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In the episode, Michael accidentally burns his foot on a grill, but insists coming to work anyway. When none of his employees, except for Dwight, help him, Michael feels under-appreciated. Meanwhile, Dwight starts acting strangely nice to everyone, especially Pam.

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Big

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by The Injury part of The Office Season 2
After burning his foot on his George Foreman Grill, Michael calls a meeting to talk about people with disabilities. He has several pictures on the wall of examples of people with disabilities. He points to a picture from the movie 'Big', but mistakenly says it's the movie Philadelphia. Kevin informs Michael of his mistake. Michael responds that his point is still valid. Tom Hanks, in the movie, turns into a man overnight, making it a rare disability.
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Born on the Fourth of July

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by The Injury part of The Office Season 2
After burning his foot on his George Foreman Grill, Michael calls a meeting to talk about people with disabilities. He invites Billy Merchant, a man in a wheelchair, to come speak to the office. Michael is disappointed that Billy is able to manuever so well in his wheelchair, and states that he expected Billy to be more like the guy from the movie 'Born on the Fourth of July'.
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Forrest Gump

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by The Injury part of The Office Season 2
After burning his foot on his George Foreman Grill, Michael calls a meeting to talk about people with disabilities. He has several pictures on the wall of examples of people with disabilities. Forrest Gump is his example for "mentally challenged".
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Philadelphia

  • Dates: - December 23, 1999
  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by The Injury part of The Office Season 2
After burning his foot on his George Foreman Grill, Michael calls a meeting to talk about people with disabilities. He has several pictures on the wall of examples of people with disabilities. He points to a picture of Tom Hanks in the movie Big, mistakenly calls it "Philadelphia" for his example of AIDS being a disability.
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The Office Season 2

# Title Air Date
The Office
2:1 The Dundies Sep 20, 2005
2:2 Sexual Harassment Sep 27, 2005
2:3 Office Olympics Oct 4, 2005
2:4 The Fire Oct 11, 2005
2:5 Halloween Oct 18, 2005
2:6 The Fight Nov 1, 2005
2:7 The Client Nov 8, 2005
2:8 Performance Review Nov 15, 2005
2:9 E-mail Surveillance Nov 22, 2005
2:10 Christmas Party Dec 6, 2005
2:11 Booze Cruise Jan 5, 2006
2:12 The Injury Jan 12, 2006
2:13 The Secret Jan 19, 2006
2:14 The Carpet Jan 26, 2006
2:16 Valentine's Day Feb 9, 2006
2:15 Boys and Girls
2:17 Dwight's Speech Mar 2, 2006
2:18 Take Your Daughter to Work Day Mar 16, 2006
2:19 Michael's Birthday Mar 30, 2006
2:20 Drug Testing Apr 27, 2006
2:21 Conflict Resolution May 4, 2006
2:22 Casino Night May 11, 2006

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