christmas christmas tenth eleventh episode season american comedy television series office thirty eighth thirty ninth episode overall written directed episode originally aired united_states december nbc episode christmas time office leads depression michael girlfriend carol steve_carell wife breaks michael andy dwight jim local restaurant michael andy find dates restaurant office conflict angela karen pam decide create christmas party majority office decide karen pam party angela upset seeing karen pam decide combine parties soon michael andy dates leave michael finds jamaica synopsis confronts michael_scott steve_carell christmas card sent superimposed head body carol husband family photo breaks relationship leaving michael stuck pair tickets jamaica past months jenna_fischer led dwight rainn_wilson believe recruited cia gift jim_halpert john_krasinski choose dwight assignment jim declines gift claims new office number shouldn engaging activities leaving pam discouraged changed jim andy_bernard ed_helms takes michael asian according michael help forget recent troubles michael dwight jim group couple table dwight fails attempting impress chef knowledge japanese knives andy successfully dwight rest party convinces michael ask jim plays dwight realizes excuse declining pam gift doesn hold water angela_kinsey kicks response pam reaches karen plan rival party rival christmas parties begin office staff members forced choose sides pam karen party hit angela affair michael andy return new girlfriend waited restaurant angela accepts pam offer merge parties oscar enters office partner angela singing little drummer boy moment says soon leaves michael unable tell apart remedy marks date arm offers jamaica declines says attend school leave party blows jim consoles michael explaining rebound relationship jim mentions fun thinking girl broke heart implying thinks pam girl broke heart office michael makes phone asks unknown person jamaica offer accepted pam crushed sees jim karen exchange gifts jim crushed sees roy gift pam end day jim tells pam helicopter arriving dwight welcoming party cia headquarters virginia dwight waits roof receives text message compromised mission destroy phone dwight throws phone roof walks away production christmas directed written produced episode shot real restaurant according prop master different actresses andy michael failed pick original settled attractive ones admitted joke failed poor casting come office supposed daniels stated actresses hired role good looking filming john_krasinski threw shrimp table wilson bounced dwight glasses landed glass water drink producers chose use footage looked unbelievable reception christmas broadcast december united_states according estimates nielsen_media_research episode watched estimated million viewers episode earned ratings share adults aged meaning seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast demographic office finished place week major networks day episode aired second watched night cbs survivor cook islands christmas generally received critics episode given rating ign ign review stated
A Benihana Christmas