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"Pool Party" is the twelfth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the show's 164th episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 19, 2012. It was written by Owen Ellickson and was directed by Charles McDougall. The episode guest starred Lindsey Broad and Eleanor Seigler. 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, Robert California (James Spader) decides to sell his mansion following his divorce and Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) suggests that he have an office pool party. There, Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) tries to make Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) jealous by flirting with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). Meanwhile, Robert gives everyone a tour of his massive home. "Pool Party" received mostly mixed reviews from critics, with many criticizing the episode's lack of a finite plot. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Pool Party" drew 6.02 million viewers and received a 3 rating/7% share in the 18-49 demographic, marking a slight increase from the previous episode, "Trivia." The episode ranked third in its timeslot, and was the highest rated NBC series of the night. ==Plot== After Robert California (James Spader) is forced to sell his mansion at the behest of his ex-wife following his divorce, Kevin suggests that he have an office pool party. At the pool party, Andy (Ed Helms) brings along his girlfriend Jessica. Andy also brings an engagement ring his Jessica-approving mother gave him, hoping to propose. The ring goes missing from Andy's pants and he is horrified at first that he cannot find it. Kelly and Phyllis later find the ring and decide, based on the superstition of finding a lost ring, that it is evil and must be destroyed. Erin (Ellie Kemper), having learned at the office that Andy followed her home after the Christmas party, decides to make Andy jealous by flirting with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). Dwight briefly refuses, but, after concluding that Erin chose him because he was the "manliest man in the office", soon agrees to help her. The two flirt outrageously whenever Andy is close by, but Andy doesn't notice. In a last-ditch effort, Erin and Dwight challenge Andy and Jessica to a series of chicken fights in the pool. After several defeats, Dwight and Erin are determined to win a match but before they can Dwight passes out in the water, ending the game. When Dwight falsely tells Andy he wants to pursue a romance with Erin but wants to avoid an "Angela-type situation" between them, he asks Andy for his consent. Andy assures Dwight that he and Erin are through but, at the mention of Dwight having sex with Erin that very night, suggests that Dwight take things slowly instead, leading Dwight to pointedly tell him "You're an idiot". Erin later swims up to Andy with the lost ring, which had earlier been set in the pool atop a tiny pyre by Kelly, and he admits that he's not sure what he's thinking, which leads to Erin being very happy and saying she can live with him being confused. While most of the employees are congregated in the pool area, Robert gives some of the male employees a tour of his massive home, spending most of the time mournfully describing how it was intended to be the location for wild, uninhibited parties. He offers those present on the tour a free bottle of wine from his wine cellar and the staff proceed to get drunk. Jim (John Krasinski) had intended to make a token appearance at Robert's party and quickly return home to his wife and kids; however, Robert, sensing his reluctance to be there, insists that Jim stay for the duration of the tour in order to punish him for laughing at an inopportune moment earlier that day as Robert had complained about having to sell his house. Eventually, Robert realizes that he is hosting one of the parties he had always imagined, at which point he jumps into the pool completely naked, followed by Gabe and Ryan (B.J. Novak), who had both been battling all night to impress him. Jim takes this as his cue to leave, sneaking away without anyone noticing. At the end of the night, Gabe and Ryan, both drunk and unwilling to concede defeat in their brown-nosing battle, remain at the party with Robert even as the CEO passes out. 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「Pool Party (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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