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|Title =Dwight Christmas
Dwight Christmas is the ninth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series "The Office" and the 185th overall. It aired on December 6, 2012.
 
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|Image =[[File:Dwights-special-christmas.jpg|250px]]
==Synopsis==
 
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|Season =[[Season 9|9]]
The office staff are sitting around talking when all of a sudden they realize that today should have been the Christmas party. Everyone immediantly starts throwing out ideas for the theme. Dwight offers a theme for a rural dutch Christmas that his family would celebrate which Jim and Pam both approve of. However everyone wants to go with something else.
 
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|Episode =9
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|Code =9010
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|Original =December 6, 2012
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|Writer(s) =Robert Padnick
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|Director =[[Charles McDougall]]
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|Prev =[[The Target]]
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|Next =[[Lice]]
 
}}'''"Dwight Christmas"''' is the ninth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series ''The Office'' and the 185th overall. It was written by Robert Padnick and directed by Charles McDougall. It aired on December 6, 2012. It was viewed by 4.16 million people.
   
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When the party planning committee drops the ball on the annual Christmas party, Dwight gets everyone to celebrate with a traditional Schrute Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas. Darryl fears Jim has forgotten his promise to take him along to the new job in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Pete teaches Erin about his favorite movie ''Die Hard''.
Kevin and Pete are talking about the movie ''Diehard'' when Erin reveals she has never seen the movie. Pete is stunned and begins to recite lines from it. When Erin asks how he knows so many of the lines he reveals that when he was younger his brother dared him to memorize the whole movie and he did so. Erin then makes him recite the whole movie. 
 
   
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==Plot==
Toby is reminiscing of the time he was on the jury for the Scranton Strangler (and for the first time ever, mentions of the Strangler's real name). The office staff quickly leave knowing Toby would on and on and on about it however Nellie, who has never heard of him, decides to stay and listen. Toby seems happy to have someone who is genuinly interested in listening to his stories.
 
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The party planning committee drops the ball on the annual Christmas party, and at the behest of [[Jim Halpert|Jim]], [[Dwight Schrute|Dwight]] gets everyone to celebrate with a traditional Schrute Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas. He dresses up as the traditional winter Christmas gift-bringer figure Belsnickel, cooks Dutch food, and plays a game called "Impish or Admirable". Jim, however, has to leave the party early to arrive in Philadelphia for his sports marketing job; this causes Dwight to be visibly saddened. Dwight ends the festivities, and a "normal" Christmas party is started. Although [[Pam Halpert|Pam]] tries to cheer him up, only Jim's sudden return makes him feel better. During the party, [[Darryl Philbin|Darryl]] fears that Jim has forgotten to include him in the new job in Philadelphia. As such, he gets extremely drunk. When he goes to confront Jim, Jim—unknowing that Darryl was upset—excitedly tells him that he has arranged an interview for him. Darryl, appeased, turns around but passes out and crashes down on the catering table.
   
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Meanwhile, [[Pete Miller|Pete]] teaches [[Erin Hannon|Erin]] about his favorite movie, ''Die Hard''. Pete displays serious devotion to the film by quoting a big majority of it, much to Erin's delight. [[Andy Bernard|Andy]], who is still away in the Caribbean after sailing his family's boat, emails Erin and says that he thinks he is going to stay for a few weeks. Hurt, Erin decides to watch ''Die Hard'' with Pete rather than just hear him quote it. While watching the movie, Erin begins to cry and Pete tries to comfort her by placing his arm around her. Although Erin notes that she is still dating Andy, she tells Pete that he can continue putting his arm around her. In the meantime, [[Toby Flenderson|Toby]] tells [[Nellie Bertram|Nellie]] about the [[Scranton Strangler]] case he was on. After boring her for what is implied to be several hours, she hushes him, before gently kissing him. Toby then whips off his glasses and kisses her back.
Jim meanwhile is leaving early as he is to start his new job in Philidelphia tomorrow. He soon convinces everyone however to allow Dwight to have his family's version of Christmas. Dwight comes in with a variety of odd and unusual traditions such as odd meats and dressed as the norse version of Santa Claus that scares bad kids into being good.
 
   
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==Cultural references==
Darryl meanwhile is jealous of Jim. Jim had promised to take him to Philidelphia however had not said anything else other than that. Darryl sits in his office and starts drinking the large amount of alchol that Dwight had put in the punch bowl.
 
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*Dwight, who dresses up as [[wikipedia:Belsnickel|Belsnickel]], has one of the warehouse workers, Nate, dress up as Belsnickel's assistant, [[wikipedia:Zwarte Piet|Zwarte Piet]], before the office vetoes the idea, feeling that it is racist.
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*Dwight presents the camera with a picture of his brother and him celebrating Christmas, and a version of the same photo decorated in the style of the 1999 science fiction film ''[[wikipedia:The Matrix|The Matrix]]''.
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*Jim intentionally mispronounces one of the German character's names, calling him "[[wikipedia:Hogwarts#Hufflepuff|Hufflepuff]]", one of the four houses of the magical school [[wikipedia:Hogwarts|Hogwarts]] from the ''[[wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]'' book series.
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*Creed mentions that, for this year's party, he wants a "Tapas Swiss Miss"-themed party, which is a combination of Spanish [[wikipedia:Tapas|tapas]] and [[wikipedia:Swiss Miss|Swiss Miss]] hot cocoa.
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*Erin confuses the main character [[wikipedia:John McClane|John McClane]] from the movie ''[[wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' for former US presidential candidate and Arizona Senator [[wikipedia:John McCain|John McCain]].
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*Andy, via email, tells Erin that he saw the 2012 movie ''[[wikipedia:Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'', an adaptation of the book of the same name. He also notes that he wants to see the first part of Peter Jackson's 2012 film ''[[wikipedia:The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''.
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*Phyllis compares the party planning situation with the classic Christmas movie ''[[wikipedia:It's a Wonderful Life|It's a Wonderful Life]]''.
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*A drunken Darryl starts seeing the resemblance between Meredith and actress [[wikipedia:Emma Stone|Emma Stone]], who's known for her red hair.
   
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==Connections to previous episodes==
Erin gets a text from Andy stating that he has gotten the boat to the buyer however he is thinking about staying down there a little longer. He seems to express no remorse in leaving Erin behind at all. Erin gets angry and sad and it puts a damper on her fun with Pete. 
 
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*Jim offered Darryl a job in his sports marketing company in [[Andy's Ancestry]].
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*The taxi that takes Jim to Philadelphia is the same one that took [[Michael Scott]] to the airport in [[Goodbye, Michael]].
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*It is revealed that Dwight now takes Dumatril, the anxiety pill that Nellie takes in [[Here Comes Treble (Episode)|Here Comes Treble]].
   
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==Amusing details/Trivia==
Dwight starts another tradition of everyone sitting in a circle while he judges how good they have been all year. If good, they are rewarded, if bad they are beaten with a stick. He judges Phyllis to be good and gives her a farming tool, and judges Oscar's year to have been bad before beating him with a stick (much to Angela's delight). He later judges Jim to be bad as he is leaving and beats him with a stick angering Jim. Jim says goodbye to Pam and gets into his taxi and drives off. Dwight watches this also and decides to end his version of Christmas. 
 
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*This is the second episode to not feature Andy or Clark. Andy, portrayed by Ed Helms, left the show temporarily in the season's sixth episode, [[The Boat]], in order to film ''The Hangover Part III'', whereas Clark, portrayed by Clark Duke, left for a few episodes to film ''Kick-Ass 2''.
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*The [[Toby Flenderson]] "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside the episode.
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*This is the only episode in the series to not include an Opening Sequence.
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*Dwight hangs his bugle on the spot where Nellie's portrait used to hang.
   
 
==Cast==
With Dwight gone, the office staff decide to throw a normal Christmas party. Nellie notices this and tries to get away from Toby but he keeps her there. Pam comes back and comments on how she liked Dwight's Christmas party much better. Dwight agrees and admits he misses Jim. Jim suddenly reappears having decided to have taken a different bus. He and Dwight than break the pig rib as is customary with Dwight's Christmas. Darryl, who is now very drunk, decides he is going to go curse out Jim in front of the entire office, however just as he is about to do so, Jim tells him that he has finally gotten him a way to Philidelphia. Darryl is stunned and proceeds to pass out drunk on the snack table. 
 
 
===Main Cast===
 
*[[Rainn Wilson]] as [[Dwight Schrute]]
 
*[[John Krasinski]] as [[Jim Halpert]]
 
*[[Jenna Fischer]] as [[Pam Halpert]]
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*[[Ed Helms]] as [[Andy Bernard]]
   
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===Supporting Cast===
Erin and Pete watch the actual movie in Andy's office. Erin begins crying and Pete tries to comfort her by puting his arm around her however Erin says she is still dating Andy but tells Pete to leave his arm there.
 
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*[[Catherine Tate]] as [[Nellie Bertram]]
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*[[Leslie David Baker]] as [[Stanley Hudson]]
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*[[Brian Baumgartner]] as [[Kevin Malone]]
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*[[Creed Bratton (actor)|Creed Bratton]] as [[Creed Bratton]]
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*[[Kate Flannery]] as [[Meredith Palmer]]
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*[[Ellie Kemper]] as [[Erin Hannon]]
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*[[Angela Kinsey]] as [[Angela Martin|Angela Lipton]]
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*[[Jake Lacy]] as [[Pete Miller]]
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*[[Paul Lieberstein]] as [[Toby Flenderson]]
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*[[Oscar Nunez]] as [[Oscar Martinez]]
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*[[Craig Robinson]] as [[Darryl Philbin]]
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*[[Phyllis Smith]] as [[Phyllis Vance]]
   
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===Recurring Cast===
Toby keeps talking and Nellie tries to keep him quiet. She places a finger over his mouth to get him to stop talking. Toby then asks "Are you going to kiss me?". Nellie thinks about this a moment and replies yes before kissing him.
 
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*Mark Proksch as [[Nate Nickerson]]
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*[[Bobby Ray Shafer]] as [[Bob Vance]]
   
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{{Season9}}
==Full Cast==
 
*[[John Krasinski]] as [[Jim Halpert]]
 
*[[Jenna Fischer]] as [[Pam Halpert]]
 
*[[Rainn Wilson]] as [[Dwight Schrute]]
 
 
==Supporting Cast==
 
 
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Revision as of 22:34, 3 September 2019

"Dwight Christmas" is the ninth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series The Office and the 185th overall. It was written by Robert Padnick and directed by Charles McDougall. It aired on December 6, 2012. It was viewed by 4.16 million people.

When the party planning committee drops the ball on the annual Christmas party, Dwight gets everyone to celebrate with a traditional Schrute Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas. Darryl fears Jim has forgotten his promise to take him along to the new job in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Pete teaches Erin about his favorite movie Die Hard.

Plot

The party planning committee drops the ball on the annual Christmas party, and at the behest of Jim, Dwight gets everyone to celebrate with a traditional Schrute Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas. He dresses up as the traditional winter Christmas gift-bringer figure Belsnickel, cooks Dutch food, and plays a game called "Impish or Admirable". Jim, however, has to leave the party early to arrive in Philadelphia for his sports marketing job; this causes Dwight to be visibly saddened. Dwight ends the festivities, and a "normal" Christmas party is started. Although Pam tries to cheer him up, only Jim's sudden return makes him feel better. During the party, Darryl fears that Jim has forgotten to include him in the new job in Philadelphia. As such, he gets extremely drunk. When he goes to confront Jim, Jim—unknowing that Darryl was upset—excitedly tells him that he has arranged an interview for him. Darryl, appeased, turns around but passes out and crashes down on the catering table.

Meanwhile, Pete teaches Erin about his favorite movie, Die Hard. Pete displays serious devotion to the film by quoting a big majority of it, much to Erin's delight. Andy, who is still away in the Caribbean after sailing his family's boat, emails Erin and says that he thinks he is going to stay for a few weeks. Hurt, Erin decides to watch Die Hard with Pete rather than just hear him quote it. While watching the movie, Erin begins to cry and Pete tries to comfort her by placing his arm around her. Although Erin notes that she is still dating Andy, she tells Pete that he can continue putting his arm around her. In the meantime, Toby tells Nellie about the Scranton Strangler case he was on. After boring her for what is implied to be several hours, she hushes him, before gently kissing him. Toby then whips off his glasses and kisses her back.

Cultural references

  • Dwight, who dresses up as Belsnickel, has one of the warehouse workers, Nate, dress up as Belsnickel's assistant, Zwarte Piet, before the office vetoes the idea, feeling that it is racist.
  • Dwight presents the camera with a picture of his brother and him celebrating Christmas, and a version of the same photo decorated in the style of the 1999 science fiction film The Matrix.
  • Jim intentionally mispronounces one of the German character's names, calling him "Hufflepuff", one of the four houses of the magical school Hogwarts from the Harry Potter book series.
  • Creed mentions that, for this year's party, he wants a "Tapas Swiss Miss"-themed party, which is a combination of Spanish tapas and Swiss Miss hot cocoa.
  • Erin confuses the main character John McClane from the movie Die Hard for former US presidential candidate and Arizona Senator John McCain.
  • Andy, via email, tells Erin that he saw the 2012 movie Life of Pi, an adaptation of the book of the same name. He also notes that he wants to see the first part of Peter Jackson's 2012 film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
  • Phyllis compares the party planning situation with the classic Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life.
  • A drunken Darryl starts seeing the resemblance between Meredith and actress Emma Stone, who's known for her red hair.

Connections to previous episodes

Amusing details/Trivia

  • This is the second episode to not feature Andy or Clark. Andy, portrayed by Ed Helms, left the show temporarily in the season's sixth episode, The Boat, in order to film The Hangover Part III, whereas Clark, portrayed by Clark Duke, left for a few episodes to film Kick-Ass 2.
  • The Toby Flenderson "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside the episode.
  • This is the only episode in the series to not include an Opening Sequence.
  • Dwight hangs his bugle on the spot where Nellie's portrait used to hang.

Cast

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Recurring Cast

Gallery