The Office - Season 1 Episode 5

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

The Office – S01E01 – Pilot

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Episode 2

The Office – S01E02 – Diversity Day

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Episode 3

The Office – S01E03 – Health Care

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Episode 4

The Office – S01E04 – The Alliance

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Episode 5

The Office – S01E05 – Basketball

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Episode 6

The Office – S01E06 – Hot Girl

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Episode Overview

Michael bets weekend overtime on an office-versus-warehouse basketball game; trash talk, gender bias, and Dwight's face-guard fuel a fiercely awkward contest.

Episode Details

Airdate: 2005-04-19

Episode Title: Basketball

Runtime: 22

Director: Greg Daniels

Genre: Comedy

Cast: B. J. Novak, Brian Baumgartner, Craig Robinson, David Denman, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Leslie David Baker, Patrice O'Neal, Rainn Wilson, Steve Carell

Episode Rating: 8.2 (10490 votes)

Country: USA

Release Year: 2005

Rotten Tomatoes: 71

Episode Runtime: 22 min

First Air Date: 2024-10-18

Seasons: 1

Status: Returning Series

Creators: Jackie van Beek, Jesse Griffin, Julie De Fina

Awards: Awards, 2 nominations total

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