4.18-19: Goodbye, Toby
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Written by: Paul Lieberstein and Jen Celotta.
Directed by: Paul Feig.
Summary (NBC): It’s Toby’s goodbye party at Dunder Mifflin and Michael demands a huge celebration that matches the joy in his heart. Angela, sick of Michael’s unreasonable last minute demands, refuses, and Michael turns to Phyllis to take over the party planning committee. Meanwhile, Dwight and Meredith haze the new HR woman, Holly (Oscar Nominee Amy Ryan). One-hour long.
Tidbits
Favorite quotes
Pam: Oh my goodness, you sound sexy.
Jim: Oh, and I forwarded his desk phone to mine.
Jim: Oh hello, Mutter. Good news. I have married. Tell Vater.
Michael: Just a matter of hours now until His Horribleness has left the building.
Pam: You want us to throw Toby a New Orleans funeral?
Michael: If the devil were to explode, and evil were gone forever, what sort of party would you have?
Michael: And then I had an awakening. Michael, buy a motorcycle.
Michael: I want an anti-gravity machine.
Pam: So how much anti-gravity potion do you want?
Angela: I don’t want your foot money.
Holly: I love the view.
Pam: I don’t know why I doubted it. Because I’m so clearly awesome.
Jim: That part’s gonna suck, but it’ll be great.
Pam: And that is the first time I’ve ever used the word “perfect” in here.
Michael: Just have a thought! Have an original thought!
Michael: I will agree that her head is weird.
Michael: We need to sell her an elevator pass.
Operator: Antidepressant? I could put you through to someone on that.
Phyllis: Okay.
Michael: Spoiler alert — I’m going to win.
Michael: He tortured me with his awfulness.
Michael: I believe the department is a breeding ground for monsters.
Michael: Is Holly our extraterrestrial? Maybe. Or maybe she’s just an awesome woman from this planet.
Creed: Really, what do I do here. I should have written it down.
Michael: Are you real, or are you a Hollygram?
Toby: Does anyone have a camera here?!
Michael: The two levels being ‘Welcome to Scranton’ and ‘I love you.’
Michael: It was ‘love at first see with my ears.’
Jim: I’m going to propose tonight. Holy crap!
Holly: This is a button.
Kevin: I am totally going to bang Holly!
Holly: Pass curvy metal piece you will.
Holly: Oh … so you can’t make my orgy?
Michael: I can take either side of the bed at this point.
Michael: My name is Captain Bruisin’.
Michael: Have you seen the baler?
Toby: I made it this far, right? What’s the point?
Oscar: The real crime, I think, was the beard.
Michael: Holly is sweet and simple. Like a lady baker.
Michael: I’m pretty sure she’s baked on a professional level.
Michael: There is a raccoon in the car, Dwight!
Michael: Holly is the best thing that has happened to this company since World War II.
Dwight: It’s not rabid.
Michael: Sometimes I don’t know how to react when a girl touches me.
Michael: You never touched my Propecia or Accutane, did you?
Michael: You cheated on me? When I specifically asked you not to?
Jan: But honestly, I need to make this one count.
Jan: I usually use a foam noodle instead of a partner.
Michael: I love sex, and I want to have kids.
Andy: Into the mike, sweetie.
Angela: I said okay.
Kelly: Can I be your bridesmaid?
Andy: Mr. Andrew Bernard. It’s got a nice ring to it.
Meredith: Pam, your smile is weird.
Holly: I should go. I gotta buckle him in.
Michael: I am going to be kind of a daddy.
Rating
Poll closes May 19th.
Sorry, one more thing. I think it is completely believable (and an awesome twist) that Jan would go to a sperm bank and find a hyper-intelligent donor. She may have loved Michael, but she clearly never thought highly of him. I do wonder, if they had stayed together, would she have let him think the baby was his?
475 | Far Away Sat. May. 17, 2008 at 12:00amI LOVED this episode.
#440 and #447 – I could see Pam taking the certificate of authenticity off of Michael’s wall and giving it to Toby. Also I agree with dying star that we may not see the engagement, but hear about how awesome it was in a talking head.
To the writers: if you have Pam meet some new guy at design school to provide more angst, I will stop watching this show, burn all of my DVDs, and pretend that it never happened.
I’m still hoping for a deleted scene that explains how Pam can leave her job for the summer. I don’t think she and Jim can be the basis for the spin-off, as they are the “normal” filter for the office.
I think over the summer we should have a discussion thread about why Angela said yes to Andy, and how the make-out session came about between her and Dwight. Had something else happened last week that we didn’t see? Did Dwight congratulate her on her engagement and break down? I’m so curious.
Thanks for everything Tanster!
474 | Far Away Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 11:58pmOH MY GOD!!!!!!! LOVED THE EPISODE!!! I am crying because the season is over. The only question I have for the writers is “why didn’t you write Angela’s real pregnancy into the season???”
473 | Billie Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 11:34pmI thought the episode was decent at best; it definitely wasn’t one of the better season finales for TO, IMO. I really liked Holly but I found her scenes with Michael to be awkward and that Yoda scene was just cringe-worthy.
Pregnant-by-sperm-bank Jan was way over the top. Dwight and Angela- UGH. Just…no. The only thing good about that scene is that Phyllis has great blackmail leverage to hold over Dwangela.
LOVED, loved Pam getting into art school, Ryan getting arrested and Holly’s scenes with “special” Kevin. The rest - meh.
472 | Rosalyn Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 11:33pmI am sure that Michael will let Pam go to NY.
471 | Big Haircut Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 11:09pm#383
Absolutely they should. That would be great.
Oh, and I also hope that Holly will be back next year.
470 | Dr. David Friendly Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 10:43pmA receptionist is probably not going to be granted a sabbatical. That is, unless said receptionist works for Michael Scott. I’m pretty sure he would figure out a way for her to come back so as not to break up his “family”.
469 | Flonkerton, Babe Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 10:35pm#114…Amy…thought the exact thing! I literally went ” Ohmygod she’s having Hunter’s baby!”
So glad it crossed someone else’s mind…
468 | Extra Awesome Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 9:13pmJust for the record, my vote is for “MOLLY” as the Michael + Holly official name. Plus, Kate also mentioned that in the TV Guide blog. And “HICHAEL” just doesn’t work…
467 | luvrgrrl Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 8:28pm“I love the moment after Michael says he’ll make Holly a mix when Oscar turns around. Oh, Oscar is brilliant in this episode.”
451 | officehottie
i loved that part too! the looks oscar gives are so hilarious.
and madlovefordwangela (449) good call on the michael/kelly similarities. michael is like a 13 year-old-girl sometimes, just like kelly is!
466 | tuna tuna tuna Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 8:11pmBEST episode yet of the Office. I was laughing alot. I suspected something odd was going on with Angela. A couple questions that have me wondering plotlines for next season: Kevin and Holly a new love interest? Did Jan really cheat on Michael, or did she really go to a sperm bank? Andy’s eventual reaction to the Dwangela affair? How much trouble financially is DMI in with Ryan’s major arrest? Will Pam and Jim still be in Scranton even after Pam’s graphic design courses over the summer?
465 | WOW Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 8:08pm#463–That’s what I was wondering, too. Personal leave, maybe? Or perhaps it’s a DM internship? It didn’t sound like that, though. And I doubt a receptionist is going to be granted a sabbatical!
464 | dying star Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 7:40pmHow does Pam plan on attending art school? Does she plan to quit DM? You don’t get summer vacation from your job!
463 | madlove4dwangela Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 7:28pm#446… I thought that Jim turned Ryan in as well! My husband also thought I was crazy…
462 | Shannon Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 7:07pmJAM could go to New Orleans for a JAZZ FUNERAL and have Jim splash a “PAM WILL YOU MARRY ME” up on the electric billboard in the Superdome!!!
461 | GetInTheCoffin Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 6:55pm#454-They were referencing a character Jon Lovitz did on SNL…”Acting!”
#457-Since Pam was drunk, I don’t think Jim counts the kiss at The Dundies. He considers the kiss at his desk in Casino Night to be their first kiss. I think when he said “outside” he meant outside Michael’s office.
460 | jkfan9989 Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 6:51pmAmy Ryan was awesome as Holly, I hope we see more of her character in Season 5. Her interaction with Kevin was LOL funny.
I was hoping for a more upbeat ending and I came away feeling really bad for Jim, since knucklehead Andy stole his thunder and proposed to Angela. Maybe Jim proposed to Pam at his apartment later in the evening since he was already psyched up for it. Now THAT would be a great opener for Season 5!
Question: what are Michael and Holly referencing when they are on the floor with the chair and saying “ACTING!”?
459 | melissa in NC Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 6:38pmI understand why people want to see the JAM engagement but really, what is there to see? Jim is asking, Pam is saying yes. it’s going to be cute, but that’s it.
458 | Clara Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 6:32pmQuestion-When did Jim & Pam have their first kiss right outside the office? Fact-their first kiss was at Chili’s during the Dundies. To the best of my memory, anyway.
457 | MJ Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 6:25pmHave we found out exactly why Michael hates Toby yet? Did I miss something?
456 | madlove4dwangela Fri. May. 16, 2008 at 6:19pm