A Michael Scott Joint: "Safety Training"
(SPOILER SPACE: If you don't want any of last night's episode of The Office spoiled for you do NOT scroll past the picture of Kevin)
Andy has returned from Anger Management with an understanding that he can't control other people's actions and a sense of awareness of when someone has the "grumpies". He is also trying to turn a new leaf under a new monicker, Drew, however it isn't catching on and that is testing his anger management skills.
After Daryl gives the warehouse safety training seminar detailing the dangers or working with the baler and other equipment in the warehouse, Toby tries to present the dangerous elements of working in an office, namely carpal-tunnel syndrome, computer eye strain, and cramps. The warehouse workers are underwhelmed and tell Michael that his job his easy because the risks are minimal.
Insulted, Michael tries again to present dramatically another danger or office work, depression. His demonstration is a staged suicide attempt from the top of the office onto a Bouncy Castle (aka moonwalk, bouncehouse) which no one would see. However Jim and Pam do see the Bouncy Castle and realize that it won't support Michael. He will end up killing himself pretending to kill himself. Office and warehouse workers talk Michael down from atop the building and Daryl admits he wouldn't be up to the responsibilities of Michael's job.
Poker-Fantasy Football player and compulsive gambler Kevin is having post-March Madness withdrawals so he stakes bets on everything from the amount of jelly beans in a jar on Pam's desk to how long it would take Kelly to describe how Netflix works.
This wasn't my favorite episode and I only laughed out loud when the watermelon hit Stan's car and Dwight's shunning and "unshunning" of Drew really annoyed me but its still one of the best written if not the best written comedy on television. Unfortunately next week is another rerun, then hopefully it's all new episodes through May.
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