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Dwight goes up to [[Kevin]] and [[Oscar]] and says that Jim wants them to pitch in a twenty dollar bill for the employee of the month award, however Jim never said such a thing. Jim says that employee number nine is the winner of the award, which is him. Jim, stuttering, tries to explain what happened, and then asks for the second best employee, which is Pam. Everyone becomes angry but Pam insists that she deserves it because she doubled her sales from two to four. |
Dwight goes up to [[Kevin]] and [[Oscar]] and says that Jim wants them to pitch in a twenty dollar bill for the employee of the month award, however Jim never said such a thing. Jim says that employee number nine is the winner of the award, which is him. Jim, stuttering, tries to explain what happened, and then asks for the second best employee, which is Pam. Everyone becomes angry but Pam insists that she deserves it because she doubled her sales from two to four. |
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| − | Dwight ordered a custom cake for Jim, saying "It could only be you," and the office believes that Jim ordered the cake for himself. Dwight then calls David Wallace but uses impressions of [[Stanley]], [[Toby]], and [[Kevin]]. [[David Wallace]] calls, yelling at Jim, but apologizes to the dismay of Dwight. |
+ | Dwight ordered a custom cake for Jim, saying "It could only be you," and the office believes that Jim ordered the cake for himself. Dwight then calls David Wallace but uses impressions of [[Stanley]], [[Toby]], and [[Kevin]]. [[David Wallace]] calls, yelling at Jim, but apologizes to the dismay of Dwight. |
| − | A students tells Michael that what he did is wrong and Michael says that he will pay for his books, despite him being hesitant. Michael gives him four thousand dollars and tells him to use it on books. In the car, Erin starts to sing the "Hey Mr. Scott tune," and Michael tells her to stop. However, Michael apologizes to her and tells her he is sorry for being rude and tells her that she is doing a good job. |
+ | A students tells Michael that what he did is wrong and Michael says that he will pay for his books, despite him being hesitant. Michael gives him four thousand dollars and tells him to use it on books. In the car, Erin starts to sing the "Hey Mr. Scott tune," and Michael tells her to stop. However, Michael apologizes to her and tells her he is sorry for being rude and tells her that she is doing a good job. |
| − | [[Ryan]] finds a copy of the [[Diabolical Plan]] in the copier and tells Dwight he wants to take down Jim Halpert. They agree to work together to do this. |
+ | [[Ryan]] finds a copy of the [[Diabolical Plan]] in the copier and tells Dwight he wants to take down Jim Halpert. They agree to work together to do this. |
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==Cultural References== |
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* The song performed by "Scott's Tots" is sung to ''[[Wikipedia:Bad Boys (Inner Circle song)|Bad Boys]]'', the theme of the television program ''[[Wikipedia:COPS (TV series)|COPS]]''. The original lyrics are "Bad boys, bad boys. What you gonna do? What you gonna do when they come for you?" |
* The song performed by "Scott's Tots" is sung to ''[[Wikipedia:Bad Boys (Inner Circle song)|Bad Boys]]'', the theme of the television program ''[[Wikipedia:COPS (TV series)|COPS]]''. The original lyrics are "Bad boys, bad boys. What you gonna do? What you gonna do when they come for you?" |
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley ''Elvis Presley''] was a very famous American musician and actor. |
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Sterns ''Bear Sterns''] was a global investment bank. It was bought out by JP Morgan Chase during the 2008-2010 Recession. |
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| − | * Bear Sterns, Lemon Brother, Enron, AIG |
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman_Brothers ''Lehman Brothers''] was a global financial-services firm that declared bankruptcy in 2008. |
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| − | * Frankie's dirty joke of the day |
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron ''Enron''] was an energy company that declared bankruptcy, to the surprise of many, and became part of a major accounting scandal. |
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIG ''AIG''] is an American insurance corporation bought out by the government. |
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* ''Tots'' is short for a toddler, or a child from ages 2-4. |
* ''Tots'' is short for a toddler, or a child from ages 2-4. |
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==Connections to Previous Episodes== |
==Connections to Previous Episodes== |
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* This is the second time Michael assumed he can win an award. In "[[Hot Girl]]," Michael also thinks he could win the espresso machine for best salesman, even though [[Jan]] says it is only for the salespeople and not the managers. |
* This is the second time Michael assumed he can win an award. In "[[Hot Girl]]," Michael also thinks he could win the espresso machine for best salesman, even though [[Jan]] says it is only for the salespeople and not the managers. |
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| − | * The [[Diabolical Plan]] |
+ | * The [[Diabolical Plan]] is later used in "[[Manager and Salesman]]." |
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==Goofs== |
==Goofs== |
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* People who live in [[Scranton]] are mostly Caucasian. However, nearly everybody in the school is African-American, which is highly unlikely. |
* People who live in [[Scranton]] are mostly Caucasian. However, nearly everybody in the school is African-American, which is highly unlikely. |
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Revision as of 18:34, 3 March 2010
"Scott's Tots" was the 12th episode of the sixth season and the 113th episode of The Office overall. It was written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky and was directed by B.J. Novak, marking his directoral debut.
Synopsis
In the cold open, Michael talks to Andy about his "baby voice" which Michael tells him, "makes him looks like he hires babies." Andy then tells him that some office employees find his Elvis imitation annoying, but tells him that he, himself likes the voice. Michael and Andy then finish talking to each other in Elvis and baby voices once again.
Andy tells Jim that morale is not good in the office and then setting up an employee of the month. Jim decides to adopt the plan, and Andy is thrilled. While, Erin tries to organize Michael's computer by deleting e-mails, and Jim comes into his office to tell him that an employee of the month program would be a good idea, and Michael accepts the idea, after thinking he would be given the award. Michael also tells Jim that he made a horrible decision, and tells Erin to go away.
Meanwhile, Dwight is trying to get Andy to believe that the employee of the month was his idea so that his plan can't get traced back to him. Dwight explains that Jim will later be fired by David Wallace. Dwight tries to convince Jim that he should get the employee of the month award and gives Jim a rundown of all the people in the office's work ethic. Jim decides to take it, however Dwight made sure that the people with the highest numbers are Jim and Pam.
When Pam and Erin see a sheet about Scott's Tots, Stanley laughs and says that Michael promised tuition to a group of kids. Pam tells Michael he did a "horrible, horrible thing." Michael, worried, asks Pam to come with him, but Pam refuses and tells Erin to go with him. Michael and Erin go to the school and see a girl, Mikela, who is thrilled to see Michael. Michael heads into the classroom, and sees people clapping for him.
Michael is then given a presentation where a bunch of the "tots" are thanking them because they are going to graduate this year. The sing an impromptu song, and Michael awkwardly claps, but begins to realize the scope of his promise. A teacher calls Michael a dream-maker and gets emotional. A kid tells Michael that he wants to be a president and also tells Michael that he is his hero. Michael starts to cry. Michael stands up and tries to tell the tots that he cannot pay for their tuition, however, they take it as a joke. When Michael insists that he cannot pay for the tuition, they become extremely angry. Michael offers them lithium computer batteries.
Dwight goes up to Kevin and Oscar and says that Jim wants them to pitch in a twenty dollar bill for the employee of the month award, however Jim never said such a thing. Jim says that employee number nine is the winner of the award, which is him. Jim, stuttering, tries to explain what happened, and then asks for the second best employee, which is Pam. Everyone becomes angry but Pam insists that she deserves it because she doubled her sales from two to four.
Dwight ordered a custom cake for Jim, saying "It could only be you," and the office believes that Jim ordered the cake for himself. Dwight then calls David Wallace but uses impressions of Stanley, Toby, and Kevin. David Wallace calls, yelling at Jim, but apologizes to the dismay of Dwight.
A students tells Michael that what he did is wrong and Michael says that he will pay for his books, despite him being hesitant. Michael gives him four thousand dollars and tells him to use it on books. In the car, Erin starts to sing the "Hey Mr. Scott tune," and Michael tells her to stop. However, Michael apologizes to her and tells her he is sorry for being rude and tells her that she is doing a good job.
Ryan finds a copy of the Diabolical Plan in the copier and tells Dwight he wants to take down Jim Halpert. They agree to work together to do this.
Amusing Details
- Jim's cake says "It could only be you" at the bottom.
- The song that was made by the "Scott's Tots" class was, "Hey, Mr. Scott, what chu gonna do, what chu gonna do to make our dreams come true."
- Pam was eating yogurt, a callback from the Pilot when Pam admits that she loves mixed berries yogurt.
- When Erin is dragging the suitcase to go with Michael, it is very reminiscent of the receptionist in the British Office, Dawn Tinsley dragging her suitcase to David Brent's motivation seminar.
- Michael has a good remembrance of people's names. For example, Michael remembered Sprinkles' name ("Fun Run") and also remembered the name of a former client. ("Fun Run")
Cultural References
- The song performed by "Scott's Tots" is sung to Bad Boys, the theme of the television program COPS. The original lyrics are "Bad boys, bad boys. What you gonna do? What you gonna do when they come for you?"
- Elvis Presley was a very famous American musician and actor.
- Bear Sterns was a global investment bank. It was bought out by JP Morgan Chase during the 2008-2010 Recession.
- Lehman Brothers was a global financial-services firm that declared bankruptcy in 2008.
- Enron was an energy company that declared bankruptcy, to the surprise of many, and became part of a major accounting scandal.
- AIG is an American insurance corporation bought out by the government.
- Tots is short for a toddler, or a child from ages 2-4.
Connections to Previous Episodes
- This is the second time Michael assumed he can win an award. In "Hot Girl," Michael also thinks he could win the espresso machine for best salesman, even though Jan says it is only for the salespeople and not the managers.
- The Diabolical Plan is later used in "Manager and Salesman."
Goofs
- People who live in Scranton are mostly Caucasian. However, nearly everybody in the school is African-American, which is highly unlikely.
Cast
Main Cast
- Steve Carell as Michael Scott
- Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
- John Krasinski as Jim Halpert
- Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly
- B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard
Supporting Cast
- Ed Helms as Andy Bernard
- Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer
- Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin
- Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone
- Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson
- Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Vance
- Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor
- Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez
- Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson
- Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton
- Ellie Kemper as Erin Hannon
Guest Cast
- Andy Buckley as David Wallace
- Suzanne Watson as Stephanie
- Isheba Reene as Mikela
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