| "A Benihana Christmas" | |
|---|---|
| The Office episodes | |
| Episode nos. | Season 3 Episodes 10/11 |
| Directed by | Harold Ramis |
| Written by | Jennifer Celotta |
| Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn |
| Editing by | Dean Holland |
| Production code | 309/314[1] |
| Original air date | December 14, 2006 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"A Benihana Christmas" is the tenth and eleventh episodes of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office and the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth episodes overall. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Harold Ramis. The episode originally aired in the United States on December 14, 2006, on NBC.
In the episode, Christmas time at the office leads to depression for Michael, when his girlfriend Carol (Nancy Walls) breaks up with him. Michael, Andy, Dwight, and Jim then go to a local Benihana restaurant, where Michael and Andy find dates with two of the restaurant's waitresses. Back at the office, after a conflict with a bossy Angela, Karen and Pam decide to create their own Christmas party. When the majority of the office decide to go to Karen and Pam's party, Angela becomes upset, and seeing this, Karen and Pam decide to combine the parties. Soon after, Michael and Andy's dates leave them, but Michael nevertheless finds someone to go to Jamaica with him.