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When Michael enters the office, Pam tells him Jan has called. Michael knows it's because he was supposed to fire someone by the end of the month. So far, he has been putting it off hoping someone would quit, move, or die so he wouldn't have to do it. Of course, he has no idea who he is going to let go. Michael goes to the Accounting Department (Kevin, Angela, and Oscar) and asks them to find $50,000 in the budget (basically, a salary and benefits). Dwight gets on Jim's nerves so he and Pam decide to post Dwight's resume on the web. Angela gets mad at Pam for bringing brownies instead of chips and dip to the office party. Dwight's resume gets a hit so Jim plays Michael and gives Dwight a great reference. When the company, Cumberland Mills, calls Dwight to set up an interview, Dwight immediately ruins his chances by having a rather stern argument with the caller over the importance and relevance of martial arts.

Pam thinks Jim should be the one to be getting better job offers and mentions to Jim that he should apply to Cumberland Mills in Maryland. Jim does not like this suggestion and feels like Pam would not care if he left. Pam tries to back-pedal but Jim makes clear his feelings. Michael tries to practice his firing skills with Jim, but doesn't fire him. Michael decides to fire Creed, after unsuccessfully trying to fire Pam and Stanley. Creed is unwilling to be fired so he talks Michael into letting Devon go, which he does. Devon retailiates by smashing a pumpkin on Michael's car. At the end of the episode, we see a guilty Michael alone at home on Halloween, handing out candy to trick-or-treaters.

• When Devon is fired, he informs everyone he will be at Poor Richard's and proceeds to list off the names of the employees who are welcome to join him after work. The only people he doesn't mention are Michael, Creed, Dwight and Angela.
• Stanley and Ryan were the only office workers that didn't dress up for the holiday.
• A Microsoft Word document with Dwight's resume (as seen in the fax machine) was uploaded to Monster.com about a month before this episode aired. The resume was apparently created by producer Kent Zbornak. As of March 2006, it is still active.
• "Halloween" could be considered the first allusion to Oscar's homosexuality; although cross-dressing does not necessarily imply sexual orientation, Oscar reacts strongly to Michael's suggestion that Oscar is showing his "true colors".
• "Halloween" is the only episode to date to have a quote to play over the Deedle-Dee Productions title card in the closing credits. (Dwight: "Quiet, you!")
• Reruns of the episode that have been shortened for time include a different edit of the show where Creed is the one fired thus causing continuity errors for viewers who have only seen this version.
• Dwight makes a full parody of Darth Sidious when he speaks to Michael and says the line "Quiet, you!".

Michael: Um, Pam, I have to let somebody go, today. This is, uh, the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.
Pam: Why did you put it off until Halloween?
Michael: Because it’s very scary stuff.

Dwight: What is that? What are you supposed to be?
Jim: I’m three-hole punch version of Jim. Cause you can have me either way — Plain White Jim, or Three-Hole Punch.
Phyllis: That’s great.
Jim: Oh, yeah.
Dwight: Yeah, well, look, what about me?
Phyllis: What are you? A monk?
Dwight: I’m a Sith lord. (Looking at Jim) Oh big deal. Three round pieces of paper taped to his shirt. This cost me $129.
Phyllis (under her breath): Ass.

Michael: Oh, look at you. Showing your colors. Bet you wish you wore a dress every day.
Oscar: What are you implying?

Michael: Interesting take on Dorothy. I love it. Hey, you know what would even be better? Soccer ball and cleats.
Kelly: Why is that?
Michael: Bend It Like Beckham.
Kelly: Oh, like the movie about the Indian girl who plays soccer?
Michael: Yeah. That would be perfect.
Kelly: Yeah. I mean, I guess I could do that. I don’t really play soccer or anything.
Michael: Well, I don’t really have two heads, so …

Pam: Okay, ‘greatest strength …’
Jim: Okay, okay …
Pam: ‘A dog-like obedience to authority.’
Jim: Nice.

Jim: Dwight is … special. But I don’t believe that his talents are being used in this office. So Pam and I have put his resume on Monster.com, Google, craigslist … we’re really interested most in jobs that take Dwight out of state, um, preferably Alaska. Or India.

Michael (pretending to listen to his second head): What?
Dwight: Tell him, not Dwight.
Michael: That is not a very nice thing to say about him.
Dwight: Tell him to stop.
Michael: Are you kidding?
Dwight: Quiet, you!
Michael: I agree. He’d land on his feet.
Dwight: Make him be quiet.

Angela: Those aren’t chips and dip.
Pam: No, I made brownies. (Angela signs disapprovingly.) What?
Angela: I’m just trying to figure out why you’re sabotaging things.
Pam: I made brownies.
Angela: And I made cookies. Same category.

Pam: I’m guessing Angela’s the one in the neighborhood who gives the trick-or-treaters some … toothbrushes, pennies … walnuts.

Jim: Michael Scott here. Yes, I am regional manager of this orifice. Uh-huh, Dwight Schrute is amazing, yeah, no, he is actually the single greatest employee of his generation. You know what, I’m gonna tell you what — you hire Dwight K. Schrute, and he does not meet, nay, exceed, every one of your wildest expectations, well then you can hold me, Michael Gary Scott, personally and financially responsible. (Imitating Michael as he’s hanging up the phone) Okay, okay, okay-kay-kay-kay, okay.

Dwight: Cumberland Mills? And how did you get my resume? Oh no, no, I’m very flattered, don’t get me wrong. I’m just not sure that it’s my official resume or if it’s something that maybe a satisfied customer posted online. What does it say under martial arts training? Oh, okay, I’m gonna have to supplement that. Could I have your fax number?

Dwight: Would I ever leave this company. Look, I’m all about loyalty. In fact, I feel like part of what I’m getting paid for here is my loyalty. But … if there were somewhere else that valued that loyalty more highly, I’m going wherever they value loyalty the most.

Jim: Honestly, I don’t think Michael has the slightest clue of who he’s going to fire. I think he keeps hoping that someone’s gonna volunteer, uh, or be run over by a bus before the deadline. But in the end, really, what’s going to happen is, it’s going to be the first person to give him a dirty look in the hall. And therein lies the true essence of his charisma.

Jim (pushing a tissue box toward Michael): I’m really sorry, but I have to let you go. And it’s purely budgetary, it’s not personal …
Michael: Aaahhhhhh! I’m going to kill myself!
Jim: Wow.

Michael: Yeah, I went hunting once. Shot the deer in the leg. Had to kill it with a shovel. Took about an hour. Why do you ask?

Pam: Um, I’m sorry … for pushing you toward Cumberland. Seriously, if you left here, I would blow my brains out. (They both laugh.)

Jim: That’s just a figure of speech, you know? “Blow your brains out”? Come on. All it really means is that we’re friends. And who else is she going to talk to if I’m gone, right? I mean, if she left, I wouldn’t blow my brains out. Of course, I would take that job in Maryland. Because it’s double the pay, and soft shell crab just happens to be my favorite food.