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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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