S06E01 · EP 101
season 6 · 2009-09-17
Gossip
written by ? · directed by Paul Lieberstein · 8.21M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 18%absurd 10%tense 8%misunderstanding 7%secret exposed 6%confession 6%cheerful 6%humiliation 5%chaotic 5%coincidence 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Rumor mill chaos
B · Stanley's affair
C · Pam's pregnancy secret
D · Interns' last day
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:03
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openParkour in the office

Michael and Dwight lead the office in a chaotic parkour routine.

00:03–01:28
2 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Interns' last day tasks

Dwight assigns the interns random tasks on their final day.

01:28–01:43petty_grievance · humiliation
3 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael feels left out of gossip

Michael overhears Jim and Pam discussing the interns dating and feels excluded from the rumor mill.

01:43–02:32misunderstanding · secret_exposed
4 ▸ 02:32
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael learns about group date

Michael learns the interns went on a group date where Stanley was seen with a woman.

02:32–05:05investigation
5 ▸ 05:05
5 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael spreads dancing rumor

Michael tells the salespeople Stanley was dancing at a club.

05:05–05:42misunderstanding
6 ▸ 05:42
6 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael realizes affair possibility

Michael confronts the interns and deduces Stanley is having an affair.

05:42–06:09interrogation · secret_exposed
7 ▸ 06:09
7 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael enjoys being center of attention

Michael revels in the attention from spreading the affair rumor.

06:09–06:15obsession
8 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim confronts Michael about rumor

Jim tells Michael to stop spreading the affair rumor.

06:15–07:52confession
9 · Parking lot · act1Stanley admits affair in parking lot

Michael confronts Stanley who admits to having an affair with his physical therapist.

07:52–09:19confession · secret_exposed
10 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Michael spreads false rumors to cover

Michael starts spreading fake rumors about coworkers to hide Stanley's affair.

09:19–10:47scheme · lie
11 ▸ 10:47
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Michael accidentally reveals Pam's pregnancy

Michael tells Kevin that Pam is pregnant, which is actually true.

10:47–10:52coincidence · lie
12 ▸ 10:52
12 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Andy questions Oscar about being gay

Andy, confused by the gay rumor, asks Oscar for advice.

10:52–12:17misunderstanding · interrogation
14 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Dwight gives interns farewell speech

Dwight gives a bizarre farewell speech to the interns.

12:58–14:09humiliation · social_rule_violation
15 ▸ 14:09
15 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Andy seeks dating advice from Jim

Andy asks Jim to set him up with women to prove he's not gay.

14:09–14:47misunderstanding · humiliation
16 ▸ 14:47
16 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Jim and Pam realize rumor is true

Jim and Pam realize Michael knew about the pregnancy.

14:47–15:00coincidence · secret_exposed
17 ▸ 15:00
17 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Office traces rumors to Michael

The office traces all the false rumors back to Michael.

15:00–16:22investigation · confession
18 · Dunder Mifflin office · act3Michael confesses and reveals pregnancy

Michael admits he made up rumors and reveals Pam is pregnant.

16:22–16:45confession · secret_exposed
19 · Dunder Mifflin office · act3Jim shows ultrasound proof

Jim shows the office Pam's ultrasound to prove the pregnancy.

16:45–18:54
20 · Dunder Mifflin office · act3Michael feels left out of pregnancy news

Michael expresses hurt that Jim and Pam didn't tell him about the pregnancy.

18:54–20:02petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
21 · Dunder Mifflin office · act3Michael calls Stanley's wife by mistake

Michael accidentally calls Stanley's wife Cynthia and reveals the affair.

20:02–20:50secret_exposed · humiliation
22 · Dunder Mifflin office · tagInterns share their lessons learned

The interns describe what they learned during their summer at Dunder Mifflin.

20:50–21:23humiliation · social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-09-17
Overall
#101
Writers
Director
Paul Lieberstein
Viewers
8.21M (US)
Pace
147 words/min · 126 questions

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AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
JH
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PB
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PL
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SH
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KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes