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- #TheOffice is one of the greatest shows of the 2000s! I’m reviewing every episode with some background, trivia, the deeper meaning, and more. Today, we're looking at the #Women's #Appreciation episode.
Michael takes the Office ladies out to the mall so that he can redeem himself after making light of the flashing incident. This entire episode is full of sexual innuendo, sexist remarks, and sexist metaphors. Dwight’s pervert poster bit is awesome.
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Written by Gene Stupinsky and Lee Eisenberg
Directed by Tucker Gates
Aired on May 3, 2007
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michael and "his ladies" helping him with jan is one of my favorite bits in the entire show
Jan's comeback in "The Job" is one of my favorite moments.
One of my favorites, too (Jan's comeback, similarly as the ladies were rooting for him (alas, in vain) there, too). Or was that in this episode?
Especially the conversation at the food court, with the subtext behind Pam and Karen's contradictory advice...
@Mibbitmaker, that's in The Job. But yeah, it's great bit here and then.
@Regina - Yes! I didn't even get into that in this episode. I was glad to have one not about their relationship, so I may have overlooked it. But that is such a good moment. I don't think Pam is talking about Karen and Jim when she said that "maybe you just don't belong together." But Karen totally took it that way.
Is there a Prison Mike or floating Andy?
Ok, so Creed screwed the pooch here. I put Floating Andy in around 8:35, but I have no idea why it didn't make it into my final render. I'll update the description and make a comment.
Mulverine um actually it was Debbie Brown
@@toproductions3931 😂😂😂 It took me a second there. When I got the notification I thought, "well crap, what the heck else did I screw up." Well played!
Mulverine Great Vid!
Hey, thanks for that! This was a fun one to make.
Average episode, I interpret the cold open different than most. After 3 demerits his mistakes get upgraded to citations then an upgrade to violations. So 12 mess ups to get to the written warning.
Either way you're in for a world of hurt! 😂😂😂
That edit with Michael's wishes for the women in the office was so awesome! I love all the little edited portions you slip into episodes now and again! Pam's and Angela's got me so emotional!
I love this episode. It's one of my favorite in Season 3, I'd rate it 4/5. Just wanted to say that Pam's prank on Dwight in this episode is brilliant and so underrated.
"For Kelly, a brain..." might be the funniest line in the show.
How is "but I feel uncomfortable wearing the dress" not significantly more funnier??????
@@Liliquan That one is good, but a pretty standard, obvious joke. The other line has more layers, it's an insult delivered as an honest well-meaning wish. No other character can make that joke and make it work the way Michael does...
Longtime fan, first time commenter (I’m bingeing your videos atm): my understanding of the misogyny joke was not that he was making a point about the difference between sexist and misogynist. It was the idea that Michael, not knowing the definition at all, believed misogynist was a positive word (like philanthropist or something). Great videos, thanks for the hard work!
This is funny. I’m working on the inner circle episode right now, and there’s a lot of the same themes. Thanks for watching!
I believe you're correct
"Did he even see Pam? Or, ah, Karen from behind?" Michael questioning the fact that the flasher chose Phillys as his victim!
Attention: Thanks for watching! Somehow Creed screwed the Quality Assurance pooch on this one, and the easter egg did not make the final cut.
Ok, so I only recently discovered your channel and LOVE it! You probably know this by now (2yrs later!) but Creed wasn’t paying anyone - he says just after this scene that he has ‘paid dearly’ for using the bathroom. I may also have missed that you knew this whilst filming and it was a joke… But, my nickname is ‘Actually’ because I’m an insufferable know-it-all and couldn’t help myself 😬
Wow, the wishing well is probably the most amazing piece of foreshadowing in the whole series. I had never thought of it!
This was a great episode for Pam as she can break my heart so easily with that voice of hers talking about not needing sexy lingerie but her housecoat for towels. Then the talking head about Roy and Jim which is sooooo good . Then she changes the tire with no help. And the prank on Dwight which was all Pam. I think she is sooo great and the episode on the whole is a 4.5 for sure! Also the advice given to Michael with Pam and Karen talking about their own relationships is so very subtle but dead on.
Fun fact: ANYONE who binge watches Season's 2-4 of the Office instantly becomes a die-hard Office fan (as did my college roommate). FUN. FACT.
If there were to be decimals this episode would be a 4.5 for me I feel like the Michael Jan breakup, food court scene, cold open, Dwight search for the flasher all these r easily some of the funniest bits in the show, just the guys in the women's bathroom is decent but not much happens, this is easily one of the most underrated episodes in the show but that's just my opinion.
So Michael wished for a watch, But had to give up his own to Toby, So he was correct abut his wish not getting fulfilled
"many women are competent drivers" ... Hilarious line implying that Meridith clearly is an incompetent driver. Great content as always. Cheers!
bro i paused it on the full shot of dwights disciplinary chart and laughed for like 4 min. it works out to like 240 incidents leading up to a verbal warning. brilliant writing
Edit: its actually 480 incidents leading up to a verbal warning
How come nobody is talking about when Pam says that she wished Jim had flashed her while she was with Roy? "woo im saying a lot of things right now" lol
Yes! So much awkwardness!! I feel like it was really the first time she admitted out loud her true feelings for Jim, in a way.
That is bar none my favorite moment in the episode and maybe my favorite Pam moment overall. Lol
I know -this was so great a line from Pam and she conveyed it perfectly as always in that low key voice that is so her!
That blooper where Rainn keeps going is one of the best I've ever seen.
I almost suffocated when you read Dwight's note to the flasher. Btw I was flashed once, in front of my house! I scoffed at the guy and promptly walked into my house and burst into tears 😹
oh my God, I am so sorry you had to go through this. what an asshole!!
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Todd Packer was conspicuously missing from this episode.
Don’t know how I missed this upload! Friendly reminder that your content is amazing and that you’re gonna blow up soon!
"You know what they say? Fool me once, strike one. But fool me twice... strike three."
Sexism is like, more everyday gender stuff, like shaming a woman for using a skirt. Things people think are "normal", and when you complain is "just the way things are".
Misogyny is more intense, like when someone truly dislikes people for being a female for example incels discourse that women are futile creatures looking only for money and good genes.
Let’s say that Karen did use the term very loosely, I only use misogyny when is something very serious is happening.
We also forget that while misogyny is more prevalent and damaging... sexism can be used against men. In that if you restrict mock and strong arm men into sex based roles... that is a factor. I mean I know people hate the term patriarchy but both are necessary to maintain a lot of these institutions.
I think its important for men to express themselves, in defying gender roles, or they feel the only way to express themselves is doubling DOWN on gender roles.
Like the guy who thinks he is a great dad because he doesn't let his wife pay any bills, even though their constant screaming matches have lead his wife. Or functional alcoholism, or treating girls like nuns, but not using scare tactics on boys.
Sexism can also apply to more nuanced depiction of gender. Such as how transgender people and nonbinary people can be treated so differently and usually for nothing more reasonable then, they might win olympic medals or boys will sneak into the ladies room. (which they do now... so why do I care) Which will become more prevalent as society changes. While Women are Women, you can't deny that transwomen have different sexism.
@@elizabethlee2136 I think if one denies the term patriarchy they deny what the founding fathers built America on. they used the word patriarchy and came up with the patriarchal system after the British and French left
I don't know why it resonates with me, but being concerned for your daughter's feelings is just the sweetest thing ever. The reality of being a content creator is already harsh, the unjustified sexism of being a female content creator, even more so.
It sucks that we've still got a long way to go when addressing that inequality, and quite honestly, it often feels like we're taking more steps back than we are forward.
Yes, because of 'positive' discrimination', we are taking more step backwards
That interchange between Dwight and Jim is one of my favorites in the cold opening! While I love the episode, I feel like it's yet another example of Michael starting to intervene in issues other people have and then making it all about himself. Instead of actually taking care of the women in his office, they end up having to take care of him.
This is an old video but I’m just now watching it lol, regardless I commend you on your understanding of misogyny and care to consider it as it applies to your daughter - i’m non binary but born and raised female and my father, as much as I love him, was very much NOT understanding or considerate of the conditions of females in terms of oppression or just normal issues females have lol. It’s a low bar I guess but I always enjoy seeing fathers who make the effort to care about their daughters and their specific needs
Your wife has a boyfriend
I’d imagine he pays Meredith, but idk
NOOOO WHYYY !!! You missed a great opportunity to end that bit on Kelly and do something like .. well, 3 our of 4 ain't bad hahaha. Let's face it, Kelly never had or got a brain.
Great smack talk!
@@Mulverine Haha but I am serious. I loved your bit because all Michael's wishes came true. Especially surprising about Angela but it did happen eventually. Kelly is the only one left out because she proved time and again how dumb she is :)) just have to remember the ending of the show to prove the point. Which is too bad really. I am very curious to see what you think about the later seasons. Like really curious haha
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@@rapidprimus There's actually little proof that she is dumb. She merely acts superficial oftentimes in a strategic manner to get what she wants. You're actually being quite sexist by assuming that a particular strategy used by some women to manipulate others indicates that they have a cognitive deficiency.
I was wondering why you don't have more subscribers, then I found out around the 10 minute mark.
LOL
This is a great episode, Mulverine. That will be a 5/5, for me. Cheers.
Oh, and let me add something. And this is just my view on it. I don’t think it’s a filler at all. The scenes where the men are in the bathroom just being there and nothing is actually happening is a way of saying that, for this episode, the men are just there and let the women plot gets its shining. You can argue that Dwight has a subplot, but it implies directly to the point the writers are trying to make about sexism and that even the “protection” that some traditional men apply to women are not what (or the way) they would want or even deserve. It’s simple, they just want us to respect them. So I even applaud the fact that the men are just… there, while the Dunder Mifflin women get a great episode that also exemplifies and discuss the matter with such finesse.
I both really liked and really dislike this one. It has some really funny parts. But something about this episode has always annoyed me.
its how the show kinda lets mike's sexism slip by
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Well misogyny is exclusively male behaviour towards women. (as primarily exhibited by certain er... cultures shall we say?) Sexism can clearly be towards any sex. Even if the person being sexist is being sexist towards their own sex. Female bosses discriminating by not employing female staff for instance.
Payday? Candy bar wholezy's
The message, moral or deeper meaning, is just that we need to accept everyone for who they are, no matter what gender. This episode is pretty nuanced.
Example are:
A stereotype of woman is that they like shopping. So a woman ""needs"" to be against shipping, cause else they are not a ""real strong woman"". But some like shopping. And, that, is, just, fine.
Woman get al kinds of program for them, to combat discrimination. However, that is literally discrimination.
Other stereotypes are that all woman cannot drive and all woman cannot change a tire. However, we see that 1 woman cannot drive and 1 woman can change a tire. Message: not everyone is the same due to some gender.
Everyone is probably a little sexist in some fashion, if just in our physical preferences. But it's not a battle. We're all human beings with inherent biases and preferences. That kind of topic should always stay light-hearted if possible. It can easily devolve into hatred, and it really shouldn't.
Michael revealing he was the wearing dressing as a schoolgirl is one of the greatest jokes of the show. Every time I hear it it cracks me up.
The way mike says issues
Bothers me to no end
It’s ish-you’s
Not isss uss
I’m a big fan of the channel I also just noticed the Psych pineapple. Nice knowing you enjoy that too 😊
I'd say this the episode where a lot of characters really shines
I thought in another video, the Trivia question was what year was Dwight's car and the answer was a 1987????? Damnit Dwight!!!
I think the main difference is sexism is a feeling of superiority while misogyny is more along the lines of hatred
I finally figured out who you remind me of, Tobias Funke
Your daughter is a very brave soul
She is. She's done a few streams here and there, but has just pumped the brakes for now.
I think one of the deeper meanings is about being able to tell the difference between being in a rough patch and being in a dysfunctional relationship.
Karen and Pam respectively represent each of these things. Karen is clearly unhappy with Jim, and Pam was unhappy with Roy. The former didn't want to admit that it was over, while the latter had learned from her experience.
If you have to keep 'pushing through', maybe it's time to break it off.
Also, the portrayal of the women's room bothered me. Why is there a sitting room and one stall in the womens bathroom? The only restrooms I've been to with a sitting room were like really old churches. Its weird.
Angela wearing doll's clothes is weird also. Im not sure how short Angela is, but there are petite size clothes for women???
The ladies' room subplot was amazing.
Too bad you did not adres the sexism against men in this episode
I love your visual representation of how many demerits and citations you need
This episode is honestly one of my least favorites. I haven’t seen your full review yet just the score you gave at the end and the beginning of the video, but I’m always bored with this episode. A few of the jokes are golden (like in every episode of the office), but this one I feel has less? Idk, this is one I always either skip just watch passively. I would’ve given it a 2/5, but I can see why someone may love this episode. It has some of my favorite gags, but it just feels a little slower and wouldn’t feel out of place in season one to be honest.
We are not too far off on this one then!
@@Mulverine dwight alone in this episode gets it a 4/5....add mike and its a 5/5......dwight low key is the funniest hes ever been in this episode
any idea what 6:07 is from?
10:39 you are being sexist
Are you going to do a field guy on the last two seasons of the show
That's the plan! There's some great stuff in those seasons. Some awful stuff too.
Not sure why the episodes surrounding sexism were both written and directed by dudes but here we are society. Smh
*I have a vagina & I use my male cat's name to comment. Can you guess why? My advice? Raise your daughter like you would a son.
In my top 3 easily
8:30 proposed.... Mike was mixing up "misogyny" with "chivalry" .... perhaps both were spoken about at the same time at one point??
I agree with your 3/5
this episode was “meh”
I really think it’d be great as a regular 22ish minute episode.
Horrible commentary.
why are you here then lol. I like his commentary and no one else has a dedicated channel like this
@@jenm1well, maybe he likes the other videos but not this one?
You got too political in this one man. I really appreciate that you always avoid that-- you should stick to that rule, it serves you well. In this episode you listed off a whole lot of "facts" that are not facts, but rather some people's opinions.
Privileged to be a man? Sure, just like there are countless privileges to being a woman. Would you count the immense social pressure placed on men to perform, earn and provide as a privilege? What about stricter criminal sentences and incarceration in inferior prisons? One-sided divorce court and family court rulings that drive men to bankruptcy and suicide? How about all the worst manual labor jobs being filled by men? Expectations of chivalry, and sacrificing safety and life as "women and children first?" The fact that men are far more likely to victims of violence? The list could go on and on. How many of these are you counting as privileges?
Point is, sexism exists, prejudice exists, and they are two-way streets. They sometimes hurt women, they sometimes hurt men. I myself have been turned down by jobs I was very qualified for, interviewed exceptionally well for, with given reasons that, had I been a woman, would have easily resulted in law suits (i.e. I was turned down for being a male, with a reason like, "you're not a good fit for the team," which was 85% female and had no white males on the team at all. Yeah, imagine a team of all white men telling a black woman she "isn't a good fit for the team"...).
I've got to quit watching this episode now. You're entitled to your opinions and world views, but please don't inject them into these usually outstanding reviews-- especially when trying to pass them off as "facts." Maybe you've experienced a realization that you have misogynistic tendencies, but don't place that on "men." Maybe you've led a privileged life, but don't assume all men have. You follow me. Best wishes though, I normally really enjoy your work here, so thank you!
While I do get the points you were making, the Blue lives matter pfp really sullies your attempt at rationality
@@Jay-hm9lj except that most blue lives do matter. Would you want to live in a world without ANY law enforcement at all? Police corruption is a very real issue but marginalizing and painting them all as villains won’t solve shit.
@@songbird6414 No I would not, but the "blue lives matter" concept is hilarious. These people claim "All lives matter", NOT "black lives matter". Then are fine with saying "Blue lives matter"...... it's irony at its finest. I don't think anything is wrong with supporting the police in it of itself, but the truth is the people who preach this, but can't say "black lives matter" are degenerates, who history will sneer down upon.
@@Jay-hm9lj oof. Some real strong opinions there. Honestly, this persons support might have exactly nothing to do with BLM, so right now you’re assuming(which is incredibly dangerous to do given the volatile reaction you just had). I think it’s better to let someone have their freedom to support who they want without being called degenerates. It’s okay to have opinions, god damn it.
@@songbird6414 Yes, I am assuming...though my assumption is in all likelihood right. That being said to call my reaction "volatile" is hilarious. It's not as if I'm going to pull up to this man's house cause of a god damn opinion. And yes, I agree, people are allowed to have opinions..... AND I am allowed to judge them based off their opinions. Nothing is wrong with that. I support the expression of opinions and the freedom of speech no matter how extreme the view, however I can still reserve my own judgement. There's no need to be so sensitive or taken aback, as Hall said: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".
three musketeers? i might be late bc youtube notifications were late
Right answer; just a bit late! I think the notifications are all over the place. Thanks for watching though!