This article is about the 2007 TV episode of "The Office". For beach sports, see beach games.
23rd episode of the 3rd season of The Office
"Beach Games"
The Office episode
Episode no.
Season 3 Episode 23
Directed by
Harold Ramis
Written by
Jennifer Celotta
Greg Daniels
Cinematography by
Randall Einhorn
Editing by
David Rogers
Production code
322[1]
Original air date
May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)
Running time
28 minutes
Guest appearances
Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton
Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli
Andy Buckley as David Wallace
Episode chronology
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"Beach Games" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the American version of The Office and the 51st of the series. In this episode, the office goes to a nearby lake for some "beach games". It is revealed that Michael (Steve Carell) is being interviewed for a position at corporate and that the winner of the beach games will become regional manager. Meanwhile, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and Angela (Angela Kinsey) sabotage Andy (Ed Helms), and Pam (Jenna Fischer) spends her day taking notes of the office workers' activities.
The episode was written by Jennifer Celotta and Greg Daniels and directed by Harold Ramis. Filming took place at a fake beach near Hansen Dam, as it was "the bleakest lake [they could] find." The crew had to deal with hot temperatures during the day and "frigid" weather at night. One of Helms' scenes involved him being trapped on a lake in a sumo wrestling outfit, forcing him to wear a harness and be pulled by a boat manned by a crew member. For the fire walk, orange and yellow gels and lava rocks were used, and gas lines were installed to produce flames.
An estimated 7.2 million viewers watched "Beach Games" on its first American broadcast on May 10, 2007, resulting in the episode placing fourth for the night in its timeslot. It received mainly positive reviews from television critics, and many cited the sumo suit scenes and the coal walk scene as particular highlights. Most critics praised Pam's speech at the end of the episode.
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