| Andy Bernard |
| The Office character |
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Ed Helms as Andy Bernard |
| First appearance |
"Gay Witch Hunt" |
| Created by |
Greg Daniels |
| Portrayed by |
Ed Helms |
| Information |
| Nickname(s) |
"The 'Nard-Dog"
"The 'Nard-Puppy" (as a child)
"Drew"
"The Penguin"
"Hubble"
"El Guapo"
"Boner Champ"
"Puke"
"Buzz"
"Ace"
"Baskin Robbins"
"St. Bernard"
"Pat the Mechanic"
"King Butt" |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
- Regional Manager, Dunder Mifflin, Scranton PA
- Regional Director in Charge of Sales, Dunder Mifflin, Stamford CT
- Regional Director in Charge of Sales, Dunder Mifflin, Scranton PA
- Regional Manager, Dunder Mifflin Sabre, Scranton PA
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| Family |
Walter Bernard, Sr. (Father)
Ellen Bernard (Mother)
Walter Bernard, Jr. (Brother)
Unnamed Sister
Ruth (Grandmother)
Unnamed Cousin |
| Significant other(s) |
Erin Hannon (girlfriend)
Jessica (ex-girlfriend)
Angela Martin (ex-fiancee) |
Andrew "Andy" Baines Bernard (born 1973, as Walter Bernard, Jr.) is a fictional character from the U.S. comedy television series, The Office. The character is highly insecure, yet egotistical, constantly referencing his education at Cornell University. Originally a salesman, Andy replaced Michael Scott, as manager of the Scranton division of Dunder Mifflin, beginning with the eighth season, although, he was not the first to do so: in the few months between Michael and Andy's tenures, Deangelo Vickers was hired, but then left after suffering from a severe injury in the warehouse, Andy's co-workers Dwight Schrute and Creed Bratton were consecutively appointed acting managers, and finally Robert California was hired as manager, but then, almost immediately, maneuvered his way into the position of CEO of the company. Andy's status as fifth or sixth choice to be manager (salesman Jim Halpert also chose not to accept the opportunity to manage) contributes to his insecurity, which appears to stem from his strained relationship with his parents.
Andy is portrayed by Ed Helms. He is an original character and has no counterpart in the original British version of the series.
During the eighth season of the series, New York named Andy one of the most annoying TV characters of 2011.[1]
When the character was introduced at the beginning of the third season, Andy Bernard was a salesman at the Stamford, Connecticut branch of Dunder Mifflin. After the Stamford branch was shut down and merged with the Scranton branch, he, along with fellow salesman Karen Filippelli, were the only employees from Stamford to remain at Scranton, as the rest of their Stamford co-workers quit throughout the season, mainly because of their dislike of Michael and his management style. However, by the series' fourth season premiere, Karen left Scranton after Jim, her boyfriend at the time, broke up with her, thus leaving Andy as the only remaining employee to permanently stay at his job.
Andy is an overconfident and self-oblivious sycophant with anger problems. Like Jim, the character is named after a childhood friend of executive producer Greg Daniels. Andy's character has evolved since his first appearance in the series. Prior to entering anger management therapy, he was very attached, especially with Michael, and easily irritated, often to the point of becoming belligerent and violent. Following his anger management, he became a bit more amiable and even-tempered, though Jim expressed doubts about Andy's ability to control himself in the episode "The Duel".[2]
In a deleted scene from "Chair Model", he claims to have been "born and bred in Simsbury, Connecticut".[3] His birth name was Walter Bernard Jr., but after his younger brother was born, his parents decided that the new baby better embodied that name and should be named after his father instead. Thus, the original Walter was renamed Andrew, a name taken from a book of baby names (although, contrary to this, Andy's father is referred to as Andrew Bernard, in the episode "Goodbye, Toby"). In "Jury Duty", Andy reveals that, in an undisclosed period in his life, he was given the unfavorable nickname "King Butt" due to his "King-sized butt". Andy also claims, in the same episode, that he has never been lied to.[4]
Andy was the Regional Director in Charge of Sales at the Dunder Mifflin Stamford branch. Andy worked with fellow salesmen Jim and Karen, under the direction of Josh Porter. Upon the branch's closure, Andy transferred to the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch. Andy fancies himself a "ladies' man", enjoying, for example, a "roller coaster friendship" with his former co-worker, Karen.
He is a 1995 alumnus of Cornell University, which he will often brag about to his peers, and minored in History. In a talking-head interview, held in his debut episode, he brags that he graduated in four years, never studied once, was drunk the whole time, and sang in the a cappella group "Here Comes Treble". In a deleted scene from "Launch Party", Andy states that he was initially wait-listed, and then literally "sang [his] way into Cornell". A deleted scene from "Branch Wars" reveals that Andy's father donated a building to Cornell.[5] In "The Inner Circle", he states that he took "a crapload" of women's study courses while there, and that he even wrote a companion piece to The Vagina Monologues, entitled The Penis Apologies. Andy was a member of the a cappella group "Here Comes Treble", to which he pays homage with his screen name in Call of Duty, and to (all-female) a cappella groups named "Nothing But Treble", at both the real-life Cornell University and at Oberlin College, the actor's alma mater. The Cornell University ensemble's premiere album was named "Here Comes Treble". Andy is descended from a well-heeled line of WASPs, that he claims "goes all the way back to Moses". He also implies in "Gossip", that he has some relation to the Chi Psi fraternity, which also exists at Cornell. Andy often refers to himself by his nickname, "the 'Nard Dog". In "Weight Loss," it is revealed that Andy's nickname within his college a cappella group (Here Comes Treble) is "Boner Champ".[6]
In "Scott's Tots", he states that he has worked at Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, AIG, and Enron. It is also revealed in this episode that Andy suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome.[7] In "Secretary's Day", he tells Erin that his parents still pay his monthly credit card bills.[8]
Andy is shown to enjoy inventing nicknames for his colleagues. He nicknamed Jim "Big Tuna", because he ate a tuna sandwich on his first day at the Stamford branch, and once called Ryan Howard "Big Turkey," presumably for the similar reason.[9] After Jim gets a haircut for his Corporate job interview, Andy announces that Jim's new nickname is "Big Haircut", and no longer "Big Tuna",[10] but continues to call Jim "Big Tuna" in later episodes, as well as "Tuna Boss" and simply "Tuna".
A "frolf" enthusiast, he organized the first Frisbee Golf group at his college, and retains his love for "throwing the disc". He enjoys singing in a high falsetto voice, occasionally to the accompaniment of his banjo. He also experimented with the sitar during the "Moroccan Christmas" episode, eventually learning to play "Deck the Halls". It is also revealed in Season 7, that he plays piano and guitar. He is a fan of music from the 1990s, preferably alt-rock, as he has sung both the song "Zombie" by The Cranberries, "Ants Marching" by Dave Matthews Band, "Lovefool" by The Cardigans, and "Closer to Fine" by the Indigo Girls. He also enjoys the television shows Cheers ("Diwali"), Lost ("The Return") and How I Met Your Mother ("Happy Hour"). He is also shown to be skilled in speaking Pig Latin and French.
Andy enjoys a drink at Benihana that he calls "Noggasake" (a combination of 1 part eggnog, and 3 parts sake, and a pun on the city of Nagasaki), but has difficulty purchasing it because "Eggnog is seasonal".[11] He has mentioned that he once shot an 80-pound shark with a rifle, near his father's home in Montauk, New York, and that he once worked for Abercrombie & Fitch.[12]
Prior to his Anger Management training, Andy had severe anger problems. In "Gay Witch Hunt", upon finding his calculator embedded in Jell-O, a trademark prank of Jim, he screams and kicks a trash can across the office. in "The Coup", he threatens to murder Jim over a video game,[13] and throws a tantrum when, after bragging to Jim about Cornell's extensive alumni network, the former asks "where did you go to college?" and seems unimpressed after Andy answers him.[14] In "The Return", after punching a hole in the wall, in frustration over his hidden cellphone,[15] Andy is sent to Anger Management training, which he claims is still "Management Training."
Andy previously drove a Nissan Xterra, which he once described as "luxurious yet rugged" (Andy is mocked by Dwight because he drives "an X-Earth"). Following his return to Dunder Mifflin from anger management class, he now drives a Toyota Prius, a purchase he explains in a deleted scene on the Season 3 DVD.[16]
Andy regularly dresses in a distinctive, over-the-top preppy style, usually consisting of bright colored pants (some embroidered with animals and tennis racquets), d-ring belts, tattersall shirts, sweater vests, striped ties, or sometimes even a bowtie. In various episodes, Andy wears clothes of the style found at the stores Brooks Brothers and J. Crew. In the commentary for "The Return," Ed Helms remarks that Andy has good color sense, if not "color taste". In various episodes, Andy is seen wearing a blue, thick woven bracelet on his right wrist, despite that it will, at times, clash with his overall appearance. This is a reference to Summer vacation many people in the Northeast spend by the ocean. As a preppy sport, the sailor's bracelet is a common accessory and fashion item, and people, often children and teenagers, are seen sporting them for the entire summer vacation, particularly in areas like The Hamptons, Rhode Island, Nantucket and Cape Cod.
Between the events of "Search Committee" and "The List", Andy is promoted to Regional Manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch. However, in "Angry Andy", when he returns to Scranton and discovers that Nellie Bertram has replaced him, he goes into a fit of rage. After the incident, he refuses to be demoted, which ultimately leads to Robert firing him.
Despite being considered irritating by some of his co-workers, Andy is well-intentioned, and typically shows a rapport with his colleagues, as well as a desire to confirm that they are enjoying themselves. He provides hard liquor and shot glasses for himself, Jim and Karen, in "Diwali" when they have to stay late at the Stamford branch office to work on sales figures. In "Business Trip", he also makes an attempt to set Oscar Martinez up with a pair of men, and, while unsuccessful, Oscar appreciates the gesture.[17]
In season 6, Andy takes an interest in receptionist Erin Hannon, who has mutual affections, but due to miscommunication, there was a long period where the two waited for the other to make a move. However, in the episode "The Delivery", Andy finally asks Erin out on a date, and she graciously accepts.[18] In the episode "New Leads", Andy and Erin share their first kiss in the middle of a landfill.[19] In the episode "Secretary's Day", after Erin discovers, through Michael, of Andy's former engagement to accountant Angela Martin, she throws cake in his face, and decides that they need to take a break from one another.[20] However, their break seems to indicate that they have broken up, as Erin begins dating Gabe Lewis. In the season 7 finale, Erin, who recently broke up with Gabe, asks Andy out on a date, but he dismisses her advances, because of his lingering issues with her leaving him for Gabe. Despite this, it appears that he still seems conflicted over his decision, possibly leaving the potential for a relationship in the future. In "The Incentive", during a meeting with Andy, Robert California is able to detect that he still likes Erin, before indicating that he does not care. However. during "Spooked", Andy informs Erin that he is in a relationship, which he has not informed anyone of, in order to protect her feelings. He decides that he cannot let his relationship with her hold him back, any longer, but Erin appears to be hurt over the news.[21] During "Christmas Wishes", Andy introduces Jessica, his recent girlfriend, to his co-workers, during the holiday staff party. Erin initially appears friendly to Jessica, but she becomes drunk, and confesses to Andy that she wishes Jessica was deceased. Greatly offended, Andy informs Erin that she needs to get over their break-up, and briskly leaves. However, when Andy sees Robert drive Erin home, he follows them in Meredith Palmer's car, as her designated driver, to Erin's apartment, and sees that Robert hugs her and gives her words of encouragement, before saying goodbye, leaving Andy smiling, as Robert did not attempt to seduce her. In "Pool Party", Erin flirts with Dwight, attempting to make Andy jealous. Although Andy is content with his relationship with Jessica, when Erin returns Andy's ring, that his parents gave to him, he tells her that it did not ruin any proposal plans, showing that he is confused.[22] At the end of "Tallahassee", when Jessica calls him, he mentions that Erin is on a business trip at Sabre headquarters, down in Florida. He states that he will miss her, while, somewhat longingly, staring at a photograph with the departed Receptionist in it, focusing particularly on her.[23]
In the fourth season, Andy begins a relationship with accountant Angela Martin, who half-heartedly began dating him on the rebound, after she had broken up with Dwight Schrute (whose relationship with her had been unknown to the majority of the staff).[24] After dating for eleven episodes, Andy proposes to Angela, during Toby Flenderson's farewell party, in "Goodbye, Toby", and she solemnly accepts.[25] However, during their engagement, she resumes her affair with Dwight. Andy endures tremendous effort in order to prepare Angela's dream wedding. Upon learning about the affair in "The Duel", both he and Dwight break up with her, and Andy is initially crushed.
Since his arrival, Andy thought of Dwight as competition, with he and Dwight arguing over which title, Assistant Regional Manager or Regional Director in Charge of Sales, was higher in command. Eventually the two fight, over Angela, in "The Duel". After the fight, the two break up with Angela, leaving her heartbroken and alone. In "Michael Scott Paper Company", the two soon begin competing for the attention of Erin, but Dwight ultimately decides to cease pursuing her.[26] Since then, the two have grown closer, eventually becoming friends. However, after Andy is hired as Regional Manager, instead of Dwight, Andy makes Dwight his "Enforcer", in order to stay on good terms, but Dwight later states, in a talking-head interview, that he will simply "Wait for Andy's inevitable demise".
Andy has been the subject of many pranks by Jim and Pam, some of which have caused for his anger issues to unfold. Andy also had a romantic interest in Pam,[27] but due to misleading advice given to him by Jim, it did not develop into a relationship. Although the two will, at times, act considerably cruel to Andy, Jim and Pam are often pleasant to him, and even give him advice when he needs it. As of the seventh season, Jim appears to be one of Andy's closer friends within the workplace. While Jim still occasionally mocks Andy's antics, it has taken the tone of a gentle mocking. Jim is also supportive of both Andy and Darryl when they interview for the position of Regional Manager in the seventh season finale. Later, in season 8, Jim appears to be something of an advocate to Andy when he is promoted to Regional Manager. Andy also defends Pam from Robert California, when she is considered a "Loser" on Robert's list of employees. After Jim is sent to Tallahassee along with Dwight, Cathy, Erin, Stanley, and Ryan, Pam and Andy are primarily seen hanging out with each other, with him defending her from a group of young girls leading him to a blackened eye and persistent mocking from the rest of the office. When Andy leaves impulsively to Florida to pursue Erin Nellie Bertram attempts to steal his job as regional manager. After many calls to Andy, Jim finally manages to get through and tells Andy of Nellie's motives. When the rest of the office seem to acknowledge Nellie as the new boss, Jim refuses to acknowledge Nellie as boss and stands by Andy.
Initially, Darryl and Andy were foes. In "The Cover-Up", Darryl states, in a talking-head interview, that Andy used him as a scapegoat, nearly getting him terminated from his job, for a mistake that Andy had made.[28] In "New Leads", Andy attempts to order Darryl around, when Sabre's recent "Sales is King" policy greatly effects the Sales staff's egos. However, over time, the two develop a strong friendship. While, at times, Darryl will play pranks on Andy (such as when Darryl convinced him that there was a conspiracy involving Sabre Printers), they also care for one another, and work to keep each other optimistic. In "Costume Contest", when Darryl confides in Andy that he wished he had stayed in the Warehouse, Andy convinces him to make the most of his position and continue rising in the company.[29] In "Viewing Party", Darryl also helps Andy get over his relationship with Erin, telling him that if he were a woman, Darryl would pick Andy over Gabe.[30] In "The Seminar", when the other Salesmen abandon Andy's seminar, then attempt to rejoin, in order to take away potential sales from him, Darryl convinces Andy to stand up for himself.[31] In "Lotto", when Darryl is depressed over not winning a lottery that the Warehouse crew won and shared, he demands that Andy either terminate him or give him the Manager position. Andy is blunt, but kind, as he informs Darryl the truth about his shortcomings, and Darryl subsequently re-dedicates himself to his job. In "Garden Party", when Darryl overhears Andy's Father berate him over his status in life, he finally understands Andy's need to please others, and later participates in cheering Andy up, along with the rest of the staff.[32] Darryl, Erin, Jim, and Pam are the only four people in the office who do not accept Nellie's attempt at usurping Andy's job.
While initially having a neutral relationship with Corporate liaison Gabe Lewis, after he began dating Erin in the seventh season premiere, Andy has since developed a dislike for him.[33] In "Sex Ed", Gabe becomes irritated with Andy, because Andy's titular work meeting is a thinly veiled attempt to learn whether Gabe and Erin are having sex or not. He bluntly tells Andy that he asked for his permission before pursuing Erin (although, Andy sputters that he only gave it because Gabe asked him very politely), and says that Andy needs to accept the situation and move on.[34] After Erin breaks-up with Gabe, in "Michael's Last Dundies",[35] Gabe begins to heavily resent Andy, and threatens him not to make any sexual advances on Erin.[36] In "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager", it appears that Andy no longer dislikes Gabe, and even, out of pity for him, promises that he will not pursue Erin, so Gabe may attempt to win her back. However, after witnessing Andy and Erin joyfully talking to one another, Gabe attempts to manipulate Andy's previous promise, in order to embarrass him in front of Erin, only for Andy to reverse the situation, informing Erin about Gabe's earlier crying and begging.[37] In "Search Committee", Gabe displays a bias opinion of Andy during his interview for the Regional Manager position, purposefully sabotaging him and yelling at him in anger. Later, he unsuccessfully attempts to convince the (now former) CEO of Sabre, Jo Bennett, not to hire Andy as Manager, but Jo, having earlier been informed, by Kelly Kapoor, of his recent behavior after his break up, makes her frustration with him clear. Beginning in the eighth season, Andy and Gabe have become somewhat of rivals, each still displaying a clear distaste for the other, and often insulting or making snide remarks to one another.
In earlier interactions, Andy and Phyllis were shown to have a hostile relationship. in "The Return", after Jim hides Andy's cellphone from him, Andy attempts to search for it in Phyllis's desk drawer. She harshly closes it, and Andy loudly exclaims "I don't trust you, Phyllis!". In "Lecture Circuit", when Andy finds himself attracted to Julia, a potential client, he questions Phyllis on who she is. Phyllis immediately answers that Julia is "Out of [Andy's] league". An offended Andy attempts to rebuff her opinion, stating that he has been with a numerous amount of beautiful women, leading Phyllis to knowingly ask "Sexually?", to which Andy abruptly ends the conversation.[38] In "Whistleblower", when Gabe and Jo interview the staff to find the potential employee that leaked to the press that Sabre's printers catch on fire, Phyllis quietly tells Andy "Put your hand up, Norma Rae". Andy then tells her that if she says anything incriminating about him, he will "Break off the temples of [her] glasses and stick them in [her] eye sockets". Later, when Nick, the IT guy, reveals that Andy was, indeed, the whistleblower, Phyllis hides Andy's carry-on bag in the ceiling, coldly telling him "You deserve it".[39] In "Andy's Play", when Andy asks his co-workers if they will be attending a local production of Sweeney Todd, which he is performing in, Phyllis informs him that she will, only for Andy to rudely ask "Who cares?", before attempting to make amends for the comment by saying that he is pleased that she is.[40] However, in later episodes of the seventh season, it is shown that the two have grown closer, and that Phyllis truly cares for Andy, wanting the best for him. In "Viewing Party", when Andy is upset that Gabe and Erin may be having sex, she agrees to ask Erin leading questions to learn the truth.[41] Phyllis is also upset when Andy insinuates that he does not like any of his co-workers, which causes Andy to admit that they are, in fact, his closest friends. But, in "The Seminar", Phyllis displays little faith in Andy, as she is one of the Salesmen that backs out of his seminar.[42] This is touched upon again, in "Search Committee". When Andy decides to interview for the position of Regional Manager, he asks Phyllis to give him words of encouragement, only for Phyllis to suggest that he should not even try to obtain the job, as she does not like to see him hurt, thus insinuating that she believes that he will not be chosen as Manager. Phyllis also encourages Erin to pursue Andy romantically, knowing how she feels about him.[43]
After becoming the new CEO of Dunder Mifflin/Sabre, Robert California appointed Andy as Regional Manager of the Scranton branch. Since then, Andy has developed an awkward relationship with Robert, who he is eager to impress, and highly intimidated by. In "The Incentive", Robert states that the reason he chose Andy for the Manager position, is because he is "All surface... Uncomplicated, what you see is what you get".
Andy first appears in the season 3 premiere, "Gay Witch Hunt," occupying the desk at Stamford directly in front of Jim. The episode reveals that Andy also has anger issues, as we experience his intense temper when he finds his calculator encased in Jell-O, as a prank.[44] In "The Coup", He plays Call of Duty with his co-workers, a game at which he is ferociously competitive at, to the extent that he threatens to "Kill [Jim] for real", during a strategy session for the game (Jim had been using the Sniper rifle in the Carentan level, and, according to their boss, Josh Porter, "You don't snipe in Carentan").[45] Despite Jim pranking him (although, Andy remained unaware that Jim was the culprit), Andy takes a liking toward him, offering to share his "Roomy twin" air mattress with him, in the episode "Diwali". However, both men are drunk at the time, having spent the evening taking shots of Jägermeister.
After the closure of the Stamford branch, Andy transfers to the Scranton branch, where he attempts to gain branch Manager Michael Scott's favor by the use of his trademark tactics: "Name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake". Andy, the Regional Director in Charge of Sales, and Dwight, the Assistant (to the) Regional Manager, immediately engage in a struggle for power within the office, and Andy quickly replaces Dwight as Michael's favorite.
In "Traveling Salesmen", Andy's scheming against Dwight goes into overdrive. His antics begin to irritate Michael, but Andy is able to capitalize on Michael's insecurity by framing Dwight for being disloyal by "Finding a toll booth receipt on Dwight's desk from New York" (Andy actually stole Dwight's keys and found the receipt in Dwight's car). Although Dwight was only turning in late tax forms, for his secret girlfriend Angela, Andy successfully convinces Michael that Dwight was making an attempt to have Michael demoted, forcing Dwight's resignation; this also prompts Andy's rendition of the "Oompa Loompa" song from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, with his own lyrics: "Oompa Loompa Doopity Dawesome / Dwight is gone, which is totally awesome".[46] In "The Return", Andy's success is short-lived, however, when his blatant obnoxiousness starts to get on the staff's nerves (which prompts Jim to state about his nemesis, "I miss Dwight... Congratulations, universe. You win", and later pull the aforementioned hidden phone prank on Andy). With Pam's help, he steals Andy's mobile phone (on which the ringtone is Andy solitarily singing 4-part harmony of "Rockin' Robin") and hides it above one of the ceiling tiles. He and Pam then proceed to dial Andy's number, severely aggravating him. Soon, Michael becomes disturbed by Andy's behavior, calling him "A crazy person" and a "Big weirdo creep," and re-hires Dwight when he discovers the truth behind the events that led to Dwight's resignation. Michael is also made aware of Andy's shortcomings as a Salesman when Andy undermines Michael's attempt to find common ground with a potential client by boasting, losing the sale. Eventually, Andy, overcome with rage, punches a hole in the office wall. It is revealed, in the Producers cut of the episode, that Andy was subsequently sent to a 10 week long anger management camp. Andy plans to finish in only five weeks, by using "Name repetition, personality mirroring and positive reinforcement through nods and smiles", the same skills he implemented to rise to success in the Scranton office.[47]
True to his word, Andy returns five weeks later, in "Safety Training". He announces that he has changed, and briefly attempts to get his co-workers to call him "Drew". Meanwhile, Dwight begins a three year shun of Andy, which he overrides at times, before eventually dropping it entirely by later episodes.[48]
In "Product Recall", Andy accompanies Jim to a local high school, which received a shipment of obscenely vandalized stationery from Dunder Mifflin. While there, Andy sees his girlfriend at a locker. While he holds out the hope that she may be a teacher or tutor, Jim forces him to face the fact that she is a student, which invariably sends Andy into a depressive tailspin during their talk with one of their clients. Jim later manages to cheer Andy up in the car by singing a rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", to which Andy joins in.[49]
In "Women's Appreciation", Andy attempts to make a good impression on Dwight, by assisting him in catching Phyllis' flasher. However, Dwight mocks Andy's attempts, calling him a "Preppy freak" and "The office pariah", and claims that none of the staff likes him. Upon seeing the sketch of the flasher, which is, in reality, a sketch of Dwight, by Pam, without glasses and with a mustache, Andy plays along with the prank and happily hangs the posters all around the office, as well as offering to post them around schools and his neighborhood. Dwight eventually comes to accept Andy, stating that he is not a "Total ass".[50]
In "Beach Games", where Dwight and Andy are captains of opposing teams, Angela agrees to sabotage the game by intentionally making mistakes, as she is on Andy's team. However, this is short lived when Andy falls into the lake, in a sumo wrestler costume, and floats away, pleading for Angela, the only witness, to get help, which she ignores.[51]
Andy somehow manages to get out of the lake, and returns to the office (which is explained, in a deleted scene), in "The Job". When Michael leaves to interview for a position at Corporate, Dwight takes over as Regional Manager and appoints Andy as his second-in-command (as Andy was the only one who signed up to interview for the position). Michael is unsuccessful in obtaining the Corporate job, and when he discovers that Dwight painted his office black, Dwight tries to blame the decision on Andy. Michael then states that Dwight taking his advice is an example of bad management.[52]
According to a preview clip for the fourth season, during the summer, Andy inner-tubed "Starting in Scranton, down the Lackawanna River, to the Susquehanna, all the way to the Chesapeake Bay (and back)".
Beginning in this season, with the departure of Karen, Andy is now the only member from Stamford, besides Jim, who is left at the Scranton branch.
It is shown in "Fun Run", that Andy has not entirely lost his competitive side. He strategically runs closely behind Kevin, in order to gain the advantage of drafting the larger man. Despite taking the precaution of bandaging his sensitive nipples, Andy suffers from "Nipple chafing" during the race, and his discomfort is exacerbated when he runs into Kevin, who has stopped suddenly.[53]
As the season progresses, it appears that Andy and Dwight, although having a history of disputing, have become closer friends. In the episode "Launch Party", Andy helps in counting the sales of the company website, Dunder Mifflin Infinity, and Dwight, using a bear horn to commemorate each of Dwight's sales. However, much to Dwight's displeasure, Andy also develops an attraction to Angela, unaware of her previous, though now ended, relationship with Dwight. He assists a beleaguered Angela with her party planning, procuring by theft "Something made of ice" (an elaborate ice sculpture for the party). Later, accompanied by two backup singers on speaker phones, he serenades Angela with the ABBA song "Take a Chance on Me", receiving a rare smile (although, quickly suppressed) from her, in return.[54]
In "Money", Angela decides to go out with Andy, tersely issuing him her permission to ask her out and her dietary preferences. Earlier in the episode, he complains that she does not notice him, despite his having moonwalked past her desk ten times. He finally wins her over with a gift of a cat, stating in a note that he found near the building, because it particularly wanted to be adopted by her.[55] This is most likely Garbage, the cat which Dwight attempted to give Angela in a previous Season 4 episode.[56] Andy and Angela's relationship seems to have progressed from the first date, as he reveals to Dwight in the episode "Local Ad", that he and Angela are now "Necking: just rubbing our necks together", on a fairly regular basis, but nothing more. However, it would appear that Angela is not as over Dwight, as she would like him to believe, as she says "Oh, D!" while in intimate situations with Andy, "D" being a nickname she used for Dwight, but Andy believes that it stands for "Andy".[57]
In "Chair Model", Andy and Kevin team up to re-obtain the staff's parking spaces, when the building's renovation has the construction workers parking in the their spaces. They succeed after meeting the other tenants in the park, which they refer to as "The Five Families". In the episode "Night Out", Michael, intent on getting back into the dating scene, takes a spontaneous road trip with Dwight to New York City, to go clubbing with Ryan, and offers any of the other staff the chance to accompany them. Andy jumps at the chance, referring to Angela as "The ol' ball and chain", even though she is standing right there. Andy's attempts to join are rebuffed by Dwight, when he says that the trip is for singles only, and that three is an unlucky number, to which they leave without him.[58] Dwight's rekindled dislike for Andy is center stage during "Did I Stutter?", when Dwight discovers that Andy is selling his old Nissan Xterra. Dwight makes all of the car's problems evident and uses high-pressure sales techniques to get Andy to sell it to him at a bargain price, after which he cleans the car up and is able to flip it for a nice profit on eBay. Andy protests this action, but Dwight ignores him, later stating that Andy is "Stupid".[59]
In "Job Fair", Andy is invited to accompany Jim on a major sales call. However, in a deleted scene, Jim reveals that he invited Andy because he expected Andy to make a fool of himself by talking endlessly about Cornell, which would benefit Jim, as the client dislikes that particular college. When the client invites Kevin to play golf with him again, in the future, he denies Andy's request to also play with the two, later on.[60]
In "Goodbye, Toby", Andy proposes to Angela (unbeknownst to him, at the same moment Jim had been preparing to propose to Pam) with a ring that he has carried in his wallet for six years, because "You never know when you'll meet the right girl". Angela accepts his proposal with a somewhat irritated "Okay"; shortly thereafter, though, she rekindled her intimate relationship with her former lover, Dwight, which is witnessed by Phyllis and the camera crew, who walk in on them making love by her desk.
Over the summer, Andy plans his and Angela's wedding, but his fiancee rejects his every idea, and continues her affair with Dwight, whom she often has sex with, in the Warehouse. At one point, Andy makes a sincere speech to Angela, causing her to ignore Dwight's overtures; but when Andy later irritates her by suggesting all the members of his college vocal group "Here Comes Treble" be his best men, she resumes the affair.
In "Customer Survey", Andy finally convinces Angela to agree to a tented wedding; she agrees on the grounds that it be located on a spot very similar to that of Schrute Farms. Andy picks up on the hint and is pleased to book with Dwight as he can "Get a great discount because he knows the owner". Dwight further agrees to plan every detail of the wedding, including being available to Angela day or night, a term she gleefully smiles at, but which goes unnoticed by Andy. It is also revealed earlier, that Andy has put down several non-refundable deposits to multiple vacation locales and wedding destinations, having lost them numerous times because of Angela's indecisiveness.[61]
The NBC/Office website contains a feature where Andy reveals all the details of his and Angela's wedding.[62]
When Andy travels to Winnipeg on a business trip, he makes an attempt to set Oscar up with a pair of men at the hotel bar, which becomes an embarrassing failure. Later, Andy and Oscar get drunk in the hotel bar, and Oscar asks Andy why he wants to marry Angela, to which he responds "She is making me a better man". He also reveals they have never had sex, which shocks Oscar. They drunk dial Angela (who Dwight is with, in her bed) and Andy demands that he and her have sex. In the morning, he realizes his mistake and Angela demotes him back to "First base", which, for Angela, is a kiss to the forehead. Although Oscar resumes his wall of reserve, the two have become friendlier to one another because of the trip, and Andy notes that it took a trip to Canada to get to know and like a man who sits less than 20 feet away from his desk.[63]
In the episode "The Surplus", Andy gives Angela a tour of Schrute Farms. Dwight shows them around the farm, and Andy constantly steps in in manure, even in the kitchen (Dwight claims that the manure covers the smell of the slaughterhouse). Dwight then gives Andy and Angela a tour of the wedding chapel, with a minister who speaks only German. They then rehearse the wedding sermons, with Andy portraying the role of Angela's Father, and Dwight portraying Andy. Andy then signs a piece of paper, which he mistakenly believes is a receipt, but is actually the marriage license of Dwight and Angela. Once the tour is finished, Angela tells Dwight that she likes him better than Andy, when Dwight then reveals the trick. This upsets Angela, who passionately kisses Andy, in front of Dwight, when they return to the office.[64]
In "Moroccan Christmas", Andy takes up playing the sitar, and brings it to the office Christmas party. While he is in another room, Phyllis reveals that Dwight is having a affair with Angela. Andy then returns, unaware of what the rest of the staff knows and decides not to reveal, and goes home with Angela.[65]
In "The Duel", Michael informs him of Angela and Dwight's affair, and Andy responds to this by confronting Dwight and challenging him to a duel. They meet out in the parking lot, where Dwight realizes that Angela has had sex with Andy, as well, despite telling Dwight that she had only been sleeping with him. Realizing that they have both been lied to, Andy cancels his wedding cake, and Dwight throws out the bobble head in his likeness, implying the men's relationships with Angela are now over. Andy refers to Angela on his registry as "The maid of DIS-honor".[66]
In the beginning of "Stress Relief", the staff is trapped in the office, while under the impression that it is on fire. Everyone panics, and Andy attempts to escape out one of the doors, but burns his hand, as Dwight had previously heated it with a propane torch. When Dwight sets off firecrackers, Andy believes that "The fire's shooting at [them]!". He then teams up with Jim, and they attempt to use the copier as a battering ram, against one of the locked doors. Later, at Michael's Roast, Andy writes a song about how unintelligent Michael is, aptly called "What I Hate About You".[67]
In a deleted scene from "Lecture Circuit", Andy is shown to have a McCain-Palin bumper sticker on his car, which he scrapes off because he is romantically interested in Julia, an African-American, potential client, who he presumably assumes voted for Barack Obama (although, it is also possible that he only had the sticker to appease Angela, who is a Conservative).[68] He later attempts to kiss Julia, and she politely, but firmly rebuffs him. Later, he miserably notes that Dunder Mifflin also lost the account.[69]
In "Blood Drive", when Michael holds a meeting for the Lonely Hearts Club party, he inquires as to Andy's whereabouts, since he is nowhere to be seen. Oscar informs the other staff that Andy is attending one of his honeymoons, which puzzles Michael. Oscar then explains that when Andy was making plans for the wedding, he put down non-refundable deposits at multiple destinations, and ended up going to all of them, to fulfill the deposit. Andy is later referred to as "That new jackass" by Bob Vance, when he and Phyllis are having lunch with Jim and Pam.[70]
In "Golden Ticket", Andy gives Kevin romantic advice that appears to reflect his own experiences with Angela: he tells him to never give his date compliments, push for physical contact, and be assertive to the point of rudeness.[71] In a deleted scene, Andy refers to Angela as "Satan".[72]
In "New Boss", he is one of the observers of Michael's immature antics when he starts repeating everything that the new boss, Charles Miner, says. With the rest of the staff, Andy insists that Michael stop before he makes things worse for himself and for everyone else.[73]
In "Two Weeks", Andy gives Michael a bottle of wine as a farewell gift, and Michael indirectly insults him. Later, in the Break Room, when Michael decides to start his own paper company, he offers him a job, to which a visibly uncomfortable Andy is about to reject Michael, when Dwight enters the room, and Andy refers Michael to Dwight, before leaving.[74]
In "Heavy Competition", Andy offers bargain deals on wedding plans to Pam and Jim. However, he mistakes Pam's rejection of Jim's ideas as Pam controlling him. Andy assumes the role as Jim's emotional rock, which Jim goes along with, as a prank. When Andy makes an announcement to the office for them to respect Jim's emotional needs, Phyllis informs him that Jim is just messing with him. When he goes to confront Jim over the matter, Jim tells Andy that he is very happy with Pam, and assures Andy that, while his breakup with Angela was "A bummer", he will find someone else.[75]
In the episode "Cafe Disco", Andy and Kelly compete in a dance-off, and he proves himself to be as enthusiastic about dancing, as he is about music. In the last scene of the episode, Kelly and Andy are seen in the men's bathroom, where she is about to give him an ear piercing, something that he fears the pain of, as well as worrying that he will be pierced on the "Gay ear".[76]
Andy continues to develop a friendship and an attraction to Erin, which began late in the fifth season. However, the pair are both too timid to reveal their feelings for one another. In "Murder", Andy asks Erin out on a date while playing a game called Belles, Bourbon, and Bullets, but is confused whether she was just playing along with the game. When she implies that she said yes as Naughty Nellie, he says that he also asked her out in character, leaving both disappointed.[77] It is also revealed in "Koi Pond", that Andy is currently the second-worst Salesman of the branch, along with Pam, and they are forced to make fruitless efforts at "cold call" selling.[78]
In "Gossip", Michael spreads the rumour that Andy is actually homosexual, which causes Andy to question his own sexuality throughout the episode.[79]
In "Secret Santa", Andy requests to be Erin's secret Santa. He then proceeds to give Erin the Twelve Days of Christmas. Subsequently, Erin becomes injured by the geese, terrorized by the other gifts of birds, and angered at whomever is her secret Santa. Michael, disgruntled by the fact that Phyllis was made office Santa that year instead of him, reveals to the entire office that Andy is Erin's secret Santa. Unfazed, Andy hires 12 professional drummers to perform for Erin and the rest of the staff at the end of the episode, which Erin enjoys.[80]
In "Niagara", the night before Jim and Pam's wedding, Andy rips his scrotum on his car keys while in the midst of a dance-off competition with his co-workers. Andy confesses that he had never done the splits before, but he is motivated to perform this dance move to impress Erin. Pam takes Andy to the hospital the night before her wedding as everyone else is too drunk to drive.
In "Sabre," he believes that after hiring professional drummers for Erin, she should ask him out. However, she believes that he will ask her out and she can't wait to see how he "tops [the drummers]."
In "The Delivery," after Michael arranges a date between Erin and Kevin, this incites Andy to finally and successfully ask Erin out, although initially his ploy to ask her out backfires.
In "New Leads," after Michael distributes the sales leads to rest of the staff, Erin hides Andy's leads. The Hot & Cold game she plays with him in the reception area turns into an uncomfortable situation where Andy almost fondles Erin's chest. At the end of episode, a "hot-blooded" Erin offers a cold Andy her jacket in a landfill where they share their first kiss. Earlier in the episode, Andy lets the new sales leads get to his head and greatly offends Darryl. He, along with the rest of the sales staff, is convinced by Jim that their poor attitudes have alienated everyone else, and agrees to Jim's proposal to smooth things over with the staff.
During "Happy Hour," Andy and Erin's attempts to keep their relationship under wraps, backfires constantly when they're too overzealous about hiding it. Finally sick of hiding the truth, Andy declares their relationship during the company's happy hour gathering.
In "Secretary's Day", Andy pulls out all stops in making sure that Erin has a memorable Secretary's Day, even asking Michael to treat Erin out to lunch, which the boss reluctantly agrees to do. However, when Michael reveals that Andy was engaged to Angela, Erin reacts badly. She even throws cake in Andy's face when he tries to serenade her with one of his songs, and wants to take a break from their relationship. Michael does smooth things over a bit with Erin, but Erin does not change her mind about breaking up with him, and Andy remains distraught.
During "The Cover-Up", one of his clients informs him that their Sabre printer catches fire, which worries Andy. When he decides to investigate the matter, he enlists Darryl to assist him. However, Darryl wants to get revenge on Andy for almost getting him fired a while back over mistaken shipments, and goes along with the ploy by playing up his fears. But when Andy video tapes the printer that catches on fire, it confirms his suspicions. This prompts Darryl to call off his prank, when he realizes it could get himself in trouble.
When Michael is revealed to be dating a married woman in "The Chump", Andy is furious because of his own cuckolding at Angela's hands, and is driven to make Michael realize the error of his ways. Andy drives Michael to a high school baseball game that the woman's husband is coaching and makes the two meet, making it uncomfortable for Michael and eventually leading to him ending the affair.
In "Whistleblower", the press gets word of Sabre's printers catching fire, the company's CEO Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) goes out of her way to find the culprit. Andy initially denies it, even though he is accused of this. But he eventually comes clean with the truth by admitting to submitting a letter to a news editor and the video he recorded of a printer catching fire. Andy admits this as he doesn't want to see the printer fire cause a catastrophe to a school or hospital, but finds himself harassed throughout the day by the sales staff when they all suspect he did it. However as he leaves at the end of the day, Andy is commended by Erin for his bravery, and he leaves smiling.
In "Andy's Play", he plays the part of Anthony in Scranton's production of Sweeney Todd. He invites the entire office to come and is particularly hopeful to impress Erin with his performance—but when Erin agrees to babysit for Pam and Jim's daughter Cece so that they can attend, Andy nearly blows the performance checking his phone for word from her on stage. Erin ultimately is revealed to have been watching from the back, Cece in tow, to Andy's delight and to Jim and Pam's chagrin. Andy is sad once again when Erin leaves quickly to attend to a cold-suffering Gabe, but he then sings for the delighted office crew and finishes his evening on a happy note.
In "Sex Ed", he holds a sex education seminar for the office because people are insulting Meredith, but is really only doing so to find out if Erin and Gabe are sleeping together (the answer is "Yes"). When the employees make fun of him, he gets angry and throws a pizza box at the wall. Later Gabe bluntly tells Andy to never behave like that again, especially after Andy gave Gabe permission to ask Erin out over the previous summer, but Darryl cheers him up.
In "The Sting", Andy gets jealous over hearing of a former Here Comes Treble member's musical success, and forms an underwhelming but enjoyable office band with Darryl and Kevin.
In "Christening", Andy joins Michael Scott's plan to travel with the church group to Mexico, as both men are deeply unhappy with their personal lives in Scranton, but they quickly realize their mistake and return to their regular lives.
In "Viewing Party", Andy isn't happy to be attending a "Glee" viewing party at Gabe's apartment, and takes so much of the obscure Asian potency items Gabe had collected that he becomes visibly ill.
In "Ultimatum", Andy reveals that his New Year's resolution is to "learn how to cook for one", since his regular cooking leaves him with twice as much food as he needs. He flatly tells Pam that he's not going to meet anyone, and that "some people are destined to be alone". He later goes with Darryl and Dwight on a trip to a bookstore, and they later have fun at a local roller skating rink.
In "The Seminar", Andy holds a small business seminar in the office with some special guests because he needs to overcome his pathetic sales figures. At the end of the seminar, Andy is able to sell three packages, thanks to the advice of Michael.
In "PDA", Erin asks Andy to tag along on a romantic treasure hunt Gabe has made for her, despite the fact that Andy is now dating a friend of Darryl's named Rachel. Andy is at first reluctant but relents at Erin's friendly urging. The hunt starts with a puzzle picture, which leads to Gabe's stereo in Darryl's office, which leads to glow in the dark stars in Ryan's closet, leading to sparkling cider with Hank the security guard, and finally to a Valentine's cookie in the break room. When the cookie tells her to enjoy her Valentine's kiss, Erin thinks she's supposed to kiss Andy. Andy points out Gabe blowing a kiss through the window and leaves awkwardly.
When the staff gathers in the Conference Room to see the screening of Michael's movie "Threat Level Midnight" in the episode of the same name, Andy is shown playing a character with a New Jersey accent named Billy the Bartender. Jim starts laughing uncontrollably at a particular scene, causing everyone else to laugh with him. Michael angrily stops the movie and takes it away, to which everyone protests, including Andy, who says that some people are doing a superb job in the movie.
In "Todd Packer", when office administrator Pam gets a new computer for the receptionist's desk to replace the current, ancient one, Andy wants a new computer too. Pam states that if she were to get a new computer for one sales rep (Andy), she would have to get one for every sales rep, which leads the entire office into believing that new computers are being freely handed out. Since Pam refuses to give him a new computer, Andy switches his computer with Erin, a trade Erin seems to be fine with. Pam is angry with him, saying that the computer was not meant for Erin personally but for the receptionist's desk in general, and therefore it was not hers to switch. Pam tells Andy that the only way he can get a new computer is if his breaks, which leads to him accepting all cookies, intentionally opening pop-up ads, and placing food in the disc drive. Pam then buys Andy a new computer, which they scratch up so it figures into Pam's fake cover story (finding a spare model in the warehouse), and Pam later doles out some vacation days to Darryl to keep the whole lie nicely bottled up.
In "Garage Sale", Andy, Darryl, and Kevin play and bet on the Dallas board game. As the instruction booklet is not with the game, Andy and Darryl make up the rules as they go along, much to Kevin's objection. Eventually, Kevin notices the money they had bet on the game with is missing, and storms out. As Darryl and Andy look at each other in confusion, Kevin reveals to the cameras that he has the money, stating, "And that... is Dallas", mocking Andy and Darryl's previous statement.
In "Training Day", new branch manager Deangelo Vickers designates Andy as the office "funny guy". Deangelo loves the antics of Andy, who has resorted to physical comedy when his jokes fall flat, getting to the point where he pours hot coffee on his pants and, at Deangelo's urging, eats soap; Andy tells the camera with dazed sadness that "this is my life now".
In "Michael's Last Dundies", after winning the "Doobie Doobie Pothead Stoner of the Year" Dundie Award (since he tried Marijuana in College), Andy leads the employees in serenading the soon-to-depart Michael with an a capella version of "Seasons of Love" with altered lyrics.
In "Goodbye, Michael", Andy is given Michael's client list as a going away present, and after losing one, requests the help of Deangelo to retain them. Deangelo nearly screws up a relationship with a client, but Andy gains enough confidence to salvage the sale. Meanwhile, Erin confides to Michael over dealing with breaking up with Gabe, that she might be in love with Andy again, while Gabe becomes venomously angry towards Andy because he (wrongly) believes Andy triggered Erin's brutal public breakup with him.
In "The Inner Circle", Andy is shown to want in on Deangelo's "inner circle" of office workers, but changes his mind about Deangelo when the women say he's sexist. However, when Jim brings the rumor of Deangelo being sexist to his boss's attention, he replaces Jim with Andy, who eagerly accepts. While Andy says he going to infiltrate and change from within the circle, as soon as he steps into Deangelo's office, he calls the meeting place "man cave" and barks like a dog before closing the door.
In "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager" Gabe makes Andy promise not to date Erin (while crying) to which Andy agrees in order to get Gabe out of the room. When Dwight becomes the interim manager, Andy suffers temporary hearing loss when Dwight accidentally fires a gun near him. Erin runs to his side out of concern. Later, when Andy and Erin are talking, Gabe tells Erin what Andy said about them not dating, but Andy shuts Gabe up by pointing out Gabe's pathetic crying fit, and tells both of them that he's keeping his final view on whether he wants to date Erin or not "between me and my diary".
In "Search Committee" Andy interviews to replace Michael/Deangelo as the regional manager, which Gabe tries to sabotage. Also, Erin asks Andy out on a date and he eventually refuses, claiming that he has gotten over her. However, Andy later tells the camera that he does think Erin is great. Andy also remains a managerial candidate once Gabe's behavior gets him transferred out of Scranton, and tells the office he won't make any changes at all, but his status like everyone else's is left unclear as the episode ends.
Andy becomes the new regional manager of the Scranton branch between the events of "Search Committee" and "The List". During "The List", Andy tries to get a half day off for the employees in lieu of Columbus Day weekend as his first attempt to award his employees. During that episode, Andy finds a mysterious list that boss Robert California created, perplexing both he and the office with the staff divided up into the left and right side list. Andy is originally listed on the left side when he's placed on the right side after questioning Robert about it. When those on the left side are treated to lunch at a restaurant by Robert, Andy hosts his own pizza party for the right side. After finding out from Robert that those on the left side are the "winners" and on the right side the "losers", Andy politely speaks to Robert about it and asks him to change the list. In turn, Robert speaks to the office and says "Winners, prove me right; losers, prove me wrong." Unsatisfied, Andy confronts Robert about it and demands a new list before making his own, highlighting all the positive qualities those on the left side possess to his boss. In turn, Andy seems to finally earn the respect of both Robert and his office, and even gets their half day off for Columbus Day weekend.
In the second episode "The Incentive", Andy tries to double sales growth after the urging of Robert California. He inserts an incentive program in which if the office reaches 5,000 points, he has to get a tattoo on his butt. They pool their points together and get to 5,000 in the same day and force Andy to get a tattoo. The tattoo was originally meant to be a baby climbing out of Andy's buttocks. Despite having cold feet, Andy eventually follows through. Just before he receives the tattoo, Pam makes a last second design change. Andy eventually receives a tattoo of a dog wearing a "Nard" sweater, which represents Andy's nickname, the "Nard Dog." Robert California later reveals that he chose Andy as regional manager because he's an unassuming underdog and even the most unexceptional of people will rally around the underdog. The tattoo is really Andy's second one (in the webisode "Blackmail: Andy", he had a Japanese symbol meaning "nard dog" tattooed on his butt, which he planned to have lasered off) but the first one referenced in a regular episode.
In "Lotto", after six warehouse workers win $950,000 in a lottery pool, and quit in a celebratory fashion of running through the office, Andy has a hard time finding any office workers who will step in for the day and make sure that the day's important orders shipped out. Darryl, depressed from the fact that he didn't win the lottery because he works in the office now, assembles a conference room meeting with several potential new hires, but utters several discouraging remarks about the job and exits, leaving Andy alone to take charge of the process. Andy doesn't know what he's doing and all of the workers simply leave. Darryl blames himself for the failure and asks Andy to fire him, but Andy refuses, thinking/hoping Darryl is speaking in code. Later, Andy finally manages to hire three warehouse workers. Andy steps up when Darryl tells him to give him the manager job, saying he deserves it and wants that or a pink slip, and bluntly tells Darryl he not only isn't going to do that, but Darryl was not the runner-up to Andy in the selection process; as he brings up Darryl's short temper, his hiring of the unqualified Glen, and his loss of interest in taking business education courses, Darryl finally snaps out of his funk and listens to him. Andy tells Darryl that Jo Bennett loved him and saw something in him, and he simply stopped striving after that. He convinces Darryl to stay on board.
During "Garden Party", Andy throws a garden party to impress Robert with his parents Walter (Stephen Collins), Ellen (Dee Wallace) and younger brother Walter, Jr. (Josh Groban) in attendance. However, it's evident that Andy is also trying to prove himself to his parents, who were under the impression that he was CEO of the company until later. He goes to great lengths to try and impress them, even with a toast that gets progressively worse when Andy resents his father and brother performing a duet that Andy tried performing with his father. This indicates that Walter, Jr., who was given his father's name when the Bernards decided that it was better suited to him than soon-to-be-Andy, remains the clear favorite son. When Walter, Sr. later goes to speak with Andy, he insults his job and says Andy needs to stop seeking his approval like a little kid would. This conversation is heard over Jim and Pam's baby monitor, prompting Jim, Pam, Darryl, Oscar and Erin to overhear the conversation and understand why Andy feels the need to get everyone to like him. After his family leaves, Andy is dejected and planning to head home, but Darryl and Oscar cheer him up with food from their impromptu barbecue, and Andy finishes his day smiling as he enjoys good food and company.
In "Spooked", Andy dresses up as a construction worker. He assigns Erin to set up the Halloween party, as he wants to live up to the expectations set by Robert. When Robert arrives, he notices that the party is more tailored to kids than adults. Andy asks Angela and Phyllis to help take over and re-tailor the party and asks to speak with Erin at the end of the day. Andy and Robert later talk with Erin in his office regarding Erin accidentally ruining the Halloween party by putting on a disturbing movie of Gabe's creation. Erin says she got nervous when Andy asked to have a talk with her and that she thought he was about to fire her over the party. However, Andy tells her he's dating someone, and she is shocked to hear they've been out on 31 dates so far. Erin doesn't speak up and leaves dejectedly, however, at the end of the episode, Erin talks to Andy about her feelings.
In the cold open of "Doomsday", Andy, to commemorate and "bring closure" to the end of each work day, plays "Closing Time", much to the dismay of his visibly annoyed co-workers. Andy, frustrated that no one but him and Erin enjoy the tradition, starts to scold the workers until Stanley comes in happily singing the song alongside him. After it's discovered that an accounting error lead to a client getting a free order, Robert tells Andy to clamp down on the mistakes. In turn, Andy enlists Dwight to implement a system, nicknamed "The Doomsday Device", which can record five errors and generate an automatic email report to Robert, putting fear into the office. Realizing this could jeopardize his staff, Andy along with Erin, Pam and Kevin try to talk Dwight out of sending the email to Robert.
In "Pam's Replacement", Andy, Darryl and Kevin have another jam session in the warehouse where Robert joins them. But they're eventually phased out when Robert's more talented bandmates step in. The three end up having their own jam session outside.
Andy takes much of the staff to "Gettysburg" as part of a motivational speech, but his attempt to galvanize the staff in relation to the historic war, does little. Fed up, Andy storms off and later argues with Jim, who tells Andy that the staff simply like him as a manager, and that he doesn't have to prove himself to them, putting Andy at comfort.
Andy meets "Mrs. California" and at Robert's hasty instruction, is not supposed to hire his wife Susan, for a job in the office. Although in front of his spouse, Robert contradicts his instruction quite well, leaving Andy and later Jim in a hard place when Andy is trying to not hire her. When Susan is hired and then later quits her job, Andy goes to speak with her and she asks him out on a date, leaving him in shock.
In "Christmas Wishes", Andy dresses up as Santa for the office's annual Christmas party as an effort to makes everyone's holiday wish comes true. He also introduces Jessica, his new girlfriend to the office, much to the confusement and later drunken chagrin of Erin, who resents her. Erin drunkenly tells Andy that her Christmas wish is for Jessica to die, offending and angering Andy. He tells Erin to get over the fact that he turned her down for a date and storms off. Although when he suspects Erin is getting unusually close to Robert when he drives her home, he tails them to her apartment as Meredith's designated driver. But to his relief, he sees Robert hug Erin goodbye with comforting words and instructs her to take care of her hangover.
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- ^ "Goodbye, Toby"
- ^ "The Michael Scott Paper Company"
- ^ "The Convict"
- ^ "The Cover-Up"
- ^ "Costume Contest"
- ^ "Viewing Party"
- ^ "The Seminar"
- ^ "Garden Party"
- ^ "Nepotism"
- ^ "Sex Ed"
- ^ "Michael's Last Dundies"
- ^ "Goodbye, Michael"
- ^ "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager"
- ^ "Lecture Circuit"
- ^ "Whistleblower"
- ^ "Andy's Play"
- ^ "Viewing Party"
- ^ "The Seminar"
- ^ "Search Committee"
- ^ "Gay Witch Hunt"
- ^ "The Coup"
- ^ "Traveling Salesman"
- ^ "The Return"
- ^ "Safety Training"
- ^ "Product Recall"
- ^ "Women's Appreciation"
- ^ "Beach Games"
- ^ "The Job"
- ^ "Fun Run"
- ^ "Launch Party"
- ^ "Money"
- ^ "Dunder Mifflin Infinity"
- ^ "Local Ad"
- ^ "Chair Model"
- ^ "Did I Stutter?"
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