S06E20 · EP 120
season 6 · 2010-03-18
New Leads
written by ? · directed by Brent Forrester · 7.67M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 17%humiliation 13%social rule violation 13%absurd 9%angry 7%cheerful 6%misunderstanding 5%sad 4%secret exposed 4%tender 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Secretary's Day drama
B · Andy and Erin's relationship
C · Gabe's authority struggle
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Office workplace · cold_openKevin as Cookie Monster

Kevin sits on his cookies and the office mocks him with a Cookie Monster video.

00:01–01:16social_rule_violation · humiliation
2 · Office workplace · act1Andy plans romantic Secretary's Day

Andy promotes Secretary's Day and his three-week anniversary with Erin.

01:16–01:49scheme · obsession
3 · Office workplace · act1Pam returns from maternity leave

Pam returns to work and talks about her maternity leave.

01:49–02:49social_rule_violation
4 · Office workplace · act1Dwight agrees to lunch with Erin

Dwight agrees to take Erin to lunch for Secretary's Day.

02:49–03:33scheme · misunderstanding
5 · Office workplace · act1Kevin's birthday and mockery continues

Kevin's birthday is ignored as the office mocks him.

03:33–04:43humiliation · social_rule_violation
6 · Office workplace · act1Gabe asserts authority over video

Gabe forbids the Cookie Monster video to show authority.

04:43–05:14social_rule_violation · humiliation
7 · Diner restaurant · act1Dwight and Erin's awkward lunch

Dwight and Erin have an awkward lunch conversation.

05:14–08:06misunderstanding · secret_exposed
8 · Office workplace · act1Pam's breast pump incident

Pam's breast pump is missing and Meredith uses it.

08:06–08:54social_rule_violation
9 · Office workplace · act1Andy questions Erin about lunch

Andy asks Erin about lunch and she is distant.

08:54–09:51misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
10 ▸ 09:51
10 · Office workplace · act1Andy's song and Erin's outburst

Andy sings a song for Erin but she confronts him about Angela.

09:51–12:05secret_exposed · humiliation
11 · Office workplace · act1Gabe suspends Pam, Jim, and Dwight

Gabe suspends Pam, Jim, and Dwight for mocking him.

12:05–13:09humiliation · social_rule_violation
12 · Office workplace · act1Andy and Erin argue about secrets

Andy and Erin argue about his secret engagement to Angela.

13:09–13:55secret_exposed
13 · Office workplace · act1Pam comforts Erin about relationships

Pam tells Erin that who you end up with matters more.

13:55–15:43confession
14 · Office workplace · act1Gabe learns he can't suspend

Gabe learns from Toby that he can't legally suspend employees.

15:43–17:03humiliation · social_rule_violation
16 · Office workplace · act1Erin breaks up with Andy

Erin tells Andy she needs to be alone after learning his secrets.

17:11–18:19breakup · confession
17 · Office workplace · act1Office mocks Gabe after suspensions

The office mocks Gabe with impressions after the suspensions.

18:19–19:15humiliation · social_rule_violation
18 · Office workplace · act1Erin and Pam bond after breakup

Erin and Pam bond over Andy's flaws and Erin's hurt.

19:15–20:39humiliation
19 · Office workplace · tagKevin makes retaliation video

Kevin creates a retaliation video mocking Oscar as the Count.

20:39–21:30comeuppance · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2010-03-18
Overall
#120
Writers
Director
Brent Forrester
Viewers
7.67M (US)
Pace
141 words/min · 99 questions

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In this episode

KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
MP
Meredith Palmer183 episodes · drives 6 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
EH
Erin Hannon98 episodes · drives 66 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes