Synopsis
Includes:
The Office: The Merger (2006)
The Office: Branch Closing (2006)
The Office: A Benihana Christmas (2006)
The Office: The Convention (2006)
The Office: Grief Counseling (2006)
The Office: The Coup (2006)
The Office: Gay Witch Hunt (2006)
The Office: Diwali (2006)
The Office: The Convict (2006)
The Office: Initiation (2006)
The Office: Traveling Salesmen (2007)
The Office: The Job (2007)
The Office: Cocktails (2007)
The Office: Women's Appreciation (2007)
The Office: Product Recall (2007)
The Office: Safety Training (2007)
The Office: The Negotiation (2007)
The Office: Business School (2007)
The Office: Beach Games (2007)
The Office: Back From Vacation (2007)
The Office: Phyllis' Wedding (2007)
The Office: Ben Franklin (2007)
The Office: The Return (2007)
The Office: The Merger
The Scranton branch faces a surprising merger, which forces the staffers to cope with a variety of significant changes. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Branch Closing
News sweeps around the office that the Scranton branch will shut down. As Michael tries to spread cheer to his staffers, everyone imagines what their lives will be like in the wake of the close. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: A Benihana Christmas
Harold Ramis directed this holiday episode, in which tensions escalate on the party-planning committee, resulting in two rival Christmas bashes. In other events, Michael's girlfriend (Nancy Walls) breaks up with him for the holidays and Michael goes out drinking with Jim and the equally power hungry Andy and Dwight. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: The Convention
With Dwight in tow, Michael heads to Philadelphia for an important office-supply convention. After meeting with Jan, Michael plans to spread brotherly love by having a party in his room for fellow conventioneers. Meanwhile, Ryan goes out on a double date -- with none other than gabby Kelly. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Grief Counseling
Michael learns that his predecessor has died, so he tries to find the best way to help his staff through the grieving process and to honor the longtime company man. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: The Coup
An office power play ensues when ultraserious Angela, offended by Michael's various antics and his inefficient leadership, leans heavily on Dwight to make a push for Michael's job. Meanwhile, Pam puts on a lunchtime fashion show; and Jim's attempts to play a video game turn deadly -- in a virtual sense. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Gay Witch Hunt
As Season 3 of The Office gets underway, Pam (Jenna Fischer) remains unable to express her feelings for Jim (John Krasinski) after the pair recently shared a kiss and now Jim has taken a promotion that means transferring to Connecticut. Michael (Steve Carell) has discovered that Oscar (Oscar Nunez) is gay, and has enlisted the aid of Dwight (Rainn Wilson) in determining who else in the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin might be homosexual. Despite the fact that Pam called off her wedding to Roy (David Denman), her ex-fiancé is determined to win her back. Later, Michael holds a special meeting to encourage others who may be gay to openly express their sexuality. In a misguided effort to sincerely express that he believes there is nothing wrong with homosexuality, Michael attempts to kiss Oscar, who is clearly uncomfortable, on the lips. After that incident, Jan (Melora Hardin) attempts to get Oscar to sign a document saying he will not sue Dunder Mifflin. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The Office: Diwali
Michael suggests that his desk jockeys support Kelly (Mindy Kaling, who also wrote the episode) by taking in Indian culture and flavors at the Hindu Festival of Lights celebration. Meanwhile, work becomes a drinking game at the Stamford branch. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: The Convict
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, creators of the British version of The Office, penned this episode, in which Michael discovers that a new employee is an ex-con. Michael ultimately gets rattled when his staff begins equating the office with prison. Meanwhile, Andy (Ed Helms) receives tips on how to woo Pam from an unlikely source -- Jim. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Initiation
Dwight takes new full-timer Ryan (B.J. Novak, who also wrote the episode) out on his first sales call, but he puts the novice through a series of demanding tests and challenges, not to mention an unnecessary excursion to the Schrute family beet farm. Meanwhile, Michael is ordered by corporate to log his work activity and Jim tries to adapt to life at the Stamford branch. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Traveling Salesmen
Michael pushes his desk jockeys to pair up and hit the road for sales-call duty. Meanwhile, Angela misses a crucial deadline, so her secret boyfriend, Dwight, tries to cover for her; and surprising news comes Karen's way. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: The Job
The desk jockeys reflect on their day of beach competitions. Meanwhile, a corporate-job opening sparks competition at Dunder-Mifflin, as Michael, Jim and Karen journey to New York for interviews. Back in Scranton, Dwight's reign of power results in extensive reforms. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Cocktails
Michael and Jan attend a party at a Dunder Mifflin bigwig's home, where they finally go public with their heretofore hushed romance. While at the party, Jim meets Karen's ex. The rest of the office dwellers are also in a partying mood, as they head out for a boozy happy hour. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Women's Appreciation
The staffers are shocked when a flasher victimizes Phyllis. In response, Michael takes the office ladies on a women's appreciation excursion. Meanwhile, Dwight and his nemesis, Andy, team up to catch the deviant. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Product Recall
An office crisis ensues when a shipment of paper is distributed with an obscene watermark. Worse, a school has delivered prom invitations on the tainted batch. It's up to Michael to hold an off-the-cuff press conference to manage the media. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Safety Training
For safety-training day at Dunder-Mifflin, Michael and Dwight attempt to expose all workplace dangers to the staff. Meanwhile, Andy returns to the office ranks after his anger-management training, intent on starting anew with his coworkers. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: The Negotiation
When Darryl (Craig Robinson) corners Michael about a pay increase, the meeting compels Michael to scrutinize his own salary. Meanwhile, Pam's confession to Roy (David Denman) impacts Jim. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Business School
Michael is invited to be a guest speaker at Ryan's business school. Back at the office, Dwight goes batty trying to catch a bat and Pam invites her colleagues to her first art exhibit. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Beach Games
When Michael is considered for a corporate position, he squires his staffers to Lake Scranton, where he puts them through challenges on the beach à la Survivor to name his replacement at Dunder-Mifflin. Pam doesn't enter the competitions, but must bear witness to Jim and Karen enjoying the games together. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Back From Vacation
Michael returns from his Jamaican vacation a relaxed and revitalized man, but that quickly changes when a spicy vacation photograph makes its way around the office. Meanwhile, Jim and Karen have an argument -- with Pam caught in the middle of it all. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Phyllis' Wedding
The crew prepares for Phyllis' nuptials, but the blushing bride regrets appointing Michael to an important job at the event after various things go embarrassingly wrong. Meanwhile, Phyllis' decorations cause Pam to reflect on her own aborted wedding, and Dwight prowls for wedding crashers. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: Ben Franklin
To celebrate Phyllis's wedding shower, Michael heeds the terrible advice of his boorish bud Todd Packer (David Koechner) and brings in two performers -- Ben Franklin and a stripper. Meanwhile, Karen corners Pam about her romantic history with Jim. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
The Office: The Return
Oscar returns from vacation pondering his future at the office. Meanwhile, power-hungry Andy exploits recent events to inch closer to Michael and Jim colludes with Pam and Karen to trick someone in the office -- but the target's not Dwight. ~ Dean Maurer, Rovi
