dwight christmas dwight christmas ninth episode ninth season american comedy television series office episode written directed originally aired nbc december episode guest stars series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode dwight_schrute rainn_wilson gets celebrate traditional christmas fears jim_halpert john_krasinski forgotten include new job philadelphia pete teaches ellie favorite movie die hard dwight christmas received generally positive reviews television critics noting resembled past christmas episodes office episode viewed million viewers received percent rating adults ages ranking fourth timeslot episode ultimately ranked highest rated nbc series night plot party planning committee drops ball annual christmas party behest jim_halpert john_krasinski dwight_schrute rainn_wilson gets celebrate traditional christmas dresses traditional winter christmas gift figure german food plays game similar naughty nice festivities cause displeasure employees save jim pam dwight antics jim announces leaving party early arrive philadelphia sports marketing job response dwight repeatedly hits jim switch requests dwight use switch ends festivities disgust normal christmas party started jenna_fischer tries cheer jim absence jim returns later having found bus morning dwight pam delighted return party fears jim forgotten include new job philadelphia gets extremely drunk goes confront jim jim knowing upset tells arranged interview turns passes crashes catering table teaches ellie favorite movie die hard attempts dialogue memory impressed erin checks accuracy online andy_bernard ed_helms away caribbean sailing family boat erin says going stay weeks hurt erin decides watch die hard pete hear quote watching movie erin begins cry pete tries comfort placing arm meantime tells case boring implied hours gently kissing toby glasses kisses production dwight christmas written executive story editor marking fourth writing credit series joining writing staff seventh season directed directing credit season job series directing christmas episode second season basic plot episode involving originally conceived writing fourth season going air year christmas installment writers guild america strike halted production unfinished script according executive producer showrunner writing staff wanted use premise years find right time implement opportunity season presented episode aired interview guide said feel like expected truly love episode specifically love dwight storyline brings family christmas traditions held dwight favorite characters dwight christmas takes new level fischer said filming christmas episode emotional regretted able portrayed series film karaoke scene second episode season feature andy clark ed_helms portrayed andy left temporarily season sixth episode boat order film iii portrayed clark left episodes film cultural references dwight dresses warehouse workers dress assistant office idea feeling racist dwight presents camera picture brother celebrating christmas version photo decorated style science fiction film matrix jim trying convince office dwight idea german character names calling houses magical school book series fictionalized version actual mentions years party wants swiss miss party combination spanish swiss miss hot andy email tells erin saw movie life adaptation book notes wants film unexpected journey pete kevin references film die hard quoting lines movie erin pete eventually watching movie reception ratings dwight christmas aired nbc december original american broadcast episode viewed million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast office ranked fourth timeslot beaten episode abc series grey anatomy received rating entry cbs series received installment fox program glee earned rating addition office highest rated nbc television program episode ranked number timeslot men aged critical reception episode received largely positive reviews television critics zap2it named dwight christmas best comedy episode wrote episode funny huge nostalgia factor continued trend strong holiday episodes praised episode writing drunk die hard helped produce classic episode office brought warm feelings early seasons paste awarded episode noted erin pete subplot easily ripped season jim pam roy storyline concluded office successfully found way final christmas count screen crush called episode good christmas episode got central characters absolutely right wrote missing cast members like duke good ign awarded episode denoting amazing episode wrote forgotten holiday traditions old like good christmas episodes office concluded nostalgia dwight christmas particularly noticeable probably conscious effort writers recapture old office magic remember think effort paid wrote episode plot particularly notable surface manages work commitment furthermore wrote episode concluded half season respectable respectful manner fanatic awarded episode half stars called worthy extension office christmas tradition definitely best episodes final season praised dwight antics kevin humorous lines vulture awarded episode stars wrote charm episode writers didn try stuff plot mixed reviews written awarded episode argued dwight christmas trying hard replicate humor second season episode christmas party concluded episode ranks admirable
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