The Michael Scott Podcast Company

Irene: Where’s the ring? Andy: Hm? Irene: Where’s the ring, Lancelot? Put some Gatorade on the boil and reuse that hot dog water--this week we're talking about Irene! We dedicate the first half of this episode to the lady who hires Erin as her live-in helper in Tallahassee. We talk about her tech savvy, her dynamic with Erin, and her grandson, Glenn, who got his foreskin stuck in some lawn furniture. Then in the second half of the episode we auction draft Season 4! We go through and bid to build our ultimate 5-episode lineup from one of the all-time great seasons of The Office! Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be quick—every hour we spend here is years back on earth—this week we’re talking about Interstellar! Sean has never seen this Christopher Nolan classic from 2014, so in a (slightly late) celebration of its tenth year anniversary we launch back into space to revisit it. We record a series of video messages talking about falling books, baseball fields in space, and corn. So much corn. So set your watch, put on your space suit, and strap in for this week’s episode! Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“How do I do it? Raise my daughter, work as director of office purchasing for this hospital and release an album of Doris Day covers on my own label? If I knew I’d tell you" Love to start my day with a hearty bowl of Jan. We dedicate this week’s episode (again) to Jan! She’s the corporate VP, Michael’s lover, Astrid’s mother, and the famed actress behind Jasmine Windsong. We go through her arc and character, discussing all the trips to Jamaica, baby shower renditions of ’Son of a Preacher Man’, and incredibly awkward dinner parties that make up her time on the show. After an extended conversation about Jan, we wrap up the show with a round of trivia all about ‘Money’ from Season 4. Right now, the title of our podcast is, “Something Weird is Going On.” Colon, “What Did Jan Say? The Michael Scott Podcast Company Story. By Michael Scott, with Dwight Schrute.” Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“We want resolution, solid earth under our feet. So we take life into our own hands." We're popping up early in the week to break down the just-aired White Lotus Season 3 finale, along with our thoughts on the past, present, and future of the show. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is another Game Night! We welcome back long-time listener, contributor, and Patreon Scott’s Tot Haylee Brown for another fun game night episode. Haylee takes us through another round of hard hitting questions, would-you-rathers, and other fun topics for this grab bag episode. We talk about things like what we’d do if we won the lottery, irrational beliefs as kids, and a whole lot more. Like our last Game Night, it’s a lively, sprawling, and ridiculous episode that was a lot of fun. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Why are you a child?” “Because of when I was born.” Get in the elevator and prepare a message for your innie—this week we’re talking about Severance! We talk about the recent finale and the whole of season 2, covering all of the storylines, innie/outie romances, and ORTBOs that go into this season. And of course we also discuss all of the baby goats, copies of The You You Are, and grand paintings along the way. Then we head to the Conference Room where we reflect on the 20th anniversary of The Office premiering on NBC! Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put on your knickers and grill up some steaks—this week we’re talking about Ben Franklin! We dedicate this full episode to this classic from season 3, going through all the storylines including the bridal shower, the bachelor party, and Michael’s institution of prima nocta. And of course we highlight all of the ruddy cheeks, tide detergent, and scholastic speakers of Pennsylvania that go into this episode. Then we head to the Conference Room to close out the episode with some listener-provided trivia on Prince Family Paper! Michael, Dwight would like some man meat. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is all about cinematic sequels! We dedicate this episode to naming the best movie sequels of all time, creating a Mt. Rushmore of all the greatest follow-ups and part 2s of the cinematic universe. Our conversation covers everything from beloved classics to MCU entries to animated movies, and in the end we finalize a top 4. Then we head to the Conference Room for a check-in on White Lotus! We discuss episode 4 of season 3 and share our favorite moments, predictions, and conspiracy theories for how the show will go. Get started at Factormeals.com/FACTORPODCAST and use code FACTORPODCAST get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oscar: I really have no preference. We don’t even have to have a party. Michael: No, hey, hey. Don’t be ridiculous. Of course we are going to have a party. A celebration of Oscar. Oscar night. And I want it to be Oscar-specific. Order some Thai food and uncork that Spanish red—this week is all about Oscar! Well, multiple Oscars. Well, both Oscar Martinez and the 2025 Oscars to be specific. We start the episode by discussing the news that Oscar Nuñez will be reprising the character of Oscar Martinez on ‘The Paper’ releasing later this year. We talk about our expectations and give some predictions and ideas about his role in the show. And then we move on to this year’s Oscars awards, talking about some best and worst moments, our favorite jokes from Conan’s monologue, and one incredibly long acceptance speech. And to close it out we talk more generally about some movies we watched this, including Challengers, Nosferatu, and more. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"In nature, there is something called a food chain; it's where the shark eats a little shark. And the little shark eats a littler shark. And so on and so on. Until you get down to the single cell shark. So now replace sharks with paper companies and that is all you need to know about business." Pull out your binoculars and get your clouds right—this week we’re talking about Prince Family Paper! We dedicate this week’s show to this classic episode from Season 5, covering both Michael and Dwight’s fact finding mission as well as the heated office debate about whether Hilary Swank is hot or not. And along the way we make sure to mention all of the impassioned speeches, koinophilia, and socialist pancakes that go into this episode. Then we head to the Conference Room, where we wrap up the show by discussing celebrity crushes and our favorite TV on DVD from back in the day. Laughter our my job, tears are our game, law is our profession. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put your phone in the bag and calm your chattering monkey mind—this week we’re talking about the White Lotus! We’re checking in for season 3 and unpacking everything from the first episode. We profile the different characters, discuss similarities with previous seasons, and make predictions for the season ahead. If a monkey uses a gun, you heard it here first. And of course we highlight all of the monitor lizards, surprise appearances, and weirdly sexual sibling dynamics that go into the episode. Then we head to the Conference Room where we discuss SNL 50, going over our favorite moments and sketches along with sharing our personal connections to that show. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oscar: So you can give that dollar back to mommy and daddy, but guess what? Next summer... Michael: I'll be six. This week we commemorate our sixth anniversary! And to celebrate this milestone, we announce some updates to the content and cadence of our show designed to help us evolve. We dedicate the full episode to talking about those changes and what they mean moving forward, along with mentioning some ideas and input from our Scott’s Tots Patreon community. Sincere thanks to everyone who has listened, interacted with us, or supported us over these last 6 years. We wouldn’t have been able to go this far without you. Our hearts soar with the eagle’s nest. What did we learn this year? Well, one, thanks to us, our tots are much, much faster at giving input than I thought they would be. Number two, never buy a fur coat with a credit card until you absolutely have the money to pay for it. And three, you should know that some people think it's cool to throw buckets of fake blood on Sean and Alex as they are walking out of Burlington Coat Factory. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael: Hot, tasty. Reminds me of college. Lived on this stuff. Brain food. Mmmm... You know what I really, really miss about college? The parties. Everybody'd go. The athletes, the, the nerds, professors. Pam: The professors would go to the parties? Michael: Yeah! They were the most fun. We always invited them. Grab your lunch, coffee, and notes about the microwave—this week we’re talking about the kitchen! We devote this week’s episode to the small space in between the bullpen and annex that acts as the stage for some of the best and most memorable moments from The Office. We discuss what that space means for the show, recount our favorite moments in the kitchen, and wonder aloud why the bathrooms are so close to it. Then we head to the Conference Room for an Ordinary Things segment where we discuss our own moments with workplace kitchens. Sincerely, disappointed. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin: Jim has got it bad for Pam. Creed: Oh ho! Which one is Pam? Write a letter to your crush and put it in a teapot—this week we’re drafting Office crushes! We use the fantasy draft format to cover wide of crushes that take place over the show’s 9 seasons. And of course we cover all of the stolen glances, voicemails from Michael, and Sexy Tobys that go into those workplace infatuations. Then we head to the Conference Room where we talk about what we’d do if we fell into a Ryan Howard-esque spiral into blonde tips and bowling alley employment! Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Here’s how I’m going to help out from now on. I’m going to not care, and I’m going to sit around and wait for Andy’s inevitable demise.” In honor of the release of the Season 8 Superfan episodes, this week we're talking about The Incentive! We cover all the storylines in this episode, including Andy getting a tattoo on the stern of the old SS Bernard, Darryl and Justine, and Kevin not saying many words when few words do trick. And of course we highlight all of the Dwight brownies, nickity-names, and cold cups of coffee that go into the episode. Then we close out the episode with another classic round of listener-submitted trivia! When we president, they see. They see. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s episode is an interview with writer/producer/director Brent Forrester! Brent is our first guest who worked on The Office—he worked on the show from seasons 3 through 9, with numerous writing, directing, and producing credits from that time. He’s also written for shows like The Simpsons, The Ben Stiller Show, King of the Hill, and more. Our conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the art of comedy writing, what it was like crafting some of our favorite episodes, and even writing for animated comedies. It was a fantastic conversation and we hope you enjoy it! Brent also teaches courses on writing TV comedy, his next class on WRITING THE PILOT starts on February 9! You can check it out here: https://www.brentforrester.com/webinar  Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I've, uh, I've been at Dunder Mifflin for 12 years, the last four as Regional Manager. If you want to come through here... See we have the entire floor. So this is my kingdom, as far as the eye can see." This week we go all the way back to the beginning—we’re talking about the Pilot! In the spirit of the new year and fresh off our rewatch of the BBC Office, we use this episode to look back at the very first episode of NBC’s The Office. We look at the first illustrations of our favorite characters, how it lines up with its British precursor, and the new additions from the superfan edit. And along the way we make sure to highlight all of the new talking heads, fake firings, and staplers in jell-o that go into this episode. Then we head to the Conference Room where we talk about things to we want to leave in 2024 and add for 2025! Our job is to speak to listeners on a podcast about... uh, quantities and types of Office-themed podcast episodes. You know, whether we can supply it to them. Whether they can pay for it. And…we’re entertaining ourselves just talking about this. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"My resolution? I never want to make Holly cry again. Unless it’s from laughing too hard. Or making love too beautifully." We kick off 2025 with a Voicemail Episode! After a quick check-in on our resolutions from last year, we spend this week’s episode answering listener voicemails from the past few months. We cover all sorts or topics, including what Micheal would do in a time loop, Dwight vs. the computer, Jim’s sandwiches, Office earworms and more! Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The people you work with are people you were just thrown together with. You don't know them. It wasn't your choice. Yet you spend more time with them than you do friends or family.But probably all you've got in common is that you walk on the same bit of carpet for eight hours a day. And so, obviously, when someone comes in who you have a connection with…Yeah. Dawn was a ray of sunshine in my life and it meant a lot. But if I'm really being honest, I never thought it would have a happy ending. I don’t know what a happy ending is. Life isn’t about endings, is it? It’s a series of moments” This week we conclude our UK Office rewatch with a deep dive on the Christmas Special! We check in on our favourite characters, with David on the road, Gareth in the boss’s chair, and Dawn and Lee in Florida. We follow their storylines all the way to the crescendo at the Christmas Party to see what happens with Tim and Dawn, and to see if David can finally get a laugh or find some luck in love. And along the way we cover all of the celebrity appearances, Secret Santas, and Austin Powers costumes that go into the episode. Then in the Conference Room we do a quick post-Christmas Ordinary Things segment to check in on Edwin’s time in Portland and Alex and Sean's babies first Christmases. And then to close the show we do a quick round of BBC Office Trivia sent in by a friend of the pod in the UK! Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Life is just a series of peaks and troughs, and you don't whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or on a peak until you're coming down. And that's it, you know, you never know what's round the corner. But it's all good. "If you want the rainbow you've got to put up with the rain". This week we finish our UK Office series 2 rewatch by discussing ‘Charity’ and ‘Interview’! We go through all the storylines with a special focus on David along with Tim & Dawn. And of course we highlight all of the signature dances, redundancies, and Dirty Berties that go into them. Then we head to the Conference Room for another deep dive comparing the UK and US versions of The Office. We have just one more episode in our UK Office rewatch, so we hope you’ll join us for this week’s episode and the last one on the Christmas Special! Do you know which philosopher wrote that? Dolly Parton. And people say she’s just a big pair of tits. Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get ad-free episodes plus exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. We also have Season 2 of our Ted Lasso podcast Biscuits with the Boss available to our Patrons, as well as our White Lotus Christmas Special, Party Down, and unreleased episodes of this show. Oh, and Tots get access to exclusive channels on our Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices