The Office (US) S2 E19 - 'Michael's Birthday' Mini-Review


Respect the Birthday.

Michael is at his selfish worst in a darkly comedic episode, which sees the calamitous boss endure an awful birthday in the office, whilst Kevin awaits news about whether he has skin cancer or not. Michael is hilarious throughout the episode, and somehow Carell manages to come across as both horrible and caring at the same time, a balance only this character could strike. Jim and Pam grew much closer in this episode too, as the pair flirted regularly during their shopping saga. Whilst not as brilliant as its immediate predecessors, 'Michael's Birthday' is an amusing and satisfying episode.

BEST MOMENTS

  • "his father runs the freakin' country!"
  • "How is this not a pyramid scheme?"
  • "I have to go make a call"
  • Michael forcing Jan to say happy birthday to him haha
  • "Well I guess I forgot to give you a donut!"
  • Michael thinking the delivery girl is his strippergram!!
  • Michael's pony and cart story is tragic!!
  • "Nobody even signed my birthday poster"
  • "The exact moment when you emerged from your mother's vaginal canal"
  • "I am unable to pulverise my own kidney stones"
  • So many worst birthdays for poor Michael!
  • "But what if I'm hungry?"
  • "Respect the birthday"
  • "That's good timing"
  • "Well you're pretty much driving everybody else here crazy"
    • "Crazy with worry"
  • Oscar is amazing at ice skating!
  • Michael clattering Toby is brilliant
  • "Those things are like ticking time bags"
  • Love how awful Ryan is at skating
  • Michael not understanding what negative means hahaha
  • Pam and Jim flirted like CRAZY in this episode!
DID YOU KNOW?!*
  • According to Michael Scott, his birthday is March 15th, the same as Eva Longoria
  • When they arrive at the ice rink, you can see the logo of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Penguins, which are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins
  • The picture Michael misidentifies as Luke Perry is actually of James Dean
  • Steve Carell used to play ice hockey, and the writers had been looking for a reason to use Carell's ice skating skills in an episode
RATING: 8.6/10










*Trivia from IMDB

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