casual friday office casual friday sixth episode fifth season television series office overall episode series originally aired nbc united_states april episode michael pam ryan return dunder mifflin members sales staff upset don old clients stole jim tries remain neutral situation plays board games creed casual friday reinstated office mixed results episode written directed episode received generally positive reviews commentators expressing relief series appeared remain fresh following episode story arc ended previous episode broke according nielsen ratings casual friday watched million viewers original broadcast marking lowest original episode rating fifth season season finale company picnic plot michael steve_carell returned old job regional manager dunder branch announces pam jenna fischer ryan joined sales team retaining old clients dwight rainn_wilson andy ed_helms stanley upset clients ones michael previously stole upset michael treats pam ryan respect people follow new company michael believing company operates branch despite dwight calls secret meeting warehouse minus pam ryan think way clients jim john_krasinski trying remain informs michael potential mutiny heads break room play board games creed conflict resolved things turn worse dwight sales ryan causing lose client michael steps demands apology dwight andy stanley threaten quit start paper company michael calls bluff starts throwing seed money breaks says real victims michael company corporate hurt michael treated like family turned michael taken words casual friday people dress loosely office angela angela_kinsey complains toby oscar oscar wearing work having look feet meredith rest employees wearing short dress bra exposing rest office tries adjust meet toby requests toby calls meeting casual friday dwight tries charge meeting toby finally stern casual friday disappointment michael calls meeting dwight andy stanley formal apology accept want clients michael reluctantly agrees clients clients pam ryan sales team leaving michael decide talks jim suggests pam better suited michael argues jim biased pam michael calls meeting pam tells sales job pam visibly disappointed michael starts laughing tells having offered ryan position pam tells stop fake firing joke michael decides pull joke new erin ellie pilot episode michael fake fires pam production casual friday written directed official website office included cut scenes casual friday week original release second clip jim pam new sales desk gift model island figures representing jim pam dwight share office pod dwight insists gift welcome pam desk view second second clip dwight tells andy stanley balls threatening quit michael clients express doubt wonder quiet order protect jobs cultural references ryan makes reference shield michael familiar recognizes actor erin says kelly looks like outfit reference actress singer kevin shown drive casual friday included previous episodes scene michael pretends fire pam tells maybe shouldn fake fire people anymore reference episode office michael pretends fire pam prank upset exactly erin michael compares difficult choice choosing renting movies devil wears choice star reference film cold open fourth season episode money michael discusses having watched movie recently acts pam fashion film antagonist played dwight writing secret messages uses ryan coffee kelly gave customer survey episode hold reception original american broadcast april casual friday watched million viewers according nielsen ratings lowest original episode rating fifth season time broadcast season finale company picnic later receive lower rating watched million viewers casual friday received rating share viewers aged rating share viewers episode received generally positive reviews reviewers particularly praised opening scene kevin dropping pot called great silent comedy moment office moment alan_sepinwall star-ledger praised episode saying proves good following michael scott paper company arc referred best storylines history sepinwall said thought supporting characters excellent particularly liked new dynamic michael dwight entertainment weekly said episode waiting weeks said particularly enjoyed involving kelly clothing creed chess game jim toby dealing casual friday problems gave casual friday grade said episode good character moments bit dramatic depth addition good laughs ign said creed kevin meredith toby form casual friday said enjoyed changes resulted michael departure return company questioned direction questions resolved squad said conflict michael workers good enjoys way revealed hurt michael departure company black said like episode included casual friday office zap2it said supporting characters form episode demonstrated michael offering genuine apology grown season porter praised scenes jim creed described fearless actresses scene short bathing suit called episode winner shaping terrific season casual friday voted sixteenth highest rated episode fifth season according episode 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Casual Friday (The Office)