Lecture Circuit: Part 2 

Michael and Pam go to Nashua and discover that Holly has a new boyfriend. At the office, Jim and Dwight try to come up with a theme for Kelly's birthday party, and Angela gets a new cat.

Director:

Ken Kwapis

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 (credit only)
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
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Vance
Rob Huebel	...	A. J.

Storyline

Michael and Pam go to Nashua and discover that Holly has a new boyfriend. At the office, Jim and Dwight try to come up with a theme for Kelly's birthday party, and Angela gets a new cat.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to star wars | reference to star wars return of the jedi | reference to forrest gump | reference to spaceballs | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emmy award winning editor Claire Scanlon is an uncredited extra when Michael Scott gives his lecture at the Nashua office. She is sitting in the front row in front of actor Rob Huebel who plays A.J. She however did not edit this episode.

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Goofs

Holly's nameplate in the Nashua, NH, office is noticeably different from her Scranton, PA, one. Her old one listed her name as Hollis "Holly" Flax and had her job title affixed underneath.

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Quotes

Angela Martin: [Commenting on her new cat] ... Needless to say, she is very very expensive.
Meredith Palmer: How much?
Angela Martin: Seven thousand dollars.
Creed Bratton: For a cat? I can get you a kid for that.

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Connections

References The Princess Bride (1987)

User Reviews

everything felt off the mark

This one felt weird. every character just didn't act like themselves. it didn't have that same integrity the previous episodes have always had and i personally didn't find it very entertaining. here's many examples of weirdness:

• angela licked cats and had a weirdly peppy attitude
• pam was almost michael scott-like in this episode and lost her 'voice of reason' personality (some questionable decisions regarding michael's thing for holly)
• jim was grumpy the whole time and wasn't cracking any jokes
• dwight was like dwight on steroids (and slapped kelly's behind at one point for no reason and with no reprecussions)
• michael did some somewhat uncharacteristically shady stuff regarding holly's personal privacy
• no one chastised angela for selling andy's ring

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2009 (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