Business Trip (The Office)
| "Business Trip" | |
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| The Office episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Randall Einhorn |
| Written by | Brent Forrester |
| Production code | 509 |
| Original air date | November 13, 2008 |
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"Business Trip" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's eightieth episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on November 13, 2008 on NBC.
In this episode, Michael, Oscar and Andy are sent to Winnipeg, Manitoba on a business trip, where Michael has trouble understanding the actual purpose of the concierge and Andy and Oscar bond. Meanwhile, Jim and the rest of the office eagerly wait for Pam's return from art school.
CFO David Wallace (Andy Buckley) sends Michael (Steve Carell) on a foreign sales call to Winnipeg to help alleviate the stress of having Holly taken away from him. He brings along Andy (Ed Helms) as a "foreign language translator" (despite the fact that Winnipeg is in the English speaking region of Canada) and Oscar (Oscar Nunez) as the "numbers guy". David Wallace tells him to go to the concierge to find activities to do in the city. Michael finds himself attracted to the concierge, Marie (Wendi McLendon-Covey), and, thinking that the concierge is the Winnipeg version of a Geisha, mistakes her as some kind of prostitute. Michael runs into Marie at a bar later that night. They have a few drinks and head back to her hotel room. After suggested brief and impersonal intercourse, Marie kicks Michael out of her room and he walks away, depressed.
Back at the bar, Andy unsuccessfully attempts to set Oscar up with a couple of guys. A few drinks later, Oscar asks Andy what he sees in Angela (Angela Kinsey). Andy says he sees something behind her strict behavior before mentioning that they have not had sex yet. Oscar is shocked and tells Andy to call Angela about this. Andy calls Angela, who is with Dwight (Rainn Wilson), and tells her he does not like the fact they have not had sex yet. Angela berates him for calling her while drunk and hangs up on him.
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