eleventh episode eighth season american comedy television series office episode overall episode originally aired nbc united_states january written directed executive producer episode reveals contest philadelphia andy_bernard ed_helms tries entire office involved dwight_schrute rainn_wilson journeys florida meets boss order explore job opportunities airing episode sparked debate fans critics leading actor steve_carell uncredited cameo member opposing team nbc later denied appearance stated situation coincidence received positive reviews critics noting episode marked improvement season despite reviews critical dwight sub plot according nielsen_media_research drew million viewers received rating share demographic staying relatively previous episodes christmas wishes california ranked timeslot highest rated nbc series night plot andy worried able meet quarterly sales growth figures asked starts think creative ways sell paper conference room meeting proposes office buy paper alleviate burden willing decides ask oscar rounding mistake books oscar tells andy time mistake leaving contest bar philadelphia pennsylvania tells andy prize team determined win andy encouraged jim john_krasinski decides entire office philadelphia attempt win money sales growth difference bar turns gay bar called liberty andy divides office teams dunder mifflin jim andy ryan creed fun team kevin kelly erin meredith oscar refuses join andy stays original team initially dunder mifflin team soon andy surprise fun team calling ends better expected group trivial knowledge variety issues team misses answers handful common questions including namesake final round oscar team eventually win thanks kevin correct answers fun team luck runs later demolished trying win bar lucrative contest dwight rainn_wilson heads florida meet sabre headquarters discuss possible manager position sitting waiting room dwight talks describes toilet company unwanted items away robert tells dwight meet meet bill executive dwight frustration robert situation secretly calling instructing let dwight speak bill listen dwight pitch reject dwight told wanted manager grabs twists arm forces taken robert florida initially robert tries spare dwight feelings eventually turns telling better salesman drive energy wasted manager position dwight returns scranton production episode written supervising producer time second writing credit series directed executive producer cast member portrays ryan_howard episode marks fifth appearance plays pam replacement leave appeared recurring role season initially appeared pam replacement jenna_fischer actual pregnancy pam appear episode airing episode sparked debate fans critics leading actor steve_carell uncredited cameo member opposing team bears nbc later denied appearance stated situation coincidence season dvd contains number deleted scenes episode notable cut scenes include andy attempting office sell worth paper day andy trying switch team members order boost dunder mifflin chance winning cultural references episode largely taking place contest featured cultural references ryan uses smart phone reader checking account networking application gay men dwight compares spanish coming florida claim teams featured names culturally related teams included bears references answers questions incorrect erroneously guess asked city mind wrote famous songs asked question answer delight sarcastic reader kelly able correctly guess basketball question cross referenced knowledge dancing stars kevin knows answer final question french film starring number times reception ratings originally aired nbc united_states january episode viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast episode remained relatively equal ratings compared previous episode christmas wishes episode finished time slot beaten grey anatomy received rating share cbs drama received rating share demographic episode manage beat fox drama series drama series secret circle reviews received relatively positive reviews critics enjoy florida sub plot television critics agreed marked improvement episodes season wrote aside weak moments solid episode office vast improvement episodes season awarded episode rating wrote positively plot saying office reaches hiatus subsequent return find hoping like storylines contrived introductions simply sit let character driven jokes narrative new_york magazine explained plan continue watching office advice need forget negative energy attracts start thinking season like reboot concluded office great marked improvement worst episodes half season wrote positively plot dwight plot fanatic reviewer called fun awarded episode stars huffington_post wrote office continues find fun unique ways spotlight mundane office life showing ways gang finds fill day alan_sepinwall hitfix notably critical new season called episode charming ign reviewer noted episode bore stylistic similarities episode british version entitled writing loosely pub bar night turns thing common positively write humor episode noting writers good laughs idea feels good laughing office large majority critics praised main storyline reviews criticized dwight robert plot wrote storyline building momentum florida storyline killing momentum push pull ended winning explained titular storyline gang playing philadelphia worked forced trio florida definitely wrote thought inconsistent episode liked storyline dwight stuff fell flat
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