S06E05 · EP
season 6 · 2009-10-08
Niagara (2)
written by ? · directed by Paul Feig · 9.42M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

12 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 20%misunderstanding 14%scheme 12%tense 10%awkward 9%deadpan 6%humiliation 5%lie 5%humiliating 3%coincidence 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Mafia insurance scare
B · Jim and Pam's wedding
C · Michael's pickup plans
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Every scene

12 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · cold_openSmall talk training

Michael leads a training session on small talk and fun, using awkward examples like Meredith's weekend story.

00:01–01:44humiliation
2 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Insurance salesman visit

Michael meets a pushy insurance salesman named Grotti.

01:44–03:54scheme · misunderstanding
3 ▸ 03:54
3 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Mafia paranoia spreads

The office panics over Grotti being a mobster. Dwight and Andy convince Michael that Grotti is in the Mafia. Oscar calls Jim on his honeymoon for advice.

03:54–06:33misunderstanding · escalation
4 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Plan to confront Grotti

The office plans to meet Grotti at a restaurant.

06:33–08:09scheme · misunderstanding
5 ▸ 08:09
5 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Dwight's mechanic disguise

Dwight pretends to be a mechanic to carry a weapon.

08:09–09:42scheme · impersonation
6 ▸ 09:42
6 · Restaurant · act1Restaurant confrontation

Michael meets Grotti at a restaurant with Dwight and Andy. Jim calls Michael during the meeting.

09:42–13:44misunderstanding · negotiation
7 ▸ 13:44
7 · Restaurant · act1Michael buys insurance

Michael gives in and buys insurance from Grotti.

13:44–15:03deal · humiliation
8 ▸ 15:03
8 · Restaurant · act1Jim's bad phone call

Michael calls Jim for help but the call drops. Jim is on a catamaran.

15:03–16:15misunderstanding · coincidence
9 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Michael's fear and plan

Dwight and Oscar plan to trick Michael about Grotti.

16:15–16:53scheme · lie
10 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Lying about Grotti

Dwight and Oscar lie that Grotti is clean.

16:53–19:33lie · scheme
11 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Michael confronts Grotti

Michael calls Grotti and stands up to him.

19:33–21:21confession · humiliation
12 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act2Kevin calls Pam

Kevin calls Pam to say hi to Jim, unaware of the credit card issue. Pam is frustrated.

21:21–21:25misunderstanding · coincidence
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Same DNA

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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-10-08
Writers
Director
Paul Feig
Viewers
9.42M (US)
Pace
159 words/min · 90 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
MP
Meredith Palmer183 episodes · drives 6 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes