S05E19 · EP 91
season 5 · 2009-03-12
Golden Ticket
written by ? · directed by Randall Einhorn · 7.67M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 17%awkward 13%deadpan 13%cheerful 8%tender 8%scheme 8%triumphant 8%tense 8%lie 4%angry 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael quits and starts company
B · Office adjusts to Michael's departure
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · Office bullpen · cold_openMichael tells quitting story

Michael recounts quitting at corporate with a dramatic exit.

00:00–01:49lie
2 · Office bullpen · act1Michael's last week at work

Michael drinks scotch and talks about his future.

01:49–03:19
3 ▸ 03:19
3 · Office bullpen · act1Phyllis gives farewell gift

Phyllis gives Michael a farewell gift of wine.

03:19–04:41
4 · Office bullpen · act1Kevin pesters Pam about copier

Kevin asks Pam when the new copier will be ready.

04:41–06:02
5 · Michael's office · act1Michael pitches paper company

Michael tells Pam he is starting his own paper company.

06:02–07:54
6 · Office bullpen · act1Dwight translates German instructions

Dwight offers to translate German instructions for the copier.

07:54–08:35
7 · Office bullpen · act1Pam helps Michael with order form

Pam helps Michael change an order form for his new company.

08:35–10:27scheme
8 · Michael's office · act1Angela interrupts with brochure

Angela brings a brochure to Michael's office while he is with Charles.

10:27–11:08
9 · Office bullpen · act1Michael recruits Andy and Oscar

Michael tries to recruit Andy and Oscar for his new company.

11:08–12:05
10 · Office bullpen · act1Kevin frustrated with copier

Kevin asks about the copier and Pam is frustrated.

12:05–12:24
11 · Men's room · act1Michael pitches Stanley at urinal

Michael pitches his company to Stanley at the urinal.

12:24–13:52
12 · Office bullpen · act1Pam masters the copier

Pam shows she has learned everything about the copier.

13:52–14:28
13 · Office bullpen · act1Charles fires Michael

Charles fires Michael for starting a competing company.

14:28–15:21betrayal
14 · Office bullpen · act1Michael sings as he leaves

Michael sings as he walks out of the office.

15:21–15:38
15 · Office bullpen · act1Office feels darker without Michael

Andy and others comment on the office feeling darker.

15:38–16:12
16 · Office bullpen · act2Michael returns to recruit staff

Michael returns to the office to recruit employees.

16:12–17:23scheme
17 · Office bullpen · act2Michael tries to lead crawl out

Michael tries to get employees to crawl out with him.

17:23–18:22
18 · Office bullpen · act2Charles confronts Michael again

Charles confronts Michael and tells him to leave.

18:22–19:01
19 · Office bullpen · act2Pam decides to join Michael

Pam decides to leave with Michael and join his company.

19:01–20:25
20 · Office bullpen · act3Charles assigns new roles

Charles assigns Kevin to phones and Stanley as productivity czar.

20:25–20:53
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-03-12
Overall
#91
Writers
Director
Randall Einhorn
Viewers
7.67M (US)
Pace
128 words/min · 87 questions

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