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)

Also Known As:

A Benihana Christmas

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 the opening, Dwight says "and circle gets the square." This is a throwback to the game show Hollywood Squares. A phrase commonly used by the host of the show as an affirmative response, but often sarcastically.

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Goofs

The "missing" cable for the karaoke machine is an IEC cable, which could be found on the back of any computer monitor or any computer desktop.

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Quotes

Michael Scott: You walk out that door and it is over.
Carol Stills: I know.
[walks out door]

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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.