The Delivery

"The Delivery," (Parts 1 & 2) is the sixteenth (and seventeenth) episode of the sixth season, and was a one-hour long episode. It will air on March 4, 2010 and was written by Danny Chun, who wrote, "Murder," and Charlie Grandy, who wrote "Double Date" and "Broke." It was directed by Harold Ramis, who directed "Beach Games" and "Safety Training," and Seth Gordon, who also directed "Double Date."

The highly anticipated episode featured the birth of Jim and Pam's baby.

Synopsis

Part One

When Pam calls her clients to ask them if they need anything before they have their baby, while Dwight thinks that Jim and Pam are abusing their birth to ring up sales, and tells a client that Mose has a goat fungus. Dwight says he needs a baby, because he needs to get more sales and that he is lonely.

Presentbaby — Andy's present for Cecilia.

Pam and Kevin are eating together because they are both hungry at the same times. Kevin wants him and Pam to have an ultra feast, but Pam starts to have contractions and Pam says she isn't going to go into the hospital because of their HMO, health care plan and that they want to get the extra day by coming to the hospital at midnight. Michael notices that Pam is contracting, and offers to drive her to the hospital and assumes the baby was conceived in the office. Nick tries to make a joke and Michael and Angela berate him.

Kelly realizes that it is hard to be pregnant. Dwight goes to Angela and asks Angela to be the mother, and Angela agrees, as she misses Dwight. They meet in their old "meeting" spot.

Pam's contractions get more sporadic and Jim tries to convince Pam that she needs to go to the hospital. Pam keeps refusing to go to the hospital. Andy also tells Pam not to worry about baby names because his name wasn't chosen until he was six years old. When Michael distracts Jim, Pam wants Michael and everyone else to distract her so that she can remain calm and avoid having contractions quicker. Michael explains he is awesome at distracting people, even at an early age. Michael holds a meeting so that she can keep Pam entertained.

Pam's contractions become more painful and sporadic as the office tries to entertain her: Ryan reads a poem, Andy does the Evolution of Dance and Erin tries to remember the 11 triple crown winners. Angela and Dwight decide that they want to name the child Jebadiah, and Angela talks to Dwight, but Dwight doesn't seem as interested. As they do this, Pam is in much more pain, and Jim tries to call the doctor, but Pam continues to refuse.

Michael decides that it is a good idea for Pam not to induce labor, by not touching the nipples. Meredith offers to bring her a shirt with holes, and Jim starts to become frazzled, which he notes, when Kevin suggests to stick spicy food up her butt. Jim thinks that Pam has gone crazy, and tries to convince the documentary crew that she is crazy and says that all the books say that they should go to the hospital at 5-7 minutes apart from each contraction. Pam goes to see Jim in his car and accidentally tells him that the baby is a girl. Jim starts to cry, out of joy and Pam and him are thrilled.

Pam starts to have even bigger contractions and her water breaks. She still continues to refuse to go to the hospital and Pam says that if she doesn't get to the hospital, she doesn't get there. She wants to have ultra feast will Kevin. Pam starts to not be able to talk through her contractions, which are now two minutes apart. Pam tries to convince them that she doesn't need to and Jim, Michael, and Kevin grab her. Pam screams at them to let her go and starts to cry because she doesn't think she can't do it, but finally learns that she needs to go and says that she waited too late, and becomes more and more worried.

Michael drives them to the hospital while the office follows them. Michael calls Toby an idiot when he tries to get in the elevator. Dwight escorts them to the hospital, but is forced to pullover when he impersonates a police officer, and the police officer tries to get him out. He throws out his weapons.

Pam realizes that she forgot her iPod and Michael sends Dwight to get the iPod. Pam tells him not to touch anything else. Pam and Jim arrive at the hospital while Michael parks the care in a restricted area.

Part Two

Jim says that Pam is doing fine, and tells the documentary crew that everything is fine. The nurse informs Jim that Pam is ready to push and Michael tries to see Pam, but sees her pushing instead, and becomes traumatized. Everyone in the office comes to the hospital at midnight. Andy made her a present, a newspaper from the day she was born, but since she was born after midnight, he has to put a newspaper up, that is about the Scranton strangler.

Michael listens to Pam screaming about pushing her baby out, and she gives birth. The documentary crew hears Pam's baby and Michael is thrilled. Pam and Jim watch the baby and try to let her rest. Her name is announced as Cecilia Halpert. Everyone is happy in the office and Helene brings Pam her coffee. Michael comes in to the room to see the baby, but instead sees Pam, Jim, and Helene, and Helene awkwardly leaves. Michael holds the baby and is thrilled at the birth of Pam and Jim's baby daughter.

Dwight sees that Pam's kitchen has mold when he gets to their house and decides that he needs to destroy the kitchen. Michael and everyone else returns to the office and Michael says that he made the family and he offers to help everyone else form relationships. Meredith says she is never getting married, while Andy says he is going to ask out Erin.

Pam and Jim continue to spend time with their baby, and the nurse tries to get them to bring the baby to the nursery. Pam and Jim try to get her to be quiet, and tries to breastfeed her, however she won't latch. Jim says to push it out, but Pam says that is impossible. The nurse says that Pam should take a break and bring the baby to the nursery, and she does.

Michael sets up Kevin and Erin on a date, and Erin is shocked and unhappy and she tells Michael she likes Andy. Erin says that she can't be with Kevin, and Michael tells her that it would hurt Kevin. Meanwhile, a new couple comes into Pam and Jim's room and Pam is shocked when they can breastfeed easily.

Dwight continues to destroy Pam's kitchen while Erin and Kevin have an awkward and boring lunch together. Andy spies on them. A male lactation consultant touches Pam's breast to see if she has milk. Pam is okay and Jim looks awkwardly. However, the baby still is unable to latch on. Erin says that she has to break up with Kevin, although they never had a real relationship, and Michael belittles Erin, who is shaken. Andy is caught spying on them.

Dwight and Angela talk to each other about their impending baby. A sleep-deprived Pam accidentally breast-feeds the other couples' baby, but they don't notice for a while. Isabel comes in and Pam finally realizes that it's the wrong baby and is shocked and scared. Isabel looks awkwardly at the baby as Pam and Jim try to stay calm. Pam and Jim are told by the nurse that they need to leave soon and tries to force them to get out.

Isabel drops off a present and Pam's house and she sees Dwight. Dwight is shocked to see her and says that he'll call her and they flirt. Isabel looks happy. At the hospital, a hospital employee tells Pam to get out of the wheelchair and she tries to get the baby to latch on, Pam is scared and worried and starts to breakdown, however the baby latches on and Jim and Pam sit on the bench outside the hospital.

Erin gives Andy a paper saying that they are going on a date. Andy jokingly tells Erin that she needs to fax is or she is going to be fired. Erin has an outburst and tells Andy to go away because she has been having a rough day. Andy reveals that they are going on a date, and Erin accepts. Michael says that it is nothing like seeing true love form, in Jim and Pam and Andy and Erin. (Michael convinced Jim to keep perusing for Pam even though she was engaged ("Booze Cruise").

Angela and Dwight agree to have the baby after all paperwork is done. Dwight has second thoughts and doesn't love Angela anymore. Jim and Pam arrive at their home only to see their kitchen destroyed, and walk away.

Deleted Scenes

Trivia

Pam has been pregnant for over ten months.
Pam and Jim have a blog for their baby and update it regularly. Their blog was once used for their wedding updates, at which time Pam was only five months pregnant.
Jenna Fischer's fiancee, Lee Kirk played the lactation consultant for Pam.
"Cecilia" is the name of Jenna Fisher's niece, who was born during the filming of the episode. "Marie" is Jenna Fischer's middle name.

Cultural References

Andy performs The Evolution Of Dance, a YouTube phenomonon.
Burning Man is an annual counter-cultural event held in the Nevada desert, culminating in the burning of a giant wooden man.
A gourd is a plant similar to a squash, or pumpkin, or a hollowed out shell of a fruit used to drink or eat out of.
Diesel is a type of fuel used for diesel engines. Using it in gasoline engines is not recommended.
Fancy Feast is a type of cat food known especially for it's commercials.
Oktoberfest, or as Michael called it, "October Feast," is a 16-Day festival held in Germany and it is a very important part of Bavarian life, bringing many international visitors.
Meredith compares herself to actor George Clooney. Clooney has been romantically linked to many women but has stated that he has no intentions of ever getting married.
Kelly is disgusted by pictures of the placenta she finds on the Internet.
Erin recites the winners of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.
Julia Childs is a famous chef who wrote several cookbooks, and was featured in the movie Julie and Julia.
Twilight is a hit movie extremely popular, especially among teenage girls. There is, in fact, a Twilight Cookbook found on Amazon.

Connections to Previous Episodes

Pam and Jim's HMO being so bad is a callback from "Health Care," when Dwight picks a horrible plan for the office.
Dwight's weapons had been seen in several episodes before (("Cocktails"), ("Moroccan Christmas")).
Dwight screaming "A la, A la, A la..." when he doesn't want to hear something is from "The Duel," where Dwight doesn't want to listen to Andy, who is fighting for Angela along with him.
Fancy Feast has also been used on the show when Andy is trying to figure out what commercial song is, "Break me off a piece of that...," which Andy later finds out is Fancy Feast. ("Launch Party")
The teapot Jim gave Pam in Christmas Party can be seen in their kitchen (before Dwight remodels it).
Pam now has an iPod, replacing the Prism Durosport she received from Roy in "The Injury".
Dwight and Angela's meeting spot was last seen in "Weight Loss."

Quotes

For quotes see: The Delivery Quotes.

Cast

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Guest Cast

Linda Purl as Helene Beesly
Nelson Franklin as Nick
Kelen Coleman as Isabel Poreba
Anna Vocino as VO Operator
Sam Daly as Matt
Sean Davis as Reed
Lee Kirk as Lactation Consultant
Keeshan Giles as Hospital Employee
Nicholas Daly Clark as Orderly #2

References

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