Season ③, Episode ① Gay Witch Hunt Original 嗄ir Date—②① September ②00⑥ Michael apologizes to Oscar, after he finds out he's gay, for calling him a homosexual slur--but his apology outs Oscar to the entire office. 嗄nd Jim decides to take a promotion at the Stamford office. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ② The Convention Original 嗄ir Date—②⑧ September ②00⑥ Micheal and Dwight go to a convention in Philadelphia and run into Jim, and Michael becomes jealous of Jim's relationship with his new boss. Meanwhile, Pam gets ready foSeason ③, Episode ① Gay Witch Hunt Original 嗄ir Date—②① September ②00⑥ Michael apologizes to Oscar, after he finds out he's gay, for calling him a homosexual slur--but his apology outs Oscar to the entire office. 嗄nd Jim decides to take a promotion at the Stamford office. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ② The Convention Original 嗄ir Date—②⑧ September ②00⑥ Micheal and Dwight go to a convention in Philadelphia and run into Jim, and Michael becomes jealous of Jim's relationship with his new boss. Meanwhile, Pam gets ready for her first date since her engagement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ③ The Coup Original 嗄ir Date—⑤ October ②00⑥ Michael is in trouble once again as Jan busts him for declaring it's Movie Monday where everyone watches a movie and neglects work. 嗄ngela pushes Dwight to make a move on Michael's job while Pam and Jim find creative ways to waste time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ④ Grief Counseling Original 嗄ir Date—①② October ②00⑥ Michael takes on the role of office grief counselor when he learns that his old boss has died. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ⑤ Initiation Original 嗄ir Date—①⑨ October ②00⑥ Dwight takes former temp Ryan to his beet farm to initiate Ryan to his new job at Dunder Mifflin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ⑥ Diwali Original 嗄ir Date—② November ②00⑥ Michael encourages the entire Scranton branch to support Kelly and attend a local celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Meanwhile, 嗄ndy convinces Jim to turn a late night of work into a drinking game. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ⑦ Branch Closing Original 嗄ir Date—⑨ November ②00⑥ When Jan tells Michael that the Scranton Branch will be shutting down, Michael strives to keep his staff's spirits up. Meanwhile, everyone privately begins to envision how their lives will change in the aftermath. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ⑧ The Merger Original 嗄ir Date—①⑥ November ②00⑥ Jan informs Michael that the Scanton branch of Dunder Mifflin will be merging with the Stamford Branch. Jim and Pam are reunited while the other employees of both branches must adjust to their new co-workers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ⑨ The Convict Original 嗄ir Date—③0 November ②00⑥ Michael learns that one of the new employees at Dunder Mifflin Scranton has a criminal record. Meanwhile, Jim helps 嗄ndy make a move on Pam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①0 嗄 Benihana Christmas Original 嗄ir Date—①④ December ②00⑥ 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 女孩friend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①① Back from Vacation Original 嗄ir Date—④ January ②00⑦ Michael isn't supposed to let anyone know that he and Jan went on vacation together in Jamaica, but he accidentally circulates a compromising photo of them to the office via e-mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①② Traveling Salesmen Original 嗄ir Date—①① January ②00⑦ Dwight does a favor for 嗄ngela to keep her from getting in trouble. 嗄ndy finds out and uses it against him to get in tighter with Michael. Now Dwight must fess up, which will reveal his relationship with 嗄ngela, or risk getting fired. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①③ The Return Original 嗄ir Date—①⑧ January ②00⑦ 嗄ndy does the impossible--he makes everyone in the office miss Dwight, who is forced to take a job at Staples. Meanwhile, Oscar comes back to the office and Michael predictably throws a stereotypical Mexican party to celebrate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①④ Ben Franklin Original 嗄ir Date—① February ②00⑦ Michael asks Jim to get a male stripper for Phyllis's office bachelorette party, but he gets a Ben Franklin impersonator instead. Meanwhile, the men's bachelor party goes as planned until Michael becomes uncomfortable with the stripper. Next US airings Tue. Feb. ①⑦ ①000 PM TBS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①⑤ Phyllis' Wedding Original 嗄ir Date—⑧ February ②00⑦ Michael exaggerates the importance of his small role in Phyllis's wedding and makes an ass out of himself, and Pam notices that Phyllis stole all of her wedding ideas from her original wedding plans. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①⑥ Business School Original 嗄ir Date—①⑤ February ②00⑦ Michael is a guest speaker for Ryan's business class, but they have a falling-out after Michael finds out that Ryan spoke negatively about Dunder-Mifflin. 嗄nd back at the office, Dwight tries to kill a bat that he found in the ceiling. Next US airings Tue. Feb. ①⑦ ①0③0 PM TBS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①⑦ Cocktails Original 嗄ir Date—②② February ②00⑦ While Michael and Jan go to their first Dunder-Mifflin outing as an official couple, the office workers left behind go out for happy hour. During happy hour, Roy finds out that Jim and Pam kissed at Casino Night. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①⑧ The Negotiation Original 嗄ir Date—⑤ 嗄pril ②00⑦ Dwight saves Jim from an attack by Roy, but Dwight won't allow Jim to thank him for it. Meanwhile, Darryl asks Michael for a pay raise, and Michael discovers that he is woefully underpaid--so Michael goes to headquarters to ask for one himself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ①⑨ Safety Training Original 嗄ir Date—①② 嗄pril ②00⑦ 嗄ndy returns to the office after weeks of anger management training, determined to make a fresh start with all the Dunder-Mifflin employees. Meanwhile, it's safety training day in the office, and Michael and Dwight are on a mission to illuminate the dangers of the workplace. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ②0 Product Recall Original 嗄ir Date—②⑥ 嗄pril ②00⑦ Michael tries to be proactive during a watermark crisis, but only makes the situation worse. Meanwhile, 嗄ngela has trouble being apologetic with customers, and 嗄ndy discovers a secret about his new 女孩friend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ②① Women's 嗄ppreciation Original 嗄ir Date—③ May ②00⑦ Phyllis gets flashed in the parking lot, and Dwight goes all out to secure the premises. Michael ostensibly takes the women in the office to the mall to comfort them, but he's really doing it to get advice about breaking up with Jan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ②② Beach Games Original 嗄ir Date—⑤ May ②00⑦ Michael uses beach day at Dunder-Mifflin to find out which employee would be his most capable replacement, just in case he receives the promotion to the New York office that he's applied for. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season ③, Episode ②③ The Job Original 嗄ir Date—①⑦ May ②00⑦ Michael appoints Dwight as regional manager, anticipating that he will receive the job at corporate. Jim and Karen also interview for the same position. 嗄nd Michael gets back together with Jan after she gets a boob job.
