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"Vandalism" is the fourteenth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'' and the 190th episode overall. The episode was written by Owen Ellickson. It was directed by Lee Kirk, who is series star Jenna Fischer's husband. It originally aired on NBC on January 31, 2013. The episode guest stars Chris Diamantopoulos as Brian the boom mike operator, Mark Proksch as Nate, Brad William Henke as Frank, and Ameenah Kaplan as Val. 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, someone vandalizes Pam Halpert's warehouse mural. Distraught, she seeks the help of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate), who both eagerly help her track down the vandal. Meanwhile, in their Philadelphia apartment, Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) is uncomfortable with Jim Halpert's (John Krasinski) uncleanliness. Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) begrudgingly allows Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) and Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) to attend her son Phillip's first birthday party. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics; many felt that the subplot involving Brian (Diamantopoulos) being attracted to Pam was shoehorned into the series and served little function other than to create superfluous drama. The episode was viewed by 3.97 million viewers and received a 1.9/5 percent rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. Although the episode ranked first in its half hour timeslot, it tied with the series finale of ''30 Rock'' to be the second highest-rated NBC series of the night. ==Plot== Someone vandalizes Pam Halpert's (Jenna Fischer) warehouse mural by drawing lewd pictures on it. Distraught, she seeks the help of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate), who both eagerly help her track down the vandal. The three eventually find out that the criminal was a warehouse worker named Frank (Brad William Henke). Pam and Dwight take revenge by painting childish pictures on his beloved truck with washable paint. However, Frank over-reacts and begins to show signs that he is going to physically assault Pam. Brian (Chris Diamantopoulos), the documentary crew's boom mic operator, breaks protocol and intervenes by hitting the warehouse employee across the face with his mic. In the end, the audience learns that both Frank and Brian have been fired from Dunder Mifflin and the documentary, respectively. As Brian leaves, he tells Pam that he will always be there for her if she needs someone. Meanwhile, in their Philadelphia apartment, Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) is uncomfortable with Jim Halpert's (John Krasinski) lack of cleanliness. After Jim accidentally uses Darryl's labeled coffee mug, the two begin bickering; both feel that the other is being unreasonable. Eventually, Jim decides to try and make an effort to keep the apartment clean, and Darryl tries not to be so retentive about the cleanliness of his things. Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) and Sen. Robert Lipton (Jack Coleman) celebrate their son Phillip's first birthday. Angela is shocked to learn that Robert invited Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) to the party, even though she told Robert she didn't want him there. Angela then invites Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner), both in retaliation and to keep him from being alone with the office's accounts. Oscar, who believes he is invited because he thinks Robert is in love with him, is stunned to find out that he was invited to boost Robert's opinion in the polls among Latino voters. After the party, however, Kevin thanks Angela and Robert for the food, but tells Robert that he is a terrible person for using Kevin's friends to gain political support. 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「Vandalism (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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