2.22: Casino Night
Thursday, May 11th, 2006 | 180 comments
Written by: Steve Carell
Summary (from NBC): In the season finale, Michael and the Dunder Mifflin crew hold a Casino Night for charity in their warehouse and take some big gambles.
Favorite quotes
Michael: Tonight, the Scranton Business Park is having Casino Night, and we are converting our warehouse into a full-blown gambling hall. And I know it’s illegal in Pennsylvania, but uh, it’s for charity, and I consider myself a great philanderer. It’s just, it’s nice to know, at the end of the day, I can look in the mirror and say, “Michael, because of you, some little kid in the Congo has a belly full of rice this evening.” Just … makes you feel good.
Jim: Excuse me. How long is the wait for a table for two?
Dwight: I would never, ever serve you. Not in a million, billion years.
Pam: It’s a nice tux.
Dwight: I know. It belonged to my grandfather. He was buried in it, so … family heirloom.
Jim: Ever since I was a little kid, like eight or nine, I could sort of control things with my mind.
Dwight: I don’t believe you. Continue.
Jim: It was just little things, you know, like I could make something shake, or I could make a marble fall off the counter, you know, just little things.
Dwight: That’s ridiculous. You know what? Uh, why don’t you move that coat rack? Excuse me, everyone, attention in the office, please. Jim is about to prove his telekinetic powers, and he needs absolute silence. Go ahead.
Jim: Okay, I’ll try.
Jim focuses on the coat rack. The coat rack moves. Pam reveals an umbrella. Pam winks at Jim. Jim grins and concentrates even harder.
Dwight (stunned): Oh my god.
Michael: I promise I will kick it up a notch. Bam!
Michael: You are the Eva Peron to my Cesar Chavez.
Michael: Jan and I understand each other. The romance thing is sort of on hold for the time being. But we’ve remained good friends. Good friends with privileges. Not now. Someday.
Oscar: It’d be nice to do something for people who are actually suffering.
Michael: Comedy’s very much alive. As are homeless people.
Kevin: Something with animals. Or people.
Creed: There’s a great soup kitchen in downtown Scranton. Delicious pea soup on Thursdays.
Kelly: Kobe Bryant has a foundation. And he is so hot. And he gave his wife the biggest diamond ring. I know he didn’t do it. (Thinks for a second) Maybe he did it.
Angela: We are giving money that has been gambled. Why don’t we just deal drugs, or prostitute ourselves, and donate that money to charity?
Toby: Actually, I didn’t think it was appropriate to invite children, since it’s uh, you know, there’s gambling and alcohol, and it’s in our dangerous warehouse, and it’s a school night, and you know, Hooters is catering, and is that enough, is that enough, should I keep going …
Michael: Why are you the way that you are?
Michael: I hate so much about the things that you choose to be.
Michael: I am going to donate to Afghanistanis with AIDS.
Jim: I think you mean the Aid to Afghanistan.
Michael: No, I mean Afghanistanis with AIDS.
Phyllis: Afghani.
Michael: What?
Phyllis: Afghani.
Michael: That’s a dog.
Pam: No, that’s Afghan.
Michael: That’s a shawl.
Dwight: Wait, canine AIDS?
Michael: No. Humans with AIDS.
Creed: Who has AIDS?
Jim: Guys, the Afghanistananis.
Michael: AIDS is not funny. Believe me, I have tried. There are certain topics that are off-limits to comedians. JFK. AIDS. The Holocaust. The Lincoln assassintation just recently became funny. “I need to see this play like I need a hole in the head.” And I hope to someday live in a world where a person could tell a hilarious AIDS joke. It’s one of my dreams.
Jim: Pam, these are people who have never given up on their dreams. I have great respect for that. And yes, they’re all probably very bad. And that’ll make me feel better about not having dreams.
Pam: I’m pretty happy these days. I’m getting married soon, and I’m getting along with everybody at work.
Jim: Why did I talk to Jan about transferring? — well you know … I have no future here.
Darryl: Mike, I am not having fire eaters in a paper warehouse!
Darryl: I taught Mike some uh, some phrases to help with his interracial conversations, you know, stuff like, “fleece it out,” “goin’ Mach 5,” “dinkin’ flicka,” you know, things us Negroes say.
Jim: Now this band is called Scrantonicity.
Pam: Okay.
Jim: Take a look. Nice.
Pam: Oh, wait. That’s Kevin. On the drums.
Jim: What?
Pam: On the drums!
Jim: Oh, my God, that’s Kevin. Great song, Kev. Oh, my God, he’s the drummer and the singer.
Kevin: We really don’t do a lot of weddings. We actually don’t play in public very often. We’re all really hoping that Pam’s wedding works out. This could be a turning point for the band.
Jim: Yeah, you haven’t seen that since 1983.
Pam: Jim is great. Being with him just takes away all the stress of planning my wedding.
Pam: Sometimes I don’t put Michael through until he’s already said something. I look at it as a practice run for him. He usually does better on the second attempt.
Michael: At Christmas, the tree helped.
Michael: Two queens on Casino Night. I am going to drop a deuce on everybody.
Dwight: Codename Remax is here. No sign of Lan Jevinson.
Dwight: Michael said, “We must deceive them, so as not to hurt them. And in that way, we honor them.”
Creed: Oh, I steal things all the time. It’s just something I do. I stopped caring a long time ago. You should see how many supplies I’ve taken from this place. Honestly, I love stealing things.
Michael: Billy, your nurse is hot.
Michael: Lady Fortune is your boss.
Stanley: Will Lady Fortune give me a raise?
Michael: Shut it, shut it.
Michael: Old friends, new lovers, and the disabled, welcome all!
Michael: Let’s get it started. Black-Eyed Crows.
Toby: I don’t really play cards, but I’m not going to lie to you, it felt really good to take money from Michael. Gonna chase that feeling.
Jim: It’s the weirdest thing. Every time I cough, he folds.
Michael: If luck weren’t involved, I would always be winning.
Angela: Good evening, Dwight. What is this?
Dwight: Evening, Angela. This is craps. I need to roll an eight. If I do, everyone wins.
Angela: Then roll an eight.
Dwight: Thank you, Angela.
Angela: Good luck, Dwight.
Jan: Casino Night in the warehouse. Good sport.
Ryan: One beer, and one 7 and 7 with eight Maraschino cherries, sugar on the rim, blended if you can.
Jim: So that’s still going on, huh, you and Kelly.
Kevin: I won the 2002 $2,500 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Tournament at the World Series of Poker in Vegas. So yeah, I’m pretty good at poker.
Phyllis: Look, I have all the clovers!
Creed: Thanks. I never owned a refrigerator.
Pam: Hey.
Jim: Hey, how’s it going?
Pam: Good. Especially after I took all your money in poker.
Jim: Yeah. Uh … hey, uh, can I talk to you about something?
Pam: About when you want to give me more of your money?
Jim: No, I …
Pam: Did you want to do that now? We can go inside. I’m feeling kind of good tonight.
Jim: I was just … um … I’m in love with you.
Pam: What?
Jim: I’m really sorry if that’s weird for you to hear, but I needed you to hear it. Probably not good timing. I know that, I just …
Pam: What are you doing? What do you expect me to say to that?
Jim: I just needed you to know. Once.
Pam: Well, I um … I … I can’t?
Jim: Yeah.
Pam: You have no idea …
Jim: Don’t do that.
Pam: … what your friendship means to me.
Jim: C’mon. I don’t want to do that. I want to be more than that.
Pam: I can’t. I’m really sorry … if you misinterpreted things. It’s probably my fault.
Jim: Not your fault. I’m sorry I misinterpreted uh our friendship.
Michael: Love triangle drama. All worked out in the end, though. The hero got the girl. Who saw that coming? I did. And Jan is really happy for me. So actually, the hero got two girls. He got the girl that he works with, and he got the girl that he buys real estate from. So I got my New York girl, and my local flavor … life is good.
Pam (on phone): About ten minutes ago. No, I didn’t know what to say. Yes, I know. Um, I don’t know, Mom, he’s my best friend. Yeah, he’s great. Yeah, I think I am. Jim walks in. Um, I have to go. I will.
Tidbits
- Read more about Casino Night in Jenna’s TV Guide blog and Angela’s MySpace blog!
- The song that Kevin’s band, Scrantoncity, performs is “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” by The Police.
- What do you think Pam’s mom was saying at the other end of her conversation with Pam? Weigh in at She Said, She Said.
- Jenna confirms that no words were spoken between Jim and Pam after the kiss.
- LITO has a little tidbit on the evolution of Kevin’s band.
- Read James’ Northern Attack recap.
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I think it was either “are you falling in love with him” or “are you re-thinking marrying roy”.
Fav part by far “Guys, the Afghanistinannies”
hahahaha i love him.
has anyone ever speculated as to what pam might have been saying to her mom on the phone?
I really want to know what her mom said when pam answered “I think I am.”
I think she asked if she was in love with him too.
but they’re in love!
Best episode ever, got me hooked on the office. Pam sold me on this show b/c of this episode
No way is this the best episode. People are too obsessed with Jim and Pam. Yes, they are cute, but must they be the only ones we focus on? Booze Cruise is NOT the best at all, and Casino Night was alright but other episodes like The Fire, The Dundies, The Injury and Christmas Party are WAYYY better. I’m sick of everyone screeching over how John deserves an Emmy (but nobody seems to care about Steve’s nomination- let’s just b**ch about how John wasn’t). It’s driving me nuts. Let’s love them all the same.
Wow, this is the top rated episode? and the pilot is LAST? that’s screwed up. Should be other way around. The Office ruined the whole series by Jim revealing his love to the Naive Pam.
Okay, I was just at NBC.com, and I was looking at the bio section, and I noticed something. Pam’s fiance Roy, his last name is Anderson. Now it’s not a bad last name, unless your first name is Pamela. If she marries Roy she will Pamela Anderson! Ahh! That is just another reason for her and Jim to run off together. LOL!
I hope so, too, Nik!
I think that given the serious romantic developments that occurred with Casino Night, The Office runs the risk of jumping the shark more than ever before, but I don’t think it’s gotten there yet.
I think the writers care too much about the show to let that happen.
if you look at it from a purely technical standpoint, jim’s desk really is the best place to have pam call her mom. it’s the first one when you walk into the office that is easily accessible. if pam would have called from reception, i think the blocking would have been more difficult and awkward and jim wouldn’t have been able to “sneak” in that kiss, as people are terming it.
maybe this is thinking about it too much…
” … did anyone else notice that Pam calls her mother on Jim’s phone?”
Yes, J, I noticed that, too. Why didn’t Pam call from reception? Maybe she was going to leave Jim a note, then decided to call her mom instead?
I watched the episode again after breaking a self-imposed 1 week withdrawl period, and its truly amazing. Seriously. Two things:
1. I find it interesting that in the teaser, Roy is standing right there as Pam winks at Jim and they pull off another great tag-team prank.
2. This is a strech at best, but did anyone else notice that Pam calls her mother on Jim’s phone?
J
Excellent point. Fixed! :)
You must put a question mark at the end of this line
Pam: Well, I um … I … I can’t?
Because that’s the way it’s said.
I have to say the JAM thing worries me a little, in the sense that I hope it doesn’t overshadow the show, I hate to say this but just like friendships get ruined by relationships so do tv shows. The Office has such a great staff of writers that they should be able to work it out well. Hopefully no “creative differences,” occur. Great episode really. I wouldn’t call it the funniest episode. It was just really really really good tv.
forgetting the JAM for a sec, the thing that really got me about this episode was Jan’s reaction to Michael. That was great. That is going to be really interesting. I can’t wait for the next season.
Hey Lal - This is not good news!! I don’t want Roy to try harder — I want Pam to dump him and run straight to Jim. This will be so frustrating if we have to watch Pam waiver between Roy and Jim!!
Ok, so at the very end, after the kiss, it looks like Pam and Jim both say something…It looks like Pam says “I can’t.” and Jim says “Can’t?” What do you all think?
Spoilerish–hint at next season plotline!! From Kristin Veitch’s chat on Eonline. I cannot wait until September. I get all butterflyish thinking about it.
From Freckles: The Office finale! Jim and Pam kissed!
I know! I knew it was going to happen, and I was still squealing! Don’t you wonder why Pam won’t just leave Roy for Jim?! Actually, I had the pleasure of running into David Denman, who plays Roy, and he was much cooler than his TV counterpart. It happened to be the same week they were shooting the Office finale, and I said to him “Maybe Jim will give Roy a run for his money next season?” and he said “Maybe Roy’ll put Jim in the hospital!” No, you know, we may see a kinder, gentler Roy this fall. He also said, “I think Roy’s just so used to being with Pam that he’s not really trying too hard. So, I think we’re gonna see Roy try a little harder next year, and maybe realize Pam’s a little cooler than he thought she was.
I love the way Dwight would come after Carol or Jan were already speaking with Michael. So funny… or how he tells Jim, I don’t believe you, continue… lol
Oh I guess I should mention that I love Jim’s character……..
The character, Carol is Steve Carells wife? Did someone once mention that?
I think the Jim and Pam will happen somewhere towards the end of season three or during the beginning of season four. I really don’t want the show to all of a sudden be putting Jim and Pam in the spotlight. I really hope in season three, Pam and Roy seperate, because Pam needs a break (not because she likes Jim). I hope season three will focus on the side characters a lot more and maybe Pam will do something with her talent of art.