The Office: Season 2
The Office Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The series is a comedy for anyone whose boss is an idiot, documenting the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch. The American television series is a remake of the British cult series, curated by Greg Daniels and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The original executive producers included Daniels, Gerva
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series follows the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of a fictional company.
- The show is an American comedy series adapted from the British cult series of the same name.
- The production was curated by Greg Daniels and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
- The series originally began airing in the United States on the NBC network in 2005.
Season overview
The Office Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The series is a comedy for anyone whose boss is an idiot, documenting the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch. The American television series is a remake of the British cult series, curated by Greg Daniels and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The original executive producers included Daniels, Gervais, Merchant, Howard Klein, and Ben Silverman, with numerous others promoted in later seasons. The show was transmitted in the United States from 2005 to 2013 on the NBC network.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Dundies
Sep 20, 2005 · 21 min
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,
Sexual Harassment
Sep 27, 2005 · 22 min
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
Office Olympics
Oct 4, 2005 · 22 min
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 Olympic
The Fire
Oct 11, 2005 · 22 min
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?",
Halloween
Oct 18, 2005 · 22 min
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 bec
The Fight
Nov 1, 2005 · 22 min
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 p
The Client
Nov 8, 2005 · 22 min
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
Performance Review
Nov 15, 2005 · 22 min
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 w
Email Surveillance
Nov 22, 2005 · 23 min
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 m
Christmas Party
Dec 6, 2005 · 22 min
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 e
Booze Cruise
Jan 5, 2006 · 22 min
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 distractio
The Injury
Jan 12, 2006 · 22 min
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, Mich
The Secret
Jan 19, 2006 · 22 min
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 c
The Carpet
Jan 26, 2006 · 22 min
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 o
Boys and Girls
Feb 2, 2006 · 22 min
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
Valentine's Day
Feb 9, 2006 · 22 min
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
Dwight's Speech
Mar 2, 2006 · 22 min
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 tu
Take Your Daughter to Work Day
Mar 16, 2006 · 21 min
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 o
Michael's Birthday
Mar 30, 2006 · 22 min
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 birt
Drug Testing
Apr 27, 2006 · 22 min
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
Conflict Resolution
May 4, 2006 · 22 min
When Michael takes over conflict resolution duties from HR, chaos ensues at Dunder Mifflin.
Casino Night
May 11, 2006 · 29 min
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 reali