
"The Return"Season 3, episode 14 Dwight: "How would I describe myself? Three words. Also, a bat gets loose in the office, causing mass chaos, screaming, terrified prayers from Angela and an epic blank expression from Creed. This episode also marked Ryan's banishment to the "annex" after Michael discovered that Ryan thought the paper industry as a whole was a dying enterprise. His trip to speak to Ryan's business class was not one of those moments stupefying the much more modern and adept students with his antiquated antics. "Business School"Season 3, episode 17: Occasionally, Michael surprises his employees with unexpected wisdom and unorthodox effectiveness. Lawyer: And you were directly under her the entire time? Michael: That's what she said! Two seasons later and he's still got it! 24. Levinson? Michael: Six years and two months. Even after she leaves, Jim stays and plays games on his computer.YES NO Lawyer: How long have you known Ms. Jim stays at the office to comfort Pam who is crying in the bathroom. Despite all the turmoil, Scott says that what he truly loves about his job is the people. Pam’s boyfriend Roy tells her that she can’t go out for drinks with Jim. However this quickly backfires and Pam nearly has a nervous breakdown. To demonstrate how fun the work environment is, Scott calls Pam into his office and pretends to fire her. Scott tells Ryan that the office has fun by pranking each other.

Jim asks Pam to go out for drinks with the rest of the office. Jim and his “desk buddy,” Dwight Schrute, compete against one another in a series of practical jokes and office pranks. Scott organizes a meeting to talk about the potential downsizing where he assures everybody that he will do anything to keep that from happening. Meanwhile, Scott is introduced to Ryan, a new employee from a temp-agency. Rumors spread around the office that the Scranton branch may be downsized by corporate. Two younger office employees, Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly, flirt with one another and lament about the ridiculousness of their jobs.

Corporate boss, Jan Tarnovsky-Gould, notifies Scott that his branch may be consolidated if he can’t prove its worth. Inciting IncidentĪ camera crew is following Scott around the office and interviewing employees for unknown reasons. Although the unnamed man failed his fork-lyft driver’s test, Michael recommends that the warehouse hire him anyways. The “boss” of The Office Michael Scott is interviewing a prospective job seeker. STORY BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE OF THE OFFICE SCREENPLAY
