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When an attractive woman, Katy, comes to the office to solicit her purses, all of the male staffers vie for her affection. Pam struggles with whether or not to be jealous of Katy's attention.
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  • A beautiful woman named Katy (Amy Adams) arrives at the office and the male staff members try to get her affection

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    I thought that this was an excellent episode of "The Office" and it's probably the best episode of Season 1. I am so happy that Amy Adams guest stars in this episode because she is sure a beautiful woman and I would try to impress her if I were one of the male staff members LOL. Anyways, she did a great job at the role of Katy. The male staff members trying to get Katy's affection was so hilarious in this episode. The coffee topic that Michael made in this episode was also very funny. Kevin telling Pam that Katy is prettier than Pam and then Pam says "Kevin, that's a very rude thing to say" was hilarious. Dwight was hilarious in this episode as well. It was very funny when he asked out Katy and then Katy told him "no". Jim seems to make Katy laugh and smile and he asks her to a dinner and a movie and she says "yes". Pam starts to be jealous of Jim going out to dinner and a movie with Katy which shows that Pam was a little bit of feelings for Jim even though she is already engaged to Roy. Overall, an excellent episode of "The Office". 10/10moreless

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    A good season finale, definitely underrated. I think everyone got upset because this wasn't the typical big season finale with the big cliffhanger, but this episode didn't have to have a huge cliffhanger, it managed to keep things opened for the next season without having an over the top finale, which was good. Plus this is a new show, who knew if they would even get picked up for a following season. They played it safe, which is sometimes good.

    Amy Adams did good in this episode, she served well as someone to reject Dwight or serve a purpose in the Jim, Roy and Pam triangle. This episode was funny but it was missing just something. The whole season Michael was talking about downsizing, it would have been nice if they resolved that plot this season.

    The handbags also served a good purpose considering they played a huge part in this episode, with the interactions of the characters. Great first season finale, not only did it leave possibilities for the new season, but it was funny, which is great.moreless

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  • Was unable to search for this episode at work for obvious reasons..

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    In the season finale, The office is thrown into chaos when an attractive handbag saleswoman occupies the conference room and humiliation and heartbreak ensue when the office lads compete for her affections.

    This episode is the last piece in the drab groundwork of the show with season 2 and beyond being the gleaming building placed upon it. We say goodbye to the murky and depressing texture and tone, the hyperactive, nasty and poorly presented Michael, the underused background staff and the show's aim being "realism" which will later shift to "funniness". However it is the absence of all those future improvements which plague the first season and the episode.

    While the jokes can be labelled as funny they do little more than offer a momentary relief from the dinginess that this episode inundates us with and for the most part they rely more on the pathos of the characters which of course detracts from the laughs. To add to the glum vibe is an indicator that Pam and Jim's flirty friendship may never be more than that with the sturdy hold Pam's beefy boyfriend has on her and Jim's womanizing as a diversion from expressing how he really feels. This episode certainly offers the most sympathetic glimpse of Michael in the first season; we realise he is a deeply lonely person with his abrasive style stemming from social ineptness as opposed to deep-seated malice. This is also the first episode to end with one of Michael's attempts at a philosophical monologue which become prevelant in the seasons to follow and foreshadow the calmer and likeable person he is soon to become.

    Steve Carrell's Michael is once again the acting standout with his innate ability to be very broad but subtle in his performance, compared to him most other supporting actors come off as straightforward and unmemorable, yes even Rainn Wilson who I don't think emerges from his wooden cocoon until the first episode of the next season. Amy Adams is very successful in her guest appearence despite having a very limited persona to work with and spending most of the time looking into the camera bewildered. All in all, Hot Girl is a solid send-off to the first season. While it may appear unsatisfactory and stifled by the standards of the later productions, it's an entertaining look back in The Office's 7 year history at a little show that developed into a global phenomenon.moreless

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  • Lackluster season finale, but I suppose it can be blamed on its short episode load.

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    I suppose anytime there's six episodes in a season of a show, the season finale can't be expected to be explosive or cliffhanger-ish.. but as for The Office, it was just kind of an anti-climax. The episode had funny moments, but it didn't really seem like much was happening at all.

    I do have to admit that one of my favorite lines of the entire show is in this episode: the moment where Katy walks into The Office, and Dwight says "Look out.." and then proceeds to say that there are "c**ks in the henhouse," to which Michael replies by telling him not to say that word. The awkwardness of the scene lead to it being so hilarious.

    Amy Adams also seemed to fit well on the show. Some guest stars just don't seem fit for the style of The Office, but she jumped right in and proved to be a good supporting character, or at least a good guest star.

    Overall, Season 1 did a good job of creating interest in the show. It didn't have the greatest episodes, but either way, it did a good enough job of interesting key plot points that would carry on to the rest of the seasons.moreless

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  • A so-so episode.

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    A hot girl, Katy, comes into the office to sell purses. Michael, Dwight and other male employees have an eye for her. Michael really gets to know her, but he also annoys her. Dwight asks her out, but she quickly says no. Michael thinks that she's his when she needs a ride home. Katy definitely doesn't really want a ride home from Michael. Pam and Roy suggest that Jim ask her out. Roy even goes as far as saying that he would want her if he weren't dating Pam. Pam gets upset. Jim decides to ask her out to make Pam jealous. It works. Michael is surprised that Jim gets to take her home instead of himself.

    This episode was okay. I didn't really like it that much. I like how Jim made Pam jealous because I want Jim and Pam together! Michael was annoying as heck to Katy. This episode gets a 7.5!moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Jim drives a red Toyota Corolla with the license plate number 6297-CKN. Edit
    • When Michael introduces Katy to Toby, they find they both went to Bishop O'Hara (High School). Bishop O'Hara is a Catholic high school on E. Drinker St. in neighboring Dunmore, PA. As of January 2007, it is now named Holy Cross High School. Edit
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    • The German episode title is "Sexy Katy". The French title is "La Fille canon", and the spanish title is "Chica caliente", both exact translations. The Italian title is "Pazzy per Katy", meaning "Crazy for Katy". Edit
    • According to producer Greg Daniels, Starbucks was concerned with the use of its name in this episode. Edit
    • Due to low ratings, the show was on the bubble for a second season. Edit
  • Quotes

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    • (to Jim about the hot saleswoman, Katy) Roy: I'd be all over that if I wasn't dating Pam. Pam: We're not dating, we're engaged. Edit
    • Jim: Pam and I are good buddies. I'm sort of Pam's go-to guy for her problems. You know, with stuff like work, or uh, her fiancĂ©, Roy, or uh.... (thinking of a third problem) Nope, those are pretty much her only two problems. Edit
    • Michael: All right girls, break it up, you're being infiltrated. Cock in the hen house. Dwight: Cocks in the hen house. Michael: Don't say "cocks." Edit
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