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                                                                FADE IN:

                                      TEASER



                INT. OFFICE - MORNING

                Jim hangs on Pam's desk.

                                      PAM
                          You should call her.

                                      JIM
                          I think I'm capable of handling my own
                          love life there Beasley, so...

                Pam is suddenly dumbfounded as she looks over Jim's
                shoulder. She covers her mouth to suppress a laugh. Jim
                turns to see... 

                A mustached Dwight arriving for work.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - JIM

                                      JIM
                          This...I mean...c'mon. It's too easy. I'm
                          starting to feel a little guilty. I
                          should stop. But I won't. Because then I
                          wouldn't have anything to do except sell
                          paper. And who wants to do that?



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Jim shakes his head and walks over to Dwight's desk. He
                goes to speak but then stops himself. He sits down at his 
                desk. It's too easy. 

                Dwight answers his RINGING phone.

                                      DWIGHT
                                (into phone)
                          This is Dwight Schrute.

                                      JIM
                                (into phone)
                          Uh, yeah, Alex Trebek called and he wants
                          his mustache back.

                                      DWIGHT
                                (into phone)
                          Okay, Alex Trebek hasn't had a mustache
                          since the mid-nineties, Jim.

                Dwight hangs up the phone.

                 

                                      ACT ONE



                INT. MICHAEL'S OFFICE - DAY

                Michael swivels his chair as he talks to Jan on the
                phone.

                                      JAN (O.S.)
                          Did you read through the info packets we
                          sent you?

                Michael pulls a shrink wrapped packet from a box. The
                title reads "Raising Your Office I.Q."

                                      MICHAEL
                                (winking at camera)
                          Cover to cover.  



                INT. TALKING HEAD - MICHAEL SCOTT

                                      MICHAEL
                          So, Jan has assigned me the task of
                          developing our "Office I.Q." here at the
                          Scranton Branch. This, of course, is
                          corporate speak for...

                Michael pretends to fall into a deep slumber. He jolts
                awake. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          What? Huh? How long was I out?



                INT. MICHAEL'S OFFICE - DAY

                Michael kills a spider with the info packet.

                                      JAN (O.S.)
                          We're trying to develop employee
                          knowledge of workplace procedures, which
                          will in turn increase productivity. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Don't think you have to worry about that,
                          Jan. I invented productivity.
                          Productivity is my middle name. 



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Michael walks up on Jim and Pam, who are in the middle of
                shooting paper wads into the trash can. Jim hits a long
                range jumper. 

                                      JIM
                          Oh, you better get a DNA test, Pam,
                          'cause I think I'm your daddy. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Nice. Good smack talk.

                Michael raises his hand for a high-five. Jim obliges
                hesitantly.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - MICHAEL SCOTT

                Michael holds up the packet for the camera, and then
                makes a show of throwing it away.

                                      MICHAEL 
                          Let me tell you something I've learned in
                          my many, many years in upper level
                          management. If you want a smart office,
                          you need smart people. "But, Michael, how
                          do we know if we have smart people?" Oh,
                          well, I'm glad you asked. 

                Michael waves a piece of paper at the camera. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          Intelligence test. Because here at Dunder
                          Mifflin there is no room for stupid
                          people. Well, unless they're retarded.  I
                          do not discriminate against retarded
                          people.

                INSERT footage of Michael bouncing a limp hand on his
                chest as he chants "I'm Corky." Ryan watches,  not sure
                how to respond.

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          There will always be a broom here for the
                          mentally challenged to push.  



                INT. OFFICE -DAY

                Michael walks out of his office carrying the stack of
                tests.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Okay, people, if I could have everyone's
                          attention. Today we are going to play a
                          little game I like to call Dunder
                          Mifflin: The Smartest Guys in The Room. 



                INT. TALKING HEAD - JIM

                                      JIM
                          A test? I specifically took this job so I
                          didn't have to achieve. 



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Michael finishes passing out the tests. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Okay, so here's the deal-ee-oh, ma
                          nizzles. You have exactly one hour to
                          complete the intelligence test, at which
                          time--

                Dwight raises his hand.

                                      DWIGHT
                          Question.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Yes, Dwight. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          What if someone has to go to the bathroom
                          during that hour?

                                      MICHAEL
                          Then they can hold it.

                                      DWIGHT
                          Even if Irritable Bowel Syndrome runs in
                          their family?

                                      MICHAEL
                          In that case we'll make an exception.
                          Anything else, Dwight?

                Dwight presses hard for another question but can't think
                of one.

                                      DWIGHT
                          No. Wait, yes. If a person does go to the
                          bathroom, will that time count against
                          them?

                                      MICHAEL
                                (annoyed)
                          No, Dwight, just use common sense.
                                (addressing everyone)
                          Okay, then. When you've finished, turn
                          your test into Pam, who will be grading
                          them.

                Pam rolls her eyes. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          And remember, no cheating. This is
                          serious business. I'll be watching from
                          my office. If I catch anyone looking off
                          their neighbor, they will be fired.

                Kelly looks to Tobey. 

                                      KELLY 
                          Can he do that?

                Tobey shakes his head "no."

                                      MICHAEL
                          Oh, and you'd better do well, because if
                          you don't,  your jobs are on the line.

                Michael turns back for his office. Tobey shakes his head
                again. 

                                      PAM
                          Umm, Michael, where's my test?

                                      MICHAEL
                          Ha-ha-ha. Very funny, Pam. Why don't I
                          just give a test to the janitor while I'm
                          at it?

                                      PAM
                          That's offensive.

                                      MICHAEL
                          It's a joke. No, of course...

                The rest of the office waits to hear how Michael
                responds.

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                                (quietly pleading)
                          Look, I didn't print enough up, so...

                                      JIM
                          I'll share.

                                      MICHAEL
                                (pointing to Jim)
                          Problem, solution. 
                                (addressing office)
                          Don't forget. I'll be watching. 

                Michael walks into his office, closes the door, and peeks
                through the blinds.

                LATER

                An intense quiet over the office. Stanley prunes an
                Einstein Chia Pet sitting on his desk. Phyllis scribbles
                "I Heart Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration" in the margins.
                Dwight polishes his mustache with thumb and forefinger as
                he ponders a test question.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - DWIGHT

                                      DWIGHT
                          Men's Fitness magazine, February issue,
                          and I quote: "The mustache is the new
                          goatee." FACT: Chuck Norris has a
                          mustache. Well, he did until he grew the
                          beard. I can't do the full beard. I was
                          exposed to non-lethal doses of radiation
                          as a child, so it only grows in patches. 



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Jim looks over Pam's shoulder as they do the test
                together.

                                      PAM
                          Oh, yeah, and what makes you so smart?

                                      JIM
                          Well, I have counted to infinity. Twice.

                                      PAM
                          That doesn't even make sense.

                                      JIM
                          Not to you. But then again, you're not as
                          smart as me.

                                      PAM
                          I think you meant to say, "You're not as
                          smart as I am."

                                      JIM
                          Touche.

                In b.g., Kevin sleeps face down on his desk.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - MICHAEL SCOTT

                                      MICHAEL
                          Am I going to take the test? No. That
                          wouldn't be fair. I mean, can you
                          imagine? "Not only  do I make a lot more
                          money than you, but I'm also ten times
                          smarter than all of you combined." Yeah,
                          that's going to help morale. 



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Meredith jots down the 12 Step program: "Powerless,"
                "Believe," "Decision," etc. 

                Michael comes from his office, watching the seconds tick
                on his wristwatch.  He hums the Jeopardy theme. 

                                      MICHAEL
                                (addressing office)
                          And...time. Alright, people, pencils
                          down. 

                Dwight is the only one still working. He scrambles to
                fill in the remaining blanks. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          I said pencils down, Dwight. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          I just have one more--

                Michael comes up behind Dwight and tries to wrestle the
                test from him. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Dwight, that's cheating. One point
                          deduction. 

                They struggle until Michael finally tears the paper away
                from Dwight, ripping it in two.

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          Great. Nice work. Now Pam is going to
                          have to tape it. 



                INT. TALKING HEAD - PAM

                                      PAM
                          Who's the smartest person in the room? I
                          don't know. Does it have to be somebody
                          from this office?

                                                               FADE OUT.

                                      ACT TWO



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Stanley lingers at the water cooler. Dwight stands next
                to him drinking from his bottle of water. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          So, do you prefer scissors or the
                          electric razor?

                                      STANLEY
                          For what?

                Dwight points to Stanley's mustache.

                                      DWIGHT
                          For your mustache. 

                                      STANLEY
                                (shrugging his shoulders)
                          Scissors.

                                      DWIGHT
                          Yeah, me too. Scissors.

                AT PAM'S DESK

                Pam checks over the tests. Jim walks up.

                                      JIM
                          So, how'd we do?

                                      PAM
                          I've sworn to secrecy. 

                Pam points with her eyes to Michael, who is watching her
                through his office window. Jim inconspicuously blocks
                Michael's view. Pam holds their test out to Jim.

                                      PAM (CONT'D)
                                (whispering)
                          Ten out of thirty-five.

                                      JIM
                          Oww. And a team effort, no less. Sad,
                          Beasley. Sad. 

                                      PAM
                          I know.

                                      JIM
                          Well, I guess it just wasn't meant to be. 

                                      PAM
                          I guess not.

                                      JIM
                          Looks like you made the right choice
                          after all.

                                      PAM 
                                (flinching)
                          What does that mean?

                                      JIM
                          Nothing. No, I meant...

                                      PAM 
                                (miffed)
                          Don't say stuff like that.

                Jim awkwardly scratches at the back of his neck.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - PAM

                                      PAM
                          It's not that I don't like Atlantic City,
                          but it's just not where I imagined going
                          for my honeymoon. I always thought it
                          would be nice to lay on the beach and
                          drink strawberry daiquiris. And to be far
                          away from here.



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Michael comes from his office. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Pam, I hope you are not sharing
                          classified information out here.

                                      PAM
                          No, Michael, I wouldn't do that.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Do you have the results?

                                      PAM
                                (nonchalantly)
                          Yeah, the highest scorer was...

                                      MICHAEL
                                (finger to mouth)
                          Shhhhhhhhhhh! Pam, shut it. No, we want
                          to...
                                (addressing office)
                          Okay, people. We need silence. The
                          tallies are in and we have our smartest
                          guy in the room -- not including my
                          office, of course. So, a drum roll
                          please. Dadadadadadadaada...

                Dwight joins in on the drum roll, adding a few cymbal
                crashes.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - OSCAR

                                      OSCAR
                                (shaking his head)
                          Why me?



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Michael finishes his drum roll. 

                                      PAM
                          Oscar. 

                Everyone gives a clumsy hurray for Oscar, who humbly
                raises his eye brows. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Really? Oscar? Huh. 

                                      OSCAR
                          Thank you, Michael. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          No, I just didn't think--

                Jim swoops in to spare Oscar.

                                      JIM
                                (looking at test)
                          According to this, Oscar's score puts him
                          at genius level. Maybe Oscar should be
                          managing the office?

                                      MICHAEL
                          Okay, let's not get carried away. 

                                      KEVIN
                          What did you score on the test, Michael?

                                      OSCAR
                                (pleading to Kevin)
                          Please don't do that. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Actually, I promised corporate I wouldn't
                          reveal my score. So...

                Dwight sidles up to Michael.

                                      DWIGHT
                          But you can tell me, right?

                                      MICHAEL
                          No, I can't. But I can say that I did
                          better than Oscar.

                                      PAM
                          I didn't tell you what his score was.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Well, unless Oscar got all of them
                          correct...

                                      JIM
                          You got a perfect score? Wow.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Yes. But I'm not supposed to tell you
                          that. So don't say anything to anyone.

                                      JIM
                          I don't think anyone would believe me. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          What? Do I need to prove it to you?

                A few nods from the office. Oscar shakes his head no. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          Okay, okay. I see we have some skeptics
                          among us. A few Doubting Tobiases.

                                      ANGELA
                                (under her breath)
                          Thomas.

                                      MICHAEL
                          No, this is good. Because you know who
                          else people doubted? Jesus. 



                INT. TALKING HEAD - DWIGHT

                                      DWIGHT
                          I think Jesus had a mustache. Though
                          there are conflicting reports on that. 



                INT. OFFICE -DAY

                Michael butchers a biblical parable in front of the
                office.

                                      MICHAEL
                          And the little old lady said, "But I am a
                          poor woman with no money and I'm HIV
                          Positive." And then Jesus waved his hand
                          and turned a speck of sand into a pot of
                          gold. 

                                      MEREDITH
                          What about the test?

                                      MICHAEL
                          Right, I'm getting to that. Okay, if
                          anyone needs me, I'll be in my office for
                          the next hour taking the test so you can
                          see for yourselves that I am, in fact,
                          not lying.

                Michael goes into his office and closes all the blinds. 



                INT. OFFICE BREAK ROOM - DAY

                Dwight eats his lunch next to Stanley. As Dwight takes a
                bite of his sandwich, a piece of cheese burrows into his
                mustache. 

                Kevin grabs his lunch from the fridge, then sits down at
                the table.

                                      KEVIN
                                (pointing)
                          Hey, Dwight, you've got something on
                          your...

                                      DWIGHT
                          Ha ha, Kevin, very funny. Did Jim send
                          you in here?

                                      KEVIN
                          What are you talking about? 

                                      DWIGHT
                          Look, if you have a problem you can say
                          it to both Stanley and myself. 

                                      STANLEY
                                (to Dwight)
                          He's right. You have something in your
                          'stache.

                                      DWIGHT
                          You too, Stanley? I mean, I can
                          understand Jim and Kevin. But you?

                Dwight gets up and walks out of the room. Kevin eyes a
                bag of chips that Dwight left. He looks around, then
                pulls the bag of chips off the table and into his lap. He
                smiles.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - DWIGHT

                Dwight still has cheese in his mustache.

                                      DWIGHT
                          Wilford Brimley, Magnum P.I., Jesse "The
                          Body" Ventura...

                Dwight brings a hand to his face.

                                      DWIGHT (CONT'D)
                          What's that?...I do?...Where?

                Dwight combs his mustache until the piece of cheese falls
                off. 



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Viewed through a crack in the blinds, Michael wracks his
                brain to complete the test. He checks the internet for
                help, but finds nothing. 

                AT ACCOUNTING

                Oscar punches a calculator. Kelly walks up with a binder
                and shows it to Oscar.

                                      KELLY
                          Oscar, can this be right?

                                      OSCAR
                                (perusing paper)
                          Yeah, it looks correct. 



                INT. TALKING HEAD - OSCAR

                                      OSCAR
                          I answered a few stupid questions. That
                          doesn't mean I know everything. 

                INSERT footage of Kevin lifting up his shirt and pointing
                to a rash on his flabby midriff for Oscar to examine. 

                                      OSCAR (CONT'D)
                          It would have been so easy to just not
                          fill in the answers. Leave it blank. I
                          should know better. Don't ask, don't
                          tell, right?  

                Oscar realizes this didn't come out right.

                                      OSCAR (CONT'D)
                          Well, not that exactly. But you know what
                          I mean. 



                INT. OFFICE -DAY

                Through the blinds, Michael pounds the desk and pulls at
                his hair. Finally, he crumples up the test and throws it
                away. 

                Michael walks out of his office carrying his coat.

                                      PAM
                          Are you ready for me to grade your test?

                                      MICHAEL
                          Oh, the test. Right. No. I'm taking a bit
                          of a break. I can't do these things when
                          I'm hungry. You know what they say : The
                          brain is connected to the stomach. 

                                      PAM
                          Who says that?

                                      MICHAEL
                          Okay, now you're being silly, Pam.
                          Just...
                                (pointing)
                          Oh, look at Kevin...

                Pam looks to Kevin, who is working at his desk. Ryan is
                seeking advice on paper colors from Oscar.  Pam turns
                back in time to see Michael fleeing the office.

                                                               FADE OUT.

                                      ACT THREE



                EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY

                Michael sits in his car reading trivia card questions. A
                Jeopardy game box sits on the passenger seat. 



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Roy leans on the front desk talking to Pam. Jim stands at
                the copier trying to ignore the lover's quarrel. 

                                      ROY
                          We don't have that kind of money, babe. 

                                      PAM
                          I just...want it to be special. 

                                      ROY
                          What's not special about a heart shaped
                          tub?

                This was not the right response.

                                      PAM
                          Roy...We'll talk about this later.

                                      ROY 
                          Yeah, how 'bout next week when you're
                          not...you know.

                                      PAM
                                (sternly)
                          Please go away. 

                Jim passes by on the way back to his desk. 

                                      ROY
                                (to Jim)
                          Be thankful you're single, buddy.  

                Jim looks to the camera, not sure how to respond. 



                INT. TALKING HEAD - JIM

                                      JIM
                          No, I haven't been seeing anyone lately.
                          It's hard to meet anybody. Between
                          reality TV and sorting through junk mail,
                          who has the time?
                                (thinks on this)
                          Maybe I should get out more.

                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                A splotchy-faced Pam walks back from the bathroom. Jim
                looks over at her. He moves toward her, but then decides
                better of it.

                Just then, Michael walks in carrying the Jeopardy game
                under his arm. 

                                      JIM (CONT'D)
                          How's the test coming, Michael?

                                      MICHAEL
                          More important things to do than a silly
                          test right now, Jim.
                                (addressing office)
                          Okay, folks. Listen up. I want everyone
                          to report to the training room in
                          approximately twenty minutes. And let me
                          just say that you're not going to want to
                          miss this, because we will be playing a
                          game. 

                                      DWIGHT
                                (pumping his arm)
                          Yes!

                                      ANGELA
                          Is this mandatory?

                                      MICHAEL
                          Oh, I don't know. Is fun mandatory? 

                                      ANGELA
                          You just answered my question with a
                          question.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Well, hello, stick-in-the-mud. Yes, it's
                          mandatory. 



                INT. TALKING HEAD - MICHAEL SCOTT

                Michael taps on the Jeopardy game buzzer. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Oh, man, does this bring back memories.
                          In high school I was on the Academic
                          team. I know, I know. Sounds nerdy. But
                          the ladies loved it. I would be like...
                                (slamming buzzer)
                          What is Lake Michigan.
                                (slamming buzzer)
                          Who is Mohavi Ghandi. 
                                (slamming buzzer)
                          What is Ribonuclonic Acid. 

                Michael lets out a nostalgic sigh. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          That was mainly in the practice rounds
                          though, since I was an alternate. But
                          only because I had a broken foot. 



                INT. TRAINING ROOM - DAY

                Michael arranges the room to resemble the Jeopardy set.
                He tapes pieces of paper with categories ("Czech,
                Please!" "The 'Reel' World," etc.) to the wall. 

                Michael spots Jim walking past. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Oh, Jim, get in here. You'll love this. 

                Michael steers Jim's attention to a category titled "S
                Words."

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                                (Sean Connery a la Darrell
                                 Hammond)
                          I'll take swwwords for five hundred,
                          Alex. 

                Jim gives a merciful chuckle. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          You know, the skit from Saturday Night-- 

                                      JIM
                          Right, SNL. Yeah, I love that one. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          And then he's like, "You dego guinny
                          bastard. I was giving it to your mother
                          last night."

                                      JIM
                                (lifting his eyebrows)
                          You want me to round everyone up?

                Michael waves Jim away. He goes to the wall and pulls the
                "S Words" title card down, obviously just a prop. 

                LATER

                Everyone from the office has squeezed into the training
                room. 

                                      MICHAEL 
                          Alright. First off, I am going to need a
                          moderator. 

                                      DWIGHT
                                (holding his hand in the air)
                          Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! Pick me!

                                      MICHAEL
                          How 'bout...Stanley.

                                      STANLEY
                          I'd rather not. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Okay, then...Fine, Dwight. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          Thank you, Michael. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Yeah, just...don't screw it up.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - JIM

                Jim holds up the Jeopardy game box and points to Alex
                Trebek (emphasis on the mustache), then to Dwight in the
                background. 

                                      JIM
                          It's uncanny. 



                INT. TRAINING ROOM - DAY

                Dwight gets comfortable behind his podium, practicing his
                posture.

                                      MICHAEL
                          And we need contestant number one. 

                Michael pretends to scan the group, but he obviously has
                his mark. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          Uhhhhh....Oscar. C'mon down. 

                                      OSCAR
                          If it's okay with you, Michael, I think
                          I'll pass.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Yeah, okay. Get on up here Oscar. 

                                      OSCAR
                          Really, I don't think so. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Oh, don't be such a wetback. 

                The group is slack-jawed. 

                                      OSCAR
                                (indignantly)
                          Excuse me, Michael?

                                      MICHAEL
                                (quickly correcting)
                          Blanket. Wet blanket. 

                Oscar is just mad enough now to want to embarrass Michael
                by beating him.

                                      OSCAR
                          I'll play. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Great. 
                                (announcer's voice)
                          Now, let's play Jeopardy. 

                                      PHYLLIS
                          I'll be the third contestant.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Yeah, we'll just go with two. Otherwise
                          it'll take too long.

                Michael looks to Dwight who is shuffling the cards.

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                                (urgently)
                          No, Dwight, what are you doing, you
                          idiot? 

                                      DWIGHT
                          Shuffling the cards to ensure fair play.

                                      MICHAEL
                          No, you've ruined...Okay, damn't, fine. 



                INT. TALKING HEAD - RYAN

                                      RYAN
                          I get paid no matter what we do all day.
                          So, no, I don't mind. 



                INT. TRAINING ROOM - DAY

                Angela keeps score as Michael and Oscar stand at their
                podiums.

                                      OSCAR
                          Ronald Reagan. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          That is the correct--

                                      MICHAEL
                          He didn't say it in the form of a
                          question. 
                                (slamming his buzzer)
                          Who is Ronald Reagan. 

                LATER

                Jim plays Pong on a cell phone. Pam watches from the
                other side of the room. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          This African American actor--

                Michael BUZZES in.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Who is Morgan Freeman. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          That is incorr--

                Michael BUZZES again. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Who is Denzel Washington.

                LATER

                Michael fiddles with his buzzer.

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                                (huffing)
                          Oh, c'mon. Is this thing broken?



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                A chorus of RINGING PHONES with no one to answer them. 



                INT. TRAINING ROOM - DAY

                A text message interrupts Jim's game of Pong: "What
                is...happy hour with Pam?"  Jim suppresses a smile. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          Okay, people, we have reached Final
                          Jeopardy. 
                                (looking to Angela)
                          Vanna, tell us the score.

                                      ANGELA
                          Please stop calling me that. It doesn't
                          even make sense. 

                                      DWIGHT
                                (puppy doggish)
                          Sorry, Angela. Would you please tell us
                          the score?

                                      ANGELA
                          Michael has six hundred dollars while
                          Oscar is in the lead with twelve hundred. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Okay, this is it. No pressure, Oscar. Be
                          careful what you wager, 'cause I'm
                          betting the farm on this one. Every last
                          dollar. 

                Oscar sighs. He knows he would be stupid to win this
                thing.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - OSCAR

                                      OSCAR
                          Am I really that smart? Well, I'm working
                          here, so you tell me. 



                INT. TRAINING ROOM - DAY

                Stanley checks his watch, then shakes his head.

                                      DWIGHT
                          Alright. You've placed your wager, so
                          here is the question: This 1968 comedy
                          film starring Barbara Streisand won her
                          an Oscar for best actress in a leading
                          role.

                Jim starts in on the Jeopardy theme song. The rest of the
                group slowly chimes in. 

                Oscar is not even attempting an answer, while Michael
                anguishes over the question.

                                      MICHAEL
                          Oh, c'mon, I know this. 

                The HUMMING intensifies. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          Okay, shut up! That's not helping. 

                A scattered fall-off from the theme song, until Kevin is
                the only one humming it. He stops. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          Okay, that's time. Let's see how you
                          answered. Michael, how much did you
                          wager?

                Michael shows his card: $599.

                                      DWIGHT (CONT'D)
                          And you answered...

                Michael's answer is illegible. 

                                      DWIGHT (CONT'D)
                          What does that say?

                                      MICHAEL
                          I don't know. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          Well, that takes you to one dollar,
                          Michael. Let's see how much Oscar
                          wagered.

                Oscar holds up his card: $1200.

                                      DWIGHT (CONT'D)
                          It looks like Oscar has wagered the full
                          amount. That means Michael can still win
                          if Oscar answers incorrectly. Not a smart
                          move. And you answered...

                Oscar's card has been left blank.

                                      DWIGHT (CONT'D)
                          Oscar put nothing. I'm sorry, that is
                          incorrect. The answer we were looking for
                          was "Funny Girl."

                Michael realizes he has won. 

                                      MICHAEL
                          Ha! Victory is mine! Michael Scott: The
                          smartest guy in the room. 

                Michael gives a few apish hollers. 

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          You'd better get a pregnancy test, Oscar,
                          'cause I think I'm the daddy!

                Confused looks. 

                                      STANLEY
                          Does this mean we can go home now?



                INT. TALKING HEAD - MICHAEL SCOTT

                                      MICHAEL
                          Is it important to be smarter than
                          everybody else? Who knows. Probably. But
                          what I can tell you is that it all comes
                          down to how you use that knowledge. For
                          me, it's to make people laugh. To create
                          a comfortable, fun working environment.
                          If that's wrong, well, I don't want to be
                          right. 

                INSERT footage of the office gathered in the training
                room for Jeopardy. Jim yells "Suck it, Trebek," at
                Dwight. Michael catches on: "Yeah, that's the skit I was
                doing. Yeah. Suck it, Trebek."

                                      MICHAEL (CONT'D)
                          One of the smartest people in the history
                          of the world, Albert Einstein, actually
                          failed out of high school. It's true. He
                          never graduated. And then he went on to
                          discover plutonium. Think about that.



                INT. OFFICE - DAY

                Kelly, Ryan, Kevin, and Meredith walk out as a group.
                They pass by Jim.

                                      RYAN
                                (to Jim)
                          Heading over to Poor Richards for some
                          trivia. Coming?

                                      JIM
                          Got plans. Next time. 

                And they're gone. 



                INT. HALLWAY - DAY

                Roy dangles a brochure for Jamaica in front of Pam. 

                                      PAM
                                (smiling)
                          Really?

                A confident Jim turns the corner to leave, then sighs as
                he sees Roy and Pam making up. 

                                      ROY
                          Only if I get to see you in a thong.

                                      PAM
                                (blushing)
                          Roy.

                Pam nuzzles up to Roy as they walk out. Jim stands there
                left alone. 

                                      JIM 
                                (to himself)
                          I'll take a rain check. 



                EXT. OFFICE PARKING LOT - DAY

                Everyone is leaving for the day. Jim walks out and
                catches up to Ryan et al.

                Dwight stands at his car examining his mustache in the
                window reflection. Angela walks past him to her car,
                parked next to his. 

                                      ANGELA
                          You look ridiculous with that thing.

                                      DWIGHT
                          I know plenty of women who find it sexy. 

                                      ANGELA
                          I know women that refuse to kiss men if
                          they have a mustache. 

                Dwight ponders this.



                INT. TALKING HEAD - DAY

                A clean-shaven Dwight. A dab of tissue still clots a cut
                from shaving. 

                                      DWIGHT
                          It was getting sort of itchy. I'm going
                          to write a letter to the editor of Men's
                          Fitness. I don't know how Chuck Norris
                          does it. 

                                                               FADE OUT.



                END OF SHOW

                


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