Grief Counseling 

Michael takes on the role of office grief counselor when he learns that his old boss has died.

Director:

Roger Nygard

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

Storyline

When former Dunder Mifflin regional manager and Michael's old boss Ed Truck is killed in a car accident, Michael finds it hard to deal with his death and insists that the entire staff of the Scranton branch have a grief counseling session. Meanwhile at the Stamford Branch, Jim and Karen go on a hunt for a brand of chips their vending machines were sold out of.

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Plot Keywords:

office | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Michael calls for a grief counseling circle in the conference room, Pam describes the movie "Million Dollar Baby," Ryan describes "The Lion King," and Kevin describes "Weekend at Bernie's."

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Goofs

In the episode, Karen wants a bag of Herr's Salt and Vinegar chips, but there aren't any in the vending machine. However, when she walks by the vending machine you can see the chips in slot B1.

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Quotes

Michael Scott: [talking about Ed Truck's death] Can you imagine how much blood there was? If it happened right here, it would reach all the way to reception. Probably get on Pam.
Phyllis: Okay, that's enough.
Michael Scott: What?
Stanley: We do not want to hear about this.
Michael Scott: Well, you know what? I didn't want to hear about it either, Stanley, but I did and now I can't stop picturing it. He leaves work, he's on his way home... Wham! His cappa is detated from his head.
Stanley: You have just spit on my face.

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Connections

References Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

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Soundtracks

On the Wings of Love
Written by Jeffrey Osborne and Peter Schless
Sung by Jenna Fischer and used a recorder by Rainn Wilson

User Reviews

It's emotionally hard to lose someone.

I know how Michael felt when he lost his former regional manager. Because a few weeks ago, I lost my primary health care doctor to the Corona Virus. It wasn't only emotionally upsetting for me but for his sister and family. During the funeral, I almost started crying. But at the end of losing someone, we have to realize that there's a life after death.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 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