Cocktails (The Office)

Michael Patrick McGill, Dan Cole, Owen Daniels, and Jean Villepique guest starred.

In the episode, Michael, Dwight, Jim and Karen attend a cocktail party at CFO David Wallace's house.

The episode was positively received by television critics, with Kevin Fitzpatrick of UGO Networks calling it one of the best of the series.

Jan Levinson, Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Jim Halpert, and Karen Filippelli attend a cocktail party hosted by Dunder Mifflin CFO David Wallace.

Kenny uses the money he made from selling his jet skis to pay off the bar for damages, while Roy swears vengeance against Jim.

"Cocktails" was written by Paul Lieberstein, who plays Human Resources representative Toby Flenderson on the series.

He and Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon were both hired to direct an episode during February sweeps week.

[6] Jenna Fischer found her character's break-up scene with Roy "really dark," as she is friends with David Denman outside of the show.

"[7] "Cocktails" included recurring guest star Michael Patrick McGill as Kenny Anderson, who called working on The Office "a blast.

Notable cut scenes include Ryan failing to remember Stanley's daughter Melissa; Roy telling Pam to sign her Dunder Mifflin painting; extensions of the talking head interview with Jan about relationships, Dwight's upstairs house inspection, and his conversation with the CFO's son; and Michael talking over the day's events.

"[1] Buddy TV writer Oscar Dahl noted that "besides a couple of crafty camera moves, his work was mostly invisible, which is exactly what you want from a director on The Office.