S05E14 · SCENE 8/15 · 09:39
Stress Relief (1) · Utica branch conference room
Michael fakes father's death
Michael fakes his father's death to demonstrate a sales technique.
09:39→12:27
in the episode · 2m 48s · S05E14
What happens
09:39–12:27Michael pretends to get a call that his father died, then reveals it was a calculator. He explains he is theatrical and uses memorization tricks. He then uses insulting mnemonics to remember names.
Key lines
from this scene10:14Yes, Karen? Do you need to go pump?
10:33Would a liar bring mini Mounds bars?
10:52by setting it to the tune of Old MacDonald.
11:24I have an amazing mnemonic device by which I have now memorized all of your names.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1monologuecoined phrase
Beats
09:57Michael says his father died, then reveals it's a calculator
Scene in the episode
09:39–12:27Clips from this episode
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Who's in it
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
KF
Karen Filippelli39 episodes · drives 5 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
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