"The Office"
Fun Run (2007)

Director:

Greg Daniels

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developer)
Greg Daniels (written by) ...
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TV Series:

"The Office" (2005)

Original Air Date:

27 September 2007 (Season 4, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Michael accidentally runs over Meridith in the parking lot, and his guilt causes him to organize a 5-K run for her. Dwight and Angela have a falling-out after he kills her cat, and the Jim and Pam's relationship is discovered.

Plot Keywords:

Based On British TV Series | Alcoholic | Employer Employee Relationship | Office | Workplace

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard
Melora Hardin	...	Jan Levinson
Ed Helms	...	Andy Bernard
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer
Mindy Kaling	...	Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jackie Debatin	...	Elizabeth the Stripper
Rashida Jones	...	Karen Filippelli
Silvia McClure	...	Nurse
Craig Robinson	...	Darryl Philbin
Robert R. Shafer	...	Bob Vance
Omi Vaidya	...	Sadiq
Marcus A. York	...	Billy Merchant

Directed by
Greg Daniels

Writing credits
Greg Daniels		(developer)
Greg Daniels		(written by)
Ricky Gervais		BBC series
Stephen Merchant		BBC series

Produced by
Jake Aust	....	co-producer
Steve Carell	....	producer
Jennifer Celotta	....	co-executive producer
Greg Daniels	....	executive producer
Lee Eisenberg	....	producer
Brent Forrester	....	consulting producer
Ricky Gervais	....	executive producer
Mindy Kaling	....	producer
James O. Kerry	....	associate producer
Howard Klein	....	executive producer
Paul Lieberstein	....	co-executive producer
Stephen Merchant	....	executive producer
B.J. Novak	....	supervising producer
Michael Schur	....	co-executive producer
Benjamin Silverman	....	executive producer (as Ben Silverman)
Gene Stupnitsky	....	producer
Kent Zbornak	....	co-executive producer

Film Editing by
David Rogers

Makeup Department
Kim Ayers	....	makeup artist
Laverne Caracuzzi	....	makeup department head
Kim M. Ferry	....	key hair stylist
Shari Perry	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Louis G. Friedman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasmine Alhambra	....	second second assistant director
Erin Rutland	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Michael J. Bertolina	....	assistant property master
Kim Richey	....	assistant property master
Philip D. Shea	....	property master
Amy Lee Wheeler	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Nick Carbone	....	sound utility
John W. Cook II	....	sound re-recording mixer
Luis Galdames	....	foley editor
Rick Partlow	....	foley artist
Benjamin Patrick	....	sound mixer
Brian Wittle	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Brad Lipson	....	gaffer
Andrew Meyers	....	set lighting technician
Matt Sohn	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karan Doherty	....	costumer
Emily Dominguez	....	costumer
Ciara Duncan	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Caroline Dobbe	....	post-production assistant

Transportation Department
Jesse Dutchover	....	transportation coordinator
Chris Storc	....	transportation
Mike Storc	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kyle Alexander	....	location manager
Daniel Beals	....	production assistant
David Cuddy	....	production assistant
Micah Goldman	....	production assistant
Kelly Hannon	....	production assistant
Mary Wall	....	assistant to producer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Greg Daniels		creator
Ricky Gervais		creator
Stephen Merchant		creator

Original Music by
Jay Ferguson

Makeup Department
Marc Boyle	....	key hair stylist (season 1)
Melanie Mills	....	key makeup artist (season 1)
Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld	....	makeup artist

Art Department
Douglas Abrahamson	....	assistant property master
Jeffrey Beck	....	set designer
Bobby Bednar	....	construction coordinator
Steven P. Duchscherer	....	set dresser
Matt Flynn	....	assistant art director
John Risso	....	paint supervisor

Sound Department
Adam Blantz	....	boom operator
Colin Jones	....	boom operator
Daniel McIntosh	....	sound mixer: New York
Jacqueline Marie McLaughlin	....	utility sound
Matt Temple	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Chingirian	....	additional electrician
Jesse Crusing	....	additional electrician
Todd Liggitt	....	grip
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Edward Neilsen III	....	assistant camera
Andrew Turpin	....	additional rigging electrician
Jeffrey Wilkins	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Maureen Sullivan	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	music engineering
Nicole de la Torriente	....	music consultant

Other crew
Amy Banks	....	payroll accountant
Kristin Drummond	....	second assistant accountant
Patrice King	....	set medic
Errol Reichow	....	location manager

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)

Trivia:

Pam mentions going to the flea market at the drive-in. The drive-in/flea market she refers to is the Circle Drive-In on US Route 6 in Dickson City, PA. In late spring/summer it is in fact a real flea market that takes places on Sundays from 7am-4pm. It's also an actual operating drive-in movie theater in April to September that shows double features on Fri/Sat/Sun nights.

Quotes:

Kevin: Oh well, if they aren't together now then they probably never will be. I thought they'd be good together, like PB and J. Pam Beesly and Jim. What a waste! What. A. Waste.

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Office goes from Greatness to Blandness in fourth season opener

While the first 2 ½ seasons of "The Office" were as great as any comedy television as ever seen, the last half of the third season started to lose steam. Having Jim get transferred to the other office was great. Having the other office close and having Jim return to Scranton was overkill. The overuse of the Jim/Pam romance has gone beyond trite and predictable. The greatness of "The Office" was its unpredictability and its irrelevant humor.

Last year's season opener was the brilliant and hilarious "Gay Witch Project." This hour long season opener entitled "The Fun Run," is bloated and unfunny. The writers took the predictable path with Jim and Pam and have used it has the focal point of the office. There's no place for that to go now. But with the juvenile and annoying behavior expressed by Jim and Pam in the second half of last year, I can only say that they deserve each other. But as a viewer, it's starting to get real sickening. The writer's also took the easy way out by getting rid of Karen, just like they did with Roy last year. The subplot with Jan has also become ridiculous and Michael has tuned into a caricature Lately, the most interesting, funny and human characters on the show have been Darrell, Kevin, Stanley, Creed and Oscar. Here's to seeing more of them and less of Jim and Pam.