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"The Return" (originally titled "Oscar's Return"〔) is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the US version of ''The Office''. In the episode, the office celebrates Oscar's return, who had been on vacation since the first episode of the season. Meanwhile, a recently departed Dwight finds a job at Staples. The episode was written by Michael Schur, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, and was directed by series creator Greg Daniels. Actor Oscar Nunez returned to ''The Office'' after having left to film the television series ''Halfway Home''. The annoying personality of Ed Helms's character Andy was noted by multiple observers, and even irritated the actor's own mother to such a degree that she could not watch the episode. "The Return" marked Helms' departure from ''The Office'' until the season's nineteenth episode "The Negotiation". For its first American broadcast on January 18, 2007 on NBC, "The Return" aired to an estimated 10.15 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. It was positively received by television critics, with several focusing on the character development of Angela. Along with "Traveling Salesmen", NBC later re-broadcast "The Return" as a combined hour-long episode as part of their sweeps week. As a result, both episodes underwent editing which included the addition of four minutes of previously unseen footage. ==Synopsis== Having quit Dunder Mifflin, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) settles for a job at Staples. Andy (Ed Helms) relishes the thought of becoming Michael's (Steve Carell) new Number Three and begins to pester Michael for attention. When Andy begins to irritate his co-workers, Jim (John Krasinski), after getting no support from Karen (Rashida Jones) or Ryan (B.J. Novak), recruits Pam (Jenna Fischer) to play a prank on Andy by hiding his cell phone (which plays ''Rockin' Robin'', sung a capella by Andy himself) in the ceiling and continually calling it. Meanwhile, Oscar (Oscar Nunez) returns to the office from his leave of absence, and Michael wants to celebrate by asking the Party Planning Committee to throw a Mexican-themed fiesta that includes firecrackers, a chihuahua and a donkey. Later, as Jim and Pam continue to call Andy's hidden cell phone, he is pushed over the edge by the combination of Jim and Pam's prank and Michael's rejection of his friendship, and in a fit of rage puts his fist through a wall. When Angela (Angela Kinsey) finally reveals to Michael that she was the cause of Dwight's secret visit to Corporate, Michael realizes his error in forcing Dwight out and goes to Staples to ask him to return to Dunder Mifflin. Angela was worried that Michael would realize the two were involved in a romantic relationship, but Michael believes that Dwight saved Angela out of loyalty to the company. Dwight returns to the office and, much to his delight, thinks Oscar's welcome party is actually meant for him. Karen has noticed how much fun Jim and Pam had together during their prank on Andy; she confronts Jim and asks him if he still has feelings for Pam. Jim nods as he quietly says yes and Karen walks out the room, visibly upset. Meanwhile, corporate sends Andy to anger management where he plans to get out of the 10-week program in five weeks through his usual charms: name repetition and personality imitation. 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 Return (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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