"The Office" The Surplus (2008)

Director:

Paul Feig

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developer)
Gene Stupnitsky (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The Office" (2005)

Original Air Date:

4 December 2008 (Season 5, Episode 9)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Michael has to spend the office surplus by they end of the day, but he can't decide between a copier or new chairs. Dwight plays a dirty trick on Angela as they prepare for Andy and Angela's wedding on the beet farm. |

Plot Keywords:

Office | Mockumentary | Pennsylvania | Workplace | Satire

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Jan. 5

6:30 PM

TBS

The Surplus

#5.9

Cast

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

Trivia:

Burlington Coat Factory, where Michael buys his coat and wishes to spend his share of the surplus, is an actual clothing chain with a store in Eynon PA, a few miles outside of Scranton.

Quotes:

Toby Flenderson: We should really have the office's air quality tested. We have rayon coming from below we have asbestos in the ceilings. These are silent killers.
Michael Scott: You are the silent killer.

Movie Connections:

References "Family Matters" (1989)