S07E14 · EP 140
season 7 · 2011-01-27
The Seminar
written by ? · directed by B.J. Novak · 7.93M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
scheme 17%absurd 13%awkward 13%tense 7%rivalry 7%cheerful 7%humiliation 7%impersonation 4%betrayal 4%humiliating 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Andy's seminar
B · Michael and Holly's personas
C · Erin's Scrabble game
D · Jim's childhood guilt
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Seminar room · act1Michael as Mykonos arrives

Michael arrives at the seminar in a Greek persona named Mykonos to help Andy.

00:25–00:35impersonation
3 · Seminar room · Jim backs out of seminar

Jim pulls out of the seminar after seeing an audience member, leaving Andy desperate.

00:35–01:11avoidance
4 · Seminar room · Andy pitches to attendees

Andy talks to seminar attendees about their small business ideas.

01:11–01:55scheme
5 · Seminar room · Dwight and others quit

Dwight, Phyllis, and Stanley quit the seminar after Jim leaves.

01:55–03:42betrayal
6 · Office · Michael pitches Greek couple idea

Michael suggests he and Holly attend the seminar as a Greek couple.

03:42–04:28scheme
8 · Office · Erin struggles with Scrabble

Erin plays Scrabble with Gabe and asks Pam for help to win.

06:02–06:40rivalry
9 · Office · Andy recruits Kevin

Andy asks Kevin to replace Jim as the warm-up speaker.

06:40–06:56scheme
10 · Office · Andy recruits Ryan and Creed

Andy recruits Ryan and Creed as speakers for the seminar.

06:56–07:27scheme
11 · Seminar room · Andy opens the seminar

Andy introduces himself and the speakers at the start of the seminar.

07:27–07:38scheme
12 ▸ 07:38
12 · Seminar room · Kevin's speech goes badly

Kevin gives a poor speech, gets ill, and vomits in front of the audience.

07:38–08:08humiliation
13 ▸ 08:08
13 · Seminar room · Kelly replaces Ryan

Kelly takes over as speaker and calls her Yale professor.

08:08–09:54scheme
14 · Office · Pam and Oscar help Erin

Pam and Oscar try to help Erin win at Scrabble by feeding her words.

09:54–10:14scheme
15 · Counter · Michael and Holly test personas

Michael and Holly test their Greek personas on Hank at the counter.

10:14–10:58impersonation
16 ▸ 10:58
16 · Seminar room · Creed's Loch Ness speech

Creed gives a bizarre speech about the Loch Ness Monster.

10:58–11:26humiliation
18 · Office · Gabe and Erin discuss movies

Gabe and Erin discuss the movies they'll watch depending on who wins Scrabble.

12:05–12:11rivalry
20 · Seminar room · Dwight tries to rejoin

Dwight, Phyllis, and Stanley try to rejoin the seminar but Andy refuses.

12:24–13:09betrayal
21 · Seminar room · Andy resumes seminar

Andy welcomes attendees back from lunch and prepares to close sales.

13:09–13:35scheme
22 · Office · Erin loses Scrabble

Erin loses the Scrabble game after playing 'ape' instead of 'apoplexy'.

13:35–13:54misunderstanding
28 ▸ 16:17
28 · Office · Pam explains Jim's history

Pam tells the camera crew the story of Jim and Tom's childhood.

16:17–16:36secret_exposed
29 ▸ 16:36
29 · Seminar room · Andy sells three packages

Andy successfully sells three small business packages to attendees.

16:36–16:45negotiation
31 · Break room · Jim confronts Tom

Jim runs into Tom in the break room and Tom mocks him.

17:05–17:40humiliation
33 · Seminar room · Michael professes love

Michael, as Mykonos, professes his love for Holly, who leaves.

17:46–18:23confession
34 · Office · Gabe shows movie choice

Gabe shows Erin the movie Hardware as a compromise, and Andy gives her Shrek 2.

18:23–19:11rivalry
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-01-27
Overall
#140
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B.J. Novak
Viewers
7.93M (US)
Pace
141 words/min · 75 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
HF
Holly Flax31 episodes · drives 14 scenes
EH
Erin Hannon98 episodes · drives 66 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes