The Office (U.S. season 9)
Episodes
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast.

The Office (U.S. season 9)

Section Title: Episodes
Table Section Text: In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

177	1	"New Guys"	Greg Daniels	Greg Daniels	September 20, 2012	9001	4.28

Two new employees, Clark (Clark Duke) and Pete (Jake Lacy), are hired by the Scranton branch and cause trouble for Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson).

178	2	"Roy's Wedding"	Matt Sohn	Allison Silverman	September 27, 2012	9002	4.13

Jim and Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) are invited to Pam's former fiancé Roy Anderson's (David Denman) wedding. A toast that Roy gives leads Pam and Jim to search their relationships for buried secrets.

179	3	"Andy's Ancestry"	David Rogers	Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller	October 4, 2012	9003	4.14

Andy brags about his discovery that he is related to First Lady Michelle Obama. Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) finds his new job as Assistant Regional Manager difficult.

180	4	"Work Bus"	Bryan Cranston	Brent Forrester	October 18, 2012	9004	4.28

When Jim convinces Dwight that the building is unsafe due to a radiation leak, Dwight rents a bus and sets up the office inside.

181	5	"Here Comes Treble"	Claire Scanlon	Owen Ellickson	October 25, 2012	9006	4.00

After inviting his former college a cappella group, Here Comes Treble, to perform for the office during Halloween, Andy gets angry when he hears that his college friend Broccoli Rob (Stephen Colbert) is telling a different story about the group.

182	6	"The Boat"	John Krasinski	Dan Sterling	November 8, 2012	9007	4.83

Andy must help his family when his dad loses all of their money. Meanwhile, Dwight is a guest on a radio show, and his co-workers call in to bother him.

183	7	"The Whale"	Rodman Flender	Carrie Kemper	November 15, 2012	9008	4.16

Dwight is tasked with selling paper to an unknown woman—revealed to be Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin)—from the Scranton White Pages and Pam and the women of the office teach him how to interact with women.

184	8	"The Target"	Brent Forrester	Graham Wagner	November 29, 2012	9009	3.88

Angela goes to Dwight for help when she learns that her husband is having an affair with Oscar. Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker) and Phyllis Vance (Phyllis Smith) take advantage of Jim when he needs a favor, and Pete distracts Pam as she begins painting her mural.

185	9	"Dwight Christmas"	Charles McDougall	Robert Padnick	December 6, 2012	9010	4.16

When the party planning committee forgets to plan the annual Christmas party, Dwight gets everyone to celebrate with a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas.

186	10	"Lice"	Rodman Flender	Niki Schwartz-Wright	January 10, 2013	9011	4.54

Pam accidentally brings lice into the office but lets Meredith Palmer (Kate Flannery) take the fall while Dwight vows to destroy the parasites; Jim spends a great day in Philadelphia with a potential business associate (Julius Erving); Nellie, Phyllis, and Kevin interfere with Darryl's love life.

187	11	"Suit Warehouse"	Matt Sohn	Dan Greaney	January 17, 2013	9012	4.15

Clark returns from his stint as Jan's sexual assistant and Dwight enlists his help; the two pose as a father and son so that they can successfully sell to the owner of a suit warehouse.

188	12	"Customer Loyalty"	Kelly Cantley	Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller	January 24, 2013	9013	4.19

Jim is forced to miss Cece's first recital after a major investor exits his company. Dwight tries to prevent Darryl from leaving the office.

189	13	"Junior Salesman"	David Rogers	Carrie Kemper	January 31, 2013	9014	4.45

Dunder Mifflin CEO David Wallace (Andy Buckley) tasks Dwight with finding a part-time replacement for Jim; Dwight in turn enlists several of his close friends, including his cousin Mose (Michael Schur).

190	14	"Vandalism"	Lee Kirk	Owen Ellickson	January 31, 2013	9015	3.97

Someone vandalizes Pam's warehouse mural. Distraught, she seeks the help of Dwight and Nellie, who both eagerly help her track down the vandal.

191	15	"Couples Discount"	Troy Miller	Allison Silverman	February 7, 2013	9016	4.15

The office pairs into couples so that they may all be able to take advantage of a Valentine's Day discount at a mini-mall.

192	16	"Moving On"	Jon Favreau	Graham Wagner	February 14, 2013	9017	4.06

Pam interviews for a job in Philadelphia, but her potential manager (Bob Odenkirk) reminds her of her former boss, Michael Scott.

193	17	"The Farm"	Paul Lieberstein	Paul Lieberstein	March 14, 2013	9005	3.54

Oscar attends the funeral of Dwight's Aunt Shirley at Schrute Farms. Dwight's sister Fannie (Majandra Delfino) and brother Jeb (Thomas Middleditch) also attend and Shirley stipulates in her will that they are set to inherit her farm only if they choose to live and work it themselves.

194	18	"Promos"	Jennifer Celotta	Tim McAuliffe	April 4, 2013	9018	3.44

Everyone in the office is excited when international promos for the documentary surface, but are soon horrified to discover how much candid filming has taken place.

195	19	"Stairmageddon"	Matt Sohn	Dan Sterling	April 11, 2013	9019	3.83

The elevators are under maintenance and the office workers have to walk up the stairs, a situation everyone deems the "Stairmageddon".

196	20	"Paper Airplane"	Jesse Peretz	Halsted Sullivan & Warren Lieberstein	April 25, 2013	9020	3.25

Dwight and Angela participate in a paper airplane contest and compete against each other. Meanwhile, Andy prepares for a potential acting job, and Jim and Pam utilize new skills that they learned in couples counseling.

197	21	"Livin' the Dream"	Jeffrey Blitz	Niki Schwartz-Wright	May 2, 2013	9021	3.51

Andy decides to pursue a career as a professional actor, and quits his job at Dunder Mifflin. Meanwhile, Dwight finally receives his black belt in karate from his new sensei (Michael Imperioli) and, on the behest of Jim, is promoted to Regional Manager of the Scranton branch.

198199	2223	"A.A.R.M."	David Rogers	Brent Forrester	May 9, 2013	90229023	4.56

Jim convinces Dwight that he needs to choose someone to act as an Assistant to the Assistant to the Regional Manager; the two subsequently hold tryouts for the position.

200201	2425	"Finale"	Ken Kwapis	Greg Daniels	May 16, 2013	90249025	5.69

One year after the airing of the documentary, past and present employees of Dunder Mifflin gather for Dwight and Angela's wedding.

Sentence(s)

The twentieth episode of The Office, "Paper Airplane", was viewed by 3.25 million viewers.

final_sentence: The twentieth episode of The Office, "Paper Airplane", was viewed by 3.25 million viewers.