The Convention 

Michael and Dwight go to a convention in Philadelphia and run into Jim, and Michael becomes jealous of Jim's relationship with his new boss. Meanwhile, Pam gets ready for her first date since her engagement.

Director:

Ken Whittingham

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), Lee Eisenberg

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
Melora Hardin	...	Jan Levinson
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
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin
Jerome Bettis	...	Jerome Bettis
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton

Storyline

Michael and Dwight attend an industry convention where they are reunited with Jan, Jim and his new boss, Josh. As Michael struggles with fear that Jim transferred just to get away from him, Jim and Pam continue to work and live away from each other.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Greg Daniels wanted to get Mackenzie Crook, Martin Freeman, and Lucy Davis from the original British Office series to appear in the episode as their respective characters (Gareth Keenan, Tim Canterbury, and Dawn Tinsley), but was unsuccessful due to scheduling conflicts.

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Goofs

Michael and Dwight take a train to a conference in Philadelphia. Scranton has not had passenger rail service for decades.

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Quotes

Michael Scott: [turns on black light in his hotel room] Now would you do me the pleasure of hitting the lights, sir?
Michael Scott: [Dwight turns off lights and they see stains all over bed] Whoa. What are all those stains?
Dwight Schrute: Blood, urine, or semen.
Michael Scott: Oh, God, I hope it's urine.

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Connections

References Girls Gone Wild on Campus 2 (2003)

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Soundtracks

My Humps
Written by Will.i.am (as William Adams) and David Payton
Performed by The Black Eyed Peas

User Reviews

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille Productions, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1