Women's Appreciation
22nd episode of the 3rd season of The Office / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Women's Appreciation" is the twenty-second episode of the third season of the American version of The Office, the show's fiftieth overall, and the third supersized episode of the season. In this episode, Phyllis is flashed in the parking lot, so Michael takes all the women to the mall for "women's appreciation", where the status of his relationship with Jan comes to light. Meanwhile, Pam makes a sketch supposedly of the man who flashed Phyllis, when it in fact resembles Dwight, who is unaware and posts the fliers throughout town.
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Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 22 | ||
Directed by | Tucker Gates | ||
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Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn | ||
Editing by | Dean Holland | ||
Production code | 321[1] | ||
Original air date | May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03) | ||
Running time | 29 minutes | ||
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The episode was written by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg and directed by Tucker Gates. The characters travel to Mall at Steamtown, a shopping center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Cast members Jenna Fischer and Kate Flannery enjoyed the three-day shoot outside the office, and the latter was able to perform her own driving stunts. While filming, the cast were often met with fans "in full force" yelling out Steve Carell's name and taking pictures. Retailer Victoria's Secret agreed to close their mall store to the public to allow for episode filming.
"Women's Appreciation" first aired in the United States on May 3, 2007. It garnered an estimated 7.0 million viewers, causing it to rank fourth in its timeslot. Television critics gave positive reviews to the episode. Comedic elements, such as Pam's prank on Dwight, were praised, and many critics found Michael's antics humorous, but one reviewer felt that Michael's relationship problems with Jan came out of nowhere.