Business Ethics 

A confession at an H.R. business ethics seminar leads to a dispute between Michael and Holly over whether Meredith should be fired. Dwight tries to prove to Jim how long he can go without taking a personal break.

Director:

Jeffrey Blitz

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), Ryan Koh

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 (voice)
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard
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
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin
Amy Ryan	...	Holly Flax

Storyline

A confession at an H.R. business ethics seminar leads to a dispute between Michael and Holly over whether Meredith should be fired. Dwight tries to prove to Jim how long he can go without taking a personal break.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to star trek | reference to star wars | reference to star wars the empire strikes back | reference to star wars a new hope | reference to battlestar galactica | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Holly is the second person to tell Michael that the office is a work place and not a family. Ed Truck was the first one.

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Goofs

Meredith claims that she has been sleeping with the Hammermill rep (Bruce Meyers) for a discount for the past 6 years. However, Michael opened up the relationship with Hammermill in "The Convention" which was chronologically just 2 years before.

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Quotes

Michael Scott: When I discovered YouTube, I didn't work for five days. I did nothing. I watched Cookie Monster sing Chocolate Rain about a thousand times.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

Physical
Written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick
Performed by Steve Carell and Amy Ryan
[Singing "Let's Get Ethical"]

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1