NBC’s award-winning, incredibly popular half-hour comedy The Office comes to an end with season nine, premiering on September 20, 2012. The comedy, based on the British series starring Ricky Gervais, launched the careers of numerous actors including Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson.
THE CAST:
Rainn Wilson – ‘Dwight Schrute’
John Krasinski – ‘Jim Halpert’
Jenna Fischer – ‘Pam Beesly’
Ed Helms – ‘Andy Bernard’
BJ Novak – ‘Ryan Howard’
Leslie David Baker – ‘Stanley Hudson’
Brian Baumgartner – ‘Kevin Malone’
Angela Kinsey – ‘Angela Martin’
Phyllis Smith – ‘Phyllis Vance’
Kate Flannery – ‘Meredith Palmer’
Mindy Kaling – ‘Kelley Kapoor’
Creed Bratton – ‘Creed Bratton’
Oscar Nunez – ‘Oscar Martinez’
Paul Lieberstein – ‘Toby Flenderson’
Ed Helms – ‘Andy Bernard’
Craig Robinson – ‘Darryl Philbin’
Ellie Kemper – ‘Kelly Erin Hannon’
Steve Carell – ‘Michael Scott’ (left after the 2010/2011 season)
The Plot: A fly-on-the-wall “docu-reality” parody about modern American office life, The Office delves into the lives of the workers at Dunder Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell thru season 7) is a single, middle-aged man who is the boastful tour guide for the documentary.
With unshaken enthusiasm, Michael believes he is the office funnyman, a fountain of business wisdom, and his employees’ cool friend. He has no clue that his employees tolerate his inappropriate behavior only because he signs their paychecks. Painstakingly trying to be liked and to look cool, Michael comes off alternately absurd and pathetic. His prize possession is his “World’s Greatest Boss” mug — which he had to buy for himself.
Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) is a former office receptionist and is now a saleswoman. Pam’s office romance with Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) quickly evolved into marriage followed by the birth of their daughter.
Jim shares his working space with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), the arrogant assistant to the regional manager. Dwight is intensely irritating to normal people while Jim spends a lot of time finding new, interesting ways to drive Dwight crazy. Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak) is the young, smart, former temp who’s fall from grace as a Dunder Mifflin executive quickly landed him back at the bottom of the food chain in Scranton.
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