S08E04 · EP 156
season 8 · 2011-10-13
Garden Party
written by ? · directed by David Rogers · 6.08M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 22%absurd 20%humiliation 14%social rule violation 8%scheme 5%tense 5%petty grievance 3%obsession 3%chaotic 3%humiliating 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Andy's garden party
B · Dwight's prank book
C · Pam and Angela baby name feud
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Billboard defaced with graffiti

Staff discusses a defaced billboard featuring Andy and Dwight.

00:00–01:55scheme · humiliation
2 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Andy plans garden party

Andy announces a garden party at Schrute Farms to impress his parents and Robert.

01:55–04:18scheme · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 04:18
3 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Baby Name Conflict

Dwight reads a garden party book while Pam and Angela discover they both chose the name Philip.

04:18–04:47coincidence · petty_grievance
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Gift negotiation with Gretchen

Andy and Gretchen argue over bringing marmalade or a basil plant to the party.

04:47–06:11misunderstanding
5 ▸ 06:11
5 · Schrute Farms parking area · act1Dwight as valet

Dwight insists on valet parking for arriving guests.

06:11–06:53obsession
6 ▸ 06:53
6 · Schrute Farms entrance · act1Loud guest announcements

Dwight loudly announces guests as they arrive, following the book.

06:53–07:19social_rule_violation
7 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Andy's parents arrive

Andy's parents arrive and meet the staff, revealing Andy is not CEO.

07:19–09:30humiliation
8 ▸ 09:30
8 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Dwight leads courtly dance

Dwight forces staff to perform a courtly dance as per the book.

09:30–09:54social_rule_violation
9 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Robert California arrives

Robert California arrives and Andy introduces him to his parents.

09:54–10:26social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 10:36
11 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Toasts Go Wrong for Andy

Andy tries to get staff to toast him, but they toast Robert. Pam and Angela toast their sons Philip.

10:36–12:18humiliation · petty_grievance
12 ▸ 12:18
12 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Last supper tableau and more toasts

Dwight stages a Last Supper tableau; staff then toasts Robert again.

12:18–12:26social_rule_violation · humiliation
13 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Robert's speech undermines Andy

Robert gives a speech saying managers are irrelevant, embarrassing Andy.

12:26–13:35humiliation
14 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Father-son duet disaster

Andy tries to sing with his father, but his father corrects him and then sings with Walter Jr. instead.

13:35–17:04humiliation · rivalry
15 ▸ 17:04
15 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Dwight pitches goat packages

Dwight pitches goat-themed birthday packages to a guest.

17:04–17:55obsession
17 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Andy confronted by father

Andy's father berates him for needing approval and his job, overheard by staff on a baby monitor.

18:15–19:48eavesdropping · humiliation
20 ▸ 20:49
20 · Schrute Farms garden · act1Fire court dance closing

Dwight and workers perform a fire court dance as closing ceremonies.

20:49–21:25comeuppance
21 · Schrute Farms garden · tagJim abuses announcing duty

Jim repeatedly walks past Dwight, forcing him to announce his name.

21:25–21:29scheme · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-10-13
Overall
#156
Writers
Director
David Rogers
Viewers
6.08M (US)
Pace
126 words/min · 78 questions

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In this episode

AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
EH
Erin Hannon98 episodes · drives 66 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
DP
Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes