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Season 8  "The List"  8x1

Aired 13 years ago - Sep 22, 2011

Robert California stops by for the first time as CEO and leaves behind a mysterious list that has a line down the middle and every member of the office on either one side or the other. The office members frantically try to figure out what it means. Meanwhile, the new manager faces a crisis.

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Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 1
Good morning.
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* Black! *
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 3
with you in the boss's chair.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 4
I guess you could say this job is on my list and...
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 5
in the basic time and region that I gave away a child.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 6
[Loud crunching]
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 7
at Scranton Breadworks?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 8
How 'bout 27 and, uh...
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 9
The senator wants me to have lunch with him
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 10
Uh...Human resources.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 11
He wants respect.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 12
Everything is sex.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 13
Do I look like someone who--
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 14
would be in a dialogue
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 15
Do you have a voice right now?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 16
you won't be flattened by anybody.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 17
Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 18
Good luck, Darryl.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 19
Oh. Uh, we haven't started the interview yet.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 20
Well, it's one of my strengths,
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 21
of actions.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 22
Just something that looks like that.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 23
Oh. Unfortunately, yes.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 24
Place must be horrible.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 25
And then 25 years are gonna go by, and...
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 26
Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 27
Do you even know anything about paper?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 28
That's because I just threw it in the ring.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 29
Can I ask why you're leaving your current job?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 30
I'm having a bad time. [Laughs]
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 31
Oh, why did I believe that weirdo in the lobby?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 32
- Tell us the freaking story! - Yeah, tell us the story.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 33
Oh! He talked about himself in the third person?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 34
Even his aide.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 35
You all set?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 36
If I'm being objective, then Darryl, of course.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 37
Right. I-I-I really wasn't trying to insult a-anyone.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 38
He broke up the happiest couple in this office.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 39
And the diameter of the sun is 870,000 miles,
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 40
I am unhappy with the confusing
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 41
I believe his name was... Clippy.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 42
How is this on me?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 43
They're the same picture.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 44
- What was that? - We just have
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 45
What are your weaknesses?
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 46
- Great. - Great!
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 47
The hand that reaches from the grave
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 48
pick up your daily free coffee from Dwight's caffeine corner,
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 49
Fine.
 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 50
The senator?

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Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 2
* Black! *
#2 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 3
with you in the boss's chair.
#3 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 4
I guess you could say this job is on my list and...
#4 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 5
in the basic time and region that I gave away a child.
#5 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 6
[Loud crunching]
#6 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 7
at Scranton Breadworks?
#7 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 8
How 'bout 27 and, uh...
#8 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 9
The senator wants me to have lunch with him
#9 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 10
Uh...Human resources.
#10 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 11
He wants respect.
#11 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 12
Everything is sex.
#12 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 13
Do I look like someone who--
#13 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 14
would be in a dialogue
#14 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 15
Do you have a voice right now?
#15 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 16
you won't be flattened by anybody.
#16 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 17 #17 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 18
Good luck, Darryl.
#18 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 19
Oh. Uh, we haven't started the interview yet.
#19 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 20
Well, it's one of my strengths,
#20 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 21
of actions.
#21 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 22
Just something that looks like that.
#22 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 23
Oh. Unfortunately, yes.
#23 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 24
Place must be horrible.
#24 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 25
And then 25 years are gonna go by, and...
#25 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 26 #26 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 27
Do you even know anything about paper?
#27 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 28
That's because I just threw it in the ring.
#28 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 29
Can I ask why you're leaving your current job?
#29 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 30
I'm having a bad time. [Laughs]
#30 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 31
Oh, why did I believe that weirdo in the lobby?
#31 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 32
- Tell us the freaking story! - Yeah, tell us the story.
#32 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 33
Oh! He talked about himself in the third person?
#33 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 34
Even his aide.
#34 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 35
You all set?
#35 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 36
If I'm being objective, then Darryl, of course.
#36 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 37
Right. I-I-I really wasn't trying to insult a-anyone.
#37 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 38
He broke up the happiest couple in this office.
#38 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 39
And the diameter of the sun is 870,000 miles,
#39 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 40
I am unhappy with the confusing
#40 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 41
I believe his name was... Clippy.
#41 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 42
How is this on me?
#42 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 43
They're the same picture.
#43 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 44
- What was that? - We just have
#44 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 45
What are your weaknesses?
#45 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 46
- Great. - Great!
#46 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 47
The hand that reaches from the grave
#47 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 48
pick up your daily free coffee from Dwight's caffeine corner,
#48 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 49
Fine.
#49 Recap of The Office (US) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 50
The senator?
#50