Several songs are featured in the episode, including "Car Wash" by Rose Royce, "Cat People" by David Bowie, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory and "Y.M.C.A."
None of the employees care to join him (with the brief exceptions of Erin Hannon, who initially came in to turn in forms, and Kevin Malone, who was eventually forced to leave), much to the disappointment of Michael, who then plays "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" through the ventilation system to try tempting them to come.
The two spend a long amount of time together and she eventually confides in Dwight that she fears her husband is having an affair with his new secretary, but the two laugh together when Phyllis realizes how ridiculous the idea sounds.
Meanwhile, Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly have decided to avoid the expense and stress of a wedding and elope to a simple courthouse ceremony in Youngstown, Ohio without letting their co-workers know.
"Essentially Michael has another terrible idea on how to let off some steam in the office and the concept of a café disco emerges, which is a dancing situation that involves coffee.
[4] In the third, 30-second clip, Dwight talks to Phyllis about his experience in his high school girls' softball team, which he was able to join due to the "landmark" Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, "Shrute vs. Lackawanna County Board of Education".
[5] In the final, 30-second-clip, Dwight tells the documentary crew about his hatred for Ohio, the home of his cousin Amel, who he says should be kicked in the "groin area" because he's a "cheat and a ball hog.
"[6] The episode features the songs "Car Wash" by Rose Royce, "Cat People" by David Bowie, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory, "Y.M.C.A."
by Village People, "Boy Hangover" written by Lester Lewis, sung by Bonnie McKee, "I'll Do You like a Truck" by Geo da Silva, "Climb on Board The Train" by Destination Soul, "Pimpin'" by Tian & Styliztic, "Whiplash" by Image, and "Various Disgraces" by The Blam.
[12] In its original American broadcast on May 7, 2009, "Cafe Disco" was watched by 7.71 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, an increase from the previous week.
Lyons also complimented a number of changes in the series the episode seemed to indicate, including shifting allegiances, goodwill where there used to be bad and a possible budding romance between Andy and Kelly.
[2] Alan Sepinwall, television journalist with The Star-Ledger, said the episode, "started off seeming like a dumb and pointless idea before gradually revealing itself to be a fun, and even welcome, diversion."
[12] Josh McAuliffe of The Times-Tribune in Scranton, Pennsylvania, described the episode as "a wacky and wonderful little gem, one of those rare ones where it was just wall-to-wall happy, giddy fun, with not a drop of pathos, except for maybe Michael whining about having to eat lunch by himself."
"[11] Travis Fickett of IGN said the episode had "an infectious sense of fun" and felt as if the show producers "just turned the camera on the cast's wrap party and let it roll a while".
"[9] Andy Shaw of TV Fodder said the episode allowed the entire cast to shine and included great chemistry between Phyllis Smith and Rainn Wilson.