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Booze Cruise

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Booze Cruise
Season
Episode

11
Production Code
02013
Airdate
January 5, 2006
Written by
Directed by


"Booze Cruise" is the eleventh episode of the second season of The Office. It was written by Greg Daniels and directed by Ken Kwapis. It first aired on January 5, 2006.

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[edit] Synopsis

Michael takes the staff on an overnight booze cruise for the company's first quarter camaraderie event. On the cruise, Roy sets a date for his wedding to Pam, while Jim breaks up with Katy and reveals his crush on Pam to Michael. The most hilarious part of the episode is when Michael dances to Sean Paul's " Get Busy". This scene includes funny quotes and some funny faces/dance moves by Michael.

[edit] Trivia

  • According to Greg Daniels' DVD commentary, the original script included a storyline depicting Oscar as a nasty drunk. It was cut for time.
  • A real January booze cruise on Lake Wallenpaupack would be impossible. The lake is frozen over, and all boats must be removed from the lake by October.
  • The official name of the ship is Lake Wallenpaupack Princess.

[edit] Deleted scenes

The Season Two DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. Notable cut scenes include:

  • Toby intentionally arrives late to the booze cruise. Michael, of course, refuses to have the boat go back to get him.
  • Michael tries to play guitar with the band, but fails. Creed offers to play and begins playing very well.
  • Creed explains how he was a member of the band, The Grass Roots.
  • Dwight states that he was conflicted between Michael and Captain Jack as he boarded the boat, but now "he will follow Captain Jack to Hell and back."
  • Michael gives Ryan useless advice on how to study in the current situation.
  • In separate shots, Ryan and Meredith throw up.
  • A drunken Darryl orders a drink and then says to Angela "What you say, bitch?", realizing he's had enough.

[edit] Amusing details

  • Kevin wears the requested ski mask to the booze cruise. It obscures his vision so much, he bumps into Michael as he walks up the ramp.
  • When Katy sits and pouts after being dumped by Jim, Kelly is behind her with her head on the table, sleeping.

[edit] Cultural references

  • Michael's recitation which begins Stanley Bo-Banley is a verse from The Name Game adapted to Stanley's name.
  • Tony Robbins is an author and motivational speaker who conducts seminars around the country.
  • The -ship suffix in the word leadership is not part of its derivation as Michael claims. It is merely a noun-forming suffix meaning "the qualities of".
  • The idiom all in the same boat means that everyone shares the same problem and needs to work together to solve it.
  • The idiom to bowl over means to make someone happy by overwhelming with surprise. One can be bowled over by a gift, for example. Michael's use of the idiom in to bowl over the competition is somewhat misguided; one would more likely wish to bowl over one's customers. The phrase originates from the sport of cricket, although Michael is more likely to have taken his employees bowling.
  • Michael fails to recognize that Darryl is making a pun on sales and sails.
  • Titanic is an Oscar-winning blockbuster film about the ship RMS Titanic, which sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. The film is well known for Leonardo DiCaprio's line "I'm the king of the world!", shouted while standing on the prow of the ship, a scene which Michael re-creates.
  • The Hunt for Red October is a film (based on a book of the same title) about a Soviet submarine whose captain wishes to defect to the United States.
  • Michael sings "A three hour tour" from the theme song to Gilligan's Island, a comedy about a group of castaways stranded on a tropical island. He also matches up office employees with characters from the program:
  • Nebulose is not a real word. Michael intended to say nebulous.
  • Michael uses a variation of the slang saying If the van's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'. In the saying, the van is rocking because the occupants are having sex.
  • Bishop O'Hara is a high school in nearby Dunmore.
  • Pan Am is a now-defunct airline. Before airline security became more stringent, pilots would occasionally allow young children to visit the cockpit and let them pretend to fly the plane.
  • Dwight sings What do you do with a drunken sailor?, a traditional sea shanty.
  • A snorkel shot is a drinking game invented for this episode. It appears to consist of drinking a shot of liquor through a snorkel tube.
  • Operation Desert Storm is another name for the Gulf War.
  • Michael offers to give away the bride at Pam's wedding. This is a role traditionally played by the bride's father.
  • BFD, short for Big F—ing Deal, is a derisive expression.
  • I hope I die before I'm old are lyrics from the song My Generation by The Who.
  • The Grass Roots were a real group, a successful folk rock act active from 1966 to 1975 who garnered 29 hit singles on the Billboard Top 100, and sold over 30 million records. Creed Bratton is portrayed by the actor of the same name, who was the group's guitarist. Creed appears to exhibit a level of bitterness over his 'fall from grace'.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main Cast

[edit] Recurring Cast

[edit] Guest Cast


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