The cold opening, in particular, received significant attention from critics, with many calling it the best of the show's eighth season.
For the fifth season, a new style of cold opening featuring Pops replaced this format.
Phillips said the biggest laughs came from the "outrageous cold opening".
The original cold opening for the episode featured Michael playing golf in his office, but it was cut.
A cold opening has been used since Season 2.
The show's cold openings featured the cast in a green room and their departure from the room.
The length of the cold opening depended on how much time was left in a episode.
The episode's cold opening received negative reviews from critics.
The show's cold opening started with Miller doing a brief joke about a current event.
In fact, sometimes cold openings weren't even shown and the monologues were skipped over almost entirely.
