The Office (USA)/Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment
Season 2, Episode 2
Airdate	September 27, 2005
Production Number	2002
Written by	B.J. Novak
Directed by	Ken Kwapis
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The Office — Season Two

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Sexual Harassment is the second episode of the second season of The Office, and the eighth episode overall.

Starring: Steve Carell (Michael Scott), Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), John Krasinski (Jim Halpert), Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesly), B.J. Novak (Ryan Howard)

Guest Starring: David Koechner (Todd Packer), Melora Hardin (Jan), David Denman (Roy), Leslie David Baker (Stanley Hudson), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone), Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer), Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), Paul Lieberstein (Toby Flenderson), Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martinez), Phyllis Smith (Phyllis Lapin), Shannon Cochran (Pam's Mom), Craig Robinson (Darryl Philbin)

Co-Starring: Melinda Chilton (Natural Redhead), R.F. Daley (O'Malley), Andrew Donnelly (Mike), Dennis Garber (James P. Albini), Karly Rothenberg (Madge), Keith Valcourt (Ted)

Plot Overview

Sexual Harassment covers the inevitable as Michael, the King of Forwarding, is finally counseled on his inappropriate jokes. However, he rebels at each opportunity to avoid losing face to his friend, Todd Packer. Pam's mom is also scheduled to visit, which causes Pam to worry as she is usually the butt of Michael's jokes.

Notes

• Kevin's "MILF" comment about Pam's mother would seem to indicate that he knows what she looks like, but then why doesn't she (the mother) know who Jim is when she visits? Possible explanations:

-- Kevin has seen a picture of Pam's mom.

-- Kevin is guessing that Pam's mom is hot based on Pam.

Whichever explanation you like, this is still a very brash comment from the normally shy Kevin.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Office Romance: Pam's mom asks "which one is Jim," suggesting that Pam has been talking about him.

Characters

• Dwight: Dwight is utterly confused as to a woman's anatomy and confesses to Toby that he has never seen one.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• Banned: This episode of the series was shown with a viewer discretion warning before it began. The content was deemed so offensive that a television station in Kentucky actually refused to air the episode.

Allusions and References

• "MILF" is an acronym which stands for "Mother (or Mom) I'd Like to Fuck.

Quotes

• Michael: Todd Packer and I are total BFF - Best Friends Forever. He and I came up as salesmen together. One time were out and we met this set of twins and Packer told them we were brothers. And so, you know, one thing led to another and we brought them back to the hotel and...Packer did both of them. It was awesome!

• Michael: Toby is in HR which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also he's divorced, so he's really not part of his family.

• Pam: I just wanted to say that just...my mom is coming in today.

Kevin: M-m-MILF.

Pam: ...Thanks Kevin.

• Michael: What if Pam was a lesbian? What if she brought her partner into work? would that be crossing the line?

Toby: No.

Michael: What if they made out in front of everybody?

Toby: Well, that would be...

Michael: At home, and I told everybody everything about it.

Toby: Ok...I'm lost.

Michael: Okay. Well, then, let's act it out. Pam, you will be Girl A. And Girl B will be...okay, we'll use the doll. ...Pam?

• Michael: Times have changed a litte. And even though we're still a family here at Dunder-Mifflin, families grow. And at some point, the daddy can't take a bath with the kids anymore. I'm upper management, and it would be inappropriate for me to take a bath with Pam...as much as I might want to.

Pam: (during her interview) He said what?