” The Boat ” is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the 182nd episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC on November 8, 2012. It guest stars Josh Groban as Andy’s brother Walter.

Erin Hannon ( Ellie Kemper) convinces him that before he sells the boat, they should take it out for one last sunset cruise, and they drive to Stamford, Connecticut, where the boat is docked. Andy starts to hoist the main sail, but is stopped by a broker who is to sail it to the Caribbean for the buyer.

He started as an employee at Dunder Mifflin’s Stamford branch before making the move to Scranton during the merger, later becoming the manager for two seasons after Michael Scott (Steve Carell) left The Office. Things started going downhill for Andy’s character, especially upon his return from a work trip to Florida in season 8.

While Andy is reinstated, Robert swindles his way into getting a million dollars from David and Andy hires Nellie out of guilt and sorrow. In ” New Guys “, it is revealed that Andy was sent to Outward Bound manager training by David Wallace, which caused him to revert to his cockier and meaner persona from season 3.

What episode does Andy return to the office?

Episode 1: “New Guys”. Andy returns after going on an Outward Bound retreat meant to improve his leadership skills. Annoyed that Nellie is still working at the office, he sets out to humiliate her. With Kelly and Ryan both gone, there are two new young employees (Clark Duke, Jake Lacy) in the office.

Episode 2: “Roy’s Wedding”. Jim and Pam go to Roy’s wedding, and seeing Pam’s ex-fiancé with his new bride makes them worry that they no longer surprise each other. Nellie initiates a program to give money to charity, and Dwight refuses to participate, and they end up in a standoff.

Episode 7: “The Whale”. David Wallace assigns Dwight to land the important Scranton White Pages account, and the head of the company turns out to be Jan Levenson, who only called the meeting so she could talk to David. Dwight turns things around by using Clark to prey on Jan’s weakness for younger men.

On Valentine’s Day, Pam and Jim go out to lunch with Brian, who reveals he’s splitting up with his wife. Jim gets mad that Pam never told him about crying in front of Brian. Andy returns from his three-month boat odyssey a day early to everyone’s annoyance, taking credit for all the successes while he was gone, accidentally blowing a big account, and meeting with David Wallace to make it seem like he was there the whole time. But then Erin finally breaks up with him, and David Wallace inadvertently discovers that he took an unauthorized leave of absence. Original airdate: February 7, 2013.

Episode 9 : “Dwight Christmas”. The party planning committee forgets to organize a Christmas party, so Dwight leads a strange Pennsylvania Dutch-style celebration. Jim is headed to Philadelphia to start his new job, and Darryl is upset that Jim has forgotten his promise to take Darryl along.

In a storyline that would have served as the pilot for a spin-off, Dwight’s Aunt Shirley dies, and his family members come to the funeral. Shirley leaves her farm to Dwight and his two siblings, as long as they agree to run it together. Todd Packer brings cupcakes to the office claiming that he’s making amends for his past offenses, as part of his addiction recovery. Pam tries to convince everyone not to eat the cupcakes, which turns out to be a smart decision since Packer actually laced them all with drugs. Only Pam ends up avoiding a fate of hallucinations and/or diarrhea. Original airdate: March 14, 2013.

Episode 8: “The Target”. After discovering that Oscar is having an affair with her husband, Angela turns to Dwight for help, and hires a weird friend of his to break Oscar’s kneecaps. Dwight stops things before they go too far, leaving Oscar feeling guilty and Angela feeling devastated.

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What episode is the boat in The Office?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ” The Boat ” is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the 182nd episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC on November 8, 2012. It guest stars Josh Groban as Andy’s brother Walter.

Ratings. “The Boat” was originally scheduled to air on NBC on November 1, 2012 but was replaced with a rerun of The Voice. NBC claimed it was for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, however the schedule change happened nationwide. It eventually aired a week later, on November 8, 2012.

“The Boat” received mostly positive reviews from television critics. The A.V. Club reviewer Erik Adams called it “another solid late-period episode”, praising Rainn Wilson’s commitment to Dwight throughout the main plotline. He also complimented the Andy-Erin subplot, and considered it superior to the previous episode for featuring more consistency in Andy’s characterization. He also complimented Dan Sterling and John Krasinski’s work on the episode, saying that the script made “good on previous hints that Andy and Erin’s story won’t end like Jim and Pam’s” and that Krasinski’s direction added “just enough energy not to feel overwhelming”. He gave the episode a “B+”. IGN writer Cindy White called the episode a “pleasant surprise”, for its use of the supporting characters and its development of the season’s plotlines. She complimented most of the subplots, and compared Pete and Erin’s romance to Jim and Pam’s from the early seasons of the series. Her only complaint was Andy’s characterization throughout the episode and the ninth season, as a whole, for being “mopey and self-obsessed.” Despite this, she gave the episode an 8.0/10, calling it “Great”. WhatCulture! reviewer Joseph Kratzer gave the episode four stars out of five, praising the episode for making the previously unsuccessful Oscar-Senator storyline and the Andy’s bankrupt family storyline entertaining. He also complimented the fact that Jim and Pam’s bickering from the previous episode was not expanded upon, and praised their prank on Dwight, calling it a “great bit” and “an excellent comedic balance to the more serious story of Andy’s inner demons.”

Dwight shifts the blame to CEO David Wallace ( Andy Buckley ), and they convince him that David has become disturbed and has taken a mailman hostage. Dwight calls David and tries to talk him into surrendering to the police and letting the mailman go.

Back in the office that evening, Pete Miller ( Jake Lacy) asks Erin to join him for drinks, and she accepts. A local radio show schedules an interview with Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) to discuss Dunder Mifflin, but, unbeknown to Dwight, the interview is later canceled.

It guest stars Josh Groban as Andy’s brother Walter. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

“The Boat” was written by executive producer Dan Sterling, his first credit for the series. He was hired before production on the ninth season started as executive producer, to replace Mindy Kaling, who departed full-time involvement on the series following the eighth season. The episode was also directed by series cast member John Krasinski, his third directing credit for the series after the sixth season episode ” Sabre ” and the eighth-season episode, ” Lotto “. The episode features the return of Andy’s brother, Walter Jr., played by Josh Groban, who is now a drunk. He previously appeared in the eighth season episode, ” Garden Party “. The episode also guest stars Andy Buckley in voice only. Buckley portrayed David Wallace, the CFO of Dunder Mifflin from seasons two to six. He was recently brought back on board near the end of season eight. Following this episode, Ed Helms was written out of several episodes, in order to film The Hangover Part III.

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