8.7/106,974 votes#1 - Weight Loss
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2008
Michael tries to motivate the Scranton branch to lose weight as part of an interoffice competition. Jim is lost after Pam leaves for art school in New York, and Angela continues to see Dwight even though she is now engaged to Andy.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
8.1/105,895 votes#2 - Business Ethics
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2008
Holly leads a business ethics seminar as a result of Ryan's scandal, and when Michael encourages everyone to share their own unethical work behaviors, things get out of hand. Meanwhile, Jim messes with Dwight by requiring him to follow the Dunder Mifflin "Time Theft" policy.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Writer: Ryan Koh
7.8/105,898 votes#3 - Baby Shower
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2008
Michael practices for the birth of Jan's baby by having Dwight go over possible birthing scenarios. Meanwhile, Michael tells Holly that he will pretend to dislike her for Jan's benefit.
Director: Greg Daniels
Writer: Aaron Shure
7.9/105,672 votes#4 - Crime Aid
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2008
Michael and Holly have sex for the first time, and Michael holds a fund-raiser for the office after it is burglarized. Dwight confides in Phyllis after Andy and Angela set a wedding date, and Jim runs into Pam's ex-fiancé Roy.
Director: Jennifer Celotta
Writer: Charlie Grandy
7.9/105,820 votes#5 - Employee Transfer
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2008
Pam is embarrassed when she is the only person at corporate wearing a costume on Halloween. Holly and Michael take the long trip to Nashua after they get some shocking news from corporate. Meanwhile, Dwight torments Andy and tries to get under his skin.
Director: David Rogers
Writer: Anthony Q. Farrell
8.4/106,047 votes#6 - Customer Survey
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2008
Dwight and Jim are shocked when they get the results of the annual customer survey report. Pam and Jim decide they want to spend every minute together using their bluetooth phones. Meanwhile, Angela and Andy pick an unusual location for their wedding.
Director: Stephen Merchant
Writer: Lester Lewis
8.0/105,699 votes#7 - Business Trip
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2008
Michael is thrilled when he learns that David Wallace is sending him to Canada for a business trip, and wants to bring both Andy and Oscar with him. Jim misses Pam and he can't wait until she returns from art school.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Brent Forrester
8.5/106,348 votes#8 - Frame Toby
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2008
A mysterious person in the office has made a huge mess in the microwave and will not clean it up. Meanwhile, Michael has to come to terms with the fact that there have been certain personnel changes in his staff without his knowing.
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Mindy Kaling
8.6/106,185 votes#9 - The Surplus
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2008
Michael has to spend the office surplus by they end of the day, but he can't decide between a copier or new chairs. Dwight plays a dirty trick on Angela as they prepare for Andy and Angela's wedding on the beet farm.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
8.2/105,864 votes#10 - Moroccan Christmas
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2008
Phyllis' Moroccan-themed holiday party goes up in flames when Meredith's hair catches on fire and Michael is forced to deal with the accident. Meanwhile, Dwight corners the market on the hottest toy of the Christmas season.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Justin Spitzer
8.6/106,066 votes#11 - The Duel
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2009
The office is on eggshells because Andy still hasn't found out about fiancee Angela's affair with Dwight. When Michael spills the beans, Dwight and Andy take matters into their own hands. Meanwhile, Michael is nervous about being called down to corporate for a meeting with Wallace.
Director: Dean Holland
Writer: Jennifer Celotta
7.8/105,860 votes#12 - Prince Family Paper
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2009
Michael and Dwight go undercover to do a bit of industrial espionage on a paper company competitor. Meanwhile, the rest of the office holds a debate to settle the question: is Hilary Swank hot?
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: B.J. Novak
9.7/1017,535 votes#13 - Stress Relief
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2009
Dwight must makes amends with the office after his fire safety seminar goes awry; Michael tries to get his employees to relax; Andy becomes convinced that Pam and Jim are film gurus.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.0/105,666 votes#14 - Lecture Circuit (1)
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2009
Michael goes on a speaking tour of the other branches to explain Scranton's relative success, accompanied by his driver, Pam. Back at the office, Dwight and Jim - now heads of the party planning committee - forget a birthday, with severe consequences. Meanwhile, Andy falls for someone he should not.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Mindy Kaling
8.0/105,596 votes#15 - Lecture Circuit (2)
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2009
Michael and Pam continue their tour of the branches with Michael taking a lesson from their visit to Utica. Dwight and Jim struggle to fulfill their new party planning duties with a grumpy staff. Angela's new cat causes a stir.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Mindy Kaling
7.8/105,519 votes#16 - Blood Drive
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2009
A mystery woman at the office blood drive catches Michael's eye. Dwight and Kevin both find women at the "Lonely Hearts Party," while Jim and Pam are forced to leave because of PDAs—so they have lunch with Phyllis and Bob.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Brent Forrester
8.5/106,047 votes#17 - Golden Ticket
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2009
Michael's idea to use "Golden Tickets" for prizes for clients causes a problem in the office. Kevin seeks advice from Andy, Jim, and Pam about dating.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Mindy Kaling
8.1/105,660 votes#18 - New Boss
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/2009
Michael has big plans for his 15th anniversary party at Dunder Mifflin, but is in for a shock when the new, no-nonsense Vice President has some ideas of his own. Meanwhile, Jim's prank on Dwight has some unexpected results.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
8.2/105,608 votes#19 - Two Weeks
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/26/2009
Michael's relationship with the new vice president becomes increasingly tense, as Michael finds an excuse to goof off even more than usual. Meanwhile, Pam faces the challenge of a new copier and Kelly develops a crush.
Director: Paul Lieberstein
Writer: Aaron Shure
8.1/105,609 votes#20 - Dream Team
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2009
The situation between Jim and his new boss Charles gets worse when they are competing in a parking lot soccer game. Michael tries to start his new business, but has trouble leaving his house.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: B.J. Novak
8.5/106,087 votes#21 - Michael Scott Paper Company
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/2009
Tension and disillusionment begin to emerge as Michael, Pam, and Ryan move the Michael Scott Paper Company into a cramped "workspace" at the business park.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Writer: Justin Spitzer
8.5/105,799 votes#22 - Heavy Competition
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/16/2009
Dwight's loyalty to Michael is tested when he finds a new hero in Charles. Meanwhile, Andy tries to provide for all of Jim's emotional needs.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Ryan Koh
9.2/107,805 votes#23 - Broke
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 4/23/2009
Michael's new company struggles to make early morning deliveries while the office tries to get their expense reports in on time after Angela enforces Dunder Mifflin's policy.
Director: Steve Carell
Writer: Charlie Grandy
8.1/105,561 votes#24 - Casual Friday
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 4/30/2009
Michael has to mediate a dispute within his new sales team. Meanwhile, trouble brews in the office when several employees take the term "casual" Fridays too loosely.
Director: Brent Forrester
Writer: Anthony Q. Farrell
8.7/106,600 votes#25 - Cafe Disco
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/2009
Michael decides to open a cafe-disco in his old office. Pam and Jim are planning a secret trip.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Warren Lieberstein, Halsted Sullivan
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The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Weight Loss" is the best rated episode of "The Office" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 6974 votes. Directed by Paul Feig and written by Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg, it aired on 9/25/2008. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Business Ethics".