"Secretary's Day" | |
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The Office episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 22 |
Directed by | Steve Carell |
Written by | Mindy Kaling |
Production code | 622 |
Original air date | April 22, 2010 |
Guest appearance(s) | |
Zach Woods as Gabe Lewis |
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Zach Woods as Gabe Lewis
Stephen Saux as Justin Spitzer
"Secretary's Day" is the 22nd episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 122nd episode overall. It aired on April 22, 2010 on NBC. It was written by Mindy Kaling, who portrays Kelly Kapoor on the series, and is also the second episode directed by Steve Carell, who portrays Michael Scott.
The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Andy tries to make his girlfriend Erin's Secretary's Day a special day, but things don't turn out well when Erin learns of Andy's previous relationship with Angela. Meanwhile, Oscar circulates a video he made in which he compares Kevin's voice to the Cookie Monster's, causing Gabe to try to assert his authority in the office.
It is Secretary's Day, and Andy (Ed Helms) tries to make Erin's (Ellie Kemper) day a memorable one. He convinces a reluctant Michael (Steve Carell) to take her to lunch at a place of her choosing. During lunch, Erin asks Michael to tell her about Andy before she joined the staff, and he mentions that Andy was previously engaged to fellow office worker Angela (Angela Kinsey), a fact which Andy had concealed from Erin, to Michael's surprise. Upon learning about the engagement, Erin tries to conceal a fit by wrapping her hair around her face, and is silent on the drive back to the office. During the main party, when Andy starts to play a song he wrote for Erin, she throws cake in his face and reveals her knowledge of his engagement to Angela. Though Pam tries to persuade her that Andy's engagement to Angela is unimportant, revealing that she also was engaged to another co-worker before marrying Jim, Erin decides she can't trust Andy anymore and breaks up with him. At the end of the day, Michael cheers her up with some jokes and Andy notes that at least someone has made her happy on Secretary's Day.