Performance Review
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"Performance Review" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American comedy
television series
The Office, and the show's fourteenth episode overall. It was written by Larry Wilmore
and directed by Paul Feig
. It first aired on November 15, 2005 on NBC
.
In this episode, Michael conducts job performance reviews with his employees, and struggles to get Jan to talk about their romantic relationship from the previous episode. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam trick Dwight into thinking that it is Friday, when it is in fact Thursday.
meets with each of his employees to discuss their job performance. He plunders the employee suggestion box for ideas to impress his own boss, Jan
, but the ruse backfires and he embarrasses himself. Michael relentlessly pesters Jan about their previous romantic connection but she bluntly rejects him, especially when, during the office's suggestion box meeting, she discovers that everyone in the Scranton branch is aware of the incident. As Jan storms out of the office, she admonishes Michael before complimenting him and reluctantly stating that she is not ready for a relationship. Meanwhile, the stunned staff listens in.
Encouraged by Jim
and Pam
, Dwight
mistakes a Thursday for a Friday and arrives at the office very late the next day.
Comedy
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television series
Television program
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The Office, and the show's fourteenth episode overall. It was written by Larry Wilmore
Larry Wilmore
Larry Wilmore is an American writer, actor and television producer.-Early life:Wilmore grew up in suburban Los Angeles, the child of a Catholic family. His father is a doctor...
and directed by Paul Feig
Paul Feig
Paul S. Feig is an American director, actor and author. Feig is known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science teacher, on the first season of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as well as Tim a camp counselor on the hit kids movie Heavyweights...
. It first aired on November 15, 2005 on NBC
NBC
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.
In this episode, Michael conducts job performance reviews with his employees, and struggles to get Jan to talk about their romantic relationship from the previous episode. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam trick Dwight into thinking that it is Friday, when it is in fact Thursday.
Synopsis
MichaelMichael Scott (The Office)
Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell, and based on David Brent from the original British version. Michael, the central character of the series, was the manager of the Scranton branch of paper and printer distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc...
meets with each of his employees to discuss their job performance. He plunders the employee suggestion box for ideas to impress his own boss, Jan
Jan Levinson
Janet "Jan" Levenson is a fictional character from the US television series The Office. Though her last name is commonly misspelled as "Levinson", NBC spells it as "Levenson". Her counterpart in the UK version is Jennifer Taylor-Clarke...
, but the ruse backfires and he embarrasses himself. Michael relentlessly pesters Jan about their previous romantic connection but she bluntly rejects him, especially when, during the office's suggestion box meeting, she discovers that everyone in the Scranton branch is aware of the incident. As Jan storms out of the office, she admonishes Michael before complimenting him and reluctantly stating that she is not ready for a relationship. Meanwhile, the stunned staff listens in.
Encouraged by Jim
Jim Halpert
James Duncan "Jim" Halpert is a fictional character in the United States version of the television sitcom The Office, played by John Krasinski. The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office...
and Pam
Pam Beesly
Pamela Morgan "Pam" Halpert is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom The Office, played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of The Office is Dawn Tinsley....
, Dwight
Dwight Schrute
Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a character on NBC's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. He originally exactly resembled Gareth Keenan from the original UK version of The Office. Dwight is the top salesman and former acting manager for the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and has won numerous awards for...
mistakes a Thursday for a Friday and arrives at the office very late the next day.
Deleted scenes
- Michael gives Oscar his performance review.
- Dwight gives Jim advice for his performance review.
- Michael is confused by a telephone message from Jan.
- Jim uses increasingly obscure baseball euphemismsBaseball metaphors for sexIn the culture of American adolescents, the game of baseball is often used as a euphemistic metaphor for the degree of sexual intimacy achieved in intimate encounters or relationships...
to ask Michael about his relationship with Jan. - Jim deflects a question about office romances.
- A sequence of suggestions takes Ryan all over the office.
- Jan reacts to Dwight's "boning Jan" remark.
- Jim accidentally leaves today's newspaper on his desk.
- Dwight learns that Ryan got a raise.
- Extension of Dwight psyching himself up in the stairwell.
- Michael calls Jan's ex-husband.
- Jan is furious to learn that Michael talked with her ex-husband.
- Michael describes the office with a confused metaphor involving organs of the body.
External links
- "Performance Review" at NBC.com