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| The Office Season 2 : |
| 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. Michael Scott soon starts a relationship with his boss Jan Levenson and Pam Beesley and Jim Halpert’s 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 the warehouse worker Roy Anderson. |
| Episode 1 - [The Dundies] |
| Details : It's time for the Dundies Dunder Mifflin's annual awards banquet (held at the neighborhood Chili's) and the staff must endure the excruciating performance of their inept emcee boss Michael Scott. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karly Rothenberg as Madge Madsen | David Denman as Roy Anderson | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Greg Daniels | Writer : Mindy Kaling | |
| Air Date : Sep. 20, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Sexual Harassment] |
| Details : Just as corporate tells Toby one of the workers at the Scranton branch to give a seminar on sexual harassment issues Michael receives a visit from his obnoxious sales-rep friend Todd Packer. The two chauvinistic friends try to prove that the office is not in need of harassment counseling but only wind up making the situation worse causing yet another zany day at the office. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karly Rothenberg as Madge Madsen | Shannon Cochran as Helene Beesly | R.F. Daley as O'Malley | David Denman as Roy Anderson | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | David Koechner as Todd Packer | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Ken Kwapis | Writer : B. J. Novak | |
| Air Date : Sep. 27, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Office Olympics] |
| Details : While Michael and Dwight are out of the office for the day trying to close a deal on a new condo for Michael Jim and Pam arrange for the staff to participate in an Office Olympics where the workers play strange invented games (among them Dunderball Hate Ball...and Pam Pong) that they usually play while the boss is out. At the end of the day the festivities cheer up everyone - even the oblivious Michael. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Harrington Bland as Bill | Nancy Carell as Carol Stills | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Paul Feig | Writer : Michael Schur | |
| Air Date : Oct. 04, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [The Fire] |
| Details : The Office is forced into the parking lot for the day when a fire starts in the kitchen. To ease everyone's boredom Jim suggests a game of Desert Island and Who Would You Do? where certain staff members reveal a little too much information about themselves. Throughout the day Michael talks business with Ryan leaving Dwight feeling left out. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amy Adams as Katy | David Denman as Roy Anderson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Ken Kwapis | Writer : B. J. Novak | |
| Air Date : Oct. 11, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Halloween] |
| Details : While everyone else in the office enjoys the spooky Halloween festivities and talks about the staff's costumes Michael ponders who he should fire when the threat of downsizing becomes a reality and his boss orders him to fire one of his staff. Meanwhile Jim and Pam put Dwight's resume on job-searching websites which may make Michael's job a little easier and Pam encourages Jim to set his goals higher by applying for a better job which makes Jim consider his friendship with Pam. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Devon Abner as Devon White | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Hugh Dane as Hank | Director : Paul Feig | Writer : Greg Daniels | |
| Air Date : Oct. 18, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [The Fight] |
| Details : When Dwight embarrasses Michael by punching him in the stomach at work Jim organizes a lunchtime rematch at Dwight's Dojo. Meanwhile Pam becomes annoyed at Jim when he gets too physical with her Ryan updates the emergency contact information on a secret mission and Michael tantalizes Ryan when the boss gets a hold of Ryan's cell phone number. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lance Krall as Sensei Ira | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Ken Kwapis | Writer : Lee Eisenberg | Writer : Gene Stupnitsky | |
| Air Date : Nov. 01, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [The Client] |
| Details : When Michael and Jan try to nail down a potential new client Christian by taking him out to Chili's Michael surprises everyone with what - or who - he does. Meanwhile back at the office Jim finds a semi-autobiographical script that Michael has written called Threat Level: Midnight and he Pam Kevin and the rest of the Dunder-Mifflin workers have a great time acting it out. Later that night Pam and Jim share their first unofficial date complete with dinner (a sandwich) candlelight and Dwight's pathetic fireworks display. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tim Meadows as Christian | David Denman as Roy Anderson | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Greg Daniels | Writer : Paul Lieberstein | |
| Air Date : Nov. 08, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Performance Review] |
| Details : Michael meets with all of his underlings to discuss their performance in the office so far. However Michael focuses more on getting feedback about his relationship with Jan than whether or not the workers are doing their job. Later a nervous Michael plans to shuffle through the employee suggestion box to steal exciting ideas for his imminent discussion with Jan about his own performance but that falls apart when Jan asks to sit in on the discussion. Meanwhile Jim and Pam try to keep Dwight under the wrong impression that the day is Friday instead of Thursday. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Writer : Larry Wilmore | Director : Paul Feig | |
| Air Date : Nov. 15, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [E-Mail Surveillance] |
| Details : Michael starts monitoring the emails sent out in the Dunder-Mifflin workplace upsetting the employees. Meanwhile Pam believes that the relationship between Dwight and Angela is more than just worker to worker Jim throws an office BBQ at his house in order to show his roommate the kinds of people he deals with everyday and Michael after annoying everyone at his improv classes crashes Jim's party with a terrible karaoke number. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ken Jeong as Bill | Wyatt Cenac as Improv Class Student (uncredited) | Michael Naughton as Chris | Jonathan Browning as Steve | Jeffrey Muller as Mark | Colleen Smith as Stephanie | Omi Vaidya as Sadiq | Trish Gates as Stacy | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Writer : Jennifer Celotta | Director : Paul Feig | |
| Air Date : Nov. 22, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Christmas Party] |
| Details : Michael hosts a Christmas party at the office but somehow manages to decrease the holiday cheer when he changes the arranged secret Santa pairs to a game of Yankee Swap where everyone gives their pre-bought presents to a different random worker. To boost morale Michael introduces vodka shots while the others compete for an iPod Jim hopes that his sentimental present meant for Pam doesn't end up with Dwight and Angela becomes enraged about Michael's party changes. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Denman as Roy Anderson | Robert R. Shafer as Bob Vance | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | David Koechner as Todd Packer | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Charles McDougall | Writer : Michael Schur | |
| Air Date : Dec. 06, 2005 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Booze Cruise] |
| Details : Michael takes the entire Dunder-Mifflin staff on a motivational cruise aboard a party boat on Lake Wallenpaupack but his planned presentation is bogged down by numerous distractions including a dance contest limbo snorkel shots and the pushy Captain Jack. Also Jim and Katy's relationship hits the rocks as Roy and Pam finally set a wedding date which does more than disappoint Jim and by the end of the night Michael's motivational cruise doesn't go completely to waste when he shares a heart-to-heart with one of the workers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amy Adams as Katy | Rob Riggle as Jack | Brenda Withers as Brenda | David Denman as Roy Anderson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Ken Kwapis | Writer : Greg Daniels | |
| Air Date : Jan. 05, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [The Injury] |
| Details : When Michael burns his foot with his George Foreman mini-grill he requires the entire office staff to work around his new injury. When the workers aren't so keen on obliging Michael gets angry and calls in a man in a wheelchair to put out the message that disabled people are people too. Meanwhile Dwight acts stranger than usual acting really nice and helpful towards Pam. It isn't until the end of the day when everyone realizes that the car accident Dwight was in earlier that day gave him a concussion (but was overshadowed by Michael's dramatization of his own burn) and Jim and Michael immediately take him to the hospital. Needless to say Michael doesn't appreciate the extra attention that the doctors and nurses pay Dwight. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Doty as The Doctor | Julia Prud'homme as The Technician | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Bryan Gordon | Writer : Mindy Kaling | |
| Air Date : Jan. 12, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [The Secret] |
| Details : When Michael slips some sly references about Pam in his conversations with Jim Jim quickly tries to do damage control to make sure that no one else in the office finds about his crush on Pam all while slamming himself with regret for ever telling Michael in the first place. Jim goes to drastic measures even bonding with Michael at a Hooters restaurant for lunch. Nonetheless Jim's efforts do little to keep Michael from revealing the secret but Jim smooths the situation over with Pam to make it seem like nothing more than a tiny crush in the past. Meanwhile Dwight conducts an investigation about Oscar's mysterious absence from work and what Dwight finds though it goes way over his head is surprising. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lindsey Stoddart as Dana | Tom Chick as Gil | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Dennie Gordon | Writer : Lee Eisenberg | Writer : Gene Stupnitsky | |
| Air Date : Jan. 19, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [The Carpet] |
| Details : When someone soils the carpet in Michael's office Michael sees it as a form of hatred towards him and realizes for the first time that not everyone may like him. Due to the odor of his office Michael temporarily switches workspaces with Jim and while there Michael reminisces of his pre-management days reliving pranks with Dwight that he and Todd Packer played on the staff. Meanwhile Jim realizes why Kelly sits alone in the back of the office as he plays messenger for a childish flirtation between Kelly and Ryan and Pam tries to cope with the day without Jim to make her laugh. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ken Howard as Ed Truck | David Denman as Roy Anderson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | David Koechner as Todd Packer | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Victor Nelli Jr. | Writer : Paul Lieberstein | |
| Air Date : Jan. 26, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Boys And Girls] |
| Details : Jan holds a Women in the Workplace seminar at Dunder-Mifflin for the paper company's female employees. Michael feeling more than a bit left out decides to have his own seminar when he takes the male workers down to the warehouse. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Patrice O'Neal as Lonny Collins | Karly Rothenberg as Madge Madsen | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Dennie Gordon | Writer : B. J. Novak | |
| Air Date : Feb. 02, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [Valentine's Day] |
| Details : The Dunder-Mifflin staffers join in kindergarten-like festivities for Valentine's Day while Michael heads to New York City for a conference with the corporate heads. After showing the documenters a tour of his favorite city Michael accidentally lets slip to the others at the conference that he and Jan hooked up and he finds himself in hot water when Jan and the new CFO of Dunder-Mifflin hear the story. Back in Scranton Pam becomes irked when she discovers that Roy hasn't gotten her anything for Valentine's Day Dwight struggles to find a gift for Angela and Kelley talks off Jim's ear about her rather desperate affections for Ryan who is less than interested. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Conan O'Brien as Himself | Craig Anton as Craig | Devon Abner as Devon | Charles Esten as Josh Porter | Dan Cole as Dan Gore | Lee Eisenberg as Gino | Andy Buckley as David Wallace | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Greg Daniels | Writer : Michael Schur | |
| Air Date : Feb. 09, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [Dwight's Speech] |
| Details : Dwight must confront his fear of public speaking when he is named Dunder-Mifflin's Salesman of the Year. To prepare for a big convention where he is set to give a speech Dwight turns to Michael to guide him in his quest to conquer the fear. Meanwhile Pam gets wrapped up with wedding plans but Jim has plans of a different sort: an escape route out of Dunder-Mifflin and Scranton at least for long enough so that he doesn't have to witness Pam's wedding. While all of this is happening the staffers battle it out over control of the thermostat. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Charles McDougall | Writer : Paul Lieberstein | |
| Air Date : Mar. 02, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Take Your Daughter To Work Day] |
| Details : A routine office day is changed when children come to Dunder Mifflin for Take Your Daughter to Work Day. Michael is surprised when he strikes up a friendship with the five-year old daughter of his sworn enemy Toby. Pam is desperate to befriend her colleagues' offspring and a misunderstanding puts Ryan under Stanley's thumb |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Spencer Daniels as Jake Palmer | Jazz Raycole as Melissa Hudson | Kevin Carlson as Edward R. Meow | David Denman as Roy Anderson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Victor Nelli Jr. | Writer : Mindy Kaling | |
| Air Date : Mar. 16, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [Michael's Birthday] |
| Details : As Kevin and the rest of the crew worry about Kevin's medical test results to see whether or not he has skin cancer Michael gets angry because no one seems to have fun at the birthday party he threw for himself. Later Michael takes everyone out to the skating rink to get their minds off of Kevin's possible complications and Pam and Jim go to the supermarket to pick up some presents for Kevin. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sara Van Horn as Store Manager | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Nancy Carell as Carol Stills | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Ken Whittingham | Writer : Lee Eisenberg | Writer : Gene Stupnitsky | |
| Air Date : Mar. 30, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [Drug Testing] |
| Details : Dwight plays the role of Volunteer Sheriff after finding half a joint in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot leading to an investigation. Pam gives Jim a play challenge where he must be silent until he gives Pam a can of Coke. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Marilyn Brett as Linda | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Hugh Dane as Hank | Director : Greg Daniels | Writer : Jennifer Celotta | |
| Air Date : Apr. 27, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Conflict Resolution] |
| Details : When Michael takes over conflict resolution duties from HR chaos ensues at Dunder Mifflin. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Adsit as The Photographer | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Charles McDougall | Writer : Greg Daniels | |
| Air Date : May. 04, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [Casino Night] |
| Details : In the season finale Dunder-Mifflin holds a Casino Night in the warehouse to benefit charity. While Michael faces the task of juggling two dates Jim is forced to ponder the reality of transferring to the Stamford branch and what that means for his relationship with Pam. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Denman as Roy Anderson | Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson | Nancy Carell as Carol Stills | Robert R. Shafer as Bob Vance | Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson | Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin | Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor | Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton | Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer | Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone | Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez | Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin | Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson | Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin | Director : Ken Kwapis | |
| Air Date : May. 11, 2006 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |