The Office (American TV series) season 2

Season of television series

Season of television series

The Office

Season 2

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Showrunner| Greg Daniels
Starring|

* Steve Carell
* Rainn Wilson
* John Krasinski
* Jenna Fischer
* B. J. Novak
* Melora Hardin
* David Denman
* Leslie David Baker
* Brian Baumgartner
* Kate Flannery
* Angela Kinsey
* Oscar Nunez
* Phyllis Smith

No. of episodes| 22
Release
Original network| NBC
Original release| September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) –
May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11)
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The second season of the American situation comedy television series, The Office, premiered in the United States on NBC on September 20, 2005, and ended on May 11, 2006. The season had 22 episodes, including its first 40-minute "super-sized" episode. The Office is an American adaptation of the British TV series, and is presented in a mockumentary format, documenting the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B. J. Novak, with supporting performances from Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, and Phyllis Smith.

Beginning with "The Dundies", the second season further developed into the plot of the fear of company downsizing, along with the introduction of new characters and developing some of the other characters—especially that of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). Michael Scott (Steve Carell) soon starts a relationship with his boss Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin), and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and Jim Halpert's (John Krasinski) relationship become one of the focal points of the season. Their compatibility becomes more obvious as Jim's feelings for Pam continue to grow, while she struggles with her relationship with warehouse worker Roy Anderson (David Denman).

Season two of The Office aired on Tuesdays in the United States at 9:30 p.m. from September 20, 2005 to December 6, 2005. The timeslot changed to Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. from January 5, 2006 to May 11, 2006. The season was a ratings success, bolstered by Carell's success in the 2005 film The 40 Year Old Virgin. The season also received widespread acclaim from critics, with many calling it one of the greatest sitcom seasons ever produced. The second season was released in a four-disc DVD boxset in Region 1 on September 12, 2006, and in Region 2 on January 28, 2008. The DVD set contained all 22 episodes, as well as commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on some of the episodes, while also containing deleted scenes from all of the episodes. It was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

## Production

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The second season of the show was produced by Reveille Productions and Deedle-Dee Productions, both in association with NBC Universal Television Studios. The show is based on the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who are executive producers on the show.[1] The Office is produced by Greg Daniels,[1] who is also executive producer and show runner. Returning writers from last season include Daniels, Larry Wilmore, Michael Schur, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, and B. J. Novak. Joining the writing staff for the second season are Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, who also served as story editors, and Jennifer Celotta, who was a consulting producer. Some of the actors also received promotions: Kaling was promoted to story editor, Novak became a co-producer, and Lieberstein became a co-executive producer.[2] Series star, Steve Carell, wrote his first Office episode, the season finale, "Casino Night".[3]

Season two featured episodes directed by eight different directors, each of whom aside from Bryan Gordon directed multiple episodes. Gordon, Ken Kwapis, Ken Whittingham, and Daniels had all previously directed episodes during season one, while Dennie Gordon, Paul Feig, Victor Nelli, Jr., and Charles McDougall each made their directorial debut for the show. While The Office was mainly filmed on a studio set at Valley Center Studios in Van Nuys, California,[4] the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set, was also used for shots of the opening theme.[5]

Despite low ratings from the first season of the show, NBC renewed The Office for a second season. Originally, six episodes were ordered, but NBC later ordered an additional seven.[6] In early November, NBC again expanded the season by ordering three more episodes,[7] before ordering a full season of 22 episodes in January 2006.[8]

## Cast

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See also: List of The Office (American TV series) characters

The Office employs an ensemble cast. All of the main characters, and some minor ones, are based on characters from the British version of The Office. While these characters normally have the same attitudes and perceptions as their British counterparts, the roles have been redesigned to better fit the American show. The show is known for its large cast size, many of whom are known particularly for their improvisational work.

### Main

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* Steve Carell as Michael Scott, regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch. Loosely based on David Brent, Gervais' character in the British version,[9] Scott is a dim-witted and lonely man, who attempts to win friends as the office comedian, usually making himself look bad in the process.
* Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute, who, based upon Gareth Keenan, is the assistant to the regional manager, although the character frequently fails to include "to the" in his title.[10]
* John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, a sales representative and prankster, who is based upon Tim Canterbury, and is in love with Pam Beesly, the receptionist.[11]
* Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, who is based on Dawn Tinsley, is shy, but is often a cohort with Jim in his pranks on Dwight.[12]
* B. J. Novak as Ryan Howard, who is a temporary worker.[12]

### Starring

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Halfway through the season, eight of the show's recurring guest stars were promoted to series regulars and credited just after the main titles and before the writers and producers.[13]

* Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson, Michael's main love interest and vice president of regional sales.
* David Denman as Roy Anderson, a warehouse worker and Pam's fiance.
* Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson, a grumpy salesman.
* Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, a dim-witted accountant.
* Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, the promiscuous supplier relations rep.
* Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, a judgmental accountant, who also serves as Dwight’s love interest.
* Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez, an intelligent accountant, who is also gay.
* Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin, a motherly saleswoman.[14]

### Recurring

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* Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor, the pop culture-obsessed customer service representative.
* Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson, the sad-eyed human resources representative.
* Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton, the office's strange quality assurance officer.
* Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin, the warehouse manager.
* Devon Abner as Devon White, a supplier relations representative.
* Hugh Dane as Hank Tate, the building's security guard.[14]
* David Koechner as Todd Packer, a rude and offensive traveling salesman, who’s Michael’s best friend.
* Nancy Walls as Carol Stills, a real estate agent.
* Amy Adams as Katy Moore, a handbag saleswoman and Jim’s girlfriend.

### Notable guests

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* Lance Krall as Ira Glicksberg, Dwight’s sensei.
* Tim Meadows as Christian, a potential client for Dunder Mifflin.
* Bobby Ray Shafer as Bob Vance, Phyllis’ boyfriend, who runs Vance Refrigeration.
* Rob Riggle as Jack, the captain of the boat where the office has its booze cruise.
* Ken Howard as Ed Truck, Michael’s former boss.
* Patrice O’Neal as Lonny Collins, a warehouse worker.
* Andy Buckley as David Wallace, the new CFO of Dunder Mifflin.

## Broadcast and reception

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### Ratings

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The ratings for season two of The Office

The season premiere, "The Dundies" was viewed by 9.0 million viewers, a drastic increase from the first season finale "Hot Girl", which was viewed by only 4.8 million viewers.[15] As the season progressed, the success of Carell's hit summer movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin and online sales of episodes at iTunes helped the show to garner viewers.[16] The increase in viewership led NBC to move the series to the "Must See TV" Thursday night in January 2006, where ratings continued to grow.[17] The season hit a ratings peak with the twelfth episode, "The Injury", which was viewed by 10.3 million viewers.[18] The season finale, "Casino Night"—which was also the show's first forty-minute-long episode—was viewed by 7.6 million viewers.[15][19] By the end of the 2005–06 season, it placed 67th (tied with 20/20). It averaged eight million viewers, and scored a 4.0/10 in the Nielsen ratings, meaning that on average four percent of households were tuned in at any given moment and ten percent of all televisions in use at the time were tuned into the program. The show received dramatic gains in viewers from the previous year, up forty percent in total viewers and up sixty percent in viewers ages 18–49.[17] A year-end report by NBC noted, "The Office was the fastest-growing series on television this season versus last ... The Office grew by 60 percent this season in adults 18–49 (to an average 4.0 rating from a 2.5 the prior season)."[20]

### Reviews

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Steve Carell received awards for both acting and writing.

The second season of The Office was released largely to critical acclaim and commercial success. Francis Rizzo III of DVD Talk wrote that the British version "can't hold a candle to the American" version during this season, due to the show coming "into its own, becoming the best half-hour show on TV."[21] Furthermore, Rizzo wrote that the season was filled with "fantastically real characters" as well as "one of the best-handled romances in TV history".[21] Eric Goldman of IGN noted that season two transformed The Office "from a very funny show into a truly brilliant show".[22] Goldman praised the world-building of the season, writing that it "does a wonderful job of developing the rest of the staff of Dunder-Mifflin  [sic], something the UK version could never do to this extent".[22] He ultimately gave it a ten out of ten score.[22] Josh Wolk, an Entertainment Weekly television critic, said that the show has "perfecting workaday moments so hilariously and relatably awkward that it makes viewers both laugh and cringe".[23]

The season was also a commercial success. Midway through the season, a deal was made with Apple Inc to offer the show's episodes for download on the iTunes store.[16] This action, in turn, led to many fans buying the series before the DVD set was released. For some time, "The Carpet", the season's fourteenth episode, was the second most-downloaded episode of a television show in the store,[24] and by early January 2006, episodes from The Office occupied ten of the twenty slots in the iTunes list of most popular downloads.[25] In 2006, after the release of the DVD, the second season was the seventeenth highest selling DVD on Amazon that year.[26]

### Accolades

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The second season of The Office received five Primetime Emmy Awards nominations at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards, and won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Other nominations included Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Steve Carell, for his portrayal of Michael Scott, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Michael Schur, for the episode "Christmas Party", and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for both "Christmas Party", edited by David Rogers, and "Booze Cruise", edited by Dean Holland.[27] Carell also received the Television Critic's Award for Best Individual Achievement in Comedy, and the show received the Television Critic's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.[28] For the episode "Michael's Birthday", Ken Whittingham won the award for Outstanding Director in Comedy Series at the NAACP Image Awards.[29] At the 2007 Writers Guild of America Awards, The Office received the award for Best Comedy Series, and Carell won the award for Episodic Comedic Writing for the episode "Casino Night".[30] The Office was also honored as a recipient of a Peabody Award in 2006, honoring the show for excellence in radio and/or television broadcasting.[31]

## Episodes

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See also: List of The Office (American TV series) episodes

No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [32]| Prod.
code [32]| U.S. viewers
(millions)

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7| 1| "The Dundies"| Greg Daniels| Mindy Kaling| September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)| 2003| 9.00[15]

Michael Scott, regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, announces that it is time for the annual Dundie Awards that the employees loathe due to the insulting awards Michael bestows on them. At the awards, receptionist Pam Beesly tells off her fiancé Roy Anderson, one of the warehouse workers, when he insists they leave, and she later gets drunk. Michael becomes the bumbling emcee and bestows the regularly embarrassing awards on them.

8| 2| "Sexual Harassment"| Ken Kwapis| B. J. Novak| September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)| 2002| 7.13[33]

Corporate headquarters orders Human Resources representative Toby Flenderson to conduct a review at the Scranton branch of the company's sexual harassment policies. The company also sends a lawyer to Scranton. Michael fears that this will hinder his ability to keep an "easy-going office," but later realizes that the lawyer was sent to protect him.

9| 3| "Office Olympics"| Paul Feig| Michael Schur| October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)| 2004| 8.27[34]

Michael and salesman Dwight Schrute leave to close a deal on Michael's new condominium. Michael meets with his realtor Carol Stills, but becomes stressed when he realizes how long it will take to pay off his condo. Boredom leads receptionist Pam and salesman Jim Halpert to create the office olympics, in which their co-workers compete in various games using office supplies. Michael and Dwight's return stops the event, but Jim gives the gold medal to Michael for closing the purchase of his condo.

10| 4| "The Fire"| Ken Kwapis| B. J. Novak| October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)| 2001| 7.62[35]

A fire in the office leads the employees to evacuate the building. To pass the time, the employees play games and learn more about each other. Jim is revealed to be dating handbag saleswoman Katy Moore, something Pam seems bothered by. Meanwhile, Michael tries to mentor temporary worker Ryan Howard, but discovers that Ryan is more educated than he is. Dwight becomes jealous of the attention that Michael is giving Ryan. At the end of the day, it is determined that Ryan accidentally caused the fire, and Dwight is thrilled.

11| 5| "Halloween"| Paul Feig| Greg Daniels| October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)| 2006| 8.02[36]

Downsizing leads corporate headquarters to order Michael to fire somebody by the end of October. Michael procrastinates until Halloween, when he still has not decided whom to fire. When he decides to fire Quality Assurance representative Creed Bratton, Creed manages to convince Michael to fire Supplier Relations representative Devon White instead.

12| 6| "The Fight"| Ken Kwapis| Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg| November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)| 2007| 7.93[37]

Michael and Dwight get in an argument about which of them could beat the other in a fight. They decide to settle this by having a showdown at a local dojo. After a comedic fight, Michael finally emerges victorious. The two are cold to each other throughout the day until, as a show of good faith, Michael promotes Dwight to Assistant Regional Manager.

13| 7| "The Client"| Greg Daniels| Paul Lieberstein| November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)| 2005| 7.46[38]

Michael and the Vice President of Northeast Sales, Jan Levinson, meet an important client. Michael angers Jan with his antics and refusal to talk business, but he and the client form a bond, and he closes the deal. Jan is impressed, so much so that she spends the night with Michael. Back at the office, the employees find and act out a screenplay written by Michael.

14| 8| "Performance Review"| Paul Feig| Larry Wilmore| November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)| 2009| 7.99[39]

Michael conferences with the employees during their annual performance reviews, while he worries about his own upcoming performance review with Jan. He takes tips from the suggestion box on ways to better himself, but the attempt ends in disaster when Jan discovers that Michael has told his employees about their romantic encounter.

15| 9| "Email Surveillance"| Paul Feig| Jennifer Celotta| November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)| 2008| 8.09[40]

Jim is hosting a party at his home, but has not invited Michael, who learns of this when he begins spying on his employees' emails. Pam begins to notice Dwight and accountant Angela Martin engaging in odd interactions, and suspects that they are in a relationship, but dismisses the idea after comparing it to her friendship with Jim. Meanwhile, unable to distract himself with an improvisational comedy class, Michael crashes Jim's party.

16| 10| "Christmas Party"| Charles McDougall| Michael Schur| December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)| 2010| 9.74[15]

The office Christmas party turns into a disaster when Michael decides to give all of the employees the ability to steal each other's Secret Santa gifts. While Michael attempts to procure a better gift, the rest of the staff all attempt to win the iPod that Michael originally bought for Ryan. Seeing that his idea has ruined the party, Michael buys alcohol for everyone.

17| 11| "Booze Cruise"| Ken Kwapis| Greg Daniels| January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05)| 2013| 8.73[41]

Michael rents a boat for the annual motivational cruise, where he angers the captain with his antics. A drunken Roy publicly sets a wedding date without consulting his fiancée Pam. This makes a saddened Jim realize that he is still in love with Pam and he breaks up with his girlfriend Katy. Jim reveals his feelings for Pam to Michael, but hides the fact that he still loves her.

18| 12| "The Injury"| Bryan Gordon| Mindy Kaling| January 12, 2006 (2006-01-12)| 2011| 10.27[42]

Michael burns his foot on a George Foreman grill while at his own home. He requests that one of the employees of the office come to his house to pick him up. Dwight volunteers, but crashes his car. Dwight suffers a concussion, but it brings out his good-natured side, and he is kind and helpful to the other employees. Jim later takes Michael and Dwight to the hospital.

19| 13| "The Secret"| Dennie Gordon| Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky| January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19)| 2014| 8.70[43]

Jim becomes nervous when Michael almost reveals that he is in love with Pam. He asks Michael not to tell anyone, but the secret gets out anyway. Jim then tells Pam that he had a crush on her years ago, but pretends that it ended when he found out she was engaged. Meanwhile, accountant Oscar Martinez calls in sick, prompting Dwight to spy on him to determine whether he was telling the truth. His investigation reveals that Oscar is gay, but Dwight fails to notice this.

20| 14| "The Carpet"| Victor Nelli, Jr.| Paul Lieberstein| January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26)| 2012| 8.60[44]

Michael discovers someone has defecated in his office. He suspects that one of his employees did it out of hate, leading him to begin resenting them. He later realizes that it was his "best friend," traveling salesman Todd Packer who did it, and instantly finds the humor in the action.

21| 15| "Boys and Girls"| Dennie Gordon| B. J. Novak| February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)| 2015| 9.21[45]

Jan comes to Scranton to lead a seminar for the women in the office. Michael becomes upset when he is left out, and decides to host his own seminar for the men. When he tries to rally the staff to unionize, Jan's threat of a lawsuit ends the attempt. Later, after Jan recommends to Pam that she should enter a graphic design course, Roy persuades her not to go through with it.

22| 16| "Valentine's Day"| Greg Daniels| Michael Schur| February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09)| 2016| 8.95[46]

On Valentine's Day, Michael leaves for New York City for a meeting between branch managers and the company's new CFO, David Wallace. Michael tells the other branch managers that he and Jan are in a relationship, and a disgruntled manager later tells David. Michael is able to save both his and Jan's jobs when he tells David that he was joking. At the office, saleswoman Phyllis's boyfriend sends her multiple gifts, and Dwight and Angela secretly exchange gifts of their own.

23| 17| "Dwight's Speech"| Charles McDougall| Paul Lieberstein| March 2, 2006 (2006-03-02)| 2017| 8.45[47]

Dwight is named Dunder Mifflin's top salesman, and is given the honor of speaking at a salesman's convention. He becomes nervous, and Jim "helps" by giving Dwight lines from speeches by controversial figures like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. At the convention, Dwight becomes nervous, but after a failed attempt by Michael to entertain the crowd, Dwight goes to the stand and delivers a rousing speech.

24| 18| "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"| Victor Nelli, Jr.| Mindy Kaling| March 16, 2006 (2006-03-16)| 2018| 8.85[48]

The employees bring in their daughters for the annual Take Your Daughter to Work Day. Michael finds enjoyment in talking with the children, especially Toby's daughter Sasha, making him realize that he wants a family. Salesman Stanley Hudson's teenage daughter seems interested in Ryan, leading Stanley to reprimand Ryan for it after customer service representative Kelly Kapoor misleads Stanley about their conversation.

25| 19| "Michael's Birthday"| Ken Whittingham| Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg| March 30, 2006 (2006-03-30)| 2019| 7.85[49]

Michael is excited about his birthday, but the rest of the office is instead focused on accountant Kevin Malone, who is awaiting the results from a skin cancer test. Jim and Pam leave to purchase items to comfort Kevin, and later in the day the entire staff goes to the ice rink. Michael encounters his realtor Carol there, and makes a good impression when he entertains her kids. Kevin's test results come back negative for cancer.

26| 20| "Drug Testing"| Greg Daniels| Jennifer Celotta| April 27, 2006 (2006-04-27)| 2022| 7.85[50]

Dwight finds a leftover joint in the parking lot, and begins an investigation to find the owner. After no one confesses, he schedules a drug test. Michael, worried that he will not pass, pressures Dwight for a cup of clean urine. Dwight is conflicted, but gives in to Michael's demand, and afterward resigns as a volunteer sheriff's deputy for breaking his oath.

27| 21| "Conflict Resolution"| Charles McDougall| Greg Daniels| May 4, 2006 (2006-05-04)| 2020| 7.45[51]

Michael learns that Toby keeps files detailing all of the complaints employees have had against each other. Angry that the disputes have not been resolved, Michael reads them out loud, which brings up old conflicts and leaves the employees bitter and angry. Dwight's conflict resolution meeting with Jim causes the latter to have an epiphany about his work situation. Angered that someone complained about her wedding planning, Pam tries to figure out who it was.

28| 22| "Casino Night"†| Ken Kwapis| Steve Carell| May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11)| 2021| 7.66[52]

Michael organizes a casino night for charity, but inadvertently invites two dates, his boss Jan Levinson and his realtor Carol Stills. He ends up beginning a relationship with Carol. Jan reacts calmly, but later leaves early with an overnight bag, revealing that she had intended to stay with Michael. Jim considers transferring to another branch, but is hesitant to say exactly why. At the casino night, Jim finally reveals to Pam that he is in love with her. At first, Pam claims that she does not feel the same, but later the two share a kiss.

^† denotes a "super-sized" 40-minute episode (with advertisements; actual runtime around 28 minutes).

## DVD release

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The Office: The Complete Second Season

Set details[53] | Special features[53]

* 22 episodes
* 4-disc set
* 1.78:1 aspect ratio
* Subtitles: English, Spanish
* English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)

* Commentary on 10 episodes by the actors, writers, and producers
* Deleted scenes from every episode
* "Faces of Scranton" music video
* Fake Public Service Announcements
* The Office: The Accountants webisodes
* Blooper reel
* 2006 Winter Olympics promo
* "Steve on Steve" featurette

Release dates
Region 1 | Region 2
September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) | January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)

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## External links

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* Official website
* The Office at IMDb

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The Office (American TV series)

Episodes|

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4
* Season 5
* Season 6
* Season 7
* Season 8
* Season 9

Characters|

* Michael Scott
* Dwight Schrute
* Jim Halpert
* Pam Beesly
* Ryan Howard
* Jan Levinson
* Kevin Malone
* Angela Martin
* Oscar Martinez
* Kelly Kapoor
* David Wallace
* Andy Bernard
* Holly Flax
* Erin Hannon
* Robert California
* Nellie Bertram

Related|

* Dunder Mifflin
* Awards
* Office Ladies
* The Paper

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The Office (American TV series) episodes

Season 1|

* "Pilot"
* "Diversity Day"
* "Health Care"
* "The Alliance"
* "Basketball"
* "Hot Girl"

Season 2|

* "The Dundies"
* "Sexual Harassment"
* "Office Olympics"
* "The Fire"
* "Halloween"
* "The Fight"
* "The Client"
* "Performance Review"
* "Email Surveillance"
* "Christmas Party"
* "Booze Cruise"
* "The Injury"
* "The Secret"
* "The Carpet"
* "Boys and Girls"
* "Valentine's Day"
* "Dwight's Speech"
* "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"
* "Michael's Birthday"
* "Drug Testing"
* "Conflict Resolution"
* "Casino Night"

Season 3|

* "Gay Witch Hunt"
* "The Convention"
* "The Coup"
* "Grief Counseling"
* "Initiation"
* "Diwali"
* "Branch Closing"
* "The Merger"
* "The Convict"
* "A Benihana Christmas"
* "Back from Vacation"
* "Traveling Salesmen"
* "The Return"
* "Ben Franklin"
* "Phyllis' Wedding"
* "Business School"
* "Cocktails"
* "The Negotiation"
* "Safety Training"
* "Product Recall"
* "Women's Appreciation"
* "Beach Games"
* "The Job"

Season 4|

* "Fun Run"
* "Dunder Mifflin Infinity"
* "Launch Party"
* "Money"
* "Local Ad"
* "Branch Wars"
* "Survivor Man"
* "The Deposition"
* "Dinner Party"
* "Chair Model"
* "Night Out"
* "Did I Stutter?"
* "Job Fair"
* "Goodbye, Toby"

Season 5|

* "Weight Loss"
* "Employee Transfer"
* "Moroccan Christmas"
* "The Duel"
* "Prince Family Paper"
* "Stress Relief"
* "Lecture Circuit"
* "Blood Drive"
* "Golden Ticket"
* "New Boss"
* "Two Weeks"
* "Dream Team"
* "Michael Scott Paper Company"
* "Heavy Competition"
* "Broke"
* "Casual Friday"
* "Cafe Disco"
* "Company Picnic"

Season 6|

* "Gossip"
* "The Meeting"
* "The Promotion"
* "Niagara"
* "Mafia"
* "The Lover"
* "Koi Pond"
* "Double Date"
* "Murder"
* "Shareholder Meeting"
* "Scott's Tots"
* "Secret Santa"
* "The Banker"
* "Sabre"
* "The Manager and the Salesman"
* "The Delivery"
* "St. Patrick's Day"
* "New Leads"
* "Happy Hour"
* "Secretary's Day"
* "Body Language"
* "The Cover-Up"
* "The Chump"
* "Whistleblower"

Season 7|

* "Nepotism"
* "Counseling"
* "Andy's Play"
* "Sex Ed"
* "The Sting"
* "Costume Contest"
* "Christening"
* "Viewing Party"
* "WUPHF.com"
* "China"
* "Classy Christmas"
* "Ultimatum"
* "The Seminar"
* "The Search"
* "PDA"
* "Threat Level Midnight"
* "Todd Packer"
* "Garage Sale"
* "Training Day"
* "Michael's Last Dundies"
* "Goodbye, Michael"
* "The Inner Circle"
* "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager"
* "Search Committee"

Season 8|

* "The List"
* "The Incentive"
* "Lotto"
* "Garden Party"
* "Spooked"
* "Doomsday"
* "Pam's Replacement"
* "Gettysburg"
* "Mrs. California"
* "Christmas Wishes"
* "Trivia"
* "Pool Party"
* "Jury Duty"
* "Special Project"
* "Tallahassee"
* "After Hours"
* "Test the Store"
* "Last Day in Florida"
* "Get the Girl"
* "Welcome Party"
* "Angry Andy"
* "Fundraiser"
* "Turf War"
* "Free Family Portrait Studio"

Season 9|

* "New Guys"
* "Roy's Wedding"
* "Andy's Ancestry"
* "Work Bus"
* "Here Comes Treble"
* "The Boat"
* "The Whale"
* "The Target"
* "Dwight Christmas"
* "Lice"
* "Suit Warehouse"
* "Customer Loyalty"
* "Junior Salesman"
* "Vandalism"
* "Couples Discount"
* "Moving On"
* "The Farm"
* "Promos"
* "Stairmageddon"
* "Paper Airplane"
* "Livin' the Dream"
* "A.A.R.M."
* "Finale"

Awards for The Office (American season 2)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

1950s|

* The Red Skelton Show (1952)
* I Love Lucy (1953)
* I Love Lucy (1954)
* Make Room for Daddy (1955)
* The Phil Silvers Show (1956)
* No Award (1957)
* The Phil Silvers Show (1958)
* The Jack Benny Program (season 9) (1959)

1960s|

* No Award (1960)
* The Jack Benny Program (season 11) (1961)
* The Bob Newhart Show (1962)
* The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
* The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964)
* The Dick Van Dyke Show (1965)
* The Dick Van Dyke Show (1966)
* The Monkees (1967)
* Get Smart (1968)
* Get Smart (1969)

1970s|

* My World and Welcome to It (1970)
* All in the Family (1971)
* All in the Family (1972)
* All in the Family (1973)
* M*A*S*H (season 2) (1974)
* The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1975)
* The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976)
* The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1977)
* All in the Family (1978)
* Taxi (1979)

1980s|

* Taxi (1980)
* Taxi (1981)
* Barney Miller (season 8) (1982)
* Cheers (season 1) (1983)
* Cheers (season 2) (1984)
* The Cosby Show (season 1) (1985)
* The Golden Girls (season 1) (1986)
* The Golden Girls (season 2) (1987)
* The Wonder Years (season 1) (1988)
* Cheers (season 7) (1989)

1990s|

* Murphy Brown (1990)
* Cheers (season 9) (1991)
* Murphy Brown (1992)
* Seinfeld (season 4) (1993)
* Frasier (season 1) (1994)
* Frasier (season 2) (1995)
* Frasier (season 3) (1996)
* Frasier (season 4) (1997)
* Frasier (season 5) (1998)
* Ally McBeal (season 2) (1999)

2000s|

* Will & Grace (season 2) (2000)
* Sex and the City (season 3) (2001)
* Friends (season 8) (2002)
* Everybody Loves Raymond (season 7) (2003)
* Arrested Development (season 1) (2004)
* Everybody Loves Raymond (season 9) (2005)
* The Office (season 2) (2006)
* 30 Rock (season 1) (2007)
* 30 Rock (season 2) (2008)
* 30 Rock (season 3) (2009)

2010s|

* Modern Family (season 1) (2010)
* Modern Family (season 2) (2011)
* Modern Family (season 3) (2012)
* Modern Family (season 4) (2013)
* Modern Family (season 5) (2014)
* Veep (season 4) (2015)
* Veep (season 5) (2016)
* Veep (season 6) (2017)
* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 1) (2018)
* Fleabag (season 2) (2019)

2020s|

* Schitt's Creek (season 6) (2020)
* Ted Lasso (season 1) (2021)
* Ted Lasso (season 2) (2022)
* The Bear (season 1) (2023)
* Hacks (season 3) (2024)

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Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy

1990s|

* Brooklyn Bridge (season 1) (1991)
* No Award (1992–1994)
* Frasier (season 2) (1995)
* No Award (1996–1999)

2000s|

* Sex and the City (season 3) (2000)
* Sex and the City (season 4, part I) (2001)
* Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 3) (2002)
* Sex and the City (season 6, part I) (2003)
* Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 4) (2004)
* Entourage (season 2) (2005)
* The Office (season 2) (2006)
* 30 Rock (season 1) (2007)
* 30 Rock (season 2) (2008)
* 30 Rock (season 3) (2009)

2010s|

* Modern Family (season 1) (2010)
* Modern Family (season 2) (2011)
* Modern Family (season 3) (2012)
* Modern Family (season 4) (2013)
* Orange Is the New Black (season 1) (2014)
* Transparent (season 1) (2015)
* Atlanta (season 1) (2016)
* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 1) (2017)
* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 2) (2018)
* Fleabag (season 2) (2019)

2020s|

* Schitt's Creek (season 6) (2020)
* Ted Lasso (season 2) (2021)
* The Bear (season 1) (2022)
* The Bear (season 2) (2023)
* Hacks (season 3) (2024)

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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

1990s|

* Seinfeld (season 5/season 6) (1994)
* Friends (season 1/season 2) (1995)
* Seinfeld (season 7/season 8) (1996)
* Seinfeld (season 8/season 9) (1997)
* Ally McBeal (season 1/season 2) (1998)
* Frasier (season 6/season 7) (1999)

2000s|

* Will & Grace (season 2/season 3) (2000)
* Sex and the City (season 4) (2001)
* Everybody Loves Raymond (season 6/season 7) (2002)
* Sex and the City (season 6) (2003)
* Desperate Housewives (season 1) (2004)
* Desperate Housewives (season 1/season 2) (2005)
* The Office (season 2/season 3) (2006)
* The Office (season 3/season 4) (2007)
* 30 Rock (season 2/season 3) (2008)
* Glee (season 1) (2009)

2010s|

* Modern Family (season 1/season 2) (2010)
* Modern Family (season 2/season 3) (2011)
* Modern Family (season 3/season 4) (2012)
* Modern Family (season 4/season 5) (2013)
* Orange Is the New Black (season 2) (2014)
* Orange Is the New Black (season 3) (2015)
* Orange Is the New Black (season 4) (2016)
* Veep (season 6) (2017)
* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 2) (2018)
* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 3) (2019)

2020s|

* Schitt's Creek (season 6) (2020)
* Ted Lasso (season 2) (2021)
* Abbott Elementary (season 1/season 2) (2022)
* The Bear (season 2) (2023)
* Only Murders in the Building (season 4) (2024)

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TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

* The Cosby Show (season 1) (1985)
* The Cosby Show (season 2) (1986)
* It's Garry Shandling's Show (season 1) (1987)
* Frank’s Place (season 1) / The Wonder Years (season 1) (1988)
* Murphy Brown (season 1) (1989)
* The Simpsons (season 1) (1990)
* Murphy Brown (season 3) (1991)
* Seinfeld (season 3) (1992)
* Seinfeld (season 4) (1993)
* Frasier (season 1) (1994)
* Frasier (season 2) (1995)
* Frasier (season 3) (1996)
* The Larry Sanders Show (season 5) (1997)
* The Larry Sanders Show (season 6) (1998)
* Sports Night (season 1) (1999)
* Malcolm in the Middle (season 1) (2000)
* Malcolm in the Middle (season 2) (2001)
* The Bernie Mac Show (season 1) (2002)
* The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (season 7/season 8) (2003)
* Arrested Development (season 1) (2004)
* Arrested Development (season 2) (2005)
* The Office (season 2) (2006)
* The Office (season 3) (2007)
* 30 Rock (season 2) (2008)
* The Big Bang Theory (season 2) (2009)
* Modern Family (season 1) (2010)
* Modern Family (season 2) (2011)
* Louie (season 2) (2012)
* The Big Bang Theory (season 6) / Parks and Recreation (season 5) (2013)
* Louie (season 4) / Veep (season 3) (2014)
* Inside Amy Schumer (season 3) (2015)
* Black-ish (season 2) (2016)
* Atlanta (season 1) (2017)
* The Good Place (season 2) (2018)
* Fleabag (season 2) (2019)
* Schitt's Creek (season 6) (2020)
* Ted Lasso (season 1) (2021)
* Abbott Elementary (season 1) (2022)
* The Bear (season 1) (2023)
* Hacks (season 3) (2024)

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Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series

2000s|

* Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 5) (2005)
* The Office (season 2/season 3) (2006)
* 30 Rock (season 1/season 2) (2007)
* 30 Rock (season 2/season 3) (2008)
* 30 Rock (season 3/season 4) (2009)

2010s|

* Modern Family (season 1/season 2) (2010)
* Modern Family (season 2/season 3) (2011)
* Louie (season 3) (2012)
* Veep (season 2) (2013)
* Louie (season 4) (2014)
* Veep (season 4) (2015)
* Atlanta (season 1) (2016)
* Veep (season 6) (2017)
* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 2) (2018)
* Barry (season 2) (2019)

2020s|

* Ted Lasso (season 1) (2020)
* Hacks (season 1) (2021)
* The Bear (season 1) (2022)
* The Bear (season 2) (2023)
* Hacks (season 3) (2024)

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