
- #The office season 2 episode 18 dailymotion movie#
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This episode continues the trend of Michael being able to bond well with children. The multi-pack of fictitious Nightswept cologne was created by prop master Phil Shea. In " Happy Hour", Michael will unknowingly be on a date with a girl also named Julie. March 15, 1980, Michael's sixteenth birthday, was a Saturday, so the next day would be Sunday so Michael would not have school the next day. Michael says that on his sixteenth birthday, he was supposed to go on a date with a girl named Julie, but she got it mixed up with another Michael in the class, and he heard all about it in school the next day. Oscar's fancy skating was performed by Burt Lancon, who had previously won the silver medal at the 1982 United States Figure Skating Championships and placed sixth at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. Carell barely missed Lieberstein, who then collapsed on cue. Steve Carell did not hurt Paul Lieberstein when his character appeared to slam Toby into the boards. Ice skating scenes were filmed at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, California. She was inspired by the karaoke scene in When Harry Met Sally in which Sally inadvertently talks into the microphone. Jenna Fischer chose to say "Sorry" into the microphone. You can see Pam's cardigan on her chair and their coats on the coat rack in the scene where Michael blows out his candles.) (The snow is visible out the window behind Jim's talking head near the start of the episode. Jim does not wear his coat, and Pam does not wear her cardigan or coat when they go to Rite Aid, despite it being winter and snowing. (Rite Aid acquired Thrifty Drugs in 1996 and continued to sell the ice cream under the original brand name.)
The store betrays itself as a west coast location by its large size and the presence of a Thrifty Ice Cream sign in the background when Jim and Pam walk down the aisle. All the background customers in the scene are actors. Filming was done early in the morning before it opened to the public. The Rite Aid at 7239 Woodman Ave in Van Nuys stands in for the Scranton Rite Aid.
Additionally, Michael notes in this episode he shares his birthday with Eva Longoria, who was also born on March 15.
Since Michael has indirectly said before that his birthday is March 15, this episode takes place on March 15, 2006. #The office season 2 episode 18 dailymotion movie#
Carell used to play hockey Fischer learned to skate in preparation for the movie Blades of Glory but decided that her character cannot.
According to Jenna Fischer, the writers had been looking for a reason to use Carell's ice-skating skills in an episode. #The office season 2 episode 18 dailymotion skin#
This is likely there to show that he has recently had a biopsy of a mole, a common test for skin cancer.
Kevin has a small bandage on the right side of his neck throughout the episode. In a talking head interview, Angela says that Kevin should be concerned about his fate in the afterlife. Michael makes Ryan read to the camera information about melanoma and belittles every fact. In a talking head interview, Dwight admires the concept of someone's skin turning on them. In a talking head interview, Michael tells a story of his worst birthday. Michael tells Ryan that he does not need to get him a present but is clearly upset when he does not. In a talking head interview, Michael explains how good bosses share their birthdays with their employees. In a double-entendre-filled talking head interview, Dwight explains his duties on Michael's birthday. The Season Two DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. chaos." The gifts are passed out to Kevin and Michael and Pam expresses her feelings on the "great day". In the real world community, ye-that would be. He later explains that "Apparently, in the medicine community, negative means good, which makes absolutely no sense.
Kevin gets the call about his results, which turn up negative, to everyone's relief except for Michael's who believes that negative meant he did have cancer. At the rink, he also runs into his real estate agent Carol with her children and he entertains them, which puts a smile on Carol's face. To "make Kevin feel better", Michael takes the employees out ice skating. After goofing around at the store, Jim and Pam return to the office. Dwight and Angela are less subtle than they think they are being when discussing their secret relationship within earshot of Ryan. When Michael finds out about Kevin's predicament, he gives Kevin his condolences, but subtly remains bitter that Kevin is ruining his birthday fun. Pam and Jim meanwhile decide to sneak out and go to the store to shop for gifts for Kevin. Unfortunately for Michael, Dwight seems to be the only one joining in, as the rest of the employees are more concerned with Kevin, who is awaiting his results from his skin cancer screening. Michael is excited to be celebrating his birthday and tries to get the employees excited with him.