Golden Ticket 

Michael asks Dwight to be the scapegoat for one of his business ideas that backfired badly on him. But when that idea has an unexpected positive upside, Dwight still takes credit and Michael becomes furious.

Director:

Randall Einhorn

Writers:

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

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
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin
Craig Robinson	...	Darryl Philbin
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Vance
Andy Buckley	...	David Wallace
Lisa K. Wyatt	...	Lynn

Storyline

Michael asks Dwight to be the scapegoat for one of his business ideas that backfired badly on him. But when that idea has an unexpected positive upside, Dwight still takes credit and Michael becomes furious.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to willy wonka | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

After disposing of his Willy Wonka costume, Michael wears Andy's blazer for the remainder of the day.

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Goofs

At about 12:18, while Michael is trying to talk Dwight into taking credit for the golden ticket idea, the neighborhood filming notice can be seen hanging on the door behind Dwight.

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Quotes

Michael Scott: Pam, knock-knock.
Pam Beesly: [Whispering] I'm on the phone.
Michael Scott: [Also whispering] I know you are, knock-knock.
Pam Beesly: [On the phone] You can fax it over. Yeah, five, seven, zero, five, five, five...
Michael Scott: [Trying to distract Pam] Four, nine, one.
Pam Beesly: Zero, one.
Michael Scott: Seven, four.
Pam Beesly: Seven, five.
Michael Scott: Flive, line.
Pam Beesly: Zero, one. Seven, five. Than you, bye-bye
[...]

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Connections

References Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

User Reviews

Nicholas,Nicholas,Nicholas

Dude. You are out of your brain imo. This is a perfect episode of why this show was so great. Not a perfect episode mind you, but right in line with why its a great show.

What are you dating Jan?!

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 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