Dwight resists, so Robert eventually turns him down by telling him he is a better salesman and his drive and energy would be wasted in a manager's position. Initially, Robert tries to spare Dwight's feelings, attempting to give him a medal as a sign of respect. Dwight, after being told by Gabe that Dwight isn't wanted as a manager, grabs and twists Gabe's arm and forces him to take him to Robert's Florida condo. Gabe can barely keep a straight face throughout Dwight's pitch. Robert secretly calls Gabe and instructs him to not let Dwight speak with Bill either, but to listen to Dwight's pitch and then reject him.
Robert then tells Dwight that he cannot meet with him but will have him meet with Bill, another executive, much to Dwight's frustration. While sitting in the waiting room, Dwight talks to Gabe Lewis ( Zach Woods), who describes himself as the essential "toilet of the company" who flushes all the unwanted items away. However, the Just for Fun team later get demolished while trying to win another bar's even more lucrative trivia contest.ĭwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) heads down to Florida to meet with Robert California at the Sabre headquarters to discuss a possible manager position in the printers division. They make it to the final round against Oscar's team and eventually win thanks to Kevin's correct answers. However, the "Just For Fun" team (calling themselves The Einsteins) does much better than expected because of the group's trivial knowledge on a variety of issues (though at one point, they ironically get a question about Albert Einstein wrong). Initially, the Dunder Mifflin A-Team does well but soon falters. Oscar refuses to join Andy and stays on his original team. Novak), the B-Team consisting of Stanley Hudson ( Leslie David Baker), Phyllis Vance ( Phyllis Smith), Creed Bratton ( Creed Bratton), and Cathy Simms ( Lindsey Broad), and the "Just For Fun" team consisting of Kevin Malone ( Brian Baumgartner), Kelly Kapoor ( Mindy Kaling), Erin Hannon ( Ellie Kemper), and Meredith Palmer ( Kate Flannery). At the bar, which turns out to be a gay bar called the Liberty Well, Andy divides the office into three teams: the A-Team consisting of Jim, Darryl, Andy, and Ryan Howard ( B. Andy, encouraged by Darryl Philbin ( Craig Robinson) and Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski), decides to take the entire office to Philadelphia in an attempt to win the money and make up the sales growth difference. Oscar tells Andy that he does not have time to make the mistake because he is leaving for a trivia contest with a $1,000 prize in a bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then asks Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez) to make a rounding mistake in the books.
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It ranked third in its timeslot and was the highest-rated NBC series of the night.Īndy Bernard ( Ed Helms), worried that he will not be able to meet the 8% quarterly sales growth figures that Robert California ( James Spader) asked for by about $800, proposes that everyone in the office buy paper to alleviate some of the burden, but no one is willing. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Trivia" drew 5.87 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7% share in the 18–49 demographic, staying relatively even with the previous three episodes, " Christmas Wishes", " Gettysburg" and " Mrs. Despite this, several reviews were critical of the Dwight sub-plot. "Trivia" received mostly positive reviews from critics, with many noting that the episode marked an improvement from the first part of the season. NBC later denied that Carell had made an appearance and stated that the situation was just a coincidence. Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) journeys to Florida and meets with his boss, Robert California ( James Spader), in order to explore other job opportunities.Īfter airing, the episode sparked a debate among fans, as well as critics, as to whether former leading actor Steve Carell had made an uncredited cameo as a member of an opposing trivia team. In this episode, Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez) reveals that he is partaking in a trivia contest in Philadelphia and Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms) tries to get the entire office involved. It was written by Steve Hely and was directed by executive producer B.
The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 12, 2012.
" Trivia" is the eleventh episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 163rd episode overall.
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