S06E12 · EP 112
season 6 · 2009-12-03
Scott's Tots
written by ? · directed by ? · 8.05M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

24 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 16%awkward 15%social rule violation 9%cheerful 8%tense 6%escalation 5%angry 4%seduction 4%coincidence 4%secret exposed 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Employee of the Month Scheme
B · Scott's Tots Promise
C · Christmas Party Chaos
D · Company Sale Revelation
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Office bullpen · cold_openFake Tree Unveiling Fails

Jim and Dwight unveil a fake tree wrapped in a sheet to low morale.

00:01–01:44social_rule_violation · escalation
2 · Office bullpen · act1Secret Santa gifts cause chaos

Andy complains about his Secret Santa gifts causing problems.

01:44–02:11escalation
3 · Office bullpen · act1Phyllis and Michael compete as Santa

Phyllis plays Santa but Michael insists he should be Santa.

02:11–02:53rivalry · social_rule_violation
4 · Office bullpen · act1Oscar and warehouse guy flirt

Pam tries to set up Oscar with a warehouse worker.

02:53–03:55seduction
5 · Office bullpen · act1Michael argues with Jim about Santa

Michael demands Jim make Phyllis stop being Santa.

03:55–07:07obsession · social_rule_violation
6 ▸ 07:07
6 · Office bullpen · act1Michael plays Santa with Kevin

Michael tries to be Santa and has Kevin sit on his lap.

07:07–08:05humiliation
7 · Office bullpen · act1Erin admits to being Secret Santa

Erin confesses she is Andy's Secret Santa.

08:05–08:49secret_exposed
8 · Office bullpen · act1Jim intercepts Matt's paycheck

Jim pretends to wait for Matt to deliver a check.

08:49–09:43
9 ▸ 09:43
9 · Office bullpen · act1Vote for Santa ends in chaos

A vote for Santa results in Phyllis winning.

09:43–10:53humiliation · rivalry
10 ▸ 10:53
10 · Office bullpen · act2Michael dresses as Jesus

Michael returns dressed as Jesus to reclaim the party.

10:53–11:35social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 11:35
11 · Office bullpen · act2Michael threatens to ruin party

Michael warns he will ruin the party if not made Santa.

11:35–12:09threat · obsession
12 · Office bullpen · act2Jesus Michael invites warehouse

Michael as Jesus invites warehouse workers to the party.

12:09–14:15social_rule_violation
13 · Office bullpen · act2Phyllis and Michael argue about food

Phyllis complains about lack of food for warehouse guests.

14:15–14:29petty_grievance · escalation
14 · Office bullpen · act2Warehouse workers mingle awkwardly

Warehouse workers try to socialize with office staff.

14:29–15:09social_rule_violation
15 · Office bullpen · act2Pam tries to set up Oscar again

Pam continues to set up Oscar with Matt.

15:09–16:28seduction
16 · Office bullpen · act2Kevin eats entire lasagna

Kevin eats a whole lasagna, causing a scene.

16:28–16:33humiliation
17 · Office bullpen · act2Michael as Jesus offends Darryl

Darryl tells Michael his Jesus costume is offensive.

16:33–18:05social_rule_violation
18 ▸ 18:05
18 · Office bullpen · act2Secret Santa gifts distributed

Dwight and Phyllis distribute Secret Santa gifts.

18:05–19:31coincidence
19 · Michael's office · act2David Wallace reveals company sale

David Wallace tells Michael the company is being sold.

19:31–20:16secret_exposed · betrayal
20 · Office bullpen · act2Michael reveals news to office

Michael tells the office they are all fired.

20:16–22:07escalation · betrayal
21 · Office bullpen · act2Michael calls David back on speaker

Michael calls David Wallace on speaker to clarify the sale.

22:07–22:13misunderstanding
22 · Office bullpen · act2Office celebrates not being fired

The office celebrates the good news.

22:13–25:18coincidence
23 · Office bullpen · act3Karaoke performance begins

Dwight and Andy perform a karaoke duet.

25:18–28:19
24 ▸ 28:19
24 · Office bullpen · act3Party winds down with gifts

The Christmas party ends with gift-giving and a final song.

28:19–28:52coincidence
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2009-12-03
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8.05M (US)
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In this episode

JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
EH
Erin Hannon98 episodes · drives 66 scenes
CB
Creed Bratton184 episodes · drives 9 scenes