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"The Boat" is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'' and the 182nd episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC on November 8, 2012. It guest stars Josh Groban as Andy's brother Walter. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) must help his family when his dad loses all of their money. Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) is a guest on a radio show, and his co-workers call in to bother him. Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) learns a secret about Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez). "The Boat" received positive reviews from television critics. The episode was also viewed by 4.83 million viewers and received a 2.4/6 percent rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, ranking third in its timeslot, making it the highest rated episode of the season at the time of its airing. The episode ultimately ranked as the second-highest rated NBC series of the night, after ''The Voice''. ==Plot== Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) learns that his father took all the family money and fled to Argentina with his mistress. Left to pick up the pieces, Andy begins to sell family heirlooms, but is torn about selling the family boat. He ultimately decides to sell after realizing his mother would not have any other means of supporting herself. Andy and Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) decide that before he sells the boat, they should take it out for one last sunset cruise, and spend the afternoon driving to Stamford, Connecticut, where the boat is docked. Andy starts to hoist the main sail, but is prevented from doing so by a broker who is to sail it to the Caribbean for the buyer. With Erin's encouragement, Andy decides to take the boat to the Caribbean himself. He then finds his drunken brother Walter (Josh Groban) passed out in the liquor closet. Walter comes to and tells Andy he wanted to get the first relapse out of the way before checking into rehab. Andy then invites him on the trip, saying they both need family time together and leaves, thanking Erin for her encouragement. Erin says to the camera that she would have loved to go with him if he asked. Back in the office that evening, Pete (Jake Lacy) asks Erin to join him for drinks, and she accepts. A local radio show schedules an interview with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) to discuss Dunder Mifflin, but unbeknownst to him, Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) reveals to the office that the interview has been canceled. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) suggests they all use this to their advantage, and gets a group of people from the office to stage an interview. Dwight believes he is talking to the interviewer through the phone in the break room, but is actually talking to Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate) who is using an American accent. They convince him take off his shirt and pants, saying that anything metal or plastic is interfering with the signal, and make him believe that the information he is giving gets CEO David Wallace (Andy Buckley) tracked down by police. After calling Wallace, he believes that he smooths the situation over. He emerges from the break room and is greeted by a round of applause from his coworkers. After Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) confesses to the camera that he is having an affair with Angela's (Angela Kinsey) husband Robert Lipton (Jack Coleman), he realizes that Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) overheard the entire conversation. Oscar tries to make Kevin promise not to reveal anything. During the day, Angela constantly insults Kevin, saying that nothing he does could surprise her. This makes Kevin almost reveal the secret, but does not. Nervous, Oscar decides to tell Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) that Kevin has started gambling again, but later confesses to him that he lied. Later, Robert visits the office, and makes Oscar uncomfortable. Angela asks why Oscar is acting the way he is, and then Kevin interrupts and cheers Robert on about his upcoming election. Oscar later says to the camera that he is proud of how Kevin kept the secret, but Kevin then reveals that he forgot all about the secret, and begins to laugh over it. 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「The Boat (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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