Fans ofThe Officealready know aboutScott’s Tots— but what about Scottasa tot?
In anever-before-seen clipfrom the beloved NBC workplace sitcom, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) regales his colleagues with a story from his childhood.
In “The Surplus,” Oscar (Oscar Nuñez) told Michael that Dunder Mifflin has an extra $4,300 that the Scranton branch must use or lose from next year’s budget. Naturally, intra-office competition and a little low-key greed from Michael ensue.
The brand-new scene centers on an all-hands meeting Michael calls to convince his colleagues they don’t actually need the money (mostly because he wants it for himself). At the gathering, Michael begins his spiel with a tale that soon becomes obvious is pulled from his own youth.
From left: Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez, Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson, Ed Helms as Andy Bernard, Steve Carell as Michael Scott, Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin, Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton, and Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin inThe Office.Justin Lubin/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
“I would like to tell you a little story,” he says. “About a boy named… it doesn’t even matter, it could be any one of you.”
“Like any other 12-year-old boy, he wanted a Pippi Longstocking doll for Christmas,” he continues. “But his evil stepfather Jeff said, ‘No, you may not have what you want. You must have a football.’ And the boy cried, and he cried and he cried and he held his breath as long as he could and he wouldn’t eat his dinner.”
Adds Michael, “But you know something? It turns out that Jeff was right because I already had a G.I. Joe and a Stretch Armstrong and a Malibu Barbie and a Major Matt Mason, which technically is enough for a tea party. So my point is this, I didn’t need what I thought I needed. What I needed was to learn how to appreciate what I had.”
He then tells the staff: “You are now that 12-year-old-boy.”
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“My point is this,” Michael concludes, “we do not need a new copier, we do not need new chairs, I have seen the light in terms of what we need, and it is nothing.”
Oscar then steps in to reveal that he knows what Michael is up to and tells the staff he’s planning to keep a portion of the surplus as a bonus.
Without admitting to the plan, Michael retreats to his office and tells the staff, “To be continued….”
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source: people.com
