Amusing Details
Michael says "catharctic" instead of "cathartic".
Behind The Scenes
The establishing shot of Michael and Holly's lunch out is of Cooper's Seafood in Scranton.
The interior was filmed at Clancy's Crab Broiler in Glendale (229 N Central Avenue).
The show had permissi.
Connections to Other Episodes
Kevin calls Ryan "Hired Guy" which is a recurring nickname joke that started in the episode "The Fire" when he was called "Fire Guy" for starting a fire in the office with a cheesy pita.
Cultural References
Michael and Holly sing parody lyrics to Olivia Newton-John's (Let's Get) Physical.
Deleted Scenes
These deleted scenes were on the Season 5 DVD, notable cuts include:.
1) Ryan reveals that he broke the side-view mirror on Kevin's car.
When Kevin confronts him on it, Ryan blames it on "the guy he used to be" and says he is now "Ryan 2.0".
Afterwards, Kevin bakes Ryan's sunglasses in the same toaster oven where the latter started the fire.
Kevin t.
Goofs
Meredith says she has been having sex with Scranton's Hammermill representative for six years, implying that Dunder Mifflin has sold Hammermill products during that time, though it was only two yea.
Summary
Jim tells the office that he and Pam are engaged.
Kevin, Oscar, Andy, and Angela provide rude responses.
Dwight tells Jim that Pam is not a virgin.
Creed tells Michaelthat “the tall guy got engaged” and Michael tackles Jim down onto the floor.
Holly gave the office a questionnaire, and Michael and her start the ethics meeting by dancing to the song.
Trivia
Ryan claims to have hooked up with a woman who looked just like JoAnna Ward from the sixth season of Survivor.
Ward is African-American, further supporting Ryan's preference for dating women with d.
1st and 2nd episodes of the 5th season of The Office
Weight Loss is the collective name for the first and second episodes of the fifth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 73rd and 74th episodes overall.
Written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, and directed by Paul Feig, the episode first aired as a single 60 minute show in the United States on September 25, 2008, on NBC. Weight Loss guest stars Amy Ryan as Holly Flax, Dale Raoul as Ronni, and Rich Sommer as Alex.
