Survivor Man 

After Michael isn't invited to a camping trip with Ryan, he sets out to prove that he can brave it out in the wilderness by himself. Jim, who is in charge of the office while Michael is gone, tries to change the birthday party policy.

Director:

Paul Feig

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), Steve Carell

Stars:

Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly
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 (as Oscar Nunez)
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin

Storyline

Michael goes on a survival adventure into the woods - with nothing except the suit on his back - in retaliation of not getting an invite to a similar party from corporate. Back at the office, there is a birthday going on while Jim tries to revolutionize the party.

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Plot Keywords:

nbc | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | reference to battlestar galactica | camping trip | birthday party | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael wears a "Battlestar Galactica" sweatshirt when he returns to the office from the woods. Presumably he borrowed it from Dwight, who is a huge fan of the show.

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Goofs

Angela says that it's "birthday month," and states that Kelly's, Creed's, Oscar's and Meredith's birthdays are all in that same month, in that order. But in episode 4 of season 1 (The Alliance) Pam stated that there are no staff birthdays coming up in the next month: Meredith's is the next one, and it's a month away.

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Quotes

Creed Bratton: Today is actually my birthday and I want to pick the cake.
Jim Halpert: What do you want?
Creed Bratton: I want pie. I want peach pie.
Jim Halpert: You want birthday pie?
Creed Bratton: I want a nice cobbler.
Jim Halpert: I'll talk to Angela and we're going to see what we can do about a pie.
Creed Bratton: I don't care who you talk to you. Just make it happen.
Jim Halpert: It'll be Angela.
Creed Bratton: You tell her it's for Creed. She'll know what that means.

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Connections

References Brokeback Mountain (2005)

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Soundtracks

Happy Birthday
(uncredited)
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
Performed by Steve Carell

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chandler Valley Center Studios - 13927 Saticoy St, Panorama City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille Productions, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1