<P> `` Sexual Harassment '' was written by B.J. Novak , who also acts on the show as Ryan Howard . The episode was the third entry of the series directed by Ken Kwapis . Kwapis had previously directed `` Pilot '' and `` Diversity Day '' . The inspiration for the episode was the NBC sexual harassment seminar that the cast and crew had to attend before the series began . Having both worked in office environments prior to filming The Office , Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey both noted that on the days of sexual harassment seminars , they would be harassed by their co-workers as a joke . This experience was added to the script for the episode . `` Sexual Harassment '' introduces Michael 's catchphrase `` That 's what she said , '' which writer B.J. Novak says was something he heard repeated in college . The `` What has two thumbs and X ? This guy '' joke also comes from Novak 's college days . Jenna Fischer later revealed that a good majority of Dwight 's exchange with Toby about female anatomy was improvised . </P>
<P> `` Sexual Harassment '' was written by B.J. Novak , who also acts on the show as Ryan Howard . The episode was the third entry of the series directed by Ken Kwapis . Kwapis had previously directed `` Pilot '' and `` Diversity Day '' . The inspiration for the episode was the NBC sexual harassment seminar that the cast and crew had to attend before the series began . Having both worked in office environments prior to filming The Office , Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey both noted that on the days of sexual harassment seminars , they would be harassed by their co-workers as a joke . This experience was added to the script for the episode . `` Sexual Harassment '' introduces Michael 's catchphrase `` That 's what she said , '' which writer B.J. Novak says was something he heard repeated in college . The `` What has two thumbs and X ? This guy '' joke also comes from Novak 's college days . Jenna Fischer later revealed that a good majority of Dwight 's exchange with Toby about female anatomy was improvised . </P>
when did michael scott first say that 's what she said
when did michael scott first say that 's what she said
`` Sexual Harassment ''
`` Sexual Harassment ''