Night Out
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| The Office episode |
| "Night Out" | |
| Episode No. | 62 |
| Prod. Code | 4015 |
| Airdate | April 24, 2008 |
| Writer(s) | Mindy Kaling |
| Director | Ken Whittingham |
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"Night Out" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season The Office (U.S. version). It was written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Ken Whittingham. It aired on April 24, 2008.
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[edit] Synopsis
Following the events of "Dinner Party" and "Chair Model", Michael, who is still looking for love, has trouble trying to not judge girls by their looks.
A surprisingly friendly Ryan arrives to the Scranton Branch to explain the new Dunder Mifflin website, "Dunder Mifflin Infinity 2.0". The previous version was shut down due to an invasion by sexual predators of the social networking component of the site. As Ryan leaves, Ryan tells Michael of the women he meets in clubs in New York City. It is then that Michael and Dwight decide to go to New York, find Ryan, party with him, and try to meet girls.
Upon their arrival at the club, they find Ryan, apparently under the influence of drugs, although Michael doesn't appear to notice, and a strangely oblivious Dwight only manages to conclude that Ryan must have a urinary tract infection. Later on, Michael, Dwight, Ryan, and Ryan's colleague, Troy Undercook (whom Dwight mistakes for a hobbit), wait outside another club, but fail to get in because they don't have dates. Dwight comes to the rescue when he manages to pair each of them off with members of a women's basketball team, also waiting in line. When Ryan's dancing becomes erratic and violent, he is attacked by the friends of a girl he has obliviously hit, and Dwight and Michael escort him out of the club. Troy advises them not to take Ryan to a hospital, and the trio run off with Ryan.
Back in Scranton, the rest of the office is forced to work on a Saturday to record their own sales as the website's sales, which is, according to Ryan, "a temporary procedure to increase the legitimacy of the website". With no one eager to participate, Jim decides to ask everyone to stay in the office overtime instead of coming in for the Saturday. They all agree with the plan, and after working until 9:00 in the late evening, they are shocked to find the parking lot gates locked, directly resulted from Jim forgetting to tell the security guard that they were staying overtime. They are unable to return to the office because Pam locked the door from the inside, and Dwight, miles away in New York, has both the spare and master keys. Sitting in the lobby area waiting for the security guard to arrive, the employees exchange jokes and during a moment of levity, Toby affectionately places his hand on Pam's knee. After an excruciatingly awkward silence, Toby proclaims that he is moving to Costa Rica; he then hops the parking lot fence and runs away.
When the cleaning staff arrives, Jim asks Oscar to explain their predicament to them, and Oscar is mildly offended that Jim assumes that the cleaners only speak Spanish. Jim, however, is correct and the staff is freed after Oscar translates.
Upon bringing him home, Dwight and Michael find that Ryan is living in a trashed one-room apartment with a large television as the only luxury furnishing. Ryan tries unsuccessfully to go to sleep but is kept up by Dwight and Michael. Before he drifts off, he asks Michael and Dwight for advice; he thinks "his friend Troy" has a drug problem. Michael, oblivious to the fact that Ryan is obviously referring to his own drug problem, gives him hypothetical advice involving a wiretap and snitching on a drug dealer: Michael reveals he's been watching The Wire lately.
Back in Scranton, Hank, the security guard, finally shows up to open up the gates to the business park, only to find the parking lot empty and the cleaning crew inside. His reaction is less than pleased: "Son of a bitch."
[edit] Reception
"Night Out" received a 4.6 Nielsen Rating and a 7% Share. The episode was watched by 7.56 million viewers and achieved a 3.9/10 in the key adults 18–49 demographic.[1]
[edit] Deleted scenes
- Ryan vomits in a cab on the boys' way back to his apartment from dehydration. Troy has a talking head in which he reveals he's the one who sells Ryan drugs. Sitting on a curb outside, Michael gives Ryan a pep talk about his job, social life, and fabulous apartment, of which they sit in front. Ryan is confused, then explains that they are not on the curb of his apartment building but on the steps in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- While the Finer Things Club watches The Other Boleyn Girl on a video iPod, Jim calls the security guy again, who is irritated. As the office complains that they are cold, Jim shoves the blame for the entire incident on Pam who locked them out. Pam icily replies that locking the door before leaving is part of her job description and Jim awkwardly tries to avoid admitting he is to blame.
- Ryan tries to sleep in his apartment while Michael asks him slightly inappropriate questions, such as "Do you ever miss us?" (Ryan's answer being a candid, "Not really; New York is so great") and "Do you remember what color my eyes are?". Dwight answers "Hazel", and Ryan agrees that's what he would have said and "No" not just because Dwight said it first. Michael starts to ask another question but Ryan had already anticipated the answer, so he quickly interjects, "You're my friend, Michael."
[edit] Notes
- When Oscar speaks in Spanish, he speaks with a Cuban accent instead of a Mexican one, even though throughout the series, he's been stated to have Mexican heritage. Oscar Nuñez is Cuban American.
- This is the second time Toby mentions moving to Costa Rica, the first being in Branch Closing as a possibility if the Scranton Branch closed.
- This episode marks the first speaking appearance for Ryan's friend and co-worker Troy (played by Noel Potek). He was seen in The Deposition for a non-speaking part. In a deleted scene from Goodbye, Toby, Troy's last name and actual role in the Dunder Mifflin Corporate office are revealed.
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