Novakwho also acts on the show as Ryan Howard. Pam's mother arrives and asks in whispers shushed by an embarrassed Pam'Which one is Jim? Meanwhile, Pam Beesly Jenna Fischer waits with anticipation for her mother Shannon Cochran to arrive from out of town. Episode ListĪfter Packer tells a crude joke at the expense of Phyllis, Michael defends her, telling the entire office that he finds Phyllis attractive and that the only thing he worries about when he is near her 'is getting a boner '. Michael's attitude suddenly changes when he realizes that he is not in trouble, and that the lawyer's job is to protect him.

While Michael angrily announces that he can no longer be friends with his staff and that he will never tell another joke again, Jim Halpert John Krasinski goads Michael into breaking his vow immediately, to the approval of Packer. Michael and the warehouse staff mock the sexual harassment video, but the crude remarks come to a screeching halt when Jan Levinson Melora Hardin and the lawyer arrive from Corporate. Michael's indignation that this will put a damper on his easygoing office environment rises to outrage when he learns that the corporate headquarters is sending down a lawyer to talk to him. Toby Flenderson Paul Lieberstein informs Michael that he will conduct a review of the company's sexual harassment policies because the CFO resigned after allegations made by his secretary. Michael Scott 's Steve Carell 'best friend forever' Todd Packer David Koechner offends the staff with crude gossip about an upper management scandal. One station refused to air the episode due to the language.

Novak explained that he had to fight NBC to get the word 'boner' on the air. This episode aired with a warning that it contained adult content and subject matter, which is rare for a network comedy. Many jokes and personal experiences involving sexual harassment were added into the script. Novak was inspired to write the episode after attending an NBC sexual harassment seminar that the cast and crew had to attend before the series began. In this episode, Michael Scott Steve Carell is concerned when he believes Dunder Mifflin is targeting him for sexual harassment training.

The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

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