S09E10 · EP 186
season 9 · 2013-01-10
Lice
written by ? · directed by Rodman Flender · 4.54M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 11%cheerful 11%absurd 10%tender 6%sad 6%scheme 6%deadpan 6%humiliation 6%lie 4%chaotic 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Jim's Philly adventure
B · Lice outbreak
C · Darryl and Val breakup
D · Pam's struggle
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · break room · cold_openJim bites his lip

Jim keeps biting his lip while talking sports and gets frustrated.

00:00–00:38social_rule_violation
2 · office · act1Pam exhausted from lice

Pam arrives disheveled and explains she was up all night disinfecting for lice.

00:38–01:02
3 · Philadelphia · act1Jim hides excitement from Pam

Jim is excited to meet Dr. J but hides it from Pam on the phone.

01:02–02:27lie
4 ▸ 02:27
4 · office · act1Darryl manipulated breakup

Darryl reveals he manipulated Val into breaking up with him.

02:27–02:58scheme
5 ▸ 02:58
5 · office · act1Lice discovered in office

Erin finds lice on Meredith and then checks everyone, finding most infected.

02:58–05:14investigation · humiliation
6 ▸ 05:14
6 · office · act1Dwight quarantines the office

Dwight in hazmat suit orders uninfected to warehouse and deals with lice.

05:14–05:31scheme
7 · warehouse · act1Darryl warns about Val

Darryl warns coworkers not to mention his breakup to Val.

05:31–06:59
8 · office · act1Pam decides to confess

Pam decides to tell Meredith she caused the lice but hesitates.

06:59–07:03lie · avoidance
9 · basketball court · act1Jim arrives at private court

Jim is dropped off at Dr. J's private basketball court instead of a conference center.

07:03–07:33coincidence
10 ▸ 07:33
10 · kitchen · act2Meredith shaves her head

Pam finds Meredith shaving her head and is too embarrassed to confess.

07:33–08:05avoidance · humiliation
11 ▸ 08:05
11 · office · act2Mayonnaise plan proposed

Dwight and Erin argue about lice treatment; they decide on mayonnaise.

08:05–09:03negotiation
13 · warehouse · act2Coworkers plot to reunite Darryl and Val

Nellie, Kevin, and Phyllis decide to get Darryl and Val back together.

09:40–11:12misunderstanding · scheme
14 · basketball court · act2Jim plays basketball with Dr. J

Jim plays basketball with Dr. J and takes a call from Pam.

11:12–11:33lie
15 · office · act2Mayonnaise applied to heads

Everyone applies mayonnaise to their heads in pairs.

11:33–13:10scheme
16 · office · act2Angela gets aggressive with Oscar

Angela aggressively applies mayonnaise to Oscar's hair.

13:10–13:35petty_grievance · humiliation
17 · warehouse · act2Val convinced to give Darryl another chance

Nellie, Kevin, and Phyllis convince Val to take Darryl back.

13:35–15:14negotiation · misunderstanding
18 ▸ 15:14
18 · office · act2Pam's secret exposed

Pam gets a call that Cece still has lice, revealing she brought lice into the office.

15:14–15:40secret_exposed · confession
19 ▸ 15:40
19 · office · act3Dwight detonates insecticidal grenade

Dwight fumbles an insecticidal grenade and it detonates, causing hallucinations.

15:40–17:34escalation · humiliation
20 · annex · act3Erin rinses Pete's hair

Erin rinses mayonnaise from Pete's hair and he removes his shirt.

17:34–18:19
21 · warehouse · act3Darryl and Val back together

Darryl sadly tells the camera he and Val are back together.

18:19–18:57misunderstanding
22 ▸ 18:57
22 · basketball court · act3Jim reflects on his day

Jim reflects on his good day playing basketball with Dr. J.

18:57–19:38
23 · Philadelphia · tagJim calls Pam for beer

Jim calls Pam and suggests they get a beer.

19:38–20:20
24 · bar · tagPam and Meredith bond at bar

Pam apologizes to Meredith and they bond over drinks.

20:20–21:24confession
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Episode facts

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Aired
2013-01-10
Overall
#186
Writers
Director
Rodman Flender
Viewers
4.54M (US)
Pace
136 words/min · 77 questions

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In this episode

JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
DP
Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
EH
Erin Hannon98 episodes · drives 66 scenes
VJ
Val JohnsonAmeenah Kaplan12 episodes
MP
Meredith Palmer183 episodes · drives 6 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes