Every quote from The Office season 1, episode 4, in script order. First aired April 12, 2005.
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Michael
What?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 992
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Oscar
Donate to the charity?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 993
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Michael
Oh, God. Of course I would. Get it over here. Get that over here.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 994
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Oscar
Thank you.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 995
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Michael
No, I'm always good... for some serious buckage. Wow. Two dollars, three dollars? People out here do not care about diseases. I am going to give you... $25.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 996
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Oscar
That's... that's... that's very generous.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 997
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Michael
Oh, my gosh, well... Listen, Oscar, generosity and togetherness and community all convalescences into... morale. That's what I say, so...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 998
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Pam
Hey, Jim, can I talk to you for a second?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 999
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Jim
Sure, what's up?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1000
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Pam
Um, I don't know, I'm just like, I'm going a little crazy 'cause I keep overhearing all these conversations between Michael and corporate about like, staff issues?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1001
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Jim
Oh no?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1002
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Pam
Yeah, he's making me take notes on these meetings and I'm, like, 'These people are my friends.' But he's all like, 'This is confidential. You can't tell anybody.' But I just feel like I want to... aaah. Just promise me you're not gonna say anything.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1003
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Jim
No, will not, I'm not going to tell anybody. This is between you and me.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1004
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Pam
OK, yeah.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1005
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Dwight
Jackpot.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1006
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Jim
That was beautiful. All her idea too. Awesome. She is so great.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1007
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Michael
Meredith, bad breath. Meredith has bad breath.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1008
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Dwight
Hey, you wanted to see me?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1009
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Michael
Yeah. What do you know about Meredith?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1010
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Dwight
I don't think she'd be missed.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1011
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Michael
There's not going to be downsizing Dwight, OK? I just, I need to know a little bit more about my friend.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1012
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Dwight
Name, Meredith Palmer. Uh, personal information, divorced twice, two kids. Uh, Employer, Dunder Mifflin Paper Incorporated. Awards, multiple Dundies.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1013
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Michael
I know all that. I know all that. I just, I need something kind of embarrassing, you know. Kind of fun, inside.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1014
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Dwight
She had a hysterectomy.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1015
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Michael
Which one is that again?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1016
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Dwight
That's where they remove the uterus.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1017
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Michael
Oh God! Dwight, no. I'm trying to write something funny. What am I going to do with a removed uterus?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1018
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Dwight
It could be kind of funny.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1019
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Michael
You know what, I am on a deadline here, and just... OK. Thanks, thanks for your help. I'll work it out. Thank you Dwight. That was a waste of time.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1020
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Jim
OK, here's the deal. All right? Pam says that one of the alliances is meeting in the warehouse during Meredith's birthday.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1021
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Dwight
Oh my God, we have to be there.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1022
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Jim
I know, but it's gonna be a little tough because there's no good place to hide there.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1023
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Dwight
No no, yes there is. Behind the shelves. Oh my God.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1024
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Jim
What? What?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1025
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Dwight
I know. I know exactly what to do.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1026
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Jim
Great.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1027
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Dwight
I'm a deer hunter. I go all the time with my dad. One thing about deer, they have very good vision. One thing about me, I am better at hiding than they are... at vision.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1028
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Dwight
This is going to be perfect, OK? Centrally located. Perfect cover. I can hear and see everything.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1029
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Jim
Good.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1030
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Ryan
Michael? Are you done yet?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1031
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Michael
Almost there. Just a sec. Just a second. It is perfect, thank you. Excellent, here we go. It is time, thank you. OK, come on. Let's go! Get the cake. Here we go. Come on! Shhh. Be quiet.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1032
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Jim
Wait, this isn't gonna work. The lid's open.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1033
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Dwight
So tape it down.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1034
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Jim
I can't do that. You won't be able to breathe.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1035
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Dwight
Look, I can breathe just fine. OK, but if it makes you feel better, I'll poke holes in the box.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1036
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Jim
Thank you, thank you. OK.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1037
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Everybody
Surprise!
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1038
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Meredith
Oh! Surprise.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1039
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Angela
No, it's ah...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1040
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Michael
It's surprise Meredith. One, two...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1041
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Everybody
Happy birthday to you.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1042
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Michael
Find a key.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1043
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Everybody
Happy birthday...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1044
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Jim
So do you want me to stay here and, you know, stand next to the box?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1045
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Dwight
No, you need to go upstairs to the party so people don't notice we're both gone.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1046
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Jim
Right... That's good.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1047
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Dwight
Can I trust Jim? I don't know. Do I have a choice? No, frankly, I don't. Will I trust Jim? Yes. Should I trust Jim? You tell me.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1048
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Everybody
... birthday, dear Meredith Happy birthday to you...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1049
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Michael
And many more!
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1050
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Stanley
Last year, five years ago...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1051
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Michael
You were surprised, weren't you?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1052
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Meredith
Yes.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1053
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Michael
You looked freaked, man. We said 'Surprise.' You were, like, 'What?' 'What the hell's goin' on here?' Good cake. Why don't you have some?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1054
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Meredith
Uh, I can't. Um...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1055
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Michael
Come on. A little bit.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1056
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Meredith
I can't eat dairy.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1057
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Michael
Oh, right. God, too bad. It's so good.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1058
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Meredith
Yeah, it makes me sick.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1059
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Michael
You know what? If I were allergic to dairy, I think I'd kill myself. 'Cause this is way, way too good.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1060
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Pam
He's in a box?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1061
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Jim
Pam, he's in a box. He's downstairs, in a box, on the floor, near the shelves. I'm serious. Go down there and work your magic.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1062
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Pam
Hey where are you? Yeah, we were supposed to meet here. What? Oh my gosh! That ties in perfectly with something that Michael was telling me earlier! I just don't know what some of the people in, like, accounting are going to do? It said specifically that...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1063
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Dwight
Oh.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1064
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Michael
Jim, good party, huh? Just a little something I whipped up. You know, a little morale boost. No big deal.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1065
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Jim
Speaking of which, I meant to tell you. Very impressive, the uh, donation you gave to Oscar's charity. What was it? 25 bucks?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1066
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Michael
Well, you know, money isn't everything Jim. It's not the key to happiness. You know what is? Joy. You should remember that. Maybe you'll give more than three dollars next time.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1067
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Jim
Yeah, well, three dollars a mile. It's gonna end up being like 50 bucks. So... God, I can't even calculate what you're gonna have to give.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1068
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Michael
Is Oscar around?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1069
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Michael
I just thought it was kind of a flat, you know... 25 dollar, one-time donation. I didn't think it was per mile kinda deal. You know, so...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1070
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Oscar
Well, that's what a walk-a-thon is.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1071
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Michael
I know...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1072
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Oscar
It says it right on the sheet. Look, look at the sheet. It says, 'However many dollars per mile.'
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1073
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Michael
Right. Got it. Yes. So it does. Um...
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1074
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Oscar
I just think it's kind of cheap to un-donate money to a charity.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1075
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Michael
No, no, no, no, no. That wasn't what I wasn't, that wasn't... No. It-it-it's not about the money. It's just... it... it's the ethics of the thing, Oscar. How's your nephew? Is he in good shape?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1076
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Oscar
Yeah.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1077
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Michael
How many miles did he do last year?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1078
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Oscar
Last year, he walked 18 miles.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1079
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Michael
Son of a bitch. That is impressive.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1080
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Pam
Happy Birthday.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1081
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Michael
Read it out loud. And say who wrote everything so we know whose is the best.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1082
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Meredith
Happy Bird-day' Um... 'Meredith, good news. You're not actually a year older because you work here, where time stands still.'
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1083
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Michael
I don't know about that.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1084
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Meredith
That was Stanley. 'Meredith, happy birthday, you're the best. Love, Pam.'
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1085
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Michael
Huh! Thanks, downer.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1086
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Meredith
This is from Michael. 'Meredith, let's hope the only downsizing that happens to you is that someone downsizes your age.'
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1087
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Michael
Because of the downsizing. Rumors. And because you're gettin' old.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1088
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Meredith
No, I... I get it. It's funny.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1089
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Michael
You didn't get the joke. So, that's cool. That's, you know what? Actually... I have a bunch of these, good ones, that I didn't use. Um... Oh, where's that? Oh, OK, here's a good one. Um... 'Hey Meredith, Liz Taylor called, she wants her age back and her divorces back.' 'Cause Meredith's been divorced like, twice. Is that right?
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1090
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Meredith
You're right. You're right. Yes.
Season 1 · Episode 4 · Quote 1091