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Got a ‘Goodbye, Toby’ question for Jen?

Friday, May 16th, 2008

I am so psyched that our final Q&A of the season is with The Office’s co-executive producer and writer, Jen Celotta!

Do you have a question for Jen about last night’s episode, ‘Goodbye, Toby’? Jen co-wrote the episode with Paul Lieberstein.

Submit your question here.

This post will close at 6pm Pacific Time tonight, so get your questions in today!

Remember, non-spoilerish questions about ‘Goodbye, Toby’ only. Thanks!

P.S. Check if your question was answered last night in Paul Lieberstein’s live blog!

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145 comments

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  1. “Just My Imagination” was playing in the background of the almost Jim/Pam proposal. Was the song choice intentional?

    145 | gen  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 6:00pm

  2. The end of this finale mirrored the end of the Season 2 finale (except Dwight and Angela did a lot more than kiss!) — did you intend this?

    144 | major_nelson  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 5:59pm

  3. Did Michael Schur play one of the cops in Ryan’s arrest video?

    143 | headphone  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 5:54pm

  4. Are the writers consciously throwing in “Animal House” references in recent episodes? I noticed in the finale that Michael said “Toga” in that John Belushi voice. In the episode “Job Fair”, is Michael also paraphrasing ‘Animal House’ when he leans over Jim’s shoulder and says “Kiss her, kiss her good”?

    142 | Alejandro  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 5:50pm

  5. Goodbye, Toby was a stunning close to the season. Thank you for writing such a unique and funny episode. In particular, I love the turn Jim and Pam’s storyline has taken. Thank you for making them realistic, rather than a fairytale.

    I’ve noticed a lot of negative fan reaction to the fact that Jim didn’t propose. Did you anticipate this reaction from fans?

    When did the story arc of Jim’s almost proposal come to fruition? Was it something planned before the writer’s strike?

    Jan’s baby was a shocker to say the least. Where did she get the money to go to a sperm bank? Candles? ;-)

    141 | scrantonbranch  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 5:42pm

  6. Why was Allentown, which is over an hour away from Scranton, chosen as the location for Jan’s lamaze class?

    Thanks.

    140 | CubeFarm  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 5:20pm

  7. Jen ~ I LOVED this episode! And I have to say, as someone who’s had alot of experiences with the mentally-challenged population both personally and professionally, I found the Kevin storyline very funny and very tastefully done. I found myself thinking “I wish the world was filled with more people like Holly!” :)

    Question: Who were the other “band” members? Members of the crew? Casted musicians? Friends who jam with Craig?

    139 | MNFan  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 5:01pm

  8. What was it like blocking/filming the final Dwight/Angela scene with Angela Kinsey being so pregnant?

    138 | loved it!  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 4:59pm

  9. So was that supposed to be the first time Angela cheated on Andy with Dwight? BTW…best scene ever!

    137 | Jamie  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 4:52pm

  10. Were the people playing Andy’s parents just hired actors or were they Ed Helm’s real parents (or anyone else’s parents on the office set)?

    136 | Jennifer Jones  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 4:24pm

  11. Hi Jen,
    Can you explain more about why you decided to have Andy interrupt Jim’s proposal? I understand wanting to leave us with a JAM cliffhanger, but I’m having trouble believing that Andy would just happen to interrupt at the exact second that Jim was going to propose. It seemed like a typical TV contrivance to manufacture drama and, with all due respect, I have come to expect more from The Office.

    135 | AnnMarie  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 4:14pm

  12. How many alternative endings were filmed? Do you film other alternative versions of main events (like maybe Angela rejects Andy’s proposal on the spot???) and then edit the main story afterwards to maintain secrecy?

    134 | Ted  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 4:05pm

  13. Dinner Party made it seem that Jan didn’t want to bring a child into the world (snip snap snip snap). But if that was when they broke up and she went to the sperm bank while they were still together, what made her change her mind?

    133 | Brooke  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 4:02pm

  14. I noticed that Dwight’s reaction to Andy and Angela’s engagement did not seem too sad. Did their affair begin before this episode (I’m thinking in “Job Fair” when they were along together)?

    132 | Roscoet  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 3:56pm

  15. I’m re-watching the episode right now, and it looks like Kevin was about to break when he’s at the vending machine and Holly points out he’s holding a penny. Did the cast break a lot during the scenes where Holly thinks Kevin is slow?

    131 | Luke  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 3:55pm

  16. In the end with Holly’s talking head she says something along the lines of “It was a good day.” Is this a reference to Jim and Pam’s “It was a good day” remarks from previous seasons?

    130 | JelloedJam  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 3:55pm

  17. How long did it take to write the season finale? I know people always ask how long it takes to shoot an episode, but how long does it really take to write an [awesome] episode like that?

    Were you able to go in the direction you wanted with season 4, since the WGA strike took away almost half of the season- did you still manage to fit all the bigger plot twists you planned into the shortened season or are you going to bring some of them into season 5?

    129 | Sonni  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 3:52pm

  18. Great episode last night! We were wondering if the inclusion of the fireworks was a nod to season 2’s episode “The Client” when Jim and Pam watched the fireworks from the top of the building. Jim said he was romantic and reminding her of their first “date” would definitely have been memorable.

    128 | SaxophoneBabies and beetfarm  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 3:49pm

  19. who wrote that “cold open” with Jim, Pam and Dwight with his cellphone? the first time i saw it on Leno when Steve was on, I nearly pissed myself with laughter!

    could you tell us now that Toby has left and i don’t think it was ever explained. why did Michael hate Toby so much?

    Was that the first time Dwight and Angela…the new office mattress…hooked up since their breakup?

    127 | schrutebuck  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 3:46pm

  20. Hi Jen,
    I have a question about Jim and Pam

    Why did you decide not to have Jim propose in the season finale?

    126 | Karina  Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 3:38pm

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