Ben Franklin 

Michael asks Jim to get a male stripper for Phyllis's office bachelorette party, but he gets a Ben Franklin impersonator instead. Meanwhile, the men's bachelor party goes as planned until Michael becomes uncomfortable with the stripper.

Director:

Randall Einhorn

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), Mindy Kaling

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
David Denman	...	Roy Anderson
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
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton
Rashida Jones	...	Karen Filippelli

Storyline

Since Phyllis is holding a bachelorette party in the office, Michael decides to hold a bachelor party in the warehouse downstairs. He assigns Jim to find a stripper for the women while he and Ryan are out finding dirty tricks for the bachelor party. Instead, Jim hires a Ben Franklin scholar for the women to enjoy. The bachelor party doesn't go as planned because none of the men want to participate with the stripper except Michael, who quickly feels uncomfortable because he has a girlfriend. Meanwhile, upstairs, Pam and Karen share a small conversation, during which Karen questions Pam about her feelings for Jim. With the ending of the bachelorette party, Ben Franklin hits on Pam and has an intense game of Ben Franklin trivia with Dwight.

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Plot Keywords:

female stripper | reference to benjamin franklin | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The stripper that Dwight and Jim get also plays in an episode of Friends (The One With the Stripper - S8E8) as a stripper that Monica hires for Chandler but actually turns out to be a hooker.

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Goofs

Dwight claims the only stripper he's seen is Jennifer Garner on Alias ("It was one of her many aliases.") However, Sydney (Garner's character) never went undercover as a stripper on the show. Dwight was likely remembering times she portrayed a prostitute, not a stripper.

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Quotes

Michael Scott: [to the camera while he's making a film for his future son] And remember, no matter what, I will always love you.
Dwight Schrute: What if he's a murderer?
Michael Scott: He's not going to be a murderer.
Dwight Schrute: Maybe that's how you die?

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Connections

References Alias (2001)

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Soundtracks

Feel Like Makin' Love
Written by Mick Ralphs & Paul Rodgers
Performed by Bad Company

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ben Franklin

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille Productions, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1