5.05: Crime Aid
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | 263 comments
W: Charlie Grandy, D: Jennifer Celotta
Summary (NBC): Michael helps Pam get a part time job at corporate so she can afford to go to art school. Michael and Holly get an early start at the office on their date night. After the office gets robbed, Michael decides to hold an auction to raise money for all the items lost.
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Favorite quotes
Michael: Pam-oh-laaaaaa!
Holly: I’m free tonight. Is that too eager? I don’t care. I’m free tonight.
Michael: Tonight’s no good. Because I am busy taking you out.
Michael: If she starts having sex with me, I’ll know for sure.
Andy: I am right in assuming that Dwight is short for D-Money.
Dwight: You set a date?
Phyllis: You’re making a knife with a knife?
Dwight: I know none of that. And if I did, you’d be the last to know.
Holly: Hell, yeah.
Michael: Probably get soup. Or something light.
Dwight: She introduced me to so many things. Pasteurized milk. Sheets. Monotheism. Presents on your birthday. Preventative medicine.
Dwight: Why is she marrying Andy?
Phyllis: Angela’s not really a risk taker. And Andy’s not really a risk.
Dwight: That’s really fattening.
Holly: Oh, after vous.
Michael: Thank vous.
Michael: Now they can’t hear us at all.
Angela: I need to cancel checks from 10,001 to 90,000.
Kevin: Yeah, well, they stole my surge protector. I’m now going to be prone to surges.
Dwight: Bravo, Watson.
Dwight: Looks like a classic seven-man job.
Dwight: Motives — financial, or possibly vintage HP computer collectors.
Michael: So much for sex without consequences.
Jim: The future mother of my children.
Andy: You’re always safe with me. I’m a very good screamer.
Creed: The last person to do this disappeared. His name? Creed Bratton.
Michael: It’s like Farm Aid. But instead of farms fighting against AIDS, it is us fighting against our own poverty.
Jim: Do you need us for any of this?
Holly: The boss scored The Boss.
Holly: He knows how to get things. He got me.
Dwight: Or you can say goodbye to this.
Dwight: You have until 6:14 pm.
Michael: Crime Reduces Innocence. Makes Everybody Angry. I Declare.
Michael: There is no Wikipedia entry for office robbery statistics.
Michael: Lights, camera, auction!
Darryl: And my personal favorite, Short People.
Michael: It squeaks when you bang it. That’s what she said.
Michael: It just says Creed.
Creed: Yeah, that’s all-inclusive.
Kevin: Federal and state.
Michael: I would appreciate it if people would stop storming off the stage.
Dwight: Okay, fine, I’ve moved on. Now how do I get her back?
Dwight: And you slap like a girl.
Jim: She’s engaged, um … to me.
Roy: I thought you were a friend.
Dwight: Three hundred … and one penny.
Jim: I’m not that guy. And we are not that couple.
Holly: A lot of Michael seems too good to be true. So far, it’s all true.
David: No. I did not know Michael was dating Holly.
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In a poll conducted Oct. 23-27, Tallyheads rated this episode: 8.35/10
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i am married. sometimes my husband will be tired or not feel like going or staying out. i will go out without him and have stayed up until 4am. no big deal. it’s because we trust each other completely. when you don’t have a drama filled relationship you don’t have to walk on eggshells or be careful about what you do, with whom and when. pam knows that and jim, despite a moment of weakness, knows it too.
Thank you very much everybody. I appreciate your help.
Hi folks,
I have a question for you. We are making czech subtitles for The Office. I am having problem with this episode. When Michael says again and again BATTER and then SWING. What does it mean? Is it some kind of pop culture reference? Something from baseball slang? Please email st15778@student.upce.cz Thank you very much for your help.
Michael honestly thought “Short People” by Randy Newman was Bruce…is he really that dumb? I wonder sometimes…
I was actually looking forward to seeing what would have happened if Jim had gone to NY. I wouldn’t mind some Jim and Pam drama. They are only human. As long as they stay together, some drama would be exciting. I have always loved the moments of tension between them: The Fight comes to mind where Jim looked like a wounded puppy when Pam demanded that he put her down. Or when Pam suggested the job in Maryland and Jim blew her off the rest of the day. Those were the days… Bring on the drama! (but nothing too crazy, it must be Office-style!)
I loved how Pam smiled after Michael’s “miss you so much” comment.
Pam’s likely school day: 8 hours sleep, 40 minutes hygiene, 6-8 hours classes, 2-4 hours study/home work, 3-4 hours talk with Jim, 0-4 hours with school friends. Jim is there Friday evening to Sunday night/Monday morning, maximum of 4 hours a day Mon-Thurs (16 hours a week) with school friends without Jim. Now with a part time job she has no time with them during the week (16 hours a week at corporate). Her drunken all-nighter was a one time, innocent blowout with her friends (male & female). Pam’s not a party girl, getting into trouble, or straying far from Jim. I think she just needs to be a little more considerate to, & less emotionally distant from, Jim. She is closer to him in the episodes following “Crime Aid.” Wow, I am way too obsessed with this fake relationship!
Very well written episode!
I really loved this episode! No wasting time at all!
I will say I didn’t really care about the Jim/Pam stuff that much, though. I just didn’t really want to see Roy again (even though D. Denham is a great actor), and I don’t like the idea of Pam turning into a total party girl when she goes to art school. It’s like she doesn’t even care about Jim. Not cool.
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The kisses between Holly and Michael at the end of this episode were too good just to see once. So my VHS tape got a little workout right after the show was over! She definitely brings out the best in him.
GREAT point, #226! Never really tought of that, but it’s absolutely true.
People who fuss about Season 5 being so “relationship-oriented” seem to have forgotten that.
250. I am Pam: Good point… I just didn’t like how long she stayed out, not that she went out in the first place… you’re right with the lack of threat from another guy.
Okay, I love Pam. Seriously, you would not believe the similarities between me and my boyfriend and Pam and Jim. So I know what would be going through her head, and I think she has every right to go out and party with her friends.
I understand that there might be a little reason for concern knowing what happened with Roy. But as Jim said, they aren’t that couple. Jim and Pam are perfect for each other. And I’m assuming this male voice that we heard in the voicemail is the same guy from the first episode. We don’t even know his name. I don’t think they would build up a love triangle with someone we don’t even know. Jim wasn’t worried when he listened to the message, it was Roy that put the thought in his head. And Roy is a jerk that doesn’t know anything.
Poor Dwight! Poor Michael for about-to-get his heart broken when Holly leaves… Poor Jim for missing his honeybunch, Pam. Lucky Phyllis for having a husband whose willing to pay $1000 for a hug!
The Michael/Holly stuff totally made me fall in love with this episode. Everything else was just ok. But that made the show for me.
Great episode. I’m very excited for this season.
I honestly loved this episode. Very S2-esque.
In my opinion, this was one of the best episodes in a while! I can’t wait to see more. The Office is AMAZING!!!!
I lurved it.
I don’t want Holly to leave… EVER. She’s perfect for Michael, and I love seeing him happy.