S05E06 · EP 78
season 5 · 2008-10-30
Employee Transfer
written by ? · directed by David Rogers · 9.51M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

14 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 21%cheerful 10%scheme 9%angry 7%absurd 6%negotiation 6%humiliation 4%tender 4%misunderstanding 4%deadpan 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael and Holly breakup
B · Jim and Pam prank
C · Dwight vs Andy rivalry
D · Kelly sabotages reviews
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Every scene

14 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · cold_openMichael fakes engagement

Michael pranks everyone by pretending to be engaged to Holly, then reveals it's a joke.

00:02–00:14lie · humiliation
3 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Kelly's list and Jim's secret call

Kelly explains her customer satisfaction reports. Jim and Pam secretly communicate via Bluetooth earpieces.

01:27–01:50scheme · misunderstanding
4 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Dwight's mug and Jim's scores

Dwight confronts Jim about his mug, and Jim's customer scores are revealed to be poor. Michael tries to manage the situation.

01:50–02:33petty_grievance · obsession
7 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Michael plans wedding and Jim's scores

Michael discusses wedding tents with Angela and Andy, while Jim's customer scores are revealed to be low.

03:22–07:08
9 ▸ 07:19
9 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Role-play with Buttlicker

Michael forces Dwight to role-play a sales call with Jim as a client named Bill Buttlicker.

07:19–10:48humiliation · escalation
10 ▸ 10:48
10 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Angela and Andy discuss wedding venue

Angela and Andy argue over wedding tent and venue details, with Angela wanting a field and barn.

10:48–11:40negotiation
11 ▸ 11:40
11 · Car · act2Dwight and Michael suspect conspiracy

Dwight and Michael secretly discuss a conspiracy against them, suspecting customer service is monitoring them.

11:40–12:20scheme · obsession
12 ▸ 12:20
12 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Jim talks to Pam on Bluetooth

Jim talks to Pam through the Bluetooth earpiece about buying shoes, while Dwight and Michael are away.

12:20–13:12
14 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Dwight confronts Kelly about sabotage

Dwight accuses Kelly of sabotaging his customer reviews.

13:46–14:49interrogation
15 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Jim and Pam discuss Kelly's party

Jim and Pam realize Kelly is angry because they missed her party.

14:49–14:57misunderstanding · secret_exposed
16 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Dwight and Jim confront Kelly

Dwight and Jim confront Kelly about faking the customer reviews.

14:57–16:10confession · scheme
17 ▸ 16:10
17 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Michael handles Kelly's punishment

Michael pretends to fire Kelly to save face.

16:10–17:54scheme · humiliation
18 · New York art school · act2Alex convinces Pam to stay in New York

Alex encourages Pam to stay in New York to pursue her art career.

17:54–19:50pursuit · seduction
20 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act3Dwight sells Schrute Farms wedding package

Dwight pitches the Excalibur wedding package at Schrute Farms to Angela and Andy, who agree to the deal.

20:00–21:07negotiation · deal
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Episode facts

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Aired
2008-10-30
Overall
#78
Writers
Director
David Rogers
Viewers
9.51M (US)
Pace
154 words/min · 106 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
HF
Holly Flax31 episodes · drives 14 scenes
JH
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PB
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DS
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AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes