S09E17 · EP 193
season 9 · 2013-03-14
The Farm
written by ? · directed by Paul Lieberstein · 3.54M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

14 scenes · 3 threads
scheme 20%absurd 11%awkward 10%menacing 8%tender 7%social rule violation 7%triumphant 5%tense 5%chaotic 5%deadpan 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Schrute funeral
B · Packer's revenge
C · Office drug chaos
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Every scene

14 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight mourns Aunt Shirley

Dwight announces his aunt's death and uses Schrute funeral customs to invite or distance coworkers.

00:00–02:31social_rule_violation · scheme
2 · Schrute Farms porch · act1Zeke arrives on motorcycle

Zeke arrives on a motorcycle to take Dwight to the funeral; they argue over the sidecar.

02:31–03:08
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Packer apologizes with insults

Todd Packer returns claiming recovery, but his apologies are insults, and he offers cupcakes.

03:47–06:10scheme · humiliation
5 ▸ 06:10
5 · Shirley's farm cemetery · act1Funeral facts and shotgun

Guests state facts about Shirley, and Dwight shoots the coffin to ensure she's dead.

06:10–09:03social_rule_violation · violence
6 ▸ 09:03
6 · Dunder Mifflin conference room · act1Office debates cupcakes

Pam convinces the office not to eat Packer's cupcakes, but Kevin struggles.

09:03–10:46scheme
7 · Shirley's farm living room · act2Shirley's video will

Shirley's video offers the farm if siblings move back, but Fanny refuses.

10:46–12:53scheme
8 · Shirley's farm living room · act2Dwight uses nostalgia

Dwight tries nostalgia to convince Fanny to stay, singing family songs.

12:53–13:37scheme
9 ▸ 13:37
9 · Shirley's farm living room · act2Dwight courts Esther

Dwight places crow beaks at Esther's feet, and she crushes them to accept.

13:37–15:21seduction
10 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Packer reveals drug plan

Packer confesses to cameras he laced cupcakes with drugs for revenge.

15:21–16:51scheme · betrayal
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Kevin eats cupcake

Kevin succumbs and eats his cupcake, despite the office's pact.

16:51–17:01social_rule_violation
12 · Schrute Farms barn · act2Dwight teaches Cameron farm work

Dwight shows Cameron chicken and goat tasks, but loses patience with him.

17:01–18:25
13 · Dunder Mifflin office · act3Office suffers drug effects

The office reveals they all ate drugged cupcakes and suffered various effects.

18:25–20:07secret_exposed
14 · Athlead office · tagPacker apologizes to Jim and Darryl

Packer gives drugged cupcakes to Jim and Darryl at Athlead.

20:07–20:57scheme · betrayal
15 · Shirley's farm · act3Schrutes agree to farm

Fanny agrees to return home, and the siblings commit to running the farm.

20:57–21:23
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Episode facts

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Aired
2013-03-14
Overall
#193
Writers
Director
Paul Lieberstein
Viewers
3.54M (US)
Pace
120 words/min · 62 questions

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In this episode

DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
MS
Mose Schrute15 episodes
TP
Todd Packer19 episodes · drives 11 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes