Season 4 of The Office began on September 27, 2007, on NBC, the first four weeks of the show were hour long episodes. The main narratives of the season were Ryan's rise and fall from power, dealing with his failed attempt to modernize Dunder Mifflin with a fancy new website; Michael being a victim of an abusive relationship with Jan, and trying to get back out into the dating world; Dwight and Angela's relationship is strained when Dwight mercy killed Angela's cat; and Pam and Jim are finally together and grow closer and closer as the season goes on. It consisted of 19 episodes (divided into 9 half-hour episodes and 5 hour-long episodes) and ended on May 15, 2008
Episodes[]
Picture | Episode Title | Season Episode Number | Production Code | Original Airdate |
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Fun Run ‡ | 1/2 | 4001/4002 | September 27, 2007 | |
A freak accident causes Michael to feel the office is cursed. He explores the religious beliefs of his employees before deciding to hold a charity 5K fun run. Meanwhile, further developments in the romances of Pam and Jim, and Dwight and Angela are explored. | ||||
Dunder Mifflin Infinity ‡ | 3/4 | 4003/4004 | October 4, 2007 | |
Much to the dismay of Michael and many of the employees, Ryan returns to the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin to bring the company into the digital age. Angela is still upset about her cat. | ||||
Launch Party ‡ | 5/6 | 4005/4006 | October 11, 2007 | |
The Dunder Mifflin Infinity website is launching and Michael is excited about going to the big launch party in New York while Angela plans a satellite party for the Scranton branch. Meanwhile, Dwight competes against the website to see who can sell the most paper in one day. | ||||
Money ‡ | 7/8 | 4007/4008 | October 18, 2007 | |
As Jan renovates the condo, Michael confronts his growing debt every way he can, which includes pressuring his employees for a loan. Pam and Jim spend a night out on Dwight's family farm, now a bed and breakfast. | ||||
Local Ad | 9 | 4009 | October 25, 2007 | |
When the Scranton branch is asked to participate in a Dunder Mifflin ad, Michael seizes his chance to exhibit his creativity. Meanwhile, Dwight explores the online world of Second Life. | ||||
Branch Wars | 10 | 4010 | November 1, 2007 | |
When Karen tries to woo Stanley away from Scranton, Michael fights back, dragging her ex, Jim, into his war. Meanwhile, the existence of a “Finer Things Club” further disturbs Dunder Mifflin's calm. | ||||
Survivor Man | 11 | 4011 | November 8, 2007 | |
After Ryan excludes Michael from a corporate wilderness retreat, Michael heads into the woods for his own survival adventure with nothing but the suit on his back. Back at work, Jim tries to revolutionize the office birthday party. | ||||
The Deposition | 12 | 4012 | November 15, 2007 | |
Michael finds himself between a rock and a hard place when Jan sues Dunder Mifflin and Michael is deposed as a witness. Meanwhile, Kelly trash-talks Pam after Darryl beats Jim at ping-pong. | ||||
Dinner Party | 13 | 4013 | April 10, 2008 | |
Pam and Jim find they have run out of excuses and are forced to go to Jan and Michael's house for dinner. When Andy and Angela are also invited to dinner, Dwight's jealousy gets the best of him. | ||||
Chair Model | 14 | 4014 | April 17, 2008 | |
Michael's fascination with a woman modeling a chair in an office supply catalog makes him feel things he hasn't felt in a while. With Michael distracted, Kevin and Andy team up to win back Dunder-Mifflin's stolen parking spaces, forcing them into a showdown with the bosses of the five businesses of the office park. | ||||
Night Out | 15 | 4015 | April 24, 2008 | |
Michael and Dwight decide to surprise Ryan in New York for a night of clubbing and meet his friends. Meanwhile, the Scranton branch is upset when they find out
they have to come in on a Saturday for Ryan's website project. Jim's plan to save them has unexpected results. | ||||
Did I Stutter? | 16 | 4016 | May 1, 2008 | |
When Stanley snaps at Michael during a meeting, Michael tries to give Stanley an attitude adjustment. Dwight decides to buy Andy's car. Meanwhile, Pam deals with an unexpected inconvenience after spending the night at Jim's. | ||||
Job Fair | 17 | 4017 | May 8, 2008 | |
Jim hits the links with Andy and Kevin to try and land his biggest sale. Meanwhile, Michael sets up a booth at a local job fair, which happens to be Pam's alma mater, to find the "Best and the Brightest" for Dunder-Mifflin's summer internship. | ||||
Goodbye, Toby ‡ | 18/19 | 4018/4019 | May 15, 2008 | |
It's Toby's goodbye party at Dunder Mifflin and Michael demands a huge celebration that matches the joy in his heart. Angela, sick of Michael's unreasonable last minute demands, refuses, and Michael turns to Phyllis to take over the party planning committee. Meanwhile, Dwight and Meredith haze the new HR woman, Holly. |
- ‡ denotes an hour-long episode (with advertisements; actual runtime around 42 minutes)
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