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"Vandalism" is the fourteenth episode of the ninth season of the American television comedy series The Office and is the show's 190th episode overall. It was written by Owen Ellickson and directed by Lee Kirk. It aired on January 31, 2013. It was viewed by 3.97 million people.

Synopsis

Erin helps Darryl sneak out of the office early. Someone vandalizes Pam's warehouse mural by drawing lewd pictures on it. In a talking head interview, Pam expresses that she feels no one's there to help her and feels alone. The boom mic then taps her on the head and Pam smiles. Distraught, she seeks the help of Dwight and Nellie, who both eagerly help her track down the vandal. The three eventually find out that the criminal was a warehouse worker named Frank. Pam and Dwight take revenge by painting childish pictures on his beloved truck with washable paint. However, Frank overreacts and begins to show signs that he is going to physically assault Pam. Brian, 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 is uncomfortable with Jim's 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 and Robert Lipton celebrate their son Phillip's first birthday. Angela is shocked to learn that Robert invited Oscar to the party, even though she told Robert she didn't want him there. Angela invites Dwight, but after he refuses, Angela then invites Kevin, 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, soon realizes that he was only invited to boost Robert's opinion in the polls among Latino voters. After the party Kevin thanks Angela and Robert for the food, but tells Robert that he is a terrible person for using his friends to gain political support.

Connections to previous episodes

Meredith is seen wearing a wig after she shaved her head in "Lice."
This is not the first time Jim has used someone else's mug. In "Customer Survey," he is caught by Andy using Andy's mug. Incidentally, it's also obvious who it belongs to, as Darryl had his name on his mug, and Andy's face was on his.

Amusing details/Trivia

The Meredith Palmer "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside this episode.
This is the first time we get to see the inside of the storage room, during the scene between Pam and Brian. Characters have been inside this room before but never filmed. We learn that it's been a locker room for the camera crew.
When Pam is talking to Nate in the warehouse office, the speakerphone appears to be turned on.
Ed Helms (Andy Bernard) is credited but does not appear in this episode.

Cast

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Guest cast

Jack Coleman as Robert Lipton
Chris Diamantopoulos as Brian
Brad William Henke as Frank
Ameenah Kaplan as Val
Mark Proksch as Nate
Fred Cross as Wesley Silver
Adam Lustick as Athlead Employee
Sam Richardson as Colin, Athlead Employee
Abe Spigner as Shawn
Calvin Tenner as Glenn

Gallery

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 ==Synopsis==
-[[Erin]] helps [[Darryl]] sneak out of the office early. Someone vandalizes [[Pam]]'s warehouse mural by drawing lewd pictures on it. In a talking head interview Pam expresses that she feels no one's there to help her, and feels alone. The boom mic then taps her on the head and Pam smiles. Distraught, she seeks the help of [[Dwight]] and [[Nellie Bertram|Nellie]], who both eagerly help her track down the vandal. The three eventually find out that the criminal was a warehouse worker named [[Frank]]. Pam and Dwight take revenge by painting childish pictures on his beloved truck with washable paint. However, Frank overreacts and begins to show signs that he is going to physically assault Pam. [[Brian]], 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.
+[[Erin Hannon|Erin]] helps [[Darryl Philbin|Darryl]] sneak out of the office early. Someone vandalizes [[Pam Beesly|Pam]]'s warehouse mural by drawing lewd pictures on it. In a talking head interview, Pam expresses that she feels no one's there to help her and feels alone. The boom mic then taps her on the head and Pam smiles. Distraught, she seeks the help of [[Dwight Schrute|Dwight]] and [[Nellie Bertram|Nellie]], who both eagerly help her track down the vandal. The three eventually find out that the criminal was a warehouse worker named [[Frank]]. Pam and Dwight take revenge by painting childish pictures on his beloved truck with washable paint. However, Frank overreacts and begins to show signs that he is going to physically assault Pam. [[Brian]], 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]] is uncomfortable with [[Jim]]'s 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.
+Meanwhile, in their Philadelphia apartment, [[Darryl Philbin|Darryl]] is uncomfortable with [[Jim Halpert|Jim]]'s 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]] and [[Robert Lipton]] celebrate their son [[Phillip]]'s first birthday. Angela is shocked to learn that Robert invited [[Oscar]] to the party, even though she told Robert she didn't want him there. Angela invites Dwight, but after he refuses, Angela then invites [[Kevin]], 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, soon realizes that he was only invited to boost Robert's opinion in the polls among Latino voters. After the party Kevin thanks Angela and Robert for the food, but tells Robert that he is a terrible person for using his friends to gain political support.
+[[Angela Martin|Angela]] and [[Robert Lipton]] celebrate their son [[Phillip]]'s first birthday. Angela is shocked to learn that Robert invited [[Oscar Martinez|Oscar]] to the party, even though she told Robert she didn't want him there. Angela invites Dwight, but after he refuses, Angela then invites [[Kevin Malone|Kevin]], 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, soon realizes that he was only invited to boost Robert's opinion in the polls among Latino voters. After the party Kevin thanks Angela and Robert for the food, but tells Robert that he is a terrible person for using his friends to gain political support.
 ==Connections to previous episodes==
 Connections to previous episodes
-*Meredith is seen wearing a wig, after she shaved her head in [[Lice|Lice.]]
+*Meredith is seen wearing a wig after she shaved her head in "[[Lice]]."
-*This is not the first time Jim has used someone else’s mug. In [[Customer Survey]] he is caught by [[Andy]] using Andy’s mug. Incidentally it’s also obvious who it belongs to, as Darryl had his name on his mug, and Andy’s face was on his.
+*This is not the first time Jim has used someone else's mug. In "[[Customer Survey]]," he is caught by [[Andy Bernard|Andy]] using Andy's mug. Incidentally, it's also obvious who it belongs to, as Darryl had his name on his mug, and Andy's face was on his.
 ==Amusing details/Trivia==
 *The [[Meredith Palmer]] "Get Glue" sticker was released alongside this episode.
-*This is the first time we get to see the inside of the storage room, during the scene between Pam and Brian. Characters have been inside this room before, but never filmed. We learn that it's been a locker room for the camera crew.
+*This is the first time we get to see the inside of the storage room, during the scene between Pam and Brian. Characters have been inside this room before but never filmed. We learn that it's been a locker room for the camera crew.
-*When Pam is talking to [[Nate]] in the warehouse office, the speaker phone appears to be turned on.
+*When Pam is talking to [[Nate Nickerson|Nate]] in the warehouse office, the speakerphone appears to be turned on.
 *[[Ed Helms]] ([[Andy Bernard]]) is credited but does not appear in this episode.
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 *[[Rainn Wilson]] as [[Dwight Schrute]]
 *[[John Krasinski]] as [[Jim Halpert]]
-*[[Jenna Fischer]] as [[Pam Halpert]]
+*[[Jenna Fischer]] as [[Pam Beesly|Pam Halpert]]
 *[[Ed Helms]] as [[Andy Bernard]]
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 *[[Brad William Henke]] as [[Frank]]
 *Ameenah Kaplan as [[Val]]
-*Mark Proksch as [[Nate]]
+*Mark Proksch as [[Nate Nickerson|Nate]]
 *Fred Cross as Wesley Silver
 *Adam Lustick as Athlead Employee
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