Category: The Office

The Writer – Larry Wilmore Director – Paul Feig A brief synopsis – Michael is assigned to give the entire crew their reviews as he obsesses about his recent emotional involvement with Jan.  As a result, many of the interviews become sessions in counselling over his relationship questions.  Meanwhile, Dwight somehow got the impression that it is…

The Writer – Paul Lieberstein Director – Greg Daniels A brief synopsis – Jan and Michael take a client out to lunch for a pitch.  What started out as a trip to The Radisson ends up, thanks to Michael, a trip to Chili’s.  Meanwhile, Pam finds a script that Michael has written for a movie,…

The Writers – Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg Director – Ken Kwapis A brief synopsis – Everyone wants Michael to sign paperwork to keep them from staying late, but not enough to take advantage of Michael and Dwight’s tough words for one another.  This leads to a fight at Dwight’s dojo and some tense times at the…

The Writers – Greg Daniels Director – Paul Feig A brief synopsis – Michael, having been given until the end of the month to lay off one of the staff, puts it off until the last day, which happens to be Halloween.  Dwight finally bugs Jim enough to the point that he and Pam put…

The Writer – B.J. Novak Director – Ken Kwapis A brief synopsis – After a fire in the office, the staff are forced to wait outside as the firemen clear the building.  This allows for some interaction and they seize the opportunity to get to know each other.  Ryan is pressed into the role of student by…

The Writer – Michael Schur Director – Paul Feig A brief synopsis – Michael is buying property, a condo, for the first time and is cornered into allowing Dwight to come along.  Jim, out of absolute boredom, discovers that other people in the office play games when Michael is not around.  Pam and Jim create…

The Writer – B.J. Novak Director – Ken Kwapis A brief synopsis – An executive gets the shaft for harassing his administrative assistant and Michael has to pay, in that, he can no longer thrive in his role as “The King Of Forwards.”  This is badly timed because Michael’s “BFF” Bob Packer comes in for a vist,…

The Writer – Mindy Kaling Director – Greg Daniels A brief synopsis – Michael insists on moving forward with the annual Dundies Awards ceremony even when Jan tells him that it will not be paid for by Dunder Mifflin.  Things go about as well as expected, but just when Michael is about to pull the…

The Writer – Mindy Kaling Director – Amy Heckerling A brief synopsis – Michael goes against his (and most companies’) policy not allowing solicitation within the branch by letting an incredibly beautiful girl sell purses in the conference room.  The result has Dwight and Michael falling over themselves to make an impression.  Meanwhile, Michael blows…

The Writer and Director – Greg Daniels A brief synopsis – Michael wagers that the sales staff can beat where house staff in a game of basketball as everyone tries to avoid working Saturday. The best lines – Michael: Hey, Pam, how would you, like to be our cheerleader today? You know, some, ah, pigtails?…