Baby Shower

For other uses, see Baby Shower (disambiguation).

"Baby Shower"
The Office episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 4
Directed by	Greg Daniels
Written by	Aaron Shure
Production code	504
Original air date	October 16, 2008
Guest actors
Amy Ryan

"Baby Shower" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's seventy-sixth episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on October 16, 2008 on NBC.

In this episode, Michael's ex-girlfriend Jan Levenson comes to the office for a baby shower, although she has already given birth, to her daughter Astrid. Her arrival causes Michael to be rude to his love interest Holly in order to fool Jan and causes Dwight to spend most of his day testing out Jan's expensive new stroller.

Plot

Dwight (Rainn Wilson) acts out the process of birth with a watermelon, as Michael (Steve Carell) wants to be prepared for Jan's (Melora Hardin) baby.

The Party Planning Committee is planning Jan's baby shower, and collects money for a present, to which many employees are reluctant to donate. Angela (Angela Kinsey) makes a "guess whose baby picture" game for the shower, and she is angered when Andy (Ed Helms) unintentionally makes fun of her picture.

Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) feel awkward trying to communicate with each other throughout the day, with Pam telling the documentary crew that the two of them were having an off day.

Jan arrives with her baby girl, Astrid, already born, much to everyone's surprise. The shower ends up taking place anyway, and Michael tries to pacify Jan by being cold to Holly (Amy Ryan), which makes her uncomfortable despite being foretold by Michael.

The present the office got for Jan ended up being a stroller, which was unnecessary as she already had a more expensive $1200 Orbit Baby stroller. Dwight found this a ridiculous price to pay, stating that his bomb shelter cost that much, so he goes out to test the durability of the stroller as the shower continues. He straps the watermelon from the beginning of the show into the stroller and goes out to a dump-like area to throw the stroller into fences and off of small cliffs. He also ends up tying the stroller to the back of his car for his "bumper test."

Michael holds Astrid, only to find no connection, so he seeks advice from another "baby-daddy," Darryl (Craig Robinson). Darryl mocks him, as the baby is not even Michael's. Jan acts coldly to Holly when they have a conversation, being direct when Holly attempts humor. Jan then retrieves her daughter from Angela and Andy, who were setting up a photo of the baby amongst vegetables. She leaves soon afterward, telling Michael in the parking lot not to date Holly. Michael hugs Holly when he goes back into the building and feels a connection he did not feel with Astrid. He then asks her out on a date, which she accepts, visibly moved.

Jim and Pam call each other at exactly the same time and leave each other messages that are extremely similar, hinting that perhaps they are not as disjointed as this day has made them feel but highlighting the difficulty they are both having with being apart.

Reception

"Baby Shower" received mixed reviews. IGN gave the episode a 7.5, saying that, "Dwight's ludicrous testing of the $1200 stroller goes on too long, is predictable and only intermittently funny. It also feels like we've done this before. The same can be said of Jim and Pam's phone-tag problem," and that it was one of the more mediocre episodes in a while."^[1] "Baby Shower" was voted the nineteenth highest-rated episode out of 26 from the fifth season, according to an episode poll at the fansite OfficeTally; the episode was rated 7.74 out of 10.^[2]

References

↑ Fickett, Travis (October 17, 2008). "The Office: "Baby Shower" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
↑ Tan, Jennie (2009-05-19). "The Office Fan Ratings, Season 5". OfficeTally. Retrieved 2009-05-21.

External links

"Baby Shower" at NBC.com
"Baby Shower" at the Internet Movie Database

The Office (U.S. series)

Episodes

Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Webisodes	The Accountants Kevin's Loan The Outburst Blackmail Subtle Sexuality The Mentor The 3rd Floor The Podcast The Girl Next Door

Characters

Primary	Michael Scott Dwight Schrute Jim Halpert Pam Beesly Ryan Howard Andy Bernard

Secondary	Angela Martin Jan Levinson Roy Anderson Stanley Hudson Phyllis Vance Kevin Malone Oscar Martinez Kelly Kapoor Creed Bratton Meredith Palmer Toby Flenderson Darryl Philbin Erin Hannon Gabe Lewis Robert California Nellie Bertram Pete Miller Clark Green Holly Flax

Recurring	Todd Packer David Wallace

Other

The Office (U.S.) episodes

Season 1	"Pilot" "Diversity Day" "Health Care" "The Alliance" "Basketball" "Hot Girl"

Season 2	"The Dundies" "Sexual Harassment" "Office Olympics" "The Fire" "Halloween" "The Fight" "The Client" "Performance Review" "Email Surveillance" "Christmas Party" "Booze Cruise" "The Injury" "The Secret" "The Carpet" "Boys and Girls" "Valentine's Day" "Dwight's Speech" "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" "Michael's Birthday" "Drug Testing" "Conflict Resolution" "Casino Night"

Season 3	"Gay Witch Hunt" "The Convention" "The Coup" "Grief Counseling" "Initiation" "Diwali" "Branch Closing" "The Merger" "The Convict" "A Benihana Christmas" "Back from Vacation" "Traveling Salesmen" "The Return" "Ben Franklin" "Phyllis' Wedding" "Business School" "Cocktails" "The Negotiation" "Safety Training" "Product Recall" "Women's Appreciation" "Beach Games" "The Job"

Season 4	"Fun Run" "Dunder Mifflin Infinity" "Launch Party" "Money" "Local Ad" "Branch Wars" "Survivor Man" "The Deposition" "Dinner Party" "Chair Model" "Night Out" "Did I Stutter?" "Job Fair" "Goodbye, Toby"

Season 5	"Weight Loss" "Business Ethics" "Baby Shower" "Crime Aid" "Employee Transfer" "Customer Survey" "Business Trip" "Frame Toby" "The Surplus" "Moroccan Christmas" "The Duel" "Prince Family Paper" "Stress Relief" "Lecture Circuit" "Blood Drive" "Golden Ticket" "New Boss" "Two Weeks" "Dream Team" "Michael Scott Paper Company" "Heavy Competition" "Broke" "Casual Friday" "Cafe Disco" "Company Picnic"

Season 6	"Gossip" "The Meeting" "The Promotion" "Niagara" "Mafia" "The Lover" "Koi Pond" "Double Date" "Murder" "Shareholder Meeting" "Scott's Tots" "Secret Santa" "The Banker" "Sabre" "The Manager and the Salesman" "The Delivery" "St. Patrick's Day" "New Leads" "Happy Hour" "Secretary's Day" "Body Language" "The Cover-Up" "The Chump" "Whistleblower"

Season 7	"Nepotism" "Counseling" "Andy's Play" "Sex Ed" "The Sting "Costume Contest" "Christening" "Viewing Party" "WUPHF.com" "China" "Classy Christmas" "Ultimatum" "The Seminar" "The Search" "PDA" "Threat Level Midnight" "Todd Packer" "Garage Sale" "Training Day" "Michael's Last Dundies" "Goodbye, Michael" "The Inner Circle" "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager" "Search Committee"

Season 8	"The List" "The Incentive" "Lotto" "Garden Party" "Spooked" "Doomsday" "Pam's Replacement" "Gettysburg" "Mrs. California" "Christmas Wishes" "Trivia" "Pool Party" "Jury Duty" "Special Project" "Tallahassee" "After Hours" "Test the Store" "Last Day in Florida" "Get the Girl" "Welcome Party" "Angry Andy" "Fundraiser" "Turf War" "Free Family Portrait Studio"

Season 9	"New Guys" "Roy's Wedding" "Andy's Ancestry" "Work Bus" "Here Comes Treble" "The Boat" "The Whale" "The Target" "Dwight Christmas" "Lice" "Suit Warehouse" "Customer Loyalty" "Junior Salesman" "Vandalism" "Couples Discount" "Moving On" "The Farm" "Promos" "Stairmageddon" "Paper Airplane" "Livin' the Dream" "A.A.R.M." "Finale"

Webisodes	The Accountants Kevin's Loan The Outburst Blackmail Subtle Sexuality The Mentor The 3rd Floor The Podcast The Girl Next Door

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, December 20, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.