Toby’s response: “What are you guys talking about? I have a daughter. Other than that, they weren’t funny and I’m happy that I’ll never see them again.Īlso, can I just say it was hilarious that Michael was trying to spread the rumor that Toby was a virgin. The interns were just a ploy to start Michael’s gossip. Even though this is becoming more predictable than a WWE match, it’s still funny and effective. He’s not just a puzzle-solving, uncaring salesmen counting the seconds down until he leaves work to go home and watch television before going to sleep and then do it all over again like a robot… He’s a real person!Īnd once again, Michael dodged a bullet with his rumors scheme. Who would’ve ever expected Stanley to cheat on his wife? Stanley, the most stagnant character in the show, actually expressed real emotions during this episode. Pam proves it with the sonogram and no one is more surprised than Michael. When they ask Michael which was the one rumor that was true, the quick mind of Jim saves the humiliation for Stanley and steps forward to admit Pam is pregnant. Michael calls for an immediate meeting in the conference room and explains how he made up all of the rumors except for one. When Andy tells Jim he knows there will be a “baby tuna” soon, that’s when everything comes out. Meanwhile, while Pam and Jim have been hiding the fact that Pam’s pregnant, somehow Michael was able to nail that rumor accurately. Andy talks to Oscar, which results in Oscar saying that he actually might be gay. Kevin snickers that Andy is gay, which makes him start thinking whether or not he really is gay. When people begin confronting each other about their rumor, that sparks a riot in the office. Some of the rumors he starts are as follow: Angela is dating an 81-year-old, Toby’s a virgin, Andy is gay, Kelly has an eating disorder, and Pam is pregnant. Knowing that he already told everyone about Stanley’s affair, Michael plans to spread rumors about everyone in the office to take their focus away from Stanley. When Michael confronts Stanley about the rumor, Stanley confirms it and begs Michael to refrain from telling anyone else. But once he finds out a bit of information from the interns about Stanley, he spreads the rumor to everyone that Stanley’s having an affair. Michael finds out he’s being left out on a lot of office gossip. As you can predict, they’ve done nothing around the office.Īnyway, the title of the episode forms into the central storyline. It was funny and wild, but not that funny.Īnyway, this happens to be the last day for the three Summer interns at Dunder Mifflin. They explain they’re participating in Parkour, which was a 2004 Internet phenomenom displaying professionals jumping and climbing in their environment in a dangerous and freestyle way. The episode opens up with Michael Scott, Dwight, and Andy running around the office, jumping off things, and basically making a mess of everything they touch. For the season six premiere, “Gossip” was a bit unbalanced.