The second season of the American
situation comedy
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television series
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, ''
The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series of ...
'', premiered in the United States on
NBC on September 20, 2005, and ended on May 11, 2006. The season had 22 episodes, including its first 40-minute "super-sized" episode. ''The Office'' is an American adaptation of the
British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a
mockumentary format, documenting the daily lives of office employees in the
Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious
Dunder Mifflin Paper Company
Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. is a fictional paper and office supplies wholesale company featured in the American television series ''The Office''. It is analogous to Wernham Hogg in the British original of the series, and Papiers Jennings ...
. The season stars
Steve Carell,
Rainn Wilson,
John Krasinski
John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ''The Office''. He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its nine ...
,
Jenna Fischer, and
B. J. Novak
Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Novak became known for starring as Ryan Howard in t ...
, with supporting performances from
Melora Hardin,
David Denman,
Leslie David Baker
Leslie David Baker (born February 19, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in ''The Office'' for nine seasons (2005–2013).
Early life
Baker was born on February 19, 1958 in Chicago, Il ...
,
Brian Baumgartner,
Kate Flannery,
Angela Kinsey
Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms '' Your Family or Mine'' (2015) and ''Haters Back Off'' (2016–2017). Since ''The ...
,
Oscar Nunez, and
Phyllis Smith
Phyllis Smith (born July 10, 1951) is an American actress and casting associate. She is best known for playing Phyllis Vance in the television series ''The Office (U.S. TV series), The Office'' and her critically acclaimed voice role as Sadness ...
.
Beginning with "
The Dundies
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", the second season further developed into the plot of the fear of company downsizing, along with the introduction of new characters and developing some of the other characters—especially that of
Dwight Schrute
Dwight Kurt Schrute III () is a fictional character on ''The Office (U.S.)'' and is portrayed by American actor Rainn Wilson. Dwight's character was a salesman and the assistant to the regional manager, at the fictional paper distribution compan ...
(
Rainn Wilson).
Michael Scott (
Steve Carell) soon starts a relationship with his boss
Jan Levinson
Janet Levinson (formerly Levinson-Gould) is a recurring fictional character from the US television series ''The Office'', portrayed by Melora Hardin. She is the no-nonsense Vice President of Northeast Sales at the paper distribution company Dunde ...
(
Melora Hardin), and
Pam Beesly
Pamela Morgan Halpert (née Beesly) is a fictional character on the U.S. TV series, television sitcom ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'', played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of ''The Office (British TV ...
(
Jenna Fischer) and
Jim Halpert
James "Jim" Duncan Halpert is a fictional character in the U.S. version of the television sitcom ''The Office'', portrayed by John Krasinski. He is introduced as a sales representative at the Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder ...
's (
John Krasinski
John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ''The Office''. He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its nine ...
) relationship become one of the focal points of the season. Their compatibility becomes more obvious as Jim's feelings for Pam continue to grow, while she struggles with her relationship with warehouse worker
Roy Anderson (
David Denman).
Season two of ''The Office'' aired on Tuesdays in the United States at 9:30 p.m. from September 20, 2005 to December 6, 2005. The timeslot changed to Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. from January 5, 2006 to May 11, 2006. The season was a ratings success, bolstered by Carell's success in the 2005 film ''
The 40 Year Old Virgin
''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow, who produced the film with Clayton Townsend and Shauna Robertson. It features Steve Carell as the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy, an employee at an el ...
''. The season also received widespread acclaim from critics, with many calling it one of the greatest sitcom seasons ever produced. The second season was released in a four-disc DVD boxset in
Region 1 on September 12, 2006, and in
Region 2 on January 28, 2008. The DVD set contained all 22 episodes, as well as commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on some of the episodes, while also containing
deleted scenes
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from all of the episodes. It was released by
Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Production
The second season of the show was produced by
Reveille Productions and Deedle-Dee Productions, both in association with
NBC Universal Television Studios. The show is based on the British series created by
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad' ...
and
Stephen Merchant, who are
executive producer
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s on the show.
''The Office'' is produced by
Greg Daniels,
who is also executive producer and
show runner. Returning writers from last season include Daniels,
Larry Wilmore
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,
Michael Schur,
Mindy Kaling
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,
Paul Lieberstein
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, and
B. J. Novak
Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Novak became known for starring as Ryan Howard in t ...
. Joining the writing staff for the second season are
Lee Eisenberg
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Life and career
Eisenberg was born in Needham, Massachusetts. His fath ...
and
Gene Stupnitsky, who also served as story editors, and
Jennifer Celotta
Jennifer Ann Celotta (born November 11, 1971) is an American television producer, writer, and director. Among her credits are ''The Office,'' Cobra Kai, Abbott Elementary, ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' The Newsroom'', ''Greg the Bunny'', ''Andy R ...
, who was a consulting producer. Some of the actors also received promotions: Kaling was promoted to story editor, Novak became a co-producer, and Lieberstein became a co-executive producer.
Series star,
Steve Carell, wrote his first ''Office'' episode, the season finale, "
Casino Night
"Casino Night" is the second season finale of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the twenty-eighth episode overall. Written by Steve Carell, who also acts in the show as Michael Scott, and directed by Ken Kwapis, the episod ...
".
Season two featured episodes directed by eight different directors, each of whom aside from
Bryan Gordon
Bryan Gordon is an American film and television director, writer and producer who is primarily known for directing comedy television shows.
Early life
Gordon was born and raised in Dover, Delaware. He graduated from Dover High School. He grad ...
directed multiple episodes. Gordon,
Ken Kwapis,
Ken Whittingham, and Daniels had all previously directed episodes during
season one Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguat ...
, while
Dennie Gordon,
Paul Feig,
Victor Nelli, Jr., and
Charles McDougall each made their directorial debut for the show. While ''The Office'' was mainly filmed on a studio set at Valley Center Studios in
Van Nuys
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History
In 1909, t ...
,
California
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,
["The Dundies" ommentary track ''The Office'' Season Two (US/NBC Version) VD 2006, Los Angeles, CA: ]Universal
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* NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment company
** Universal Animation Studios, an American Animation studio, and a subsidiary of NBCUniversal
** Universal TV, a t ...
. the city of
Scranton,
Pennsylvania
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, where the show is set, was also used for shots of the opening theme.
Despite low ratings from the first season of the show, NBC renewed ''The Office'' for a second season. Originally, six episodes were ordered, but NBC later ordered an additional seven. In early November, NBC again expanded the season by ordering three more episodes, before ordering a full season of 22 episodes in January 2006.
Cast
''The Office'' employs an
ensemble cast
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Structure
In contrast to ...
. All of the main characters, and some minor ones, are based on characters from the British version of ''
The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series of ...
''. While these characters normally have the same attitudes and perceptions as their British counterparts, the roles have been redesigned to better fit the American show. The show is known for its large cast size, many of whom are known particularly for their
improvisation
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al work.
Main
*
Steve Carell as
Michael Scott, regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch. Loosely based on
David Brent, Gervais' character in the British version, Scott is a dim-witted and lonely man, who attempts to win friends as the office comedian, usually making himself look bad in the process.
*
Rainn Wilson as
Dwight Schrute
Dwight Kurt Schrute III () is a fictional character on ''The Office (U.S.)'' and is portrayed by American actor Rainn Wilson. Dwight's character was a salesman and the assistant to the regional manager, at the fictional paper distribution compan ...
, who, based upon
Gareth Keenan
Gareth Keenan (born 17 April 1971) is a fictional paper salesman on BBC's comedy ''The Office'', portrayed by Mackenzie Crook. Gareth is a self-important team leader proud of his alleged Lieutenant status in the Territorial Army. He spends his da ...
, is the assistant to the regional manager, although the character frequently fails to include "to the" in his title.
*
John Krasinski
John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ''The Office''. He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its nine ...
as
Jim Halpert
James "Jim" Duncan Halpert is a fictional character in the U.S. version of the television sitcom ''The Office'', portrayed by John Krasinski. He is introduced as a sales representative at the Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder ...
, a sales representative and prankster, who is based upon
Tim Canterbury, and is in love with
Pam Beesly
Pamela Morgan Halpert (née Beesly) is a fictional character on the U.S. TV series, television sitcom ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'', played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of ''The Office (British TV ...
, the receptionist.
*
Jenna Fischer as
Pam Beesly
Pamela Morgan Halpert (née Beesly) is a fictional character on the U.S. TV series, television sitcom ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'', played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of ''The Office (British TV ...
, who is based on
Dawn Tinsley
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series of ...
, is shy, but is often a cohort with Jim in his pranks on Dwight.
*
B. J. Novak
Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Novak became known for starring as Ryan Howard in t ...
as
Ryan Howard
Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979), nicknamed "the Big Piece", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Howard spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, from to . He is ...
, who is a
temporary worker.
[
]
Starring
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* NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment company
** Universal Animation Studios, an American Animation studio, and a subsidiary of NBCUniversal
** Universal TV, a t ...
.
* Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson
Janet Levinson (formerly Levinson-Gould) is a recurring fictional character from the US television series ''The Office'', portrayed by Melora Hardin. She is the no-nonsense Vice President of Northeast Sales at the paper distribution company Dunde ...
, Michael's main love interest and vice president of regional sales.
* David Denman as Roy Anderson, a warehouse worker and Pam's fiance.
* Leslie David Baker
Leslie David Baker (born February 19, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in ''The Office'' for nine seasons (2005–2013).
Early life
Baker was born on February 19, 1958 in Chicago, Il ...
as Stanley Hudson, a grumpy salesman.
* Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone
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, a dim-witted accountant.
* Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, the promiscuous supplier relations rep.
* Angela Kinsey
Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms '' Your Family or Mine'' (2015) and ''Haters Back Off'' (2016–2017). Since ''The ...
as Angela Martin
Angela Noelle Schrute (née Martin; formerly Lipton) is a fictional character in the U.S. version of the television sitcom ''The Office,'' portrayed by actress Angela Kinsey. The character is based on Sheila from the original version of ''The O ...
, a judgmental accountant, who also serves as Dwight’s love interest.
* Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez, an intelligent accountant, who is also gay.
* Phyllis Smith
Phyllis Smith (born July 10, 1951) is an American actress and casting associate. She is best known for playing Phyllis Vance in the television series ''The Office (U.S. TV series), The Office'' and her critically acclaimed voice role as Sadness ...
as Phyllis Lapin, a motherly saleswoman.
Recurring
* Mindy Kaling
Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979),Additional archive on June 25, 2015. known professionally as Mindy Kaling (), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer. She first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor in the N ...
as Kelly Kapoor, the pop culture-obsessed customer service representative.
* Paul Lieberstein
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as Toby Flenderson, the sad-eyed human resources representative.
* Creed Bratton
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, as Creed Bratton, the office's strange quality assurance officer.
* Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin, the warehouse supervisor.
* Devon Abner as Devon White, a supplier relations representative.
* Hugh Dane as Hank Tate, the building's security guard.[
* David Koechner as Todd Packer, a rude and offensive traveling salesman, who’s Michael’s best friend.
* Nancy Walls as Carol Stills, a real estate agent.
* Amy Adams as Katy Moore, a handbag saleswoman and Jim’s girlfriend.
]
Notable guests
* Lance Krall
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as Ira Glicksberg, Dwight’s sensei.
* Tim Meadows
Timothy Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the longest-running cast members on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he appeared for ten seasons and for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy ...
as Christian, a potential client for Dunder Mifflin.
* Bobby Ray Shafer
Robert Ray Shafer (born April 10, 1958) is an American character actor who has appeared in film, television, commercials, voice-over and theater. Shafer, sometimes credited as Bobby Ray Shafer, is perhaps best known for playing Bob Vance, Vanc ...
as Bob Vance, Phyllis’ boyfriend, who runs Vance Refrigeration.
* Rob Riggle
Robert A. Riggle Jr. (born April 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and former United States Marine Officer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2008; as a cast member on ''Satu ...
as Jack, the captain of the boat where the office has its booze cruise.
* Ken Howard as Ed Truck, Michael’s former boss.
* Patrice O’Neal
Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O'Neal (December 7, 1969 – November 29, 2011) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his stand-up comedy career and his regular guest appearances on the talk show ''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'' and the ...
as Lonny Collins, a warehouse worker.
* Andy Buckley as David Wallace, the new CFO of Dunder Mifflin.
Broadcast and reception
Ratings
The season premiere, "The Dundies
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" was viewed by 9.0 million viewers, a drastic increase from the first season finale " Hot Girl", which was viewed by only 4.8 million viewers. As the season progressed, the success of Carell's hit summer movie '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' and online sales of episodes at iTunes
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helped the show to garner viewers. The increase in viewership led NBC to move the series to the " Must See TV" Thursday night in January 2006, where ratings continued to grow.[ The season hit a ratings peak with the twelfth episode, "]The Injury
"The Injury" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the show's eighteenth episode overall. The episode was written by Mindy Kaling, who also acts in the show as Kelly Kapoor, and d ...
", which was viewed by 10.3 million viewers.[ The season finale, "]Casino Night
"Casino Night" is the second season finale of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the twenty-eighth episode overall. Written by Steve Carell, who also acts in the show as Michael Scott, and directed by Ken Kwapis, the episod ...
"—which was also the show's first forty-minute-long episode—was viewed by 7.6 million viewers. By the end of the 2005–06 season, it placed 67th (tied with ''20/20
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''). It averaged eight million viewers, and scored a 4.0/10 in the Nielsen ratings
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, meaning that on average four percent of households were tuned in at any given moment and ten percent of all televisions in use at the time were tuned into the program. The show received dramatic gains in viewers from the previous year, up forty percent in total viewers and up sixty percent in viewers ages 18–49. A year-end report by NBC noted, "''The Office'' was the fastest-growing series on television this season versus last ... ''The Office'' grew by 60 percent this season in adults 1849 (to an average 4.0 rating from a 2.5 the prior season)."
Reviews
The second season of ''The Office'' was released largely to critical acclaim and commercial success. Francis Rizzo III of DVD Talk wrote that the British version "can't hold a candle to the American" version during this season, due to the show coming "into its own, becoming the best half-hour show on TV."[ Furthermore, Rizzo wrote that the season was filled with "fantastically real characters" as well as "one of the best-handled romances in TV history".] Eric Goldman of IGN
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noted that season two transformed ''The Office'' "from a very funny show into a truly brilliant show".[ Goldman praised the world-building of the season, writing that it "does a wonderful job of developing the rest of the staff of Dunder-Mifflin , something the UK version could never do to this extent".][ He ultimately gave it a ten out of ten score.] Josh Wolk, an ''Entertainment Weekly
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'' television critic, said that the show has "perfecting workaday moments so hilariously and relatably awkward that it makes viewers both laugh and cringe".
The season was also a commercial success. Midway through the season, a deal was made with Apple Inc
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to offer the show's episodes for download on the iTunes store.[ This action, in turn, led to many fans buying the series before the DVD set was released. For some time, " The Carpet", the season's fourteenth episode, was the second most-downloaded episode of a television show in the store, and by early January 2006, episodes from ''The Office'' occupied ten of the twenty slots in the iTunes list of most popular downloads. In 2006, after the release of the DVD, the second season was the seventeenth highest selling DVD on ]Amazon
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that year.
Accolades
The second season of ''The Office'' received five Primetime Emmy Awards
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nominations at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards
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, and won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Other nominations included Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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for Steve Carell, for his portrayal of Michael Scott, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Michael Schur, for the episode " Christmas Party", and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for both "Christmas Party", edited by David Rogers, and "Booze Cruise
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", edited by Dean Holland
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. Carell also received the Television Critic's Award for Best Individual Achievement in Comedy, and the show received the Television Critic's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. For the episode "Michael's Birthday
"Michael's Birthday" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the show's twenty-fifth episode overall. Written by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, and directed by Ken Whittingham ...
", Ken Whittingham won the award for Outstanding Director in Comedy Series at the NAACP Image Awards. At the 2007 Writers Guild of America Awards, ''The Office'' received the award for Best Comedy Series, and Carell won the award for Episodic Comedic Writing for the episode "Casino Night". ''The Office'' was also honored as a recipient of a Peabody Award
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in 2006, honoring the show for excellence in radio and/or television broadcasting.
Episodes
denotes a "super-sized" 40-minute episode (with advertisements; actual runtime around 28 minutes).
DVD release
References
External links
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