Episode
The Office: A Benihana Christmas
Overview
Michael was in the holiday spirit and couldn't wait to share in it with his girlfriend, Carol. He had bought two tickets to paradise, hoping to whisk her away on a romantic vacation to Jamaica. Carol came by the office early to have a talk with Michael and it didn't go well.
Details
- Series
- The Office
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2006-12-14
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
A Benihana Christmas is Episode 10 in Season 3 of The Office. It aired on 2006-12-14. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 9: The Convict
Angela and Kevin were trying to figure out where extra money in the budget came from. Jan let them know it was money Dunder-Mifflin received for hiring an ex-convict. Michael swore he never hired an ex-convict. Jan informed him that the person must have come from the merger.
Episode 11: Back from Vacation
Karen and Jim had their first big fight in the relationship. Karen had been living in a hotel since taking her job in Scranton. When she decided to live next door to Jim, he took it as the next step to living together and that was too fast. She was not pleased with his response.
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The Scranton branch was getting ready for their new employees to arrive in from the defunct Stamford branch. Pam was especially excited to be reunited with Jim. While, Michael was most concerned with impressing his new staff.
Episode 12: Traveling Salesmen
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Episode 7: Branch Closing
Jan told Michael that the board had voted to close the Scranton branch. There would be a select group of employees that would get a severance package; the others would be going to work at the Stamford branch. She informed Michael that he would be one who would get a severance package.
Episode 13: The Return
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Episode 6: Diwali
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Episode 14: Ben Franklin
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Episode 5: Initiation
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Episode 15: Phyllis' Wedding
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Episode 4: Grief Counseling
Jim felt awkward at the morning meeting when his boss put him charge of managing Karen and her responsibilities. The other co-workers looked at Jim as a kiss ass. Later on, he flirted with Karen in the break room and told her she shouldn't work until she found her favorite snack chips.
Episode 16: Business School
Roy stopped by Pam's desk to let her know how excited he was to see her art show. She reminded him that it was just a small show being put on by her art class. Pam later admitted she was very happy she was back together with Roy because it showed maturity. Jim feigns indifference to the reconciliation.