episode second season american comedy television series office seventh episode overall written directed producer episode originally aired united_states september nbc series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode michael_scott steve_carell hosts annual awards presents awards members office night turn plans michael ends majority office staff jenna_fischer argues fiancé obviously kisses jim_halpert john_krasinski second episode series directed scenes changed restaurant allow filming notably scenes pam falls viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages making highest episode series air time pilot episode received positive reviews critics plot michael_scott steve_carell person looks forward annual awards local restaurant jim_halpert john_krasinski tries dissuade michael awarding jenna_fischer world longest engagement award dwight_schrute rainn_wilson learns graffiti michael ladies room wall attempts investigate unsuccessful awards michael performance falls flat ryan_howard embarrassed michael awards hottest office pam fiancé leave taking pam parking lot roy pam argue pam returns restaurant begins drinking beer customers michael decides end pam leads office encouraging continue relieved winning pam gives drunken acceptance speech kisses jim lips leaves jim surprised happy jim camera pam jim fascination falls dwight springs rescue thinking pam having seizure tries dress shirt tie employee stops party pam runs camera screams like best parking lot pam admits jim wrote graffiti begins ask jim question stops notices camera employee talks camera says pam apparently drinks tables restaurant rules tells audience driver license welcome jim helps pam angela_kinsey car leave production second episode series directed daniels previously directed season episode basketball written acts customer service representative according daniels worked fox animated series king hill annual type event called awards previously considered plot episode pilot decided risky thing decided pilot direct adaption episode british version following mixed reaction season writers attempted series optimistic michael likable established supporting characters series giving actual personalities producers lights office brighter allowed series differentiate british version episode filmed city burbank episode filmed dawn late night according filming breaks later joked took notes episode script filming parts script changed restaurant allow shoot continue instance original script pam dwight responds woman completed script available review shooting started finally given chance read objected customer restaurant withdrew permission shoot hours steve_carell developed compromise pam fall bar dwight respond woman seizure original version pam served alcohol staff feeling reflect poorly character company want episode solve issue writers pam steal drinks tables writers producers agreed include scene actual owner restaurant actor makes clear restaurant serve alcohol customers jenna_fischer drink real life took drunk described match perception drew experience performance cultural references michael calls fat voice reminiscent cartoon character year video michael awards oscar money award reference movie dwight later plays recorder version cover michael sings parody lyrics phone jan makes reference relief fundraiser lost lot money michael defends actions noting fun attempt raise morale people office following events indian_ocean earthquake michael psychic act blatant rip magnificent act party michael sings song parodies including hit elton_john hit tiny dancer hot chocolate single sexy thing hottest office award originally parody hit lose slated featured episode refused allow permission background scene michael seen singing song time life final scene episode features tiny dancer playing actual footage release reception originally aired nbc united_states september original american broadcast episode received share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast episode seen million viewers making highest rated episode series time pilot episode represented turning point series found tone differentiated british version received critical acclaim unlike season moments office ign ranked pam drunken scene number squad stated season episode showed marked improvement final episode season went praise episode expansion supporting characters main reasons improvement flashback review complimented episode creating personalities supporting characters workers affection michael episode praised jim pam moments episode ultimately gave episode noise signal comparing american version office favorably counterpart writes series finding feet course opening couple episodes television pity gave episode rating club awarded episode citing scene pam jim convince michael continue celebration noting chanting michael_scott human incredibly important episodes follow felt episode reputation slightly inflated success episode good merely start success follow
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