So what happens if there’s a kind of fun office party? When Jim asks for confirmation, Michael says that David told him that the company is being sold. Then, Phyllis was going to introduce people to her boyfriend and he was going to be the guy who owned Vance Refrigeration. And so we didn’t do that where he manipulates it, we just say that Jim got lucky and got Pam. Written by After the show concluded, John Krasinski took the teapot with him. Oscar and Creed move a desk, but Creed moves it too far and pins Oscar to the wall. And we really liked the idea that Phyllis had a paramour who was sort of like a sturdy, hearty, age-appropriate, small business owner who just loved Phyllis, and that the two of them were going to have this long romance. Michael is outraged when Jim allows Phyllis to be Santa at the office Christmas party. Permalink: Get a room, Santas! The snow falling from the sky is made of soap bubbles. Michael Schur shares the secrets behind Pam's teapot and the introduction of Bob Vance, Ain’t no party like a The Office Christmas party, cause a The Office Christmas party has another big moment in the developing Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) relationship, Michael (Steve Carell) ruining the gift exchange, and the introduction of “Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.”. So then, we were like, “Okay, what should it really be?” And it kept being like, “Well, I feel like teapot is the right move. Roy and Ryan help Packer out of the office because he is so wasted. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. This drew the attention of the network, particularly since viewers on iTunes were *paying money* to watch the show. View production, box office, & company info. Oscar gets a shower radio from Kelly. But the idea was this was part of the revamp of Michael Scott, to say yes, he’s a boob and an idiot, but he’s those things in service of genuinely wanting his employees to have a good time. And then the only question we had is why it would happen. Michael interrupts to make sure they double everything and gives them extra money. Michael gets upset when Jim promises Phyllis that she can be the office Santa, but the office Christmas party may be overshadowed by some bad news from David Wallace. It was written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Randall Einhorn.The night the episode premiered, it was immediately followed by an episode of 30 Rock with the same title. Michael barges into the Party Planning Committee meeting shouting, Michael points at Pam, Angela, Phyllis, and Ryan, saying, Roy and Darryl's conversation in the kitchen is about, Dwight quotes the character of Caledon Hockley (played by, The animated special Michael refers to in a deleted scene is. The episode guest stars David Koechner as Todd Packer. Oscar opens Pam's present, a painting, originally intended for Meredith. He storms out of the party circle, visibly upset. The others he assigned randomly. View production, box office, & company info, Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), And, after all, he got Ryan an iPod. CLIP 04/23/20. The Office: Revisiting season 2's ill-fated Secret Santa Michael Schur shares the secrets behind Pam's teapot and the introduction of Bob Vance He sort of gasps, stares for a moment, quickly takes a picture of her, and leaves. Jim Gets Revenge on Ryan - The Office. Yankee Swap results in Pam getting the iPod and Dwight being in possession of the teapot. Jim notes that being sold could be different than going out of business, so Michael calls back David with everyone listening. It first aired on December 6, 2005. [Creator] Greg [Daniels] was like, “Oh, what should happen is that he should get her a very specific present, something he knows she likes from all his observing of her behavior in the office and the time they’ve spent together — but it should have a bonus present inside it.” We didn’t know what it was, but Greg was pitching it to the network and he said, “He’s going to buy Pam some sort of present that is something he knows she likes… like a teapot.” He literally just came up with it on the spur of the moment. It was really funny, and it was like, “Oh, this feels like something.” It felt like the holiday episode applied to this show and this office and this group of people… it felt like it was a rich vein. Ryan mirthfully asks him what line of work he's in. Todd Packer hangs mistletoe from his pants. Miniature golf pencil - no explanation. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. The Producer's Extended Cut shows nine extra minutes of additional footage including where Michael goes to the warehouse dressed up as Jesus. Michael explains to the camera that he loves it when people envy the gift you gave someone else. It was viewed by 9.7 million people. He decides to buy her a teapot and fill it with some inside joke gifts, as well as a note revealing his true feelings for her.SCHUR: We had come up with this plot point where there was a random lottery… and, by the way, this is the only part that overlaps with the British Office, because there was a thing where Tim (Martin Freeman) actually trades for Dawn (Lucy Davis) in order to be able to buy her an art set. When Michael defensively tries to claim that the Yankee Swap was a success, the employees -- all visibly unhappy -- disagree; Jim complains that the gifts were not chosen with a Yankee Swap in mind, and that Michael has ruined things by trying to force the situation. Ricky Gervais (creator), Kelly gets mad at Oscar for not liking her gift, a shower radio. ", Photos from Michael's digital camera were posted on NBC's web site after the episode aired. Michael calls a conference meeting to try to keep up everyone's spirits but reveals that the company is going out of business, which puts everyone into shock. Angela frets to the camera how much work goes into planning a party like this and how unfair it is for Michael to come in and make sudden changes. Email Surveillance The photo is the cast photo from the, The video iPod was not product placement. Michael gets upset when Jim promises Phyllis that she can be the office Santa, but the office Christmas party may be overshadowed by some bad news from David Wallace. Andy joins them and wishes Erin a Merry Christmas, completing his Secret Santa gift to her. This oven mitt isn't worth anything. David asks not to be bothered as someone made an agreement to buy the company, and David and presumably everyone else will lose their jobs after the fact. The show received no compensation from Apple. "Christmas Party" is the tenth episode of the second season of The Office and the 16th overall. However, after a hint from Michael, he rebuilds it and realizes it is in fact a nutcracker. Directed by Randall Einhorn. Jim's gift to Pam had to be large enough to hold other gifts inside, be something that Dwight would want, and cost under $20. Use the HTML below. He’s the office Santa every year, but one year, Phyllis wants to be the Santa, and Jim — back when he was the co-manager of the Scranton branch — is happy to let her. Michael is outraged when Jim promises Phyllis she can be Santa. Ratings for the show were weak, but young adults were not being counted because they watched it in college dormitories or on their portable devices. Dwight's list of possibilities for what his Secret Santa gift is: aardvark trap, beaver trap, gun, possum trap, skunk trap, lobster trap, man trap, lathe, Abdominizer, speculum. The Office recap: Field trip to Gettysburg! The memorable episode is capped by the epic debut of Bob Vance and his unforgettable introduction.SCHUR: We needed the name of a business to put on the office directory marquee and that you would occasionally see the door of when you went out to the elevator. When Ryan opens his gift from Michael, he finds a $400 video iPod. Title: What we have here are the Christmas episodes from seasons 2, 3, 5, and 6. Pam shows Roy her iPod. The Office Intro Without Music (Season 2) - The Office. Even though cut from the episode, the shot glasses make an appearance in the party montage as everyone drinks tequila.   |  He tries to be cagey, but isn't smart enough to pull it off. “A real man makes his own luck,” Dwight responds, quoting Billy Zane’s Titanic character (thankfully, Pam would end up swapping the iPod for the teapot).SCHUR: Oftentimes, when someone has asked me what’s my favorite joke that I ever wrote for that show, that is the one I very frequently quote.