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"Tallahassee" is the fifteenth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'' and the show's 167th episode overall. The episode aired on NBC in the United States on February 16, 2012. "Tallahassee" was written by co-executive producer Daniel Chun and directed by series cinematographer Matt Sohn. The episode guest stars David Koechner and Wally Amos. 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, Dwight returns to Tallahassee to meet with the president of Sabre's special projects, Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate). Meanwhile, in Scranton, Andy fills in for reception and thoroughly enjoys himself. "Tallahassee" saw the reappearance of Catherine Tate as Nellie Bertram. Tate had previously appeared in the seventh season finale, "Search Committee". The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, with many reviewers noting that the "special projects" storyline helped to give the series a focus. The cold opening, in particular, received significant attention from critics, with many calling it the best of the show's eighth season. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Tallahassee" drew 4.38 million viewers and received a 2.3 rating/6% share in the 18–49 demographic, marking a 12% drop in ratings from the previous episode, "Special Project", and becoming the lowest-rated episode of the series to air, beating the previous record holder, "Hot Girl." Despite this, it was the highest-rated NBC series of the night. ==Plot== Dwight (Rainn Wilson), Jim (John Krasinski), Stanley (Leslie David Baker), Cathy (Lindsey Broad), Ryan (B.J. Novak) and Erin (Ellie Kemper) travel to Tallahassee as part of a team picked for Sabre's new project. On the day of orientation, Dwight wakes everyone up at 5 o'clock in order to be ready. Jim, used to waking up at four AM to take care of his children, uses the extra time to stage a murder scene in his room, in order to prank Dwight. At the orientation meeting, Dwight and Jim soon discover that Todd Packer (David Koechner) is still working at the company after the two of them attempted to get him fired, which Packer has already realized. The president of Sabre's special projects, Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate) begins to talk about the project, which encompasses creating a store to rival Apple's chain of stores, and Dwight and Packer start to compete to see who will become her vice president. However, Dwight begins having stomach pains and suspects poison from Jim, but Ryan believes he's having appendicitis, and is proven correct when Dwight falls off the human pyramid and the paramedics confirm it, and Dwight is rushed into surgery. However, three hours later, after getting his appendix removed, he returns in order to impress his new boss. After nearly butchering a slide-show presentation, he finally impresses Bertram by telling the audience that the only element of marketing that matters is "desire." Bertram subsequently invites Packer and Dwight to have breakfast with her the following day. Afterwards, Wally Amos of Famous Amos cookies (as himself) attempts to make a speech to the group, but is interrupted and ultimately eclipsed by the cookies he brought for the group. Meanwhile, Jim discovers another side of Stanley, causing him to contemplate his philosophy, 'Don't end up like Stanley.' Jim begins trying to imitate Stanley's actions throughout the day to prove to himself that he at least has what it takes to be like his fellow salesman. Meanwhile in Scranton, the office is left without a receptionist. Andy (Ed Helms) decides to fill in and thoroughly enjoys himself. He orders new magazines for the waiting area, cooks mini-pizzas as reception snacks, color-coordinates the desk, and brings in a mail cart to deliver mail. Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Darryl (Craig Robinson) attempt to talk him out of his newfound "enjoyment," believing it to be linked to his lingering feelings for Erin, to no success. 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「Tallahassee (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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