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"Fundraiser" is the twenty-second episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'' and the show's 174th episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on April 26, 2012. "Fundraiser" was written by Owen Ellickson and directed by David Rogers. The episode guest stars Andy Buckley and Jack Coleman. The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) crashes a fundraiser and ends up adopting twelve dogs. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) learns that an auction winner loses money. Nellie (Catherine Tate) learns how to eat a taco. "Fundraiser" received mixed reviews from critics. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Fundraiser" was viewed by an estimated 4.17 million viewers and received a 2.1 rating/6% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, making it the lowest-rated season eight episode of ''The Office'' to air. The episode ranked third in its timeslot and was also the highest-rated NBC series of the night. ==Plot== Angela's (Angela Kinsey) husband, state Senator Robert Lipton (Jack Coleman), throws a silent auction fundraiser for local animal rights activists and Robert (James Spader) buys two tables to seat everyone in the office. Newly fired Andy (Ed Helms) arrives and tries to get into an argument with Robert, telling him about a rock opera he has written with the villain being a character named Thomas Oregon. Andy runs into David Wallace, former CFO of Dunder Mifflin, and begins plotting his return to Dunder Mifflin, which later revealed in "Free Family Portrait Studio", was to convince David to buy Dunder Mifflin back from Sabre, and get the manager position back. Andy interrupts Robert's speech introducing the senator by volunteering to adopt the twelve dogs brought by the local animal society. Afterwards, members of the office ask if he is having a breakdown, and Andy sadly agrees that he is. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) attends without understanding the concept of a silent auction, believing the purpose of the function is to guess correctly the market price of the objects. By the end of the night, Dwight has put exorbitant amounts on the items and ends up accidentally donating over $34,000. He flees when he discovers his mistake. Meanwhile, Nellie (Catherine Tate) tries to talk with Darryl (Craig Robinson) by complaining about the food. She suggests they get a taco at her expense, offering thirty dollars to Darryl to go out and buy some. Darryl realizes she has no idea what a taco is, but appreciates that "she's trying" to socialize with her employees. Oscar (Oscar Nunez) talks briefly to Sen. Lipton about animal rights, and Lipton (who Oscar suspects is gay) gives Oscar his private cell phone number, asking Oscar to call him in the evening to discuss issues further. Oscar tells Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Jim (John Krasinski) that the Senator was hitting on him. Jim says Lipton was likely just schmoozing a voter, talks to Lipton himself, and also gets his number. Meredith (Kate Flannery) later gets Lipton's number as well, resulting in Oscar thinking that the senator may not have been hitting on him. When Oscar is leaving, Lipton shakes his hand and caresses Oscar's arm for long enough that Oscar once again believes Lipton was pursuing him. 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「Fundraiser (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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