Business Ethics

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"Business Ethics" is the second episode of the fifth season of The Office. It was written by Ryan Koh and directed by Jeffrey Blitz. It first aired October 9, 2008.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Deleted scenes 3 Trivia 4 Amusing details 5 Goofs 6 Cast 6.1 Main Cast 6.2 Supporting Cast 6.3 Special Guest Star 7 References

[edit] Synopsis

Following Ryan's recent scandal at corporate, Holly must hold a business ethics seminar. The meeting gets out of control when Michael lets everyone speak freely about their unethical behavior at work. Meanwhile, Jim makes Dwight comply with the company's "time theft" policy.

[edit] Deleted scenes

• Ryan reveals that he broke the side-view mirror on Kevin's car. When Kevin confronts him on it, Ryan blames it on "the guy he used to be" and says he is now "Ryan 2.0". Afterwards, Kevin bakes Ryan's sunglasses in the same toaster oven where the latter started the fire. Kevin then blames it on "Kevin 1.0".

[edit] Trivia

• Ryan claims to have hooked up with a woman who looked just like Joanna Ward from the sixth season of Survivor. Ward is African-American, further supporting Ryan's preference for dating women with darker skin.
• This is the first episode in which Pam does not appear on screen. (She is only heard on the phone.)
• The establishing shot of Michael and Holly's lunch out is of Cooper's Seafood in Scranton. The interior, on the other hand, was shot in Los Angeles.

[edit] Amusing details

• At the "business-romantic" lunch, Michael has a glass of wine. Holly has a salad, the same lunch she was planning to eat originally.
• In the final scene, Angela (a vegetarian) eats only the potato salad.

[edit] Goofs

• Meredith says she has been having sex with Scranton's Hammermill representative for six years, implying that Dunder Mifflin has sold Hammermill products during that time, though it was only two years ago in The Convention that Michael broke Hammermill's exclusivity with Staples. In an online video chat, writer Ryan Koh explains that he chose Hammermill because it is the only well-known paper manufacturer, and he liked that the name Hammermill sounded somewhat sexual.^[1]

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main Cast

• Steve Carell as Michael Scott
• John Krasinski as Jim Halpert
• Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly
• Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
• B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard

[edit] Supporting Cast

• Ed Helms as Andy Bernard
• Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson
• Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone
• Creed Bratton (actor) as Creed Bratton
• Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer
• Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson (Credit Only)
• Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor
• Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin
• Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson (Credit Only)
• Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez
• Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin (Credit Only)
• Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin

[edit] Special Guest Star

• Amy Ryan as Holly Flax

[edit] References

1. ↑ Ask the Writers, Ryan Koh answers questions about Business Ethics.

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