I laughed really hard last week when Andy asked Angela if she was having sex with Dwight, and Angela replied, “That doesn’t sound like me.”
TONIGHT:
PRINCE FAMILY PAPER
Written by B.J. Novak.
Michael (Steve Carell) and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) go undercover to do a bit of industrial espionage on a paper company competitor. Meanwhile, the rest of the office holds a debate to settle the question: is Hilary Swank hot?
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, FEB. 1:
STRESS RELIEF
Written by Paul Lieberstein.
After Dwight’s (Rainn Wilson) fire safety seminar goes awry, he must make amends to the stressed-out office. Michael (Steve Carell) tries a number of ways to get his employees to relax before discovering that he is the number one stressor at work. So that people won’t feel afraid of him, he insists on a no-holds-barred roast of himself. Also, while watching a pirated movie, Andy (Ed Helms) is convinced that Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) are film gurus.
FEB. 5:
LECTURE CIRCUIT PART 1
Written by Mindy Kaling.
Michael (Steve Carell) goes on a speaking tour of the other branches to explain Scranton’s relative success, accompanied by his driver, Pam (Jenna Fischer). Back at the office, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and Jim (John Krasinski) — now the heads of the party planning committee — forget a birthday, with severe consequences. Meanwhile, Andy (Ed Helms) falls for someone he should not.
Is Oscar Andy’s new romantic conquest?
FEB. 12:
LECTURE CIRCUIT PART 2
Written by Mindy Kaling.
Michael (Steve Carell) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) continue their tour of the branches with Michael taking a lesson from their visit to Utica. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and Jim (John Krasinski) struggle to fulfill their new party planning duties with a grumpy staff. Angela’s (Angela Kinsey) new cat causes a stir.
FEB. 19:
BLOOD DRIVE
Written by Brent Forrester.
* Dwight will set fire to the office, then lock everyone inside it.
* Jack Black, Jessica Alba and a naked Cloris Leachman all appear in the pirated movie-within-the-TV-show made for the Super Bowl episode.
* In the Super Bowl episode Pam will learn her parents are having marital problems. Comedian Rick Overton (“The Astronaut Farmer,” “Cloverfield”) will play Pam’s pop.
* Michael and Pam will visit Holly’s office in Nashua and Karen’s office in Utica.
* Britisher Idris Elba (drug kingpin Stringer Bell on “The Wire”) will play Michael’s new boss, who takes over Jan’s job at corporate.
* Writer Jennifer Celotta tells IGN that B.J. Novak will be back as Ryan for a new arc beginning in March.
Hilarious scenes deleted from Jan. 15’s “The Duel,” in which Andy learned about Dwight and Angela and Michael learned his branch was doing great:
