"Basketball" Quotes

Every line from The Office season 1, episode 5, in script order. First aired April 19, 2005.

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  1. Michael

    [to Jim]: Hey, you ready?

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  2. Michael

    All right, all right, secret sign. Hey, Ryan. Very good. Excellent, excellent.

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  3. Dwight

    Michael!

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  4. Michael

    Today at lunchtime we're going to be playing the warehouse staff at a friendly little game of basketball. My idea. Last time I was down there, I noticed they'd put up a couple of hoops, and I play basketball every weekend. So I thought, 'This might be kinda fun.' And so I started messing around and... I'm sinking a few, you know. Swish, swish, swish. Nothing but net. And their jaws just dropped to the floor. African-Americans! So... you know, it's really just a good friendly game, a reason to get together.

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  5. Michael

    Pam, Pam, thank you ma'am. Messages, please. Thank you.

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  6. Dwight

    Michael, can I talk to you, please? Privately? In your office? I think I should be on the team.

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  7. Michael

    No. And that's not me being mean, Dwight. That is based on your past behavior.

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  8. Dwight

    Oh, please.

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  9. Michael

    When I let him come to my pick-up game...

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  10. Dwight

    I apologized for that.

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  11. Michael

    I vouched for you.

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  12. Dwight

    Michael, I...

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  13. Michael

    I vouched for you in front of Todd Packer, Dwight. All right, here's what I'm going to do. The hand strikes and gives a flower. You are not going to play basketball. But I need somebody to come in and take over the holiday and weekend work calendar.

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  14. Dwight

    I can handle that.

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  15. Michael

    Good. Excellent, it'll be fun. Because corporate, uh, wants someone to be here on Saturday. And so we're going to have to have some people come in on the weekend, and I know nobody's gonna want to do it and I know everybody's gonna complain and bitch and I don't want to have to deal with that.

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  16. Dwight

    And that's why you have an assistant regional manager.

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  17. Michael

    Yes it is. Assistant to the regional manager.

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  18. Dwight

    Same thing.

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  19. Michael

    No, it's not. It's lower, so...

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  20. Dwight

    It's close.

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  21. Dwight

    So we need someone to work this Saturday and I think that, that should be...Jim.

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  22. Jim

    God, this is so sad. This is the smallest amount of power I've ever seen go to someone's head. Phyllis, can you believe this?

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  23. Phyllis

    Keep me out of it.

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  24. Pam

    My fiance has plans for us this Saturday. So I really hope that Dwight doesn't make me work. Maybe I should sleep with him? I'm kidding, kidding. Totally kidding.

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  25. Michael

    All right, managing by walking around. This is our warehouse. Or, as I like to call it, the whorehouse. But don't you call it that, I've earned the right.

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  26. Ryan

    Fine, don't worry about that.

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  27. Michael

    And here we have 'Mister Roger's Neighborhood.' Come on over here. Hey, this is Ryan. He's temping upstairs.

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  28. Lonny

    What's up?

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  29. Michael

    And this is the foreman. Mista Ra-jahs.

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  30. Darryl

    It's not my real name.

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  31. Michael

    No, it's Darryl. Darryl is Mista Ra-jahs.

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  32. Ryan

    Darryl Rogers?

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  33. Darryl

    Darryl Philbin. Then Regis, then Rege, then Roger, then Mister Rogers.

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  34. Michael

    And that is Lonny. And this is Roy. Roy dates Pam. You know, the uh, the best looking one upstairs.

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  35. Ryan

    Yeah, yeah.

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  36. Michael

    You still getting it regular man? Huh? I mean, I can tell her it's part of the job! Rapport!

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  37. Pam

    No, no, I know that the warranty's expired, but isn't it supposed to last longer than two years if it isn't defective? OK, fine, three years.

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  38. Jim

    Pam gets a little down. Her toaster oven broke. Um, which she got at her engagement shower. Um, for a wedding that still has yet to be set... and that was three years ago.

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  39. Michael

    So, um, one o'clock sharp and we've got a game on.

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  40. Darryl

    We're loading at one.

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  41. Michael

    Oh, I see, you're chickening out on me. You're bailing on me.

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  42. Darryl

    No, we got a truck going out at 1:15. So, that's the busy time.

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  43. Michael

    Oh, well, I'm glad that some time is a busy time because whenever I'm down here it doesn't seem too busy to me. Oh, oh. You can dish it out, but you can't take it. OK, fine, have it your way.

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  44. Darryl

    All right, fine, you know what? One o'clock.

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  45. Michael

    All right, see you at one.

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  46. Michael

    Are we ready for the game?

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  47. Everybody

    Yeah.

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  48. Michael

    I... yeah, yeah. I know, grumble, grumble. But you would follow me to the ends of the earth, grumbling all the way. Like that, uh, dwarf from Lord of the Rings.

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  49. Dwight

    Gimli.

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  50. Michael

    Nerd. That is why you're not on the team.

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  51. Dwight

    Just trying to be helpful.

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  52. Michael

    Uh, 'I'll help, Elwyn Dragonslayer, uh, ten points, power sword.'

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  53. Jim

    That's him.

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  54. Michael

    OK, so, let's put together a starting line-up, shall we? Stanley of course.

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  55. Stanley

    I'm sorry?

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  56. Michael

    Um, what do you play? Center?

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  57. Stanley

    Why 'of course'?

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  58. Michael

    Uh...

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  59. Stanley

    What's that supposed to mean?

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  60. Michael

    Uh, I don't know. I don't remember saying that.

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  61. Jim

    Uh, I heard it.

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  62. Michael

    Well, people hear a lot of things, man. Um... other starters... Me, of course. I heard it that time.

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  63. Phyllis

    I'd like to play if it's just for fun. I played basketball in school.

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  64. Michael

    Um... Yeah. Who else? We have Jim. We have Ryan, the new guy, right? Untested. Willing to prove himself now. A lot of passion, a lot of heart.

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  65. Ryan

    But, I'm getting paid to skip lunch?

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  66. Michael

    Yes.

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  67. Ryan

    OK.

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  68. Michael

    Yes, this is business. The, uh, business of team building and morale boosting. Uh, who else?

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  69. Oscar

    I can help out, if you need me.

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  70. Michael

    I will use your talents come baseball season, my friend. Or if we box.

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  71. Kevin

    I have a hoop in my driveway.

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  72. Michael

    No.

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  73. Phyllis

    I have a sports bra.

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  74. Michael

    No, no, ridiculous.

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  75. Dwight

    Michael, look.

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  76. Michael

    Close. All right, uh... Me, Stan the man, Jim, Ryan and Dwight.

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  77. Dwight

    Yes!

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  78. Michael

    Sorry Phyllis.

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  79. Dwight

    Can I be team captain?

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  80. Michael

    No, I'm team captain.

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  81. Dwight

    Can I be team manager?

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  82. Michael

    No, I am the team manager. You can be assistant to the team manager.

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  83. Dwight

    Assistant team manager?

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  84. Michael

    No.

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  85. Dwight

    OK, we'll see who's working this weekend then.

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  86. Michael

    Jim, you're in charge of the vacation schedule now.

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  87. Jim

    Oh my God.

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  88. Michael

    Threat neutralized.

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  89. Michael

    Off the backboard!

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  90. Pam

    Please don't throw garbage at me.

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  91. Michael

    Oh, Pam with a zinger. Hey, Pam, how would you, like to be our cheerleader today? You know, some, ah, pigtails? A little, ah, halter top, you could tie that up. And you know, something a little, just, youthful, for a change. Just this once?

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  92. Pam

    I don't think so Michael. Besides, I can't cheer against my fiance.

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  93. Jim

    I'll do it. Wear a little flouncey skirt if you want, and...

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  94. Michael

    Yeah, I bet you would. Just try not to be too gay on the court. And by gay I mean, um, you know, not in a homosexual way at all. I mean the uh, you know, like the bad-at-sports way. I think that goes without saying.

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  95. Pam

    Maybe Angela would cheerlead.

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  96. Michael

    Oh, yeah right.

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  97. Phyllis

    I'll do it.

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  98. Michael

    Oh, yuck, that's worse than you playing. ... 'Cause we need you as an alternate in case somebody gets hurt. That's where we need you. Blessed be those who sit and wait. You made it, suit up, you're on the team! All right, cool! Very good.

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  99. Michael

    Oh-oh. Oh-oh. A spy from the warehouse. Trying to figure out our plays, huh, man?

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  100. Darryl

    Just getting a tea bag.

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