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name = Christmas Party| |
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image = [[Image:TheOffice(US)2-10.jpg|225px]]<BR/>Meredith finishes the "Christmas Party"| |
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ep_num = 16 | |
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prod_code = 02010 | |
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date = [[December 6]], [[2005]] | |
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writer = [[Michael Schur]] | |
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director = [[Charles McDougall]] | |
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season = 2| |
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'''"Christmas Party"''', alternately titled '''"Santa Claus is Coming to Scranton"''', is the tenth episode of the second season of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' (U.S. version). It was written by [[Michael Schur]] and directed by [[Charles McDougall]]. It was first broadcast on [[December 6]], [[2005]]. |
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Chris Cole(born March 10, 1982 in Statesville, North Carolina), is a professional skateboarder. Cole moved from Levittown, Pennsylvania, along with his wife and his son to San Marcos California. |
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==Synopsis== |
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The office staffers hold a "[[Secret Santa]]" gift exchange at their Christmas party. [[Jim Halpert|Jim]] got [[Pam Beesly|Pam]]'s name for the first time this year, and puts a great deal of effort into getting her the perfect gift. [[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael]] buys a [[iPod (5G)|video iPod]] as his gift to Ryan, far exceeding the $20 limit. He is disappointed by the handmade item he receives from Phyllis and introduces a "[[White elephant gift exchange|Yankee Swap]]", in which someone can choose to steal someone else's gift or open a new one. Jim is left feeling uncertain about the fate of his special present for Pam while the staff guns for the iPod. Although Pam ends up with the iPod at the end of the swap, she elects to trade the iPod for Jim's gift that was meant for her to show her appreciation. While she goes through the various aspects of her gift, Jim sneaks a letter that he wrote for her into his pocket. After ruining his staff's mood, Michael disobeys company policy by buying an obscene amount of alcohol for the Christmas party to compensate. Everyone ends up having a good time, with the exception of Angela, who is furious that she received no appreciation for her efforts towards arranging the Christmas party. The episode ends with a drunken Meredith exposing herself to Michael, who takes a picture, and then quickly flees. |
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Chris was a virtual unknown outside his native East Coast skating world when he took home the XG Street bronze in 2005. With the ability to land nearly every trick he tries first time, he has skyrocketed to the top of the skating scene, winning the prestigious Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year title for 2005, and showing up on numerous mag covers. In April, Chris became a father for the first time to son Wyatt. |
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==Deleted scenes == |
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*Oscar and Creed move a desk. |
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*Phyllis confides to the camera that her new boyfriend is Bob Vance. |
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*Dwight compares humans opening presents to bears. |
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*Additional scenes from the Yankee Swap and its aftermath. |
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*Kevin sings "Christmas in Hollis". |
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*Angela scolds Kelly. |
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*Michael explains that Christmas is about seeing people envy the gift that you gave someone. |
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Considered to be a "big guy" by street standards, Chris, who is 6-ft 1-in and weighs 181 lbs, made a name for himself in true core fashion-- through his video parts. Chris is known for wearing slim fitting pants, which are a defining factor of his style. His latest is Zero or Die (April 2005), where he has the coveted final part, his first for an industry video. On his board, this East Coaster is "notoriously consistent" and able to skate anything, including quarterpipes, ledges, banks and rails. |
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==Notes== |
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{{Trivia|date=December 2007}} |
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:''For a list of songs featured in this episode, see [http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_songs_that_appear_in_episodes#Christmas_Party List of songs featured on The Office].'' |
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He is sponsored by Fallen Footwear, Zero Skateboards, Thunder Trucks, and a few other companies along with G-Spot Skate Shop. Past sponsors include Ezekiel clothing, Axion Shoes, World Industries Skateboards. He rides regular which means his left foot is at the front of the board. He has the notable achievement of 360 flipping otherwise known as a tre' flip down the Wallenberg four a set of four large stairs at Wallenberg High School, measuring approximately six feet high, and seventeen feet long, in San Francisco. |
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*The party scene in this episode was filmed over three days. The bowl of egg nog sat out for twelve hours a day, although it was covered and put in the refrigerator overnight. However, the cookies and pigs in a blanket became hard and stale, which is why there is very limited eating at the party.<ref>Fischer, Jenna (December 5, 2005). [http://www.myspace.com/pambeesley "Tuesday December 6th - The Christmas Episode!"] (View All Blog Entries), ''MySpace.com''</ref> |
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*There are a number of firsts in this episode: It is the first appearance of Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration (Phyllis' boyfriend) as well as the first mention of Meredith's drinking problem, which has since become a [[running gag]]. |
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*This episode was nominated for "Best Writing in a Comedy Series" at the [[58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards]], but lost to the pilot for ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''. It was also one of six episodes submitted for the Best Comedy, which it went on to win. |
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*According to [[John Krasinski]], the pencil in the teapot was a [[Miniature golf|mini-golf]] pencil that Pam playfully threw at Jim.<ref>[http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/?p=104 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with the Stars of “The Office” » Give Me My Remote<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*During the filming of the Yankee Swap, [[Phyllis Smith]] kept crying between takes in order to help her stay in character.<ref name="DVD"/> |
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*When the Christmas ornaments did not break, [[Angela Kinsey]] improvised stomping on them.<ref name="DVD"/> |
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Other tricks performed by Cole include, a backside 270 to frontside noseblunt on the now skate-stopped Beverly Hills High School 9 stair rail. He also tuck-knee grabbed down the hollywood high 16 stair; switch frontside flipped, backside flipped and almost 360 flipped the Love Park Fountain Gap, as well as having 360 flipped the pit big 4 in australia (the Rincon 4), he also received the gold medal for X-games Best trick competition by doing a 360 double flip(a 360 shove it with two kickflips) down a double set of stairs, he tried to do a switch frontside 360 kickflip but ran out of time. Recently, in the past year, Cole has been seen skating lots of vert. in the recently released Hot Wax video, Shred the Gnar, Cole's ender is a kickflip indy on one of the vert ramps at the DC training facility. He also has achieved getting a trick named after himself called the coleflip. Which consists of a backside 360 and a kickflip. |
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==Christmas gifts== |
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==Sponsors== |
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The following is a list of the Christmas gifts that were given amongst the employees for secret Santa. Though not all of the gifts are explicitly featured in the episode, [[Michael Schur]] wrote them all into the script (the list was confirmed on the Season 2 DVD commentary for the episode). Many can still be seen in the background of certain scenes.<ref name="DVD">Revealed in deleted scenes/commentary for "Christmas Party" on Season 2 DVD set, disc two</ref> |
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*[[Fallen Footwear]] |
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*[[Zero Skateboards]] |
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*[[Thunder Trucks]] |
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== Videos == |
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!Secret Santa!!Gift!!Intended Recipient!!Final Recipient |
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| Michael || [[iPod classic#Fifth generation|video iPod]] || Ryan || Pam (Dwight)* |
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| Dwight || paintballs and free [[paintball]] lessons || Phyllis <ref name="DVD" /> || Michael |
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| Jim || [[teapot]] and [[in-joke|inside jokes]] || Pam || Dwight (Pam)* |
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| Pam || drawing of the office || Meredith <ref name="DVD" /> || Oscar<ref name="DVD" /> |
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| Ryan || book of short stories by [[George Saunders]] || Toby <ref name="DVD" /> || Kelly (Toby)* |
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| Kevin || footbath || Kevin || Kevin |
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| Angela || [[picture frame]] || Stanley <ref name="DVD" /> || Stanley* |
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| Oscar || [[shamrock]] [[keychain]] || Creed || Jim |
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| Stanley || customized desk nameplate || Kelly || Toby (Kelly)* |
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| Phyllis || knitted [[oven glove|oven mitt]]|| Michael || Meredith |
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| Meredith || "[[Cancún]]" [[shot glass]]es || Dwight <ref name="DVD" /> || Phyllis |
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| Kelly || [[shower radio]] || Oscar || Creed |
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| Creed || old, worn shirt || Jim || Ryan |
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| Toby || themed [[poster]] of babies || Angela || Angela |
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*2000 - 411VM issue # 40 |
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Afterwards, Pam traded the video iPod to Dwight for the teapot, and Kelly traded the book of short stories to Toby for the nameplate. Stanley ending up with the picture frame determined by [[process of elimination]]. Ryan intends to give Creed's shirt "to a homeless guy". |
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*2001 - Monkey Business' Project of a Lifetime |
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*2002 - Transworld's In Bloom |
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*2002 - Zero's Dying to Live |
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*2005 - Zero New Blood |
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*2006 - Zero Promo video |
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*2008 - Shred The Gnar |
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*2008 - Fallen Ride the Sky |
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== Career highlights == |
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The themed poster hangs on the wall in Angela's workspace below the large whiteboard calendar, and it catalyzed the events of "[[Conflict Resolution (The Office episode)|Conflict Resolution]]". It also appeared briefly in "[[Ben Franklin (The Office episode)|Ben Franklin]]". |
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*2004 - First place in Street Best Trick, Tampa Pro (also took 4th in Street) |
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The shamrock keychain can be seen briefly in "[[Traveling Salesmen (The Office episode)|Traveling Salesman]]" when Jim tosses his keys to Dwight. |
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*2005 - Gold in [[Gravity Games]], Street |
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*2005 - 16 page spread in [[The Skateboard Mag|Skateboard Mag]] (June) |
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*2005 - First signature shoe (Fallen) |
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*2005 - Featured in final part in Zero video "New Blood" |
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*2005 - Received 'Skater Of The Year' |
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*2006 - Gold in X Games, Street |
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*2007 - Gold in X Games, Street |
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==External links== |
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Pam's teapot is used once again in "[[Branch Wars]]" during the meeting of the Finer Things Club. |
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*[http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/119 Chris Cole at SkatevideoSite] |
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[[Category:American skateboarders]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1993 births]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/episodes/season2/210/ "Christmas Party"] at NBC.com |
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*[http://www.northernattack.com/archives/christmas-party/ Christmas Party] at NorthernAttack.com |
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Chris Cole(born March 10, 1982 in Statesville, North Carolina), is a professional skateboarder. Cole moved from Levittown, Pennsylvania, along with his wife and his son to San Marcos California.
Chris was a virtual unknown outside his native East Coast skating world when he took home the XG Street bronze in 2005. With the ability to land nearly every trick he tries first time, he has skyrocketed to the top of the skating scene, winning the prestigious Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year title for 2005, and showing up on numerous mag covers. In April, Chris became a father for the first time to son Wyatt.
Considered to be a "big guy" by street standards, Chris, who is 6-ft 1-in and weighs 181 lbs, made a name for himself in true core fashion-- through his video parts. Chris is known for wearing slim fitting pants, which are a defining factor of his style. His latest is Zero or Die (April 2005), where he has the coveted final part, his first for an industry video. On his board, this East Coaster is "notoriously consistent" and able to skate anything, including quarterpipes, ledges, banks and rails.
He is sponsored by Fallen Footwear, Zero Skateboards, Thunder Trucks, and a few other companies along with G-Spot Skate Shop. Past sponsors include Ezekiel clothing, Axion Shoes, World Industries Skateboards. He rides regular which means his left foot is at the front of the board. He has the notable achievement of 360 flipping otherwise known as a tre' flip down the Wallenberg four a set of four large stairs at Wallenberg High School, measuring approximately six feet high, and seventeen feet long, in San Francisco.
Other tricks performed by Cole include, a backside 270 to frontside noseblunt on the now skate-stopped Beverly Hills High School 9 stair rail. He also tuck-knee grabbed down the hollywood high 16 stair; switch frontside flipped, backside flipped and almost 360 flipped the Love Park Fountain Gap, as well as having 360 flipped the pit big 4 in australia (the Rincon 4), he also received the gold medal for X-games Best trick competition by doing a 360 double flip(a 360 shove it with two kickflips) down a double set of stairs, he tried to do a switch frontside 360 kickflip but ran out of time. Recently, in the past year, Cole has been seen skating lots of vert. in the recently released Hot Wax video, Shred the Gnar, Cole's ender is a kickflip indy on one of the vert ramps at the DC training facility. He also has achieved getting a trick named after himself called the coleflip. Which consists of a backside 360 and a kickflip.
Sponsors
Videos
- 2000 - 411VM issue # 40
- 2001 - Monkey Business' Project of a Lifetime
- 2002 - Transworld's In Bloom
- 2002 - Zero's Dying to Live
- 2005 - Zero New Blood
- 2006 - Zero Promo video
- 2008 - Shred The Gnar
- 2008 - Fallen Ride the Sky
Career highlights
- 2004 - First place in Street Best Trick, Tampa Pro (also took 4th in Street)
- 2005 - Gold in Gravity Games, Street
- 2005 - 16 page spread in Skateboard Mag (June)
- 2005 - First signature shoe (Fallen)
- 2005 - Featured in final part in Zero video "New Blood"
- 2005 - Received 'Skater Of The Year'
- 2006 - Gold in X Games, Street
- 2007 - Gold in X Games, Street