[12], During Michael's seminar on famous disabled people, two pictures on the wall are of Tom Hanks: one from the 1994 film Forrest Gump, and one from the 1988 film Big, which Michael confuses for the 1993 film Philadelphia. When Michael burns his foot with his George Foreman mini-grill, he requires the entire office staff to work around his new injury. The episode ends with Michael trying to stick his foot into the CATscan machine. 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. At the hospital, Michael insists that his burned foot is a more serious injury than Dwight's, to no avail. 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. The episode was originally going to be called "My Grilled Foot", but it was later changed when the writers decided the name was "too weird". Because of this Dwight is more helpful and friendly to Pam, which Jim notes. When Michael asks the office what his foot looks like, Stanley replies, "Mail Boxes Etc. “The Injury” is an out-of-character moment for The Office, but the show needed such an episode at this point in the second season. [3] "The Injury" was written by Mindy Kaling, who also acts for the show as customer service representative Kelly Kapoor. Michael calls his mom to complain about coworkers several other times in the series. This goes back to him calling himself a disabled person. He then states that he looks like he has a concussion. … Read about The Injury in Angela’s MySpace blog and Jenna’s TV Guide blog! To do this, he irritates the office (Pam and Ryan, notably) to help him with his "injury". Ryan, sick of Michael, puts medicine in his pudding to help him recover. This is why ergonomic injuries are one of the most common office injuries. Jim and Michael take Dwight to the hospital. 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." Booze Cruise The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. When he asks if anyone has any questions about the building rules, Dwight raises his hand and says nothing. Who doesn't enjoy waking to the smell of bacon and enjoying a nice breakfast in bed? Permalink: I was in an iron lung when I was a teenager.How old are you? York described his character as "just trying to do his job". Michael: How old are you? Written by He rented some for Michael to watch, and then gives Michael some dark meat chicken. It includes these elements: Office … "[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". It first aired on January 12, 2006. Season [15] The episode was viewed by 10.3 million viewers,[16] making it the highest-rated episode of The Office at the time, beating the series' pilot, which received a Nielsen rating of only 5.0. It was written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Bryan Gordon. Michael explains that sometimes when he is zoned out, he will pop some bubble wrap at home. 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. After he makes a distress call to the office, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) comes to "rescue" him, but crashes his car into a pole. During all this, Dwigh… When Ryan refuses to do this, Michael calls a meeting in the conference room. Michael becomes upset with the staff's lack of compassion towards his "disability." "The Office" co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey chat about filming the "Beach Games" episode of Season 3. They both deliver the greatest lines in the show's short history here. See episode The Injury Michael: I enjoy having breakfast in bed. The Office The Injury extras. An office environment presents a unique set of potential injuries from other lines of work. Episode According to B. J. Novak, the episode started out as an idea in the writing room that just "spun out of control". The Injury Counsel is an Award Winning Law Firm Based in St. Louis dedicated to helping those seriously injured in Work Related Accidents, Car Accidents, and Trucking Accidents. Office workers spend many hours a day seated at a desk, working on a computer, resulting in ergonomic strains and other injuries related to posture and repetitive movement. The Office co-stars and best friends, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, are doing the ultimate The Office re-watch podcast for you. 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. We have connections to other episodes from the season so far, we have some … 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. In an attempt to get Dwight into Meredith's van, Jim tells him that they are going to Chuck E. Cheese, to which Michael replies that he is "so sick of" the restaurant. [23] Mindy Kaling later stated in an interview that it was her favorite episode of the show that she had written. The scene featuring Dwight crashing his car received specific attention. "[20] Rolling Stone named the same scene as the twentieth-funniest in The Office's first three seasons. And since I don't have a butler, I have to do it myself. [5] She later expanded that the entry's "full-on loopy" quality made it humorous. 2 It includes the best quotes from The Office, voted on by fans. Dwight explaining that the pioneers never wasted anything, and Jim says Michael should go to the hospital. The Office of the Director is led by the Director, the Deputy Director (DD), and the Deputy Director for Management and Operations (DDMO). Slips, trips and falls. 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. When Michael says (in the conference room meeting), "When I clamped my foot into a non-stick grill," Pam turns to Dwight and laughs. The property manager complains that someone parked in the handicap spot, and it is suggested that Michael was the one who did it. When Ryan refuses to do this, Michael calls a meeting in the conference room. Even after binging all nine seasons of the show, you can turn around and start … Ryan is assigned to draw a handicapped sign for Michael so he can park closer to the building. Pam offers to call him an ambulance, but Michael insists he justs needs a ride to work. The Office (US) is not only one of the most beloved television comedies of all-time, but it’s also one of the most rewatchable. Slips, Trips, and Falls. The Season Two DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. The Injury "The Injury" received widespread acclaim from critics and is widely regarded by critics as one of the show's greatest episodes. 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. These include … [14] The episode received a 5.1 rating/12% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. Ergonomic Injuries. Office Ladies #18 March 3, 2020. [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. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) accidentally burns his foot while grilling bacon on his George Foreman Grill, which he keeps next to his bed. The Injury. Notable cut scenes include: Dunderpedia: The Office Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [17], An encore presentation of the episode, on July 5, 2006, received a 1.8/6 rating and was viewed by over 3.9 million viewers: an increase by 29 percent of its lead-in audience. Dwight getting scared that he needs to go into a machine. To do this, he irritates the office (Pam and Ryan, notably) to help him with his "injury". Jim then says he has had a grill for six years, and has never burnt himself on it because he does not use it as a pillow. "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. The Secret Pam receives a call from Michael saying he's injured. Creed: I was in an iron lung when I was a teenager. The Office Episodes Episode - The Injury. The episode guest starred Marcus York as Billy Merchant. Bryan Gordon Billy leaves after Michael makes several offensive remarks, but not before pointing out to Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) that Dwight has suffered a concussion from his car crash. This episode was the second episode of the series directed by Bryan Gordon. "The Injury" is the twelfth episode of the second season of The Office and the 18th overall. 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. Dwight becomes more easygoing and friendly to his co-workers. We highly recommend a "Beach Games" rewatch. He called Wilson's performance as Dwight "flat-out strange" and noted that the episode, along with several others, "wouldn't be nearly as entertaining" without his character. Michael should not be at work if he is injured as he should have taken time off to recover. [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". 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. Each week, Jenna and Angela will break down an episode of The Office … January 12, 2006 Jim puts Michael on … Registered users can share favorite quotes and more through their own fan profile. To add insult to over-dramatic injury, Dwight gets in a "that's what she said" joke that makes the doctor chuckle. "[24], Goldman, Eric & Zoromski, Brian (September 20, 2006), "B.J. The Office Season 2 Episode 12 Quotes. Then the handicapped business park manager enters and is told he was invited by Michael to come. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC’s “Injury Center,” includes the Office of the Director and three divisions. The episode was written by Mindy Kaling, who also acts in the show as Kelly Kapoor, and directed by Bryan Gordon. Michael's exasperated, "I'm sick of Chuck E. Cheese," suggests that he goes to the children's restaurant often. This episode opens with a scene showing Angela and Brian (Kevin) out of character! "[22] M. Giant of Television Without Pity graded the episode with an "A–". Airdate It’s not often that the cold open in an episode of The Office relates to the … IGN ranked the scene with Dwight getting in a car accident as its seventh-best moment in the first two seasons, noting that "[t]he fact that this show can get such inspired and unusual comedy from what is essentially a puke joke is a testament to how clever The Office is. 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. "[8], The episode guest starred Marcus York, as the "no-nonsense" building manager for the Scranton business park. Episodes timeline The ladies … [2], "The Injury" originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 12, 2006. Jim then turns the squirt bottle on Michael to stop him from wrestling the liquor bottle away from Dwight. Meanwhile, Dwight starts acting strangely nice to everyone, especially Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer). Despite Michael's anger about Pam not having any messages, he did have messages when he showed up. While Michael is boasting about his recovery, Dwight collapses, and Jim and Michael (Michael being less than willingly) take him to the hospital. Michael talking to someone on the phone, but he hangs up on him when Ryan walks in with Michael's movies. [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". [2] Gordon had previously directed the first season episode "The Alliance". Michael and Jim watch a movie in Spanish in the hospital waiting room. Michael burns his foot stepping on to a George Foreman grill, and calls reception, screaming for them to drive over and pick him up. 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 Injury" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's eighteenth episode overall. So, most nights before I go to bed, I will … He then asks Michael if he will come into the room with him and stand next to him. Michael rubbing butter on his foot, and Angela passes and asks, "Who made popcorn?". Jim popping some of Michael's foot packaging bubbles. When Jim sees him enter the elevator he asks Jim "What's wrong with that guy?" When Michael tells the building's manager that they are similar because they are "disabled" this causes him to wheel out. "The Injury" first aired in the United States on January 12, 2006 on NBC. ... Two real on set injuries. ", a reference to the name of a company absorbed by UPS in 2001. The episode guest starred Marcus York as Billy Merchant. Michael Reports His Injury. "The Injury" first aired in the United States on January 12, 2006 on NBC. 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. I like waking up to the smell of bacon, sue me. The episode was written by Mindy Kaling, who also acts in the show as Kelly Kapoor, and directed by Bryan Gordon. The "Prism DuroSport" that Pam received from Roy as a Christmas present serves as a knock off of the popular music device, the iPod. Dwight refers to Pam's MP3 player as a Prism Durosport. Slips, trips and falls are always some of the top office injuries. "The Injury" was originally conceived by Greg Daniels to be a humorous follow-up to the previous episode, "Booze Cruise". In reality, it looks much more like a. He and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) strike up a friendship as a result. 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 … I find the Injury to be the funniest Michael/Dwight episode. Creed says he was in an iron lung as a teenager, suggesting he had polio as a child. Mindy Kaling [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. When Michael arrives at the office, he tries to convince his staff that he has a serious injury. The talking heads are conducted outside of the break room, instead of the conference room, because of Michael resting there (in the conference room). [6] The original plan was for Michael to have fallen asleep in the sun, while having sunblock all over him, except for his foot. Production Code [11], Michael reveals that he burned his foot on a George Foreman Grill, a product promoted by George Foreman, a former champion boxer. 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. [12][13] During the scene, Kelly also name-drops Robert Loggia. Michael is completely dry when he leaves the bathroom, even though when he falls you can hear several splashes. [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. … [19], Since its airing, "The Injury" has received critical acclaim from television critics. Michael then tells the camera no matter what you have, if you eat dark meat chicken, you can walk on the moon. After the exchange in which Dwight gives Pam the cover for her mp3 player he taps on the counter the same way Jim usually does as he walks away. meaning Dwight. 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.). It was viewed by 10.3 million people. [10] After his portrayal of the character, York received several positive fan letters, who praised his performance as the straight man in a hectic work environment. Michael burns his foot stepping on to a George Foreman grill, and then tries to convince his staff that he has a serious injury. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Injury Jim calls Pam to report Dwight's results. 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". [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. [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". The Office Quotes is a fan site dedicated to NBC's The Office. 2011 It’s a breathlessly paced breather from the kind of material “Booze Cruise” … Michael's overreaction to a menial injury creates havoc for the Office. This is such a solid episode of the Office. 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. 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