S3E5 · Initiation

Moments, in order

Jan grills Michael and assigns Pam to log his day
Jan demands Michael account for his day, he snaps back about Carol, warns the camera off sleeping with the boss, and Pam is told to track him hourly.
51sMichael ScottJan LevinsonPam Beesly#surveillance #talking head #michael and jan
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Ryan's first sales call with Dwight as his guide
Ryan says he must commit or get out, Dwight sizes him up as a possible ally, and their journey to the sales office begins cryptically.
1m 08sRyan HowardDwight Schrute#talking head #mentorship #first sales call
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Pretzel Day is announced and Michael can't resist
The business park offers free pretzels; a coworker shrugs it off, while Michael explains why one soft pretzel stands between him and productivity.
44sMichael Scott#talking head #pretzel day
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Dwight's beet-seed lesson ends with Ryan abandoned
Dwight delivers a mystical speech about planting his seed in Ryan, explains that clients can smell nonsense, then leaves Ryan in a field.
37sDwight SchruteRyan Howard#mentorship #beet field #abandoned
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Stanley loves Pretzel Day, and Michael polices the line
Stanley lists everything wrong with his life except one day a year; then Michael boos Phyllis out of the pretzel line for cutting.
42sStanley HudsonMichael ScottPhyllis Lapin#talking head #pretzel day #line cutting
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Michael orders a pretzel with all 18 toppings
At the front of the line, Michael hears the full list of toppings and asks for every single one.
24sMichael Scott#sugar #pretzel day #excess
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Dwight's Schrute Farm quiz and the wrestling challenge with Mose
Dwight quizzes Ryan with trick questions about Dunder Mifflin and Michael's fears, orders him to wrestle cousin Mose; Ryan quits as Kelly frets at the office.
2m 06sDwight SchruteRyan HowardMose#schrute farm #mose #final test
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Dwight apologizes to Ryan with gifts from Mose
Dwight brings a peace basket of eggs, bacon and a carving, then admits he wanted them to be a team after not getting along with Jim.
56sDwight SchruteRyan Howard#apology #mentorship #dwight and ryan
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Michael's sugar-crazed office restructuring
Covered in caramel, Michael announces sweeping efficiency changes, orders desk swaps and brushes off Toby's questions.
36sMichael ScottToby FlendersonPhyllis Lapin#announcement #pretzel day #sugar rush
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Ryan's failed call, a rash getaway and a Temp chant
Dejected after a rejection, Ryan gets a blunt lesson on failure, then acts on impulse as they flee, and Dwight cheers his name.
1m 15sRyan HowardDwight SchrutePam Beesly#failure #getaway #dwight and ryan
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Jim and Pam's accidental late-night phone call
Jim calls the office expecting no one and gets Pam; they joke about time zones, typing speeds, a movie mix-up and her one-kitchen apartment.
2m 57sJim HalpertPam BeeslyRyan Howard#phone call #jim and pam #long distance
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