Boys and Girls (The Office)

Office episode
name = Boys and Girls


The warehouse after Michael spends the day there, while discussing the difference between "Boys and Girls"
ep_num = 21
prod_code = 02015
date = February 2 2006
writer = B.J. Novak
director = Dennie Gordon
season = 2

"Boys and Girls" is the 15th episode of the second season of "The Office" (U.S. version). It was written by B.J. Novak and directed by Dennie Gordon. It first aired on February 2, 2006.

ynopsis

Jan leads the female Dunder Mifflin employees in a "women in the workplace" seminar. Miffed at being excluded, Michael conducts a competing "men in the workplace" seminar in the warehouse. Roy approaches Jim under the belief that Jim used to like Pam. Darryl and his equally irritated crew are forced to participate in Michael's shenanigans, which culminates in Michael trying to drive a forklift.

Michael's recklessness makes a complete mess of the warehouse while jeopardizing the employees' safety. Michael's plans to hold his own seminar backfire when the warehouse workers decide to form a union. Jan intimidates them into reconsidering, citing mass firings if it were to occur.

Jan urges Pam to take a corporate training program in graphic design in New York when Pam reveals that she wants to be a graphic designer, but Roy quashes the idea. Jim rebukes Pam for listening to Roy when he is clearly wrong and acting selfish, which creates tension between them. As the day comes to a close, Michael leaves the warehouse in complete disarray.

Deleted scenes

The Season Two DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. Notable cut scenes include:
*Michael asks Pam and Jim for help choosing a ringtone.
*Roy and Dwight talk about guns.
*Dwight shoots his spud gun.
*Dwight agrees that "there's no place like home."

References to previous episodes

*The blow up doll in the warehouse is the same one from the episode "Sexual Harassment".

Notes

*Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer originally had the idea for this episode. They took it to executive producer Greg Daniels who then gave the project to B.J. Novak to write. [Fischer, Jenna (January 19, 2006). [http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting=%7B7DB349AA-96D1-4472-B5A6-5AD6016F1622%7D "The Office" Presents: "Boys and Girls""] "TVGuide.com"] Fischer was once a secretary and Kinsey an operator, so they both had to attend similar meetings and seminars. [Kinsey, Angela (February 2, 2006) blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=32799810&blogID=83774155&Mytoken=507B6F37-ABD0-44C0-A3AB58977CE87C7C120561765 "Boys & Girls", "MySpace.com"]
*Pam's monologue about reading a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book was based on a real story of Fischer's as a kid. [Fischer, Jenna (April 27, 2006). [http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800000941 "The Office" Undergoes "Drug Testing"] . "TV Guide.com".]

References

External links

* [http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/episodes/season2/215/ "Boys and Girls"] at NBC.com
* [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Insider/default.htm?cmsRedir=true&rmDate=02022006&cmsGuid={7DB349AA-96D1-4472-B5A6-5AD6016F1622} Jenna Fischer's Blog on "Boys and Girls"] at [http://www.tvguide.com/ TVGuide.com]
* [http://www.northernattack.com/archives/boys-and-girls/ "Boys and Girls"] at NorthernAttack.com.