Goodbye, Toby

Season 4, Episode 14, Aired
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Toby leaves Dunder Mifflin, and Michael plans a huge goodbye party—out of joy. Angela refuses to help with it, so Michael turns to Phyllis. Dwight and Meredith harrass Holly, their new HR representative.
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  • Goodbye season 4

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By oceanic6, Aug 30, 2011 Report Abuse
    Toby, the friendly but very dry Human Resources Representative is departing from Dunder Mifflin and a party is thrown in his honour. His co workers will miss him but the Toby loathing Michael is over the moon. Don't assume from the above summary that the plot for this episode is a one plot wonder but this episode contains so many shockers that not much else can be divulged without giving them away. "Goodbye Toby" is a clear indication that the 5th season is going to be the best one, old elements like Jim pranking Dwight is re introduced since Jim has been mostly tip toeing around him after his traumatic break up and a certain other Dwight related ingredient is brought back to life. Also two proposals, one being prospective with the other taking place here, could pave the way for an amorous season 5. This season will always be a dark one for the show since the strike had derailed it and forced episodes to be scrapped, since peace has been declared between Hollywood and the WGA, it looks like the next season will go off without a hitch. Not since the infamous Jesse Owens and Adolph Hitler incident in the Berlin Olympics (there's a history lesson for you) has so much unprovoked hatred been projected on an innocent individual. Michael's intense animosity towards Toby is displayed in its entirety which attracts unintentional feelings of sympathy towards the innocent Toby and frustration at Michael whose rivalry with Toby had always been the solitary unlikable aspect of Michael since he was given the nice guy makeover in season 2.

    As we say "Goodbye Toby" we also say "Hello Holly", the new HR rep at the office played by the always lovely Amy Ryan. Introducing a character in a season finale is an odd choice but in the time she has here we know she's going to be a valuable addition to the cast; she can lighten the load of Office Eye Candy from Pam, her quirky personality will be a nice change from the wholly conventional Toby and also her bizarre bond with Michael could see a potential love interest for the World's "Best" Boss, who knows?

    Giving this season finale four cliffhangers (which I won't reveal) was an ill-advised choice since more time is spent on building up to these than on the fun office antics but when they are all released in a systematic quadruple hit of shock, it leaves us desperate for the next season. But in doing this, they've used up most of the possible bombshells that could've been used when they wrap up season 5. After officially outlasting their British parent by two years and counting; it's clear that The Office is becoming a new sensation in its self, being the kind of TV show where an observer almost needs to look for a reason to not to like it for it not to work and when I was finished laughing and gasping after this finale I was given something to ponder: Where were offices like this one when I was on the job market? Had any been like this one, I would've worked pro bono.moreless

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  • Toby leaves Dunder Mifflin.

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    By thefanof, Oct 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was absolutely painful to watch. The Office has become a show that thinks they produce "character-based humor" but fails to realize for a show like that to be funny, the characters and jokes still need to be funny.

    The opening scene from this episode was awful. The hero, Jim, is torturing Dwight for no apparent reason. How is stealing someone's phone calls funny? It is incredibly rude and the opposite of what a true good guy should be doing.

    Than we have Michael Scott, ranting for no apparent reason, but it's Steve Carell (OMG!) so anything he says is funny! But it's not. It's also become unbelievably predictable what Dwight is going to say right after Michael says something.

    Creed was the only thing that prevented me from giving this episode my first ever 0. Toby was slightly funny, but the new HR was so bad it distracted from anything good he said. This really was not only the worst Office ever, but probably the worst episode of any television show to ever air on NBC.moreless

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  • Season 4 Finale

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Sep 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    Season 4 ends with a bang, a perfect end to a mediocre season. We got plenty of cliffhangers, and a new character. Not to mention, this episode was one of the funniest of the season.

    This episode definitely was eventful, and I have to say it's one of those finale's that stand out. That's way more than what I can say about the season 6 finale. Jim plans to ask Pam to marry him, but Andy beats him to it as he proposes to Angela and she agrees, after only a couple months of dating. Which ruins the moment for Jim & Pam. We got some emotion with Pam tearing up when Meredith took Toby & Pam's picture. Toby's obsession with Pam continues to be hilarious.

    Holly Flax as a new romance for Michael looks promising, it will be a breath of fresh air having her as the HR rep. Ryan goes to prison for fraud, thank god! Jan makes an appearance and she is pregnant with someone else's sperm, but Michael wants to be involved. And lastly the biggest cliffhanger of all: Angela sleeping with Dwight.

    An amazing finale, with a lot of cliffhangers and possibilities for the new season. And it was probably one of the funniest episodes of the season. Season 4 ends on a high note. Amazing finale.moreless

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  • Among my favorites.

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    By Dungaout, May 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    While this episode opened with a classic Jim teases Dwight sequence, hearkening back to some of the earlier episodes the rest of the episode seemed to draw more from the UK origins of the series. There were certainly less jokes per minute, less outright gags and more focus on character beats and story but all this was great.

    It's not clear exactly how this season would have ended up if it wasn't for the writers' strike. Would we still have come to this point, or would this have happened earlier in the season? Now Pam is going to go off to art school will she quit her job? It'll certainly delay the proposal and complicate things further. And then there's Phyllis catching Dwight and Angela, and Ryan going to jail. There's quite a few interesting threads that remain to be picked up next season, and all of the characters end up in such a way that plenty of questions need answering.moreless

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  • The office throws a going away party for Toby, Jim decides to purpose to Pam, and Andy has a surprise for Angela. Micheal has a crush on the new human resource employee, Holly.moreless

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    By PurduePaul, Oct 16, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode plays a lot on the Micheal's relationship with Toby. Also a lot of comedy plays out through Micheal's haste to be in love with any women that he finds even remotely attractive. Jim and Pam's relationship takes a serious turn in this episode only to be halted by halted by the ignorance of Andy. Possibly the best part of the episode is Dwight taking a page out of Jim's book and pulling a prank on the new Human Resources person, Holly, giving her the impression that Kevin is mentally challenged. This prank is carried out though the beginning of the season 5 also. The ending could not be more perfect!!!!!moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • You can see that the YouTube video of Ryan was added on April 16, 2008. The episode was set in May. Edit
    • The alarm on Michael's wristwatch goes off when Toby leaves, even though Toby set it to Costa Rican time. Edit

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    • The French episode title is "Adieu Toby", and the Spanish title is "Adiós Toby", both exact translations. Edit
    • The members of Darryl's band are actually the members of actor Craig Robinson's band: guitalist David Sampson, bass player Chris Rob, and drummer Asa Watkins. Edit
    • Paul Feig received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Direction on this episode, while Dean Holland and Dave Rogers received an Emmy nomination for their editing of this episode. Edit

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    • Kevin: I am totally gonna bang Holly. She is cute and helpful. And she really seems into me. Edit
    • Michael: Hello, Holly. Whoa! What are you doing? You don't have to do that. We have already-put-together chairs. That's how we buy them, actually. Holly: Trying to adjust the lumbar support on Toby's chair, and that made this up-down lever thing not work. Then I took the whole chair apart, and that is the story of me on the floor. It's pretty good, right? I'm gonna sell the movie rights. Michael: And the sequel, Woman Stands at Desk and Works. Edit
    • (after proposing to Angela) Andy: Mr. Andrew Bernard—got a nice ring to it. Edit

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    • Michael's memory of a movie where a person can drink a potion that allows them to defy gravity is from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Edit
    • We learn the titles of two more of Michael's song parodies: "Beers in Heaven" (a play on Eric Clapton's 1992 song, "Tears in Heaven") and "Total Eclipse of the Fart" (a play on Bonnie Tyler's 1983 song, "Total Eclipse of the Heart") Edit

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