"The Alliance" Quotes

Every quote from The Office season 1, episode 4, in script order. First aired April 12, 2005.

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  1. Dwight

    Michael!?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 892

  2. Michael

    Oh! God. Dwight, come on...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 893

  3. Dwight

    I wanted to talk to you about the downsizing?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 894

  4. Michael

    There's no downsizing.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 895

  5. Dwight

    I, but if there were, I'd be protected as assistant regional manager?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 896

  6. Michael

    Assistant to the regional manager Dwight.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 897

  7. Dwight

    Yeah, so I don't have to worry?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 898

  8. Michael

    Look, look, look. I talked to corporate, about protecting the sales staff. And they said they couldn't guarantee it if there's downsizing, okay?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 899

  9. Michael

    But there's no downsizing, so just don't...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 900

  10. Dwight

    Bottom line. Do I need to be worried?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 901

  11. Michael

    Mmm, mm, mm. Maybe.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 902

  12. Michael

    It looks like there's gonna be downsizing. And it's part of my job, but... blah! I hate it. I think the main difference between me and Donald Trump is that, uh, I get no pleasure out of saying the words, 'You're fired.' 'You're foir-ed. Uh, you're foir-ed.' It just makes people sad, and an office can't function that way. No way. 'You're foir-ed.' I think if I had a catchphrase it would be, 'You're hired, and you can work here as long as you want.' But that's unrealistic, so...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 903

  13. Dwight

    It's a real shame, 'cause studies have shown that more information gets passed through water-cooler gossip than through official memos. Which puts me at a disadvantage, because I bring my own water to work.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 904

  14. Stanley

    Why'd you do this?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 905

  15. Dwight

    I didn't do it. What do you mean? Oh, the water cooler was brought over here for... maintenance. So what do you guys hear? What's the scuttlebutt?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 906

  16. Michael

    Get set for Operation Morale Improvement starring Michael Scott. Now, I think I have had a little stroke of genius in that I have had my assistant Pam... Smile, Pam. I have had her go out and find out whose birthday is coming up, so we can have a little celebration for it. Not bad, not bad at all. All right. And the birthday person is... drum roll please. Here we go, who is the birthday, birthday person?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 907

  17. Michael

    Who is it? Who's the birthday?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 908

  18. Pam

    Um... Actually, we don't have any staff birthdays coming up.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 909

  19. Michael

    Next person on the...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 910

  20. Pam

    Oh.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 911

  21. Michael

    ...calendar.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 912

  22. Pam

    Okay, umm... that would be Meredith.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 913

  23. Michael

    Yes! All right, come on down Meredith!

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 914

  24. Pam

    But it's not until next month.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 915

  25. Michael

    Um... uh, OK. Well, great, well, you know, it'll be a surprise.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 916

  26. Pam

    You still want to have a party?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 917

  27. Michael

    Yeah, why not? Sure. Go ahead, live a little. Come on, Pam. Come on, shake it up. Shake it up! Shake it up!

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 918

  28. Michael

    Brrrp! Uh, Spock, are there any signs of life down there? Well, let me check Captain. Eeee. Eeee. Eeee. Eeee. No, Captain. No signs of life down here. Just a wet blanket named Pam. Brr-rrrp. Star Trek.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 919

  29. Phyllis

    Well, uh, for decorations, maybe we could... it's stupid, forget it.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 920

  30. Angela

    What?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 921

  31. Phyllis

    I was just going to say, maybe we could have streamers, but that's dumb, everybody has streamers. Never mind.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 922

  32. Angela

    No, yeah, I think that's a good idea.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 923

  33. Phyllis

    Yeah?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 924

  34. Angela

    What color do you guys think?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 925

  35. Phyllis

    Well, there's green, um, blue... yellow... red...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 926

  36. Pam

    How about green?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 927

  37. Angela

    I think green is kind of whoreish.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 928

  38. Pam

    This was tough. I suggested we flip a coin. But Angela said she doesn't like to gamble. Of course by saying that she was gambling that I wouldn't smack her.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 929

  39. Michael

    These are my party-planning beeyatches. Pulled off an amazing '80s party last year. Off the hook!

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 930

  40. Michael

    So I was thinking, if you haven't already got a cake, um, maybe going for one of those ice-cream cakes from Baskin-Robbins. Those are very good. Very Delicious.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 931

  41. Angela

    Meredith's allergic to dairy, so...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 932

  42. Michael

    She's not the only one that's going to be eating it, right? I think everybody likes ice-cream cake. It's not, uh, it's not just about her, so...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 933

  43. Pam

    It is... her birthday.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 934

  44. Michael

    Mint chocolate chip! That'd be good, how about some, mint chocolate chip?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 935

  45. Dwight

    Hey, so listen, I was thinking that it might be a good idea if you and I formed an alliance. 'Cause of the downsizing? I think an alliance might be a good idea, you know. Help each other out.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 936

  46. Dwight

    Do you want to form, an alliance, with me?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 937

  47. Jim

    Absolutely, I do.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 938

  48. Dwight

    Good, good. Excellent, OK. Now we need to figure out who's vulnerable and who's protected...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 939

  49. Jim

    At that moment, I was so happy. I mean, everything Dwight does annoys me.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 940

  50. Dwight

    Did you get your tickets?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 941

  51. Jim

    To what?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 942

  52. Dwight

    The gun show.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 943

  53. Jim

    And I spend hours thinking of ways to get back at him, but only in ways that could get me arrested. And then here he comes and he says 'No, Jim, here's a way.'

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 944

  54. Dwight

    There's one other thing and this is important. Let's keep this alliance totally a secret. Don't tell anyone.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 945

  55. Pam

    An alliance?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 946

  56. Jim

    Oh yeah.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 947

  57. Pam

    What does that even mean?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 948

  58. Jim

    I think it has something to do with Survivor, but I'm not sure.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 949

  59. Jim

    Um, I know that it involves spying on people and we may build a fort, underground.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 950

  60. Dwight

    Jim! Hey. Hi, Pam. Listen, could I talk to you a second about the... paper products?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 951

  61. Dwight

    Did you tell Pam about the alliance?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 952

  62. Jim

    What? No.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 953

  63. Dwight

    Just now.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 954

  64. Jim

    What? Oh no no no. Dwight, no. I'm using her, for the alliance. Who knows the most information about this office? Pam.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 955

  65. Dwight

    Right, that's good, good, pursue this.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 956

  66. Jim

    Well I'm trying to. Do you see what I'm doing?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 957

  67. Dwight

    Mmm hmm.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 958

  68. Jim

    But listen, I'm going to have to talk to her a lot. All right? And there may be chatting, and giggling. And you gotta just pretend to ignore it. Wipe it away.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 959

  69. Dwight

    Done.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 960

  70. Jim

    All right.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 961

  71. Michael

    Can you get her? She's right there. That is Meredith, the birthday girl. And this... is Meredith's card. Happy Bird-Day. Um, let's see. Jim, Jim wrote, 'Meredith, I heard you're turning 46, but, come on, you're an accountant. Just fudge the numbers.' Not bad, pretty funny, I don't appreciate condoning corporate fraud though. Uh, here's the thing. Whatever I write here has to be really, really funny. Because people out there are expecting it. I've already set the bar really high. And they're all worried about their jobs, you know. It's kinda dark out there. Can you imagine if I wrote something like, uh, 'Oh, Meredith. Happy Birthday. You're great. Love, Michael.'

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 962

  72. Dwight

    They seem awfully chummy, don't you think?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 963

  73. Jim

    Yeah, what do you think that's about?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 964

  74. Dwight

    Only one way to find out.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 965

  75. Jim

    I'm on it.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 966

  76. Jim

    You are not going to believe this.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 967

  77. Dwight

    What? I believe it.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 968

  78. Jim

    Well, tensions were high in the kitchen.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 969

  79. Dwight

    I could tell, from the body language.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 970

  80. Jim

    Hey Kev, that looks good. What is it? Turkey?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 971

  81. Kevin

    Italian.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 972

  82. Jim

    Oh, Italian. Nice. Wow! You got the works there. Red onion, provolone...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 973

  83. Kevin

    Yeah.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 974

  84. Jim

    Toby and Kevin, they're trying to get Angela kicked off.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 975

  85. Dwight

    Good, let 'em. It helps our cause.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 976

  86. Jim

    Well, I don't know, if Kevin's in accounting, and Toby's in Human Resources and they're talking...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 977

  87. Dwight

    Oh, they're forming an alliance

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 978

  88. Toby

    I love their sandwiches.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 979

  89. Jim

    I love their sandwiches too.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 980

  90. Kevin

    Their bread's really good.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 981

  91. Jim

    Their bread is very good.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 982

  92. Dwight

    Damn it. God!

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 983

  93. Jim

    OK, listen, we need to assume that everyone in the office is forming an alliance and is therefore trying to get us kicked off.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 984

  94. Dwight

    God... Damn it! Why us?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 985

  95. Jim

    Because we're strong, Dwight. Because we're strong.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 986

  96. Michael

    Meredith, Meredith... Meri... Mary had a little lamb. Mary... Meredith had a little lamb. Don't bring that lamb to work or it'll poop on the floor.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 987

  97. Michael

    Hey, Oscar! Come on in. What's up?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 988

  98. Oscar

    Uh, I'm sorry to bother you.

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 989

  99. Michael

    Oh, not at all. Come on in. What's going on?

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 990

  100. Oscar

    My nephew is involved with, um, a charity for cerebral palsy, and I was wondering if maybe you'd like to... you know... if...

    Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 991