S05E19 · SCENE 1/20 · 00:00
Golden Ticket · Office bullpen
Michael tells quitting story

Michael recounts quitting at corporate with a dramatic exit.

00:00→01:49
in the episode · 1m 49s · S05E19
Michael tells quitting story

What happens

00:00–01:49

Michael tells the office about quitting at David Wallace's office, describing walking into the wrong building and saying he quit. He ends with a line about flying high.

WhereOffice bullpen
DriverMichael
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadMichael quits and starts company

Key lines

from this scene
00:32

He finally has a story we really wanna hear.

00:56

Well, wouldn't it feel good to tell him that he's incompetent or That he's wasted 15 years of your life?

01:14

Maybe I'll have one of my own someday.

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Beats

00:49Michael says he told Wallace he quit

Scene in the episode

00:00–01:49
A · Michael quits and starts company
B · Office adjusts to Michael's departure

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