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Oct 18, 2007 · Money: Directed by Paul Lieberstein. With Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer. As Jan renovates the condo, Michael confronts his growing debt every way he can, which includes getting a second job. Pam and Jim spend a night out on Dwight's family beet farm, now a bed and breakfast.
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- Comedy
- Paul Lieberstein
- 2007-10-18
List of episodes. " Money " is the seventh and eighth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's sixtieth and sixty-first episode overall. It first aired on October 18, 2007, [1] on NBC, and was the last of four consecutive hour-long episodes that opened the fourth season.
- Cold Open
- Synopsis
- Reason For Michael's Financial Trouble
- Deleted Scenes
- Connections to Other Episodes
- Goofs
- Trivia
- Amusing Details
- Behind The Scenes
- Cultural References
The episode begins with a conversation between Pam and Michael, explaining that Michael receives his films from Netflix and while watching The Devil Wears Prada, he decides to act out that whole movie in the office as Meryl Streep which includes throwing his coat at Pam and yelling for his steak when he is at his desk. When he finishes the movie, h...
Michael and Jansit in Michael's office talking about renovating their condo, not able to decide which type of flooring they want. When Jan leaves, it is revealed that she still has not gotten a job and that Michael had to trade in his car to buy her a Porsche. Jim discovers that Dwight and Mose are now running Schrute Farms as a Bed and Breakfast. ...
Despite initial appearances, Michael's money troubles are not due to Jan spending extravagantly. Oscar points out that a reasonable proportion is spent on necessities and a few luxuries but most of the income is spent on things "no one could ever ever need." In a deleted scene, Michael is shown to have substantial credit card debt. It is likely tha...
Michael notes that he used to get credit card offers in the mail with enticements like "don't pay for six months", but they stopped coming. Dwight is distracted and isn't paying attention.Oscar asks Michael if he has retirement funds he can borrow from. Michael explains that he has a large portfolio of CDs. Oscar is hopeful until he learns that Michael meant music CDs (compact discs...Michael talking head in which he says that he has been investing in music CDs for years, even buying music he didn't like.Sitting on the train, Jan tries to convince Michael that they can find a solution.The movie Million Dollar Baby is also referenced in the episode "Grief Counseling." During the group "counseling" Pam describes how the main character in the movie dies, but pretends that it happen...Michael emulates Meryl Streep's character in The Devil Wears Prada. In "The Job", he compared himself to Meryl Streep, "the best actor around."Dwight hosts Pam and Jim at his bed and breakfast, even though in the episode "Casino Night," Dwight tells Jim, "I would never, ever serve you. Not in a million, billion years." (The relationship b...While the cats are different, the cat Andy found was supposed to be Garbage, the barn cat that Dwight attempted to give Angela in "Dunder Mifflin Infinity" and then abandoned in the building. In a...Just before Dwight answers the phone call for Schrute Farms, Pam is smiling, out of character. Jenna Fischer was unaware that the cameras were rolling.:23:11At the end of Dwight's phone call about Schrute Farms, he says "Auf Wiedersehen" even though "Auf Wiederhören" is the correct term when talking on the phone. (To be fair, Dwight's German is of ques...Michael says that he traded in his and Jan's cars to get the Porsche. However, Michael's Sebring was a company lease.When Michael talks about the Die Hard films to the other employees at the telemarketing office, he talks about how John McClane jumps a motorcycle into a helicopter. It was actually a cop car that...Director Paul Lieberstein (who also wrote the episode), earned an Emmy nominationfor his directorial debut.Michael watches the movie The Devil Wears Prada. John Krasinski would later date and marry Emily Blunt. Steve Carell would later co-star with Anne Hathaway in Get Smart. Rainn Wilson worked with Ad...Michael's second job is with Lipophedrine Diet Pill Company. There is no actual drug named Lipophedrine. A similarly named drug ephedrinecan be used for weight loss.Michael takes on several habits of his Dunder Mifflin employees while at the telemarketing firm. He makes jokes and is well liked by his coworkers, like Jim. He is also unable to make any sales, li...When Dwight answers the phone for Schrute Farms, his computer screen shows what appears to be actual work, unlike Jim's screen, which shows just the Dunder Mifflin wallpaper, or Creed's, who is pla...One of the telemarketing employees (in the gray Scranton t-shirt) has fallen asleep on the job. He can be seen when Michael (working as a telemarketer) says, "I think it's crazy that the coach won'...When Michael gets into Jan's Porsche after work, he accidentally closes the door on his coat.Like Dwight, Michael's boss at the telemarketing firm has a Froggy 101bumper sticker on his desk.The scenes inside the telemarketing call center were filmed on the 10th floor of the Los Angeles Times Building.:06:07The exterior of the telemarketing call center was 13005 Saticoy St.The railroad scenes were filmed at Fillmore Western Railway.:58:50John Krasinski played a prank on Jenna Fischer when they drove up the Schrute Farms driveway: He surreptitiously turned on Jenna's seat heater, and she never figured out why she was so uncomfortabl...Michael copies Meryl Streep's character from the movie The Devil Wears Prada. Her character is arrogant and mistreats her employees, yet Michael is under the mistaken impression that she is the her...Michael calls Pam, Mo Chuisle, the nickname for Hilary Swank's character Maggie Fitzgerald in Million Dollar Baby. At the end of the movie, Maggie's trainer euthanizes her with a lethal injection.Mose wears a Jurassic ParkT-shirt."The Office" Money (TV Episode 2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 18, 2007 · 179M subscribers. Subscribed. 248. The Office S4 E4. As Jan (Melora Hardin) renovates the condo, Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) confronts his growing debt every way he can, which...
