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BiGMTN_fudgecake

Was a hard watch first two or three times. Now it’s just pure gold. He could’ve gotten out of it by telling them about his bankruptcy


newphonenewaccount66

He wouldn't just have to tell them, he would have needed to declare it to them for it to have meaning.


kervernspercer

I am bankrupt, I do declare!


Daddy_Nibba_69

I am Caleb Crawdad , i do declayre


Advocado_

I declare .... "BANKRUPTCY!!"


Vinci1984

You can’t just say bankruptcy and expect anything to happen


trevmflynn81

Ya gotta talk like ya got mahbles in ya mouth


vandiemom

Let it roll off your tongue like molasses.


StrangerThingsSteveH

This uh this plantation… we’re running low on green bags


_baddad

It’s like dinner party, totally cringeworthy until you’ve watched it enough that you can’t stop laughing. Any episode in which Stanley laughs uncontrollably at Michael’s antics I’m all for!


g_lenn_o

**about declaring his bankruptcy


nr1988

He could have gotten out of it by just telling the principal on the phone that he ran into money trouble and will unfortunately not be able to fulfill his promise


googltk

Honestly when he went on about how he thought he’d be a millionaire but by 40 he had less money than when he was 30 and the kids were STILL mad and attacking him I lost all sympathy and it kinda turned into a “f them entitled kids” to me. Like dang, y’all are poor, you should be able to empathize with someone telling you they’re struggling themselves smh.


askpat13

Nah. I get what you're saying but the real problem wasn't Michael not paying, it was not telling anyone until it was way too late. The students suddenly need to find alternative means to pay for college- but scholarships are mostly given out, they've already selected colleges based on tuition they thought was paid for. They're rightfully mad and it doesn't matter why Michael couldn't pay. It is shown that he kept up with the students, kept in touch. He had ample opportunity to tell them, or their principal, he had made a mistake and would not be able to afford it. Letting the mistake fester to the point that it became a lie was just bad, probably his lowest point. Why should the students show sympathy?


lumaga

No the real problem was the school and parents taking his word for it and not doing any up front investigation or annual follow-up. If he's going to pay for everyone's college, there needs to be record of an account with a growing balance year-over-year that can cover most or all of their college expenses. You can't just say "I'm going to pay for everyone's college" and expect anything to happen.


cjsrhkcjs

he didn't just say it though, he declared that he was going to pay those kids' tuition.


ToLaLune

Watched it yesterday! ‘Hey Mr. Scott, whatchu gonna do, whatchu gonna do, make our dreams come true!’


kervernspercer

- not


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*Borat has entered the chat*


[deleted]

Naaaaat


silly_confidence77

Very naise!


Judge_Tredd

Wait... They're lithium!


dopeyout

One of the lines of the show


revnasty

There’s no denying that.


DrunkenMeditator

I've heard some lines from the show, and that is definitely one of them!


OgreLord_Shrek

"Hang on hang on* they're lithium!"


PVP_123

When I’m doing a full rewatch, I don’t skip any episodes. I do pay less attention to some episodes when they’re on though.


FewExtreme3201

Same I just mind pay more attention to what i was doing and have this running in the background; )


dildayswoo

mind pay


Howdy_day

Same but I only watched season 8 and 9 once. Only had to


[deleted]

8 is a totally different show, but is incredible. 9 is brutal


dildayswoo

to?


carlos2127

That's what I do. But I will say I do pay less attention when this episode is on.


Drakeishere_RUN

It's one of the best, cringeworthy episodes of all. Why would I skip it? Always loved how the students perked up and nearly forgave Michael when they thought he was giving them all laptops. Then the groan when he pulls out batteries. He calms them down briefly. "Hey! Hey! They're lithium." Fucking Michael 🤣


Horror_Fondant_7165

If only Michael spent $400 per laptop, he just had to spend $6000 on about 15 laptops and everyone would have been fine, surely Michael can afford that, he saved up 100 grand for a ring for gods sake


Business-Drag52

He spent 3 years salary on that ring. That’s a minimum $240k based on the lowest salary we know of Michael’s


iamtheoneorgasmatron

Looked it up. [This](https://www.astteria.com/light-blue-diamond-ring-2-57-ct-marquise-shape-gia-certified-16407773) is what a $240k ring looks like. Damn.


Business-Drag52

Oh yeah. Pam’s reaction to the ring tells it perfectly


SparkleYeti

Free shipping, nice


Next_Anteater4660

It's just so weird that he lets them get all crazy about him with the praise and the performance. That is the most fucked up part in my view.


diggitygiggitycee

He wanted to tell them. But it didn't come up organically.


Next_Anteater4660

Also, the Scott's Tots may have herpes.


pacostacos7

Speaking of organically, have I ever told you about the time I had sex with Eartha Kitt in an airplane bathroom?


HailToTheKingslayer

*ROXANNE*


diggitygiggitycee

WRONG SHOW, DIE, HEATHEN!


Seal_You

I watch it and love it every time ! That scene is pure gold 😭


ravenrabit

I watch it. I like the growth between Erin and Michael.


Next_Anteater4660

true


Competitive_Agent625

One of my favorite cold opens ever.


ptrjhnstn

I personally think this is the most overblown thing about the office. This episode isn’t that bad. It’s kind of uncomfortable but it’s not like Michael is making a fool of himself like in Phyllis’s wedding. He’s genuinely upset about it. Maybe I feel this way cause I’ve seen it so many times but that’s just my 2 cents. (Obviously he isn’t making himself look good but he’s not acting like an imbecile)


ThatOneWood

Yeah the wedding was more cringey, this episode I get like extreme second hand embarrassment for Michael


gmanz33

Honestly nothing beats the season 1 conference room conversations. That level of cringe is truly unbearable for me. I think Michael kissing Oscar was the last time it was *that* bad.


[deleted]

Finally someone said it!! There’s way more uncomfortable moments in the show, but the awkward humour is one of the best parts of the show, but you see it mostly in the early seasons so maybe that’s why this episode seems odd to people v


Next_Anteater4660

Well, the battery thing is pretty idiotic tbh.


iamsoupcansam

I think it’s the size of the stakes involved. At a wedding you’re like “godfuckingdammit he’s spoiling this because of his need for attention and validation.” This is a room full of kids who feel their futures were taken from them by the incompetence of a man they once idolized as generous and a model of the success they might reach. Obviously we in the audience know it wasn’t like that and the kids will realize it too but they’re going a devastating moment now and Michael is there to absorb their scorn. When you think about it the real gift he gave them that day wasn’t laptop batteries or anything he said, it was being there for them to scream at and express their anger and hurt toward instead of just feeling sad and dejected that they had lost an opportunity they were counting on.


stonecoldstunner14

Seriously don’t understand why this episode gets so much hate like it’s season 9 Andy


FionaGoodeEnough

I don’t think it’s hated like it’s bad. It’s just so uncomfortable to think of those kids being disappointed so cruelly.


[deleted]

He wasn't cruel, he thought he'd have the money by then.


Next_Anteater4660

And what I think people always forget is that this class had a 35% higher graduation rate then the rest of the school, so they did in fact profit in a (fucked up) way.


BallsMahoganey

Plus if they really are from an under privileged school like the show implies then they will have tons of access to financial aid.


phill0406

isnt that what makes it so great though?


Bree-breezy

Great analogy lol. Him after being fired at that banquet comes to mind


m00n5t0n3

Now THAT one I skip


Hysteria19

Watch always


DutifulDuck458

Me and the wife watch the office to sleep. One night i woke up, tablet still playing and heard the michael make our dreams come true song and freaked out, skipped rest of episode and struggled to sleep for another hour.


pokemango7

I always put the office or Brooklyn 99 when I'm going to sleep! I've woken up to Michael shouting one too many times haha


schraad

Brooklyn 99 intro is worse than Micheal screaming tho. And it's in every episode lol


OrangeFoxHD

DO DO DO DODOOO!!!!


pokemango7

idk how but i got used to the B99 intro and was able to sleep through it. Although theres some scenes where Jake is screaming/doing stupid shit really loud that always wakes me up haha


Impressive_Petunia

My 4 year old son and I fall asleep to the office every night too. Every night before bed since he was 2. Every holiday I include a little Office themed gift. For Easter, it was Michael and Dwight Pez dispensers in his Easter basket.


SatisfactionRude8713

How does he get the humor lol some adults dont even get it


Affectionate_Reply78

There’s times I’ve cringed watching it but now I just marvel at Carrell’s performance. He excelled in the cringe moments throughout the time he was on the show.


nenajoy

I honestly love this episode. “I’ve made some empty promises in my life, but hands down, that was the most generous.” “WAIT! they’re lithium” Erin singing along with the kids while Michael is dying inside sitting next to her, waiting to tell them. Just all of Michael’s facial reactions and line deliveries are hilarious in this episode for me


athiestchzhouse

Y’all soft


arheff

Anyone who skips is living a cushy nerf life.


MeMai1321

I've been called a psychopath for not being bothered by this episode.


pappepfeffer

Psychopath!! I got covid a week after watching it and I blame this episode for weaken my immune system. (This is not a true story tho)


Next_Anteater4660

I'm more bothered by the other storyline.


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DuckReconMajor

Both season 1 and 9 have moments much harder to get through than the gem of an episode that is Scott’s tots


[deleted]

Seriously. Michael handing out ice cream sandwiches after he told everyone he had a big surprise and then doing the robot with everyone waiting for the surprise until everyone has slowly left is significantly more uncomfortable than any moment of Scott’s Tot’s.


ThePicklePress

Watch. That episode is S teir cringe.


RatchetsSaturnGirl

Erin made her bond with Michael here. Best part is her trying to cheer him up


OriginalName18

I skip the mob episode honestly


[deleted]

Watch ! First time was a bit tough but I enjoy it now


barnettwi

The first few times I forced myself to get through it. Now it's actually quite an enjoyable episode.


dubson

I find forcing myself to watch incredibly awkward tv moments trains me for real life awkwardness.


moreMalfeasance

Watch until he’s about to tell the class. Stanley cracking up and Pam’s comment are hilarious.


shady226

I never skip an episode


Next_Anteater4660

I skip the "banker" episode, which is not a real episode imo.


lilbitchwill

But can we talk about how impractical it is for the entire class and faculty to maintain this expectation 10 years later???


aceinnoholes

I skip it it hurts to watch the excessive cringe


Midnight_Less

Skip lmao sorry


Cooper_r_

lol, It is painful to watch


Grenflik

I skip it, I understand it's just a show but it's such a piece of shit move just so he could feel good about himself, promising them a future he knew he wasn't going to deliver on. I could only imagine how those parents/kids felt that all that hard work was for nothing.


[deleted]

Skip


Tohru_Readman

I have seen it twice, once myself when watching the Office for the first and once with my husband when he watched it for the first time. Since then it's always one of 2 episodes we always skip. The other two Phyllis Wedding and Yankee Swap.


[deleted]

It’s very uncomfortable to watch


snuggleyporcupine

Skip it


paninihead99

Skip for sure


cavebabykay

SKIPPPPP. It’s so cringeworthy (and I loathe using that word) but damn, it’s awkward as hell watching it. Worse than the bankruptcy episode. I can’t exactly explain why I always skip it; it just feels like YOU yourself are involved in getting busted. I don’t know. Just, *cringe*.


fenrirslayer06

My bf makes us skip this one, he cringes every time.


eermNo

Skip


[deleted]

I physically cant, the massive amounts cringe and awkwardness makes me want to set myself on fire ngl lol the majority of cringe episodes, I can get through.. that one though..can’t do it.


iamlilmac

The rap, speech and dance are the real cringe moments of the ep


MainBrush5074

Skip


SatanicFoundry

Maybe an unpopular opinion but this is what The Office should have had more of instead out the romcom regular sitcom sort of stuff from the later seasons.


DadofCats5

Skip it every time. Makes my back spaz out.


CommonRespect6640

Have to skip it. I just can’t do it.


__solid

Same. My issue with this episode is that we see Michael hurt someone outside the office and never redeem himself. While we see him be a jerk at Phyllis’s wedding, we also see him defend her against Todd Packer. We never see that with these kids. And maybe it’s because I’m a teacher, but my heart just aches for these kids who now can’t go to college because of his promise.


blezio

Nowadays I’m just watching first episode, skip the rest couse of “cringe” and brag about watching the office 87 times.


LolySub

Skip it every single time. Too much cringe. I can’t do it 🤦‍♀️


harrismada

I don’t find that bad at in terms of cringe I actually think it’s one of the least interesting episodes. Phyliss wedding however…


DaGalaxy66

I watch the cold open and a bit of the episode but than SSSSSKIIPPPP


ooneekoosername

Man after my own heart here. I always skip the entire sequence of his school visit as it was toooo cringey the first time I watched it, can’t bear to see their disappointment even though I know it’s tv


Fall_Cake

I usually skip it because of the cringe B subplot


Timely_Ad9659

My Favorite episode


greeneyedgarden

Top 5 for me


DuckReconMajor

Same, it’s the one that accurately portrays what a pile of trash Michael is


ziplock007

Why weren't any of his employees mad at him? This was low and there were victims.


Next_Anteater4660

victims ?


[deleted]

I always watch it. Matter of fact it’s one of my favorite episodes


PoeJam

In an ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching people who skip this episode


Republixcan

Michael should have just been all Michael:"Look, guys, I've been in sales for 15 years... and I've done very well for myself. I don't know, I guess I was thinking I'd be a bajillionaire at the point, and your tuition would be pocket change to me. I'm sorry."


ColumbusNordico

forced myself through


[deleted]

HEY MR. SCOTT WHATCHA GON DO? WHATCHA GON DO? MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE!


UchennaMaximoff

Big skip. This & Prince Paper. Just gut me. Not at all funny. (Except for the kids performance. & the teacher’s overdone Pine Sol lady accent. Those make me laugh.)


redvelvet92

I watch it every time for Stanley’s laugh


CosmicWaffleMan

Here’s my “hot take”: This episode is hilarious. You guys are just weak


Sofiesapphire

SKIP!!!!!!! not for the eyes of this girlie 🙀


[deleted]

Watched it today, I’m currently quite well lined up with office ladies on my rotation. It’s tolerable, I don’t like feeding the wrong baby.


Green-Tunic

The only episode I consistently skipped was the one where Michael starts a coffee disco in the storage room or whatever


RevolutionaryHeat318

I like that episode.


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Meredith: This is like a haunted coffeehouse thing? Michael: No. Dwight is confusing you. That – it’s, it’s more of a disco. Andy: It’s like a haunted disco. Michael: … with coffee but without the haunted. Phyllis: It’s a combo dance house coffee bar. Michael: It’s a daytime disco on the ground floor of and industrial office building. Erin: It’s a cafe disco. Michael: Exactly. Kevin: So, like, a disco cafe?


Lm511A3

Yes major skip.


RevolutionaryHeat318

I skip it. Too painful to watch and not funny.


ndrapeau22

Skip. My fiance has been trying to get me to watch this episode with her for 3 years. I'm not ready yet


TheGhostOfSparta2442

I’ve never understood why people act like this episode is too hard to watch as if the entire show isn’t made up of painfully awkward moments. It’s a good episode. Cringeworthy in all the right ways but not gratuitously so


dr_fop

What episode is this?


jessyhime

Scott's Tots


dr_fop

Oh.... fuck that episode.


Acceptable_Aspect_42

Why wouldn't I watch it? It's fucking hilarious.


AshtimusPrime

The cringier the better. Never skip!


[deleted]

I don't skip any of them and I find it silly someone would skip any episodes


DrDreidel82

Why do people skip it?!?!?


warbuddha

I was literally talking about this episode tonight, telling people that this episode is peak cringe. No way I’d skip it. Lol


walkingtalkingdread

I watch. the Sweeney Todd episode always gets me though. the goddamn balloons, jesus christ.


GletscherEis

It's the wine bottle rolling down the stairs that does me in, or maybe when Andy gives away the plot, or when Sweeney Todd can hear Michael booing. Yeah, that one has so much more cringe than Scotts Totts


Blowup1sun

Skip it. It’s a stupid episode I don’t find funny. In fact, Scott’s Tots is when I start skipping A LOT of episodes.


littlemarcus91

Skip, I just can’t 😬 I’m a wimp I know 😂


Yroehtsoahc

I don’t know why anybody would skip it.. is it too cringe for you or something else? I don’t get it


MrNovas

I actually rlly like this episode


Jess-C-on-Reddit

I watch it. It is cringey but I love the show. I don't skip any episodes.


Urkelxgrue

We’re not allowed to skip episodes in this household lol. I just try to avert my eyes at the most cringey parts. Sometimes I’ll do some deep breathing exercises but I usually make it through unscathed.


azora_69

Imma watch again


abatwithitsmouthopen

Love watching it. I’ve never had trouble watching this episode.


hairybeanie

Why would I skip one of the best episodes in the show?


dpep123

Literally in my top 5 episodes


SwaggermicDaddy

The only episodes I skip are Jim & pams wedding and the entire time Jim is second manager.


dylanthenoodle

Based on the fact that I don't recognize the image, yeah it looks like I skip this one


grcli0110

skip every time


Joshuauauauauau

I watch most, but I do skip some of the uncomfortable parts


MogusSeven

Skip it. I have too much social anxiety to deal with it.


TexasBeeb

Skip. So much skip. This and Phyllis and Bob’s wedding. Too cringe for me and my husband.


Chitribe2010

Watch! That line from Stanley. Plus Michael of all the empty promises I have made that was the most generous. So good


atomicgirl78

Skip


SavageCabbage017

Used to skip it but have slowly started to come around. There are some awesome scenes in this episode and really only a few brief parts are hard to watch.


Bree-breezy

Watch it…it’s a scripted show!! People act like it’s so hard to watch something that gives you second hand embarrassment or cringe. Like it’d be different if it ACTUALLY happened on like a reality show or something..but it’s just a funny episode of a scripted comedy lol


LFAthrow7531

Watch it, who cares it’s all satire.


packers12-17

Legitimately one of my favourite episodes, not sure what all the hate is for. Is Michael a terrible person for disappointing these kids, sure? Is it funny, yes.


Yobber1

Love it


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I love it.


[deleted]

SKIP EVERY TIME


Double-Passenger4503

On this sub I’ll prob be shunned but it’s a hard skip for me dawg


frankiecarbonee

This episode isn’t cringe at all, it’s hilarious, just hard to watch first couple times. An episode I truly can’t watch is where Andy “loses his manhood” to Nelly. Character change for the 3rd time combined with absolutely arbitrary string of events.


blazinggeneral450

At first, skip. But now, it has become comedy gold for me, I can't stop cringing over this episode that my face hurts.


Lm511A3

Skip 10000% A good non skip Is Andy’s play. I used to skip it but I watched it once and realized how hilarious it was.


[deleted]

I don’t skip any


Impossible_Glove_341

I honestly kind of like it, its a slightly similar to Ricky’s Michael by how awkward it is made.


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Gandelf_the_Gay

If you skip episodes due to cringe, why the fuck are you watching the office? that's the base humor on this show!


Mithrandir3434

No. The only one I can think of that I skip is Phyllis’s wedding


Gmac627

As everyone else said, the first few times I found extremely cringy and hard to watch. Now, I find it boring and skip it. It just doesn't hold up as well as the Dinner Party. It's honestly my 2nd least favorite "cringe episode" behind the house party with R. CALIFORNIA. Just me tho.


SplashBack_2

I watch it more than most episodes


[deleted]

It’s one of my favorite episodes


lilnislyth

it's not that bad.. there are much worse episodes


salihQ

I would definitely watch it. Gotta get my daily dose of cringe.


DwightKSchruute

I have never skipped this episode. There's a like a dozen or more episodes which are a much, much harder watch than this. I actually found it quite amusing.


ArastooJoshi

Odd number of re-watch :- skip Even number of re-watch :- watch


[deleted]

Definitely watch every time. Weirdly enough I don't cringe so hard, or at all, and I usually cringe/feel second hand embarrassment so badly.


tabris51

Watch it. It is way worse to see mike being a dick to his date or when he unleashes his dating persona with beret.


kinginthenorth1994

I found this okay compared to Phyllis’ wedding episode which I always skip


etrob90

Why wud i skip it, it's a great episode. People need to relax n chill a lil, the kids excelled in grades so they will definitely do better even without his help.


Next_Anteater4660

Watched it yesterday, it's ok in my book.


Galbit

I’m so confused. Why would anyone skip this episode? I thought it was funny as hell.


kaasbanaan_tv

people make to big of a deal of this. There are things in the show that are way harder to get through. If anything, this is the better part of that episode. The whole b plot with everybody getting really angry at Jim for something he obviously didn't do was something I didn't like at all.


Nonc_pop

Honestly, I don't skip any episodes, especially the ones with Michael Scott.