Michael offers a weightlifting session with a 2.5 lb.
Nearly everyone heads outside to bitter cold temperatures. Soon, Michael announces an hour outdoors time will take place in the parking lot.
Pam comments that prison sounds better than their current work situation and Kevin wonders why the branch doesn't receive daily outdoors time. Ryan is told about prison business classes taught by Harvard Business School guys. In the breakroom over lunch, Martin tells the others he was incarcerated for insider trading, and although it was routine and could be dull, he enjoyed certain perks of prison, including outside time and art classes. Karen suggests "Jesus", to which the boss replies "Apollo Creed" to which Stanley simply rolls his eyes in casual disbelief. He tops Pam's father with "Danny Glover", but is unfamiliar with Jim's suggestion of "Jonas Salk" Jim quickly substitutes Justin Timberlake, which garners "Colin Powell". He then asks employees to call out names of white men. Michael himself announces Martin's "problems with Johnny Law" to everyone, and says that for every trusted white man, he can name a black man he trusts more. In an interview he says he simply doesn't like criminals. In actuality, his tips are things that Pam hates: frisbee-based competitions, hunting, pig Latin, and the Six Flags television commercial "with the old guy".ĭwight assures Michael he is of a collected, cool mindset to hear a piece of news, but when told of Martin's criminal past attempts to take off in a dead sprint. Jim encourages Andy to pursue Pam and as a prank, coaches him on her favorite things. Jim is flabbergasted but soon realizes Andy wants a rundown on his attractive female coworkers and asks for a debriefing on Kelly, Angela and Pam. Meanwhile, Andy dials Jim's extension and whispers "I'm horny". female who sits in a poorly-lit, rarely-visited corner of the office". All agree, although Michael misreads a sarcastic Angela who says she supports protecting a criminal, especially as a "90 lb. Michael proposes the quartet forget the news they've received to avoid creating a rift among employees. She e-mails human resources and quickly determines the employee hired through the program is one Martin. Jan informs the group the check stems from a federal reformed convict employment program, a "smart move" by Josh, former manager of Dunder Mifflin Stamford. Michael can't help himself, and crawls under a nearby desk to act as the voice of the child riffing on lines from the Look Who's Talking film series.Īngela, Kevin, Michael and Pam teleconference Jan to determine the source of a rebate check the office received. Creed attempts to play a paperclip-based game against Karen's admonishment. The baby is met with ambivalence from Stanley. Hannah brings her infant son to work where his all-pink ensemble evokes gender confusion.