The episode kicks off when Michael discovers an ingrown hair he suspects is herpes. Following Dwight’s "medical" advice—which includes seeking "overwhelming revenge" on the person who gave it to him—Michael decides to contact all his former lovers.
Michael reaches out to Donna, Jan Levinson (who is busy singing to her daughter, Astrid), Carol Stills (played by Steve Carell's real-life wife, Nancy Carell), and Helene Beesly.
While Michael is soul-searching, Andy Bernard hosts a sex education seminar in the conference room. Nominally for the office’s health, the seminar is actually a thinly veiled attempt to find out if Erin Hannon is sleeping with Gabe Lewis. The Office - Sex Ed ...
When Andy realizes his seminar isn't working and is mocked by his coworkers, he throws a tantrum, hurls a pizza box at the wall, and storms out.
In one of the episode's most famous scenes, Andy attempts to demonstrate how to use a condom using a pencil, leading to Stanley Hudson’s uncontrollable laughter and Meredith Palmer calling him "pencil-bleep". The episode kicks off when Michael discovers an
While Michael remembers these relationships as grand romances, the actual conversations reveal them to be dysfunctional or "freak shows," as Michael later describes them.
The arc culminates in a call to Holly Flax . This conversation serves as a pivotal moment for Michael’s character growth; he realizes Holly was the only one he didn't have to "gloss over" in his memory and that his feelings for her were uniquely genuine. ✏️ Andy’s Safe Sex Seminar While Michael is soul-searching, Andy Bernard hosts a
" Sex Ed " is the fourth episode of the seventh season of The Office , originally airing on October 14, 2010. Written and directed by Paul Lieberstein (who plays Toby), the episode centers on two primary, cringe-inducing story arcs: Michael Scott’s medical scare and Andy Bernard’s misguided health seminar. 🩺 Michael’s "Herp-Chat" and Trip Down Memory Lane