Moving On

For a webisode, see The 3rd Floor: Moving On.

"Moving On" is the sixteenth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series The Office and is the show's 192nd episode overall. It was written by Graham Wagner and directed by Jon Favreau. It aired on February 14, 2013, and was viewed by 4.06 million people.

In the episode, Pam interviews for a job in Philadelphia with a manager who gives her deja vu. Dwight brings Angela with him on a mission to clean his elderly Aunt Shirley. Andy learns that Pete and Erin are dating.

Synopsis[]

Andy learns that Pete and Erin are dating each other, which they've been keeping secret from him. After attempting to fire Pete, Andy is lectured by both Erin and Pete to move on, claiming that working alongside one's ex-lover does not have to be awkward. To refute this claim, Andy hires both Pete's ex-girlfriend Alice and Erin's ex-boyfriend Gabe Lewis. The plan works as the old couples' relationship issues surface with Gabe making uncomfortable remarks, and Alice bringing up Pete's immature past, prompting arguments to break out in the conference room. Andy tells the camera that seeing Erin and Pete unhappy makes him feel better and has helped him move past his breakup with Erin.

Pam interviews for a job in Philadelphia, where she is amused to find her potential manager, Mark, is reminiscent of her former Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott. When Pam realizes that she is interviewing for a glorified receptionist's job, she turns down the offer. Pam tells Jim, during dinner, that she does not really want to move to Philadelphia, despite Jim having started his own business. Pam's admission leaves their conversation in awkward silence.

Dwight acquires the help of Angela in order to give his elderly Aunt Shirley a bath. Dwight wants to merely take his aunt out and spray her with a hose, but Angela subdues Dwight by spraying him with the hose and insists on bathing and grooming his aunt in a more dignified manner. Through the process, Angela and Dwight remember their feelings for each other. At the end of the day, Angela and Dwight begin kissing, but Angela reminds Dwight that she is married. Dwight dejectedly tells her that, while he still loves her, she should be faithful to her husband.

Toby goes to the local prison to talk to the person convicted of being the notorious local murderer, the Scranton Strangler; Toby had been discussing the details of the case for some time. Nellie tells him to do something about it, or to stop talking. Toby believes he may be innocent, but the convict begins strangling Toby for his part in the conviction. However, he does have his spirits lifted after Nellie gives him a lift from the hospital and commends him for his bravery. Oscar queues up a television show on his computer, and while the ad loads, he does gravity boot sit-ups. While he is struggling to get down, the camera pans over to Oscar's computer and zooms in on an upcoming television guide on his screen that reveals that the in-series documentary—called The Office: An American Workplace—will air in May.

Pam's résumé[]

Pam Halpert	383 Linden Avenue • Scranton, PA 18503 • Phone: (570) 555-0148
WORK EXPERIENCE	Office Manager
	Dunder Mifflin Paper Company \| July 2011 – Present
	Work closely with customers and office staff

	Receptionist
	Dunder Mifflin Paper Company \| August 2003 – June 2011
	Provided connection for clients with various departments in the company

EDUCATION	Pratt Institute
	Fine Art Major

	Valley View High School

INTERESTS	My children, art and painting

Pam omitted her stint as a salesperson (first at The Michael Scott Paper Company and then at Dunder Mifflin) from her résumé.

Goofs[]

In her résumé, Pam states that her only experience with higher education was at Pratt (which she couldn't finish and didn't get a certificate from), but she mentions going to college in "Boys and Girls" and "Company Picnic".
Pam appears to have no problem in claiming that she majored in Fine Arts at Pratt even though she only took a summer course on graphic design and failed.
In her resume, Pam also doesn't mention her time at the Michael Scott Paper Company or her time as a sales representative at Dunder Mifflin, despite complaining that her résumé is too small.
Pam's résumé states that she started at Dunder Mifflin in August 2003, creating yet more confusion as to whether Jim or Pam was there first.
In the interview with the new boss he says she has been at Dunder Mifflin for 8 years and later she says she has been Michael's receptionist for 10.
In addition to Pam's claim that she has been a receptionist for Michael Scott for 10 years, she has also been a Salesperson under Michael for more than a year and an Office Administrator for almost half a year.
Dwight offers Angela the ‘stink sack’ from the skunk he and his aunt are eating for dinner. Angela seems pleased asking, “Is it any good?” This is odd due to the fact that Angela has stated several times throughout the series that she is a vegetarian.

Connections to previous episodes[]

When Erin and Alice first meet she tells Erin that she loves her sweater, similar to when Pam and Karen Filippelli met in Season 3's "The Merger".
Pam's boss at her possible new job is reminiscent to her of her former boss, Michael Scott.

Amusing details and trivia[]

The Darryl Philbin "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside this episode.
Andy states that "when people say office relationships are a good idea they never talk about what might happen if you break up" even though he has been in an office relationship with Angela and broken up.
Pete tells Andy there was no overlap with Erin, but really there was one kiss of overlap.
Bob Odenkirk, who plays Mark, was actually considered to play Michael Scott because Steve Carell was unavailable at the time. Later on, Carell became available and was cast over Odenkirk.
Mark, played by Bob Odenkirk, asks Pam if she likes the show Curb Your Enthusiasm, before saying that he "prefers scripted". Bob Odenkirk appeared as Gil in the season one episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Porno Gil". Additionally, Jenna Fischer once auditioned for the show.
Bob Odenkirk's wife Naomi is Jenna Fischer's manager.
The only episode of season 9 to feature Zach Woods as Gabe Lewis.
It is a 40-minute episode.

Quotes[]

See: Moving On Quotes

Cast[]

Main cast[]

Supporting cast[]

Guest cast[]

Andy Buckley as David Wallace
Bob Odenkirk as Mark
Zach Woods as Gabe Lewis
Mary Gillis as Aunt Shirley
Michael Weston as Roger
Collette Wolfe as Alice
Adam Lustick as Athlead Employee
Ben Silverman as Isaac