(#1) Diversity Day
- Mar 29 2005
Season 1, episode 2: "Diversity Day"
After Michael gets in trouble for performing an offensive reenactment of a Chris Rock comedy routine, corporate decides to send a diversity training coach to the Scranton branch for some sensitivity training. The coach invites the staff to help reenact the situation in an effort to reach "a more positive outcome"; however, during the reenactment of the reenactment, Michael has a hard time listening to Kevin's interpretation of the comedy routine and inturrupts with a problematic, explitive-ridden performance of his own.
(#2) Gay Witch Hunt
- Sep 21 2006
Season 3, episode 1: "Gay Witch Hunt"
After Michael learns that Oscar is gay, he appologizes to Oscar for homophobic remarks he had made, with many people in the office overhearing the apology. Michael also shares this information with Dwight and together they attempt to discern whether anyone else in the office might be gay.
Coprorate quickly learns that Michael outted Oscar and sends Jan to Scranton to confront him. When Jan expresses her shock at Michael's being so "obtuse about sexual orientation," he defends himself by saying that he watches The L Word and Queer as Folk, misremembering the name of the latter in the process.
(#3) A Benihana Christmas
- Dec 14 2006
Season 3, episode 10: "A Benihana Christmas"
When the office hosts a Christmas toy drive, Michael decides to donate his used bicycle in an effort to show how giving he is. As soon as he gets the bicycle off of the elevator, he decides to give it one last ride into the office while singing "Deck The Halls," running into a doorway and uttering an explitive, narrowly missing a potted plant in the process.
(#4) When Phyllis's Dad Stands Up To Walk Her Down The Aisle
Season 3, episode 15: "Phyllis's Wedding"
When Phyllis and Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration decide to get married, Phyllis tells Michael that he can be in the wedding in a secret effort to get extra time off for her honeymoon. Michael is then given the honor of pushing Phyllis's father's wheelchair down the aisle; however, to Michael's dismay, Phyllis's dad stands up halfway down the aisle and walks her, on his own, the rest of the way. Michael very obviously feels cheated out of his moment in the spotlight at Phyllis's side and very expressedly tells the camera how he's feeling.
(#5) Dunder Mifflin Infinity
Season 4, episode 2: "Dunder Mifflin Infinity"
When Ryan announces that Dunder Mifflin will begin using a website in an effort to increase sales, Michael becomes determined to prove that old-fashioned sales methods work better. Then, after spending an afternoon unsuccessfully trying to win back ex-clients with fanciful gift baskets, Michael proselytize to the office about the evils of technology, as evidenced by his GPS "machine" allegedly telling him to drive his car into a lake.
(#6) Launch Party
Season 4, episode 3: "Launch Party"
When Michael receives a VIP invitation to Dunder Mifflin's website launch party, he promptly invites Jim to join him for the improptu roadtrip to New York City. Sadly, upon reviewing their destination's address, they realize that it was in fact an invitation to a chatroom, not the event itself. Arriving back at the Scranton branch just in time to make his webcam introduction, Michael uses his screentime to inform Ryan that Dwight beat the website in the day's sales, complete with a vulgar descriptor aimed at Ryan.
(#7) Stress Relief
- Feb 01 2009
Season 5, episode 14: "Stress Relief: Part 1"
When Dwight becomes frustrated at his coworkers for not taking his fire safety instructions seriously, he decides to put them to the test by literally igniting a fire of his own in the office. When people realize that it is not, in fact, a drill, chaos ensues, with Michael promptly running out of his office and instructing everyone to stay calm in a less than soothing tone.
(#8) China
- Dec 02 2010
Season 7, episode 10: "China"
After Michael reads an article about China's rapidly growing economy while at the dentist, he becomes gravely concerned about the state of the United States as a global economic power. As a result, he calls on the staff to come up with some "big ideas" that might help turn things around for America.
After bouncing around a few ideas, primarily pertaining to Kevin's dream of longer-lasting antacids, Erin reveals an idea of her own. She suggesting that they all develop a plan in which they hire a new guy, take out a $100k life-insurance plan on him, and murder him to collect the money, privately revealing to the camera that she believes that might be what they are doing to her. Then, after a pause, Michael expresses his frustration and confusion at Erin's suggestion with a few choice words.
(#9) Michael's Last Dundies
- Apr 21 2011
Season 7, episode 21: "Michael's Last Dundies"
After Michael cohosts the Dundies with his replacement, DeAngelo Vickers, at a fancy Italian restaurant, the staff decides to keep the party going back at the Scranton office conference room. When Michael arrives, he is greeted by everyone singing him a personalized rendition of "Season of Love" from the musical Rent.
When Michael returns to the privacy of his office, he reveals just how much it is going to hurt to leave Dunder Mifflin.
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