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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.

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, 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 he aces his interview, he is too committed to making a good hire to actually give the job to someone like Mose, Rolf or Trevor.

Dwight gets a few cheap shots in at Jim's expense when Jim makes a phone call to Wallace in hopes of getting 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.

Meanwhile, 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, and 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 developed 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 mentions the band Florence + the Machine to Clark.
Clark refers to the Kobayashi Maru test from Star Trek.
Dwight asks Rolf to sell him a piece of 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.

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.
Despite Creed leaving to play paintball with Dwight's friends, he doesn't appear in the picture that Dwight receives at the end of the episode.
The press release for this episode included a storyline involving Erin trying to find her birth parents with Pete's help. According to episode director and series editor David Rogers, this was cut out to make more room for "Dwight and his freaky friends."
Ed Helms (Andy Bernard) is credited but does not appear in this episode.

Cast

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Guest Cast

Chris Diamantopoulos as Brian
Beth Grant as Melvina
Chris Gethard as Trevor
Matt Jones as Zeke
Lance Krall as Sensei Ira
Will McCormack as Wolf
Mark Proksch as Nate
Michael Schur as Mose
James Urbaniak as Rolf
Eric Wareheim as Gabor
Hideotoshi Imura as Hidetoshi Hasagawa
Noel Petok as Troy Undercook

Gallery

Zeke, Dwight and Mose
"If I'm not looking south, I'm not living. That's what I always say"
"This is not natural"
Rolf
Trevor
Nate
Mose
Gabor
Melvina
Troy
Wolf
Zeke
"Glad you're not here"
Nice prank Dwight...

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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.
+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.
 ==Synopsis==
+[[Dunder Mifflin Paper Company|Dunder Mifflin]] CEO [[David Wallace]] has tasked [[Dwight Schrute|Dwight]] with finding a part-time replacement for [[Jim Halpert|Jim]]. [[Clark Green|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 Schrute|Mose]], best friend [[Rolf]], part-time private investigator [[Trevor]], former Corporate executive [[Troy Undercook|Troy]], karate teacher [[Sensei Ira]], and a few others.
-==Trivia==
-The [[Erin Hannon]] "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside this episode.
+[[Pam Halpert|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 he aces his interview, he is too committed to making a good hire to actually give the job to someone like Mose, Rolf or [[Trevor]].
-==Full Cast==
+Dwight gets a few cheap shots in at Jim's expense when Jim makes a phone call to Wallace in hopes of getting 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.
+Meanwhile, 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, and 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 developed 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 mentions the band Florence + the Machine to Clark.
+*Clark refers to the Kobayashi Maru test from ''Star Trek''.
+* Dwight asks Rolf to sell him a piece of paper but it fails. Dwight tries to illustrate the technique of salesmen. He references the memoir written by [[wikipedia:Jordan Belfort|Jordan Belfort]] called ''The Wolf Of Wall Street''. The film adaptation highlights this technique.
+==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.
+*Despite Creed leaving to play paintball with Dwight's friends, he doesn't appear in the picture that Dwight receives at the end of the episode.
+*The press release for this episode included a storyline involving Erin trying to find her birth parents with Pete's help. According to episode director and series editor David Rogers, this was cut out to make more room for "Dwight and his freaky friends."
+*[[Ed Helms]] ([[Andy Bernard]]) is credited but does not appear in this episode.
+==Cast==
+===Main Cast===
+*[[Rainn Wilson]] as [[Dwight Schrute]]
 *[[John Krasinski]] as [[Jim Halpert]]
 *[[Jenna Fischer]] as [[Pam Halpert]]
-*[[Rainn Wilson]] as [[Dwight Schrute]]
+*[[Ed Helms]] as [[Andy Bernard]]
-==Supporting Cast==
+===Supporting Cast===
-*[[Ellie Kemper]] as [[Erin Hannon]]
-*[[Phyllis Smith]] as [[Phyllis Vance]]
 *[[Catherine Tate]] as [[Nellie Bertram]]
+*[[Leslie David Baker]] as [[Stanley Hudson]]
+*[[Brian Baumgartner]] as [[Kevin Malone]]
+*[[Creed Bratton (actor)|Creed Bratton]] as [[Creed Bratton]]
 *[[Clark Duke]] as [[Clark Green]]
+*[[Kate Flannery]] as [[Meredith Palmer]]
+*[[Ellie Kemper]] as [[Erin Hannon]]
+*[[Angela Kinsey]] as [[Angela Martin|Angela Lipton]]
 *[[Oscar Nunez]] as [[Oscar Martinez]]
-*[[Brian Baumgartner]] as [[Kevin Malone]]
-*[[Angela Kinsey]] as [[Angela Martin]]
-*[[Leslie David Baker]] as [[Stanley Hudson]]
-*[[Jake Lacy]] as [[Pete Miller]]
-*[[Creed Bratton (actor)]] as [[Creed Bratton]]
-*[[Paul Lieberstein]] as [[Toby Flenderson]]
 *[[Craig Robinson]] as [[Darryl Philbin]]
-*[[Kate Flannery]] as [[Meredith Palmer]]
+*[[Phyllis Smith]] as [[Phyllis Vance]]
-===Guest Starring===
+===Guest Cast===
-*[[Michael Schur]] as [[Mose Schrute]]
+*Chris Diamantopoulos as [[Brian]]
-*James Urbaniak as [[Rolf]]
+*[[Beth Grant]] as [[Melvina]]
-*Chris Gethard as Trevor
+*Chris Gethard as [[Trevor]]
+*Matt Jones as Zeke
 *Lance Krall as [[Sensei Ira]]
-*[[Noel Petok]] as [[Troy Undercook]]
-*Eric Wareheim as Gabor
-*Matt L. Jones as Zeke
 *Will McCormack as Wolf
-*[[Beth Grant]] as [[Melvina]]
-*Chris Diamantopoulos as [[Brian]]
 *Mark Proksch as [[Nate]]
+*[[Michael Schur]] as [[Mose Schrute|Mose]]
+*James Urbaniak as [[Rolf]]
+*Eric Wareheim as Gabor
+*[[Hideotoshi Imura]] as [[Hidetoshi Hasagawa]]
+*[[Noel Petok]] as [[Troy Undercook]]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery type="slideshow" widths="350" position="center">
+x13-b.jpg|Zeke, Dwight and Mose
+The-office-415.jpg|"If I'm not looking south, I'm not living. That's what I always say"
+DwightList.jpg
+Dwight's_friends.jpg|"This is not natural"
+Rolf.jpg|Rolf
+Trevor.jpg|Trevor
+Nate.jpg|Nate
+Mose.png|Mose
+Gabor.jpg|Gabor
+Melvina.jpg|Melvina
+Troy_.jpg|Troy
+Wolf.jpg|Wolf
+Zeke.jpg|Zeke
+Glad_you're_not_here.jpg|"Glad you're not here"
+The-office-416.jpg|Nice prank Dwight...
+</gallery>
+{{Season9}}
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Season 9]]
+[[Category:Season 9 Episodes]]