boat office boat sixth episode ninth season american comedy television series office episode overall episode originally aired nbc november guest stars andy brother walter series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode andy_bernard ed_helms help family dad loses money dwight_schrute rainn_wilson thinking guest radio learns affair husband boat received positive reviews television critics episode viewed million viewers received percent rating adults ages ranking timeslot making highest rated episode season time airing episode ultimately ranked second highest rated nbc series night voice plot andy_bernard ed_helms learns father took family money fled argentina mistress left pick pieces andy sells family upset sell family boat lack means mother support ellie convinces sells boat sunset cruise drive connecticut boat docked andy starts main sail stopped broker sail caribbean buyer erin encouragement andy decides boat caribbean finds drunken brother walter passed liquor closet walter comes tells andy wanted way checking rehab andy invites trip saying need family time leaves erin encouragement erin says camera loved asked office evening pete asks erin join drinks accepts local radio schedules interview dwight_schrute rainn_wilson discuss interview later canceled jim_halpert john_krasinski suggests use advantage stage interview dwight benefit dwight believes talking interviewer phone break room actually talking american accent convince information giving leads hostage situation ceo house dwight calls david tries talk surrendering police david confused nonetheless responds way leads dwight believe successful emerges break room greeted round applause camera having affair angela angela_kinsey husband oscar makes kevin promise reveal day angela constantly makes unconscious double kevin let knows afraid kevin secret oscar tries frame kevin fired later confesses lied later robert visits office oscar asks nervous angela suspicions aroused kevin cheer robert upcoming election oscar says camera proud kevin kept secret kevin reveals momentarily forgot secret begins laugh production boat written executive producer credit series hired production ninth season started executive producer replace departed time involvement series following eighth season episode directed series cast member john_krasinski directing credit series sixth season episode sabre eighth season episode episode features return andy brother played drunk previously appeared eighth season episode garden party episode guest stars voice portrayed dunder mifflin seasons recently brought board near end season following episode ed_helms written episodes order film iii official website office included cut scenes boat week episode release second clip dwight gets mad jim called superior salesman claims farmers fans low levels radio prank second second clip erin goes attempts cheer andy second clip scenes false hostage situation seen cultural references dwight claims radio journalism order cover oscar kevin starts chanting popular olympic chant oscar admits lied toby toby goes reference minor plot development occurred sixth seventh seasons broadcast reception ratings boat originally scheduled air nbc november replaced voice nbc claimed affected hurricane sandy schedule change happened nationwide eventually aired week later november original broadcast boat viewed estimated million viewers received rating percent share adults ages means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast marked increase ratings previous episode comes reached series low ratings episode tied fox series glee timeslot beaten episode abc series grey anatomy received percent rating entry cbs drama received percent rating office second highest rated nbc television program night episode voice reviews boat received positive reviews television critics reviewer called solid late period episode praising rainn_wilson commitment dwight main plotline complimented andy erin subplot considered superior previous episode featuring consistency andy characterization complimented john_krasinski work episode saying script good previous hints andy story won end like jim pam direction added energy feel overwhelming gave episode ign writer called episode pleasant surprise use supporting characters development season complimented compared pete erin romance jim pam early seasons series complaint andy characterization episode ninth season self obsessed despite gave episode calling great reviewer gave episode stars praising episode making previously unsuccessful oscar senator storyline andy bankrupt family storyline entertaining complimented fact jim pam previous episode expanded praised prank dwight calling great bit excellent comedic balance story inner demons new_york called episode single funniest episode steve_carell left praised performance hitting notes sweetness frustration emotional confusion normally written praised writing episode great plot line work moment positively sang gave episode stars concluding office surprises
The Boat (The Office)