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Revision as of 01:00, 28 September 2011
"The Banker" (alternately titled, "Clip Show") was the 114th episode of the office. It was written by Jason Kessler and was directed by Jeffrey Blitz, who directed Stress Relief and Business Ethics. It aired on January 21, 2010, and was partially a clip show.
Synopsis
An investment banker comes to Scranton to perform a "due diligence" check on Dunder Mifflin to verify that the company can be purchased without any hidden liabilities. Michael is devoted to making the branch look good, including replacing Stanley Hudson with an attractive young man and having Dwight pose as the branch HR representative. The second ruse is exposed when Toby returns to his desk, however. The banker asks Toby about any misconduct in the company (for example, time wasting), and after every question, several flashbacks are shown from previous episodes regarding the topic being discussed. Toby admits to the documentary crew that he doesn't want to lie, "and I don't want to tell the truth."
Michael comes to talk to the banker. When the banker asks a question about if anyone is near retirement age, Michael and Toby awkwardly look at each other and flashbacks of Creed are shown. Dwight eavesdrops on the banker checking back with the main office and begins to get suspicious that the banker may not sign off on the deal.
Over Toby's objection, Michael brings up that many people in the office have been in sexual relationships. Scenes of many office relationships are shown.
After the banker leaves, Michael expresses sympathy for the banker because he must determine the value of the office. Michael says that he doesn't care about the banker's opinion. Everyone waits for the banker to say he'll buy the company, however, it never happens.
Deleted Scenes
- Until the Season 6 DVD comes out, there are no deleted scenes.
Amusing Details
- Michael had "helmet hair" in this episode (flat and compressed), thanks to the helmet he wore while riding the Segway. The practical reason for this is that actor Steve Carell had just returned from filming a movie for which he had his hair cut very short.[1]
- Ryan Howard still works inside the closet in the break room.
- Most of the office didn't have lines and was the first episode where Jim Halpert had no lines
Connections to Previous Episodes
- Dunder Mifflin was bought out in the episode, Secret Santa, and Dunder Mifflin started to become insolvent in the episode, Murder.
- There were several episode clips that were featured in this episode.
List of Scenes
Q: "Are there any outstanding liability issues? Safety issues, injuries, that could leave the company open to potential lawsuits?"
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Q: "Are people generally happy?"
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Q: "Sexual harassment?"
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Q:"Waste of time and resources?"
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Q:"Is anyone near retirement age?"
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A:"This is a building where friends become lovers and lovers become sexually interactive."
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Trivia
- David Costabile is the third member of The Wire to appear on "The Office", following Amy Ryan (Holly Flax) and Idris Elba (Charles Miner).
Cultural references
- Lady Gaga is a musician known for her outlandish make-up and costumes. She intentionally portrays herself androgynously.
- Michael rides a Segway device. The device was introduced to great fanfare in 2002 but quickly became relegated to a niche product.
- H.R. Pufnstuf was a live-action life-size puppet television program.
- NFL stands for National Football League, the professional American football league in the United States. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1970 and not 1972 as claimed by "Computron".
- Maine Lobster is a variety of lobster found in the Atlantic coast of North America.
- Mul Yam is a seafood restaurant in Tel Aviv, considered by many to be the best restaurant in Israel.
- Cooper's Seafood is a Scranton seafood restaurant.
- The song Michael and Dwight sing at the end of the episode prior to the credits is a parody of Lazy Sunday, a musical skit by The Lonely Island made for Saturday Night Live.
Cast
Main Cast
- Steve Carell as Michael Scott
- Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
- John Krasinski as Jim Halpert
- Jenna Fischer as Pam Halpert
- B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard
Supporting Cast
- Ed Helms as Andy Bernard
- Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson
- Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone
- Creed Bratton (actor) as Creed Bratton
- Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer
- Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor
- Ellie Kemper as Erin Hannon
- Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin
- Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson
- Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez
- Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin
- Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Vance
Guest Cast
- David Costabile as Eric Ward; The Banker
Only Appearing in Clip Footage
- Melora Hardin as Jan Levenson
- David Denman as Roy Anderson
- David Koechner as Todd Packer
- Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli
- Bobby Ray Shafer as Bob Vance
References
- ↑ Hair today, gone tomorrow, Office Tally, January 22, 2010
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