Novak), recruits Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer) to play a prank on Andy by hiding his cell phone (which plays Rockin' Robin, sung a cappella by Andy himself) in the ceiling and continually calling it.

When Andy begins to irritate his co-workers, Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski), after getting no support from Karen Filippelli ( Rashida Jones) or Ryan Howard ( B. Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms) relishes the thought of becoming Michael Scott's ( Steve Carell) new Number Three and begins to pester Michael for attention. Having quit Dunder Mifflin, Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) settles for a job at Staples.

As a result, both episodes underwent editing which included the addition of four minutes of previously unseen footage. Along with ' Traveling Salesmen', NBC later re-broadcast 'The Return' as a combined hour-long episode as part of their sweeps week. It was positively received by television critics, with several focusing on the character development of Angela Martin ( Angela Kinsey). 'The Return' marked Helms' departure from The Office until the season's nineteenth episode ' Safety Training'.įor its first American broadcast on Januon NBC, 'The Return' aired to an estimated 10.15 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. The annoying personality of Ed Helms's character Andy was noted by multiple observers, and even irritated the actor's own mother to such a degree that she could not watch the episode. Actor Oscar Nunez returned to The Office after having left to film the television series Halfway Home. The episode was written by Michael Schur, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, and was directed by series creator Greg Daniels. Meanwhile, a recently departed Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) finds a job at Staples. In the episode, the office celebrates the return of Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez) who had been on vacation since the first episode of the season. ' The Return' (originally titled ' Oscar's Return' ) is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the American version of The Office, and the show's 42nd overall. ' Up Where We Belong' by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

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