| "Boys and Girls" | |
|---|---|
| The Office episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Dennie Gordon |
| Written by | B. J. Novak |
| Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn |
| Editing by | Dean Holland |
| Production code | 2015[1] |
| Original air date | February 2, 2006 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Boys and Girls" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's twenty-first episode overall. It was written by B. J. Novak and directed by Dennie Gordon and first aired on February 2, 2006, on NBC. The episode guest stars Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson, Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin, and Patrice O'Neal as Lonny.
The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) becomes frustrated when he is not allowed to listen in on a "women in the workplace" seminar that Jan is conducting, so he conducts his own "men in the workplace" seminar in the warehouse, where talk of a warehouse union emerges. Meanwhile, Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) considers graphic design.
The genesis for the episode came from an idea cast members Angela Kinsey and Fischer had while spending time together on the set of the series. During the filming, Carell and the warehouse men were filmed on one set and Fischer and the office women filmed on another. The episode was viewed by 9.21 million viewers.[2] "Boys and Girls" received largely positive reviews from critics.