vacation vacation twelfth episode season american comedy television series office 40th episode overall aired january nbc episode air december holiday hiatus vacation script written series served episode director series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode michael_scott steve_carell returns vacation jamaica warehouse celebrate revealed went jamaica photograph jan circulated jim_halpert john_krasinski argument karen living situation leading jenna_fischer offering advice according nielsen_media_research episode watched estimated million viewers demographic earned ratings share helped nbc finish place night vacation received generally positive reviews critics performance receiving positive attention particular synopsis michael_scott steve_carell returns jamaican vacation directs throw themed party warehouse accompany annual inventory jenna_fischer notices margins photo michael vacation admits documentary crew jan went jamaica michael attempts send vacation photograph proof trip mistakenly chooses packaging instead address menu sending photograph entire shipping warehouse including warehouse supervisor photo quickly office michael dwight rainn_wilson assistance preventing spread efforts largely ineffective upset jim_halpert john_krasinski expressed objections prospect karen moving apartment blocks pam convinces jim jim accepts advice apologizes karen pam tells documentary crew glad help jim dwight walks crying private attempts console pretty bad inventory jan arrives office speak michael private michael terrified jan confront widely spread photo appears unaware instead attraction reason production vacation written staff writer joined office season episode script series found jan final scene michael circulated picture instead informs staying especially tricky write unsure craft scene eventually requested advice series writers decided jan response michael sitting panel television writers briefly described reasoning jan nuts bad psychiatrist giving bad advice praised benefits good writers room scenes place gone vacation directed later responsible directing deposition fourth season episode featured michael circulated picture recurring actors ed_helms appeared guest stars vacation season dvd contains number deleted scenes michael arriving jamaica airport wearing warm weather clothes dwight meredith angela kevin separately reacting news michael took jan jamaica jan maintaining ruse talking corporate viewing photo computer additional scenes include dwight complaining jim michael vacation roy helping ryan inventory andy challenging dwight box race meredith climbing shelf falls traps reception vacation aired january united_states nbc episode season air end december holiday break according nielsen_media_research estimated million viewers watched episode earned ratings share adults aged meaning seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast office lead earl helped nbc finish place night demographic episode attracted generally positive reviews critics ign rated vacation indication amazing episode stated highlights included opening sequence performance pam storyline jim karen concluded review attention detail realistic character reactions completely comedy moments vacation best office episodes season glad expressed surprise jan accompanied michael vacation immediately wanted discover relationship intrigued dwight attempt cheer pam joke thought interesting dwight real comfort offered friendship concluded terrific episode written acted begging end ask writing entertainment weekly focused acting explaining way michael desire healthy fear jan played steve_carell face fantastic phone death march stairs face jan thing beauty buddytv believed vacation best season opining simplicity key series success continued episode premise entirely mundane laughs situation hand nice development jim pam karen triangle pam giving jim relationship advice eyes maybe best scene episode saw dwight comfort television pity graded episode
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