S05E25 · EP 97
season 5 · 2009-04-23
Broke
written by ? · directed by Steve Carell · 7.28M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 23%cheerful 19%awkward 15%chaotic 11%social rule violation 6%tender 6%petty grievance 4%escalation 4%rivalry 4%secret exposed 2%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Michael's Cafe Disco
B · Jim and Pam's Wedding
C · Dwight's Massage
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openErin wins art contest

Erin celebrates winning an art contest, but Dwight reveals it was a prank.

00:01–00:12
2 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Michael dances in old office

Michael dances in his old Michael Scott Paper Company office and tries to get coworkers to join him.

00:12–00:57social_rule_violation
3 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim and Pam Announce Elopement

Jim and Pam reveal they are getting married in Ohio that day.

00:57–01:04secret_exposed
4 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Michael offers espresso to Kevin

Michael offers Kevin espresso in his old office and shows him how to dance.

01:04–03:08
5 ▸ 03:08
5 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael tries to cheer up staff

Michael tries to lift the office's spirits by acting as a father figure.

03:08–07:18social_rule_violation
6 ▸ 07:18
6 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Michael introduces Cafe Disco

Michael announces he has turned his old office into a dance club called Cafe Disco.

07:18–08:33scheme
7 ▸ 08:33
7 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Kevin torn between work and fun

Kevin is torn between staying at Cafe Disco and returning to work.

08:33–09:00petty_grievance
8 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Cafe Disco opens with music

Michael starts the music at Cafe Disco, and the party begins.

09:00–09:06
10 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Phyllis injures her back dancing

Phyllis hurts her back while dancing at Cafe Disco.

09:30–10:24escalation
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight and Michael move Phyllis

Dwight and Michael move Phyllis on a chair to get her help.

10:24–12:08escalation
12 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael defends Cafe Disco

Michael defends Cafe Disco after Phyllis's injury, but Oscar shuts it down.

12:08–12:20petty_grievance
14 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Kevin hears about girls at Cafe Disco

Kevin learns there are girls at Cafe Disco and goes to investigate.

12:34–13:00
15 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight massages Michael's back

Dwight gives Michael a back massage in the office.

13:00–13:37
16 ▸ 13:37
16 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Dance-off at Cafe Disco

Michael and others engage in a dance-off at Cafe Disco.

13:37–14:19rivalry
18 ▸ 14:24
18 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight continues massage with oil

Dwight uses otter oil to continue Michael's massage.

14:24–14:33
19 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Angela refuses to join Cafe Disco

Angela refuses to participate in Cafe Disco and only wants to sign papers.

14:33–14:37social_rule_violation
22 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Dance-off continues with cheering

The dance-off at Cafe Disco continues with cheering.

16:33–17:02rivalry
26 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Jim and Pam visit Cafe Disco

Jim and Pam visit Cafe Disco and dance with Michael.

18:27–18:41
29 ▸ 20:19
29 · Michael Scott Paper Company office · act1Jim and Pam Decide on Wedding

Jim and Pam talk about their wedding plans and decide they want a traditional wedding instead of eloping.

20:19–20:33
30 · Dunder Mifflin office · tagAndy gets his ear pierced

Kelly pierces Andy's ear, causing him pain.

20:33–21:02humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-04-23
Overall
#97
Writers
Director
Steve Carell
Viewers
7.28M (US)
Pace
127 words/min · 75 questions

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In this episode

EH
Erin Hannon98 episodes · drives 66 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes