The Alliance
- Episode aired Apr 12, 2005
- TV-14
- 23m
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7.8/10
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Just for a laugh, Jim agrees to an alliance with Dwight regarding the downsizing rumors.Just for a laugh, Jim agrees to an alliance with Dwight regarding the downsizing rumors.Just for a laugh, Jim agrees to an alliance with Dwight regarding the downsizing rumors.
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Oscar Nuñez
- Oscar Martinez
- (as Oscar Nunez)
Creed Bratton
- Creed Bratton
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn his book "The Bassoon King," Rainn Wilson said that his favorite exchange from his entire time as Dwight Schrute came in the episode "The Alliance" when Dwight offered Jim the titular deal and Jim immediately and enthusiastically accepted it.
- GoofsMeredith was called an accountant in this episode, however she's a Supplier Relations Rep.
- Quotes
Pam Beesly: This was tough. I suggested we flip a coin, but Angela said she doesn't like to gamble. Of course, by saying that, she was gambling that I wouldn't smack her.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Survivor: Surviving Survivor (2010)
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Jim and Dwight
The US version of The Office continues to distance itself from the brilliant UK original by having more openly exaggerated sit-com scenarios (it is an NBC show, after all) with what is arguably the funniest episode of the short inaugural season: The Alliance, which shows another side of the endlessly hilarious Jim/Dwight conflict.
With the downsizing rumors still in the air, Dwight suggests that he and Jim form a secret alliance so that neither of them will have any problems. Of course, Dwight reveals his trust issues to the camera crew, and boy, are they justified: the moment the "alliance" kicks off, Jim starts planning various schemes at his co-worker's expense. Meanwhile, Michael keeps coming up with ways to distract his staff from the gossip-induced paranoia.
Like the previous episode, The Alliance is 20 minutes of comedy gold, based primarily on the spot-on interactions between John Krasinski and the superb Rainn Wilson, who almost do an even better job than Martin Freeman and McKenzie Crook in the British prototype. The "best gag" award, however, has to go to Steve Carell for when he explains why he shouldn't tell his staff about the downsizing: "As a doctor, you wouldn't tell a patient they had cancer." A masterpiece
With the downsizing rumors still in the air, Dwight suggests that he and Jim form a secret alliance so that neither of them will have any problems. Of course, Dwight reveals his trust issues to the camera crew, and boy, are they justified: the moment the "alliance" kicks off, Jim starts planning various schemes at his co-worker's expense. Meanwhile, Michael keeps coming up with ways to distract his staff from the gossip-induced paranoia.
Like the previous episode, The Alliance is 20 minutes of comedy gold, based primarily on the spot-on interactions between John Krasinski and the superb Rainn Wilson, who almost do an even better job than Martin Freeman and McKenzie Crook in the British prototype. The "best gag" award, however, has to go to Steve Carell for when he explains why he shouldn't tell his staff about the downsizing: "As a doctor, you wouldn't tell a patient they had cancer." A masterpiece
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