10 Secret Subplots You Learn From Watching The Office Deleted Scenes

Season two's "Booze Cruise" sees Michael taking the office on a - you guessed it - booze cruise, though Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) is curiously absent from the festivities throughout the episode.

This is brilliantly explained by a deleted scene where Toby is shown arriving late to the docks, explaining to Michael that he got lost as the boat starts departing the dock.

Michael refuses to return to the dock to collect Toby, and as the boat pulls away, Toby turns to the camera and says, "I guess I shouldn't have stopped for dinner," while smirking at the camera.

It's not only one of the funniest Toby moments of the entire series, but it also confirms that he's low-key the smartest man in the room. Plus, if Toby really was the Scranton Strangler, this would've freed up his night to go on the prowl.

Or maybe he just preferred a night in front of the TV than spending any more time with Michael than was contractually necessary.

Check out the clip at 2:50 in the video below: