List of key story developments

What you need to know in twenty-five words or less.

Season 1
In 25 words or less: The first season lays the groundwork for future events.

Pilot

 * All the main characters are introduced.
 * Jim mentions how he would like to work somewhere else.
 * The Scranton branch may be shut down.
 * Ryan joins Dunder-Mifflin as a temporary employee.

Hot Girl

 * Jim begins dating Katy, the purse girl.

Season 2
In twenty-five words or less: Pam and Roy's impending wedding forces Jim's hand. Michael develops an on-again-off-again relationship with Jan.

The Fire

 * Ryan begins attending business school at night.

The Client

 * Jan is newly-divorced.
 * Michael and Jan share a celebratory kiss and spend the night together.
 * Michael considers Jan to be his girlfriend. Jan rejects the notion.
 * Jim and Pam have an informal dinner together. Jim consider it a date. Pam rejects the notion.

Performance Review

 * Michael and Jan's "relationship" (such as it is) is revealed to the office.
 * Early hints of a Dwight/Angela romance.

E-mail Surveillance

 * Pam discovers Dwight and Angela's secret romance.

Booze Cruise

 * Pam and Roy set a date for their wedding.
 * Jim breaks up with Katy.
 * Jim confesses a former crush on Pam to Michael.

The Secret

 * Michael reveals Jim's crush on Pam to the entire office.
 * Oscar is revealed to be gay, but nobody in the office finds out.

The Carpet

 * Kelly develops a crush on Ryan. She is interested in a long-term relationship; Ryan wants something more casual.

Valentine's Day

 * Kelly and Ryan finally hook up.
 * Michael and Jan's "relationship" becomes known to Corporate.
 * After Michael defuses the situation, Jan, in a moment of weakness, kisses him.

Casino Night

 * Michael begins dating Carol Stills, his real estate agent.
 * Jim confesses his feelings to Pam.

Season 3
In 25 words or less: Pam, single again, must undertake a journey of self-discovery.

Gay Witch Hunt
Flashback:
 * After Jim kisses Pam on Casino Night, Pam admits to having feelings for him as well but will not break off the wedding.

During the summer:
 * Pam called off her wedding. She moved into her own apartment and began taking art classes.
 * Jim transferred to the Stamford branch, joining new co-workers Karen and Andy.
 * Ryan is now a full-time employee of Dunder-Mifflin.
 * Phyllis becomes engaged to Bob Vance.

In this episode:
 * Michael outs Oscar as gay.
 * Oscar receives a three-month paid vacation as compensation for Michael's behavior.

The Coup

 * Dwight unsuccessfully attempts to usurp control of the branch from Michael.
 * Karen begins developing feelings for Jim.

Initiation

 * Dwight mentions how competitors are using the Internet to make sales.

Diwali

 * Michael proposes to his girlfriend Carol Stills; she turns him down.

Branch Closing

 * The Scranton branch is saved and Stamford is closed, no thanks to Michael.
 * Jim agrees to return to Scranton, and Karen decides to follow him.

The Merger

 * Jim, Karen, Andy, and a handful of other former Stamford employees move to Scranton.
 * Pam's attempt to rekindle her relationship with Jim is thwarted when she discovers that Jim has a new girlfriend (Karen).

A Benihana Christmas

 * Carol breaks up with Michael.
 * Michael asks an unknown woman (revealed to be Jan) to accompany him on a tropical vacation.

Back from Vacation

 * Jan dives headfirst into a relationship with Michael. Jan's downward spiral begins.
 * Pam helps Jim resolve a relationship problem with Karen even though it means losing Jim's affections to Karen.

Traveling Salesmen

 * Karen learns about Jim and Pam's past.
 * Andy engineers Dwight's firing for perceived disloyalty.

The Return

 * Oscar returns to work.
 * Jim and Pam's prank on Andy causes him to lose his temper and get sent to anger management.
 * Michael realizes his mistake and re-hires Dwight.
 * Jim admits to Karen that he still has feelings for Pam.

Ben Franklin

 * Pam inadvertently reveals to Karen that she still has feelings for Jim.

Phyllis' Wedding

 * Phyllis marries Bob Vance.
 * Pam begins dating Roy again.
 * Phyllis leaves on a six-week honeymoon.

Business School

 * Only Roy, Oscar and Michael attend Pam's first art show.
 * Ryan is moved to the annex next to Kelly.

Cocktails

 * Jan and Michael make their relationship public.
 * Pam resolves to be more assertive.
 * Roy reacts violently when he learns of the Casino Night kiss. Pam breaks up with him on the spot.

The Negotiation

 * Roy attacks Jim and is fired.
 * Roy tells Pam to pursue Jim.
 * Phyllis returns from her honeymoon.

Safety Training

 * Andy returns from anger management.

Women's Appreciation

 * Jan is controlling and demeaning in her relationship with Michael.
 * Michael is unhappy with the relationship and is convinced to break up with Jan.

Beach Games

 * Michael, Jim and Karen all apply for a new opening at Corporate headquarters.
 * Pam tells Jim in front of the entire office that she misses his friendship.

The Job

 * Jan wins Michael back with the help of breast augmentation surgery but at the cost of her job.
 * Jim turns down the job, returns to Scranton, and asks Pam on a date. (She accepts.)
 * The job goes to Ryan, who breaks up with Kelly on the spot.

Season 4
In 25 words or less: Office relationships are sent on a roller coaster ride as Jim and Pam finally get together.

Fun Run

 * The documentary crew discover Pam and Jim are dating.
 * Karen has left the office.
 * Dwight kills Angela's cat, severely damaging the relationship.

Dunder Mifflin Infinity

 * Ryan announces a new website and business model for the company.
 * Jim and Pam officially reveal to the office that they are dating.
 * Angela breaks up with Dwight.

Launch Party

 * A relationship between Kelly and Darryl is hinted.
 * Andy begins to woo Angela.
 * The first time Michael asks Jim and Pam for dinner.

Money

 * Angela allows Andy to ask her out.
 * Darryl and Kelly are in a relationship.
 * Dwight gets over his break-up with Angela.

The Deposition

 * Jan sues Dunder Mifflin for wrongful termination.
 * Michael turns against Jan in the case, evidently straining the relationship.

Dinner Party

 * Jan and Michael's relationship hits a brick wall.

Chair Model

 * Michael breaks up with Jan and tries to find love again.
 * Jim reveals that he plans to propose to Pam.

Night Out

 * Ryan has a drug problem.
 * Dunder Mifflin Infinity is in trouble.
 * Toby tries to hit on Pam, then announces he's moving to Costa Rica.
 * The first instance in which Michael forgets that Jim and Pam are still dating.

Did I Stutter?

 * Ryan actively plots against Jim.

Goodbye, Toby

 * Toby leaves the office for good. Replaced by Holly Flax.
 * Andy proposes to Angela, who reluctantly accepts.
 * Phyllis discovers Dwight and Angela having sex in the office.
 * Ryan is arrest for fraud.
 * Jan is pregnant, but not with Michael's baby. He does offer to help raise it.

Season 5
In 25 words or less: The Pam/Jim and Angela/Andy/Dwight relationships progress as Michael strides to form his own business.

Weight Loss

 * Jim finally proposes to Pam and she accepts.

Baby Shower

 * Michael realizes he has no connection to Jan's baby.
 * Michael and Holly start dating.

Crime Aid

 * David Wallace is unhappy to find out that Michael is dating Holly

Employee Transfer

 * Holly is transferred back to Nashua, causing her and Michael to end their relationship.

Frame Toby

 * Toby returns.

Stress Relief

 * Michael learns how much his co-workers hate him.

Lecture Circuit

 * Karen is married and pregnant. Her plotline is concluded when she expresses happiness for Jim and Pam's engagement.
 * Holly is dating someone, but still has feelings for Michael.

Company Picnic

 * Pam is pregnant.

Season 6
In 25 words or less: Problems at Dunder-Mifflin occur, and with a baby on the way, Jim and Pam try harder at jobs.

Gossip

 * The office learns that Pam is pregnant.
 * Stanley is cheating on his wife.

The Meeting

 * Jim is promoted.

Niagara

 * Jim and Pam get married.
 * Michael begins to date Pam's mom.

Murder

 * Dunder Mifflin will be insolvent by the end of the year.

Secret Santa

 * Dunder Mifflin has been bought out and everyone will keep their jobs.

Sabre

 * Sabre bought out Dunder Mifflin and the new CEO, Jo Bennett, and VP of Northeastern Sales, Gabe Louis both enter the Dunder Mifflin world.
 * David is left crazy after his firing.

Manager and Salesman

 * Jim is back as a salesman. Michael is the regional manager.

The Delivery

 * Pam gives birth.
 * Dwight and Angela draw a contract with intention of having a baby together.

St. Patrick's Day

 * Darryl is promoted and starts working upstairs.

Happy Hour

 * Andy and Erin begin dating.

Body Language

 * Michael begins dating Donna.

Season 7
In 25 words or less: Holly comes back from Nashua and resumes her relationship with Michael.

Nepotism

 * Gabe and Erin begin dating.

Counseling

 * Pam tricks the office in order to become Office Administrator.

WUPHF.com

 * Angela meets State Senator Robert Lipton.

Classy Christmas

 * Toby announces another leave of absence to be a juror in the Scranton Strangler case.
 * Holly Flax returns to replace Toby once again, much to Michael's happiness.

The Search

 * Michael and Holly rekindle their relationship.

PDA

 * Michael and Holly decide do move in together.

Garage Sale

 * It is revealed that Holly's parents are having a hard time taking care of themselves.
 * Michael proposes do Holly and announces their move to Colorado so that Holly can take care of her parents.

Training Day

 * Deangelo Vickers is hired as Michael's replacement.

Michael's Last Dundies

 * Michael hosts the Dundies for the last time.
 * The office workers honor Michael with a rendition of Seasons of Love.

Goodbye, Michael

 * Michael leaves for Colorado to be with Holly. Steve Carrel's last appearance as regular cast member.

Search Committee

 * Jim, Gabe and Toby search for a new Regional Manager after Deangelo suffers an accident.

Season 8
In 25 words or less: The workers learn to deal with an eccentric new boss. Dunder-Mifflin returns home.

The List

 * Robert California, the newly appointed Regional Manager, concinves Jo Bennet to make him CEO of Sabre.
 * Andy becomes the new Regional Manager.

Lotto

 * The warehouse crew win the lottery and quit, causing Darryl to seriously rethink his life.

Jury Duty

 * Angela gives birth to her son with the Senator.
 * Dwight firmly believes the baby is his.

Special Project

 * Dwight, Jim, Ryan, Stanley and Erin leave for Tallahassee to work on a special project for 3 weeks.

Get the Girl

 * Andy goes to Florida to convince Erin to return to Scranton.
 * Nellie is transferred to Scranton and usurps Andy's job.

Angry Andy

 * Nellie's actions cause Andy's anger problems to flare up again.

Turf War

 * Robert's flaky management reaches an all-time high when he accidentally shuts down one of the branches while drunk.

Free Family Portrait Studio

 * Jo Bennet decides to liquidate Sabre due to Robert's bad management.
 * Andy convinces David Wallace to buy Dunder-Mifflin back from Sabre and run the company.
 * David makes Andy Regional Manager once again.

Season 9
In 25 words of less: Jim and Pam's relationship faces serious problems while the shooting of the documentary comes to an end.

New Guys

 * Jim starts a business in Philadelphia without telling Pam after feeling that their lives have come to a halt.
 * A member of the documentary crew speaks for the first time in the series.
 * Kelly moved to Ohio and Ryan quit to go after her.
 * Clark Green and Pete Miller are hired as Costumer Service Representatives.

Roy's Wedding

 * Pam becomes upset when she suspects that Jim is hiding something from her.

Andy's Ancestry

 * Jim tells Pam about Athlead, she is still upset about his lying and reluctantly supports him.

The Boat

 * Andy discovers that his family is broke.
 * Andy leaves on a sailing trip with his brother, Walter Jr.

Dwight Christmas

 * Jim starts working part-time at Dunder-Mifflin so he can spend part of the week in Philly to run his new business.

Costumer Loyalty

 * The stress of Jim's partial move to Philadelphia starts to seriously affect his marriage.
 * Brian, the boom operator for the documentary crew makes his first appearance.

Promos

 * The promos for the documentary start to be released on the internet.
 * The office workers are horrified to find out that the crew had obtained a lot of footage they were not aware of.

Stairmaggedon

 * Jim and Pam start couples counseling.
 * Andy decides to porsue a career in the entertainment business.
 * Angela divorces Robert after he comes out during a press conference.

Livin' the Dream

 * Jim and Pam reconcile and Jim quits Athlead.
 * David Wallace is enraged to learn that Andy spent 3 months sailing his family's boat.
 * Andy decides to quit Dunder-Mifflin to focus on his artistic career.
 * Wallace appoints Dwight as the new Regional Manager.

A.A.R.M.

 * The documentary finally starts airing.
 * Dwight proposes to Angela, who then reveals that Phillip is his son.

Finale

 * Dwight and Angela get married.
 * Michael Scott makes a reappearance at the wedding, revealing that he is now a father and very happy in Colorado.
 * Pam paints a new mural in the warehouse honoring the workers of Dunder-Mifflin.
 * Erin meets her biological parents during a panel featuring the subjects of the documentary.
 * Pam and Jim sell their house in order to move to Austin, TX, where Jim can take his job back at Athlead.

Aftermath of the series

 * Michael: Living happilly with Holly and their children in Colorado.
 * Jim and Pam: Moved to Austin so Jim could go back to Athlead (now Athleap).
 * Dwight: Married to Angela, continues as Regional Manager.
 * Angela: Married to Dwight, no longer working at Dunder-Mifflin.
 * Oscar: Head of accounting and running for State Senate.
 * Kevin: Was fired by Dwight due to poor job performance, owns a bar in Scranton.
 * Toby: Moved to New York after being fired by Dwight.
 * Meredith: Continues as Supplier Relations Rep. for Dunder-Mifflin Scranton.
 * Creed: Faked his own death after the documentary aired. Was later discovered living in the office and was eventually arrested.
 * Kelly and Ryan: Ran away together after Dwight's and Angela's wedding.
 * Stanley: Retired and living in Florida.
 * Phyllis: Continues as Sales Rep. for Dunder-Mifflin Scranton.
 * Andy: After an embarrassing video of his audition for a reality singing competition went viral he quit the entertainment business and got a job at Cornell.
 * Erin: Continues to work for Dunder-Mifflin.
 * Nellie: Moved to Poland after the documentary aired. Adopted Ryan's baby.