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"The Whale" is the seventh episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office''. The episode originally aired on NBC on November 15, 2012. The episode guest stars Jack Coleman as Robert Lipton and marks the return of actress Melora Hardin as Jan Levenson. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) is tasked with selling paper to a woman—who is later revealed to be Jan (Hardin)—from the Scranton White Pages, so Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) and the women of the office teach him how to interact with women. Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) confides in Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) that her husband, Robert (Jack Coleman)—who is secretly having a relationship with Oscar—is cheating on her. Oscar helps her spy on her husband at his yoga class. Meanwhile, Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) convinces several of the men in the office to grow mustaches for "Movember". "The Whale" received mixed reviews from television critics, with many commenting on Hardin's appearance. The episode was also viewed by 4.16 million viewers and received a 2.1/6 percent rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, ranking fourth in its timeslot. The episode, however, ultimately ranked as the highest-rated NBC series of the night. ==Plot== Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) Skypes into the office from his boat. He is severely sunburned, has lost his bottle of fresh water in the ocean, and at the end of the call, he drops his laptop in the ocean. It is then revealed that he has only been on the boat for two days. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) is tasked with winning the Scranton White Pages account. However, the CEO is a woman, and Dwight has a problem selling to women. Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) and the women of the office teach him how to interact with women. The lesson, which is taught by Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate), Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper), and Phyllis Vance (Phyllis Smith), goes nowhere, and they give up. Pam goes with Dwight to the White Pages, only to find out that the buyer is Jan Levenson (Melora Hardin). Pam quickly orders Dwight to forget everything the women taught him. When Jan and Pam start talking and catching up, Dwight has a plan to sell to her: in the past, Jan was rumored to be having an affair with her 17-year-old former assistant named Hunter, so Dwight gets Clark (Clark Duke) and introduces him to Jan. After getting a look at him, Jan says she will think about it, and tells everyone to leave her office except Clark. Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) confides in Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) that her husband, Robert (Jack Coleman)—who is secretly having a relationship with Oscar—is cheating on her. Oscar thinks that Robert may be seeing another man besides him and convinces Angela that they should spy on Robert at his yoga class. They hide outside of the class and first watch as Robert spends time with a younger woman who later turns out to have a boyfriend. Oscar then notices Robert spending most of the yoga practice with a young man, which he finds suspicious. After the class, Robert phones Oscar, and his phone goes off with Angela looking at him accusingly. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) is on a business call with the investors and members of the business venture he is up for. Many distractions from the background make the call difficult. At the end of the day, Jim apologizes, but then hears the person on the phone saying this is not working out. Meanwhile, Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) convinces several of the men in the office to grow mustaches for "Movember". He says he is doing this to support the cure for prostate cancer but is actually using it for a chance to socialize more with the office, to no avail. Pete (Jake Lacy) later shows Erin his mustache, and she tries to compliment it, but ends up calling it an "extra eyebrow". He shaves it off shortly after that. 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 Whale (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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