office ben franklin fifteenth episode season american comedy television series office episode overall written acts directed episode aired united_states february nbc received ages demographic nielsen ratings watched estimated audience million viewers episode received mixed reviews critics episode employees office prepare wedding michael acting advice instructs dwight hire men delegates jim hire women dwight hires jim ends hiring ben franklin instead plot office plays host shower bachelor party held warehouse convinces michael_scott steve_carell okay hire bachelor party gets male shower jim_halpert john_krasinski tired work having late night talks learned feelings jenna_fischer michael delegates work finding dwight_schrute rainn_wilson jim dwight asks jim prefers jim responds blonde pam karen respectively look jim quick second dwight named elizabeth party jim orders educational joke pam karen fun gently talking head interview dwight reveals jim told real dwight says sure real ask questions believes real know historian studied life answers question correctly dwight anger disbelief break room pam karen share awkward conversation jim pam kiss bachelor party refuses lap dance michael volunteers able perform lap dance michael brings abrupt close unwilling considers cheating pam jim understated confrontation break room ends pam asking ryan_howard set friends business school visibly shocked seemingly upset jim production ben franklin second episode series directed previously directed initiation summer spin written acts customer service representative episode sixth series written appeared ben franklin elizabeth playing previously friends 70s half men mars girl interview said playing elizabeth probably best experience work cast crew earth fun grateful actor played known john_krasinski angela_kinsey said office cast crew welcoming especially liked actors depart script improvised little reception ben franklin received ages demographic nielsen ratings means percent households year old living watched episode percent television tuned channel point episode watched estimated audience million viewers handful episodes office reach million viewers pilot episode injury traveling return stress relief reached million viewers received mixed good reviews critics ign wrote office truly excellent form week went credit great progression jim pam karen love triangle michael completely self parts episode best office episodes season squad enthusiastic episode writing solid happened jim karen pam triangle entertainment_weekly praised love triangle saying pam karen confrontation uncomfortable possibly hope pam armor cracking west praised work supporting cast
Ben Franklin (The Office)