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"Roy's Wedding" is the second episode of the ninth season of The Office and the show's 178th overall. It was written by Allison Silverman and directed by Matt Sohn. It aired on NBC on September 27, 2012, and was viewed by 4.13 million people.

In the episode Jim and Pam search for any buried secrets in their relationship after a toast at Roy's wedding. Dwight reacts to Nellie's mandatory charity initiative.

Synopsis

In the cold open, Pam creates a Chore Wheel when the office janitor takes a month long vacation, but after everyone else in the office notes that the wheel is no fun, Pam changes the wheel so that it barely relates to chores or work at all, which goes over well.

Pam and Jim are invited to Pam's former fiancé Roy's wedding, which takes place at 8 AM before work. They are both surprised by Roy's beautiful home and the elegant wedding details, and Roy tells them he runs a very successful gravel company. During his wedding toast, Roy stuns his lovely bride by performing "She's Got A Way" by Billy Joel on the piano, saying that he told her he was taking boxing lessons as a cover for learning some music for her instead. Pam and Jim, convinced they already know everything about one another but stunned by Roy's transformation, try to find things about themselves the other does not know. This is exacerbated by Jim's frequent calls about a new business he is starting with a friend, because Jim and Pam agreed that the venture was not right for them, but Jim then signed onto it without telling his wife he'd done so. Pam tries unsuccessfully to bait Jim to find out what the secret is and becomes increasingly annoyed that her husband is lying to her.

Dwight reacts to Nellie's mandatory charity initiative by maintaining that he will donate the money he raises to the Taliban. Nellie then makes Dwight sign a contract in "a ridiculous font" to live by Taliban rules in the office. Subsequently, Nellie steals Dwight's pen and challenges him to cut her hand off for doing so, hoping he will capitulate and pick a legitimate charity. Dwight spends an inordinate amount of time preparing to do so before the two end up watching 127 Hours together upon the advice of Darryl.

Clark hits on Erin by dangling a fake newscaster job. After receiving some not-so-helpful advice from her coworkers (especially Andy and Darryl, who is now assistant regional manager), Clark invites Erin to his apartment for the fake audition. However, Pete, who has come to dislike Clark, invites himself and Andy along under the pretense of helping with the audition, ruining Clark's seduction plan. Andy ends up throwing himself into the fake plan and more or less dismissing Erin, who in turns goes out for dinner with Pete and appears to be enjoying time spent with him.

Connections to previous episodes

Angela asks Andy if Erin has beauty pageant experience, probably because she herself did that as a child ("Performance Review", "Frame Toby" deleted scene).
Roy was last seen in the episode "Crime Aid" and in Michael's movie "Threat Level Midnight".

Amusing details and trivia

The Pam Halpert "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside the episode.
Pam wanted to surprise Jim with courtside tickets to the Sixers game for his 30th birthday, but she decided not to tell him when she found out she had made a mistake and bought tickets for an away game in Phoenix.

Cultural references

Clark tries to start up a conversation with Erin about Newsweek, a weekly news magazine. The magazine was having financial difficulties, and by the time the episode aired, was transitioning to an all-online format.
Clark remarks on the upcoming election, presumably the 2012 United States presidential election.
Kevin's chosen charity is Heifer International, which combats poverty by giving animals to poor families. It initially gave cows, but expanded its scope to other animals, including goats. Kevin is under the mistaken impression that it does so as a prank.
When asked to pick a charity, Creed says he wants to work with Jimmy Carter and help build gnomes. Jimmy Carter is a former President of the United States and philanthropist who is known for his contributions to Habitat for Humanity, an organization that helps build affordable housing for those in need. Creed confuses "homes" for "gnomes".
The Taliban is a terrorist group in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pam bought Jim tickets to see the "Sixers", the nickname for the Philadelphia 76ers professional basketball team.
Andy chooses Darryl to be consigliere, a term popularized by the 1972 crime film The Godfather. When Darryl accepts the position of consigliere, he closes the office door so Erin can't see in. This is an homage to the final moments of the Oscar-winning movie, but Erin's cheerful smile is funny when compared to the seriousness of the original. Side-by-side comparison.
Darryl later notes that he likes The Godfather because he is a "cinephile", but that he likes the 1983 film Scarface because he is black.
While discussing news anchors, Meredith mentions how attractive she found Walter Cronkite.
Erin's fake news report says that Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised low prices on cars. The cars she names are the 2012 Kia Sentra and the Sonata. The Sentra is made by Nissan, and the Sonata is made by Hyundai. Neither is made by Kia.
Dwight and Nellie watch 127 Hours, a 2010 biographical survival drama film about canyoneer Aron Ralston, who became trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon and was eventually forced to amputate his own right arm in order to free himself.
Dwight praises the performance of actor James Franco (star of 127 Hours) in the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes. He did simultaneously attend graduate programs at Columbia University School of the Arts, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and Brooklyn College, not Yale University as Nellie remarked. Franco attended Yale afterward.

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-"Roy's Wedding" is the second episode of the ninth season of the American Comedy television series "The Office", and is the shows 178th overall. It was written by Alison Silverman and directed by Matt Sohn. It aired on NBC September 27, 2012. It was viewed by 4.13 million people.
+|Episode     =2
+|Code        =9002
+|Original    =September 27, 2012
+|Writer(s)   =[[Allison Silverman]]
+|Director    =[[Matt Sohn]]
+|Length = 22
+|Prev        =[[New Guys]]
+|Next        =[[Andy's Ancestry]]
+}}'''"Roy's Wedding"''' is the second episode of the [[Season 9|ninth season]] of ''[[The Office]]'' and the show's 178th overall. It was written by Allison Silverman and directed by Matt Sohn. It aired on NBC on September 27, 2012, and was viewed by 4.13 million people.
 In the episode Jim and Pam search for any buried secrets in their relationship after a toast at Roy's wedding. Dwight reacts to Nellie's mandatory charity initiative.
 ==Synopsis==
-In the cold open [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Halpert Pam] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna_Fischer Jenna Fischer]) creates a chore wheel after the office janator is on vacation, but after everyone else in the office notes that the wheel is no fun, Pam changes the wheel so that it barely relates to chores or work at all, which goes over well.
+In the cold open, [[Pam Beesly|Pam]] creates a [[Chore Wheel]] when the office janitor takes a month long vacation, but after everyone else in the office notes that the wheel is no fun, Pam changes the wheel so that it barely relates to chores or work at all, which goes over well.
-Pam and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Halpert Jim Halpert] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Krasinski John Krasinski]) are invited to Pam's former fiancé [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Anderson_%28The_Office%29 Roy Anderson]'s ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Denman David Denman]) wedding, which takes place at 8 AM before work. They are both surprised by Roy's beautiful home and the elegant wedding details, and Roy tells them he runs a very successful gravel company. During his wedding toast, Roy stuns his lovely bride by performing "She's Got A Way" by Billy Joel on the piano, saying that he told her he was taking boxing lessons as a cover for learning some music for her instead. Pam and Jim, convinced they already know everything about one another but stunned by Roy's transformation, try to find things about themselves the other does not know. This is exacerbated by Jim's frequent calls about a new business he is starting with a friend, because Jim and Pam agreed that the venture was not right for them, but Jim then signed onto it without telling his wife he'd done so. Pam tries unsuccessfully to bait Jim to find out what the secret is and becomes increasingly annoyed that her husband is lying to her.
+Pam and [[Jim Halpert|Jim]] are invited to Pam's former fiancé [[Roy Anderson|Roy's]] wedding, which takes place at 8 AM before work. They are both surprised by Roy's beautiful home and the elegant wedding details, and Roy tells them he runs a very successful gravel company. During his wedding toast, Roy stuns his lovely bride by performing "She's Got A Way" by Billy Joel on the piano, saying that he told her he was taking boxing lessons as a cover for learning some music for her instead. Pam and Jim, convinced they already know everything about one another but stunned by Roy's transformation, try to find things about themselves the other does not know. This is exacerbated by Jim's frequent calls about a new business he is starting with a friend, because Jim and Pam agreed that the venture was not right for them, but Jim then signed onto it without telling his wife he'd done so. Pam tries unsuccessfully to bait Jim to find out what the secret is and becomes increasingly annoyed that her husband is lying to her.
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Schrute Dwight Schrute] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainn_Wilson Rainn Wilson]) reacts to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bertram Nellie Bertram]'s ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Tate Catherine Tate]) mandatory charity initiative by maintaining that he will donate the money he raises to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban Taliban]. Nellie then makes Dwight sign a contract in "a ridiculous font" to live by Taliban rules in the office. Subsequently, Nellie steals Dwight's pen and challenges him to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amputation#Legal_punishment cut her hand off] for doing so, hoping he will capitulate and pick a legitimate charity. Dwight spends an inordinate amount of time preparing to do so before the two end up watching ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/127_Hours 127 Hours]'' together upon the advice of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Philbin Darryl Philbin] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Robinson_%28actor%29 Craig Robinson]).
+[[Dwight Schrute|Dwight]] reacts to [[Nellie Bertram|Nellie's]] mandatory charity initiative by maintaining that he will donate the money he raises to the [[wikipedia:Taliban|Taliban]]. Nellie then makes Dwight sign a contract in "a ridiculous font" to live by Taliban rules in the office. Subsequently, Nellie steals Dwight's pen and challenges him to [[wikipedia:Amputation#Legal punishment|cut her hand off]] for doing so, hoping he will capitulate and pick a legitimate charity. Dwight spends an inordinate amount of time preparing to do so before the two end up watching ''[[wikipedia:127 Hours|127 Hours]]'' together upon the advice of [[Darryl Philbin|Darryl]].
-Clark ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Duke Clark Duke]) hits on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Hannon Erin Hannon] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Kemper Ellie Kemper]) by dangling a fake newscaster job. After receiving some not-so-helpful advice from her coworkers (especially Andy and Darryl, who is now assistant regional manager), Clark invites Erin to his apartment for the fake audition. However, Pete ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Lacy Jake Lacy]), who has come to dislike Clark, invites himself and Andy along under the pretense of helping with the audition, ruining Clark's seduction plan. Andy ends up throwing himself into the fake plan and more or less dismissing Erin, who in turns goes out for dinner with Pete and appears to be enjoying time spent with him.
+[[Clark Green|Clark]] hits on [[Erin Hannon|Erin]] by dangling a fake newscaster job. After receiving some not-so-helpful advice from her coworkers (especially Andy and Darryl, who is now assistant regional manager), Clark invites Erin to his apartment for the fake audition. However, [[Pete Miller|Pete]], who has come to dislike Clark, invites himself and Andy along under the pretense of helping with the audition, ruining Clark's seduction plan. Andy ends up throwing himself into the fake plan and more or less dismissing Erin, who in turns goes out for dinner with Pete and appears to be enjoying time spent with him.
+==Connections to previous episodes==
+*Angela asks Andy if Erin has beauty pageant experience, probably because she herself did that as a child ("[[Performance Review]]", "[[Frame Toby]]" deleted scene).
+*Roy was last seen in the episode "[[Crime Aid]]" and in [[Michael Scott|Michael]]'s movie "[[Threat Level Midnight]]".
+==Amusing details and trivia==
+*The [[Pam Beesly|Pam Halpert]] "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside the episode.
+*Pam wanted to surprise Jim with courtside tickets to the Sixers game for his 30th birthday, but she decided not to tell him when she found out she had made a mistake and bought tickets for an away game in Phoenix.
 ==Cultural references==
+*Clark tries to start up a conversation with Erin about ''{{W|Newsweek}}'', a weekly news magazine. The magazine was having financial difficulties, and by the time the episode aired, was transitioning to an all-online format.
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taliban The Taliban] is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
+*Clark remarks on the upcoming election, presumably the {{W|2012 United States presidential election}}.
-*Andy chooses Darryl to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consigliere consigliere], a reference to the 1972 crime film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather The Godfather]''; one brief scene in the episode in which Darryl accepts the position parallels the final scene of ''The Godfather''.
+*Kevin's chosen charity is {{W|Heifer International}}, which combats poverty by giving animals to poor families. It initially gave cows, but expanded its scope to other animals, including goats. Kevin is under the mistaken impression that it does so as a prank.
-*Darryl later notes that he likes ''The Godfather'' because he is a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinephile cinephile]", but that he likes the 1983 film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarface_%281983_film%29 Scarface]'' because he is black.
+*When asked to pick a charity, Creed says he wants to work with Jimmy Carter and help build gnomes. Jimmy Carter is a former President of the United States and philanthropist who is known for his contributions to Habitat for Humanity, an organization that helps build affordable housing for those in need. Creed confuses "homes" for "gnomes".
-*Clark tries to start up a conversation with Erin about ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek Newsweek]''. Later, while discussing news anchors, Meredith mentions how attractive she found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Cronkite Walter Cronkite].
+*{{W|The Taliban}} is a terrorist group in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
-*Dwight and Nellie watch'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/127_Hours 127 Hours]'', a 2010 biographical survival drama film about canyoneer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Ralston Aron Ralston], who became trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon, and was eventually forced to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amputation amputate] his own right arm in order to free himself.
+*Pam bought Jim tickets to see the "Sixers", the nickname for the {{W|Philadelphia 76ers}} professional basketball team.
+*Andy chooses Darryl to be {{W|Consigliere|consigliere}}, a term popularized by the 1972 crime film ''{{W|The Godfather}}''. When Darryl accepts the position of consigliere, he closes the office door so Erin can't see in. This is an homage to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zBwKbq02ds&t=3m57s final moments of the Oscar-winning movie], but Erin's cheerful smile is funny when compared to the seriousness of the original. [https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/6nsm5n/andy_asked_me_to_be_his_consigliere_the_office/ Side-by-side comparison].
+*Darryl later notes that he likes ''The Godfather'' because he is a "{{W|Cinephile|cinephile}}", but that he likes the 1983 film ''{{W|Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface}}'' because he is black.
+*While discussing news anchors, Meredith mentions how attractive she found {{W|Walter Cronkite}}.
+*Erin's fake news report says that Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised low prices on cars. The cars she names are the 2012 Kia Sentra and the Sonata. The Sentra is made by Nissan, and the Sonata is made by Hyundai. Neither is made by Kia.
+*Dwight and Nellie watch ''{{W|127 Hours}}'', a 2010 biographical survival drama film about canyoneer {{W|Aron Ralston}}, who became trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon and was eventually forced to {{W|Amputation|amputate}} his own right arm in order to free himself.
+*Dwight praises the performance of actor {{W|James Franco}} (star of ''{{W|127 Hours}}'') in the movie ''{{W|Rise of the Planet of the Apes}}''. He did simultaneously attend graduate programs at {{W|Columbia University School of the Arts}}, {{W|New York University}}'s {{W|Tisch School of the Arts}}, and {{W|Brooklyn College}}, not {{W|Yale University}} as Nellie remarked. Franco attended Yale afterward.
+==Quotes==
-==Connections to previous episodes==
+{{see|Roy's Wedding Quotes}}
-*Angela asks Andy if Erin has beauty pageant experience, probably because she herself did that as a child ([[Performance Review]]).
-*Roy was last seen in episode [[Crime Aid]] and in Michael's movie ([[Threat Level Midnight]]).
+==Cast==
+===Main cast===
+*[[Rainn Wilson]] as [[Dwight Schrute]]
+*[[John Krasinski]] as [[Jim Halpert]]
+*[[Jenna Fischer]] as [[Pam Beesly|Pam Halpert]]
+*[[Ed Helms]] as [[Andy Bernard]]
+===Supporting cast===
+*[[Catherine Tate]] as [[Nellie Bertram]]
+*[[Leslie David Baker]] as [[Stanley Hudson]]
+*[[Brian Baumgartner]] as [[Kevin Malone]]
+*[[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]]
+*[[Jake Lacy]] as [[Pete Miller]]
+*[[Paul Lieberstein]] as [[Toby Flenderson]]
+*[[Oscar Nunez]] as [[Oscar Martinez]]
+*[[Craig Robinson]] as [[Darryl Philbin]]
+*[[Phyllis Smith]] as [[Phyllis Vance]]
+===Recurring cast===
+*[[David Denman]] as [[Roy Anderson]]
+*[[Ameenah Kaplan]] as [[Val Johnson]]
+*[[Bobby Ray Shafer]] as [[Bob Vance]]
+*[[Michael Patrick McGill]] as [[Kenny Anderson]]
+===Guest cast===
+*Sara Chase as Laura
+*David Britz as Caterer
+*Donna Bryce as Mrs. Anderson
+{{Season9}}
-==Full Cast==
+[[Category:Season 9 episodes]]
-*Rainn Wilson as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Dwight_Schrute Dwight Schrute]
-*John Krasinski as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Jim_Halpert Jim Halpert]
-*Jenna Fischer as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Pam_Halpert Pam Halpert]
-*Ed Helms as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Andy_Bernard Andy Bernard]
-*Catherine Tate as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Nellie_Bertram Nellie Bertram]
-==Supporting Cast==
-*Clark Duke as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Clark_Green Clark Green]
-*Jake Lacy as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Pete_Miller Pete Miller]
-*Paul Liberstein as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Toby_Flenderson Toby Flenderson]
-*Brian Baumgartner as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Kevin_Malone Kevin Malone]
-*Angela Kinsey as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Angela_Martin Angela Lipton]
-*Oscar Nunez as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Oscar_Martinez Oscar Martinez]
-*Craig Robinson as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Darryl_Philbin Darryl Philbin]
-*Creed Bratton as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Creed_Bratton Creed Bratton]
-*Mindy Kaling as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Kelly_Kapoor Kelly Kapoor]
-*Ellie Kemper as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Erin_Hannon Erin Hannon]
-*Kate Flannery as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Meredith_Palmer Meredith Palmer]
-*Leslie David Baker as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Stanley_Hudson Stanley Hudson]
-*Phyllis Smith as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Phyllis_Lapin Phyllis Lapin]
-*Andy Buckley as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/David_Wallace David Wallace] (voice only)
-*Jack Coleman as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Lipton Robert Lipton]
-*B.J. Novak as [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Ryan_Howard Ryan Howard]
-===Guest starring===
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Denman David Denman] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Anderson_%28The_Office%29 Roy Anderson]
-*Michael Patrick McGill as Kenny
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._Shafer Robert R. Shafer] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Vance_%28fictional_character%29 Bob Vance]
-*Ameenah Kaplan as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Office_%28U.S._TV_series%29_characters#Val Val]
-[[Category:Episodes]]
-[[Category:Season 9]]