Steve Carell (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin”) stars in this half-hour sitcom based on the award-winning British comedy of the same name. Told through the lenses of a documentary film crew, “The Office” exposes the humorous and often foolish events at Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Steve Carell (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin”) stars in this half-hour sitcom based on the award-winning British comedy of the same name. Told through the lenses of a documentary film crew, “The Office” exposes the humorous and often foolish events at Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In this first season, Dunder-Mifflin Regional Manager, Michael Scott (Carell) leads the documentary team and his staff on a journey through inappropriate behavior, well-intentioned but misguided comments and a myriad of poor management techniques. Michael has no clue that his employees barely tolerate him. In his mind, he is their guru, their mentor and their cool friend. His staff includes his dedicated-to-the-point-of-annoying assistant, Dwight Schrute, office receptionist Pam and likable sales rep Jim. During the six episodes of Season One, Dunder-Mifflin tackles tough subjects like company layoffs, diversity initiatives, health care and office alliances. Anyone who has ever worked in a “team” environment can appreciate the humor and suffering of the Dunder-Mifflin staff and “The Office.”
Episodes
The Office: An American Workplace
Season 1, Episode 1 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
When a documentary crew comes to the offices of Dunder Mifflin to observe the employees and learn about modern management, manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) tries to paint a happy picture of his domain, but his jokes keep falling flat. Then, worse, his supervisor from the corporate office tells him that his branch may be downsized. Making a characteristically bad leadership decision, Michael decides not to tell his staff, but the information quickly leaks. Meanwhile sales rep Jim (John Krasinski) spars with his irritating nemesis Dwight (Rainn Wilson), and flirts with office receptionist Pam (Jenna Fischer), until they are all forced to consider what their options are if there is downsizing. B.J. Novak also stars.
Diversity Day
Season 1, Episode 2 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
When a special consultant, Mr. Brown (guest star Larry Wilmore), arrives to teach a seminar on racial tolerance and diversity in the workplace, Michael implies that it was his idea while in reality his offensive behavior necessitated the training. When Mr. Brown has a staff member reenact one of Michael's past indiscretions, Michael, not satisfied with the consultant's workshop, decides to hold his own racial teach-in later that afternoon. Meanwhile, Jim (John Krasinski) is not having a good day after losing his biggest yearly commission to Dwight (Rainn Wilson). Jenna Fischer and B.J. Novak also star.
Health Care
Season 1, Episode 3 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
When Corporate wants Michael (Steve Carell) to pick a cheaper health plan for his employees, rather than lose popularity points with his staff, he shirks the responsibility and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) happily accepts the task. Delighted with his new position of power, Dwight takes over the conference room as his new "office" and manages to offend everyone by asking staff members to divulge their private medical history. Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) jokingly create fake illnesses only to infuriate Dwight. B.J. Novak also stars.
The Alliance
Season 1, Episode 4 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
Amid the rumors of downsizing, Michael (Steve Carell) tries to raise employee morale with a birthday party, despite the fact that the closest birthday is a month away. As the birthday card for Meredith (Kate Flannery) makes the rounds in the office, Michael struggles to pen the funniest birthday message. Meanwhile, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) asks Jim (John Krasinski) to form a "Survivor"-type alliance so they can protect themselves during the upcoming downsizing. Elsewhere, Oscar (Oscar Nunez) collects pledges for his nephew's cerebral palsy charity walk. Michael tops everyone's donation by offering twenty-five dollars - not realizing the donation is per mile - and tries to back track on his generous offer. Jenna Fischer and B.J. Novak also star.
Basketball
Season 1, Episode 5 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
Michael (Steve Carell) and select members of the office staff prepare for a game of basketball against the workers in the warehouse. Overly confident about his team's ability, Michael trash-talks his opponents and he makes a bet - the losing team has to work Saturday. During the game, Jim (John Krasinski) shows off to impress Pam (Jenna Fischer), whose fiancé is on the opposing team. B.J. Novak also stars.
Hot Girl
Season 1, Episode 6 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
An attractive woman arrives at the office to sell purses and causes furtive glances from male staff members who vie for her attention. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) attempts to ask her out on a date but his advances are deflected, leaving the door open for Michael (Steve Carell) to step in. Michael believes he's going to "score" by giving her a ride home but his chances are blown by another sly co-worker. John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and B.J. Novak also star.
Cast and crew
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Paul Feig
Director -
Randall Einhorn
Director -
Ken Kwapis
Director -
Steve Carell
Michael Scott -
Jenna Fischer
Pam Beesly -
John Krasinski
Jim Halpert -
Rainn Wilson
Dwight Schrute -
Leslie David Baker
Stanley Hudson -
Brian Baumgartner
Kevin Malone -
Angela Kinsey
Angela Martin / Angela Martin-Lipton / Angela Schrute -
Kate Flannery
Meredith Palmer -
Phyllis Smith
Phyllis Vance / Phyllis Lapin -
Creed Bratton
Creed Bratton / Coal Mine Employee -
Oscar Nuñez
Oscar Martinez -
B.J. Novak
Ryan Howard -
Mindy Kaling
Kelly Kapoor -
Ed Helms
Andy Bernard -
Paul Lieberstein
Toby Flenderson -
Craig Robinson
Darryl Philbin -
Ellie Kemper
Erin Hannon -
Zach Woods
Gabe Lewis -
Melora Hardin
Jan Levinson / Jan Levinson-Gould -
Andy Buckley
David Wallace -
Catherine Tate
Nellie Bertram -
David Denman
Roy Anderson -
Rashida Jones
Karen Filippelli -
James Spader
Robert California -
Robert R. Shafer
Bob Vance -
Greg Daniels
Writer -
Ricky Gervais
Writer -
Stephen Merchant
Writer
Additional information
Networks
NBCNetworks
Audio
EnglishAudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
2005Released year
Genres
ComedyGenres
Duration
6 episodes (2 h 13 min)Duration
Additional terms
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