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Because Jim fears Michael will tell the others he likes Pam, he pretends to be Michael's best friend, which leads to an awkward lunch at Hooters. Michael soon reveals Jim's secret to everyone, forcing Jim to confess his crush to Pam herself; but he says it was finished three years ago. Something Michael tells Pam leads her to doubt that the crush actually is over. Meanwhile, Dwight "investigates" Oscar's absence from work, and is completely oblivious to Oscar's homosexuality.

• During the filming of this episode, Steve Carell found out he had been nominated for a Golden Globe for the series. The episode aired the Thursday following his win.
• Michael takes Jim out to lunch at a Hooters Restaurant. However, in reality there is no Hooters in Scranton, and the nearest one is 50 miles away in Binghamton, New York (now closed).
• As of this episode, the rest of the office employee cast were credited as regulars.
• Oscar Nuñez was surprised when he heard his character was going to be homosexual, explaining: "Greg Daniels came up and said, 'Is it all right if we make your character gay?' I said, 'Well...the script's already done - so yes.'"
• According to the DVD commentary: Jenna Fischer began crying after the scene where Jim tells Pam that he used to have a crush on her. John Krasinski pointed her out to Angela Kinsey, who calmed Fischer down enough that they could continue filming.
• At the Hooters restaurant, University of Florida Gators flags can be seen in the background; however, the restaurant used in filming is located in Burbank, California.
• This was one of six episodes that was submitted to Emmy voters for Best Comedy consideration, which they went on to win. The other five were "The Dundies," "Booze Cruise," "Christmas Party," "The Injury" and "Valentine's Day."

Dwight: Where is Oscar?
Angela: He’s out sick.
Dwight: That’s unacceptable.
Angela: I agree, it’s unacceptable.
Kevin (as he watches Dwight and Angela stare at each other): Whaaaat are you guys doing?

Michael (to Oscar on phone): You know it’s cleaning day here today? Could have used some of that famous Hispanic cleaning ethic.

Pam: I bought my veil.
Kelly: Omigod, that is so exciting. Can I be a bridesmaid?

Dwight: Listen, temp, I am conducting a little investigation, so I am no longer gonna head up spring cleaning. Do you think you can handle it?
Ryan: Yeah, I think I can handle it.
Dwight: Do you think, or do you know?
Ryan: I think.

Michael: Peach iced tea. You’re gonna hate it.

Michael: It’s GRAAAAAPE! Soda.
Jim: Tony the Tiger.
Michael: Yeah.
Jim: You don’t hear that much anymore.
Michael: Not so much.

Michael: Oh man … you should order milk. Get it?

Michael: Tell me, Dana, how is your chicken breast?
Dana: Oh, it’s great, it’s served with our world-famous wing sauce.
Michael: Mmm, sounds yummy, I will have the chicken breast, hold the chicken. Michael chortles while Jim groans.
Dana: Is that what you really want?
Michael: No, I’m gonna have the gourmet hot dog.
Dana (clearly disgusted as she’s walking away): Great.

Dwight (shaking out the candy jar, as he clearly chews on a mouthful of black jellybeans): Who took all the black ones?

Pam: Um, how many different ways are there to sniffle?
Dwight: Three.
Pam: Okay, it was the second one.
Dwight: Okay, good, thank you. That wasn’t so hard, now was that?
Pam shakes her head, dumfounded.

Ryan: If I had to, I could clean out my desk in five seconds, and nobody would ever know I had ever been here. And I’d forget, too. (Sighs.)

Kevin: Michael, is that a wig?

Michael: I put a cigarette through a freaking quarter!

Kevin: Jim has got it bad for Pam.
Creed: Which one is Pam?

Kevin: Hey Michael, so do you think Jim will try to break up the wedding?
Michael: You know what, Kevin, Jim is a friend of mine. So the only people that this crush really concerns is Jim and Pam. And me.

Kelly: Jim, why didn’t you tell me that you had a crush on Pam?!

Jim: Well, the cat’s out of the bag. I used to have a crush on Pam, and now, I … don’t. Riveting.

Pam: So are you going to be, like, totally awkward around me now?
Jim: Oh yeah. Yeah.
Pam laughs.
Jim: Hope that’s okay.
Pam: Mmm hmmm.

Dwight: Guess what I found out about Oscar tonight? He was lying about being sick!

Dwight: Otherwise, it’s just malfeasance for malfeasance’s s-sake.

Michael: I don’t want to live like that. I like it here. I don’t want to be Shyla. I like being Michael Scott.