The Office: Secretary’s Day, 6.22
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 | 97 comments
W: Mindy Kaling, D: Steve Carell
Summary (NBC): Andy pulls out all the stops to give Erin a memorable Secretary’s Day. Michael reluctantly takes Erin out to lunch and lets slip about Andy’s relationship with Angela. Meanwhile, Oscar circulates a viral video he created that compares Kevin’s voice to Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster.
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The Office Secretary’s Day Trivia
The Office Secretary’s Day quotes
Dwight: Why is everyone clumped around accounting? Break it up, you clique!
Dwight: Is that the program where all those puppets live in the barrio?
Kevin: Angela, this is inappropriate.
Angela: This is my favorite day!
Andy: I sent an email blast, a text blast, a good old-fashioned talk blast.
Andy: People better step up and appreciate the crap out of Erin.
Andy: If it wasn’t for secretaries, I wouldn’t have a stepmom.
Pam: What was maternity leave like? Oh, how do I explain it. It rocked. It rocked my ass off!
Michael: She’s kind of a rube.
Erin: I got a picture of you asking me to lunch.
Darryl: That’s some stone-cold narcissism right there.
Kevin: They’re making fun of Cookie Monster. I get that. But in a strange way, it feels like they’re making fun of me.
Gabe: Some of them still think I’m the I.T. guy.
Gabe: Not to be scary, but yeah, I would listen to me.
Michael: Would you mind if I listen to my book on tape? I’m kind of a bookworm. This is a novelization of the movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.
Erin: What decade would you have chosen to be a teenager?
Erin: I would have chosen the 1490s.
Erin: And then my last job was at a Taco Bell Express. But then it became a full Taco Bell and, I don’t know, I couldn’t keep up.
Erin: My favorite part about being a receptionist is that I get to have my own desk.
Erin: Did you have a favorite age? Or month?
Erin: I liked April when I was seven.
Michael: Erin is just weird.
Erin: How many pillows do you sleep on at night?
Michael: I don’t think he is the best dresser. Reminds me of Easter.
Waiter: Of course. I’ll get you a bowl of pickles.
Erin: In the foster home, my hair was my room.
Michael: I’ll have what she’s having.
Dwight: You gotta milk them. Or else they’ll moo like crazy.
Dwight: Fine, let your breasts explode. Three squeezes and I would drain you!
Meredith: This is like the Cadillac of pumps.
Ryan: That’s a little derivative.
Kelly: But parody is always derivative.
Ryan: It’s not organic.
Gabe: Why don’t we leave the parodies to the pros at MadTV?
Gabe: I think my energy is better spent on the Cookie Monster issue.
Dwight: I was just slow-clapping your no-nonsense decision-making.
Kevin: “C” is for suspension.
Michael: That’s like “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” crap.
Michael: I resent the implication that I would keep that secret. Everyone here knows that I can’t and won’t keep a secret.
Angela: You are throwing up for the wrong reasons!
Pam: It’s not about who you’ve been with. It’s about who you end up with.
Pam: Sometimes the heart doesn’t know what it wants until it finds what it wants.
Erin: I hope you find what you’re looking for.
Gabe: Guys, I would even take a contrite look as an apology.
Erin: What’s your real name? Lionel Frankenstein?
Andy: My chest is not naturally hairless and my parents pay my credit card bill.
Erin: I think I have to be on my own for a little bit, like that girl Precious from Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.
Kevin (as Gabe): I just want you to know I laugh like a crazy person.
Kevin (as Gabe): I say ciao because I’m fancy from Tallahassee.
Michael: She’s like three feet tall, and she wears pioneer women clothing, and I don’t think she’s ever pooped!
Andy: At least somebody made her happy on Secretary’s Day.
Rating
In a poll conducted April 22-26, Tallyheads rated this episode: 7.73/10
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It’s fantastic episode. It has both funny and sad moments. Cookie Monster & Kevin’s storyline is hilarious. Michael was right, Erin is weird – and that’s what makes her character interesting.
I wish to see more from minor characters, Angela, Creed etc. I miss them.
Please, enough of pam and breastfeeding!!
Sad episode! I am a huge Office fan and watch every episode multiple times, but I just don’t plan on watching this episode again . . . ever! Kinda reminded me of the tone of last year’s Prince Family Paper ep. Just utterly depressing. *sigh*
T-shirts with the quotes “Three squeezes and I will drain you” & “C is for suspension” need to be made.
I was crying I was laughing so hard when Andy has the cake on his face and still trying to talk to Erin.
“Is it true?” ……………..(with cake all over his face) “yes.” LMAO
Mindy, you rock… I am always so thrilled to see your name as writer in the opening credits because I know it will be a great episode. There were so many funny moments in this one… the one where the tables turn and Kevin (and the rest of the crew) gets to start railing on Gabe was hysterical! Loved the ‘stick insect’ reference and the ‘fancy from Tallahassee’ … Made my day!
#74 Bertha – I think one of the reasons why Michael doesn’t care for Erin is that they’re so much alike. They’re both awkward in social situations, say bizarre/inappropriate things, and are desperate to be liked. Michael is usually the one behaving oddly and can’t handle it when others act the same way. Remember when Michael snapped after Andy “annoyed” him with his “friendship” back in season 3?
I really liked this episode. Erin’s “In the foster home my hair was my room” was odd and hilarious.
I don’t know why but Pam really annoyed me this episode..Right when she did the Kevin Impression to The little talk she gave Erin…I liked Jim’s impression though and the whole cast was wonderful..Ellie is a really good actress.
Oops, I meant Erin/Andy, not Erin/Dwight.
You forget my 2nd favorite line of the episode! When Dwight’s apologizing to Gabe “I kneel before you, humbly taking your hand, upon which I kiss.” I didn’t even notice it until the second time I watch it ’cause it’s sort of in the background of the scene, but classic Dwight.
My favorite line was Kevin impersonating Gabe, “I just want you to know, I laugh like a crazy person” hahah.
Awesome Episode.
Definitely in my bottom 3 episodes of all time. I love Andy/Erin, but this episode was painful to watch and had just a scarce handful of humorous lines to make up for it.
Pretty good ep. The “When Harry Met Sally” line was the perfect resolution to such a cringe-worthy scene. My favorite part might have been when Dwight was apologizing to Gabe. Classic Dwight. Still very curious where these last four episodes will lead.
I really enjoyed this episode. Was laughing all the way through! I think my favorite part was Dwight offering to milk Pam…
“You gotta milk them, or else they’ll moo like crazy”
“Three squeezes and I will drain you”
The whole exchange was just hilarious!
“Is that the program where all those puppets live in the barrio? I love that show.” I just about died at Dwight’s line and Michael’s When Harry Met Sally reference during his awkward moment with Erin was excellent!
I appreciate the heavy dynamic with Erin/Dwight and the levity of Kevin’s ridicule to contrast, but Erin’s reaction did seem a bit over the top. I liked that Pam had some words of wisdom but Erin seems aloof. I truly hope that there isn’t a romantic development between Michael and Erin. I just can’t see those two together. Andy always gets the short end of the stick.
The episode is called Secretary’s Day. Did you honestly not expect this episode to be mostly about her? I hardly think the writers are trying to “shove this character down our throats”.
I thought this episode was hilarious…I’m not really understanding all the hate.
You guys need to “appreciate the crap out of Erin” :)
Now that was an excellent episode. There were some genuinely hilarious moments, and the scene with Michael and Erin at the end had a poignancy that’s been lacking this season. And it’s also nice to see them acknowledge a relationship that’s been virtually ignored since it ended. Mindy, you are an intensely talented writer.
I think that was probably the best episode in the last two or three years. I laughed for a good 5 minutes about “when I was in a foster home, my hair was my room.” Mindy’s episodes are always my favorites. Good job!!!
I just wanted to add that so far, the writers are handling the new presence of a baby beautifully. Just a few quips here and there, so that we aren’t sickened with too much baby, and we don’t forget that Jim and Pam are parents!
And I love that they are calling her “Cece”