The Office US

Michael Scott announces that it is time for the annual "Dundies" celebration, and everyone is placing their bets that this year’s award show will be the worst yet with Michael as the bumbling emcee.

Corporate headquarters orders Toby 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 that was sent was to protect him.

Michael and Dwight leave to close a deal on Michael’s new condominium. Michael meets with his Realtor Carol, but becomes stressed when he realizes how long he will be paying for his condo. Boredom leads Pam and Jim 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.

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 make himself a mentor to Ryan, 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.

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 Creed, Creed manages to convince Michael to fire Devon.

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.

Jan and Michael 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.

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.

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 Angela engaging in odd interactions, and suspects that they are in a relationship, but dismisses the idea. Michael, unable to distract himself with an improv class, crashes Jim’s party.

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.

Michael rents a boat for the annual motivational cruise, where he angers the captain with his antics. A drunken Roy publicly sets a wedding date without consulting 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.

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.

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, Oscar 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.

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" Todd Packer who did it, and instantly finds the humor in the action.

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.

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, Phyllis’ boyfriend sends her multiple gifts, and Dwight and Angela secretly exchange gifts.

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.

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 Sasha. Stanley’s teenage daughter Melissa develops a crush on Ryan, leading Stanley to reprimand Ryan for it after Kelly misleads Stanley about their conversation.

Michael is excited about his birthday, but the rest of the office is instead focused on Kevin, 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.

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.

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.

Michael organizes a casino night for charity, but inadvertently invites two dates, his boss Jan, and 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.