Written by consulting producer Lester Lewis and directed by Julian Farino, the episode originally aired in the United States on November 15, 2007, on NBC.

Meanwhile, Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) talks smack to Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) after Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) beats Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) in a game of ping pong, prompting Jim to spend the entire day practicing in the conference room.

Michael gets further incensed against Jan when he learns that she gave him a scathing performance review after they had begun dating, claiming that he is unfit for his current position and should be demoted to sales.

Back at the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, Jim Halpert repeatedly loses to warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin at ping pong, prompting Darryl's girlfriend Kelly Kapoor to gloat to Jim's girlfriend Pam Beesly over her boyfriend's superior skills.

Unable to tolerate Kelly's trash-talk, Pam builds a makeshift ping pong table in the conference room for Jim to practice against other office employees.

The episode concludes with Dwight playing a high-intensity game of ping pong against his cousin Mose Schrute, with the two at an apparent stalemate.

"The Deposition" was the last original episode of The Office to air in 2007 due to the effects of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

Executive producer and show runner Greg Daniels stated that one of the main purposes of "The Deposition" was to add on to the tension building between Michael and Jan.

Porter stated "I don't know whether to laugh or turn away in shame from that final scene, though, as they bicker about what to eat while they're driving home.

"[15] Christine Fenno, of Entertainment Weekly, stated "'The Deposition' was a simmering slow cooker of corporate intrigue, flavored by Michael Scott's ridiculousness, with spicy smack talk on the side."