4.16: Did I Stutter?
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Written by: Brent Forrester and Justin Spitzer.
Directed by: Randall Einhorn.
Summary (NBC): When Stanley snaps at Michael during a meeting, Michael tries to give Stanley an attitude adjustment. Dwight decides to buy Andy’s car. Meanwhile, Pam deals with an unexpected inconvenience after spending the night at Jim’s.
Icon courtesy of pessimistreader at LiveJournal.
Tidbits
Favorite quotes
Michael: Some idiot named Mark Greg Sputnik will claim credit for it.
Jim: If you were a real star, you’d put your face in it.
Dwight: Force it in as deep as you can.
Michael: That’s what she said.
Michael: I can come back here, when I’m 100, and I can find that piece of cement and say “That’s me. Look kids, your daddy left that face hole.”
Angela: It’s a man eating cat food!
Dwight: Andy and Angela seem very happy. I hope nothing horrible ever happens to them.
Michael: Pam … those make you look so ugly.
Michael: It’s just noise coming out of an ugly scientist.
Pam: If you propose to me during the Michael meeting, I will say no.
Michael: Pam clearly has just given up trying.
Michael: Zing and pep, those are the kind of words we’re looking for.
Stanley: Did I stutter?
Michael: What are you blabbering about? Nothing happened.
Michael: Stanley is a beautiful, sassy, powerful, black man, and you’re … you.
Michael: “Hey, um, you’re poor.” “Well hey, your mama’s dead.” That’s what friends do.
Michael: You’re so white.
Toby: Sometimes my daughter’s stomach hurts when there’s a mean girl at school.
Dwight: This car is crap. I will buy it for next to nothing.
Dwight: It will be towed by a donkey.
Dwight: Five, four, three, two, now. Now, now, now!
Stanley: I do not apologize unless I think I’m wrong.
Dwight: Do it. Give. Me. Control.
Kevin: Could you just say “These are due back Thursday.”
Creed: A lot of jazz cats are blind. But they can play the piano like nobody’s business. I’d like to put the piano in front of Pam, without her glasses, and see what happens. I’d also like to see her topless.
Michael: Have you ever been in a gang?
Darryl: The Latin Kings. The Warriors. Newsies.
Darryl: In the gang world, we use something called Fluffy Fingers.
Darryl: Y’all just go to church together and get an ice cream cone.
Ryan: How do you live with a franchise this bad?
Ryan: I always appreciate constructive criticism about my job performance. I thrive on it.
Andy: You’re flipping my car for profit.
Dwight: “A stupid idiotic numbskull named Andy Bernard sold his XTerra to a smart and capable man named Dwight. This is shaping up to be an awesome day for Dwight.”
Michael: I am serious. We are all serious. You are fired like a heart attack.
Stanley: You are out of your damn little pea-sized mind.
Kevin: It’s Michael versus Stanley, and it is the Clash of the Titans.
Michael: Why don’t they just make the plane out of the airline food?
Michael: Take her, please, for example.
Michael: What’s the deal with Grape Nuts? No grapes, no nuts.
Michael: Everybody out except Phyllis.
Rating
7.58/10
There’s a real ad on TV now that uses Michael’s idea at the end of the episode. It’s from some cell phone company. Caroling during the summer.
397 | OfficeFan2008 Sat. May. 31, 2008 at 8:34amAlso, why was her having glasses such a secret??? It wasn’t too embarrassing, though of course Michael was pretty funny. I was thinking something faaaaaaar worse.
396 | Alex Wed. May. 14, 2008 at 3:56pmsomeone easily could have brought this up earlier, but I thought of another possible reason for Ryan wanting Jim out. Just earlier this season, Ryan asked out Pam, only to find out she was dating Jim. Toby might not be the only one that has his eyes on Pam.
395 | Zach D. Sun. May. 11, 2008 at 7:01pm392- kelley
That’s true but he could have been offered the job nonetheless and then taken himself out of the running. If so, he wouldn’t be the type to say to Michael “Well, I got the job but turned it down.” That would have opened up a pandora’s box!
394 | Katherine Thu. May. 8, 2008 at 4:12pmI think it’d be interesting if Jim and Pam gets engaged but Jim accepts David Wallace’s job because David is the one leaving…..how’d that be for a new Jim-Ryan, Jim-Michael, Jim-Dwight, or a Jim-Pam relationship?? sorry for going crazy ’cause I can’t stop thinking about who’s leaving the show.
393 | FOTO Thu. May. 8, 2008 at 1:09pm375: They did make it clear that Jim withdrew his name from consideration for the job; in ‘Launch Party’ when he and Michael are driving to New York he mentions that he withdrew his name and Michael says he did too. I can’t remember the exact quote but I picture Jim putting his car in reverse when he says it, if that helps.
392 | kelley Thu. May. 8, 2008 at 10:51am“Rock-a-doop-a-doop-a-doo-bow!!! Sock-a-doo-doo!! Oh, what’s Dwight up to? Ohhh, probably nothing….rock-a-doo-pa-doo-dee-dooo….SHI-KAH!!!”
Best line of the episode.
I also REALLY wanted Jim to say, “Well, if you wouldn’t have been doing coke and partying so much in NY, then your website wouldn’t have imploded.”
Stand up for yourself Jim.
391 | Mabby Thu. May. 8, 2008 at 1:57am386 | mlc914
390 | tuna tuna tuna Mon. May. 5, 2008 at 11:41ami agree! it would have been great continuity if the “racing stripe” had been from angela keying the car. maybe andy is just the type of guy who inspires people to key his car!
346 | Courtney - i think all the “hype” around pam’s secret was our speculation here at office tally. all that jenna fischer said was we find out a quirk about pam and she gets a lot of grief about it from people at work. which is exactly what happened in the episode. i always take everyone’s speculations and theories with a big grain of salt because they tend to be more out there than what actually happens on the show.
389 | tuna tuna tuna Mon. May. 5, 2008 at 10:57amwhat was the big secret we were supposed to find out about pam we never knew about?
388 | Its Soy! Mon. May. 5, 2008 at 10:06amHere’s the deal. I love Jim. I relate to Jim. Men want to be him and women want to be with him. He’s that guy. Jim doesn’t take the responsibilities of life very seriously. He hasn’t had to, he’s gotten by on his charm. The problem with relying on your charm (consciously or not) is that once in a while you’re going to meet someone who you can’t charm. Enter Toby.
387 | Billy Mon. May. 5, 2008 at 9:58am322, you’re right. I watched the deleted scenes last night from Safety Training which is when Andy comes back from anger management and Angela keys his Prius not the Xterra… I got them confused. But that would’ve been awesome if they mixed that little tid bit into the storyline! :)
386 | mlc914 Mon. May. 5, 2008 at 8:27amI have seen every episode of the Office since season one and have loved (or at least really liked) every episode I’ve seen, but I HATED this one. It wasn’t funny at all. The writers are destroying the subtle tension between the characters by making Stanley and Ryan turn into jerks.
385 | Chad Sun. May. 4, 2008 at 8:22pmWhen Jim was fake proposing and said Pam’s full name, did he say “Pamela Morgan Beesly” or was it a different middle name? I couldn’t really catch it.
384 | Sara in Philly Sun. May. 4, 2008 at 2:48pmOffice Tool-
383 | headphone Sat. May. 3, 2008 at 11:52pmI agree with you to a point, the tension between Ryan and Jim has been building since season three, remember, “I liked you better when you were a temp.” Ryan was slighted when he found out Pam was dating Jim. Plus, Jim is clearly more capable than Ryan. So it is personal and professional.
i loved the intro..too bad michael didn’t stick his butt in the wet cement so the line would’ve been more like “That’s me, Look kids your daddy left that butthole”
382 | eugene Sat. May. 3, 2008 at 11:00pmwhen michael cleared everyone out of the office, part of me really expected him to start tickling stanley.
adding newsies and the warriors to the list of gangs…brilliant.
anyone agree that the openings and closings the last few weeks have been amazing?
between the american pie rockout, the face in the cement, and the insane combination of standup routines at the end of this one…pretty classic.
381 | b. arthur Sat. May. 3, 2008 at 7:15pmI have quite a few friends who didn’t like this episode, and I don’t see where that’s coming from. It was reminiscent of season 2, and Pam’s glasses were adorable!
380 | Pam Scherbatsky Sat. May. 3, 2008 at 4:21pmThis was my favorite episode of the season. it really brought me back, using a lot of classic jokes, I feel.
Also, I was wondering if someone could translate for me what Jim is saying when Michael is putting his face in the cement. I can’t understand it, but I think it’s funny. Thanks!
379 | leslie Sat. May. 3, 2008 at 4:03pmI loved this episode! I laughed almost constantly from beginning to end. My favorite parts were Darryl’s gang experience and Michael’s talking head. It was so great how he actually started out being funny and doing a great Dangerfield impression…and then he was so proud of himself that he descended into his normal horrible joke-telling. Dead on Michael Scott - a little bit of heart, but a bit more stupidity.
I hope nothing happens to Jim, though. I’m worried about this spin-off thing.
378 | The Hunted Sat. May. 3, 2008 at 4:00pm