 questions