Hot Girl (26 Apr. 2005)

Michael is just one of the many male staff who start vying for the attention of an attractive saleswoman in the office.

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developer), Mindy Kaling,

Stars:

Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard
Amy Adams	...	Katy
Melora Hardin	...	Jan Levinson-Gould
David Denman	...	Roy Anderson
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez (as Oscar Nunez)
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin

Storyline

Michael is just one of the many male staff who start vying for the attention of an attractive saleswoman in the office.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, NBC Universal Television, Reveille Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Michael introduces Katie to Toby, they find they both went to Bishop O'Hara (High School). Bishop O'Hara is a Catholic high school on E. Drinker St. in neighboring Dunmore, PA. Though as of January 2007, it is now named Holy Cross High School.

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Quotes

Dwight Schrute: The purse girl hits everything on my checklist: Creamy skin, straight teeth, curly hair, amazing breasts. Not for me, for my children. The Schrutes produce very thirsty babies.

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Connections

References Sesame Street (1969)

User Reviews

The end of the inaugural season

Most people argue that the first season of the Americanized Office was too similar to the British original (and it certainly applies to the pilot episode, which was co-written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and US developer Greg Daniels), most notably in the number of episodes in the first season: just six, like a standard UK sitcom. However, the reduced episode order was probably due to simple caution on the part of NBC, who wanted to check if American audiences would respond to the series before requesting a standard-length season.

Funny coincidences aside, Hot Girl is a very amusing season finale, in which most of the male staff go "crazy" when an attractive saleswoman (Amy Adams) shows up in the Dunder Mifflin building. Michael and Dwight make fools of themselves immediately, Roy makes an inappropriate comment in Pam's presence and Jim... well, he doesn't have any problems, really.

While not exactly setting up a second season, Hot Girl works admirably as a finale, reminding us why The Office is such a terrific show with some priceless displays of awkward comedy (anything Dwight says) and pure laughs (Ryan washing Michael's car: genius). A frustratingly short first year, no doubt, but with hindsight a juicy appetizer for what came next: one of the greatest comedy shows on television.