In the episode after he had been cut out by his improv class no less.

And promptly putting a lampshade on his head.

"He has no idea!!"

That was such a perfect name for a generic HBO comedy special.

And there are storyboards.

I've always thought that the Michael/Dwight power play in The Coup was incredibly Shakespearean (with Angela as a stand in for Lady Macbeth).

An argument can be made though that they gradually get used to the presence of the cameras over time as well. Remember how shocked everyone was late in the final season when they realized how much the documentarians actually captured later on.

When I first saw this episode, I thought "Oh no, this nice old man dressed up like a vampire's gonna get fired." I was wrong on multiple counts…

And so begins the eternal debate of season 2 vs. season 3…

Interesting to note that the next episode, The Fire, was actually meant to be the original season premiere, but in the end, The Dundies, does a much better job introducing a more sympathetic Michael as well as jump starting Jim and Pam. Good call by the producers.

Krasinkski's acting this season, both comedic and dramatic, is amazing. Second only to Fischer's in season 3 as far as I'm concerned.