Weight Loss 05-01.02

Air Date: 09/25/2008
Written by: Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky
Directed by: Paul Feig

Summary: The office attempts to win a weight loss competition against the other branches during the summer.

In this episode:
Michael Scott
Dwight Schrute
Jim Halpert
Pam Beesly
Ryan Howard
Jan Levinson
Angela Martin
Kevin Malone
Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Vance
Stanley Hudson
Andy Bernard
Creed Bratton
Kelly Kapoor
Toby Flenderson
Meredith Palmer
Darryl Philbin
Holly Flax
David Wallace
Ronnie
Alex

Recurring Jokes:

• Stanley shows a picture of himself when he was younger and fitter.
• Michael falls down two flights of stairs in the stairway.
• Jim tells Dwight to “beer me five” during Michael’s meeting.
• Dwight shows skin when he strips down and waits for Angela in the warehouse.
• Kevin calls Ryan the “fire-d guy.”
• Angela wants “Little Drummer Boy” to be her and Andy’s first dance.
• Toby watches “Entourage” in Spanish while in the hospital.

Other Extras, Tidbits & Observations:

• Jim’s screen name is Jim 9334 and Pam’s is Receptionitis15.
• Holly’s nameplate reads Hollis “Holly” P. Flax. 

In My Opinion (because I have something no one else has: my brain):

• Wow, what an amazing proposal scene.  It’s exactly the non-fancy kind of proposal you would expect from such a sweet and unassuming couple.  Every time I watch it I basically cry, it’s so unbelievably adorable and perfect.  Perfect proposals aside, this was such a fantastic season premiere.  It gets a little slow in the middle, but I really loved most of this episode.  Michael and Holly are so cute too, but knowing that they aren’t going to last past the next few episodes (for now) is heartbreaking.

Favorite Quotes: coming soon!