Traveling Salesmen
| "Traveling Salesmen" | |
|---|---|
| The Office episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Greg Daniels |
| Written by |
Michael Schur Lee Eisenberg Gene Stupnitsky |
| Production code | 312 |
| Original air date | January 11, 2007 |
| Episode chronology | |
"Traveling Salesmen" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of the US version of The Office. The episode was written by Michael Schur, Lee Eisenberg, and Gene Stupnitsky, and was directed by series creator and executive producer Greg Daniels. It first aired on January 11, 2007 in the United States on NBC.
The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, the sales team goes out on sales calls, with Michael and Andy, Stanley and Ryan, Phyllis and Karen, and Dwight and Jim pairing up. Andy tries to show Dwight in a bad light to Michael, Karen learns of Jim's previous crush on Pam, and Angela forgets to hand in some important documents to New York, so secret boyfriend Dwight does it for her.
John Krasinski believed "Traveling Salesmen" was the first episode to give a real glimpse into Dwight and Angela's relationship, and much of the plot centered on the two. It aired to an estimated 10.2 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. It was positively received by television critics. Along with "The Return", NBC later re-broadcast "Traveling Salesmen" as a combined hour-long episode as part of their sweeps week. As a result, both episodes underwent editing which included the addition of four minutes of previously unseen footage.
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