"The Office" Business School (2007)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developer)
Brent Forrester (written by)

TV Series:

"The Office" (2005)

Original Air Date:

15 February 2007 (Season 3, Episode 16)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Michael is a guest speaker for Ryan's business class, but they have a falling-out after Michael finds out that Ryan spoke negatively about Dunder-Mifflin. And back at the office, Dwight tries to kill a bat that he found in the ceiling. |

Plot Keywords:

Office | Mockumentary | Pennsylvania | Based On British TV Series | Quirky

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard
David Denman	...	Roy Anderson
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer
Mindy Kaling	...	Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin (credit only)
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Deedle-Dee Productions

Trivia:

Joss Whedon directed this episode with a subplot involving Jim transforming into a vampire. Whedon also created "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). His vamp mythology is borrowed heavily in this episode.

Quotes:

Michael Scott: Yeah, sure, you know business, sitting up here in your ivory tower...
[gestures toward the black professor]
Michael Scott: and your ebony tower...
Michael Scott: ...You know what? Tell you one thing, Dunder Mifflin is here to stay.
Business School Student: But how can you compete against a company with the resources of a nationwide chain?
Michael Scott: David will always beat Goliath.
Business School Student: But there's five Goliaths: there's Staples, Office Max...
Michael Scott: Yeah, yeah, well, you know who else is facing five Goliaths? America: Al Qaeda, global warming, sex predators... mercury poisoning...