The Office backdrop
The Office S3E8 — The Merger
8.6
The Office•Season 3•Episode 8

The Merger

8.6/10 · 8,530 votesNov 16, 200631 min

Ranked #7 of 23 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

The Scranton branch was getting ready for their new employees to arrive in from the defunct Stamford branch. Pam was especially excited to be reunited with Jim. While, Michael was most concerned with impressing his new staff.

Directed byKen Whittingham
Written byBrent Forrester
Previous episodeE7 · Branch ClosingNext episodeE9 · The Convict
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons9

All123456789

Season 3 Episodes23

Gay Witch Hunt stillE1 8.9

Gay Witch Hunt

The Convention stillE2 8.0

The Convention

The Coup stillE3 8.4

The Coup

Grief Counseling stillE4 7.8

Grief Counseling

Initiation stillE5 7.8

Initiation

Diwali stillE6 7.7

Diwali

Branch Closing stillE7 8.5

Branch Closing

The Merger stillE8 8.6Now viewing

The Merger

The Convict stillE9 8.2

The Convict

A Benihana Christmas stillE10 8.6

A Benihana Christmas

Back from Vacation stillE11 8.5

Back from Vacation

Traveling Salesmen stillE12 8.5

Traveling Salesmen

The Return stillE13 8.7

The Return

Ben Franklin stillE14 7.8

Ben Franklin

Phyllis' Wedding stillE15 8.0

Phyllis' Wedding

Business School stillE16 8.8

Business School

Cocktails stillE17 8.3

Cocktails

The Negotiation stillE18 8.9

The Negotiation

Safety Training stillE19 8.6

Safety Training

Product Recall stillE20 8.4

Product Recall

Women's Appreciation stillE21 8.6

Women's Appreciation

Beach Games stillE22 9.0

Beach Games

The Job stillE23 9.2

The Job

Cast5

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Michael Scott

Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson

Dwight Schrute

John Krasinski

John Krasinski

Jim Halpert

Jenna Fischer

Jenna Fischer

Pam Beesly

B.J. Novak

B.J. Novak

Ryan Howard

Crew6

B

Brent Forrester

Writer

Ken Whittingham

Ken Whittingham

Director

D

David Rogers

Editor

Randall Einhorn

Randall Einhorn

Director of Photography

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Producer

B

Brent Forrester

Consulting Producer

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"The Merger" is episode 8 of The Office season 3. It scored 8.6/10 from 8,530 votes, ranking #7 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Ken Whittingham and written by Brent Forrester, it aired on November 16, 2006.

Next: E9 · The ConvictBest of Season 3