The Secret (The Office episode)

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"The Secret"

Jim's lunchbreak gift in "The Secret"
Episode No. 19
Prod. Code 214
Airdate January 19, 2006
Writer(s) Lee Eisenberg &
Gene Stupnitsky
Director Dennie Gordon

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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"The Secret" is the 13th episode of the second season of The Office (U.S. version). It was written by Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky and directed by Dennie Gordon. It first aired on January 19, 2006.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Because Jim fears Michael will tell the others he likes Pam, he pretends to be Michael's best friend, which leads to an awkward lunch at Hooters. Michael soon reveals Jim's secret to everyone, forcing Jim to confess his crush to Pam herself; but he says it was finished three years ago. Michael, meanwhile, rearranges his hair to look more like Jim's in the apparent hope it will make Pam interested in him. Something Michael tells Pam leads her to doubt that the crush actually is over. Meanwhile, Dwight "investigates" Oscar's absence from work, and is completely oblivious to Oscar's homosexuality.

[edit] Deleted scenes

  • Michael plays with his new putting toy. On his second attempt, the ball goes under the bookshelf. While Dwight retrieves the ball, Michael accidentally knocks his "World's Best Boss" mug off his desk, destroying it. He retrieves a new mug from the drawer.
  • In a talking head interview, Dwight expounds on the hazards posed by dust bunnies.
  • Michael surveys his worker bees and decides that he is the King Bee, nay, the Ace Bee.
  • Ryan shows the camera an unfinished TV Guide crossword puzzle from Michael's office. In answer to "Mary-Kate and Ashley _____ (5 letters)" Michael wrote "Judd?"
  • In a talking head interview, Michael explains that he rushed a few fraternities but decided not to accept any offers, which turned out well since no offers were made.
  • Dwight tries to extract information about Oscar from Ryan.
  • Michael buys Jim a Hooters t-shirt from the gift shop.

[edit] Trivia

For a list of songs featured in this episode, see List of songs featured on The Office (US TV series).
  • During the filming of this episode, Steve Carell found out he had been nominated for a Golden Globe for the series. The episode aired the Thursday following his win.[1]
  • Michael takes Jim out to lunch at a Hooters Restaurant. However, in reality there is no Hooters in Scranton, and the nearest one is 50 miles away in Binghamton, New York (now closed).
  • As of this episode, the rest of the office employee cast were credited as regulars.
  • Oscar Nuñez was surprised when he heard his character was going to be homosexual, explaining: "Greg Daniels came up and said, 'Is it all right if we make your character gay?' I said, 'Well...the script's already done - so yes.'"[2]
  • According to the DVD commentary: Jenna Fischer began crying after the scene where Jim tells Pam that he no longer has a crush on her. John Krasinski pointed her out to Angela Kinsey, who calmed Fischer down enough that they could continue filming.
  • At the Hooters restaurant, University of Florida Gators flags can be seen in the background; however, the restaurant used in filming is located in Burbank, California.
  • This was one of six episodes that was submitted to Emmy voters for Best Comedy consideration, which they went on to win. The other five were "The Dundies," "Booze Cruise," "Christmas Party," "The Injury" and "Valentine's Day."
  • The scene in which Michael proclaims "We are not worthy!" to the Hooter's waitress is a reference to a scene in the movie Wayne's World, where Wayne and Garth meet Alice Cooper.
  • Michael begins to sing a verse from The Go Go's song Our Lips Are Sealed though incorrectly states that it was sung by rival girl group The Bangles.
  • Michael claims that he rushed fraternities but we found out in The Fire that he never went to college.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fischer, Jenna (January 19, 2006). "The Office Cheers on Its Golden Boy" TVGuide.com
  2. ^ Wolk, Josh. "The Drudge Report: A Visit With 7 More 'Office' Mates." Entertainment Weekly 24 February 2006: Page 25.

[edit] External links

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