"I’m friends with everybody in this office. We’re all best friends – I love everybody here. But sometimes your best friends start coming into work late, and start having dentist appointments that aren’t dentist appointments. And that’s when it is nice to let them know that you can beat them up." This week we look at season 2’s ’The Fight’ and season 5’s 'The Dual’, two Scranton showdowns featuring Dwight. We compare the two episodes and confrontations, highlighting all the purple belts, hidden w...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 93
Cheer or fear? Belsnickel is here! Has your year been impish or admirable? We hereby dedicate this episode to season 9’s ‘Dwight Christmas’, a vision of an austere, Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas. So drink some gluhwein, enjoy some hasenpfeffer, and enjoy Christmas with saint Nicolas’ rural German companion, Belsnickel. Then we assemble in the conference room for some end-of-year quarantine picks before wrapping up with another classic round of trivia. Support our show and become a member of Scott...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 92
"Everybody, I want you to look at Holly right now, and maybe if you look at her deeply enough, you will see what I see in her. And that is that we are all very lucky to have her here. Holly is the best thing that has happened to this company since World War II. Fifty years, she is the best.” - Michael G. Scott This week we focus on the Holly Flax the HR rep, improv / life partner to Michael Scott, and potential professional baker. We follow her arc in the show through her move to Colorado with M...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 91
“Listen, Stanley, how long does it take to pick out a soda? Still deciding? Peach iced tea. You’re gonna hate it.” Grab a snack, buy a drink, and look out for notes Michael put in your food, this week is all about the break room. We go through all of the lunchtime gossip, John Denver covers, secret conversations, and that time Stanley yelled at Ryan (“Boy have you lost your mind? Cause I’ll help you find it!”) to break down what it means to the show and how it fits in the world of Dunder Mifflin...
Dec 10, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 90
“You know what, Michael? Let me stop you right there. And leave." WIth that line, Billy Merchant deals with Michael Scott about as effectively as anyone in The Office. And then he correctly diagnoses Dwight’s concussion. This week we wanted to focus on a character who didn’t have a large role in the show, and we chose Dunder Mifflin’s property manager, highlighting all of his moments and appearances in the first few seasons. We also talk about how he could’ve had larger role in the show and what...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 89
"I will never be happier than I am right now. I will also never be less happy. I will be at my current maximum happiness for the rest of my life. Because I am manager of the Scranton Branch of Dunder Mifflin. Acting Manager." Punch into the old time clock, grab your gigantic business cards, and feed your killer fish, because Dwight K. Schrute is acting manager. We talk about Dwight as the manager of Dunder Mifflin, looking at his brief managerial stints in seasons 3 and 7 before he finally gets ...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 88
"I just feel lucky that I got a chance to share my crummy story with anyone out there who thinks they’re the only one to take a dump in a paper shredder. You’re not alone sister. Let’s get a beer sometime." Meredith Palmer is Dunder Mifflin’s resident partier, Supplier Relations rep, minivan driver, and PhD of school psychology. We devote this week’s episode to her and how she’s become more and more of a favorite character of ours over time. We go through all the car accidents, rabies incidents,...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 87
With Halloween coming up, this week’s episode is all about Season 7’s Costume Contest! We go through the Scranton staff's attempts to win the prized coupon book, why Danny never called Pam back, and Darryl going over Michael’s head to go behind his back to give a good idea to corporate. Then we take guesses about Andy’s shopping habits and look at some more one-episode characters before we close with another a quick round of Office trivia. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on ...
Oct 29, 2020•58 min•Ep. 86
"People always talk about triumphs of the human spirit, well today I had a triumph of the human body. That’s why everybody was applauding for me at the end. My guts and my heart, and while I eventually puked my guts out, I never puked my heart out. And I’m very, very proud of that.” - Michael Scott We take a look at Fun Run (season 4, episode 1), or as it’s known around Michael’s condo, the Michael Scott, DM FM PMC Rabies Awareness Pro-Am fun run race for the cure. We start with the unique circu...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 85
“I remember when people thought biceps were ‘all that’. They’d dance all night at the discotheque...Core’s critical. There are four tenets of pilates that I live my life by. One—lengthen, two—elongate” Gabe has accomplished so much, career-wise and height-wise, that we devoted this week’s episode to him. We go through his introduction as a corporate liaison, his relationship with Erin, and his metamorphosis into the tall skeleton/ugly pelican/Gabe Lincoln that is a fan favorite. Then we head to ...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 84
Pam: [voicemail message for Jim] "Calling from my cell phone. I don’t know if you guys figured out who did that to Michael’s carpet yet, but I have a theory that involves an inter-departmental conspiracy. Everybody in the office. We need to talk." This week go back to the reception desk to answer some more listener voicemails! Why does Dwight need to work at Dunder Mifflin? What if Jim got the corporate job in season 3? Would Michael and Holly fall in love if thyme under different circumstances?...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 83
“Everyone, okay? Uh, I have an announcement. Apparently, in business school, they don’t teach you how to operate a toaster oven. Because some smart, sexy temp left his cheese pita on oven instead of timing it for the toaster thing!” Ryan started the fire, just like The Office started our podcast, it was always burning since the world’s been turning. We focus on ’The Fire’ from Season 2, looking at the best moments, the character snapshots of our favorite staff members, and everyone’s desert isla...
Sep 24, 2020•57 min•Ep. 82
“You know, we’re all here, I’ve got the music cued, why don’t I just do my routine without the juggling balls. Prepare to go into the danger zone”. We take a look at Deangelo’s time on The Office, spanning with his training from Michael, his dramatic slam dunk exit, and his brief return in a hospital gown. We look at his best moments and his effect on the other characters before discussing whether he could have had a longer run on the show. This week's conference room meeting asks the big questi...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 81
Andy: "What if we changed our outgoing answering machine message, so it just had a little more… zing, and a little more pep?" Michael: "Zing and pep, see that’s those are the kind of words we’re looking for. Yes, Jim?" Jim: "What about if we did an even newer voicemail message that had even more zing and pep?" Michael: “Now we’re cooking." This week we answer voicemail questions from our listeners! We talk Office-inspired tattoos, Michael’s confidence going for the corporate job, corporate Ryan ...
Sep 10, 2020•47 min•Ep. 80
"Webster’s Dictionary defines “wedding” as the fusing of two metals with a hot torch. Well, you know something. I think you guys are two metals. Gold medals" We cover weddings this week, going from Pam and Roy’s prolonged engagement to Dwight and Angela’s marriage at the bucolic Schrute Farms and all the weddings and proposals in between. Then we congregate in the conference room to talk about some little moments in the show we just can’t get over, and close once again with trivia. Support our s...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 79
"Here's a non-hypothetical...I'm really happy I'm with Karen." Jim and Karen come together as a couple just as the Stamford branch closes and merges with Scranton. We look at how the love triangle between Jim, Karen, and Pam influences the rest of Season 3 and displays The Office’s ability to create tense, heartbreaking, and emotional moments. Then we head to the conference room to discuss different ways to hold a baby, and end with another signature round of trivia. Learn more about your ad cho...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 78
“There are some people who have charm and some who don’t. Guess which type I am? Charm type." This week is all about Kevin Malone in what we’re dubbing episode number Keleven. We talk about the way his character changes over the show and highlight our favorite moments, like winning back parking spaces from the Five Families, eating pigs in a blanket in a blanket, or being mistaken for Ashton Kutcher (to be fair they’re equally handsome, equally smart). Then we talk about different members of the...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 77
"Let’s try this: everyone, tonight, my house, wear a swimsuit. Let’s just call it a get-together. And let’s say no food." We dive in to 'Pool Party’ from season 8 to talk about Erin flirting with Dwight to make Andy jealous, Toby’s dangerous game of pretending he’s a wine aficionado, and Jim trying desperately to go home. Then we take some listener voicemails, brainstorm an episode that would just focus on Creed, and close with another classic listener-submitted trivia. It’s not a party if it do...
Aug 06, 2020•51 min•Ep. 76
This week we look at Ryan Howard’s rapid rise and fall, his on-again off-again relationship with Kelly Kapoor (The Business Bitch), the brief life of WUPHF.com, and all the cheesy pita-induced fires along the way. In our conference room we discuss some moments we wish we could’ve seen, headlined by Ryan’s arrest. And this week’s trivia comes courtesy of a listener who professionally writes trivia questions. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots ...
Jul 29, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 75
This week we continue our series on the different physical locations at Dunder Mifflin, heading out to the parking lot for a Goodbye Toby celebration, an employee soccer game, and a charity fun run for rabies awareness. We go through all the different moments that occur just outside the office doors and take a deeper look at how that space acts as a buffer between the office and the outside world. Then we read some fan-submitted favorite office ear worms following last week’s episode before once...
Jul 23, 2020•58 min•Ep. 74
We’ve taken our podcast and turned it into a place to hang out. A place where unattractive and attractive people can get together. To meet. To greet. To see the ones that you love. To love the ones that you see. That’s right—it’s Cafe Disco. We revisit one of our original test recordings and one of our first big disagreements about The Office, focusing on a few specific moments to ask if the show ever jumps the shark. Then we list some of our favorite quotes that we just can’t get out of our hea...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 73
It begins with a secret meeting and a cheese cart, it ends with Dwight’s tie in his coffee cup. This week we take a deep dive into the Co-Manager arc, where Jim focuses on the day-to-day, Michael focuses on the big picture, and Dwight focuses on bringing Jim down. We go through the episodes, koi ponds, and fake college tuition that make up this arc before zooming out and talking about what it means for Jim, Michael and the rest of the Scranton staff. Then we take some listener voicemails and clo...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 72
Pam and Dwight have one of the most unique dynamics in The Office. Their relationship spans the entire show, from fake diseases in ‘Healthcare’ to Dwight’s last talking head in the finale, with alliances, pranks, and Dwight’s concussion in between. We look at how it grows and evolves over the nine seasons, with Dwight turning to Pam for a gentler touch, and Pam turning to Dwight to provide some muscle. Then we answer some listener voicemails, talk about the cringiest non-Michael moments, and fin...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 71
Join us for some after-work drinks while we discuss Happy Hour! This week's show is focused on a fun, unique episode of The Office set in a Sid & Dexter's so the characters can eat, drink, and play Dance Dance Revolution. We get to meet Date Mike (’Nice to meet me'), watch Andy and Erin avoid drama, and see Dwight and Isabel whack some moles. Then we brainstorm some Dunder Mifflin-spired insults, names, and put-downs before flipping it and coming up with some Office-themed compliments and affirm...
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 70
Oscar stands out in the Dunder Mifflin ensemble for his intelligence, his pretentiousness, and his kiss with Michael. He really fits that old stereotype of smug, gay Mexican. We look at every time he’s been the voice of reason, spoken in a high-pitched southern accent, or had a secret affair with a state senator. Then we head to the conference room to discuss Space Force and Never Have I Ever, list which Office characters we’d want on a star mug, and wrap with a trivia challenge. Support our sho...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 69
We venture down to the warehouse to a different side of Dunder Mifflin, a place where Darryl runs the show and Michael is absolutely not allowed to use the baler. Throughout the show, the warehouse provides an extension of the workplace that allows the characters to interact with the operations of the paper business and provides a stage for events too big for the conference room. We go through all of the C.R.I.M.E. A.I.D. auctions, Casino Nights, ping pong games, and discuss what that place mean...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 68
Get in your constructive compliments, because we’re opening up the suggestion box for another mailbag episode! First question—what should we do to prepare for Y2K? Well, obviously that one got stuck in the box, sometimes that happens. We sort characters into Harry Potter houses, brainstorm unique props we’d like to have from the set, apply Dwight’s tipping etiquette to our own lives, take some listener voicemails and feature some call-in trivia. Also, today is Wednesday, but Dwight thinks it’s T...
May 28, 2020•53 min•Ep. 67
Dwight’s secret and not-so-secret plans drive a lot of the action in The Office, and we ponder at the idea that Dwight is often at his funniest when he’s up to something, like placing listening devices in wooden mallards and hiding in boxes in the warehouse. Then we talk about what Scranton staffers would buy with their stimulus checks and take on another round of listener-submitted trivia. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get exclusive acc...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 66
‘Dinner Party’ stands out as one of the funniest, most awkward, and most iconic episodes of The Office. We go through all the different courses that make up that meal, from the amuse bouche of the 2007 Writers Guild strike, to the main course of Michael and Jan, to the dessert, which Angela slams against the side of Andy’s Prius. Then we talk about the mini-Office reunion put together John Krasinski and SomeGoodNews before wrapping once again with trivia. You have no idea the physical toll that ...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 65
“This is our receptionist, Pam. Pam! Pam-Pam! Pam Beesly.” With those words and that Flintstones reference Michael kicks off one of the relationships at the heart of The Office. Michael and Pam are at the center of so many cold opens, story lines, and talking heads that their dynamic is one of the most important in the entire show. We go through the inappropriate jokes, the fake firings, and the times when they pick each other up and support each other. Almost the entire episode is dedicated to ...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 64
