The Office

Season 7

Nepotism

1. This is the first episode (with the exception of Micheal Scott Paper Company (season 5 episode 21) and adding Ed Helms) that the opening sequence has changed.
2. Kathy Bates and Evan Peters who appear in this episode but do not share a scene, star in American Horror Story .
3. When the employees find the items in Luke's car that he claimed he delivered, Michael says, "Maybe he has an eBay store." In "40 Year Old Virgin", Steve Carell's on-screen love interest Trish (Catherine Keener) did operate an eBay store.

Counseling

1. Toby briefly shows his diploma for "Master of Social Work" which reveals that he went to Temple University.
2. In this episode Michael must attend counseling after spanking an employee and nephew, Luke. During his counseling session, he tells Toby that he was probed by aliens. In American Horror Story:Asylum Evans Peters, who plays Luke, plays a character that was abducted and probed by aliens.

Andy's Play

Sex Ed

1. All of Michael's past girlfriends were in this episode or voice was in it.
2. Steve Carell's wife, Nancy Carell, stars in this episode as Carol Stills, Michael Scott's realtor ex girlfriend.
3. It's learned in S7E19 that Michael didn't have herpes, it was just an ingrown hair.

The Sting

1. When Michael is asking the office who Danny Corday (played by Timothy Olyphant), reminds them of, Kelly responds with Josh Duhamel and Angela agrees. Timothy Olyphant and Josh Duhamel are often confused with one another.
2. Timothy Olyphants character, Danny Cordray, shares the same last name as one of the longtime producers of The Office, Randy Cordray.
3. In the fake "Solartech" office, Pam's painting is briefly visible on the left side of the door when Michael and Danny are exiting.
4. In the warehouse, when Kevin offers to sing, Andy replies that they'll save it for a novelty song about frogs. The closing scene shows Andy, Darrel, and Kevin playing that very song about frogs.
5. Kelly Kapoor, played by Mindy Kaling, swoons over the handsome Danny Cordray, played by Timothy Olyphant. Kaling later invited Olyphant to appear as her love interest on her next show, The Mindy Project (2012) in the second-season episode The Mindy Project: Sk8er Man (2013). Kaling joked she cast handsome guest stars on "The Mindy Project" just for the chance to make out with them.
6. When Dwight mentions that Danny works in Throop, he pronounces Throop the wrong way. It is pronounced "Troop."

Costume Contest

1. Despite their characters having a rivalry and an awkward relationship in the show, John Krasinski has confessed that Timothy Olyphant was one of his favorite people to make a guest appearance on the show and said he hugely enjoyed working with him.
2. In the montage of Jim's previous costumes, Jim is shown with the word "book" written on his face as a reference to being Facebook. This clip is taken from the original opening of season 6 episode 8 "Koi Pond", which was later changed after viewer complaints of Michael fake committing suicide.
3. Five people change outfits during the episode. Kelley changes into a colorful polka dotted dress, Oscar changes into his "rational consumer" outfit, Michael into a Darrel costume then back to Macgruber, Angela changes into a nurse costume, and Jim changes into a Popeye costume.

Christening

1. Cece is christened while wearing an Arcade Fire t-shirt
2. In _{Casual Friday (#5.26)}_, Toby explains he dropped out of seminary to follow a girl, this may be why he is reluctant to enter the church for Cece's christening.
3. Zoe Jarman, who plays one of the people from the church young adult ministry going to Mexico, later went on to work with Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor) on her series the Mindy Project. She played Betsey, one of the receptionists.
4. The radio show featured at the end in Erin's car is a reference to A Prarie Home Companion, a long-running NPR show hosted by Garrison Keillor.

Viewing Party

1. The Chinese that Creed translated means "Seahorse: Do not follow suit and mess with it"
2. Michael says that his favorite character on Glee is "the invalid" (Kevin McHale). Kevin appeared in episode 4.3 of The Office as the pizza delivery boy who was locked in the conference room.
3. The episode of Glee that they we watching is called "Duets" from season 2.

WUPHF.com

1. The word "wuphf" is used 21 times. It was used 6 more times in the deleted scenes.
2. In this episode, Sabre introduces a commission cap, prompting Jim's story arch in the episode as he no longer has an incentive to work. This is in contrast to the storyline of Season 6 Episode 16, "Manger and Salesman", in which Michael and Jim compete for the position of salesmen rather than manager, due to the fact that Sabre has no commission cap on sales. It is heavily implied that in that episode that Dunder Mifflin previously had commission caps. This raises the question as to why, when Sabre "re"-introduces commission caps, that it has such an impact on Jim, as it is assumed that he had the same caps under Dunder Mifflin.
3. Blake Garrett Rosenthal plays a seemingly random child on the hay ride that Dwight talks to, later in the series Rosenthal plays Dwight's nephew.

China

1. At 15:30, while Dwight is driving down the road from the location of Pam's "building", you can see a police officer on a motorcycle blocking traffic for filming.

Classy Christmas

1. Kaling purposely made Dwight "complicated" and "mean" in the script; she wanted to avoid a situation wherein Jim and Dwight become best friends, calling it something that would happen in a "crappy sitcom feel-good formula." She wanted to stress the fact that "Jim and Dwight are not friends. Kaling specifically wrote Jim to be "off-guard and surprised" in the episode, because she reasoned that "perfect isn't always nearly as fun to play or watch as flawed."
2. When Jim refuses to let go of Dwight's hand while shaking, you can see and hear Stanley laughing in the background.
3. According to Kaling, the group had to pretend like it was cold during the outdoor scenes when it was actually warm.
4. The snow that was used for the snowballs was artificial, and did not cooperate well. According to Kaling, the snowballs would "'explode' before they made contact".
5. The snowmen featured at the end of the episode took a day to construct. In addition, the artificial snow had to be maintained, and footprints had to "be tracked constantly" to maintain continuity. The snowmen were crafted out of 100 tons of chipped ice, and the show's special effects team created molds and hand-crafted the creations. The scenes featuring the snowmen were shot on the hottest day of the episode's shoot in Los Angeles, with temperatures reaching above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The entire crew was outfitted UV-protectant glasses because "snow-blindness was a real possibility."To prevent heat-related injuries, an on-set medic monitored the staff and crew; anyone who was slated to appear outside was "slathered in sunscreen" and kept inside until "moments" before each shot.

Ultimatum

1. When Dwight and Andy talk to the girl on the second floor and pretend like they work at the bookstore, you can briefly see Jo Bennett's novel seen in previous episodes.
2. Darryl takes Andy and Dwight to pick up women at a bookstore, Steve Carell (Michael) did the same thing in The 40 Year Old Virgin. Michael also plays a Kelly Clarkson song in this episode and Carell famously screams her name in the film.
3. Resolutions include: Michael: Floss Holly: Cross Train Pam: Drink Less Caffeine Jim: Bike More Oscar: Finish Living Room Angela: Make time for Romance with "The Senator" Kevin: Eat More Vegatables Creed: Do a perfect Cartwheel Meredith: Two Cigarettes a Day Phyllis: Yoga Lessons with Bob Stanley: Be a better Husband/ Boyfriend Andy: Learn to Cook for One/ Meet a loose Woman Dwight: Meet a Loose Woman Darryl: Read More Erin: Learn a New Word Everyday Kelly: Get More Attention by any means Necessary Ryan: Live Life like an Art Project Gabe: Be less squeamish around babies/dogs
4. Jim only appears in the cold open of this episode.

The Seminar

1. In the cold open, Micheal meets David Brent, played by Ricky Gervais, the boss on the original UK version of The Office (which is the character Micheal Scott is based on). Gervais was the creator of the original series.
2. The sales chart Andy glances at shows that Jim is the top salesman now, followed by Dwight, Phyllis, and Stanley, Madge, Glenn, and Hidetoshi (who all work in the warehouse), and lastly, Andy.

The Search

1. When they zoom in on the picture of Creed on the "Thief" wall, you can see the picture to the left is Creed again but with a wig on.
2. When Ryan and Kelly announce their marriage and then divorce, their reasons for divorce mirror the reason Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie said they wouldn't marry.
3. After looking for Michael the entire episode, Holly finally finds him on the roof. This is similar to The Hangover, which Ed Helms (Andy) starred in.

PDA

Threat Level Midnight

1. The "Threat Level Midnight" idea was introduced in the Season 2 episode "The Client", where the office discovers Michael Scott's screenplay in his desk while he's out on an important sales call, and then stages a reading of it in his absence. Paul Lieberstein wrote "The Client" and he and the other writers, and Carell in particular, wanted to return to the film idea and present it inside of a regular episode (an early plan to simply show the uninterrupted film as a special episode was nixed). When Carell's time on the show was near the end, the idea was brought up and Lieberstein assigned it to BJ Novak to write.
2. Steve Carell used to actually play hockey in high school.
3. One of the very few episodes in which the cold open is directly related to the rest of the plot.
4. B.J. Novak wanted Amy Adams to reprise her role as Katy in this episode, but Adams couldn't due to scheduling conflicts.
5. Last appearance of Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli.
6. The theme of "Threat Level Midnight" is the main theme from the "Bourne" movies
7. In the scene where President Jackson is asking Michael Scarn to save the NHL All-Star Game, and Scarn uses a coin toss to make his decision, the coin he used was a two-headed coin.
8. Although it is a little subtle, Some of the scenes were filmed inside of the Dunder Mifflin building. The scenes with Darryl as president were filmed in the conference room. The scenes with Golden Face and his captives were filmed in the warehouse. And obviously, the opening is in Michael's office.

Todd Packer

1. The cold open, which featured Jim and Dwight arguing about canned foods, was actually filmed for the previous season and is featured in the blooper reel on the sixth season DVD and Blu-ray sets.

Garage Sale

1. Jim and Pam are selling the clown painting he could not remove from the wall of his house after buying it from his parents.
2. Barbara Allyne Bennet, who plays the old lady at Michael and Holly's booth, is the casting director of this episode.
3. Final episode directed by Steve Carell in the series.
4. This episode marks Amy Ryan's last physical appearance as Holly Flax in the series.
5. When Michael is taking Holly on a tour before proposing, he starts in the building entry and says it's one of his favorite spots because that's where Toby announced he was going to Costa Rica (Season 4, Episode 11 "Night Out") and that it was the happiest day of his life. However, during the episode when Toby announces his move, Michael is not at the office, but in New York at a club with Ryan and Dwight.

Training Day

1. DeAngelo (Will Ferrell) mentions that him and Michael (Steve Carell) should write a movie together when they first meet. They were in the process of creating Anchorman 2 at the time.
2. Pam orders a decaf coffee, which may be a hint to her pregnancy which is revealed in the next season.

Michael's Last Dundies

1. Danny Cordray (Timothy Olyphant) actually appears in a clip accepting his "Hottest in the Office" Dundie Award, which was cut from the episode but can be found on the deleted scenes in the season seven DVD. During the Dundie Awards, Michael says, "Danny could not be here tonight to accept his award, so he is live via satellite! Oh, Danny! Are you there?" A video plays showing Danny at his home, but then Michael shows up to give him the Dundie, revealing it's not actually live. Michael then proceeds to gush over how handsome he is while Danny looks embarrassed.
2. The sound effect played by Dwight on Toby's comment at the end is a part from the song ''Oh Yeah'' by Yello.
3. Michael says the Dundies are like the Golden Globes only less mean. Ricky Gervais who created the original Office on the BBC was a Golden Globes host and was mean.
4. Pam is only drinking water at The Dundies, which is likely due to her pregnancy, revealed in the next season.

Goodbye, Michael

1. Toby is seen skyping his brother Rory from his office. The actor is Warren Lieberstein, Paul Lieberstein's real brother. In real life, Warren was married to Angela Kinsey.
2. During the scene at the airport where Michael talks to the camera for the last time, he takes off his mic and says "This is gonna feel so good getting this thing off my chest". Afterwards, the audio cuts out and if you look and listen very closely Michael says to the cameraman "That's what she said".
3. The scene where we see Michael through the shades of his office window placing his trophy onto his desk and then straightening it out, mimics the clip from the opening credits where he does the exact same thing, used since season 1. It's one of the few clips that have stayed in the opening credits throughout the years of changes.
4. The scene where Michael is saying goodbye to Jim in his office and Jim says "save it for tomorrow," was the final scene filmed by Steve Carell.
5. The bald guy seen leaving the elevator as Michael is getting on was in season 3's "A Benihana Christmas". He was part of the couple on a date that was sitting at the same table as Michael, Andy, Jim and Dwight at Benihana.
6. Amy Ryan, who played Holly Flax, expressed her confidence that the series could survive without Carell and that it was the right move for him to leave.
7. Phyllis knitting mittens for Michael is similar to "Christmas Party" (s2 e10) where Phyllis knit an oven mitt for Michael. Also, both were red.
8. It is revealed that the interoffice telephone extension code for the Dunder Miffin regional manager's office is 147.
9. Steve Carell's final appearance as a regular cast member.

The Inner Circle

1. First episode without Michael.
2. The first episode in the series to not feature Steve Carell in the opening sequence.
3. The first and only episode with Deangelo Vickers (Will Ferrell) as manager.

Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager

1. Jim Halpert shops at Wegmans, an actual grocer - as evidenced by the shoppers club card in his wallet.
2. First episode that Jo has dogs other than the two Great Danes.
3. While everyone is talking to Dwight about the gun he is carrying around in his holster, you can see Andy's computer screen's reflection in the conference room window change between camera shots, while Andy himself is still staring at Dwight.

Search Committee

1. According to the producers, the decision to make Robert California the new boss wasn't made before this episode, but after being impressed with what James Spader brought to the character in one single scene.
2. Warren Buffett, one of the world's richest men, played the old man interviewee asking about mileage and personal phone calls.
3. First appearance of Nellie Bertram, played by Catherine Tate, who later becomes a series regular in the final season.
4. Ricky Gervais appeared in this episode as David Brent. This is the name of Ricky's character in the UK version of The Office.
5. Phyllis mentions that Erin was born the year Porkey's came out which means that Erin was born in 1981.
6. Jim Carrey's first appearance on the show.