garden party fourth episode eighth season american comedy television series office episode overall episode originally aired nbc united_states october written executive producer directed marks credit executive producer features guest appearance series presented real documentary depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode andy_bernard ed_helms throws garden party farms impress parents brother attendance dwight_schrute rainn_wilson works event features substantial appearance asked guest star series twitter episode received mixed reviews critics criticism repetition plot ideas according nielsen_media_research garden party drew million viewers received rating share demographic staying previous episode ranked timeslot ranked highest rated nbc series thursday plot andy_bernard ed_helms decides throw garden party farms impress parents explains party manners office workers andy jealous attention younger brother receives father thinks throwing elaborate party ensure father party goes smoothly andy makes robert order fellow employees parents california valued employees plan instead people robert everybody mind decides sing words duet father goes father playing singing ultimately decides sing duet instead andy upset andy takes guitar storms father confronts privately andy admits trying win father affection annoyance conversation staff baby monitor jim pam brought daughter pam quickly turns monitor let andy save face camera understand andy feels needs prove family leaves andy feeling unwanted family workers says goodbye office staff turn garden party oscar convince andy stay beer dwight_schrute rainn_wilson wants garden party event expand thoroughly reads book called ultimate guide throwing garden party bought online actually written jim_halpert john_krasinski pseudonym book gives advice announcing guest arrive extremely loud manner imitating supper middle meal dancing party staff fire court dance closing ceremonies dwight follows letter jenna_fischer feuds worker angela_kinsey baby names pam angela learn chosen soon born sons pam naming child deceased grandfather angela favorite cat angela annoyed pam doesn relinquish makes son garden party pam describe great detail honors grandfather angela unwilling reveal centric reasons camera pam copying keeps cold hoping ryan_howard offer jacket ryan instantly offers jacket robert isn cold lewis offers rivalry terms robert later evidenced pool party dwight cousin fun lining perform motorcycle stunt fails motorcycle ramp instead runs cars production episode written executive producer 10th writing credit series directed series editor 4th directing credit series beginning episode promoted executive producer speculated return series writer episode features guest appearance andy father mother brother respectively collins wallace reported appear series guide later reported appear series day writer sent message twitter asking want appear series responded yes filming week episode lining los_angeles concert straight tour reception ratings original american broadcast october garden party viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast seeing increase viewership episode matched demo rating previous episode episode ranked timeslot beating received rating share demographic secret circle received rating share defeated grey anatomy received rating share factor received rating share reviews episode received mixed reviews critics hitfix writer alan_sepinwall stated episode offered laughs season episodes despite criticized episode main plot andy commenting giving michael_scott power funnier character salesman andy funny promotion new_york called episode funny weird touching unpredictable gem writer compared episode cruise beach games search pity gave episode critics praised return office writer said sight gag running atop field cars like episode easy despite episode received negative reviews reviewer negative episode writing case episode signaled sense interested andy meaning boss pam angela got variations storylines new angle gave episode ign writer considered episode superior previous external episodes wedding considered inferior classic cruise criticized main plot previous plot lines ultimately gave episode
Garden Party (The Office)