Thu, 25 March 2010
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HAPPY HOUR | 3.25.10
Michael gets kicked out of the bar when he pulls out all the stops to impress a friend of Jim and Pam's. Meanwhile, Andy and Erin do their best to keep their relationship under wraps. Dwight rethinks his pre-natal contract with Angela.
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I LOVED this episode. I haven\'t laughed out loud so much for the whole season. Highlights: Angela coming up behind Dwight him jumping and remarking \"f***\", which was bleeped out. \"Where did you learn to talk like that?\" \"I dunno, movies?\" \"What\'s your drink?\" \"Grenadine\" \"I want a big family.\" \"I can see myself enjoying that.\" \"No, I mean, like large\" \"Somehow I manage\" And there were others. While I didn\'t buy it all (the waitress falling for Michael, Kevin crying at Pam\'s boobs so obviously (he usually gets all giggly and shy about any mention of body parts), there were enough laugh out loud moments that I think this may be my favorite episode of the season.
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To those commenting on Kevin\'s attempts to make Pam lactate... On a now-defunct Bravo show called Celebrity Poker Showdown (rather self-explanatory), Jason Alexander of Seinfeld did the same to Mary McCormack of The West Wing. He imitated the sound of a baby crying, to McCormack\'s amused annoyance. (\"Stop it! He\'s trying to make me leak!\" she would say.) Weird? Perhaps. Ridiculous? Maybe. Unprecedented on TV? No. As for Date Mike, we\'ve seen him on dates before. So why wasn\'t he wearing that Kangol hat when meeting Pam\'s apartment manager at that coffee shop? Finally, did anyone else drop and do 25 pushups while watching that scene?
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This episode left me with no more then a \"meh\". Certain parts were completely stupid, Kevin crying at Pam\'s breasts, and Michael turning into a stupid baffoon on his \"date\". But there were a few good moments like Angela getting wacked over the head by Dwights new girl. Are we going to see the Scranton Strangler in a future episode? Overall, C+ episode.
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Woke up screaming at 3:00 this morning . . . nightmare . . . all about life after “The Office.” The inevitable spinoff was called “Schrute Farms” . . . all about Dwight & Isabelle and their big, strapping children . . . wacky hijinks ensuing . . . “What will that zany Cousin Mose get up to next?” . . . Guest stars included Arnold the pig from “Green Acres” . . . Colonel Klink was Dwight’s long-lost uncle . . . Oh, the humanity!!!
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Loved the episode! It was so great how excited Michael got when he heard he was invited to happy hour, and when he found out he was going to be \"the 4th\". And of course asian warehouse worker was awesome. A Packer experience would have made this great episode even better though!
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\"Seriously? Date Mike, not ridiculous?\" Seriously, have you seen the other episodes where Michael tries to date or coax the attention of women or even pretend he knows anything about women? Have you see the episodes that showcase Michael\'s massive ego? This is the closest I\'ve seen to the Michael character emulating the boss from the original British series.
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First of all, when Mike gets to the bar, isn\'t that the same parking lot that Jim has to hide from Karen when he is kidnaped by Mike and Dwight. Also i loved that even though Mike had an epic fail at one date he got a new one with someone much more hotter than the girl Jim and Pam brought along.
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Kevin, you\'re not seriously going to focus on \"Date Mike\" as the reason to why this episode failed. Come on, this one was cooked medium rare, well-rested, and sprinkled with a dusting of season 2. No blood ran on my plate, and I was left full of delicious goodness. For example: When Angela sneaks up on Dwight and he pulls his hand back revolted, as if his ex were a Black Widow Spider, or Kanye West. Oscar, who is probably the most underrated one-liner deliverer on the cast, provides another zinger along the lines of the temp’s criminal beard when he shot off: “Essentially what we have here is one of those stories where a mother lifts her car to save her baby.” Creed’s outrage at a disqualification he had no idea he was bordering on. Darryl’s sign over his shoulder in his office that reads: “Nobody talks, everybody walks.” Mike’s Kangol hat, almost as if he just finished watching an episode of “The King of Queens” and thought Doug Heffernan was the end-all and be-all of masculine coolness. Then he reveals the idea came from loser dating-show contestants, and that made all kinds of sense. Isabelle is hot. Dwight wants a big family. Whacking off Angela. Mike’s book cover: “Somehow, I manage.” Shrugging. Sleeves rolled up. Erin almost grabs a dude’s wang then explains that the move paired with “Hi, big boy, like what you see?” is commonplace flirting. We find out that Oscar is a bit of whore himself thanks to his obsession with Matt, the stupid, gay mimbo, but also a bit of a prude, based on his awkward handling of balls. Kelly coaxes Pam’s milk. Plus, the episode gets bonus credit for filming in a parking lot in Huntington Beach that is a few blocks from my old place.
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I give this episode an A+. No ridiculous plotline -- just the office staff mixing and interacting. The bar was the perfect setting to showcase a little bit of everyone\'s character (who knew Creed could dance?). I usually judge an episode on how many times I think I\'d want to watch it again and I bet I\'ll be watching this one over and over.
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I got to say this episode was flat. Not terrible plot-wise, it just seemed that a lot of the jokes didn\'t work. I didn\'t think Kevin\'s crying ploy or Michael\'s \"date persona\" was funny. The Andy-and-Erin-secret was okay I suppose, but I really can\'t say it was funny either. And I\'m often one of the people defending the last two season\'s episodes! But this one? Not terrible, just flat :(
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Who knew Kevin could out-creep Creed? All in all, I thought this was a fun, though flawed episode, kinda in the vein of Cafe Disco. Kevin\'s schtick got a little tired after the first couple times. And the bar manager\'s turn towards actually liking Michael seemed unrealistic. Aside from these little bits, I actually liked the episode. It was great to finally see Pam back, you couldn\'t help rooting for Oscar, and Isabella\'s \"Whack!\" was priceless!
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There were two exceptional moments for me: the Japanese surgeon and Dwight\'s girl flicking Angela. Other than that I think the episode was a little flat and predictable. I just didn\'t know that doing 25 push ups was so hard. Stanley is the only one in the office who can do it?