Erin gets too drunk and accepts a ride home from the recently single and ready to mingle James Spader’s Robert California. And Erin’s Christmas wish? To have nothing to do with Andy’s new girlfriend, Jessica. He buys Dwight an acre of property on the moon he preemptively offers his designated driver services to Meredith, giving her permission to drink too much. But Andy being Andy, he’d rather give in to questionable taste than give someone a reason not to like him. He dresses like Santa and attempts to fulfill everybody’s holiday wishes, even though most of them are pretty suspicious.

Andy, Dunder Mifflin’s fearful new leader, desperately wants to make his employees happy. This is the first Christmas episode without Michael Scott, and his absence is felt deeply. Here are the Christmas episodes of The Office, ranked in order of greatness. And even if you did get party invites, skip ‘em and stay in to stream these instead. If you didn’t get invited to any Christmas parties this year, you’re always welcome to celebrate with your friends at Scranton’s best(ish) paper company, which is always waiting for you on Netflix. Missing are season one, which began in March and only had six episodes total, and season four, which was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The boss dressed up like Santa, employees exchanged gifts, and someone inevitably got a little too drunk - and no, it wasn’t always Meredith. These holiday shenanigans resulted in some of the show’s funniest and most-loved episodes, and they’re all exceptional in their own right.īelieve it or not, there are only seven glorious Office Christmas episodes. The Party Planning Committee could always be counted on to go all-out with highly specific themes, decorations, and treats to ensure it would be a night to remember. And one of the best recurring bits is the Dunder Mifflin annual Christmas party. From prank wars to “that’s what she said” to Fire Guy, it boasted countless running jokes, many of which are still great. The Office gave us so much in its nine-season run. This article was originally published in 2018 and is being republished in the spirit of the season.

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