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The Office Season 5
Season 5
No. of episodes28[1]
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2008 –
May 14, 2009
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States in the 2008–2009 television season on NBC on September 25, 2008 and will be concluded on May 14, 2009.[2] It airs on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. EDT.[3] Consisting of 28 episodes, the fifth season continues the American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name as a mockumentary portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Production

The fourth 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 upon the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom are executive producers on both the US and UK versions.[4] The Office is produced by Greg Daniels,[4] who is also an executive producer, along with consulting producers Larry Wilmore and Lester Lewis.[5] The show's writers include Daniels,[4] Michael Schur,[6] Jason Kessler, Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky, Jennifer Celotta, Brent Forrester, and Justin Spitzer. Steve Carell, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, and B.J. Novak double as writers as well as actors in the show.[7] Wilmore and Schur also act in limited roles on the show. Daniels serves as the show runner for The Office.

Cast

Many characters portrayed by The Office cast are based on the British version of the show. While these characters normally have the same attitude and perceptions as their British counterparts, the roles have been redesigned to better fit the American show. The show is known for its generally large cast size, with many of its actors and actresses known particularly for their improvisational work. Steve Carell stars 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 portrays Dwight Schrute, who, based upon Gareth Keenan, is the Assistant to the Regional Manager, although the character frequently fails to include "to the" in his title.[8] John Krasinski portrays Jim Halpert, a sales representative, assistant manager, and prankster, who is based upon Tim Canterbury, and is in love with Pam Beesly, the receptionist.[9] Jenna Fischer portrays Pam, who is based on Dawn Tinsley. She is shy, but in many cases a cohort with Jim in his pranks on Dwight.[10] B.J. Novak portrays Ryan Howard, who at the end of the fourth season was arrested while acting as Vice President, North East Region and Director of New Media, returns to Scranton as a temp on the fifth season. On the episode "Frame Toby", Novak's character leaves the office to travel to Thailand. Novak actually took a leave of absence from the show to appear in Quentin Tarantino's film, Inglourious Basterds[11], although he'll still resume his role later in the season.[12]

The show includes many minor characters playing roles of office workers. Angela Martin, Oscar Martinez, and Kevin Malone are the office's accountants, and are portrayed by Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nuñez, and Brian Baumgartner, respectively. Schrute, Halpert, Phyllis Lapin (portrayed by Phyllis Smith), Stanley Hudson (portrayed by Leslie David Baker), and Andy Bernard (portrayed by Ed Helms) compose the sales division of Dunder Mifflin Scranton. Kate Flannery portrays Meredith Palmer, the promiscuous Supplier Relations Representative, writer-actress Mindy Kaling portrays Kelly Kapoor, the pop-culture obsessed Customer Service Representative, writer-actor Paul Lieberstein portrays Toby Flenderson, the sad-eyed Human Resources Representative who left to Costa Rica on the fourth season finale, who returns to replace Holly Flax, portrayed by Amy Ryan, Michael's love interest. Creed Bratton plays a fictionalized version of himself as the office's Quality Assurance Officer. Other characters include Warehouse Supervisor Darryl Philbin, played by Craig Robinson, and Jan Levinson, former Dunder Mifflin employee and Michael's ex-girlfriend, who is portrayed by Melora Hardin, although she was only present in the beginning of the season.

Episodes

"Series #" refers to the episode number in relation to the entire series, while "Episode #" refers to the episode's number in the season. Production Code refers to the episode's individual code, with the "5" referring to the fifth season, and the two final numbers referring to the order each episode was filmed. ‡ denotes an hour-long episode.

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References

  1. ^ "NBC'S MAY SWEEPS FEATURES LIVE SEASON FINALES OF HIT REALITY SERIES 'THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES' AND 'THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE," A CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH EPISODE OF 'THE OFFICE,' A SPECIAL FINALE OF '30 ROCK,' AN ALL-NEW 'SNL' SPECIAL AND GUEST STARS GALORE".
  2. ^ "ABC DELAYS "CUPID," NBC BENCHES "WHO"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  3. ^ "NBC reveals fall series premiere dates". NBC Media Village. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  4. ^ a b c "American Office gets green light". The Guardian. June 22, 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "The Office TV Show Series on NBC—"about the office"". NBC. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  6. ^ Paumgarten, Nick. Fender Bender The New Yorker, retrieved April 13, 2008
  7. ^ Creer, Jen (2007-11-07). "';Desperate Housewives, The Office & More Affected By Writers Strike". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2008-04-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ The Man Behind The Office's Favorite Suck-Up, Dwight Schrute ABC News, retrieved January 27, 2008
  9. ^ The Office Transfers to a New Cubicle The New York Times, March 20, 2005, retrieved January 28, 2008
  10. ^ An American-Style Office With a Boss From Heck The New York Times, March 24, 2005, retrieved January 28, 2008
  11. ^ "An Original Leaves Dunder Mifflin". IGN. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  12. ^ "The Office: The Return of Karen, Ryan and More". IGN. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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