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'''"Junior Salesman"''' is the thirteenth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series "The Office" and is the show's 189th episode overall. It was written by Carrie Kemper and directed by David Rogers. It aired on January 31, 2013. It was viewed by 4.45 million people.
 
'''"Junior Salesman"''' is the thirteenth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series "The Office" and is the show's 189th episode overall. It was written by Carrie Kemper and directed by David Rogers. It aired on January 31, 2013. It was viewed by 4.45 million people.

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"Junior Salesman" is the thirteenth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series "The Office" and is the show's 189th episode overall. It was written by Carrie Kemper and directed by David Rogers. It aired on January 31, 2013. It was viewed by 4.45 million people.

In the episode, David Wallace tasks Dwight with finding a new part-time salesman to fill in for Jim. Dwight assembles a super-team of his cronies, starting with Mose. Pam tries to figure out who will be her new desk mate. Erin tries to find her birth parents with Pete's help.

Synopsis

Dunder Mifflin CEO David Wallace has tasked Dwight with finding a part-time replacement for Jim. Clark feels he is ready for the position after 12 grueling weeks of work at Dunder Mifflin, but Dwight makes it clear he doesn't want Clark to get the job. Instead, he brings in a bizarre gallery of his relatives and close friends, including his cousin Mose, best friend Rolf, part-time private investigator Trevor, former Corporate executive Troy Undercook, karate teacher Sensei Ira, and a few others.

Pam and Jim are both concerned about Dwight's ideas, as Pam is worried about who will take over Jim's desk and Jim feels guilty that his work in Philadelphia will leave Pam at the mercy of Dwight's questionable judgment. It quickly becomes apparent, though, that none of Dwight's candidates are remotely qualified to be paper salesmen, and while Dwight dismisses Clark again after the kid aces his interview, he is too committed to making a good hire to actually give the job to someone like Mose or Rolf or Trevor.

Dwight does get a few cheap shots in at Jim's expense when Jim makes a phone call to Wallace that's a pitch for the CEO to invest in Athlead; Jim is forced to have the conversation on speaker phone, and gets double-punched when Wallace first says that Jim's salary is going to be cut to reflect his part-time status, and then bluntly shoots down the idea of putting any money towards Athlead. But Dwight is stuck between not being able to honestly hire any of his friends and being afraid they will hate him if he doesn't just pick one of them. He tries to get Jim to take over for him, and Jim refuses, but they agree to a plan where Jim will let everyone down easy by claiming he made the call to hire no one.

Unfortunately, Dwight completely overplays his "anger" at Jim for not hiring them, and Rolf and everyone else immediately realize Dwight lied to them and wasted their time. They elect to play paintball without him, later sending a rude e-mail that says "Glad you're not here", and Dwight sadly notes that he lost all of his friends in just three hours. Clark does get the salesman job, but Pam briefly lifts Dwight's spirits by suggesting they "haze the new guy", though she makes Dwight stop that plan when he nearly suffocates Clark with shrink wrap. It is also hinted at that Brian, the boom mike operator for the documentary crew, has grown a crush on Pam.

Cultural references

  • Clark references the show, Homeland when discussing the amount of time He has worked at Dunder Mifflin. The amount of time being twelve weeks, which is how long a season of Homeland takes up.
  • Clark references the movie Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, when complaining about having to interview for a promotion.
  • Dwight calls Jim and Pam allies and assigns the title of axis to himself, referencing World War II.
  • Jim talks about the band Florence + the Machine to Clark.
  • Clark refers to the Kobayashi Maru test from Star Trek.
  • Dwight asks Wolf to sell him a paper but it fails, Dwight tries to illustrate the technique of salesmen. He references the memoir written by Jordan Belfort called The Wolf Of Wall Street, the film adaptation highlights this technique.

Connections to previous episodes

Amusing details/Trivia

  • The Erin Hannon "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside this episode.
  • When asked if he wanted to haze Clark, Dwight replies, "Absolutely I do", the same phrase Jim uses whenever asked by Dwight to join him in something.

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