The Return ( the Office ) - wikipedia The Return ( the Office ) Jump to : navigation , search `` The Return '' The Office episode Episode no . Season 3 Episode 14 Directed by Greg Daniels Written by Michael Schur Lee Eisenberg Gene Stupnitsky Production code 313 Original air date January 18 , 2007 Guest appearance ( s ) Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton Ed Helms as Andy Bernard Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli Yvette Nicole Brown as Paris Charlotte Stewart as a customer Episode chronology ← Previous `` Traveling Salesmen '' Next → `` Ben Franklin '' The Office ( U.S. season 3 ) List of The Office ( U.S. TV series ) episodes `` The Return '' ( originally titled `` Oscar 's Return '' ) is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the US version of The Office , and the show 's 42nd overall . In the episode , the office celebrates Oscar Martinez 's ( Oscar Nunez ) return , who had been on vacation since the first episode of the season . Meanwhile , a recently departed Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) finds a job at Staples . The episode was written by Michael Schur , Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky , and was directed by series creator Greg Daniels . Actor Oscar Nunez returned to The Office after having left to film the television series Halfway Home . The annoying personality of Ed Helms 's character Andy was noted by multiple observers , and even irritated the actor 's own mother to such a degree that she could not watch the episode . `` The Return '' marked Helms ' departure from The Office until the season 's nineteenth episode `` The Negotiation '' . For its first American broadcast on January 18 , 2007 on NBC , `` The Return '' aired to an estimated 10.15 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research . It was positively received by television critics , with several focusing on the character development of Angela Martin ( Angela Kinsey ) . Along with `` Traveling Salesmen '' , NBC later re-broadcast `` The Return '' 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 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Cultural references 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links Synopsis ( edit ) Having quit Dunder Mifflin , Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) settles for a job at Staples . Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms ) relishes the thought of becoming Michael Scott 's ( Steve Carell ) new Number Three and begins to pester Michael for attention . When Andy begins to irritate his co-workers , Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski ) , after getting no support from Karen Filippelli ( Rashida Jones ) or Ryan Howard ( B.J. Novak ) , recruits Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer ) to play a prank on Andy by hiding his cell phone ( which plays Rockin ' Robin , sung a cappella by Andy himself ) in the ceiling and continually calling it . Meanwhile , Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez ) returns to the office from his leave of absence , and Michael wants to celebrate by asking the Party Planning Committee to throw a Mexican - themed fiesta that includes firecrackers , a chihuahua and a donkey . Later , as Jim and Pam continue to call Andy 's hidden cell phone , he is pushed over the edge by the combination of Jim and Pam 's prank and Michael 's rejection of his friendship , and in a fit of rage puts his fist through a wall . When Angela Martin ( Angela Kinsey ) finally reveals to Michael that she was the cause of Dwight 's secret visit to Corporate , Michael realizes his error in forcing Dwight out and goes to Staples to ask him to return to Dunder Mifflin . Angela was worried that Michael would realize the two were involved in a romantic relationship , but Michael believes that Dwight saved Angela out of loyalty to the company . Dwight returns to the office and , much to his delight , thinks Oscar 's welcome party is actually meant for him . Karen has noticed how much fun Jim and Pam had together during their prank on Andy ; she confronts Jim and asks him if he still has feelings for Pam . Jim nods as he quietly says yes and Karen walks out the room , visibly upset . Meanwhile , corporate sends Andy to anger management where he plans to get out of the 10 - week program in five weeks through his usual charms : name repetition and personality imitation . Production ( edit ) `` The Return '' marked the reappearance of Oscar Nunez , who left The Office to work on the television series Halfway Home . `` The Return '' was written by Michael Schur , Lee Eisenberg , and Gene Stupnitsky , while series creator and executive producer Greg Daniels directed and Dean Holland edited . The original title of this episode was `` Oscar 's Return '' , a reference to the reappearance of actor Oscar Nunez , who had temporarily left the series after the season premiere . Nunez spent the interim working on the Comedy Central series Halfway Home . It was the last episode Daniels filmed before the Thanksgiving holiday , the start of an eight - week break for the cast and crew . Then - president of NBC Entertainment Kevin Reilly played Dwight 's first interviewer . Ed Helms noted in the audio commentary that his mother had trouble watching a string of episodes that included `` The Return '' because she found his character so annoying . Helms recorded the self - recorded cellphone ring on his own personal computer . For the big anger scene , Helms actually bloodied his knuckles while punching the wall , something that took five or six takes . Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson had difficulty with their reuniting scene and had to stage it in several different ways . As part of the episode is set in one of their stores , office supply chain Staples Inc. watched the episode carefully to ensure they were not portrayed negatively ; they were particularly afraid that Dwight 's manner of quitting was disrespectful to the company . At the time `` The Return '' aired , no one was certain Helms would be returning . In early February , NBC confirmed Helms had been hired on as a series regular for the rest of the year , with the actor returning in the season 's nineteenth episode , `` The Negotiation '' . `` The Return '' was later rebroadcast with `` Traveling Salesmen '' as a combined hour - long episode , on March 15 , 2007 . NBC added previously unaired and re-edited scenes into the episode , which was perceived by one commentator as a method to `` boost the ratings during the content dearth known as repeat week , giving its replays a creative twist '' . Greg Daniels explained that in addition to the attempt to attract a larger audience , `` it 's about giving something extra to our wonderful fans ... their loyalty must be rewarded somehow , and we do n't have the budget for 10 million muffin baskets . '' Cultural references ( edit ) Andy tells Michael he is going to `` get my Lost on '' , a reference to the ABC science fiction drama television series . Andy sings The Cranberries ' 1994 hit song `` Zombie '' , which was the most annoying song Helms and Krasinski could think of for Andy to sing . Dwight later returns to the office wearing a sweatshirt prominently displaying Battlestar Galactica , a Syfy military science fiction television series . When referring to Andy 's weirdness , Michael mentions radio broadcaster Marv Albert , who was convicted of sexual assault in the late 1990s . Reception ( edit ) `` The Return '' first aired on January 18 , 2007 in the United States on NBC . According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was watched by an estimated 10.15 million viewers . The Office and its lead - in My Name is Earl finished first in the 18 -- 49 demographic against its time slot competitors , though it was not enough to prevent the overall network from finishing in third place among total viewers . The same day as the episode broadcast , NBC renewed The Office for a full fourth season , which came as no surprise to media pundits . Beginning his review , Buddy TV 's Oscar Dahl declared Andy was `` one of the most devastatingly annoying characters on television '' . Dahl liked Dwight 's scenes at Staples , and wrote that series was becoming `` more and more difficult to write about . It 's really funny . Consistently funny . Great episodes , week after week , breed little in the way of discussion ( ... ) We have to appreciate greatness while it 's here . The Office is in the midst of a historic run of consistently great episodes . Bask in it . '' AOL TV writer Michael Sciannamea agreed with Dahl 's initial assessment of Andy , and called him the `` most obnoxious sitcom character in the last few years '' . Sciannamea enjoyed seeing more of Angela 's and Michael 's personalities , and believed Andy was a `` short - timer '' to the series . Entertainment Weekly contributor Abby West praised Angela Kinsey 's performance , noting that she `` brought wonderful contradictions to her prickly office priss '' . West also enjoyed the love triangle for being `` so skillfully kept as the subplot it should be . It is as much due to the light touches of the three actors as to the writers ... It 's refreshing that Jim and Karen have mostly been so mature and honest , but that 's a sure sign that the relationship will devolve , because the setup for the success for most long - term TV romances requires miscommunication and no confrontation . '' In his review of the third season , Travis Fickett of IGN highlighted a scene of the episode ; he commented , `` Watching Andy slowly meltdown when he ca n't find his cell phone is one of the better moments of the season . '' References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Wilson , Rainn ( December 13 , 2012 ) . `` Remember all of these ? # FinalSeason '' . Facebook.com . Retrieved December 13 , 2012 . ^ Jump up to : `` NBC 's Hit Comedy ' The Office ' Works Overtime with Never - Before - Seen Moments in ' Newpeat ' Episodes on March 15 as Well as an ' Office Marathon ' on March 29 '' ( Press release ) . The Futon Critic . March 9 , 2007 . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . ^ Jump up to : Krasinski , John , Rainn Wilson , Rashida Jones , Ed Helms , Leslie David Baker , Dave Rogers ( editor ) ( 2007 ) . Audio commentary for `` Traveling Salesman / The Return '' ( DVD ) . The Office : Season Three Disc 3 : Universal Studios Home Entertainment . Jump up ^ `` UPDATED LISTING FOR NBC 'S `` THE OFFICE '' 01 / 18 - 07 '' ( Press release ) . The Futon Critic . January 18 , 2007 . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Flannery , Kate ( January 17 , 2007 ) . `` January 18 , 2007 : Oscar 's Return '' . TV Guide . Archived from the original on September 13 , 2012 . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Flannery , Kate ( January 11 , 2007 ) . `` January 11 , 2007 : `` Traveling Salesmen '' `` . TV Guide . Archived from the original on May 31 , 2009 . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Adalian , Josef ( January 18 , 2007 ) . `` NBC 's Reilly guests on ' The Office ' '' . Variety . Retrieved January 19 , 2007 . Jump up ^ `` People : It 's elementary : Fox plans ` 5th grade ' - level quiz show '' . The Journal Gazette . February 2 , 2007 . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Jeffrey Blitz ( director ) , Michael Schur ( writer ) ( 2007 - 04 - 05 ) . `` The Negotiation '' . The Office . Season 3 . Episode 19 . NBC . ^ Jump up to : De Leon , Kris ( March 12 , 2007 ) . `` A New Treat from The Office '' . Buddy TV . Retrieved January 25 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Welsh , James ( March 12 , 2007 ) . `` NBC plans ' Office ' `` newpeats '' `` . Digital Spy . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . ^ Jump up to : West , Abby ( January 19 , 2007 ) . `` Dwight at the End of the Tunnel '' . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 25 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Prime - Time TV Rankings ; Fox plays macho and wins week 's ratings war '' . Los Angeles Times . January 19 , 2007 . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Toff , Benjamin ( January 20 , 2007 ) . `` CSI vs. greys anatomy '' . The New York Times . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ `` No surprises at NBC '' . The Province . January 19 , 2007 . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Dahl , Oscar ( January 19 , 2007 ) . `` The Office : The Annoying Andy '' . Buddy TV . Retrieved January 25 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Sciannamea , Michael ( January 29 , 2007 ) . `` The Office : The Return '' . AOL TV . Retrieved January 25 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Fickett , Travis ( June 1 , 2007 ) . `` The Office : Season 3 Review '' . IGN . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . 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`` The Return '' The Office episode Episode no . Season 3 Episode 14 Directed by Greg Daniels Written by Michael Schur Lee Eisenberg Gene Stupnitsky Production code 313 Original air date January 18 , 2007 Guest appearance ( s ) Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton Ed Helms as Andy Bernard Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli Yvette Nicole Brown as Paris Charlotte Stewart as a customer Episode chronology ← Previous `` Traveling Salesmen '' Next → `` Ben Franklin '' The Office ( U.S. season 3 ) List of The Office ( U.S. TV series ) episodes `` The Return '' The Office episode Episode no . Season 3 Episode 14 Directed by Greg Daniels Written by Michael Schur Lee Eisenberg Gene Stupnitsky Production code 313 Original air date January 18 , 2007 Guest appearance ( s ) Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton Ed Helms as Andy Bernard Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli Yvette Nicole Brown as Paris Charlotte Stewart as a customer Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton Ed Helms as Andy Bernard Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli Yvette Nicole Brown as Paris Charlotte Stewart as a customer Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton Ed Helms as Andy Bernard Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli Yvette Nicole Brown as Paris Charlotte Stewart as a customer Episode chronology ← Previous `` Traveling Salesmen '' Next → `` Ben Franklin '' ← Previous `` Traveling Salesmen '' Next → `` Ben Franklin '' ← Previous `` Traveling Salesmen '' Next → `` Ben Franklin '' The Office ( U.S. season 3 ) List of The Office ( U.S. TV series ) episodes `` The Return '' ( originally titled `` Oscar 's Return '' ) is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the US version of The Office , and the show 's 42nd overall . In the episode , the office celebrates Oscar Martinez 's ( Oscar Nunez ) return , who had been on vacation since the first episode of the season . Meanwhile , a recently departed Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) finds a job at Staples . The episode was written by Michael Schur , Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky , and was directed by series creator Greg Daniels . Actor Oscar Nunez returned to The Office after having left to film the television series Halfway Home . The annoying personality of Ed Helms 's character Andy was noted by multiple observers , and even irritated the actor 's own mother to such a degree that she could not watch the episode . `` The Return '' marked Helms ' departure from The Office until the season 's nineteenth episode `` The Negotiation '' . For its first American broadcast on January 18 , 2007 on NBC , `` The Return '' aired to an estimated 10.15 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research . It was positively received by television critics , with several focusing on the character development of Angela Martin ( Angela Kinsey ) . Along with `` Traveling Salesmen '' , NBC later re-broadcast `` The Return '' 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 . Having quit Dunder Mifflin , Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) settles for a job at Staples . Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms ) relishes the thought of becoming Michael Scott 's ( Steve Carell ) new Number Three and begins to pester Michael for attention . When Andy begins to irritate his co-workers , Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski ) , after getting no support from Karen Filippelli ( Rashida Jones ) or Ryan Howard ( B.J. Novak ) , recruits Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer ) to play a prank on Andy by hiding his cell phone ( which plays Rockin ' Robin , sung a cappella by Andy himself ) in the ceiling and continually calling it . Meanwhile , Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez ) returns to the office from his leave of absence , and Michael wants to celebrate by asking the Party Planning Committee to throw a Mexican - themed fiesta that includes firecrackers , a chihuahua and a donkey . Later , as Jim and Pam continue to call Andy 's hidden cell phone , he is pushed over the edge by the combination of Jim and Pam 's prank and Michael 's rejection of his friendship , and in a fit of rage puts his fist through a wall . When Angela Martin ( Angela Kinsey ) finally reveals to Michael that she was the cause of Dwight 's secret visit to Corporate , Michael realizes his error in forcing Dwight out and goes to Staples to ask him to return to Dunder Mifflin . Angela was worried that Michael would realize the two were involved in a romantic relationship , but Michael believes that Dwight saved Angela out of loyalty to the company . Dwight returns to the office and , much to his delight , thinks Oscar 's welcome party is actually meant for him . Karen has noticed how much fun Jim and Pam had together during their prank on Andy ; she confronts Jim and asks him if he still has feelings for Pam . Jim nods as he quietly says yes and Karen walks out the room , visibly upset . Meanwhile , corporate sends Andy to anger management where he plans to get out of the 10 - week program in five weeks through his usual charms : name repetition and personality imitation . `` The Return '' was written by Michael Schur , Lee Eisenberg , and Gene Stupnitsky , while series creator and executive producer Greg Daniels directed and Dean Holland edited . The original title of this episode was `` Oscar 's Return '' , a reference to the reappearance of actor Oscar Nunez , who had temporarily left the series after the season premiere . Nunez spent the interim working on the Comedy Central series Halfway Home . It was the last episode Daniels filmed before the Thanksgiving holiday , the start of an eight - week break for the cast and crew . Then - president of NBC Entertainment Kevin Reilly played Dwight 's first interviewer . Ed Helms noted in the audio commentary that his mother had trouble watching a string of episodes that included `` The Return '' because she found his character so annoying . Helms recorded the self - recorded cellphone ring on his own personal computer . For the big anger scene , Helms actually bloodied his knuckles while punching the wall , something that took five or six takes . Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson had difficulty with their reuniting scene and had to stage it in several different ways . As part of the episode is set in one of their stores , office supply chain Staples Inc. watched the episode carefully to ensure they were not portrayed negatively ; they were particularly afraid that Dwight 's manner of quitting was disrespectful to the company . At the time `` The Return '' aired , no one was certain Helms would be returning . In early February , NBC confirmed Helms had been hired on as a series regular for the rest of the year , with the actor returning in the season 's nineteenth episode , `` The Negotiation '' . `` The Return '' was later rebroadcast with `` Traveling Salesmen '' as a combined hour - long episode , on March 15 , 2007 . NBC added previously unaired and re-edited scenes into the episode , which was perceived by one commentator as a method to `` boost the ratings during the content dearth known as repeat week , giving its replays a creative twist '' . Greg Daniels explained that in addition to the attempt to attract a larger audience , `` it 's about giving something extra to our wonderful fans ... their loyalty must be rewarded somehow , and we do n't have the budget for 10 million muffin baskets . '' Andy tells Michael he is going to `` get my Lost on '' , a reference to the ABC science fiction drama television series . Andy sings The Cranberries ' 1994 hit song `` Zombie '' , which was the most annoying song Helms and Krasinski could think of for Andy to sing . Dwight later returns to the office wearing a sweatshirt prominently displaying Battlestar Galactica , a Syfy military science fiction television series . When referring to Andy 's weirdness , Michael mentions radio broadcaster Marv Albert , who was convicted of sexual assault in the late 1990s . `` The Return '' first aired on January 18 , 2007 in the United States on NBC . According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was watched by an estimated 10.15 million viewers . The Office and its lead - in My Name is Earl finished first in the 18 -- 49 demographic against its time slot competitors , though it was not enough to prevent the overall network from finishing in third place among total viewers . The same day as the episode broadcast , NBC renewed The Office for a full fourth season , which came as no surprise to media pundits . Beginning his review , Buddy TV 's Oscar Dahl declared Andy was `` one of the most devastatingly annoying characters on television '' . Dahl liked Dwight 's scenes at Staples , and wrote that series was becoming `` more and more difficult to write about . It 's really funny . Consistently funny . Great episodes , week after week , breed little in the way of discussion ( ... ) We have to appreciate greatness while it 's here . The Office is in the midst of a historic run of consistently great episodes . Bask in it . '' AOL TV writer Michael Sciannamea agreed with Dahl 's initial assessment of Andy , and called him the `` most obnoxious sitcom character in the last few years '' . Sciannamea enjoyed seeing more of Angela 's and Michael 's personalities , and believed Andy was a `` short - timer '' to the series . Entertainment Weekly contributor Abby West praised Angela Kinsey 's performance , noting that she `` brought wonderful contradictions to her prickly office priss '' . West also enjoyed the love triangle for being `` so skillfully kept as the subplot it should be . It is as much due to the light touches of the three actors as to the writers ... It 's refreshing that Jim and Karen have mostly been so mature and honest , but that 's a sure sign that the relationship will devolve , because the setup for the success for most long - term TV romances requires miscommunication and no confrontation . '' In his review of the third season , Travis Fickett of IGN highlighted a scene of the episode ; he commented , `` Watching Andy slowly meltdown when he ca n't find his cell phone is one of the better moments of the season . ''