Details Around The Office

Still from S1:E2  6:54 -  The accounting department While searching around the Season One wall decorations I found something that I hadn’t noticed before. Closeup of image on Oscar's desk. Unique yellow 'Pastis' type.* *Pastis is an anise-flavoured spirit and apéritif traditionally from France In an interview with Michael Scott during the Diversity Day seminar being given to the office by Diversity Today representative Mr. Brown , the accounting department consisting of Kevin Malone , Oscar Martinez and Angela Martin can be seen during a cutaway as Michael riffs on Kevin ’s job performance [6:52]. On Oscar ’s desk the portrait of a blonde woman wearing sunglasses set against a pink background can be seen printed out and taped to the glass divider. Levine original, 1967 Compilation album cover, 2004 The image on Oscar ’s desk is a 1967 portrait of French animal rights activist and former actress, singer and model Brigitte Bardot taken by French artist Sam Levin titled B...

In this episode's cold open Dwight tells Michael to mark the baby (a watermelon) with a mark only he would recognize and no baby snatcher could ever replicate. Later, when Dwight takes Jan's stroller outside to test its durability (11:33), we can see a mark written in black felt pen, with the letters "MGS" (Michael Gary Scott's initials) inside an ellipse on the watermelon.

During Holly's ethics seminar, Meredith reveals that for the past six years she had been sleeping with Bruce Myers, the Scranton representative for Hammermill, in exchange for discounts and Outback Steakhouse coupons. Staples had an exclusive hold on Hammermill products up until S3:E2, when Michael announced to Jan, Josh, Jim, and Dwight that he had, for the first time, gotten Hammermill to break their exclusive ties with Staples. Less than six years passed between S3:E2 and S5:E3, meaning Meredith could not have been receiving Hammermill discounts for the duration of her relationship with Myers.

During a weigh-in, we can see Meredith's face covered in some kind of horrible redness. Either burns, a rash, disease, etc. She is rather disfigured, yet no mention of it is ever made, and it plays into no scene either before or after this. Confirmed Cause: Deleted Scene A scene was deleted in which Meredith explains that "These guys took me out on a fishing boat... I don't think I caught anything." In the next scene Michael says to Meredith "Hey! Your face is... almost back to normal."

While pulled over to fix the flat tire on Meredith's 1991-1996 Ford Aerostar XL, a nearly identical van can be seen passing the gang while Michael asks if someone could grab him the "lever".

In this episode (and others) we see a small magnet souvenir of a pair of sandals hanging from a playfully painted sun. In small black text along the bottom edge of the sun we can see "Sandals Jamaica". The souvenir was brought back by Michael after his trip to Sandals with Jan.

When the gang pulls into the Steamtown Mall in Meredith's 1991-1996 Ford Aerostar XL, the hubcap on the rear driver's side wheel is missing. This is the same wheel which gets a puncture in its tire later in the episode. The hubcap was already missing before the blowout, prepped for the upcoming roadside scene.

While managing the watermark crisis Michael tells the gang he's inviting Barbara Allen, one of Dunder Mifflin's oldest clients, to the office to deliver a personal apology. The client's name is a direct reference to  Barbara Allen,  a traditional Scottish ballad first mentioned in a diary entry by Samuel Pepys in 1666 which later traveled to America both orally and in print, where it became a popular folk song. Ethnomusicologists Steve Roud and Julia Bishop described it as "far and away the most widely collected song in the English language– equally popular in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and with hundreds of versions collected over the years in North America."

After Michael accuses Creed of causing the watermark disaster, he tells us that one per week he is meant to spend 4 hours conducting a quality spot check at the paper mill. He then says "[...] the one year  I blow it off, this happens."

While having lunch at Benihana's, Andy suggests to Michael that they should invite their waitresses to the office Christmas party. The waitress we see Jim, Dwight, Andy, and Michael interacting with is named Cindy, who Andy says Michael can "have". When we get back to the office, Cindy is not accompanying the gang but rather two other waitresses, also Asian. Neither of the waitresses were at the scene in Benihana's, however, the subtitles show dialogue for one of the waitresses as "Cindy".

While on the phone with his realtor Carol Stills, Michael says starts a sentence with "Incidentally–", one of the only times if not the  only time he has used this phrase in conversation. Jan calls Michael back during his call with Carol, and starts a sentence with the same phrase.

While Michael and Jan are at Chili's pitching to Christian for business from Lakawana County, Michael cannot seem to keep his mouth shut. The chalkboard above the booth directly behind Michael can be seen advertising the Big Mouth Burger. Possible Causes: Michael has a big mouth, Michael cannot control himself during the meeting.

While Michael and Jan are at Chili's pitching to Christian for business from Lakawana County, Michael suggests they order an Awesome Blossom after reading the menu [05:35]. The chalkboard directly behind Jan can be seen advertising the same menu item.

While at a meeting with Christian representing Lakawana County, Michael asks Pam to supply him with jokes from a joke book in his desk. While in Michael's office Pam discovers a draft of Threat Level Midnight in a desk drawer. She delivers it to Jim who begins tabbing through the script while Pam looks on. The script is identical on every page except for the final page containing Michael's illustrations.

Jim told us Michael always sings the high-pitched harmony to Happy Birthday. In S1:E4 Michael can be overheard singing along normally without the harmony.

While delaying choosing a new healthcare plan for the office Michael wants to "give the troops around here a little bit of a boost". and tells the gang he has a "big surprise" waiting for them at the end of the day. Having nothing planned, he embarks on a search for a surprise activity. After striking out at the travel agency Michael returns to his car where he makes a phone call to Lakawana Coal Mine, a location he is considering taking the gang. The man on the other end of the line is voiced by Creed (Creed Bratton).