Jim then turns the squirt bottle on Michael to stop him from wrestling the liquor bottle away from Dwight. Despite Michael's anger about Pam not having any messages, he did have messages when he showed up. [9] John Krasinski said that the van scene was his favorite to shoot, and that it "will go down in history as one of the most fun moments I've ever been a part of". He then states that he looks like he has a concussion. … The Season Two DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. "[20] Rolling Stone named the same scene as the twentieth-funniest in The Office's first three seasons. At the hospital, Michael insists that his burned foot is a more serious injury than Dwight's, to no avail. Then the handicapped business park manager enters and is told he was invited by Michael to come. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, falls have been deemed the most common disabling injury in offices and happen at a 2 to 2.5 times higher rate than the fall rate for non-office … 2 The episode guest starred Marcus York as Billy Merchant. Working virtually 100% indoors, in a seated position and usually talking on a phone, writing or typing on a computer paves the way for some of the top injuries … The episode ends with Michael trying to stick his foot into the CATscan machine. Meanwhile, Dwight starts acting strangely nice to everyone, especially Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer). Production Code The Office The Injury extras. [5][7] Novak has described "The Injury" as one of his favorite episodes, and said of it, "I don't think any other TV show would have made an episode from that starting point, and yet it was one of the funniest and most relatable episodes as it went on that we've ever had. They both deliver the greatest lines in the show's short history here. "The Injury" first aired in the United States on January 12, 2006 on NBC. Ryan is assigned to draw a handicapped sign for Michael so he can park closer to the building. Under false pretenses, he brings in Billy Merchant (Marcus A. York), the building's property manager who uses a wheelchair, to discuss what it is like to be disabled. Angela tries to listen into this. Dwight volunteers and bonks his head on a metal pole on his way out. Bryan Gordon "The Injury" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's eighteenth episode overall. Registered users can share favorite quotes and more through their own fan profile. York described his character as "just trying to do his job". Slips, trips and falls are always some of the top office injuries. Michael and Jim watch a movie in Spanish in the hospital waiting room. See episode The Injury Michael: I enjoy having breakfast in bed. And since I don't have a butler, I have to do it myself. [23] Mindy Kaling later stated in an interview that it was her favorite episode of the show that she had written. Pam offers to call him an ambulance, but Michael insists he justs needs a ride to work. "[22] M. Giant of Television Without Pity graded the episode with an "A–". Michael calls his mom to complain about coworkers several other times in the series. "[5], Writer and actor B. J. Novak said the idea for "Injury" started out as an idea in the writing room that just "spun out of control". For example: He asks Pam to spread butter on his foot, and when Michael falls off the toilet, he yells for Ryan to help him. Mindy Kaling [21] TV Squad's Michael Sciannamea said that "The Injury" was "another solid episode" and that the "show gets better with each and every week. Michael's overreaction to a menial injury creates havoc for the Office. This means that it was seen by 5.1% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 12% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. In the conference room meeting, Michael shows pictures of handicapped people (Forrest Gump, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin in Big which he mistakes for Philadelphia.). When Jim sees him enter the elevator he asks Jim "What's wrong with that guy?" While Jim waits in the waiting room, he calls Pam at the office, and tells her that Michael is taking Dwight to get a CAT scan. Read about The Injury in Angela’s MySpace blog and Jenna’s TV Guide blog! The Injury Season 2 Ep 12 2/26/2018 Michael demands attention from the entire office after he has a freak accident with his George Foreman Grill, and Dwight begins behaving strangely following a minor … An office environment presents a unique set of potential injuries from other lines of work. When Michael arrives at the office, he tries to convince his staff that he has a serious injury. When Ryan refuses to do this, Michael calls a meeting in the conference room. This is such a solid episode of the Office. I find the Injury to be the funniest Michael/Dwight episode. Ryan, sick of Michael, puts medicine in his pudding to help him recover. [4] After the character development that had occurred in the previous episode, "Booze Cruise", Greg Daniels decided to create a more inane episode that involved "Michael's grilled foot. In reality, it looks much more like a. He and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) strike up a friendship as a result. What are the most common work injuries in the office? During all this, Dwight, who tries to pick Michael up and bring him in to work upon hearing of his injury, crashes his car exiting Dunder Mifflin's parking lot, giving himself a concussion. They take Meredith Palmer's mini-van, and as Jim drives, he uses a spray bottle to squirt Dwight to keep him from drinking liquor from a bottle he found under the seat. The episode ranked as the third half-hour comedy during the week of January 16, and the series ranked as the fifteenth-highest-rated series out of 113 others, in the 18–49 demographic. Airdate When the workers aren't so keen on obliging, Michael gets … Written by It includes the best quotes from The Office, voted on by fans. Michael burns his foot on a George Foreman grill because he likes to make himself breakfast in bed, and he still decides to come to work, so he calls the office … Michael is completely dry when he leaves the bathroom, even though when he falls you can hear several splashes. On the latest episode of the Office Ladies podcast, former co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey talked about Season 2, Episode 12 of The Office, called "The Injury." [5] She later expanded that the entry's "full-on loopy" quality made it humorous. Dwight explaining that the pioneers never wasted anything, and Jim says Michael should go to the hospital. Pam coyly tells Oscar Martinez about Dwight's recovery as a way of getting the good news to Angela Martin, who is between them, as Pam is the only person in the office aware that Angela is Dwight's girlfriend. Dwight uses the phrase "that's what she said" to which Michaels scolds him for it because it is his joke it is the first time someone other then Michael uses the phrase. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The Injury [19], Since its airing, "The Injury" has received critical acclaim from television critics. Creed says he was in an iron lung as a teenager, suggesting he had polio as a child. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC’s “Injury Center,” includes the Office of the Director and three divisions. [9] York recalls being nervous during filming, and "drawing a blank" on his lines during the first 'run-through', because of his anxiousness around the cast members, but soon Marcus "smoothed-out". It’s a breathlessly paced breather from the kind of material “Booze Cruise” … Michael talking to someone on the phone, but he hangs up on him when Ryan walks in with Michael's movies. Michael says Meredith has "one kid and no husband", but several other times in the series it is referenced that she has more than one kid. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) accidentally burns his foot while grilling bacon on his George Foreman Grill, which he keeps next to his bed. The Office Season 2 Episode 12 Quotes. Pam has a standard MP3 Player instead of the video iPod that Roy was going to get her, implying that he instead took the cheaper route. Dwight becomes more easygoing and friendly to his co-workers. [2] Gordon had previously directed the first season episode "The Alliance". Michael explains that sometimes when he is zoned out, he will pop some bubble wrap at home. [18] Another encore presentation on August 22, 2006 received a 2.0/6 rating, was viewed by 5.3 million viewers, retained 100 percent of its lead-in "My Name is Earl" audience, and ranked as the most-watched episode of The Office during the summer of 2006. It includes these elements: Office … [12] Francis Rizzo III from DVD Talk wrote positively of the episode and praised the performance of Rainn Wilson as Dwight and wrote that "nothing he does compares" to his performance in "The Injury". Slips, Trips, and Falls. When Michael tells the building's manager that they are similar because they are "disabled" this causes him to wheel out. Michael burns his foot stepping on to a George Foreman grill, and calls reception, screaming for them to drive over and pick him up. The "Prism DuroSport" that Pam received from Roy as a Christmas present serves as a knock off of the popular music device, the iPod. Because of this Dwight is more helpful and friendly to Pam, which Jim notes. meaning Dwight. Hold on to your George Foreman grills and watch your feet because this week we’re breaking down The Injury episode of The Office. According to BJ Novak, the episode was originally going to be called "My Grilled Foot", but writer Mindy Kaling thought it was "too weird for people to tune in and watch that". Who doesn't enjoy waking to the smell of bacon and enjoying a nice breakfast in bed? The Office of the Director is led by the Director, the Deputy Director (DD), and the Deputy Director for Management and Operations (DDMO). When none of his employees, except for Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), help him, Michael feels under-appreciated. For example: He asks Pam to spread butter on his foot, and when Michael falls off the toilet, he yells for Ryan to help him. "The Injury" first aired in the United States on January 12, 2006 on NBC. When Jim, Michael, and Dwight are driving to the hospital, an allusion to a three-person family, Jim being the Mother, Michael being the Father, and Dwight being the child, can possibly be seen. After he makes a distress call to the office, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) comes to "rescue" him, but crashes his car into a pole. Dwight getting scared that he needs to go into a machine. The Secret [12][13] During the scene, Kelly also name-drops Robert Loggia. [6] The original plan was for Michael to have fallen asleep in the sun, while having sunblock all over him, except for his foot. In the episode, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) accidentally burns his foot on his George Foreman Grill, but insists on coming to work anyway. Pam says he missed two calls from "corporate.". Even after binging all nine seasons of the show, you can turn around and start … Episodes timeline The episode was written by Mindy Kaling, who also acts in the show as Kelly Kapoor, and directed by Bryan Gordon. Creed: I was in an iron lung when I was a teenager. The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 5.1 in the 18–49 demographic and was viewed by 10.3 million viewers, making it, at the time, the highest-rated episode of the series. Michael rubbing butter on his foot, and Angela passes and asks, "Who made popcorn?". To do this, he irritates the office (Pam and Ryan, notably) to help him with his "injury". The scene featuring Dwight crashing his car received specific attention. 2011 To add insult to over-dramatic injury, Dwight gets in a "that's what she said" joke that makes the doctor chuckle. 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