Survivor Man
"Survivor Man" | |
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The Office episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 11 |
Directed by | Paul Feig |
Written by | Steve Carell |
Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn |
Editing by | David Rogers |
Production code | 411 |
Original air date | November 8, 2007 |
"Survivor Man" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the American
In the episode, Ryan excludes Michael from a company nature excursion, prompting Michael to try to prove to himself and his peers that he can survive in the wild. Dwight drops Michael off in the middle of a local wooded area and contrary to Michael's wishes, stays behind to monitor Michael. Meanwhile, Jim spends the day as boss, but his plan to incorporate multiple birthdays into one combined event ends up alienating the entire office against him.
Plot
Jim's plan to consolidate three employee birthdays into a combined birthday party encounters several complications, and his constant adjustments incur the ire of Party Planning Committee chair
Production
"Survivor Man" is the second episode written by Steve Carell. Carell also wrote the
The episode's title and plot share similarities with Survivorman, a television show in which the host is placed in the wilderness with little or no supplies for survival. The producers contacted Survivorman host Les Stroud to obtain permission to parody his work. Stroud revealed in a 2020 interview with GQ[3] that he "couldn't have been more honoured" at the idea of the episode, and went on to state that he considered this episode to be the "highlight of his career".
Reception
"Survivor Man" received a 4.9/7 in the
References
- ^ Michael Goes on a Survival Adventure Next Week on The Office Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Celebrity Spider, retrieved May 20, 2008
- ^ "Survivor Man" Archived February 3, 2013, at archive.today Futon Critic, retrieved May 20, 2008
- ^ "Survivalist Les Stroud Breaks Down Survival Scenes from Movies | GQ - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, November 8, 2007". Your Entertainment Now. Retrieved November 9, 2007. [dead link]
- ^ The Office: "Survivor Man" Review Archived November 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine IGN, retrieved May 18, 2008
- ^ The Office: Green With Envy Archived November 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Entertainment Weekly, retrieved May 20, 2008
- ^ The Office: Episode 4.7, "Survivor Man" Recap Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine BuddyTV, retrieved May 20, 2008
External links
- "Survivor Man" at NBC.com
- "Survivor Man" at IMDb