Double Date (The Office)
"Double Date" | |
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The Office episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 9 |
Directed by | Seth Gordon |
Written by | Charlie Grandy |
Cinematography by | Matt Sohn |
Editing by | Claire Scanlon |
Production code | 609[1] |
Original air date | November 5, 2009 |
Guest appearances | |
"Double Date" is the ninth episode of the
The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Jim and Pam finally go on a double date with Michael and Pam's mother Helene on Helene's birthday, which takes a dark turn when Michael discovers just how old Helene is turning, and breaks up with her. Meanwhile, Dwight offers to do nice things for all the members of the office so that they will owe him a specific favor, but Andy ruins his plans.
Plot
Back at the office, Michael tries to bribe a furious Pam with a raise, but when she figures out his scheme, he asks her what she wants. Pam decides that she wants to hit Michael in the parking lot with everyone watching, to which Michael nervously agrees.
Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) is strangely doing nice things, such as buying New York bagels for everyone in the office and cleaning out the refrigerator in the office kitchen. He is actually trying to make everyone in the office indebted to him so that he can later cash in the favors by demanding they help him get Jim fired. He becomes annoyed when Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) immediately returns his favors, polishing Dwight's briefcase and buying everyone lunch. Everyone else in the office eventually returns Dwight's favors in the form of a Starbucks gift card, and Dwight is infuriated that he wasted his day. At the end of the episode, Dwight is icing Michael's face after he got hit by Pam, and Michael says to Dwight: “I owe you one.” Dwight interprets this literally and says he wants Jim fired. Michael refuses, and Dwight storms off.
Reception
This episode was watched by 8.1 million viewers, with a 4.1 rating and a 10 share in the 18–49 demographic.[3]
References
- ^ Wilson, Rainn (December 13, 2012). "Remember all of these? #FinalSeason". Facebook.com. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ "The Office 6.09 – Double Date". NBC Universal Media Village. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ "Broadcast Finals: Grey's, CSI, The Office, 30 Rock, The Mentalist, Bones up in finals – Ratings". TVbytheNumbers. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
External links
- "Double Date" at NBC.com
- "Double Date" at IMDb