Company Picnic 

Michael runs into Holly at the company picnic, and the two of them accidentally reveal that the Buffalo branch is closing during a comedy skit before corporate has made the announcement.

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), Jennifer Celotta

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
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
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Vance

Storyline

Michael runs into Holly at the company picnic, and the two of them accidentally reveal that the Buffalo branch is closing during a comedy skit before corporate has made the announcement.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to jaws | reference to slumdog millionaire | reference to back to the future | nbc | pregnant lady | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The producers considered making the episode an hour long like other season finales from past seasons, like "The Job" and "Goodbye, Toby", but they found they did not have enough plot points to conclude in "Company Picnic" and would have had trouble filling a full hour.

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Goofs

While at the hospital Jim uses his cell phone multiple times in an area where signs are posted against their use.

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Quotes

Pam Beesly: Tell them what happened last year.
Jim Halpert: I had this huge spider in my baseball mitt.
Pam Beesly: No, no, that guy who hit on me.
Jim Halpert: Oh, right. Some drunk guy hit on Pam last year. Said he was grabbing her for balance.
Pam Beesly: [Pointing to her breasts] Yeah, you don't grab *these* for balance.
Jim Halpert: [considering] Well...

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Connections

Features Solitaire (1981)

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Soundtracks

The Office Theme
Written by Jay Ferguson

User Reviews

Season 5, the best season of The Office

This episode was a great ending for the best, funniest season of the office. And that cliffhanger at the end...

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 2009 (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