5.08: Business Trip
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 | 229 comments
W: Brent Forrester, D: Randall Einhorn
Summary (NBC): Michael is ecstatic when David Wallace decides to send him on a business trip to Canada. Andy and Oscar become unlikely friends when Michael decides to bring them along on the trip. Meanwhile, Jim is counting down the days until Pam gets back from art school.
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Tidbits
- Article: The Office goes north
Favorite quotes
Michael: In Japan, you must always commit suicide to avoid embarrassment.
Michael: I have always been intrigued by all things international. The women, the pancakes, the man of mystery.
Michael: I am ashamed at your naked face.
Michael: You are now sexy in your culture.
Jim: Everyone here has just been so excited for me. And involved. And intrusive. And weird.
Michael: I think I am going to have a filet with mushroom sauce.
David: In terms of nightlife, when you get there, just ask the concierge.
Michael: Two are empty for souvenirs.
Dwight: Do you want to get robbed in a foreign country?
Michael: Welcome to Cribs — Business Class Edition.
Andy: Michael G. Scott, rolling like a pimp!
Michael: Do you have a bag of baby poop in there, too, to share with everybody?
Kelly: What are we doing, this is so wrong.
Andy: Follow moi, bro-sieur.
Michael: A concierge is the Winnipeg equivalent of a geisha.
Pam: I-I hate computers.
Pam: Can you do another three months of this?
Michael: Concierge Marie. Michael Scott.
Andy: Those two dudes are as good as naked.
Andy: Beer me dos Long Island iced teas, s’il vous plaît. Bad decision in a glass.
Andy: A guy needs intercourse.
Andy: You will thank me when they spank thee.
Oscar: How could anyone stand that woman?
Andy: What is wrong with you?
Oscar: Why won’t you do Andy?
Andy: I want to take you to sex school.
Jim: How does everyone know already?
Dwight: Who is that, monkey?
Dwight: Last I checked, that’s not an office building in the Andromeda Galaxy.
Andy: Long Island iced teas are way stronger in Canada.
Andy: Get the whole nine ‘nards.
Andy: That was real?! — I thought I dreamed that.
Ryan: All you have to do is press “Send.”
Andy: She’s taking us back to first base.
Andy: I get to kiss her forehead.
Andy: Wingman for life. W.M.F.L.
Andy: You up for a chest bump? Bro hug?
Michael: The trip sucked, David. It blew chunks.
Michael: Why did you send her away? That was a really sucky thing to do.
Michael: I could be making more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.
Pam: I’m coming back the wrong way.
Jim: Welcome back.
Kelly: We’re back together again, baby.
Rating
In a poll conducted Nov. 10-17, Tallyheads rated this episode: 8.17/10
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Please get a consultant to review references to graphic design programs. Acrobat is hard to learn?! And who uses Quark anymore. I think they are doing a disservice to design professionals by suggesting that a three-month class is equivalent to a four-year degree.
random thoughts:
Am I the only one feeling awkward when Ryan and Kelly are making out??? Either I’m picking up something from the actors OR it’s just not right in the office!
RE: #218
I think they were just trying to show Ryan’s immaturity and insecurity. He wanted to feel like he was fighting for something, that Kelly was coming back to him because he was better, to feed his ego but in the end it was just handed to him. lol.
Great episode and a return to form!
The Andy-Oscar interaction was a nice switch and worked great!
Michael might be the only male to possibly be pissed after getting some nookie on a trip. What a character!
I have mixed feelings about the Pam thing. I don’t know what to make of it. I really do hope she is not giving up on her dreams that easily though. As a boyfriend I would be concerned about it, even If I missed her ridiculously.
I guess they felt leaving her in New York with Jim in Scranton again would not have been believable, after all why would Jim stay in Scranton? It wouldn’t make sense.
I am very happy that Pam is back! What a great ending!!
I am a graphic designer.. and I was totally shocked when I heard that Pam was failing “Flash” because Pam only knew “Quark” and they switched to “Acrobat”. What??? Flash is an animation program, Quark is a layout program, and Acrobat is the program that opens PDFs! I can’t figure out why in the world someone didn’t catch this!!! Me and my co-workers are HUGE office fans, and this was the first thing we had to say about this episode. Did they do this on purpose??
What a great episode! Darryl is hilarious. I love his “oh well!” walk after telling Kelly that it was cool. And Ryan just looked so sad (serves him right!).
My favorite part of the entire episode was Andy and Oscar at the bar. I used to hate Andy but he deserves better than Angela. Angela and Dwight are made for each other, and Andy deserves a girl who’s not such a prude towards him.
callan - i hate to say it but i think it is because she’s easy! we know that she is ryan’s type (remember him balking at how pale elizabeth the stripper is in the ben franklin deleted scenes? and his attraction to stanley’s daughter? so he obviously like dark complexions). i think that coupled with how easy she is and that he can do whatever and she will still hook up with him are pretty attractive prospects - especially to someone as shallow as ryan!
I find it interesting where Michael has gone as a character. In “The Deposition” Michael clearly stood by Dunder Mifflin and David Wallace over his then-girlfriend Jan. Now, Michael is turning on his company and his boss for his new girlfriend - I think it shows the depth at which he really cares for Holly (and didn’t care for Jan) - even more than he loves Dunder Mifflin - and isn’t that saying A LOT?
What is it with our girl Ms. Kapoor, that men are inexplicably drawn to her, stay with her even though she annoys the bejeesus out of them, and makes it almost impossible for men to dump her? Girl must have some kind of magic.
I’ve always loved that Ryan talking head from Branch Closing, after she tackles him into the fridge. He looks at the camera sheepishly and says “I can’t explain it.” I think that sums up Kelly’s allure to men perfectly.
I also loved this episode!!! I know the office characters so well, that when Jim’s talking head was on, we both said “and weird” at the same time! LOL
Absolutely loved this episode. I laughed from start to finish. But I can’t help but wonder about Ryan’s motives. He obviously doesn’t want to be with Kelly but goes out of his way to “win” her back and then he seems disappointed by Darryl’s reaction. I don’t get it.
#149: Darryl had that “pep in his step” because he was happy to be rid of crazy Kelly. I would’ve liked to have seen a talking head of him too though to express his “joy”.
I want to know what happens with Angela and Andy! Angela just needs to let him go…
For me, an avid hater of season 04, this has been the best episode in years IMO even if it wasn’t that hilarious. It was well written.
Lesa #204 I totally agree! It was wonderful to see Pam willing to admit when something just wasn’t right for her (graphic design) because in the past she doggedly stayed with something that was so wrong for her (Roy). Her character has grown up and gotten so much happier over the course of the past 5 seasons, while still maintaining her essence. It’s fun to watch.
It didn’t blow chunks! I thought it was delightful!
best line of the show: “He’s DELIGHTFUL!” That was the line that had me on the floor laughing. The rest of the episode was okay. I miss seasons one and two.
I love how the writers handled the Dwight-Angela-Andy love triangle. They didn’t antagonize Andy like they did w/ Roy. they just made Andy seem really innocent and oblivious. Bravo writers, Bravo.
If Pam lied, wouldn’t the viewer have known?