"Beach Games" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the US version of The Office, and is the 50th episode aired of the show. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and Greg Daniels and directed by film director Harold Ramis, who previously directed the episodes "A Benihana Christmas" and "Safety Training". It is the fourth 40-minute "Supersized" episode of the third season.
The episode first aired in the U.S. on May 10, 2007, attracting ...
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"Beach Games" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the US version of The Office, and is the 50th episode aired of the show. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and Greg Daniels and directed by film director Harold Ramis, who previously directed the episodes "A Benihana Christmas" and "Safety Training". It is the fourth 40-minute "Supersized" episode of the third season.
The episode first aired in the U.S. on May 10, 2007, attracting 7.17 million viewers. It ranked fourth in its timeslot (behind May sweeps episodes of Survivor: Fiji, Ugly Betty, and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?), and 48th in Nielsen's prime-time television rankings for the week.
When Michael is invited to interview for a position at Dunder-Mifflin corporate headquarters in New York City, he decides to hold a Survivor-like competition at Lake Scranton to determine his successor.
Michael selects the "tribe" captains (Jim, Dwight, Andy and Stanley), and instructs Pam to take detailed notes on the events...
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