9.1/1045 votes#1 - 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
9.0/1035 votes#2 - The Job
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2007
After Pam's outburst at Beach Day, she and Jim had a talk and realized how much they both missed their friendship. Pam never regretted her speech she gave to Jim in front of the rest of the staff; in fact, she was happy that it only took her three years to summon the courage to say what was on her mind.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.9/1027 votes#3 - Goodbye Toby
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 5/15/2008
Toby leaves Dunder Mifflin, and Michael plans a huge goodbye party... out of joy. Angela refuses to help with it, so Michael turns to Phyllis. Dwight and Meredith harass Holly, their new HR representative.
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.6/1028 votes#4 - Gossip
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2009
A few interns who stayed at Dunder-Mifflin over the summer end their internship. Michael announces some potentially damaging gossip about an employee to the rest of the office, then starts to spread false rumours about others to cover up what he has unwittingly revealed.
Director: Paul Lieberstein
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.5/1033 votes#5 - Company Picnic
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 5/14/2009
At the company picnic, Michael and Holly are reunited for the first time since their split. The rest of the staff competes in games, such as the volleyball tournament.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.5/1021 votes#6 - Search Committee
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2011
Deangelo's new replacement is sought out through a search committee process led by Jim.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.4/1036 votes#7 - The Client
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2005
When Michael and Jan try to nail down a potential new client, Christian, by taking him out to Chili's, Michael surprises everyone with what - or who - he does. Meanwhile, back at the office, Jim finds a semi-autobiographical script that Michael has written called Threat Level: Midnight, and he, Pam, Kevin, and the rest of the Dunder-Mifflin workers have a great time acting it out. Later that night, Pam and Jim share their first unofficial date, complete with dinner (a sandwich), candlelight, and Dwight's pathetic fireworks display.
Director: Greg Daniels
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.1/1031 votes#8 - Dwight's Speech
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/2006
Dwight must confront his fear of public speaking when he is named Dunder-Mifflin's Salesman of the Year. To prepare for a big convention where he is set to give a speech, Dwight turns to Michael to guide him in his quest to conquer the fear. Meanwhile, Pam gets wrapped up with wedding plans, but Jim has plans of a different sort: an escape route out of Dunder-Mifflin and Scranton, at least for long enough so that he doesn't have to witness Pam's wedding. While all of this is happening, the staffers battle it out over control of the thermostat.
Director: Charles McDougall
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.1/1033 votes#9 - The Coup
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2006
Michael had made it a point to have Movie Monday every week. He called the office into the conference room to watch a 30-minute installment of Varsity Blues, but Jan made an unexpected visit and did not like what she saw.
Director: Greg Daniels
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.0/101 votes#10 - Not in My Back-hoe
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1999
Jealous of Hank's new acquaintance, Bill and Dale give Hank an ultimatum, and compound their mistake when they try to make amends.
Director: Shaun Cashman
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.0/101 votes#11 - I Don't Want to Wait...
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2000
As Hank builds coffins for his family, Bobby struggles with the fact that he's still treated as a child even as Joseph laments how awkward adulthood is for him.
Director: Adam Kuhlman
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.0/1031 votes#12 - Cocktails
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/22/2007
Michael was excited to be attending a party at his CFO's house. He carpooled with Dwight and was also looking forward to meeting Jan at the party. Jan wanted to spend a night alone with Michael, but he thought it was important to come out as a couple to all of their co-workers.
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.0/1027 votes#13 - Money
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2007
Michael is quickly going into debt with Jan renovating his condo. Meanwhile, it's a barn burner when Jim and Pam check in to the Schrute family farm, which has been converted into a bed-and-breakfast.
Director: Paul Lieberstein
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
8.0/101 votes#14 - The Chopping Block
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2023
Hank is faced with an impossible decision at work, as his department’s jobs are on the line. Lily settles into a new normal in New York.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.9/1020 votes#15 - 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
7.7/1030 votes#16 - The Carpet
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2006
When someone soils the carpet in Michael's office, Michael sees it as a form of hatred towards him and realizes for the first time that not everyone may like him. Due to the odor of his office, Michael temporarily switches workspaces with Jim, and while there, Michael reminisces of his pre-management days, reliving pranks with Dwight that he and Todd Packer played on the staff. Meanwhile, Jim realizes why Kelly sits alone in the back of the office as he plays messenger for a childish flirtation between Kelly and Ryan, and Pam tries to cope with the day without Jim to make her laugh.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.6/1026 votes#17 - Sex Ed
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2010
Michael, believing he has herpes, contacts all his ex-girlfriends, including Jan and Holly. Andy tries to play on Erin’s compassionate side by holding a sex education meeting for the office.
Director: Paul Lieberstein
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.6/1018 votes#18 - The Farm
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/2013
The adventures of Dwight at his family beet farm and bed-and-breakfast come to light. Here, he and his siblings receive a surprise inheritance. Back at the office, Todd Packer tries to atone for a lifetime of boorish behavior.
Director: Paul Lieberstein
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.5/1055 votes#19 - Health Care
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/2005
Michael doesn't want to upset the staff so he gets Dwight to pass on news about the company's reduced health provisions. Fed up with his nosiness, Jim and Pam pretend they are suffering from a variety of conditions including Ebola, Mad Cow Disease, spontaneous dentohydroplosion, hotdog fingers, nano-robot infection...
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.3/1022 votes#20 - IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE MOON
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2020
With the launch just days away, General Naird copes with an unprepared crew. Captain Ali searches for the perfect words, and Erin visits her mom.
Director: Daina Reid
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.0/101 votes#21 - Spin the Choice
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2000
Bobby rejects Thanksgiving after history lessons from John Redcorn, who longs to be a real father to his illegitimate son Joseph.
Director: Allan Jacobsen
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
6.2/105 votes#22 - The Bicycle Thief
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/5/2003
Needing money to buy a bicycle, George gets a new job -- and an awkward farewell party at Happy Time - while her fellow reapers face their own complications.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
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"Stress Relief" is the best rated episode written by Paul Lieberstein. It scored 9.067/10 based on 45 votes. It was directed by Jeffrey Blitz. It aired on 2/1/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Job".