Steve Carell |
Michael Scott |
Rainn Wilson |
Dwight Schrute |
John Krasinski |
Jim Halpert |
Jenna Fischer |
Pam Beesly |
B.J. Novak |
Ryan Howard |
Tim Meadows |
Christian |
Guest Star |
Allyson Everitt |
Megan |
Guest Star |
Brian Baumgartner |
Kevin Malone |
Recurring Role |
Oscar Nunez |
Oscar Martinez |
Recurring Role |
Angela Kinsey |
Angela Martin |
Recurring Role |
In the state of Pennsylvania, school districts are fully and completely autonomous political bodies, sometimes spanning portions of multiple counties. The only exception to this is the School District of Philadelphia, which is under the jurisdiction of the City of Philadelphia (which also functions as a county). Therefore, the number of schools in Lackawanna would have no direct influence on how much paper the county would order.
When Pam talks to the camera about the find-and-replace error in Michael's script, we see a page from the script and the error to which she is referring. The dialogue on this page, however, is different from the dialogue at the read-through when they find the "Dwigt" typo.
Although not explicitly stated, it is clear that "Catherine Zeta-Jones" in Michael's screenplay is based on Pam. During the read-through of the script, Michael's character asks "Catherine" for his messages, and when she tells him she loves him he turns her down because "they work together".
Jan: Do you always shut down the entire office when you leave for an hour?
Michael: No. No, that would not be efficient. Actually, they just don't get a lot of work done when I'm not here... That's not true. I know how to delegate. And they do more work when I'm not here. Not more... the same amount of work is done whether I am here or not.
Pam: Michael and his jeans. He gets in them, and I'm not exactly sure what happens, but I can tell you, he loves the way he looks in those jeans. I know that's why he started casual Fridays.
(Reading from Threat Level Midnight)
Jim: (narrating) "A man sitting several seats down who has a gold face turns to Michael Scarn." Uhhh, oooh, Oscar, you want to play Goldenface?
Oscar: "Mr. Scarn, perhaps you will be more comfortable in my private jet?"
Dwight: "Yes, perhaps I would, Goldenface. Sam, get my luggage."
Ryan: "I fo-get it, brotha.'
Dwight: "Samuel, you are such an idiot. You are the worst assistant ever. And you're disgusting, Dwigt!" Wait, who's Dwigt?
Jim: (about he and Pam's 'date') I was totally joking anyway. I mean, it's not really a date if the girl goes home to her fiancé. (Pause) Right?
Jim: We are doing worst first dates.
Pam: Oh, my God, I win. Okay, it was a minor league hockey game, he brought his brother, and when I went to the bathroom the game ended and they forgot about me.
Oscar: Okay, that's a joke.
Pam: No, they had to come back for me.
Jim: Wait, when was this?
Pam: Um... it was not that long ago.
Kelly: Wait, not Roy. Say it's not your fiancé.
(Pam looks uncomfortable)
Pam: Here's what we think happened. Michael's sidekick, who all through the movie is this complete idiot who's causing the downfall of the United States, was originally named Dwight. But then Michael changed it to Samuel L. Chang using a search and replace. But that doesn't work on misspelled words, leaving behind one "Dwigt". And Dwight figured it out. Oops.
Michael: You want to see other people? Oh, only other people.
Michael (On the phone to Jan, about their affair): Well, if it was a mistake, it was a wonderful mistake.
Jim: Jan didn't come back for her car last night. Could it be that Agent Michael Scarn has finally found his Catherine-Zeta?
Michael: A gentleman does not kiss and tell – and neither do I.
Michael: Hi, Dwight.
Dwight (about Jan): Did you do her?
Dwight: Yes, I have acted before. I was in a production of Oklahoma in the 7th grade. I played the role of Mutey the Mailman. They had too many kids, so that had to make up roles like that. I was good.
Kevin: Michael's movie – two thumbs down.
Michael: Jan Levinson-Gould. She is cold. If she was sitting on a train and wasn't moving, you'd think she was dead.
Michael: First guy says, "Well, I'm an astronaut, so I drive a Saturn." And the second guy says, "Well, I am a pimp, so I drive a cheap Escort." And the third guy says, "I got you both beat. I'm a proctologist, so I drive a brown Probe."
Christian: (laughs) Oh nohoho... Oh my god, that's funny! I almost had Awesome Blossom coming out of my nose!
Jim: So this possible client they're talking about--actually a big deal. It's Lackawanna county. Our whole county. And if we get this, they might not have to downsize our branch. And I could work here for years...and years...and...years.
Michael: Ok, let's do this thing. Wish us luck.
Dwight: Good luck, Michael. Good luck, Jan.
Jan: Thank you.
Michael: Kiss ass.
Michael: Chili's is the new golf course. "It's where business happens."—Small Businessman Magazine.
Jan: It said that?
Michael: It will. I sent it in—Letter to the Editor.
The German episode title is "Performances". The French title is "Le Client", the Italian title is "Il cliente", and the Spanish title is "El cliente".
After the filming of this episode, Jenna Fischer asked John Krasinski for a hug. This was because she wanted to know that John was not really mad with her.
The task of drawing illustrations of Michael Scarn was originally given to a professional artist, however the finished product looked too good for anything Michael could have drawn, so producer Greg Daniels drew them instead.
There were several takes of the scene with the "Dwigt" typo, as Jenna Fischer had a cold that day, and could not speak clearly.
Steve Carell originally came up with the Jan/Michael storyline while filming the pilot.
While product placement has occured on the show, it was not actual product placement, but improvisation, during the scene where Michael and the client sing "Baby Back Ribs"
Music: "Use It" by The New Pornographers (Michael seals the deal with Christian at Chili's); "Sing" by Travis (Jim and Pam are listening to Jim's iPod)
According to B.J. Novak, the Jan-Michael kiss at the end of this episode took the most time to edit out of any other moment in the series thus far.
This episode was originally scheduled to air on November 1, 2005.
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