Stanley Hudson
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Stanley James Hudson is a fictional character
from the US
television series The Office
. He is played by Leslie David Baker
. Stanley's counterpart in the UK series
is Malcolm.
, and believes he is underpaid. Stanley only thinly attempts to hide his disgust and disrespect for Scott, who affectionately describes Stanley's remarks as clever and sassy. Stanley, who is black, is constantly subjected to Michael's inadvertently offensive remarks based on racial stereotypes
. At times, Stanley plays along with Michael's comments for his own benefit. In "Performance Review
", Stanley tells Michael that he learned about women "on the ghetto" in order to secure a raise. Stanley has generally good relations with his other colleagues, especially Phyllis Lapin-Vance whom he often has lunch with. Stanley is a very laid back person, though when angry he has often been described as frightening. On one occasion, coworker Ryan Howard received a harsh scolding from Stanley after he wrongly suspected Ryan of "sniffing around" his daughter. He confronts Ryan Howard again in a deleted scene "Cocktails" when his daughter Melissa sees Ryan again at Poor Richards Pub. On another occasion, Stanley uses a lug wrench
to smash Michael's car when Michael exposes Stanley's affair to the office.
. The photo that he shows of his involvement with the party suggests that he would have been one of the founders or at least an early member of the party. His involvement with the Black Power movement is later alluded to when, as a show of joy for losing weight, he raises his fist in the tradition of the Black Power movement. However, those days seem to be part of his persona which he has left in the distant past.
Stanley sits across from fellow employee, Phyllis Vance. Michael often refers to him as "Stanley the Manly". Generally, when bored and unhappy (particularly when forced to listen to Michael), Stanley simply props his elbows on a table and rests his face between his hands in protest. Stanley generally prefers working on crossword
puzzles during the various staff meetings rather than giving his undivided attention to Michael, earning him the nickname "The Crossword Puzzle Guy". He is also known for his enjoyment of Miracle Whip
, judging from comments others make in multiple episodes.
Stanley's second wife, Teri (Joanne Carlsen), is white
, a fact that confuses Michael (on separate occasions, at the Dundies and Phyllis' wedding, Michael has had to be told by an unamused Stanley that Teri is his spouse). He has two children from a previous marriage, including Melissa who visits the office on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. Stanley is a diabetic. He prefers that co-workers ask before using his condiments, and looks forward to the office building's annual free pretzel
day, as evidenced by his comment, "I wake up every morning in a bed that’s too small, drive my daughter to a school that’s too expensive, and then I go to work to a job for which I get paid too little, but on pretzel day? (smiling widely) Well, I like pretzel day..." Stanley also likes Pam Grier
, admitting she is one of the four things he absolutely loves in the world. The other three are his wife, daughters, and "a hot, chewy roll of buttered dough" (e.g. soft pretzel
s). The only moments where Stanley seems to enjoy Michael's company are when the two share pretzels. He also enjoys the cakes that accompany office birthdays, but doesn't like Oscar's suggestion that he eat a healthy apple to ward off insulin shock in their absence. Stanley used to drive a late-model Lincoln LS
, and as of season three, he drives a white Chrysler 300
. In the episode "Safety Training
", Michael inadvertently bounces a watermelon
onto Stanley's car. In "Sabre" Michael throws his aluminum water bottle out of his car, shattering the 300's windshield. Stanley says he is a Catholic in Fun Run
and it was also hinted in "Sexual Harassment
", when he states that his daughter Melissa attends Catholic school
.
When not in the office, Stanley relaxes by enjoying some red wine (for the antioxidants) and watching television mysteries, though it's not clear whether he means non-fiction shows like Unsolved Mysteries
or fictional shows in the CSI
and Law & Order
vein which he refers to as "my mystery stories." Stanley also seems to enjoy Todd Packer's jokes as he smiles when Todd comes and laughs out loudly at Todd's jokes in "Sexual Harassment". His general view is that he does not apologize unless he thinks he's wrong, which led to his divorce from his first wife. He bluntly predicts that this may lead to divorce with his current wife and even his next wife, but it seems like he is not seeking out conflict with his wife—merely stating that he won't back down from what he believes. In a deleted scene from the season 6 episode "New Leads", Stanley says that he fought with his first wife so often that she tried to poison him (although he does not say this directly), as he mentions that he started tasting something coppery in his dinner, and only when he started acting sweet did the taste go away.
", during a diversity training exercise, each employee is given a card with a specific race written on it to wear on their forehead, so they will know how it feels to be treated like that race. Stanley "coincidentally" (Michael's doing) winds up with "black", and is later pushed by Michael (along with Pam, who ended up with "Jewish") to delve into which group has suffered more historically, with Michael offensively saying they should debate "the Olympics of suffering: Slavery vs. the Holocaust" but Stanley only tells Pam "I admire your culture's success in America", which is much less rude than Dwight's stereotype-based comments to Pam. Later, in "Basketball
", Michael recruits Stanley to be on his team, assuming that since he is black, he will be a good player (much to Stanley's disdain), which he quickly finds out is not the case when he sees Stanley struggle just to dribble the ball.
He wins the "Fine Work" award at the 8th Annual Dundie Awards, helping to warm up the ceremonies by joking that he does not know what to make of the "Great Work" award he had won the previous year, but states that he "guesses it's better than smelliest bowel movement", which is the Dundie awarded to Kevin Malone
. He also takes his wife Teri to the awards. While very serious, Stanley occasionally does come around and lighten up (particularly with Jim's attitude). In the "Office Olympics
", he becomes a participant, despite telling Jim Halpert
earlier that his favorite office game is "Work hard so my kids can go to college." During performance reviews, Stanley offers Michael advice on dealing with Jan ("sometimes women say more with their pauses than with their words"), even going as far as to say he learned all of this "on the ghetto," in order to please Michael and possibly receive a bonus. His daughter, Melissa, develops a crush on Ryan Howard
, the office temp, during "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", leading Stanley to yell at Ryan after a jealous Kelly points this out to him. Ryan later described this to the camera as "one of the most frightening experiences of my life." During "Conflict Resolution
" he responds to Phyllis' claim that they are close with a pointed "We SIT close."
." This is one of the only things he and Michael agree on and bond over. They both yell at Phyllis when it looks like she's trying to use Bob Vance to cut in line. In a deleted scene, they can be seen enjoying their free pretzels together. Toward the end of the episode, Stanley is heard saying, "364 days...until the next pretzel day." In fact, he is overjoyed when he hears that the office may shut down in "Branch Closing
," because the pay he would receive from the severance package
would be enough to allow him to retire and travel through Europe
with his wife. Until the merger of the Scranton
and Stamford
branches, Stanley was the only African American employee (outside of the warehouse) and was annoyed by Martin Nash's attempt to befriend him based on just their shared races. Later, with Ryan and Phyllis, Stanley advised Martin and the rest of the Stamford employees how the Scranton office operates by saying "It only gets worse." He joins Pam and Karen's party in "A Benihana Christmas." He attends Phyllis's wedding but is happy about her six-week honeymoon and accompanying absence from the office. When he finds out about Michael's pitiful salary in "The Negotiation," he bluntly states that he still thinks Michael is way overpaid. He notes in a deleted scene in "Safety Training" that he is winning a lot of money because he bet on Phyllis being on the phone constantly to Bob Vance, and smiles as he notes that his co-worker's annoying behavior is finally paying off. In "Cocktails," Stanley once again chews Ryan out (and maybe more) after he sees him chatting with his daughter. In the season finale, Stanley sets the conversion of Schrute Bucks to Stanley Nickels as the rate of unicorns to leprechauns.
During the Rabies Awareness Fun Run
, Stanley shows up at the starting line, but gets in a cab along with Creed and Oscar and heads to a local restaurant to relax as soon as Michael has taken off on the run. In a deleted scene in "Launch Party
, Jim tells Pam that Stanley was an extra in the film, "Philadelphia." He is cold-called by Michael during Michael's humiliating telemarketing job in "Money
," and Stanley berates Michael for bothering him at home and later tells the other workers about Michael's second job. In "Branch Wars
," Stanley accepts a job offer from Karen
, the Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin's Utica
branch, who reveals that he called her in a talking-head moment. It is later revealed that Stanley was bluffing to get Michael to give him a raise, and wonders out loud how Michael called his bluff so effectively. It was revealed that Stanley is diabetic
in "Survivor Man
." In "Did I Stutter?
," Stanley snaps at Michael when he presses Stanley for input during a meeting. This leads to a confrontation where Stanley admits his disrespect for Michael, while acknowledging the fact that he can no longer speak in such a way to his boss; the surprisingly professional way in which Michael ultimately deals with this problem seems to finally earn a small portion of Stanley's respect. In "Goodbye, Toby
," Stanley does not speak except in deleted scenes available on NBC.com. In one deleted scene, Stanley praises corn dogs with Oscar. In another deleted scene, Stanley said he has mixed feelings about Toby. Toby was helpful when Stanley had colitis
, getting him seven weeks off for treatment, but was not so helpful when Stanley had an issue with his acid reflux.
movement and ends up losing seven pounds.
In Prince Family Paper
, in giving his argument on how Hilary Swank is hot, he says he is trying to be more optimistic in life and that pointing out people's flaws is no way to live. In The Surplus
, he also tried to suck up to Michael to get new chairs for the office.
In Stress Relief
, Dwight's over-the-top, poorly thought-through "fire safety" drill caused Stanley to have a heart attack. He is later released from the hospital, under orders from his doctor not to become stressed, and gives him a stress monitor to help. He reveals that he would like to quit his job, but he thinks he is too old to find another, that he doesn't have enough savings to retire, and that he now feels "Like I'm working in my own casket." When he returns to the Office, Andy Bernard
presents him with a wheelchair. Later, at a Red Cross CPR class, Michael tries to get Stanley to perform CPR on the dummy, but Michael decides he needs to show him the right way. Stanley decides that he isn't feeling well after watching Dwight gut the dummy. Later, during a pseudo-meditation session run by Michael, Stanley's stress monitor continually goes off when Michael comes close to him, revealing Michael to be the source of the employees' stress after the same thing happens when Oscar tries out the stress monitor. After the Roast of Michael, Michael comes back to the Office and roasts most of the employees, including Stanley, saying "Stanley, you crush your wife during sex, and your heart sucks." Stanley finds this hilarious.
Stanley shows some genuine minor concern for Michael in "Two Weeks
," when he advises Michael that he should go to his office and start hunting for a job, given that Michael only has four days left with the company. When Michael re-joins the branch, Stanley joins Dwight's mutiny against Michael when he refuses to give back clients that Michael's new paper company had stolen in "Casual Friday
".
The first episode of the sixth season, "Gossip
", involves Michael finding out from an intern that he has seen Stanley cheating on his wife, Teri, with a woman named Cynthia (Algerita Wynn Lewis). Michael initially thinks the rumor was false, but Stanley confirms it, saying he's about to break the affair off. Michael spreads the rumor around the office, but just retrieves the situation, and it seems Stanley has gotten away with the affair, until Michael talks to Teri on the phone, accidentally calling her Cynthia, confirming her suspicions. Presumably, Teri leaves Stanley, who smashes Michael's car in anger. In "Niagara
", Stanley gives the toaster originally for Pam and Roy to Pam and Jim for their wedding. He brings Cynthia to Jim and Pam's wedding, where he enjoys getting his behind spanked by his new girlfriend as he dances down the church aisle.
In "The Lover
", when Pam starts screaming "No More Meetings", Stanley can be seen cheering alongside her. In "Murder
", Stanley refuses to take part in the murder mystery game Michael sets up in the office. However he reluctantly takes part on hearing the game will be catered. When Michael has to go to a group of high school and tell them he can't afford to pay for their college education in "Scott's Tots
", Stanley laughs out loud at Michael's suffering. During the office Christmas party, Phyllis as Santa asks if he's been a good boy, Stanley deadpans that he has only for Michael to blurt out a reference to his affair.
In "The Delivery
", Stanley shows that he cares very little about Pam being pregnant, as when she goes in labor and Jim and Michael rush her into the elevator, Stanley notices it is 5:00 and makes them hold the elevator for him.
In "New Leads
", Stanley, along with the rest of the sales staff, lets Sabre's new "sales is king" policy go to his head. When the sales staff acknowledges their cocky behavior, they plan to offer the non-sales staff some pastries and 2% of their commissions. However, before mentioning their commissions offer, the non-sales staff seem to be just happy with the pastries and they accept their apology, so the sales staff withholds their commissions offer. Stanley almost gives away that they were planning to give 2% of their commissions to them (since he walked in the room after the non-sales staff simply accepted the pastries), but Jim quickly interrupts him and covers up his comment. When Stanley figures out what has happened, he smiles and is glad that everyone is getting along again without having to give up some of his commission.
In the beginning of "Happy Hour
", Michael says whoever does more push-ups than him will get to go home early. Stanley does more push-ups then him (with Michael saying in an interview that it's not really fair, since "he (Stanley) has all this weight helping him go down"), and thus gets to leave. Later, it is shown that Stanley has placed dozens of his business cards in the Bar's lunch raffle.
", Stanley refers to Michael spanking the terrible new office assistant Luke Cooper as "Texas justice".
In "Costume Contest
", Stanley accidentally confuses Jim's mug of orange juice for his own mug of coffee, but does not appear to notice the difference. This leads a surprised Jim, along with the rest of the office, to determine what else Stanley won't notice. Kevin dresses as Phyllis; Andy sits at his desk while wearing a tie with no shirt; Jim places a cardboard box with the computer desktop on it over Stanley's monitor; Michael wears fake teeth; Michael talks about a Dunder Mifflin branch on Jupiter during a staff meeting where all the employees except Stanley are facing a different direction; Pam wears a mustache; and Dwight brings a pony into the office...with Stanley not realizing any of those things happened. However, he does notice that the office clock behind him is five minutes slow, and that it's 5PM, so he immediately heads out of the office. For the costume contest, he dresses up as a samurai warrior
.
In "Christening
", he attends the christening of Jim and Pam's baby, Cece. At the reception, food quickly runs out, and he (and Kevin) become agitated. Michael tells them that if they don't stop worrying about what they're going to eat all the time, they will die in "about a month".
In a deleted scene from "Viewing Party
", he tells the camera that he is irritated by the fact that he was invited to Gabe's apartment for the Glee
viewing party.
In a deleted scene from "China
", he tells Michael that he's not worried about China
's growing global power, only for Michael to say that it's not trouble for him because he's conditioned to being the under class, offending him.
In "The Seminar
", Stanley is one of the speakers at Andy's seminar on starting a small business, but pulls out along with Phyllis and Dwight. Later, Dwight reveals that he talked to one of the attendees, a man who owns a golf supply business, and that this could actually be a good opportunity for the sales team. Stanley, Dwight and Phyllis then try to rejoin Andy, who refuses at Darryl's prompting. In a deleted scene, he tells the camera is that he makes his sales by meeting with a client, giving his pitch, and then staring intensely at them until they buy something.
He plays the Narrator in Michael's movie "Threat Level Midnight
".
In "Garage Sale
", He trades Dwight his $150 telescope for a Pie.
In "Training Day
", he, like the other employees, sucks up to new office manager Deangelo Vickers.
In the cold open of "Michael's Last Dundies
", Stanley screams at Michael and Deangelo to get off his property when they deliver his Dundie nomination early in the morning. At the Dundies, Stanley laughs at Michael portraying Phyllis as being an old, enfeebled woman in the opening video in which Michael plays various employees around the office. Later, Stanley is not amused when he wins the diabetes award. He also participates in serenading the soon-to-depart Michael with a version of "Seasons of Love
" with altered lyrics.
In "Goodbye, Michael
", Michael gives Stanley a small felt table (which has no balls) as a going away present. However, he's outraged when Michael gives Andy his client list. Later, when Michael calls one final meeting in the conference room, he tries to leave when Michael does his "Ping" character, only for Michael to hug him as he's walking away. In a deleted scene, it is shown that he has a fetish
for Japanese hentai
, which he calls "art".
In "The Inner Circle (The Office)
", Stanley is seen doing his crossword puzzles while Deangelo is heading a conference meeting. He is not part of Deangelo's inner circle, but does not seem to mind the fact at all. Later, when Deangelo heavily injures himself and is sent to hospital, Stanley is seen in a grave expression shaking his head.
In "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager
", Stanley is annoyed by Dwight's heavily enforced management style, such as having a "honor system" for coffee in the kitchen. Later, when Dwight foolishly attempts to cover his mistakes by declaring that a full investigation is being held concerning who fired the gun in the office, Stanley says that everybody already saw Dwight as the culprit.
In "Search Committee
", when asked by Oscar if there's a front-runner for the manager position yet, Jim (who's on the search committee) jokes that he is not taking the search seriously, causing Stanley to scold Jim that he worked for Michael for 15 years, and that according to his doctor, he doesn't have another 15 years left if he wants to maintain his dietary and sexual lifestyle (which he intends to), thus making the next boss his last. He tells Jim he would "appreciate it" if he took the search seriously, then dunks his half-eaten doughnut into Jim's coffee, pulls it out, and leaves the kitchen. Later, Angela loudly informs Stanley that she won't be able to invite everyone in the office to her wedding, as she wants to keep it to 350, to which he responds with a simple "I'll get over it".
In "The List
", Stanley's new "thing" is that he pretends to help someone out by describing what to do real slowly, then yelling "and then shove it up your butt!". In a talking-head interview, he acknowledges that it's stupid, but it's what he's going to do. He is also on the "Losers" side of Robert California's list.
Fictional character
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from the US
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television series The Office
The Office (US TV series)
The Office is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. An adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, it depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company...
. He is played by Leslie David Baker
Leslie David Baker
Leslie David Baker is an American film and television actor who plays Stanley Hudson on The Office. He also had several small roles in Scrubs and appeared on That '70s Show as a janitor after a Ted Nugent concert and played an office worker in several of OfficeMax's "Rubberband Man" series of...
. Stanley's counterpart in the UK series
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is Malcolm.
Overview
Stanley Hudson is a sales representative for the fictitious paper distributor Dunder Mifflin. Stanley is a serious, hardworking, but thoroughly grumpy and disgruntled employee, who dislikes his boss, Michael ScottMichael Scott (The Office)
Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell, and based on David Brent from the original British version. Michael, the central character of the series, was the manager of the Scranton branch of paper and printer distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc...
, and believes he is underpaid. Stanley only thinly attempts to hide his disgust and disrespect for Scott, who affectionately describes Stanley's remarks as clever and sassy. Stanley, who is black, is constantly subjected to Michael's inadvertently offensive remarks based on racial stereotypes
Ethnic stereotype
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. At times, Stanley plays along with Michael's comments for his own benefit. In "Performance Review
Performance Review
"Performance Review" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fourteenth episode overall. It was written by Larry Wilmore and directed by Paul Feig...
", Stanley tells Michael that he learned about women "on the ghetto" in order to secure a raise. Stanley has generally good relations with his other colleagues, especially Phyllis Lapin-Vance whom he often has lunch with. Stanley is a very laid back person, though when angry he has often been described as frightening. On one occasion, coworker Ryan Howard received a harsh scolding from Stanley after he wrongly suspected Ryan of "sniffing around" his daughter. He confronts Ryan Howard again in a deleted scene "Cocktails" when his daughter Melissa sees Ryan again at Poor Richards Pub. On another occasion, Stanley uses a lug wrench
Lug wrench
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to smash Michael's car when Michael exposes Stanley's affair to the office.
Biography
In his younger days, Stanley was a member of the Black Panther PartyBlack Panther Party
The Black Panther Party wasan African-American revolutionary leftist organization. It was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982....
. The photo that he shows of his involvement with the party suggests that he would have been one of the founders or at least an early member of the party. His involvement with the Black Power movement is later alluded to when, as a show of joy for losing weight, he raises his fist in the tradition of the Black Power movement. However, those days seem to be part of his persona which he has left in the distant past.
Stanley sits across from fellow employee, Phyllis Vance. Michael often refers to him as "Stanley the Manly". Generally, when bored and unhappy (particularly when forced to listen to Michael), Stanley simply props his elbows on a table and rests his face between his hands in protest. Stanley generally prefers working on crossword
Crossword
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puzzles during the various staff meetings rather than giving his undivided attention to Michael, earning him the nickname "The Crossword Puzzle Guy". He is also known for his enjoyment of Miracle Whip
Miracle Whip
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, judging from comments others make in multiple episodes.
Stanley's second wife, Teri (Joanne Carlsen), is white
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, a fact that confuses Michael (on separate occasions, at the Dundies and Phyllis' wedding, Michael has had to be told by an unamused Stanley that Teri is his spouse). He has two children from a previous marriage, including Melissa who visits the office on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. Stanley is a diabetic. He prefers that co-workers ask before using his condiments, and looks forward to the office building's annual free pretzel
Pretzel
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day, as evidenced by his comment, "I wake up every morning in a bed that’s too small, drive my daughter to a school that’s too expensive, and then I go to work to a job for which I get paid too little, but on pretzel day? (smiling widely) Well, I like pretzel day..." Stanley also likes Pam Grier
Pam Grier
Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier is an American actress. She became famous in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women in prison and blaxploitation films such as 1974's Foxy Brown. Her career was revitalized in 1997 after her appearance in Quentin Tarantino's film...
, admitting she is one of the four things he absolutely loves in the world. The other three are his wife, daughters, and "a hot, chewy roll of buttered dough" (e.g. soft pretzel
Pretzel
A pretzel is a type of baked food made from dough in soft and hard varieties and savory or sweet flavors in a unique knot-like shape, originating in Europe...
s). The only moments where Stanley seems to enjoy Michael's company are when the two share pretzels. He also enjoys the cakes that accompany office birthdays, but doesn't like Oscar's suggestion that he eat a healthy apple to ward off insulin shock in their absence. Stanley used to drive a late-model Lincoln LS
Lincoln LS
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, and as of season three, he drives a white Chrysler 300
Chrysler 300
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. In the episode "Safety Training
Safety Training
"Safety Training" is the nineteenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office. Written by B. J. Novak, who also acts in the show as sales representative Ryan Howard, and directed by Caddyshack and National Lampoon's Vacation director Harold Ramis, the episode...
", Michael inadvertently bounces a watermelon
Watermelon
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onto Stanley's car. In "Sabre" Michael throws his aluminum water bottle out of his car, shattering the 300's windshield. Stanley says he is a Catholic in Fun Run
Fun Run
"Fun Run" is the fourth season premiere of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fifty-fourth episode overall...
and it was also hinted in "Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment (The Office episode)
"Sexual Harassment" is the second episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's eighth episode overall. Written by B. J...
", when he states that his daughter Melissa attends Catholic school
Catholic school
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.
When not in the office, Stanley relaxes by enjoying some red wine (for the antioxidants) and watching television mysteries, though it's not clear whether he means non-fiction shows like Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries
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or fictional shows in the CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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and Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
vein which he refers to as "my mystery stories." Stanley also seems to enjoy Todd Packer's jokes as he smiles when Todd comes and laughs out loudly at Todd's jokes in "Sexual Harassment". His general view is that he does not apologize unless he thinks he's wrong, which led to his divorce from his first wife. He bluntly predicts that this may lead to divorce with his current wife and even his next wife, but it seems like he is not seeking out conflict with his wife—merely stating that he won't back down from what he believes. In a deleted scene from the season 6 episode "New Leads", Stanley says that he fought with his first wife so often that she tried to poison him (although he does not say this directly), as he mentions that he started tasting something coppery in his dinner, and only when he started acting sweet did the taste go away.
Seasons 1–2
In "Diversity DayDiversity Day
"Diversity Day" is the second episode of the first season of the American version of The Office. Written by B. J. Novak and directed by Ken Kwapis, it first aired in the United States on March 29, 2005, on NBC. The episode guest stars Office consulting producer Larry Wilmore as Mr...
", during a diversity training exercise, each employee is given a card with a specific race written on it to wear on their forehead, so they will know how it feels to be treated like that race. Stanley "coincidentally" (Michael's doing) winds up with "black", and is later pushed by Michael (along with Pam, who ended up with "Jewish") to delve into which group has suffered more historically, with Michael offensively saying they should debate "the Olympics of suffering: Slavery vs. the Holocaust" but Stanley only tells Pam "I admire your culture's success in America", which is much less rude than Dwight's stereotype-based comments to Pam. Later, in "Basketball
Basketball (The Office episode)
"Basketball" is the fifth episode of the first season of U.S. television comedy The Office. It was written and directed by Greg Daniels. It first aired on April 19, 2005....
", Michael recruits Stanley to be on his team, assuming that since he is black, he will be a good player (much to Stanley's disdain), which he quickly finds out is not the case when he sees Stanley struggle just to dribble the ball.
He wins the "Fine Work" award at the 8th Annual Dundie Awards, helping to warm up the ceremonies by joking that he does not know what to make of the "Great Work" award he had won the previous year, but states that he "guesses it's better than smelliest bowel movement", which is the Dundie awarded to Kevin Malone
Kevin Malone
Kevin Jaye Malone is a character in the United States television series The Office. He is played by Brian Baumgartner. Kevin's counterpart in the UK series is Keith Bishop.-Biography:...
. He also takes his wife Teri to the awards. While very serious, Stanley occasionally does come around and lighten up (particularly with Jim's attitude). In the "Office Olympics
Office Olympics
"Office Olympics" is the third episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's ninth episode overall. Written by Michael Schur, and directed by Paul Feig, the episode first aired in the United States on October 4, 2005 on NBC.In the episode, Michael...
", he becomes a participant, despite telling Jim Halpert
Jim Halpert
James Duncan "Jim" Halpert is a fictional character in the United States version of the television sitcom The Office, played by John Krasinski. The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office...
earlier that his favorite office game is "Work hard so my kids can go to college." During performance reviews, Stanley offers Michael advice on dealing with Jan ("sometimes women say more with their pauses than with their words"), even going as far as to say he learned all of this "on the ghetto," in order to please Michael and possibly receive a bonus. His daughter, Melissa, develops a crush on Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard (The Office)
Ryan Bailey Howard , played by B. J. Novak, is a fictional character on the US television sitcom The Office. He is based upon Ricky Howard from the original version of The Office , but his role is significantly expanded and he is a main character.-Character profile:Little is known about Ryan's...
, the office temp, during "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", leading Stanley to yell at Ryan after a jealous Kelly points this out to him. Ryan later described this to the camera as "one of the most frightening experiences of my life." During "Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution (The Office episode)
"Conflict Resolution" is the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, the show's twenty-seventh episode overall. Written by executive producer and show runner Greg Daniels and directed by Charles McDougall, "Conflict Resolution"...
" he responds to Phyllis' claim that they are close with a pointed "We SIT close."
Seasons 3–4
Following Pam and Roy's called-off wedding, Stanley complains that he now has two toasters at home (one was supposed to be a wedding gift, but he could not return it because, after their long engagement, the store no longer sold it). Just about the only thing Stanley enjoys about working at Dunder Mifflin is the office park's annual "free pretzel day," which he looks forward to year-round, as revealed in the episode "InitiationInitiation (The Office episode)
"Initiation" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office—the show's 33rd overall. Written by B. J...
." This is one of the only things he and Michael agree on and bond over. They both yell at Phyllis when it looks like she's trying to use Bob Vance to cut in line. In a deleted scene, they can be seen enjoying their free pretzels together. Toward the end of the episode, Stanley is heard saying, "364 days...until the next pretzel day." In fact, he is overjoyed when he hears that the office may shut down in "Branch Closing
Branch Closing
"Branch Closing" is the seventh episode of the third season of The Office . It was first aired on November 9, 2006 on NBC. It was written by Michael Schur and directed by Tucker Gates. It is the first episode to have a "Producer's Cut" on NBC.com, with deleted scenes edited into the full episode...
," because the pay he would receive from the severance package
Severance package
A severance package is pay and benefits an employee receives when they leave employment at a company. In addition to the employee's remaining regular pay, it may include some of the following:* An additional payment based on months of service...
would be enough to allow him to retire and travel through Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with his wife. Until the merger of the Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
and Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
branches, Stanley was the only African American employee (outside of the warehouse) and was annoyed by Martin Nash's attempt to befriend him based on just their shared races. Later, with Ryan and Phyllis, Stanley advised Martin and the rest of the Stamford employees how the Scranton office operates by saying "It only gets worse." He joins Pam and Karen's party in "A Benihana Christmas." He attends Phyllis's wedding but is happy about her six-week honeymoon and accompanying absence from the office. When he finds out about Michael's pitiful salary in "The Negotiation," he bluntly states that he still thinks Michael is way overpaid. He notes in a deleted scene in "Safety Training" that he is winning a lot of money because he bet on Phyllis being on the phone constantly to Bob Vance, and smiles as he notes that his co-worker's annoying behavior is finally paying off. In "Cocktails," Stanley once again chews Ryan out (and maybe more) after he sees him chatting with his daughter. In the season finale, Stanley sets the conversion of Schrute Bucks to Stanley Nickels as the rate of unicorns to leprechauns.
During the Rabies Awareness Fun Run
Fun Run
"Fun Run" is the fourth season premiere of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fifty-fourth episode overall...
, Stanley shows up at the starting line, but gets in a cab along with Creed and Oscar and heads to a local restaurant to relax as soon as Michael has taken off on the run. In a deleted scene in "Launch Party
Launch Party
"Launch Party" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fifty-eighth episode overall. The episode was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Ken Whittingham...
, Jim tells Pam that Stanley was an extra in the film, "Philadelphia." He is cold-called by Michael during Michael's humiliating telemarketing job in "Money
Money (The Office)
"Money" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's sixtieth episode overall. It first aired on October 18, 2007, on NBC, and was the last of four consecutive hour long episodes that opened the fourth season...
," and Stanley berates Michael for bothering him at home and later tells the other workers about Michael's second job. In "Branch Wars
Branch Wars
"Branch Wars" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office—the show's sixty-third episode overall. Written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Joss Whedon, the episode originally aired in the United States on November 1, 2007 on NBC...
," Stanley accepts a job offer from Karen
Karen Filippelli
Karen Filippelli is a fictional character from the U.S. television series The Office. She is played by Rashida Jones. She is loosely based on the character of Rachel from the original UK version of the show, in that she transferred during the merger of the two branches, and became romantically...
, the Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin's Utica
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
branch, who reveals that he called her in a talking-head moment. It is later revealed that Stanley was bluffing to get Michael to give him a raise, and wonders out loud how Michael called his bluff so effectively. It was revealed that Stanley is diabetic
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced...
in "Survivor Man
Survivor Man
"Survivor Man" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office—the show's sixty-fourth episode overall. Written by Steve Carell, who also acts on the show as Regional Manager Michael Scott, and directed by Paul Feig, it originally aired on NBC on...
." In "Did I Stutter?
Did I Stutter?
"Did I Stutter?" is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's sixty-ninth episode overall...
," Stanley snaps at Michael when he presses Stanley for input during a meeting. This leads to a confrontation where Stanley admits his disrespect for Michael, while acknowledging the fact that he can no longer speak in such a way to his boss; the surprisingly professional way in which Michael ultimately deals with this problem seems to finally earn a small portion of Stanley's respect. In "Goodbye, Toby
Goodbye, Toby
"Goodbye, Toby" is the fourth season hour-long finale of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's seventy-first episode overall...
," Stanley does not speak except in deleted scenes available on NBC.com. In one deleted scene, Stanley praises corn dogs with Oscar. In another deleted scene, Stanley said he has mixed feelings about Toby. Toby was helpful when Stanley had colitis
Colitis
In medicine, colitis refers to an inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe an inflammation of the large intestine .Colitides may be acute and self-limited or chronic, i.e...
, getting him seven weeks off for treatment, but was not so helpful when Stanley had an issue with his acid reflux.
Seasons 5–6
When the Dunder Mifflin branches take part in a weight loss competition, Stanley begins losing weight for his own reasons. He reveals that he took part in the Black PowerBlack Power
Black Power is a political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies. It is used in the movement among people of Black African descent throughout the world, though primarily by African Americans in the United States...
movement and ends up losing seven pounds.
In Prince Family Paper
Prince Family Paper
"Prince Family Paper" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 85th overall episode. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 22, 2009...
, in giving his argument on how Hilary Swank is hot, he says he is trying to be more optimistic in life and that pointing out people's flaws is no way to live. In The Surplus
The Surplus
"The Surplus" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's eighty-second episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on December 4, 2008 on NBC....
, he also tried to suck up to Michael to get new chairs for the office.
In Stress Relief
Stress Relief
"Stress Relief" is a two-part episode of the American comedy television series The Office. They constituted the fourteenth and fifteenth episode of the fifth season, and the 86th and 87th overall episodes of the series...
, Dwight's over-the-top, poorly thought-through "fire safety" drill caused Stanley to have a heart attack. He is later released from the hospital, under orders from his doctor not to become stressed, and gives him a stress monitor to help. He reveals that he would like to quit his job, but he thinks he is too old to find another, that he doesn't have enough savings to retire, and that he now feels "Like I'm working in my own casket." When he returns to the Office, Andy Bernard
Andy Bernard
Andrew "Andy" Baines Bernard is a fictional character from the U.S. television series The Office. The character is highly insecure, yet egotistical, constantly mentioning his education at Cornell University...
presents him with a wheelchair. Later, at a Red Cross CPR class, Michael tries to get Stanley to perform CPR on the dummy, but Michael decides he needs to show him the right way. Stanley decides that he isn't feeling well after watching Dwight gut the dummy. Later, during a pseudo-meditation session run by Michael, Stanley's stress monitor continually goes off when Michael comes close to him, revealing Michael to be the source of the employees' stress after the same thing happens when Oscar tries out the stress monitor. After the Roast of Michael, Michael comes back to the Office and roasts most of the employees, including Stanley, saying "Stanley, you crush your wife during sex, and your heart sucks." Stanley finds this hilarious.
Stanley shows some genuine minor concern for Michael in "Two Weeks
Two Weeks (The Office)
"Two Weeks" is the twenty-first episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the 93rd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 26, 2009. In this episode, Michael, who has given his two weeks notice to Dunder Mifflin, tries to...
," when he advises Michael that he should go to his office and start hunting for a job, given that Michael only has four days left with the company. When Michael re-joins the branch, Stanley joins Dwight's mutiny against Michael when he refuses to give back clients that Michael's new paper company had stolen in "Casual Friday
Casual Friday (The Office)
"Casual Friday" is the twenty-sixth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the 98th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on April 30, 2009...
".
The first episode of the sixth season, "Gossip
Gossip (The Office)
"Gossip" is the sixth season premiere of the American comedy television series The Office, and the 101st overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on September 17, 2009....
", involves Michael finding out from an intern that he has seen Stanley cheating on his wife, Teri, with a woman named Cynthia (Algerita Wynn Lewis). Michael initially thinks the rumor was false, but Stanley confirms it, saying he's about to break the affair off. Michael spreads the rumor around the office, but just retrieves the situation, and it seems Stanley has gotten away with the affair, until Michael talks to Teri on the phone, accidentally calling her Cynthia, confirming her suspicions. Presumably, Teri leaves Stanley, who smashes Michael's car in anger. In "Niagara
Niagara (The Office)
"Niagara" is an hour-long episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office. It is the 4th and 5th episodes in the season's episode count and the 104th and 105th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by executive producer Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling, and was...
", Stanley gives the toaster originally for Pam and Roy to Pam and Jim for their wedding. He brings Cynthia to Jim and Pam's wedding, where he enjoys getting his behind spanked by his new girlfriend as he dances down the church aisle.
In "The Lover
The Lover (The Office)
"The Lover" is the 7th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 107th episode overall. It was written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky and directed by Lee Eisenberg. It originally aired on October 22, 2009 on NBC....
", when Pam starts screaming "No More Meetings", Stanley can be seen cheering alongside her. In "Murder
Murder (The Office)
"Murder" is the 10th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 110th episode overall. It was written by Daniel Chun and directed by Greg Daniels...
", Stanley refuses to take part in the murder mystery game Michael sets up in the office. However he reluctantly takes part on hearing the game will be catered. When Michael has to go to a group of high school and tell them he can't afford to pay for their college education in "Scott's Tots
Scott's Tots
"Scott's Tots" is the 12th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 112th episode overall. It was written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg and directed by B. J. Novak, which marks his directorial debut on the network series...
", Stanley laughs out loud at Michael's suffering. During the office Christmas party, Phyllis as Santa asks if he's been a good boy, Stanley deadpans that he has only for Michael to blurt out a reference to his affair.
In "The Delivery
The Delivery (The Office)
"The Delivery" is a two-part episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office. Since it is an hour-long episode, it is considered to be the 17th and 18th episodes in the season's episode count...
", Stanley shows that he cares very little about Pam being pregnant, as when she goes in labor and Jim and Michael rush her into the elevator, Stanley notices it is 5:00 and makes them hold the elevator for him.
In "New Leads
New Leads
"New Leads" is the 20th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 120th episode overall. It was written and directed by Brent Forrester....
", Stanley, along with the rest of the sales staff, lets Sabre's new "sales is king" policy go to his head. When the sales staff acknowledges their cocky behavior, they plan to offer the non-sales staff some pastries and 2% of their commissions. However, before mentioning their commissions offer, the non-sales staff seem to be just happy with the pastries and they accept their apology, so the sales staff withholds their commissions offer. Stanley almost gives away that they were planning to give 2% of their commissions to them (since he walked in the room after the non-sales staff simply accepted the pastries), but Jim quickly interrupts him and covers up his comment. When Stanley figures out what has happened, he smiles and is glad that everyone is getting along again without having to give up some of his commission.
In the beginning of "Happy Hour
Happy Hour (The Office)
"Happy Hour" is the 21st episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 121st episode overall. It originally aired March 25, 2010 on NBC....
", Michael says whoever does more push-ups than him will get to go home early. Stanley does more push-ups then him (with Michael saying in an interview that it's not really fair, since "he (Stanley) has all this weight helping him go down"), and thus gets to leave. Later, it is shown that Stanley has placed dozens of his business cards in the Bar's lunch raffle.
Seasons 7-8
In "NepotismNepotism (The Office)
"Nepotism" is the seventh season premiere of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 127th episode overall. Written by Daniel Chun and directed by Jeffrey Blitz, the episode aired on NBC in the United States on September 23, 2010...
", Stanley refers to Michael spanking the terrible new office assistant Luke Cooper as "Texas justice".
In "Costume Contest
Costume Contest
"Costume Contest" is the sixth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 132nd episode overall. Written by Justin Spitzer and directed by Dean Holland, the episode aired on NBC in the United States on October 28, 2010...
", Stanley accidentally confuses Jim's mug of orange juice for his own mug of coffee, but does not appear to notice the difference. This leads a surprised Jim, along with the rest of the office, to determine what else Stanley won't notice. Kevin dresses as Phyllis; Andy sits at his desk while wearing a tie with no shirt; Jim places a cardboard box with the computer desktop on it over Stanley's monitor; Michael wears fake teeth; Michael talks about a Dunder Mifflin branch on Jupiter during a staff meeting where all the employees except Stanley are facing a different direction; Pam wears a mustache; and Dwight brings a pony into the office...with Stanley not realizing any of those things happened. However, he does notice that the office clock behind him is five minutes slow, and that it's 5PM, so he immediately heads out of the office. For the costume contest, he dresses up as a samurai warrior
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
.
In "Christening
Christening (The Office)
"Christening" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of the American version of the comedy television series The Office and the show's 133rd episode overall...
", he attends the christening of Jim and Pam's baby, Cece. At the reception, food quickly runs out, and he (and Kevin) become agitated. Michael tells them that if they don't stop worrying about what they're going to eat all the time, they will die in "about a month".
In a deleted scene from "Viewing Party
Viewing Party
"Viewing Party" is the eighth episode of seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 134th episode overall. Written by Jon Vitti and directed by Ken Whittingham, the episode aired on NBC in the United States on November 11, 2010.-Synopsis:The office employees...
", he tells the camera that he is irritated by the fact that he was invited to Gabe's apartment for the Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
viewing party.
In a deleted scene from "China
China (The Office)
"China" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the shows 136th episode overall. Written by Halsted Sullivan and Warren Lieberstein, and directed by Charles McDougall, the episode aired on December 2, 2010 on NBC.-Synopsis:When Michael...
", he tells Michael that he's not worried about China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
's growing global power, only for Michael to say that it's not trouble for him because he's conditioned to being the under class, offending him.
In "The Seminar
The Seminar
"The Seminar" is the fourteenth episode of seventh season of the American comedytelevision series The Office, and the show's 140th episode overall. Written by Steve Hely and directed by B. J. Novak, the episode aired January 27, 2011 on NBC....
", Stanley is one of the speakers at Andy's seminar on starting a small business, but pulls out along with Phyllis and Dwight. Later, Dwight reveals that he talked to one of the attendees, a man who owns a golf supply business, and that this could actually be a good opportunity for the sales team. Stanley, Dwight and Phyllis then try to rejoin Andy, who refuses at Darryl's prompting. In a deleted scene, he tells the camera is that he makes his sales by meeting with a client, giving his pitch, and then staring intensely at them until they buy something.
He plays the Narrator in Michael's movie "Threat Level Midnight
Threat Level Midnight
-Production:This episode was written by executive producer B. J. Novak, who also portrays Ryan Howard on the show. It was directed by Tucker Gates, his fourth directing credit of the series...
".
In "Garage Sale
Garage Sale (The Office)
"Garage Sale" is the nineteenth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 145th episode overall. The episode was written by Jon Vitti and was directed by series star Steve Carell...
", He trades Dwight his $150 telescope for a Pie.
In "Training Day
Training Day (The Office)
"Training Day" is the twentieth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 146th episode overall. Written by Daniel Chun and directed by Paul Lieberstein, the episode aired on April 14, 2011, on NBC...
", he, like the other employees, sucks up to new office manager Deangelo Vickers.
In the cold open of "Michael's Last Dundies
Michael's Last Dundies
"Michael's Last Dundies" is the twenty-first episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 147th episode overall. Written and directed by Mindy Kaling, the episode aired on April 21, 2011, on NBC. The episode revolves around Michael training his...
", Stanley screams at Michael and Deangelo to get off his property when they deliver his Dundie nomination early in the morning. At the Dundies, Stanley laughs at Michael portraying Phyllis as being an old, enfeebled woman in the opening video in which Michael plays various employees around the office. Later, Stanley is not amused when he wins the diabetes award. He also participates in serenading the soon-to-depart Michael with a version of "Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love
"Seasons of Love" is a song from the Broadway musical Rent, written and composed by Jonathan Larson. The song starts with an ostinato piano motif, which provides the harmonic framework for the cast to sing "Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes"...
" with altered lyrics.
In "Goodbye, Michael
Goodbye, Michael
"Goodbye, Michael" is the twenty-second episode of the seventh season of the American comedy series The Office and the show's 148th episode overall. The episode was written by series developer and executive producer Greg Daniels and was directed by Paul Feig. The episode originally aired on April...
", Michael gives Stanley a small felt table (which has no balls) as a going away present. However, he's outraged when Michael gives Andy his client list. Later, when Michael calls one final meeting in the conference room, he tries to leave when Michael does his "Ping" character, only for Michael to hug him as he's walking away. In a deleted scene, it is shown that he has a fetish
Fetish
Fetish may refer to:* Fetishism, the attribution of religious or mystical qualities to inanimate objects* Sexual fetishism, sexual attraction to objects, body parts, or situations not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature....
for Japanese hentai
Hentai
is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
, which he calls "art".
In "The Inner Circle (The Office)
The Inner Circle (The Office)
"The Inner Circle" is the twenty-third episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 149th episode overall. The episode originally aired on May 5, 2011, on NBC...
", Stanley is seen doing his crossword puzzles while Deangelo is heading a conference meeting. He is not part of Deangelo's inner circle, but does not seem to mind the fact at all. Later, when Deangelo heavily injures himself and is sent to hospital, Stanley is seen in a grave expression shaking his head.
In "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager
Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager
"Dwight K. Schrute, Manager" is the 24th episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 150th episode overall. The episode was written by Justin Spitzer and directed by Troy Miller. It originally aired in the United States on May 12, 2011...
", Stanley is annoyed by Dwight's heavily enforced management style, such as having a "honor system" for coffee in the kitchen. Later, when Dwight foolishly attempts to cover his mistakes by declaring that a full investigation is being held concerning who fired the gun in the office, Stanley says that everybody already saw Dwight as the culprit.
In "Search Committee
Search Committee
"Search Committee" is the hour-long finale of the seventh season of the American television comedy series The Office. It is the 151st and 152nd episodes of the series overall and the 25th and 26th episodes of the seventh season. It was written by show runner and executive producer Paul Lieberstein...
", when asked by Oscar if there's a front-runner for the manager position yet, Jim (who's on the search committee) jokes that he is not taking the search seriously, causing Stanley to scold Jim that he worked for Michael for 15 years, and that according to his doctor, he doesn't have another 15 years left if he wants to maintain his dietary and sexual lifestyle (which he intends to), thus making the next boss his last. He tells Jim he would "appreciate it" if he took the search seriously, then dunks his half-eaten doughnut into Jim's coffee, pulls it out, and leaves the kitchen. Later, Angela loudly informs Stanley that she won't be able to invite everyone in the office to her wedding, as she wants to keep it to 350, to which he responds with a simple "I'll get over it".
In "The List
The List (The Office)
"The List" is the eighth season premiere of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 153rd episode overall. The episode original aired on NBC in the United States on September 22, 2011. It was written and directed by executive producer B. J. Novak...
", Stanley's new "thing" is that he pretends to help someone out by describing what to do real slowly, then yelling "and then shove it up your butt!". In a talking-head interview, he acknowledges that it's stupid, but it's what he's going to do. He is also on the "Losers" side of Robert California's list.