A Benihana Christmas 

Trouble among the members of the party planning committee results with the office having two competing Christmas parties, but Michael isn't interested in celebrating because he has just broken up with his girlfriend.

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

Greg Daniels (developed for american television by), Jennifer Celotta

Stars:

Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard
David Denman	...	Roy Anderson
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

Storyline

In a special one hour Christmas episode, Michael sends out an inappropriate Christmas Card which lands him in hot water with his girlfriend Carol. Meanwhile tensions mount on the party planning committee between Angela, Pam and Karen. The resulting tension leave the office with two competing Christmas parties.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas episode | christmas | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille Productions, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this episode, Creed is singing "Spinnin N' Reelin", a song that he wrote himself. Creed Bratton is a musician as well as an actor, and has released some albums.

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Goofs

The two girls Andy and Michael bring back to the office from Benihana's are both clearly different characters than the ones serving them in the restaurant who were said to be "checking them out."

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Quotes

Angela: Hey! Excuse me! Waitress lady! Hey! Where do you think you're going with that?
Nikki: I thought I could have it.
Angela: No, you can't have it. I don't walk into your house and steal your Hello Kitty backpack.

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Connections

References Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

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Soundtracks

Goodbye My Lover
Written by James Blunt and Sacha Skarbek
Performed by James Blunt and Steve Carell

User Reviews

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A Benihana Christmas

Definitely a good news for the fans since the pranks on Dwight are back and this time they are more awesome and on Michael's side a hint of secret and also the 'Asian' girl confusion is hilarious.