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"Business School" is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the show's forty-fifth episode overall. Written by Brent Forrester, and directed by ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Firefly'' creator Joss Whedon, the episode aired on NBC on February 15, 2007. In the episode, Michael is invited by Ryan to speak to his business school class. When many of the students question the usefulness of paper in a computerized world, Michael attempts to inform the class of how essential paper is. Meanwhile, a bat becomes trapped in the office, leading Dwight and Creed on a mission to protect the employees. ==Plot== Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) invites Michael Scott (Steve Carell) to speak at his business school class. Michael is excited, but Ryan admits in a talking head interview that he has only invited Michael because his professor promised to bump up the grade of any student who brings his boss into class. Later, before Ryan introduces Michael to his classmates, Ryan predicts that Dunder Mifflin will become obsolete within five to ten years. Michael, who was out of hearing range during this speech, proceeds to ruin the event with his antics (including tearing pages out of a student's textbook to prove you "can't learn from textbooks"). Michael is then taken aback when one of Ryan's classmates asks for Michael's opinion of Ryan's prediction. Infuriated and hurt, Michael punishes Ryan by relocating his desk to the "annex," where Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) works, who babbles uncontrollably in excitement. Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) discovers a bat in the ceiling, and accidentally lets it loose into the office, sending the employees scurrying for cover. Stanley immediately goes home. As many of the employees hide, Dwight enlists the help of Creed (Creed Bratton) to expel the bat. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) exploits Dwight's paranoia, and pretends that he is turning into a vampire. Dwight eventually catches the bat with a garbage bag after it lands on Meredith's head. Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer), in the meantime, invites her co-workers to her art show after work, but few show any enthusiasm, leaving her feeling alienated and sad. The art show doesn't go as planned, and she begins to doubt her abilities. When Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) shows up with his partner Gil, they critique her art, and note that Pam's art has been let down by her lack of courage, not realising that she is standing right behind them. As she begins to take her work down, Michael appears and, in a moment of sincere kindness, compliments her work and asks to buy her drawing of the office building. Pam embraces him as her eyes tear up. Michael soon places Pam's drawing on the wall next to his office. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Business School (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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