7.9/105,243 votes#1 - The List
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2011
Robert California stops by for the first time as CEO and leaves behind a mysterious list that has a line down the middle and every member of the office on either one side or the other. The office members frantically try to figure out what it means. Meanwhile, the new manager Andy faces a crisis.
Director: B.J. Novak
Writer: B.J. Novak
8.0/105,012 votes#2 - The Incentive
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2011
After Robert California challenges the Dunder Mifflin staffers to double their sales, Andy, taking matters into his own hands, creates an incentive program. Eventually, he promises to tattoo himself if the staff doubles their sales. Meanwhile, Pam strikes up an unlikely friendship with Angela, both of whom are pregnant.
Director: Charles McDougall
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.1/104,780 votes#3 - Lotto
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2011
The entire warehouse staff quits after winning the lotto, leaving Andy and Darryl to scramble for replacements while several of the office workers get a taste of the warehouse life.
Director: John Krasinski
Writer: Justin Spitzer, Charlie Grandy
8.0/105,273 votes#4 - Garden Party
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2011
Andy plants the seeds of trying to impress Robert California by throwing a garden party at Schrute Farms. Andy's parents and brother also attend the event, only to make him feel awkward.
Director: David Rogers
Writer: Justin Spitzer
7.3/104,742 votes#5 - Spooked
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2011
Erin works to make a spooky, non-childish Halloween party with help from Gabe. Dwight becomes friends with Robert's son, and Pam and Jim debate the existence of ghosts. Meanwhile, Robert tries to figure out everyone's deepest fears.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Carrie Kemper
7.4/104,587 votes#6 - Doomsday
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2011
Dwight installs a Doomsday device that will fire all of the employees and effectively close down the branch if they make too many mistakes. Meanwhile, Gabe attempts to court the new warehouse worker, Val.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Daniel Chun
7.5/104,876 votes#7 - Pam's Replacement
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2011
Pam trains an attractive temporary worker to take her place while she is on maternity leave, and enlists Dwight's support when she tries to show that Jim finds her replacement attractive. Meanwhile, Robert California surprises Andy, Kevin, and Darryl when he requests to join their band.
Director: Matt Sohn
Writer: Allison Silverman
6.6/104,866 votes#8 - Gettysburg
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2011
Andy takes some of the office staff on a field trip to Gettysburg for inspiration. Meanwhile, the rest of the office, under orders from Robert California, are tasked with coming up with a new business idea for Dunder Mifflin. Kevin proposes several ideas that catch California's attention, although they are rather idiotic.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Writer: Robert Padnick
7.5/104,786 votes#9 - Mrs. California
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2011
Robert California brings his wife into the office for a job, and tells Andy behind her back not to give her one which turns disastrous. Meanwhile, Dwight opens a gym in the building and tries to get Darryl to join it.
Director: Charlie Grandy
Writer: Dan Greaney
7.7/104,669 votes#10 - Christmas Wishes
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2011
Andy attempts to make everyone's Christmas wishes come true, including those of a drunken Erin. Meanwhile, Dwight and Jim are entangled in an escalating prank war wherein one attempts to frame the other.
Director: Ed Helms
Writer: Mindy Kaling
7.7/104,643 votes#11 - Trivia
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2012
Pressed to boost the bottom line, Andy finds a novel way to improve sales, while Dwight explores corporate opportunities outside Scranton.
Director: B.J. Novak
Writer: Steve Hely
7.9/105,036 votes#12 - Pool Party
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2012
After Robert decides to sell his mansion following his divorce, Kevin suggests that he have an office pool party. Erin tries to make Andy jealous by flirting with Dwight. Meanwhile, Robert gives everyone a tour of his massive home.
Director: Charles McDougall
Writer: Owen Ellickson
7.3/104,516 votes#13 - Jury Duty
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2012
Jim returns from jury duty, only to have to deal with Dwight's pesky questions about the details of the case. Elsewhere, Angela and her senator beau welcome their baby.
Director: Eric Appel
Writer: Aaron Shure
7.5/104,422 votes#14 - Special Project
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2012
Dwight scores a special assignment at Sabre's Florida headquarters. As a result, he and Andy must decide which Scranton staffers will join him. Elsewhere, Pam returns from maternity leave.
Director: David Rogers
Writer: Amelie Gillette
7.6/104,655 votes#15 - Tallahassee
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2012
Dwight arrives in Tallahassee with his team and sets out to win over the president of Sabre's special projects. Back in Scranton, Andy fills in for reception and enjoys himself.
Director: Matt Sohn
Writer: Daniel Chun
7.9/104,837 votes#16 - After Hours
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2012
A power play unfolds in Tallahassee when Dwight and Todd Packer compete to become Nellie's vice president. Meanwhile, Jim receives an unwelcome visitor, and Andy forces the Scranton staffers to work late.
Director: Brian Baumgartner
Writer: Warren Lieberstein, Halsted Sullivan
7.6/104,632 votes#17 - Test the Store
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2012
The Florida contingent puts the final touches on the new Sabre store, with Dwight preparing a theatrical presentation in his continuing bid to impress Nellie. Back in Scranton, a red-faced Andy arrives at work with a humiliating injury.
Director: Brent Forrester
Writer: Mindy Kaling
7.6/104,508 votes#18 - Last Day in Florida
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/2012
Jim comes to Dwight's rescue when Robert slams the plan for the Sabre Store concept. Andy discovers Erin doesn't plan to return to Scranton.
Director: Matt Sohn
Writer: Robert Padnick
6.3/105,183 votes#19 - Get the Girl
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/2012
Andy makes a game-changing decision and takes a road-trip odyssey in the name of romance. Elsewhere, Nellie arrives at the Scranton branch and sets out to seize the manager position.
Director: Rainn Wilson
Writer: Charlie Grandy
6.8/104,611 votes#20 - Welcome Party
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 4/12/2012
Robert California forces the office to throw a welcome party for Nellie, but the Party Planning Committee works on ways to sabotage it. Meanwhile, Erin tries to help Andy figure out a way to break up with Jessica.
Director: Ed Helms
Writer: Steve Hely
6.7/105,021 votes#21 - Angry Andy
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 4/19/2012
Andy returns to the office to find Nellie in the manager's chair. Meanwhile, Kelly struggles to choose between Ryan and a new man.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Justin Spitzer
6.8/104,441 votes#22 - Fundraiser
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 4/26/2012
Unemployed Andy crashes a fundraiser for the Senator and winds up adopting twelve disabled dogs. Dwight discovers that winning an auction means losing money, and Darryl teaches Nellie how to eat a taco.
Director: David Rogers
Writer: Owen Ellickson
7.4/104,359 votes#23 - Turf War
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/2012
Andy takes a break from flambéing cherries and composing rock operas to jumpstart his Dunder Mifflin comeback. When Robert drunkenly shuts down a nearby branch, Jim and Dwight join forces to outsmart a salesman from Scranton’s uglier sister city.
Director: Daniel Chun
Writer: Warren Lieberstein, Halsted Sullivan
7.5/104,554 votes#24 - Free Family Portrait Studio
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/2012
Dwight offers free family portraits, and a stolen diaper leads to a high-speed car chase. With help from David Wallace, Andy goes undercover to try to get his job back. A new business opportunity arises for Robert California.
Director: B.J. Novak
Writer: B.J. Novak
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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 8 Ratings Summary
"The List" is the best rated episode of "The Office" season 8. It scored 7.9/10 based on 5243 votes. Directed by B.J. Novak and written by B.J. Novak, it aired on 9/22/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Incentive".