Should Michael Scott Have Continued Dating Donna
PASADENA, CA - JULY 23: Actor Steve Carell accepts the 'Individual Achievement In Comedy' award for his work on 'The Office' onstage during the 2006 Summer TCA Awards held at The Ritz-Carlton on July 23, 2006 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
The Office: 25 times Michael Scott would have been fired in real life
PASADENA, CA – JULY 23: Actor Steve Carell accepts the 'Individual Achievement In Comedy' award for his work on 'The Office' onstage during the 2006 Summer TCA Awards held at The Ritz-Carlton on July 23, 2006 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
In honor of the 7th Anniversary of Steve Carrell leaving his iconic role as Michael Scott on The Office, let's revisit some of his finer moments on the show.
Maybe it's a stretch to call them his "finer" moments, but it's probably the moments that best capture his character. Michael has a propensity for infantile, obnoxious, inappropriate, and sometimes illegal conduct. He's a walking HR and PR disaster, and yet he somehow avoids being fired during the seventeen years (give or take) of his employment.
Admittedly, some of Michael's antics do not age well; as a modern viewer, they're likely to leave a sour taste in your mouth. But it's because of the framework of this comedy show (with the support of a great cast of patiently enabling side characters) that we can watch it and recognize that – aside from all the discomfort – it's uproariously funny. The Office is chock-full of infinitely quotable (or gif-able) moments.
Michael Scott may be a corporate nightmare, but Steve Carrell's performance is one of comedic brilliance. He plays the role with such goofy sincerity that you can't help but love him, even if you'd flip every desk in the office out of frustration if he was actually your boss.
So – in the spirit of Season 7, Episode 4, "Sex Ed" – let's dredge up some memories.
(Now, one would think this goes without saying, but, don't do any of the things on this list. Just don't. You are not a fictional character in 2005. You will 100 percent get fired.
25. Michael and Holly Can't Stop Being Openly and Uncomfortably Frisky
Episode Title: PDA
Season: 7
Episode: 16
After a wild and mostly terrible romantic union with Jan, Michael is absolutely elated to be in an obnoxiously healthy relationship with the new HR representative, Holly. They are completely inseparable – connected at the hip. And hands. And lips. And basically, everywhere that's uncomfortable for an office environment.
The staff is extremely happy for Michael and Holly (after witnessing first-hand his string of failed and never-quite-started relationships) but they can't quite shake that gross feeling.
Gabe (Zach Woods, Silicon Valley) addresses the office with a meeting to communicate the inappropriate nature of PDAs – public displays of affection – and calls out Michael and Holly directly for their actions. Really, they both should know better; Michael as a manager and Holly as a staff whose whole job is focused on appropriate conduct.
Michael's sordid history with relationships ends up being his saving grace here. The staff are so happy for him and his new-found love that – while they have a low tolerance for their rampant public displays of affection – they refrain from throwing it up the ladder to report their behaviour.
While this isn't strictly something that would warrant a termination, Michael's knowledge of and resistance to the (generally universal) policy would be the damning issue. Their response to the meeting is to openly continue their awkward affection but with a hovering distance that somehow makes it worse.
Again, it passes under the corporate radar, but considering the removal of Holly by corporate after their romance was initially known, it's surely something they would have strong opinions about.
Source: https://netflixlife.com/2018/04/28/the-office-michael-scott-should-have-been-fired/
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