Episode
The Office: The Merger
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Office
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2006-11-16
- Runtime
- 31 min
Episode context
The Merger is Episode 8 in Season 3 of The Office. It aired on 2006-11-16. The runtime is 31 min.
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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 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.
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