#Watch the office us season 3 episode 17 series#

'Business School' was directed by Joss Whedon. Michael hangs Pam's drawing on the wall next to his office.

He expresses sincere awe for her work and asks to buy her drawing of the office building, saying that he is very proud of her. As she begins to take her work down, Michael arrives, having been delayed by the trip back to the office to move Ryan's things. The general attendees show little interest in her drawings, and she begins to doubt her abilities. Roy comes by and compliments her work, but obviously does so as a 'boyfriend's gesture' with no sincere appreciation for art. None of her other co-workers show, leaving her feeling alienated and sad. At the show, Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez) and his partner Gil ( Tom Chick) critique her art, with Gil dismissing it as 'motel art,' not realizing that she is standing right behind them. Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer), in the meantime, invites her co-workers to her art show after work. Dwight eventually catches the bat with a garbage bag after it lands on Meredith's head. passes and the other employees go home, save Meredith ( Kate Flannery), who continues to hide in the breakroom for fear of the bat. Jim calls animal control, but Dwight insists on catching the bat himself even after 5 p.m. Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) and Karen Filippelli ( Rashida Jones) exploit Dwight's paranoia, and pretend that Jim was bitten by the bat and is turning into a vampire. It flies through the office, sending the employees scurrying for cover. Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) discovers a bat in the ceiling. Kelly babbles uncontrollably in excitement at the news. Infuriated and hurt, Michael screams that Ryan has not made a sale and punishes him by relocating his desk to the 'annex,' where Kelly Kapoor ( Mindy Kaling) works. One of Ryan's classmates asks for Michael's opinion of Ryan's prediction, which Michael only just learns about. However, Michael could not hear him and proceeds to ruin the event with his antics (including tearing pages out of a student's textbook to prove you 'can't learn from textbooks'). During his introduction of Michael, Ryan predicts that Dunder Mifflin will become obsolete within five to ten years. Michael is excited, but Ryan admits in a talking head interview that he has only invited Michael because his professor promised to bump up the grade of any student who brings their boss into class. Novak) invites Michael Scott ( Steve Carell) to speak at his business-school class.

Carell's performance was also positively received, and several critics applauded the scene in which Michael says positive things about Pam's art. It was positively received by television critics, with several writing positively of Joss Whedon's involvement. The episode aired on NBC on February 15, 2007, and was seen by an estimated 8.84 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. Despite Whedon's experience with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the subplot about Dwight coming to believe that Jim Halpert is a vampire was entirely coincidental.

#Watch the office us season 3 episode 17 series#

Whedon became involved with the show due to being a friend of series creator Greg Daniels as well as series co-star Jenna Fischer. The episode was written by Brent Forrester, and directed by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly creator Joss Whedon. Meanwhile, a bat becomes trapped in the office, leading Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) on a mission to protect the employees. When many of the students question the usefulness of paper in a computerized world, Michael attempts to inform the class of how essential paper is. Novak) to speak to his business school class. In the episode, Michael Scott ( Steve Carell) is invited by Ryan Howard ( B. ' Business School' is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the American version of The Office, and the show's 45th overall.

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17th episode of the third season of The Office ' Business School'