The Office: Lecture Circuit, Pt. 1, 5.16

W: Mindy Kaling, D: Ken Kwapis

Summary (NBC): Michael goes on a speaking tour of the other branches to explain Scranton’s relative success, accompanied by his driver, Pam. Back at the office, Dwight and Jim — now the heads of the party planning committee — forget a birthday, with severe consequences. Meanwhile, Andy falls for someone he should not. First of two parts.

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Favorite quotes

Michael: I was looking online about sebaceous cysts. I have not been squeezing it. Could I stick it with a pin?

Michael: And we’re off! Like a herd of turtles.

Michael: I am telling them my secret recipe for success. My eleven business herbs and spices. In a sales batter.

Michael: Pam is my hot roadie.

Michael: Don’t say “bucks.” It’s not lady-like.

Michael: Maybe you could tie it around your waist, or lose the shirt underneath or something.

Kelly: I think sometimes people are really mean to the hot, popular girl.

Michael: I need silence or Sam Kinison to prepare.

Pam: I’ll just play a song in my head.

Pam: I even hate thinking that Al-Qaeda hates me. I think if they got to know me, they wouldn’t hate me.

Andy: What we have here is the ultimate smackdown between the Nard Dog and crippling despair, loneliness, and depression. I intend to win.

Kelly: Screw you guys. You’re dead to me.

Dwight: What kind of cake do you want, imbecile?

Michael: Is that Jim’s?

Michael: I’m trying to figure out the last time that you and Jim had sex.

Dwight: It’s not like she discovered a cure for cancer.

Dwight: Fortunately, my feelings regenerate at twice the speed of a normal man’s.

Michael: You bought it! And now you can’t return it. Or can you? No you can’t.

Michael: Karen, do you need to go pump?

Michael: Would a liar bring mini Mounds bars?

Michael: I learned the Pledge of Allegiance by setting it to the tune of Old MacDonald.

Michael: Shirty. Mole. Lazy Eye. Mexico. Baldy. Sugar Boobs. Black Woman.

Michael: She is pregnant. She is knocked up. “K,” Karen.

Stanley: Give me two clients for her.

Michael: Prepare yourself, for the Utica Chain Store Massacre!

Michael: So is there a guy or a person or a sperm machine that did this to you?

Michael: No, it’s really dorky. You were right the first time.

Michael: Old hatreds dissolve into new friendships. It’s a really wonderful moment.

Andy: Whenever I walk into a room, she totally looks up.

Creed: This is how I got Squeaky Fromme.

Creed: Have I ever steered you wrong, Jim?

Andy: We lost the account.

Dwight: Mose doesn’t know how to use a phone, so joke’s on you.

Pam: Perfect boobs. Of course I remember Holly.

Rating

In a poll conducted Feb. 5-9, Tallyheads rated this episode: 8.64/10

155 comments

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1. 
   155. Carlos  Sat. Jun. 27, 2009 | 2:27pm

   I liked the second part better, and I know I am in the minority. Not the best episode, not in my top 10 or 15. Creed was great, but everything Creed says is hilarious. The Jim-Dwight-Kelly and Pam-Michael-Karen dynamic was pretty good, and finally there is closure to the Karen-Jim-Pam arc. Overall, a so-so episode after the great ‘Stress Relief’, but milder and less over the top.

   7.5/10

2. 
   154. cousin mufasa  Sun. Feb. 22, 2009 | 3:15am

   AMAZING episode. one of the best office episodes by far.

3. 
   153. Maeghan  Thu. Feb. 12, 2009 | 7:43pm

   Does this mean Jim actually took Creed’s advice on Casino Night?

4. 
   152. tuna tuna tuna  Wed. Feb. 11, 2009 | 12:31pm

   okay first of all, last episode when angela threw the cat through the ceiling i thought that was the greatest sight gag in office history. pam throwing the mini mounds is right up there with it. i watched it three times in a row and burst out laughing every time!
   second – the talking head with jim and dwight simultaneously saying how stupid they thought the ppc was and bickering with each other – classic.
   third, am i the only one who feels that the karen situation wasn’t resolved so neatly (which is a good thing, more realistic)? her husband is OBVIOUSLY a jim doppleganger and though she was nice to pam about it, she was obviously still hung up on jim with the way she asked about him and reacted to the news of the engagement.
   lastly, pam talking about how al-qaeda would like her if they got to know her was classic pam. great episode.

5. 
   151. SSE  Wed. Feb. 11, 2009 | 5:45am

   Loved it! Someone referred to this episode earlier as perfectly balanced and I couldn’t agree more. Also, you know whose chemistry I love even more than Jim and Pam? Jim and Dwight…so what does that make them. Jwight? Dwim? I love when they have to work together on something! Perfection…can’t wait for Part 2.

6. 
   150. ice  Tue. Feb. 10, 2009 | 8:54am

   Question. What episode number was Pt. 1? NBC says it’s 5.15, this says 5.16, and the promo video for it says 5.14. Which is it?

7. 
   149. Helen  Mon. Feb. 9, 2009 | 3:32pm

   I can remember a time when I was not an “Andy” fan. I did not care for him and surely did not want him to come to Scranton. But time has changed my cold cold heart and I am now a big fan of Andy’s. When he was looking in the car and the alarm went off, and then the alarm went off in the car next to it, was just about the best part of this show. lol it was great!! I also feel sorry for him because of Angela breaking his heart. I guess I can say that I love Andy now. The end.

8. 
   148. jean  Mon. Feb. 9, 2009 | 6:09am

   I agree this season has been uneven – in particular I did not really like the super bowl episode. But this episode was great! Very much like the older episodes of season 2, etc. Very funny! My favorite part was the exchange between Dwight, Kelly, and Jim :)

9. 
   147. Koos  Sun. Feb. 8, 2009 | 9:34pm

   Dwight’s decorations! It is your birthday. Hahaha! Pam was great in this episode.

10. 
    146. Angela Bernard Schrute  Sun. Feb. 8, 2009 | 10:02am

    I LOVED this episode, I thought it was the best in a long while. Andy, Jim, Dwight, Pam & Michael, totally the best. Dwight’s party decorations were priceless.

11. 
    145. Stapler  Sun. Feb. 8, 2009 | 8:56am

    I haven’t finished reading through all the comments yet, so I apologize if someone has already mentioned this…

    When Creed said “Have I ever steered you wrong, Jim” to Andy, my first thought was just another case of Creed not knowing who’s who (like “Which one is Pam?”)

    But then I took it to be a subtle throwback to Jim kissing Pam on Casino Night – as if Creed was the one who gave him the advice to just go ahead and kiss her.

    If that was the writers’ intent, very subtle and brilliant!!

12. 
    144. Ralph  Sun. Feb. 8, 2009 | 3:12am

    Haha, I love the little details like how Angela was constantly staring into the conference room in the scene with the half-blown-up balloons. It’s clear that she’s not very happy with losing her position.

13. 
    143. Sheila  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 8:29pm

    I hope we have more scenes of Jim and Dwight as heads of the party planning committee!

14. 
    142. Sheila  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 8:27pm

    Could anything be funnier than Dwight’s party decorations??
    I’m looking forward to Michael and Pam’s visit to Holly’s office…

15. 
    141. wallflower  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 6:02pm

    This episode brought back two of my favorite (and much-missed) pairings – Dwight/Jim and Pam/Michael.

    Dwight and Jim need to do their talking heads together whenever possible from now on. Sheer brilliance.

16. 
    140. BigSquirrel2095  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 4:30pm

    Great episode. My favorite this season.

17. 
    139. Sadia  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 10:36am

    Just watched this again. Is it just me, or is the entire part with Andy and Julia outside (and Andy getting rejected) eerily reminiscent of dialogue Michael says? I mean, everything from the pauses to the exact phrasing was exactly what Michael would have said in the same situation. Watch it again, and tell me if you agree.

18. 
    138. LAXrules  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 7:37am

    44. i TOTALLY THINK IT WAS GEORGE BUSH!!!! : P

19. 
    137. Stan  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 2:15am

    Did anyone notice the awesome Canada sticker on Michael’s luggage, you can see it very clearly just when they enter Karen’s branch and talk to Rolanda (not sure about the spelling)

    Awesome detail.

20. 
    136. Sugar Boobs  Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | 2:12am

    Great ep. I loved Dwight’s decoration “skills”. Clearly matching the carpet is the goal.

    Keep it coming!

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