Pam's mother arrives and asks in whispers (shushed by an embarrassed Pam), "Which one is Jim?" Michael stops Packer when he tries to share another inappropriate joke and concludes with his misguided thoughts on sexual harassment. Meanwhile, Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer) waits with anticipation for her mother ( Shannon Cochran) to arrive from out of town. After Packer tells a crude joke at the expense of Phyllis, Michael defends her, telling the entire office that he finds Phyllis attractive and that the only thing he worries about when he is near her "is getting a boner". Michael's attitude suddenly changes when he realizes that he is not in trouble, and that the lawyer's job is to protect him. While Michael angrily announces that he can no longer be friends with his staff and that he will never tell another joke again, Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) goads Michael into breaking his vow immediately, to the approval of Packer. Michael and the warehouse staff mock the sexual harassment video, but the crude remarks come to a screeching halt when Jan Levinson ( Melora Hardin) and the lawyer arrive from Corporate. Michael's indignation that this will put a damper on his easygoing office environment rises to outrage when he learns that the corporate headquarters is sending down a lawyer to talk to him. Toby Flenderson ( Paul Lieberstein) informs Michael that he will conduct a review of the company's sexual harassment policies because the CFO resigned after allegations made by his secretary. Michael Scott's ( Steve Carell) "best friend forever" Todd Packer ( David Koechner) offends the staff with crude gossip about an upper management scandal. The episode was viewed by 7.13 million viewers. (Nevertheless, many stations censored the word, and one station refused to air the episode altogether.) "Sexual Harassment" received moderately positive reviews from television critics. Novak explained that he had to fight NBC to get the word "boner" on the air. This episode aired with a warning that it contained adult content and subject matter, which is rare for a network comedy. Many jokes and personal experiences involving sexual harassment were added into the script. Novak was inspired to write the episode after attending an NBC sexual harassment seminar that the cast and crew had to attend before the series began. Meanwhile, Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer) anxiously awaits the arrival of her mother, and Michael's obnoxious friend Todd Packer (David Koechner) spends the day in the office. In this episode, Michael Scott ( Steve Carell) is concerned when he believes Dunder Mifflin is targeting him for sexual harassment training. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. "Sexual Harassment" saw the first physical appearance of recurring character Todd Packer (played by David Koechner) after first being heard through a phone call in the first episode. The episode first aired in the United States on September 27, 2005, on NBC. " Sexual Harassment" is the second episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's eighth episode overall. 2nd episode of the 2nd season of The Office " Sexual Harassment"
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