diversity day office diversity day second episode season american comedy television series office second episode overall written directed aired united_states march nbc episode guest stars office consulting producer brown episode michael steve_carell controversial imitation routine forces staff undergo racial diversity consultant arrives teach staff tolerance diversity michael insists knowledge consultant entire office staff creates diversity eventually assigns staff member index card different race causing slowly finally snap jim struggles hold lucrative contract extension dwight makes sale diversity day episode office feature original writing pilot contained jokes british series pilot episode guest starred plays sensitivity trainer brown writer formally audition actors episode received nielsen ratings people aged garnered million viewers overall losing half audience previous week despite setback episode received positive reviews television critics nbc episode march myspace promote upcoming premiere nbc online debut complete episode network series included trimmed version episode demand viewing myspace following day plot answer steve_carell apparently constant black people routine corporate offices dunder mifflin send representative diversity today hold meeting diversity training michael finds insulting response holds diversity meeting shows brief video addresses significance claims heritage native american instructs wear index cards certain race treat treat people races jim john_krasinski desperately tries annual sale quarter yearly commission ultimately dwight rainn_wilson production plays sensitivity trainer brown writer table read episode cast daniels read role fill read producer thought perfect role producers formally audition actors role daniels sure use screen series point came episode script michael needed minority character episode far character kelly later second episode series feature predominantly original writing pilot contained jokes british series pilot michael racial spoken michael censored producers nbc daniels terrified scene leak personally oversaw master copy scene pam rests head jim shoulder dwight stolen sale jim says bad day came spoke writers wanting small happy interactions jim pam mentioned head shoulder idea immediately wrote script want appear episode assuming time event impressed work said use leading expansion paul work scenes cut involved michael_scott responding brown hero acronym creating sounded good noticed words created acronym michael responded brown idea pointing links racism states jim replacing dwight asian dwight having workers complain dwight annoying behavior feature scenes story diversity day episode defined office reception ratings diversity day premiered nbc march pilot episode garnered million viewers second episode lost half viewing audience previous episode episode received nielsen ratings people aged meaning percent year olds viewed episode percent year olds watching viewed episode garnered million viewers overall episode airing retained lead audience addition diversity day season episodes office helped nbc score highest rated tuesday night slot february reviews contrary lukewarm response pilot diversity day earned positive reviews television critics entertainment_weekly gave episode positive reviews stating think toss racism original gone wrong showcase entitled accidental african american diversity trainer introduces brown scott assures lead british series stated comparison british version good love fact apart scripts original gone blueprint characters started opposed copying rolling_stone_magazine named scene michael shows office diversity video greatest moment office article particularly praised michael line abraham_lincoln said racist attack north club awarded episode felt lost viewers season stories got better diversity day excellent example unfortunate trend noted episode series defining episodes installment hopeful spin original office views accepting dreams realities adams noted character aggressive michael_scott completely second season episode sexual harassment serve spiritual sequel episode featuring similar premise michael_scott work episode nominated
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