1x05 Basketball - The Office Episode Guide

The Office

- Episode 01x05

Episode: 01x05
Title: Basketball
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: #R1104
First Aired: Apr. 19, 2005

Season 1 » Episode #05 - Basketball

Summary: Michael organizes a basketball competition - the office workers against the warehouse staff, with the losing team having to work on Saturday. Jim is eager to show off his athletic skills to Pam, even though she is cheering for her fiancé, Roy.

Who appeared in this episode?

Darryl Philbin	played by Craig Robinson
Lonny	played by Patrice O'Neal
Jerry	played by Matt DeCaro
Madge	played by Karly Rothenberg

Episode Quotes

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: The backboards on the baskets change from a clear one to a white one with an orange middle.
BOOM: You can see the Boom Mic 2-3 times when the basketball is being shot, and the camera pans upward.

TRIVIA

Michael's line, "Try not to look too gay on the court", was improvised. The look on John Krasinski's face is genuine.
According to the commentary on Season 1 Episode 5, the scene in which Jim is hit in the face by Roy was an accident and real. David Denman (Roy) backed into John Krasinski (Jim), and hit him in the face, resulting in John bleeding. The cameras kept rolling and they kept the shot in the show. But, as a result of the injury, a photo shoot scheduled for the next day had to be canceled because John's lip was so swollen.
Part of the stakes of the game is that the loser has to buy dinner at Farley's. Farley's is a restaurant/pub at 300 Adams Ave. in Scranton.
In this episode, a poster behind Michael indicates the office is located at 1725 Slough Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Slough is the London suburb where "The Office" (2001) was set.