E-Mail Surveillance 

Michael decides to set up e-mail surveillance for all company e-mail, and discovers that Jim has invited everyone over for a barbeque except him.

Director:

Paul Feig

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), Jennifer Celotta

Stars:

Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard
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
Michael Naughton	...	Chris
Jonathan Browning	...	Steve

Storyline

Michael decides to set up e-mail surveillance for all company e-mail, and discovers that Jim has invited everyone over for a barbeque except him.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to battlestar galactica | finger gun | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim's roommate is named Mark.

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Goofs

In the office scenes, you can see in Michael's face signs of tan.

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Quotes

Michael Scott: It is Friday morning and it is another beautiful day in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
[sees man in a turban outside]
Michael Scott: Oh my God. Ohhh.
[dials phone number]
Michael Scott: Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up. Oh, we have a serious problem here.
[goes out onto office floor]
Michael Scott: Alright everybody, lock the doors, turn off the lights. Pretend you're not here.
Jim Halpert: Are we in danger?
Michael Scott: There's no time to think about if this is real. Just, shh, everybody.
[knock at the front door]
[...]

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

Here I Go Again
Written by David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
Performed by Phyllis Smith

User Reviews

"Detective Michael Scarn!"

In this episode tells us more about Michael as a character. We see that Michael really doesn't have friends outside the office, and that his need to be liked is all he really wants. Also one of the most 'unique' cold opens. A classic episode.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

E-Mail Surveillance

Filming Locations:

West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille Productions, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1