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The Office: Health Care

Michael, who doesn’t want to risk being unpopular with the staff, delegates the job of choosing a cheaper health care plan to Dwight. When Dwight begins to ask the staff personal medical questions, Jim and Pam fight back.


8.3/10 (4 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 1x3
Production Number: #R1105
Airdate: Tuesday April 05th, 2005



Guest Stars
Melora HardinMelora Hardin
As Jan Levinson-Gould
Recurring

Co-Guest Stars
Angela KinseyAngela Kinsey
As Angela Martin
Recurring
Brian BaumgartnerBrian Baumgartner
As Kevin Malone
Recurring
Kate FlanneryKate Flannery
As Meredith Palmer
Recurring
Leslie David Baker (1)Leslie David Baker (1)
As Stanley Hudson
Recurring
Mindy KalingMindy Kaling
As Kelly Kapoor
Recurring
Oscar NuñezOscar Nuñez
As Oscar Martinez
Recurring
Paul LiebersteinPaul Lieberstein
As Toby Flenderson
Recurring
Phyllis SmithPhyllis Smith
As Phyllis Lapin
Recurring
Charlie HartsockCharlie Hartsock
As Travel Agent
Episode Notes
Diseases submitted by the staff:
Ebola
Mad Cow Disease
Spontaneous Dentohydroplosion
Leprosy
Hotdog Fingers
Government Created Killer Nano-Robot Infection
Count Choculitis
Inverted Penis
Anal Fissures



Episode Quotes
Dwight: Who thought of this one? Anal fissures.
Kevin: That's a real thing.
Dwight: Yeah, but no one here has it.
Kevin: (Quietly) Someone has it.

Jan: (On phone) Dwight, listen to me very carefully: you are not a manager of anything. Understand?
Dwight: That's not entirely true, because he put me in charge of picking a health care plan.
Jan: Really? Okay, when Michael gets back, you tell him to call me immediately.
Dwight: Call you immediately, good. Hey listen, since I have you on the phone, um, can I fire Jim?
Jan: No. And don't call me on my cell phone again.
Dwight: Oh this is your cell phone? I thought-- (Jan hangs up)

Jim: Last night on Trading Spouses, there's... did you see it?
Pam: No, I have a life.
Jim: Interesting, what's that like?
Pam: You should try it some time.
Jim: I should. But then who would watch my TV?

Dwight: In the wild, there is no health care. In the wild, health care is, 'Ow, I hurt my leg. I can't run. A lion eats me. I'm dead.' Well, I'm not dead. I'm the lion. You're dead.



Cultural References
Michael: Pamalama ding dong, making copies.

Michael is imitating an old Saturday Night Live character who was named Richard, played by Rob Schneider. He would expand on people's names with gibberish and follow it by saying "making copies."

Michael: I learned improv from the greats. Like Drew Carey and Ryan Stiles.

Michael is referring to the show Whose Line Is It Anyway? Drew Carey was the host, and Ryan Stiles was one of the performers on the show.



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