Michael bursts in for messages and declares himself the office doctor
Michael demands messages Pam already gave him, then explains that choosing a healthcare plan makes him a healer, a specialist even.
S1E3 · Health Care
14 moments · 19 min of essential viewing.
Moments, in order
Michael pitches Jan the Gold Plan with acupuncture
Michael wants the plan with every perk; Jan tells him to pick the cheapest one and deliver the bad news himself.
Jim dodges the healthcare job and Dwight claims a workspace
Jim deflects Michael's offer onto Dwight, who asks how many people he can fire and demands an office; Michael plans credit either way.
Dwight explains healthcare in the wild: he is the lion
Dwight defends slashing benefits to the bone with a nature parable about lions, as the office reads his bare-bones plan.
Michael hides in his office and fakes incoming calls
Michael phones Pam from a few feet away to check on morale, bolts at the first complaint, and pretends to have other calls.
Dwight's workspace: knock first, and cholesterol by willpower
Dwight insists people knock on his temporary workspace, and tells Pam his Schrute genes let him control his cholesterol at will.
Michael dodges the memo by promising a big surprise
Cornered over Dwight's cuts, Michael blames vague orders, promises an end-of-day surprise he hasn't planned, and Dwight hands out a disease form.
Operation Surprise: casinos, a coal mine and invented diseases
Michael hunts for a free casino trip and asks a coal mine whether its elevator counts as a ride, while back at the office Jim and Pam invent new diseases.
Dwight uncovers the forged diseases, from hot dog fingers to nano-robots
Dwight reads the fake conditions on his survey, accuses Jim, and cancels coverage for everyone until the culprit confesses.
Jim locks Dwight in his own workspace and chats with Pam
Dwight interrogates Jim over a cereal-themed disease, so Jim pockets his keys, locks him in, and takes a leisurely call from Pam.
Dwight calls Jan to get permission to fire Jim
Still locked in, Dwight phones Jan as acting manager to fire Jim, and is told he manages nothing and never to use her cell again.
Michael hands out ice cream sandwiches instead of the surprise
Michael returns with ice cream sandwiches, tossing them around the office, and insists this is not the big surprise.
Dwight reads everyone's medical conditions aloud
Abandoning confidentiality, Dwight reads out submitted conditions for a show of hands, setting off an uncomfortable office debate.
Michael's big surprise, and his improv fantasy
Michael pins the bad plan on Dwight, runs out the clock, is pushed to reveal his surprise, then imagines going toe to toe with Robin Williams.
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