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  • Season 06
  • Episode 10
  • Shareholder Meeting

The Office: Like a Boss

How desperate does a company have to be to bring Michael onstage with them?

  • S.06
  • Ep.09
  • 'Murder'

The Office of No Office

How, in this economy, is a small regional paper company continuing to survive? It may not. 

  • S.06
  • Ep.08
  • 'The Double Date'

The Office: Mother Inferior

Yet another promising story line appears to wrap itself up. Plus: video! 

  • S.06
  • Ep.07
  • 'Koi Pond'

The Office: Horribilis Interruptus

We could watch a full half-hour of Michael horrifying young children, but, alas, the haunted-house story line is dropped. 

  • S.06
  • Ep.06
  • 'The Lover'

The Office: Family Affair

Michael is sleeping with Pam's mom. 

  • S.06
  • Ep.05
  • 'Mafia'

The Office: Mob Scene

If this is what 'The Office' devolves into with Pam and Jim gone, then get them back already. 

  • S.06
  • Ep.04
  • 'Niagra'

The Office: Let’s Get Married

You’ll get your lovey-dovey payoff, but you’re watching THIS first. 

  • S.06
  • Ep.03
  • 'The Promotion'

The Office: Twofer

"Where would Catholicism be without the Popes?" 

  • S.06
  • Ep.02
  • 'The Meeting'

The Office: Sensations ... Emotions

Michael stabs Jim in the back, wonders whether he should have a "safe word." 

  • S.06
  • Ep.01
  • 'Gossip'

The Office Season Premiere: Year of the Nard Dog

Ed Helms on the verge; everything back to (wacky, outrageous) normal. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.26
  • 'Company Picnic'

The Office Season Finale: Wait for It, Wait for It …

Not bad for a wrap-up of what was, perhaps, the show's best season. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.25
  • 'Cafe Disco'

The Office: You’d Better Work — Work It, Girl

Now that the show has wrapped up its most compelling and exhausting story arc of the last two seasons, we take a break this week … for a dance party.  

  • S.05
  • Ep.24
  • 'Casual Friday'

The Office: Victory Comes at a Cost!

After last week’s triumph for Michael over corporate efficiency and Stringer Bell, the real world awaits him upon his return to Dunder Mifflin. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.23
  • 'Broke'

The Office: A Triumph for Michael — and for the Show

Michael Scott defeats Stringer Bell. Believe it. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.22
  • 'Heavy Competition'

The Office: Get Your War On

With all the upheaval going on in the last few weeks, the dramatic shift in the Michael-Dwight dynamic has been hinted at but barely explored — until last night. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.20-21
  • ''Dream Team' and 'Michael Scott Paper Company''

The New Office Same As the Old Office

After Michael, seemingly out of nowhere, quit his job at Dunder Mifflin, we finally found out where this show is going in last night's two episodes. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.19
  • 'Two Weeks'

The Office: A Paper Company Is Born

Well, as had been rumored all week, it’s now official: Michael really has quit Dunder Mifflin. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.18
  • 'New Boss'

The Office: Stringer Bell Brings the Hammer Down

Charles Minor throws the whole branch into upheaval with his cold insistence on order. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.17
  • 'Golden Ticket'

The Office: Michael Finally Goes Too Far

Fortunately, this is one of the funnier recent episodes. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.16
  • 'Blood Drive'
  • S.05
  • Ep.15
  • 'Lecture Circuit (Part II)'

The Office: the Cat Lady, Redefined

Plus: We stalk ever closer to the return of Amy Ryan. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.14
  • 'Lecture Circuit (Part I)'

The Office Sets Up Amy Ryan’s Return!

We have an instant cliff-hanger.  

  • S.05
  • Ep.13
  • 'Stress Relief'

The Office: Truly Special Super Bowl Episode

Last night's hour-long 'Office' totally did not suck! 

  • S.05
  • Ep.12
  • 'Prince Family Paper'

The Office Slacks in Advance of a Very Special Episode

This episode exists outside of Scranton space and time. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.11
  • 'The Duel'

The Office Returns Dirtier, Crazier, and Meaner

Angela? Apparently she deserves it. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.10
  • 'Moroccan Christmas'

The Office: Christmas Mayhem Depressingly Over-the-Top

The main plot involves Meredith drunkenly setting her hair on fire and Michael — the one serving her all the drinks — forcibly driving her to a rehab center. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.09
  • 'The Surplus'

The Office: Surprise Wedding!

Well, after nearly four and a half seasons, we finally got a wedding. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.08
  • 'Frame Toby'

The Office: Jim and Pam Dodge a Bullet! Yes, Another One!

Jim's a small-town imp socially just stunted enough to think it's a good idea to buy his parents' house for him and his fiancée without telling her. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.07
  • 'Business Trip'

The Office: Give Michael a Break Already!

Michael's never seemed sadder than at the end of this episode, after being forced to do the walk of shame in Winnipeg. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.06
  • 'Customer Survey'

The Office: Schrute Farms, Here We Come!

Remember: Schrute Farms is the No. 1 beet-related agro-tourism destination in northeastern Pennsylvania. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.05
  • 'Employee Transfer'

The Office: Farewell, Amy Ryan

Even though she’s only been on the show for six episodes, no possible good-bye could do her justice. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.04
  • 'Crime Aid'

The Office: Couples’ Edition

With an episode that focused solely on the three main pairings, it’s worth taking a look at how they’re progressing, and their chances at success. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.03
  • 'Baby Shower'

The Office: Ding-dong, the Witch Is Dead

The good news: a mock delivery involving Dwight. The bad: the return of Jan. 

  • S.05
  • Ep.02
  • 'Business Ethics'

The Office: More Holly, Pam, and Outback Steakhouse Ribs, Please!

Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but how will 'The Office' recover from losing Amy Ryan? 

  • S.05
  • Ep.01
  • 'Weight Loss'

The Office Season-Premiere Shocker!

For about three seasons, devoted ‘Office’ fans have been waiting for the shoe to drop on the Pam and Jim relationship, but the perils of their plotline were obvious from the first episode. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.14
  • 'Goodbye Toby'

‘The Office’: Amy Ryan Inspires Season-Redeeming Finale

Competent, daffy, diplomatic and, yeah, even a little vulnerable, Ryan classed up every scene she was in! 

  • S.04
  • Ep.13
  • 'Job Fair'

‘The Office’: Second-to-Last Episode Portends Terrible Things

Like most shows affected by the strike, The Office's rhythm has been off ever since it returned. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.12
  • 'Did I Stutter?'

‘The Office’: A Taste of Darryl

We were only granted one brief scene with the burly warehouse leader, but we were reminded again why we think a spin-off sitcom with him as the lead would be the driest, most deadpan brilliant show on television. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.11
  • 'Night Out'

‘The Office’ Goes to the Meatpacking District!

One of the many charms of 'The Office,' for superfans at least, is that members of the writing staff often get speaking roles. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.10
  • 'Chair Model'

‘The Office’: Impending Tragedy for Jim and/or Pam?

Jim and Pam. Openly discussing marriage. How did we get here so fast

  • S.04
  • Ep.09
  • 'Dinner Party'

‘The Office’ Curbs Our Enthusiasm

'The Office' returns for the first time since November! Sadly, it was one of the show's worst-ever episodes. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.08
  • 'Deposition'

‘The Office’: Possible Last Episode Totally Intense

We’re kind of afraid Michael’s head will explode. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.07
  • 'Survivor Man'

‘The Office’: Steve Carell Has a Field Day

No, really, his character got lost in the woods. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.06
  • 'Branch Wars'

‘The Office’: Mustaches All Around!

Last night brought the (presumably temporary) return of Karen Filippelli, who, as far as we're concerned, is always welcome — mustache or no. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.05
  • 'Local Ad'

‘The Office’: Yes, Michael, You Are Special

After three aimless episodes (and one terrific exception), The Office returned last night to its snug half-hour format, with immediate dividends. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.04
  • 'Money'

‘The Office’: We Learn to Love Again

There are still snobs who refuse to watch The Office out of some sort of misguided loyalty to the original British version. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.03
  • 'Launch Party'

‘The Office’: Are Jim and Pam’s Lives in Danger?

There was a moment, late in last night’s episode, when we legitimately feared that Jim or Pam was going to die. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.02
  • 'Dunder Mifflin Infinity'

‘The Office’: Too Much Monkey Business

Carell's not an inherently showy performer, but he's so skilled at bufoonery that the show can't help itself sometimes. But his antics last night sent a promising episode careening off the rails. 

  • S.04
  • Ep.01
  • 'Fun Run'

‘The Office’: Support the Rabid

Nothing could quite top what happened in the first 25 seconds, but the show certainly tried. 

Schedule
Thursdays, 9 p.m.
NBC
Cast
Creator
Greg Daniels
Producers
Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, and Paul Lieberstein
Debut
March 24, 2005
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