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The Office (U.S. season 2)
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Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes22
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Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 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 of the same name, 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.

The Office is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013, lasting nine seasons. It is an adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name and was adapted for American television by Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons. It was co-produced by Daniels' Deedle-Dee Productions, and Reveille Productions, in association with Universal Television. The original executive producers were Greg Daniels, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Merchant, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons.

NBC American television and radio network

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial terrestrial television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia. The network is one of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.

<i>The Office</i> (UK TV series) British sitcom television series

The Office is a British television mockumentary sitcom first broadcast in the UK on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme follows the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictional Wernham Hogg paper company. Gervais also stars in the series, playing the central character David Brent.

Contents

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 minor ones—especially that of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). [1] 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).

"The Dundies" is the first episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's seventh episode overall. Written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Greg Daniels, who is also a producer for the show, the episode originally aired in the United States on September 20, 2005 on NBC.

Dwight Schrute fictional character in NBCs The Office

Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a character on The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. He is one of the highest-ranking salesmen as well as assistant to the regional manager (disputed) at the paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin. Additionally, he is a bed-and-breakfast proprietor at Schrute Farms, a beet plantation owner, and an owner of the business park in which Dunder Mifflin exists. He is notorious for his lack of social skills and common sense, his love for martial arts and the justice system, and his office rivalry with fellow salesman Jim Halpert. He is also known for his romantic relationship with Angela. He has at times risen to the position of acting Branch Manager of the Scranton branch, but often serves as a second or third in command as Assistant Regional Manager. Dwight was also the Vice President of Special Projects Development for the Sabre Corporation, but was soon replaced by Todd Packer, who was almost immediately terminated. In the final season, Dwight is finally offered the position of permanent Regional Manager.

Rainn Wilson American actor, writer, director and film producer

Rainn Dietrich Wilson is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, businessman, and producer. He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office, for which he has earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

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

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. [2] The Office is produced by Greg Daniels, [2] 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. [3] Series star, Steve Carell, wrote his first Office episode, the season finale, "Casino Night". [4]

Ricky Gervais English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter

Ricky Dene Gervais is an English stand-up comedian, actor, director, screenwriter and singer.

Stephen Merchant English writer, director, and actor

Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian and actor.

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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, [5] the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set, was also used for shots of the opening theme. [6]

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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. [7] In early November, NBC again expanded the season by ordering three more episodes, [8] before ordering a full season of 22 episodes in January 2006. [9]

Cast

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.

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Starring

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. [14]

Recurring

Broadcast and reception

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. [16] 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. [17] 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. [18] The season hit a ratings peak with the twelfth episode, "The Injury", which was viewed by 10.3 million viewers. [19] The season finale, "Casino Night"—which was also the show's first forty-minute-long episode—was viewed by 7.6 million viewers. [16] [20] 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. [18] 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)." [21]

Reviews

Steve Carell received awards for both acting and writing. Steve Carell November 2014.jpg
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." [22] Furthermore, Rizzo wrote that the season was filled with "fantastically real characters" as well as "one of the best-handled romances in TV history". [22] Eric Goldman of IGN noted that season two transformed The Office "from a very funny show into a truly brilliant show". [23] 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". [23] He ultimately gave it a ten out of ten score. [23] 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". [24]

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. [17] 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, [25] and by early January 2006, episodes from The Office occupied ten of the twenty slots in the iTunes list of most popular downloads. [26] In 2006, after the release of the DVD, the second season was the seventeenth highest selling DVD on Amazon that year. [27]

Accolades

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. [28] 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. [29] For the episode "Michael's Birthday", Ken Whittingham won the award for Outstanding Director in Comedy Series at the NAACP Image Awards. [30] 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". [31] 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. [32]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code  [33] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
71"The Dundies" Greg Daniels Mindy Kaling September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)20039.00 [16]
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, Pam tells Roy off when he insists they leave and gets drunk. Michael becomes the bumbling emcee and bestows the regularly embarrassing awards on them.
82"Sexual Harassment" Ken Kwapis B. J. Novak September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)20027.13 [34]
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 stop his ability to keep an "easy-going office," but later realizes that the lawyer was sent to protect him.
93"Office Olympics" Paul Feig Michael Schur October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)20048.30 [35]
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 he will be paying for his condo. Boredom leads receptionist Pam Beesly and salesman Jim Halpert to invent 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 condominium.
104"The Fire"Ken KwapisB. J. NovakOctober 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)20017.60 [36]
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. 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.
115"Halloween"Paul FeigGreg DanielsOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)20068.00 [37]
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.
126"The Fight"Ken Kwapis Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)20077.90 [38]
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. 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.
137"The Client"Greg Daniels Paul Lieberstein November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)20057.50 [39]
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 later, Michael and the client create a bond, and Michael closes the deal. Jan is impressed, she and Michael end up spending the night together. Back at the office, the employees find a screenplay written by Michael.
148"Performance Review"Paul Feig Larry Wilmore November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)20098.00 [40]
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.
159"Email Surveillance"Paul Feig Jennifer Celotta November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)20088.10 [41]
Jim is hosting a party, but has not invited Michael. Michael learns of this when he begins spying on his employees' email. Pam begins to notice Dwight and accountant Angela Martin engaging in odd interactions, and suspects that they are in a relationship, but later dismisses the idea. Michael, unable to distract himself with an improvisational comedy class, crashes Jim's party.
1610"Christmas Party" Charles McDougall Michael SchurDecember 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)20109.70 [16]
The office Christmas party turns into a disaster when Michael decides to give all of the employees the ability to steal each other's gifts. While Michael attempts to procure a better gift, the rest of the members of the office 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.
1711"Booze Cruise"Ken KwapisGreg DanielsJanuary 5, 2006 (2006-01-05)20138.70 [42]
Michael rents a boat for the annual motivational cruise, where he angers the captain with his antics. A drunken Roy, one of the warehouse workers, publicly sets a wedding date without consulting his fiancee Pam. Jim realizes that he is still in love with Pam and breaks up with his date Katy. Jim reveals to Michael that he is in love with Pam.
1812"The Injury" Bryan Gordon Mindy KalingJanuary 12, 2006 (2006-01-12)201110.30 [19]
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 a good-natured Dwight, who is kind and helpful to the other employees. Michael and Dwight are later taken to the hospital.
1913"The Secret" Dennie Gordon Lee Eisenberg & Gene StupnitskyJanuary 19, 2006 (2006-01-19)20148.70 [43]
Jim becomes nervous when Michael almost reveals that Jim is in love with Pam. He asks Michael not to tell anyone, but Michael ends up revealing the secret anyway. Jim tells Pam that he had a crush on her years ago, but 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. Oscar is revealed to be gay, although Dwight does not realize it.
2014"The Carpet" Victor Nelli, Jr. Paul LiebersteinJanuary 26, 2006 (2006-01-26)20128.60 [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.
2115"Boys and Girls"Dennie GordonB. J. NovakFebruary 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)20155.42 [16]
Jan comes to Scranton to lead a seminar for the women in the office. Michael becomes upset for being 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.
2216"Valentine's Day"Greg DanielsMichael SchurFebruary 9, 2006 (2006-02-09)20168.95 [45]
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 Jan's and his 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.
2317"Dwight's Speech"Charles McDougallPaul LiebersteinMarch 2, 2006 (2006-03-02)20178.40 [46]
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, seeing this, "helps" by giving Dwight lines from speeches by figures such as 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.
2418"Take Your Daughter to Work Day"Victor Nelli, Jr.Mindy KalingMarch 16, 2006 (2006-03-16)20188.80 [47]
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. Salesman Stanley Hudson's teenage daughter develops a crush on Ryan, leading Stanley to reprimand Ryan for it after customer service representative Kelly Kapoor misleads Stanley about their conversation.
2519"Michael's Birthday" Ken Whittingham Gene Stupnitsky & Lee EisenbergMarch 30, 2006 (2006-03-30)20197.80 [48]
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 leaves for a day at the ice rink. Michael meets Carol, and makes a good impression when he entertains her kids. Kevin's test results come back negative for cancer.
2620"Drug Testing"Greg DanielsJennifer CelottaApril 27, 2006 (2006-04-27)20227.80 [49]
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 after resigning from his position as a volunteer sheriff's deputy, gives in to Michael's demands.
2721"Conflict Resolution"Charles McDougallGreg DanielsMay 4, 2006 (2006-05-04)20207.40 [50]
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. Pam tries to figure out who complained about her wedding planning.
2822"Casino Night" † Ken Kwapis Steve Carell May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11)20217.60 [16]
Michael organizes a casino night for charity, but inadvertently invites two dates, his boss Jan Levinson and his realtor Carol. He ends up beginning a relationship with Carol. Jan reacts calmly, but later she leaves early with an overnight bag, revealing that she had intended to stay with Michael. Jim reveals to Pam that he is in love with her, and they share a kiss.

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

DVD release

The Office: The Complete Second Season
Set details [51] Special features [51]
  • 22 episodes
  • 4-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2
September 12, 2006January 28, 2008

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The fifth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States in the 2008–2009 television season on NBC on September 25, 2008 and concluded on May 14, 2009. The fifth season consisted of 28 half-hours of material, divided into 24 half-hour episodes and two hour-long episodes. The Office is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying 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 Ed Helms, Melora Hardin, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Paul Lieberstein, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, and Phyllis Smith.

<i>The Office</i> (U.S. season 8) season of television series

The eighth season of the American television comedy The Office commenced airing on NBC in the United States on September 22, 2011, and concluded on May 10, 2012, consisting of 24 episodes. The series is an American adaptation of the British comedy series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The eighth season of The Office aired on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) in the United States as part of the "Comedy Night Done Right" television block. It stars Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, Ed Helms, and James Spader, with supporting performances from Catherine Tate, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Ellie Kemper, Angela Kinsey, Paul Lieberstein, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith, and Zach Woods. This was the first season without Steve Carell as Michael Scott in the lead role and the only one to not feature the character in any capacity.

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