List of key story developments

What you need to know in twenty-five words or less.
== Season 1 ==
In 25 words or less: The first season lays the groundwork for future events.
=== Pilot ===
*All the main characters are introduced.
*Jim mentions how he would like to work somewhere else.
*The Scranton branch may be shut down.
*Ryan joins Dunder-Mifflin as a temporary employee.
=== Hot Girl ===
*Jim begins dating Katy, the purse girl.
== Season 2 ==
In twenty-five words or less: Pam and Roy's impending wedding forces Jim's hand. Michael develops an on-again-off-again relationship with Jan.
=== The Fire ===
*Ryan begins attending business school at night.
=== The Client ===
*Jan is newly divorced.
*Michael and Jan share a celebratory kiss and spend the night together.
*Michael considers Jan to be his girlfriend. Jan rejects the notion.
*Jim and Pam have an informal dinner together. Jim consider it a date. Pam rejects the notion.
=== Performance Review ===
*Michael and Jan's "relationship" (such as it is) is revealed to the office.
*Early hints of a Dwight/Angela romance.
=== E-mail Surveillance ===
*Pam discovers Dwight and Angela's secret romance.
=== Booze Cruise ===
*Pam and Roy set a date for their wedding.
*Jim breaks up with Katy.
*Jim confesses a former crush on Pam to Michael.
=== The Secret ===
* Michael reveals Jim's crush on Pam to the entire office.
* Oscar is revealed to be gay, but nobody in the office finds out.
=== The Carpet ===
*Kelly develops a crush on Ryan. She is interested in a long-term relationship; Ryan wants something more casual.
=== Valentine's Day ===
*Kelly and Ryan finally hook up.
*Michael and Jan's "relationship" becomes known to Corporate.
*After Michael defuses the situation, Jan, in a moment of weakness, kisses him.
=== Casino Night ===
*Michael begins dating Carol Stills, his real estate agent.
*Jim confesses his feelings to Pam.
== Season 3 ==
In 25 words or less: Pam, single again, must undertake a journey of self-discovery.
=== Gay Witch Hunt ===
Flashback:
*After Jim kisses Pam on Casino Night, Pam admits to having feelings for him as well but will not break off the wedding.
During the summer:
*Pam called off her wedding. She moved into her own apartment and began taking art classes.
*Jim transferred to the Stamford branch, joining new co-workers Karen and Andy.
*Ryan is now a full-time employee of Dunder-Mifflin.
*Phyllis becomes engaged to Bob Vance.
In this episode:
*Michael outs Oscar as gay.
*Oscar receives a three-month paid vacation as compensation for Michael's behavior.
=== The Coup ===
*Dwight unsuccessfully attempts to usurp control of the branch from Michael.
*Karen begins developing feelings for Jim.
=== Initiation ===
*Dwight mentions how competitors are using the Internet to make sales.
=== Diwali ===
*Michael proposes to his girlfriend Carol Stills; she turns him down.
=== Branch Closing ===
*The Scranton branch is saved and Stamford is closed, no thanks to Michael.
*Jim agrees to return to Scranton, and Karen decides to follow him.
=== The Merger ===
*Jim, Karen, Andy, and a handful of other former Stamford employees move to Scranton.
*Pam's attempt to rekindle her relationship with Jim is thwarted when she discovers that Jim has a new girlfriend (Karen).
=== A Benihana Christmas ===
*Carol breaks up with Michael.
*Michael asks an unknown woman (revealed to be Jan) to accompany him on a tropical vacation.
=== Back from Vacation ===
*Jan dives headfirst into a relationship with Michael. Jan's downward spiral begins.
*Pam helps Jim resolve a relationship problem with Karen even though it means losing Jim's affections to Karen.
=== Traveling Salesmen ===
*Karen learns about Jim and Pam's past.
*Andy engineers Dwight's firing for perceived disloyalty.
=== The Return ===
*Oscar returns to work.
*Jim and Pam's prank on Andy causes him to lose his temper and get sent to anger management.
*Michael realizes his mistake and re-hires Dwight.
*Jim admits to Karen that he still has feelings for Pam.
=== Ben Franklin ===
*Pam inadvertently reveals to Karen that she still has feelings for Jim.
=== Phyllis' Wedding ===
*Phyllis marries Bob Vance.
*Pam begins dating Roy again.
*Phyllis leaves on a six-week honeymoon.
=== Business School ===
*Only Roy, Oscar and Michael attend Pam's first art show.
*Ryan is moved to the annex next to Kelly.
=== Cocktails ===
*Jan and Michael make their relationship public.
*Pam resolves to be more assertive.
*Roy reacts violently when he learns of the Casino Night kiss. Pam breaks up with him on the spot.
=== The Negotiation ===
*Roy attacks Jim and is fired.
*Roy tells Pam to pursue Jim.
*Phyllis returns from her honeymoon.
=== Safety Training ===
*Andy returns from anger management.
=== Women's Appreciation ===
*Jan is controlling and demeaning in her relationship with Michael.
*Michael is unhappy with the relationship and is convinced to break up with Jan.
=== Beach Games ===
*Michael, Jim and Karen all apply for a new opening at Corporate headquarters.
*Pam tells Jim in front of the entire office that she misses his friendship.
=== The Job ===
*Jan wins Michael back with the help of breast augmentation surgery but at the cost of her job.
*Jim turns down the job, returns to Scranton, and asks Pam on a date. (She accepts.)
*The job goes to Ryan, who breaks up with Kelly on the spot.
== Season 4 ==
In 25 words or less: Office relationships are sent on a roller coaster ride as Jim and Pam finally get together.
=== Fun Run ===
*The documentary crew discover Pam and Jim are dating.
*Karen has left the office.
*Dwight kills Angela's cat, severely damaging the relationship.
=== Dunder Mifflin Infinity ===
*Ryan announces a new website and business model for the company.
*Jim and Pam officially reveal to the office that they are dating.
*Angela breaks up with Dwight.
=== Launch Party ===
*A relationship between Kelly and Darryl is hinted.
*Andy begins to woo Angela.
*The first time Michael asks Jim and Pam for dinner.
=== Money ===
*Angela allows Andy to ask her out.
*Darryl and Kelly are in a relationship.
*Dwight gets over his break-up with Angela.
=== The Deposition ===
*Jan sues Dunder Mifflin for wrongful termination.
*Michael turns against Jan in the case, evidently straining the relationship.
=== Dinner Party ===
*Jan and Michael's relationship hits a brick wall.
=== Chair Model ===
*Michael breaks up with Jan and tries to find love again.
*Jim reveals that he plans to propose to Pam.
=== Night Out ===
*Ryan has a drug problem.
*Dunder Mifflin Infinity is in trouble.
*Toby tries to hit on Pam, then announces he's moving to Costa Rica.
*The first instance in which Michael forgets that Jim and Pam are still dating.
=== Did I Stutter? ===
*Ryan actively plots against Jim.
=== Goodbye, Toby ===
*Toby leaves the office for good. Replaced by Holly Flax.
*Andy proposes to Angela, who reluctantly accepts.
*Phyllis discovers Dwight and Angela having sex in the office.
*Ryan is arrest for fraud.
*Jan is pregnant, but not with Michael's baby. He does offer to help raise it.
== Season 5 ==
In 25 words or less: The Pam/Jim and Angela/Andy/Dwight relationships progress as Michael strides to form his own business.
=== Weight Loss ===
*Jim finally proposes to Pam and she accepts.
=== Baby Shower ===
* Michael realizes he has no connection to Jan's baby.
* Michael and Holly start dating.
=== Crime Aid ===
* David Wallace is unhappy to find out that Michael is dating Holly
=== Employee Transfer ===
* Holly is transferred back to Nashua, causing her and Michael to end their relationship.
=== Frame Toby ===
*Toby returns.
=== Stress Relief ===
*Michael learns how much his co-workers hate him.
=== Lecture Circuit ===
*Karen is married and pregnant. Her plotline is concluded when she expresses happiness for Jim and Pam's engagement.
*Holly is dating someone, but still has feelings for Michael.
=== Company Picnic ===
*Pam is pregnant.
== Season 6 ==
In 25 words or less: Problems at Dunder-Mifflin occur, and with a baby on the way, Jim and Pam try harder at jobs.
=== Gossip ===
*The office learns that Pam is pregnant.
*Stanley is cheating on his wife.
=== The Meeting ===
*Jim is promoted.
=== Niagara ===
*Jim and Pam get married.
*Michael begins to date Pam's mom.
=== Murder ===
*Dunder Mifflin will be insolvent by the end of the year.
=== Secret Santa ===
*Dunder Mifflin has been bought out and everyone will keep their jobs.
=== Sabre ===
* Sabre bought out Dunder Mifflin and the new CEO, Jo Bennett, and VP of Northeastern Sales, Gabe Louis both enter the Dunder Mifflin world.
* David is left crazy after his firing.
=== Manager and Salesman ===
* Jim is back as a salesman. Michael is the regional manager.
=== The Delivery ===
* Pam gives birth.
* Dwight and Angela draw a contract with intention of having a baby together.
=== St. Patrick's Day ===
* Darryl is promoted and starts working upstairs.
=== Happy Hour ===
* Andy and Erin begin dating.
=== Body Language ===
* Michael begins dating Donna.
== Season 7 ==
In 25 words or less: Holly comes back from Nashua and resumes her relationship with Michael.
=== Nepotism ===
* Gabe and Erin begin dating.
=== Counseling ===
* Pam tricks the office in order to become Office Administrator.
=== WUPHF.com ===
* Angela meets State Senator Robert Lipton.
=== Classy Christmas ===
* Toby announces another leave of absence to be a juror in the Scranton Strangler case.
* Holly Flax returns to replace Toby once again, much to Michael's happiness.
=== The Search ===
* Michael and Holly rekindle their relationship.
=== PDA ===
* Michael and Holly decide do move in together.
=== Garage Sale ===
* It is revealed that Holly's parents are having a hard time taking care of themselves.
* Michael proposes do Holly and announces their move to Colorado so that Holly can take care of her parents.
=== Training Day ===
* Deangelo Vickers is hired as Michael's replacement.
=== Michael's Last Dundies ===
* Michael hosts the Dundies for the last time.
* The office workers honor Michael with a rendition of Seasons of Love.
=== Goodbye, Michael ===
* Michael leaves for Colorado to be with Holly. Steve Carrel's last appearance as regular cast member.
=== Search Committee ===
* Jim, Gabe and Toby search for a new Regional Manager after Deangelo suffers an accident.
== Season 8 ==
In 25 words or less: The workers learn to deal with an eccentric new boss. Dunder-Mifflin returns home.
=== The List ===
* Robert California, the newly appointed Regional Manager, concinves Jo Bennet to make him CEO of Sabre.
* Andy becomes the new Regional Manager.
=== Lotto ===
* The warehouse crew win the lottery and quit, causing Darryl to seriously rethink his life.
=== Jury Duty ===
* Angela gives birth to her son with the Senator.
* Dwight firmly believes the baby is his.
=== Special Project ===
* Dwight, Jim, Ryan, Stanley and Erin leave for Tallahassee to work on a special project for 3 weeks.
=== Get the Girl ===
* Andy goes to Florida to convince Erin to return to Scranton.
* Nellie is transferred to Scranton and usurps Andy's job.
=== Angry Andy ===
* Nellie's actions cause Andy's anger problems to flare up again.
=== Turf War ===
* Robert's flaky management reaches an all-time high when he accidentally shuts down one of the branches while drunk.
=== Free Family Portrait Studio ===
* Jo Bennet decides to liquidate Sabre due to Robert's bad management.
* Andy convinces David Wallace to buy Dunder-Mifflin back from Sabre and run the company.
* David makes Andy Regional Manager once again.
== Season 9 ==
In 25 words of less: Jim and Pam's relationship faces serious problems while the shooting of the documentary comes to an end.
=== New Guys ===
* Jim starts a business in Philadelphia without telling Pam after feeling that their lives have come to a halt.
* A member of the documentary crew speaks for the first time in the series.
* Kelly moved to Ohio and Ryan quit to go after her.
* Clark Green and Pete Miller are hired as Costumer Service Representatives.
=== Roy's Wedding ===
* Pam becomes upset when she suspects that Jim is hiding something from her.
=== Andy's Ancestry ===
* Jim tells Pam about Athlead, she is still upset about his lying and reluctantly supports him.
=== The Boat ===
* Andy discovers that his family is broke.
* Andy leaves on a sailing trip with his brother, Walter Jr.
=== Dwight Christmas ===
* Jim starts working part-time at Dunder-Mifflin so he can spend part of the week in Philly to run his new business.
=== Costumer Loyalty ===
* The stress of Jim's partial move to Philadelphia starts to seriously affect his marriage.
* Brian, the boom operator for the documentary crew makes his first appearance.
=== Promos ===
* The promos for the documentary start to be released on the internet.
* The office workers are horrified to find out that the crew had obtained a lot of footage they were not aware of.
=== Stairmaggedon ===
* Jim and Pam start couples counseling.
* Andy decides to porsue a career in the entertainment business.
* Angela divorces Robert after he comes out during a press conference.
=== Livin' the Dream ===
* Jim and Pam reconcile and Jim quits Athlead.
* David Wallace is enraged to learn that Andy spent 3 months sailing his family's boat.
* Andy decides to quit Dunder-Mifflin to focus on his artistic career.
* Wallace appoints Dwight as the new Regional Manager.
=== A.A.R.M. ===
* The documentary finally starts airing.
* Dwight proposes to Angela, who then reveals that Phillip is his son.
=== Finale ===
* Dwight and Angela get married.
* Michael Scott makes a reappearance at the wedding, revealing that he is now a father and very happy in Colorado.
* Pam paints a new mural in the warehouse honoring the workers of Dunder-Mifflin.
* Erin meets her biological parents during a panel featuring the subjects of the documentary.
* Pam and Jim sell their house in order to move to Austin, TX, where Jim can take his job back at Athlead.
== Aftermath of the series ==
* Michael: Living happilly with Holly and their children in Colorado.
* Jim and Pam: Moved to Austin so Jim could go back to Athlead (now Athleap).
* Dwight: Married to Angela, continues as Regional Manager.
* Angela: Married to Dwight, no longer working at Dunder-Mifflin.
* Oscar: Head of accounting and running for State Senate.
* Kevin: Was fired by Dwight due to poor job performance, owns a bar in Scranton.
* Toby: Moved to New York after being fired by Dwight.
* Meredith: Continues as Supplier Relations Rep. for Dunder-Mifflin Scranton.
* Creed: Faked his own death after the documentary aired. Was later discovered living in the office and was eventually arrested.
* Kelly and Ryan: Ran away together after Dwight's and Angela's wedding.
* Stanley: Retired and living in Florida.
* Phyllis: Continues as Sales Rep. for Dunder-Mifflin Scranton.
* Andy: After an embarrassing video of his audition for a reality singing competition went viral he quit the entertainment business and got a job at Cornell.
* Erin: Continues to work for Dunder-Mifflin.
* Nellie: Moved to Poland after the documentary aired. Adopted Ryan's baby.
Key story developments
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