The Office: Broke, 5.25
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 | 216 comments
W: Charlie Grandy, D: Steve Carell
Summary (NBC): Michael’s new company struggles to make early morning deliveries while the office tries to get their expense reports in on time after Angela enforces Dunder Mifflin’s policy.
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Favorite quotes
Ryan: Ever since I’ve gotten clean, there’s something about fresh morning air that just really makes me sick.
Michael: Oh Halpert, woah! Boner patrol, arrest that man!
Michael: Your donuts make me go nuts!
Pam: It was either this or an old school bus with an owl living in it.
Pam: Wait, is this just milk and sugar?
Andy: I don’t want to have said that. But I think it’s important that you know it.
Dwight: Been there, done that.
Charles: Stanley, pay attention.
David: I find that extraordinarily surprising.
Dwight: Come along, afterthought.
Dwight: I say we fill Michael’s office with bees.
Dwight: No, Jim, I use a bad apiarist.
Dwight: Idiot, we’re starting back up. This is Dwight, by the way.
Ryan: I never went to Thailand. I went to Fort Lauderdale.
Ryan: You never had pad thai.
Dwight: Michael adores me. I’m the man for this job.
Michael: We’re not hiring, Jim.
Jim: I will see you titans of industry upstairs.
Michael: We’re not only tight ends, we’re also quarterbacks.
Michael: There is no way in hell that I am going to say that we’re broke.
Michael: Well, well, well. How the turntables …
Michael: I’ll see your situation and I’ll raise your situation.
Michael: I don’t think I have to wait out Dunder Mifflin. I think I just have to wait out you.
Dwight: Mose in socks. Boom, case closed.
Charles: You two are morons.
Michael: Wouldn’t you rather have a fishing pole than a fish?
Michael: I want a Sebring.
Charles: They don’t make them anymore.
Michael: I don’t care if Ryan murdered his entire family. He is like a son to me.
Michael: I have no shortage of company names.
Michael: Our balls are in your court.
Michael: No, no. You’re done.
Rating
In a poll conducted April 23-27, Tallyheads rated this episode: 9.17/10
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this was one of the best episodes this season now that i think about it. i love it when michael shows his smart side. i loved so much when charles and david were leaving and charles turned to say goodbye to the office and michael just said “no no. you’re done”. so funny. it’s like we think that michael is kind of an idiot but when someone (charles) just comes out and says that, we get really mad.
My second favorite episode of the series behind ‘The Injury’. Michael, Ryan, Charles Miner, David Wallace, Dwight, Pam, and Jim were hilarious.
Incredibly Awesome Episode.
It Deserves the Highest Rating This Season.
not to forget..thanks to Jim, because of him, Dwight failed to convinced Charles that Michael Scott Paper Company was broke right?
One of my favorite episodes of the last 3 seasons! This was a seriously well written, well directed, well acted episode. I sat at the edge of my seat, fists clenched thinking to myself “oh god, please michael, oh god, please don’t f this up.” And each time he said something I was ready to turn it off and never watch another episode again. and then, then, then he was amazing! And I am so happy pam is a salesperson! What a wonderful episode. … Charles was annoying, but in truth the most realistic person on the show in terms of how a boss would actually act.
so awesome
Ahh this episode was fantastic! I was grinning when Michael made a powerful, surprisingly logical argument in the conference room. So many great moments!
Also want to add that it was so respectable and modest for David Wallace to admit to Phyllis that he could have been the reason for the loss of clients after Michael quit. I don’t think any real executive would have responded that way and even admit they could have been wrong – especially to someone at Phyllis’ level. David Wallace is such a great guy and a gentleman! He BEST be on a heck of a lot more episodes!!
i’m having difficulty downloading the “idiot” ringtone… i don’t think it’s fair that you have to BUY quicktime pro in order to save it.
I don’t think that David Wallace hiring Ryan back was THAT far fetched. I mean, Michael basically saved Dunder Mifflin in “The Deposition”. Dunder Mifflin would have lost millions then, compared to hundreds of thousands of dollars because of Ryan. David Wallace was just repaying Michael.
I’m impressed that this was the highest ranked episode of the season so far. I’m wondering if it’s mostly because all the tension we have been experiencing so far was resolved.
I thought this was a funny episode, especially the Dwight/Jim and Charles dynamic, but does it bug anyone else that David Wallace is such a push-over in regards to Michael? Giving Ryan a job back? That seems a little far-fetched.
OMG! I love it, love it, love it. I was on the edge of my seat during the conference room meeting, WOW!
No, Charles wasn’t fired… he was only running the branch until they found a replacement for Michael. I assume he’s got other work to do for the company now.
one little jim & pam detail i loved…. even though it’s early and he’s exhausted, jim still gets up with pam to say goodbye at the door. AWW!! i want a jim. he’s the perfect man.
Re: 45 LittleStitious, the “Idiot” ringtone is now available on The Office website
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I am so glad that Michael is back where he belongs!! I really didn’t like that story line and I am very glad that Charles is gone. I guess he found out what a nut case Dwight was. Loved, loved loved this show!! [also happy for Pam and Ryan] PS I wonder where that lady is?
Great episode. Michael Scott and he’s out-of-no-where genius-ness. Love that guy
Loved it. Very moving episode, with Michael thinking ahead and bringing along those who believed in him.
Michael is the dumbest genius ever! Our family has re-watched this episode many times on hulu already. It is fabulous! Bees…love you Dwight!
Just got a bit scared there when Michael blurted out “My company is worth nothing.” Luckily it wasn’t him throwing it all away.
Great episode. Among the best of the season.
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