[ Laughter ]
Why is the office so mellow today?
Huh. Add kombucha on tap, and we might be at Google.
Isn't it nice? Mr. Rhodes
is at a global leadership conference in the Netherlands.
Oh. Ooh! I'm picturing Skarsgards everywhere,
and I want to be there. Yum.
Uh, that's Sweden, but, you know, same.
[ Slurping ] My dear, never slurp.
It gives men the wrong idea.
Oh, Nell, did you get that obituary assignment,
Mary Sue Manners? Sure did.
The public access lady
that had the etiquette show for like 40 years?
"Manners Matter with Mary Sue Manners."
Poor old broad choked to death on crudité.
Have fun writing that one.
"Old broad"?
Everyone, stop relaxing!
I just hung up with my father's hologram.
And effective immediately, we will be merging
the two floors of the newsroom into one.
So pop a breath mint and get ready to say hello
to your new office-mates.
As you know, my father is attending a conference
about the Dutch productivity philosophy uitmuntendheid.
It's a three-pronged approach-- a livable wage,
solid benefits, and an intimate office. [ Staff murmur ]
Father was offended by the first two,
but I thought the third one sounded kind of fun.
So scooch over, everybody!
Mason has the new seating assignments,
and you can slip your thank-you notes under my office door.
Enjoy!
Captions by VITAC--
♪
Sam: It's weird but kind of exciting, right?
Like meeting your roommate on the first day of college.
Oh, my roommate in college ate my blanket. She ate it.
So it can't be worse than that. Yeah. Yeah.
Nell, you'll be sharing your disgusting cubicle with...
TJ Silva. You might wanna clean up the ants
and stick a Febreeze somewhere. [ Sniffs ]
TJ Silva, the sports writer?
He started here right before you left for England.
He's literally the nicest guy in the office.
Maybe I will freshen up my space.
Ah, that's a wonderful idea.
You know, a hostess should always provide
a pleasant environment for her guests.
Do you have any soaps shaped like shellfish
or fun aquatic creatures?
Hey! Hey, B-dawg! Haven't seen you in a minute.
Derrick, still can't believe you got today's Wordle in two.
Who does that? Derrick: If you got it, you got it.
Cheryl, how is your cat doing with the Prozac?
I stopped using Band-Aids.
Well, give Peaches a little belly rub for me.
Aww, he's got nicknames for everyone,
and he cares about animal mental health.
And he doesn't eat blankets.
That I know of. Good luck! Mm-hmm.
Man: Later, TJ.
Hi, I'm Nell. TJ: Mm-hmm.
Welcome to our cubicle.
I mean, they're all the same, but...
[Quietly] ...this one's the best.
Cool. Feel free to use, you know,
anything of mine-- pens, post-its, my thesaurus.
I'm very solicitous.
Hey, String Cheese! What's up?
Ha-ha! It's my favorite snack! Ha!
[ Laughing ] Yeah, it is.
Ooh. I see what you have on your hands.
I call this the difficult guest.
I addressed that in an episode entitled "The Difficult Guest."
What did you do?
I found the flower that grew in his childhood garden,
and I presented it on his table setting
when he sat down to dinner.
There's a plant in the bathroom.
Hey, TJ. Oh.
So, since we're working alongside each other,
I wanted to get you a cubicle-warming gift.
Hope you enjoy it.
Cool. Thanks. Mm-hmm.
♪
I love it.
Hmm. I don't think you're gonna get a nickname.
[ Cellphones chiming, vibrating ]
Sam: Why are there a bunch of children in my office?
Hello? Hello.
Hello-- Oh, what?
This is our social media team.
They turn our news stories into 30-second TikToks.
Well, tick tock, I need my office back.
Bad news. It's their office now.
Good news. You're getting another one...
that you have to share with another person.
That sounds like two bad newses.
Who am I stuck with?
Yay! This is gonna be so fun. Eee! Totally!
It's gonna be like a slumber party that you wear
your work clothes to. You're right. It's gonna be fun.
Luckily, we both like to keep the window closed. Open.
I mean closed! [ Chuckles awkwardly ] Yay!
Yeah, I don't know what to tell you, Cheryl.
Some people just have to sit on the floor.
Them's the breaks.
Okay.
How's it going, Mason?
Everything working out with the new arrangement?
Oh, aces, boss. Everybody's really loving it.
Excellent. I'm off to lunch with a gentleman friend.
I'll be back in half an hour.
45 minutes if I'm lucky.
String Cheese: Hey, I had an extra string cheese,
and I thought, why not give it to my man TJ?
Dude.
Bring it in. [ Chuckles ]
That is so thoughtful. I was having a blood sugar dip,
and along comes a hero.
Alright. [ Chuckling ] Yeah.
Oh, uh [Clears throat] Hey, everybody!
Ol' Nellybelly's getting coffee. Who wants one? My treat.
Ooh, I'd love a coffee. I'll get a list going.
Who wants a coffee?! Man: Oh, I'll take one.
Hey, TJ, I'm not sure if you heard,
but I'm getting coffee for my peeps.
No, thanks. I'm good. Can-- Oh, I-- No? None?
I didn't have breakfast. Do you mind
if I get a couple of muffins?
Yeah, I do mind, Tina!
♪ When an edit comes along ♪
♪ You must click it ♪ [ Pen clicking ]
♪ Another edit comes along, you must click it ♪
[ Pen clicking ] Dennis!
Aah! Oh, my God.
I forgot you were here.
Can you not click your pen?
Oh, my God. [ Chuckling ] I'm so sorry.
Yes, I will stop that. Okay.
♪ Stop it good, dun-dun-dun-dun-doo ♪
Oh, hey, your calendar is flipped to June 2021.
Let me fix that for you.
Leave it!
[ Clears throat ] I mean [Chuckles]
please, uh, leave it.
I'm-- I'm a big fan of the picture for June.
Yeah, but it's the-- it's the wrong month.
Mm-hmm. And the wrong year.
And if I have to look at that every single day,
it's going to drive me bananas, so...
♪
But, you know, if a calendar page
is that important to you, uh-- Great. Thank you.
Well, TJ hates me.
What? Why? I don't know!
I've tried everything-- gifts, hid my desk junk,
bought everybody in the office coffee.
Oh, thank you for my iced caramel hazelnut mocha.
Oh, that was you? Mm-hmm.
You owe me 9 bucks.
Nell, maybe TJ's just having a bad day, you know?
[ Laughter in distance ]
Woman: TJ, you are so funny!
Okay. Well, sometimes when someone acts weird,
it's about something that's completely out of your control,
like maybe you just, like, remind him
of an ex-girlfriend or something.
Or, Nell, maybe your name reminds him
of that Jodie Foster movie where she can't talk
because of the woods. You think so?
Whatever's going on with TJ, it's best to just let it go.
He's right. You guys have to work right next to each other,
so just don't make it weird.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, you're right.
I'm-a go make things weird.
Hey, TJ, can we--
Stupid plant.
Hey. Hey. Hi.
I feel like we need to talk about the tension
that's happening between us.
Oh, wow. I didn't think you were going to bring it up.
For sure. Let's discuss the elephant in the room.
Yes. And exactly what is our elephant?
Oh, my God. Are you serious?
November 2, 2016, ring a bell?
Who remembers something from that long ago?
It was the night you pretty much destroyed
what could have been the greatest moment of my life.
Yeah, still nothing.
Of course you don't remember. Why would you?
A person who's capable of doing what you did
wouldn't bother to remember.
♪
Uh, how am I supposed to remember
what happened seven years ago?
Oh, just check your social diary.
I don't have a social diary.
Then how do you keep track
of the people with whom you've had brunch?
Damn, what the hell did I do in 2016?
I don't know. Turn 40?
I will punch you in the neck.
I'll show you a social diary.
♪
Hello, old friends.
What are you doing here? You're never home this early.
Well, I needed to-- Ew.
Since when did you become an afternoon-robe guy?
I like the way the fabric feels on my arm hairs.
I don't know why I asked.
Lexi's doing this stupid thing at work
where she's forcing us to have cubicle-mates,
and mine hates me for something I don't remember doing,
so I'm going through the photos of all my old cell phones
to figure out what the hell happened
that pissed him off so much, 'cause I don't want to sit next
to someone who actively hates me for the next forever-many years.
You keep all your old cell phones?
Yeah, that was the headline of this rant.
Thank you for your active listening.
I don't understand. Have you never heard of the Cloud?
No-- I do not trust the Cloud.
[ Wood creaks ]
Someone in your room, Robe Guy?
Oh, my God. Is your sex friend in there?
No, I-I just ate some dairy. That's what that sound was.
Unh-unh. Mnh-mnh! No, no!
No. Ew. Gross. Bye.
You're gross.
Did I just hear Nell speaking ill
about the conditions of her new work environment?
Yeah, she hates it.
I checked in with an underling,
and he said everyone was "aces."
Maybe that's because you're his boss,
and he's just saying what he thinks you want to hear.
Employees do that?
Yeah. Sometimes lovers do it, too.
For instance, I may have led you to believe
I like when you grab my-- But if people are complaining,
then they won't be productive.
And that flies in the face of uitmuntendheid.
You're leaving already? Yeah.
We didn't get a chance to...
[ Beatboxing ] ♪ Oontz, oontz, oontz ♪
Oh, well, don't tempt me.
♪ Oontz, oontz, oontz, oontz, oontz, oontz, oontz, oontz ♪
No, I must go.
Let's see. 2016, 2016.
Ooh, I did not have my selfie game down yet.
These angles are all really nostril-heavy.
Oh, I found it. November 2, 2016.
[ Gasps ] Hey, and I was with you guys.
Aww. Aww.
Yeah. Look how on fleek I was.
I had bangs, and Sam didn't.
Sam's are better. Sam's are better.
But what happened that night?
Okay, tell me. When I'm married and have kids,
I can still do four shots of Jager on a Wednesday, right?
Yeah, 100%. Of course. Yeah.
Right? Nothing's gonna change.
Oh, I'm in that, like, sweet spot of drunk,
you know? I'm feeling, like, flirty.
I'm feeling a little girly, you know?
I think I'm gonna get somebody's number tonight.
Yeah!
I think it's time to "shpin" that phone.
Oh. Spin that phone? Let's spin that phone.
She gonna spin that phone? Spin that phone?
Let's spin that phone. Spin that phone.
She gonna spin that phone. Spin that phone.
Go spin that phone.
She gonna spin that phone. Gonna spin that phone.
She gonna spin that phone again. Spin that phone again. Spin that phone again.
She wanna spin that phone again. She gonna spin that phone again. Spin that phone again.
♪
Yeah.
I think I found my man.
Oh, my God.
That's why TJ's been mad at me all these years.
I got his number, and I never called him back.
I broke his heart.
[ Gasps ] I'm such a hot monster.
Oh, and then years later, having all of this
just shoved up in his poor little face?
I'm gonna go apologize. [ Chuckles ]
Okay. Alright.
I just have to say it.
The reason why I hate your calendar
is because June is the month of my wedding anniversary.
And that is the last thing you want to be reminded of
when you are separated.
Oh, my God. Sam, I'm so sorry.
It's okay. I forgive you. Come here.
[ Chuckles ] Wait a minute.
What?
I wore a wool knit Mr. Turk to your wedding,
which I would never wear during the summer.
You didn't get married in June.
Okay, fine! Fine. [ Gasps ]
I just find the calendar annoying.
Oh. Well, it is not half as annoying
as every time you send an e-mail,
you feel compelled to say, "Whoosh! Bye-bye."
That is adorable.
It is so not. And maybe I could handle it
if it weren't for the hard-boiled eggs
that you shove down your gullet like a pelican.
News flash, Sam-- Nobody likes food that smells like farts.
Okay. Okay.
What are you doing? No. Yeah.
[ Coughs ] Ugh. Bleh.
Now it's gonna smell like that all day.
Oh, I know.
[ Gasps ]
Okay. I remember our elephant.
I asked for your number, and I never called you.
I'm-- I'm really sorry.
What are you talking about?
You're right. Yeah, we don't have to talk about it.
Yeah. It was a baseball game.
There was a baseball game?
TJ: It was Game 7 of the World Series.
The Cubs were on the verge of winning
for the first time in 108 years.
Everyone in the bar was watching the game, except for you.
Oh, my God. You guys, I forgot that the CMAs are on.
Beyoncé is about to perform with the Dixie Chicks.
[ Gasps ] Dennis: What?
But we're never going to make it home on time
because we have such bad Uber ratings.
Don't let me pick the music
if you don't want to hear my falsetto.
Hands off. Okay. Don't worry.
Listen, there's a TV right there.
Bey is on the way! [ Laughs ] Ooh!
TJ: Bottom of the 10th. Two outs.
Cleveland at bat.
Martinez swings--
Set it and forget it. Audience: And forget it.
That's if you followed... What? No!
all the instructional material. What? What just happened?
I-I'm looking for Beyoncé.
It's only one TV.
Oh.
Okay, so it's all of them.
Who's got the remote?! Whoa. [ All shouting angrily ]
I just pressed the wrong button, alright?
I don't work at Radio Shack!
Announcer: And it's over!
The Cubs have just made history!
[ Cheers and applause ]
They're going wild in Chicago.
What a time to be alive.
I pity the loser who missed it.
Nell: Okay, he did not say that.
Well, that's how I remember it.
Mm, you were inebriated?
In a tavern?
You ruined the biggest moment in Cubs history.
I may have to sit next to you, but I don't have to like you.
Well, I'm sorry, but your social faux pas
will be very difficult to recover from.
Ah, you'll be ostracized from society for years,
unless... Could you marry a Kennedy?
Uh-- I'm fine. I can work from here.
The world is my office now.
Ohh.
Ugh.
Alright, well, hopefully that gum
belonged to someone with excellent oral hygiene.
Hey! Hey.
What are you, uh-- Whatcha doing out here?
I don't think I can work next to TJ.
He's a huge Cubs fan,
and it turns out seven years ago,
I changed the channel in a World Series game--
[ Gasps ] Oh, the chickens came on!
[ Laughs ]
Wait, that's what he's mad about?
That was hilarious. Well, he doesn't think so.
Yeah, he thinks I'm kind of awful.
Well, he's wrong. Remember we got kicked out of the bar,
and then we tried to sneak back in wearing hats?
Ugh, we almost made it. [ All booing ]
But somehow they found us out. Aah! Aah!
They threw stuff at us. Aah! Oh! Aah!
Nell: Chicken wings! Aah!
You were so funny that night.
[ Gasps ] And Dennis saved me.
Do you remember I was wearing
that one off-the-rack Chanel blouse that I loved?
And he dove in between me and an incoming hot wing.
[ Slow-motion grunt ]
He sacrificed his favorite "On Fleek" shirt.
He took a wing for me. Mm, Dennis.
[ Sighs ] I gotta go. Okay.
[ Sighs ]
I know, I know. I'm sure you're appalled at my behavior.
Well, you are loud and messy and rude and disgusting.
Well, that-- That is me.
But you're also a lot of fun.
You know, Nell,
when that crudité got stuck in my throat,
I didn't want to draw attention,
so I excused myself and went outside.
But there was no one there to help me.
I choked to death on my own politeness.
[ Scoffs ] Oh, don't be like me, Nell.
You be yourself.
You make as much noise as you want to.
And if that fella upstairs doesn't like it,
well, that's his [bleep] problem.
[ Gasps ]
[ Laughing ] My. Mary Sue, you are bad.
Just--
♪
I have to show you something.
I've tried to make you like me, but this is who I am.
I'm messy, and I don't buy people coffee,
and I kill plants. And I'm really sorry
that I ruined your baseball game that night.
And I really hope that you can accept my apology,
but if you can't, I think maybe it's best
that you find another desk to work at.
Alright. Thank you for that. Mm-hmm.
Oh. You--
♪
Don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you!
Okay, Mary Sue. I'm going to give you
like 10 minutes to get it out of your system,
and then I'm going to send your obituary.
Ooh, well, in that case... Mm-hmm.
Your tie is hideous. [ Chuckles ]
I don't care that you didn't use a coaster.
[ Man sneezing ] Ah! You just sneezed,
and I'm not going to say God bless you.
[ Sighs ]
You know, I've never said it aloud,
but I've always wanted to.
Buttocks! Buttocks!
Buttocks!
I've created a monster.
Dennis, we really need to talk.
Wait, before you say anything... [ Sighs ]
I only kept the calendar on June
because the picture reminds me of us.
What? Look.
I'm the hippo, and you are the sweet little bird
riding my back into the sunset.
That is actually so sweet.
You always just know what to--
Wait a minute.
I know for a fact
that you remember that one time we did gummies,
and we discussed in detail what animals we would be,
and we both said we would be a...
pigeon... Pigeon.
...because we belong to the city.
And we are both always stealing other people's fries.
Yes, I remember.
We are both dirty, lying little pigeons.
[ Sighs ] Which is why we are friends.
Come here. Mm.
[ Sighs ] But we can't work in the same office together.
Oh, God, no. You're a monster.
♪
Can you come in here real quick?
Trying to kill me?
It's really hard. Others have tried.
[ Scoffs ] Come on, let's go.
[ "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" playing ]
♪
So, I've been thinking about
how I missed the end of the Cubs game that night.
Oh, my God. Dude--
And I realized I didn't stop to think about what you missed.
Picture this.
November 2, 2016.
Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks take the stage.
The nation holds their breath, and then...
Set it and forget it. Audience: And forget it.
That's if you followed all the instructional material.
You know, there are so many people out there...
Okay. I can see how painful it is from the other side.
But I still maintain it is funny.
You're right, it is.
But I couldn't see it back then.
I'd just moved to town for this job,
and I didn't know anyone or have any friends.
But I thought if my Cubs could win,
then maybe I could turn it around, too.
And it looked good. The Cubs were up,
a pretty girl just asked for my number--
I knew you remembered that.
[ Chuckles ]
But I missed the end of the game.
And things kept sucking.
And it was the loneliest year of my life,
and I blamed it all on you.
And that wasn't fair.
♪
I've been in many a tailspin.
I get it.
Yeah, buy me one of those chicken roasters,
and I'll forgive you.
Uh...
I'm not gonna do that.
Then I guess you're just gonna have to live with my wrath
next to you in a cubicle forever.
I guess so.
♪
Attention, employees!
Apparently you're all unhappy,
and apparently I care.
You want ergonomic chairs. You want childcare.
You want two-ply toilet paper. Well, I can't do it all.
So what's one thing I can do that will make you all happy?
I'll say it, I don't care. This overcrowding sucks ass.
Person: Yeah. Thank you, Tina.
It is refreshing to finally hear the truth.
And I would love to not sit on the floor.
Oh, enough, Cheryl. Woman: Yeah, Cheryl.
Alright. Does everyone agree
that the current situation is not ideal?
- Mm-hmm. - Yes.
Very well. Then I shall un-merge the floors.
Go back to whence you came.
Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Is it weird that we're clapping for her
because she undid the terrible thing she did this morning?
Just about as weird as someone who's obsessed
with a three-year-old calendar.
That's fair. Mm.
I'm going to take the plant.
It's from the ladies' room.
Yeah, I know.
[ Chuckles ]
See you around, Chicken Girl.
Only if you're lucky.
Get that--
Could you-- [ Grunts ] Can you-- Oh-- [ Sighs ]
Nell, you said you were going to recycle all your old phones.
Show me one more time. [ Sighs ]
Look, all your photos and memories
are right here on the Cloud, including hundreds of selfies
of you seeing if there's food in your teeth.
Okay? Okay.
Are you sure they're still there?
Ugh. Uh, okay, just checking.
Oh, but what about on a clear day?
It's not a literal cloud--
Oh. Jokes?
Yeah, totally. Duh.
Give me my phones.