16th episode fourth season american comedy television series office ninth episode overall written directed episode aired united_states nbc series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode michael_scott steve_carell shocked unsure handle situation michael tries assert power stanley pretending fire makes matters worse eventually end office jim_halpert john_krasinski receives warning job performance jenna_fischer forced wear glasses dwight_schrute rainn_wilson buys andy_bernard ed_helms car originally episode writers supposed write separate episodes effects writers guild america strike forced share episode contained pop culture references received largely positive reviews critics praised interaction baker episode earned nielsen rating demographic viewed million viewers plot michael_scott steve_carell calls emergency meeting asking come idea office michael asks ideas stanley preoccupied puzzle says busy michael keeps asking stanley finally michael says titular loud threatening tone michael visibly shaken ends meeting encourages michael disciplinary action stanley michael initially resistant decides pretend fire teach lesson michael tells office firing stanley responds threatening sue tell corporate michael antics michael tells stanley firing actually attempt teaching lesson stanley angered goes insulting michael michael suddenly stop tells leave office making think stanley camera crew sneak film exchange michael stanley annoyance asks stanley picks stanley states simply respect michael suggests stanley doesn know replies michael known long time gotten know come respect michael takes professional tone stanley says accepts stanley doesn respect tone boss stanley responds saying fair shake hands jenna_fischer spending night friend jim house forgot contact lens solution wear glasses day finds difficult handle michael criticism kevin sexual advances spends rest day glasses reducing productivity ryan_howard comes dunder mifflin scranton branch talk toby ryan tells jim_halpert john_krasinski giving official warning job performance ryan denies action motivated jim previous complaints saying criticism toby comments documentary crew indicate upset warning owing jim relationship pam andy_bernard ed_helms selling dwight_schrute rainn_wilson pressures selling asking price according dwight car dwight assures andy use wagon dragged dwight farm andy sells dwight passive aggressive method getting dating angela_kinsey posts sign asking vehicle andy finds dwight advertisement posted cabinet office kitchen dwight declares claims subject way bidding war production episode fourth episode series directed previously directed season episodes initiation ben franklin product recall summer idea office michael told leave aspect episode praised fans wells cast crew writer episode noted energy doubled shooting scene written writers initially planned write separate episodes writers guild america strike forced share episode initially disagreed episode title wanted phrase popularized character film wanted like wrote scenes featuring andy angela playing mad called sequence amazing opening scene michael puts face cement wet cement actually crew planning steve_carell putting face instructed hold breath long possibly crew forgot tell actors filming scene actors thought actually stuck rush pull owner featured episode decided sell listing night episode aired season dvd contains number deleted scenes episode notable cut scenes include michael trying convince jim pam kelly break room having lunch stanley talks badly backs michael making pam stand meeting wears glasses jim talking toby warning contrast toby happy jim getting trouble broadcast episode head makes clear jim sales performance good ryan sole person isn happy work ryan saying going jim risky likes jim cultural references andy angela play mad template word game player prompts list words substitute story usually funny results ryan jim fan professional american football team telling michael gang members deal problems mentions member musical drama warriors gang cult action film near end episode michael succession comedian impressions include badly performed reception originally aired nbc united_states episode received ages demographic nielsen ratings means percent households year old living watched episode percent tuned channel point episode watched million viewers episode highly acclaimed critics praising performance gave episode citing dynamic michael stanley main strengths complimentary cold opening realistic way confrontation filmed ultimately concluded interaction baker reason love dynamic episode rage conflict giant television pity awarded episode zap2it said episode long uncomfortable disturbing behavior funny spots found fair end buddytv senior writer said stanley necessary plot point cover stanley stanley unbelievable furthermore wrote lot funny stuff tonight highlighted scene michael robinson acting entertainment_weekly stated mike embarrassment admit disliked played furthermore praised episode lines dialogue wrote come near picking favorite quote episode
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