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"Product Recall" is the twenty-first episode of the third season of the American comedy television series ''The Office''. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, the company deals with the consequences of an offending watermark that appeared on several reams of paper. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) holds a poorly attended press conference, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) head to a high school that printed their prom invitations on the paper to apologize, and Creed frames an employee at the paper mill to keep his job. The episode was written by Justin Spitzer and Brent Forrester, and was directed by Randall Einhorn, the series director of photography. The cast found the scene in which Jim impersonates Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) to be hilarious and had trouble keeping straight faces, forcing multiple takes. The episode first aired in the United States on April 26, 2007 on NBC, during sweeps week. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was watched by an estimated 7.56 million viewers, earning a ratings share of 3.9/11 among adults. It garnered generally positive critical reception, particularly regarding Jim and Dwight's impressions of each other. ==Synopsis== In the cold open, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) shows up at work imitating Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) by wearing large glasses, a short sleeved shirt and hair split on his forehead. Jim asks Dwight mocking questions and brings up topics Dwight frequently mentions, such as "bears". The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin is thrown into damage control mode when reams of paper with an obscene watermark depicting "the image of a beloved cartoon duck performing unspeakable acts upon a certain cartoon mouse that a lot of people like" are shipped to customers. Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) trains the accountants to handle customer support calls, while Jim and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) are sent to calm a school principal (Jim Jansen) that used the affected paper to print prom invitations. At the school, Andy is horrified to discover that his girlfriend is actually a high school student. Creed Bratton (played by the actor of the same name), who failed to catch the error, saves his quality assurance job by framing an employee who works at the paper mill. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) stages an apology press conference, attended by just one local news reporter, where he presents Barbara Allen (Lisa Darr), an angry customer, with a novelty check for free paper. She instead demands Michael's resignation, but he refuses. When Allen threatens to call the Better Business Bureau he angrily tells her he will call the "Ungrateful Biotch Hotline". Now facing further damage control, Michael instead makes an "apology video" in which he reiterates that the incident was not his fault and that he has become an "escape goat". In the final credits sequence, Dwight shows up to the office imitating Jim, but is annoyed when his Jim-styled appearance and wardrobe are met with compliments from his co-workers. 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「Product Recall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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