The third season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States on NBC on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2007. The season had a total of 25 half-hours of material, divided into 17 half-hour episodes, four 40-minute “super-sized” episodes, and two one-hour episodes. The Office is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name as a mockumentary portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. Free movies battleship 2012.

The season marked the move of main character Jim Halpert from Scranton to Stamford, and also introduced Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli, and Ed Helms as Andy Bernard—both members of Dunder Mifflin Stamford—as recurring characters. Helms would later be promoted to series regular. The main plot for the early episodes of the season deals with a recurring problem in seasons one and two—the problem of company downsizing—while in the last half of the season, inter-office relationships also became a major plot point.

The third season of The Office aired on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. The season saw its ratings increase from the previous. In addition, it continued the critical praise that had started during the show’s second season. The season was released on DVD in a box set containing four discs. While the DVD features all 25 episodes, the episodes “Traveling Salesmen” and “The Return” were condensed into one episode. The set contained commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on some of the episodes, while also containing deleted scenes from all of the episodes. It was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Episodes

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• The ConventionSep 28, 2006
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• Grief CounselingOct 12, 2006
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• DiwaliNov 02, 2006
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• The MergerNov 16, 2006
• 3x9
• A Benihana ChristmasDec 14, 2006
• 3x11
• Traveling SalesmenJan 11, 2007
• 3x13
• Ben FranklinFeb 01, 2007
• 3x15
• Business SchoolFeb 15, 2007
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• The NegotiationApr 05, 2007
• 3x19
• Product RecallApr 26, 2007
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• Beach GamesMay 10, 2007
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The fourth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States on NBC on September 27, 2007, and concluded on May 15, 2008. The season consisted of 9 half-hour episodes, and 5 hour-long episodes to comprise the 19 total episodes of material created. The Office is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season was interrupted and shortened due to the effects of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, in which the writers and some actors of The Office went on strike; although 30 half-hour episodes had been ordered, only 19 were actually filmed. Several of the finished episodes were condensed into hour-long episodes, resulting in only 14 episodes being aired.

Season four marked the departure of Karen Filippelli as a regular character, although she appeared for a few seconds in the first episode, “Fun Run” and in the sixth episode, “Branch Wars”, as the regional manager of the Utica branch. Relationships again emerged as the main theme of the season, with Jim Halpert and Pam Beesley’s rising, and Michael Scott and Jan Levinson’s, as well as Dwight Schrute and Angela Martin’s declining. Technology was another prevalent theme as the office staff struggled with initiatives introduced by Ryan Howard to modernize the company.

Episodes

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• Fun Run (2)Sep 27, 2007
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• Dunder Mifflin Infinity (2)May 15, 2008
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• Launch Party (2)Oct 11, 2007
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• Money (2)Oct 18, 2007
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• Branch WarsNov 01, 2007
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• The DepositionNov 15, 2007
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• Chair ModelApr 17, 2008
• 4x15
• Did I Stutter?May 01, 2008
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• Goodbye, Toby (1)May 15, 2008
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