Drug Testing (The Office episode)

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The Office episode
"Drug Testing"

Deputy Dwight sets up "Drug Testing"
Episode No. 26
Prod. Code 222
Airdate April 27, 2006
Writer(s) Jennifer Celotta
Director Greg Daniels

The Office Season 2
September 2005 - May 2006
  1. The Dundies
  2. Sexual Harassment
  3. Office Olympics
  4. The Fire
  5. Halloween
  6. The Fight
  7. The Client
  8. Performance Review
  9. E-mail Surveillance
  10. Christmas Party
  11. Booze Cruise
  12. The Injury
  13. The Secret
  14. The Carpet
  15. Boys and Girls
  16. Valentine's Day
  17. Dwight's Speech
  18. Take Your Daughter to Work Day
  19. Michael's Birthday
  20. Drug Testing
  21. Conflict Resolution
  22. Casino Night
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"Drug Testing" is the 20th episode of the second season of The Office (U.S. version). It is written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Greg Daniels. It first aired on April 27, 2006.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Dwight finds half of a joint in the parking lot of Dunder Mifflin and takes advantage of his volunteer sheriff deputy status by interviewing the staff to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile, Jim does an impression of Stanley and gets caught. When he and Pam speak at the same time (impersonating Stanley's response), Pam calls "jinx" so Jim can't talk until he buys her a Coke, which isn't an issue until he discovers the vending machine is sold out. When Dwight sets up urine testing, Michael worries that a "clove cigarette" he smoked at an Alicia Keys concert will show up.

Michael holds an anti-drug meeting for the entire office, where he over-expresses his hatred of drugs. He tries to get out of the testing, but Dwight continues to insist that he must take part. Michael pressures Dwight for a cup of his "clean" urine, but Angela is against the idea. Jim continues to hold up his end of the jinx. Pam continues to tease him, until she gets to the point where she says, "you can tell me anything", which creates an awkward silence. Michael passes his drug test (with Dwight's urine); Dwight turns in his volunteer badge over his actions. Pam buys Jim his Coke, which he buys off of her so she can find out what's been happening with Dwight the whole day. Michael feels guilty, so he makes Dwight an "Honorary Security Advisor" for Dunder Mifflin Scranton. Jim wonders aloud what Dwight gets out of his relationship with Michael, while the camera focuses on him and Pam, suggesting that the two have a similarly confusing relationship.

[edit] Deleted scenes

  • Jim does impressions of Kevin and Angela for Pam.
  • In a talking head interview, Dwight is so determined to find the culprit that he is prepared to pray "to Thor himself."
  • In a talking head interview, Toby doesn't think Michael is taking drugs, but maybe he should.
  • Jim secretly does an impression of Dwight right in front of him.
  • In a talking head interview, Dwight talks about Jim and concludes, "If that were my life, I'd do drugs."
  • Phyllis tells Stanley that she told Dwight he wasn't acting withdrawn. Stanley barely acknowledges her.
  • Stanley ignores Dwight's call to be interviewed.
  • Pam toys with Dwight by admitting that she was "was a teensy bit high... in the parking lot at the Quick and Easy."
  • Meredith comes to Jim because Pam told her he had something to tell her. Jim is under the jinx and says nothing. Meredith assumes the worst.
  • Kelly puts a customer on hold when she is called by Dwight.
  • Dwight takes notes during the conference: "Creed - Shifty eyes. Ryan - Dilated pupils. Kelly - Hyperactive." Michael makes up more absurd drug "facts". Jan (via speaker phone) excuses herself from the meeting, which is the first time the others were aware she was even listening.
  • Pam shows the camera the flyer that Michael made up for the conference. "Drugs: Let's not and say we did."
  • Kelly returns to her desk after the conference and realizes that her customer has been on hold the whole time.
  • In talking head interviews, Angela and Meredith talk about how they aren't worried about drug testing.
  • Pam forwards a call from Brenda to Jim's phone. Jim is under the jinx and doesn't answer. Jim holds up a sign for the camera: "It's ok... She'll call back!"
  • Dwight turns in his volunteer sheriff's uniform and badge, neither of which he was authorized to have in the first place. The sheriff discovers other things Dwight was doing without authorization.
  • Lee and Gino, the workers at Vance Refrigeration, discard a joint in the parking lot.

[edit] Trivia

  • Jim's impression of Stanley in this episode was inspired by John Krasinski's actual talent of doing impressions on the set.[1]
  • Michael has a bandage around his finger in this episode because Steve Carell hurt his finger during the week and was unable to remove his wedding ring due to the swelling. Instead of cutting off his ring, the crew simply wrapped a bandage around it.[2]
  • In this episode, Dwight tells the camera that "rules are what separate us from the jungle animals". Yet in "Health Care", he justified his choice of an inadequate health care plan by saying "in the jungle, there is no health care".
  • Dwight's interview about his family name at the end of the episode was originally written for the pilot episode. The original version can be seen on the first season DVD deleted scenes.
  • When Michael tells Pam to "write this down," Jenna Fischer's response to the camera was improvised. "I thought it was funny that I didn't have a pad of paper but Michael was telling me to take notes," she explained in her MySpace blog, "so I just looked to camera and showed my lack of pen and paper."[3]
  • During Creed's interview he mentions "Northern Lights, Cannabis Indica", which is a real strain of marijuana.
  • This was the final episode of the season to be filmed (though not the last to air). According to Jenna Fischer, everybody on the set was excited like students on the last day of school. The giddiness particular shows in Fischer's performance: Pam skips after Jim into the break room, she bounces on her toes at the end of the "fake crying" talking head, and she taps the soda can three times to get Jim to release the jinx.[4]
  • On Michael's list of what he considers illegal drugs, he misspells 'heroin' as 'heroine' (the feminine form of the word 'hero').
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about future episodes follow.
  • When Michael asks Dwight for his urine, a group photo is visible in the background. This picture is the Photoshopped version of the photo taken at the end of the episode "Conflict Resolution", which aired after this one did.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fischer, Jenna (April 27, 2006). The Office Undergoes "Drug Testing". TV Guide.com.
  2. ^ Fischer, Jenna (May 11, 2006). "Supersize Office Finale, Supersize Blog!". TV Guide.com.
  3. ^ Fischer, Jenna. (August 14, 2006.) blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=155751758&MyToken=477178e4-204a-4259-b079-24480b13306b "Need to Kill Time? Check out this Blog.", MySpace.com
  4. ^ Fischer, Jenna (Actor). 2006. "Drug Testing" [Commentary track], The Office Season Two (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.

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