Episode Notes
Steve Carell and Ed Helms previously worked together on
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
As of Season 3, both Mindy Kaling and Paul Lieberstein have been upgraded to starring status on the show.
The shot of Pam's reaction to the kiss was re-shot on the first day returning to the show. The scene is slightly different from the original - Jim's hair is slightly shorter, and the lighting and camera positioning is different.
Roy was arrested for drunk driving on June 27th, 2006. His mug shot number with the Scranton Police Department is 085143.
Aside from the fact that it's obviously a metal detector, Jim's "gaydar" has been made with custom stickers that cover up the maker's name.
Jim's new co-worker, Andy, nicknames him "Big Tuna," referring to the tuna sandwich he ate on his first day at Stamford. In Season 2, Pam mentioned that Jim had eaten a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch every day for years. It appears his transition to Stamford is allowing Jim to be more adventurous.
Deleted scenes for this episode include Meredith complaining about Oscar being gay, Jan telling Michael he has to call 10 clients a day, and Andy talking to Jim about Google-ing "Google."
The kiss between Michael and Oscar was improvised and not part of the original script.
Although her name is not mentioned in the script, the nameplate on the desk of Jim's co-worker (who makes fun of the way he looks at the camera) is Karen Filippelli.
Episode Quotes
Toby: Oscar’s really gay.
Michael: Exactly.
Toby: I mean for real.
Michael: Yeah, I know.
Toby: No, he’s attracted to other men.
Michael: Okay, little too far, crossed the line.
Toby: Okay, I am telling you Oscar is an actual homosexual.
Oscar: I was going to quit, but Jan offered me a three-month paid vacation and a company car. All I had to do was sign something saying I won't sue. Gil and I are going to Europe. Kids, sometimes it pays to be gay.
Ryan: Yeah, I'm not a temp anymore. I got Jim's old job. Which means at my ten-year high school reunion, it will not say "Ryan Howard is a temp." It will say 'Ryan Howard is a junior sales associate at a mid-range paper supply firm.' That will show 'em.
Stanley: I got them a toaster. They called off the wedding and gave the toaster back to me. I tried to return the toaster to the store and they said they no longer sold that kind of toaster. So now my house has got two toasters.
Creed: I'm not offended by homosexuality. In the 'sixties I made love to many, many women. Often outdoors. In the mud and the rain. And it's possible a man slipped in. There would be no way of knowing.
Michael: You don't call retarded people retards. It's bad taste. You call your friends retards when they're acting retarded.
Cultural References
Title: Gay Witch Hunt
This is an allusion to the Salem Witch Hunts in 1692.
Michael: I watch
The L Word. Okay? I watch
Queer as (bleep).
Michael is referring to the Showtime network's shows,
The L Word and
Queer As Folk.
Angela: Sure, sometimes I watch
Will & Grace, and I wanna throw up. It's terribly loud.
Angela refers to the NBC show
Will & Grace.
Andy: I sang in the a cappella group, "Here Comes Treble."
Although no such group exists or has ever existed at Cornell, there is an all-female group at Cornell called "Nothing But Treble."
Episode References
Visual: Mr. Brown
Mr. Brown makes a second appearance in the series, after being on the Season One episode "
Diversity Day."
Visual: Josh Porter
Josh Porter, the manager at Dunder-Mifflin's Stamford branch was first seen in the Season Two episode "
Valentine's Day."
Michael: Can you tell who's gay and who's not?
Dwight: Of course.
Michael: What about Oscar?
Dwight: Absolutely not.
Michael: Well, he is.
Dwight: Well, he's not dressed in women's clothes, so...
In the Season Two episode "
Halloween," Oscar wears a dress and a woman's wig as his costume.