50 Fun Facts About The Office Season 7

Which comedy actor joined The Office for four episodes as Deangelo Vickers, Michael Scott's replacement?

Will Ferrell phoned the producers and offered to appear, because he was a fan and wanted to mark the farewell season of his Anchorman castmate.

In The Office, to which state does Michael Scott move after getting engaged to Holly Flax?

Colorado is where Holly's parents live, and she decides to move back after a phone call leaves her worried about her father. Michael backs her and follows.

In The Office season seven premiere, what does Michael Scott do to his nephew Luke during a staff meeting?

Michael spanks him in front of everyone after Luke pesters the staff with a laser pointer. The outburst earns Michael six hours of counselling with Toby.

In The Office episode Garage Sale, what does Michael Scott pour in the parking lot to spell out a proposal?

Gasoline was his plan: words he meant to set alight for Holly Flax to see, until Pam Halpert stepped in and called a meeting to find a safer idea.

In The Office, Andy Bernard invites his co-workers to watch him perform in a local production of which musical?

Sweeney Todd casts him as Anthony Hope, and the show is thrown off course when his phone rings in his pocket while he is on stage.

In The Office episode Viewing Party, Erin Hannon and Gabe Lewis invite the staff over to watch which TV series?

Glee is the draw, but Michael Scott sulks in the bedroom and finally pulls out the cable because the staff treat Gabe as their boss.

In The Office episode Classy Christmas, what does Dwight Schrute burst out of to pelt Jim Halpert with snowballs?

A snowman hides him for the first ambush, which leaves Jim with a bloody nose. By evening Jim is too scared to step outside.

In The Office episode Costume Contest, which character does Jim Halpert finally dress as to delight his wife Pam?

Popeye completes Pam's Olive Oyl outfit: after refusing all day, Jim walks in carrying baby Cece dressed as Swee'Pea.

In The Office, what does acting manager Dwight Schrute accidentally set off beside Andy Bernard, costing him the job?

A gun he bought to impress chief executive Jo Bennett goes off right by Andy, leaving him briefly deaf, and the staff then extort silly favours from Dwight for their silence.

Which billionaire has a cameo in The Office season seven finale as a candidate for the manager's job?

Warren Buffett plays an unnamed interviewee in Search Committee, one of a run of famous faces that also includes Jim Carrey and Ray Romano.

In The Office episode The Seminar, which character from the British original meets Michael Scott outside an elevator?

David Brent, played by series co-creator Ricky Gervais, asks whether Dunder Mifflin is hiring. The scene was shot months earlier and planned as a surprise, but the news leaked.

In The Office episode Sex Ed, what sends Michael Scott off to contact all of his former girlfriends?

A cold sore that he first hides under a fake moustache convinces him he has herpes, so he sets out to warn Jan, Carol, Helene, Donna and Holly.

In The Office season seven, why is Toby Flenderson away from work, bringing Holly Flax back to cover his job?

Jury duty on the Scranton Strangler trial takes him away, so head office sends Holly from the Nashua branch to fill in.

In The Office, which event does Goldenface plan to blow up in Michael Scott's film Threat Level Midnight?

The NHL All-Star Game is the target, so Michael's secret agent takes up the sport and kills a rival player to make it into the match.

In Michael Scott's film Threat Level Midnight on The Office, Dwight Schrute plays the secret agent's what?

Robot butler is Dwight's part in a film that took Michael a decade of writing, shooting and editing and casts his colleagues past and present.

In The Office episode The Inner Circle, what puts Deangelo Vickers in hospital and ends his spell as manager?

A failed slam dunk from the free-throw line brings the warehouse basketball stand down on top of him, leaving the branch without a boss.

In The Office, whom does Jo Bennett make acting manager because he has the most seniority in the Scranton branch?

Creed Bratton takes charge after Dwight Schrute is stripped of the role, and Pam has to keep him busy so he stops phoning customers to say the firm is going under.

In The Office episode Christening, Michael Scott impulsively boards a church youth group's bus bound for which country?

Mexico was the destination, where the group meant to help build a school, but Michael and Andy lost their nerve 45 minutes in and had Erin drive them home.

In The Office season seven, which property has Dwight Schrute bought over the summer, making him everyone's landlord?

The business park that houses Dunder Mifflin is his, and he soon cuts costs with half-ply toilet paper and motion-sensor lights.

Which actress plays Jo Bennett, the chief executive of Sabre, in season seven of The Office?

Kathy Bates vanishes between the premiere and the final weeks of the season because she was busy starring in another NBC series, Harry's Law.

Which actor first appears in The Office season seven finale as the unnerving job candidate Robert California?

James Spader plays an applicant who sneers at the job and the branch, yet he came back in season eight as Sabre's new chief executive.

Which actress returns to The Office in season seven as Holly Flax, giving Michael Scott his happy ending?

Amy Ryan's comeback begins as only a voice on the phone in Sex Ed; she walks back into the branch in the hour-long Christmas episode.

In The Office episode Counseling, Dwight Schrute's revenge on a mall shopkeeper is copied from which Julia Roberts film?

Pretty Woman inspires the plan, but the shopkeeper recognises Dwight at once and says he had been scared off by hands stained red with beet juice.

In The Office, what is the only thing the Washington University Public Health Fund wants from Ryan Howard's startup?

Its domain name is the prize, because WUPHF.com happens to match the fund's initials; Ryan admits he has only nine days of funding left.

In The Office episode WUPHF.com, which farm product does Dwight Schrute celebrate with a parking-lot festival?

Hay is the theme, and Dwight crowns himself ruler of the event because he never won the crown at his family's festivals as a boy.

In The Office episode Christening, baby Cece Halpert is baptised wearing a T-shirt of which indie rock band?

Arcade Fire saves the day after Jim Halpert ruins the christening gown during a diaper change and finds the shirt in the back of his car.

In The Office episode The Search, where does Holly Flax finally find the stranded Michael Scott and kiss him?

On a rooftop: Holly climbs up to look for him and finds Michael already there, trying to pick out the branch from above.

In The Office episode Goodbye, Michael, which film does Pam Halpert slip out to watch as her boss prepares to leave?

The King's Speech keeps her at the cinema until Michael has gone, so she races through airport security to hug him at the gate.

In The Office, a jealous Michael Scott hands out sandwiches of what, knowing Deangelo Vickers is allergic to it?

Peanut butter is his petty revenge on a popular successor during Training Day; the two make up later with an awkward backwards hug.

In The Office season seven, Angela Martin gets engaged to Robert Lipton, who holds which job?

A state senator, he is engaged to Angela by the finale, while the rest of the staff agree not to tell her that Oscar believes he is gay.

In The Office episode Michael's Last Dundies, the staff sing a rewritten farewell song from which Broadway musical?

Rent supplied the tune: Andy leads a reworded 'Seasons of Love' back in the conference room after the restaurant throws the ceremony out.

In The Office, Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute get rid of Todd Packer with a fake job offer in which Florida city?

Tallahassee is the bait, and Michael Scott, who overhears the trick, lets it stand once Packer insults Holly.

In The Office, which parting gift from Michael Scott does Dwight Schrute first sneer at and then visibly warm to?

A recommendation letter moves him as he reads on, and with it comes a card challenging him to a paintball match behind the building.

In The Office episode The Seminar, Erin Hannon and Gabe Lewis let which game decide who picks their movie?

Scrabble on their phones always goes Gabe's way, so Erin has sat through a string of horror films; Oscar and Pam nearly coach her to a win.

In The Office season seven premiere, the staff open the episode by filming what to post on the internet?

A lip dub to 'Nobody but Me' by The Human Beinz opens the season, a nod to a 2009 viral video made by university students in Montreal.

Which actor appears in The Office as Danny Cordray, the rival paper salesman who once dated Pam?

Timothy Olyphant plays the salesman Michael Scott hires after a sting on his sales technique falls apart when Meredith tries to seduce him.

In The Office episode Garage Sale, Andy, Darryl and Kevin bet on a board game based on which TV drama?

Dallas had lost its instruction booklet, so Andy and Darryl made up rules as they went, and Kevin quietly walked off with the pot.

Jon Vitti, writer of The Office episodes Viewing Party and Garage Sale, was a long-time writer on which animated series?

The Simpsons veteran joined as a consulting producer that season and later put Garage Sale forward for a writing Emmy, though it missed a nomination.

Who wrote The Office episode Goodbye, Michael and earned an Emmy nomination for the script?

Greg Daniels said the cast grew so emotional on set that they were often sadder than their characters were supposed to be.

In The Office, what is the name of the song and dance that lifts the secret agent's spirits in Threat Level Midnight?

The Scarn is sung by a bar full of patrons to revive the hero, and Jim Halpert's stifled laughter at the scene makes Michael stop the screening.

In The Office season seven finale, which co-worker waits with Erin Hannon to hear whether she is Erin's birth mother?

Phyllis Vance gave up a daughter in high school, but the adoption agency rules Erin out; Phyllis keeps the news back and goes on mothering her.

Which cast member of The Office directed the hour-long season seven episode Classy Christmas?

Rainn Wilson stepped behind the camera for the second time, on a shoot whose outdoor winter scenes were filmed in Los Angeles heat of 90 degrees and more.

John Krasinski barely appears in some season seven episodes of The Office because he was filming a movie in which state?

Alaska was the location for Big Miracle, so Jim Halpert is seen only in the opening scene of Ultimatum, which was shot before Krasinski left.

In The Office episode China, which magazine does Michael Scott read at the dentist, sparking his alarm about China?

Newsweek was only his second choice in the waiting room, because a child had taken the magazine he really wanted to read.

Michael Scott's screenplay Threat Level Midnight was first discovered in which season two episode of The Office?

The Client showed the staff finding Michael's unfinished script; the finished film fills more than half of the season seven episode.

On his last day filming The Office, Steve Carell was given which gift bearing the number one?

A hockey jersey with the number 1 marked his place at the top of the call sheet, and the production never gave that number to anyone else.

Which cast member of The Office was also showrunner in season seven and wrote the finale, Search Committee?

Paul Lieberstein, who plays the downtrodden Toby Flenderson, ran the writers' room that year and also wrote and directed the episode Sex Ed.

The Office episode Ultimatum was the first script by the sister of which cast member?

Ellie Kemper's sister Carrie wrote it; for the resolution board in the story, each actor wrote out their own card so the handwriting would differ.

In The Office episode Costume Contest, what prize does the winner of the Halloween contest take home?

A coupon book for Scranton shops is the prize, and Oscar wins it after ditching his costume in protest at how little it is really worth.

In The Office, Deangelo Vickers admits Jo Bennett hired him for preventing the theft of what?

One of her dogs was nearly stolen until Deangelo stepped in, which, rather than any relevant experience, is why he got the manager's job.