"The Office"
Survivor Man (2007)

Director:

Paul Feig

Writers:

Ricky Gervais (creator) &
Stephen Merchant (creator) ...

TV Series:

"The Office" (2005)

Original Air Date:

8 November 2007 (Season 4, Episode 7)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

After Michael isn't invited to a camping trip with Ryan, he sets out to prove that he can brave it out in the wilderness by himself. Jim, who is in charge of the office while Michael is gone, tries to change the birthday party policy.

Plot Keywords:

Beet Farm | Awkward Silence | Satire | Sitcom | Closeted Homosexual

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard
Ed Helms	...	Andy Bernard
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer
Mindy Kaling	...	Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin

Goofs:

A previous episode (when Michael wanted to plan a surprise party to improve morale) had established that there were no office birthdays for over a month before Meredith's. In this episode, her birthday falls at the end of "Birthday Month", in which at least three other people have birthdays.

Quotes:

Creed Bratton: Today is actually my birthday and I want to pick the cake.
Jim Halpert: What do you want?
Creed Bratton: I want pie, I want peach pie.
Jim Halpert: Well birthday pie.
Creed Bratton: I want a nice cobbler.
Jim Halpert: Well, I'm gonna talk to Angela and we're gonna see what we can do about a pie.
Creed Bratton: I don't care who you talk to you just make it happen.
Jim Halpert: It'll be Angela.
Creed Bratton: Tell her it's for Creed; she'll know what that means.

Movie Connections:

References Brokeback Mountain (2005)