You know, sometimes you've gotta pay your rent sometimes you enjoy the union sometimes you just don't want your agent to drop I Learned as an Asian American actress on the #benihanaxmas episode of #theoffice #theofficeparody #theofficetiktok #theofficememes ♬ original sound - Kat Ahn Once back at Dunder Mifflin, though, Michael says that he can't tell them apart, and so marks the arm of the one he likes with a pen.Īctress Kat Ahn, who played one of the waitresses, Amy, has since spoken out about taking on a "racist role." In a video uploaded to TikTok, Ahn said: "I actually understand why BIPOC actors play racist roles. They go to the Japanese teppanyaki restaurant, Benihana, where they meet two young waitresses and invite them back to the office party that Angela and the committee are putting together. Michael quickly invites his "entourage"-Jim and Ryan (B.J. This is the first of two Christmas specials that have made it onto the list, and it sees Andy (Ed Helms) take Michael out for lunch to forget his heartache. Season 3, Episode 10 - 'A Benihana Christmas' The squeamish scene then ends with Michael forcing Oscar into an embrace, then "raising the stakes" by kissing him in front of the team. Oscar says to the camera: "This is the worst, most backwards day of my life," before telling Michael to his face that his behaviour is "ignorant." Michael then gets emotional for being called out, somehow flipping things around so that Oscar feels obliged to back down. Michael then enlists Dwight (Rainn Wilson) to help him figure out who else in the office might be gay before the pair call Jim (John Krasinski) at his new office to enquire about buying a "gaydar" (a prank Halpert pulled on Dwight previously).ĭespite Jan (Melora Hardin) reprimanding Michael for outing Oscar, quite rightly pointing out that it's his decision if, when and how he tells people about his sexual orientation, Michael (true to form) calls an emergency meeting-in which there are several uncomfortable comments made. Star Steve Carrell is seen here in two Michael Scott moments. "The Office" is no doubt a comedic masterpiece-but it also contains some questionable storylines. Word then spreads around the office, with Oscar's deskmate Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) sniggering about the revelation and Angela (Angela Kinsey) proceeding to make homophobic comments and pointedly using hand sanitizer after Oscar returns to his desk. To justify the use of the offensive term, Michael then goes on a warpath, defending his choice of words, before delivering a non-apology to Oscar and outing him as gay. Perhaps one of the hardest episodes to watch is the Season 3 opener, in which Michael calls Oscar (Oscar Nunez) "f**gy" for preferring Shakespeare in Love to Die Hard. Here, we take a look at some of the show's more controversial storylines and episodes that haven't aged so well. Regardless of the motive, the episode has been hotly debated over the years for its questionable content-which involves Michael Scott (Steve Carell) doing an impression of Chris Rock's stand-up routine, putting on an exaggerated Indian accent, and asking people to name an ethnicity she or he finds sexually attractive.
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The episode is still available on other platforms and may have been skipped due to licensing issues. Although some have put it down to so-called "cancel culture," the network has not confirmed the motivation behind removing the controversial clip. Only this week, Comedy Central pulled one episode, "Diversity Day," from rotation. But while it's no doubt a comedic masterpiece and satirical by nature, there's also no denying some of the storylines are a little dubious. Since its debut in 2005, The Office has garnered a huge fanbase and has proven to be enduringly popular in both the U.S.