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The Office: Season 05
Running Time: 30 min.

Love and reinvention -- sometimes touching, other times cringe-worthy -- are major themes in Season 5 of the acclaimed mockumentary that perfectly captures the petty agonies and daily lunacies of corporate America. The first episode sets up story arcs that resonate throughout the season. Repressed party-committee peon Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) reveals her scheming side by blackmailing Angela (Angela Kinsey), whom Phyllis witnessed having an interpersonal encounter of the illicit kind with Dwight (Rainn Wilson) at Season 4's end. But it's the coveted party-planning power Phyllis desires, not money. She later uses her newfound authority to plan a Moroccan-themed holiday fete that she promises will not be "your grandmother's Christmas party...unless of course she's from Morocco." A not-so-humbled Ryan (B.J. Novak) returns to Dunder Mifflin as a temporary replacement for new art-school student Pam (Jenna Fischer), and later participates in an ill-conceived business venture by dunderhead boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell). A relationship develops between Michael and new human-resources associate Holly (Amy Ryan), possibly the only person in the world who doesn't think he's an idiot. Interfering with the budding romance, however, is the cold corporate machine that is Dunder Mifflin -- not to mention Michael's very pregnant (and, according to Oscar, "certifiably insane") ex-girlfriend Jan (Melora Hardin). There's also a few surprises concerning the relationship between Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam, and Idris Elba has a deliciously deadpan seven-episode arc as Michael's new boss, a no-nonsense manager who makes Jan look like a softy. All Movie Guide

The Office: Season 05 Cast and Crew:

Steve Carell - (Michael Scott)

Melora Hardin - (Jan Levinson)

Creed Bratton - (Creed)

Amy Ryan - (Holly)

Idris Elba - (Charles Miner)

Oscar Nuñez - (Oscar Martinez)

Rainn Wilson - (Dwight Schrute)

Craig Robinson - (Darryl)

Jenna Fischer - (Pam Beesly)

Ed Helms - (Andy Bernard)

John Krasinski - (Jim Halpert)

B.J. Novak - (Ryan Howard)

Mindy Kaling - (Kelly Kapoor)

Phyllis Smith - (Phyllis Lapin)

Angela Kinsey - (Angela Martin)

Brian Baumgartner - (Kevin Malone)

Leslie David Baker - (Stanley Hudson)

Kate Flannery - (Meredith Palmer)

The Office: Season 05 Episodes:
The Office: Weight Loss
The Office: Business Ethics
The Office: Baby Shower
The Office: Crime Aid
The Office: Employee Transfer
The Office: Customer Survey
The Office: Business Trip
The Office: Frame Toby
The Office: The Surplus
The Office: Moroccan Christmas
The Office: The Duel
The Office: Prince Family Paper
The Office: Stress Relief
The Office: Lecture Circuit, Part 1
The Office: Lecture Circuit, Part 2
The Office: Blood Drive
The Office: Golden Ticket
The Office: New Boss
The Office: Two Weeks
The Office: Dream Team
The Office: Broke
The Office: Casual Friday
The Office: Café Disco
The Office: Company Picnic

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