A Benihana Christmas [SEP] series
A Benihana Christmas
"A Benihana Christmas" is the tenth and eleventh episode of the third season of the American comedy television series "The Office", and the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth episode overall. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Harold Ramis. The episode originally aired in the United States on December 14, 2006, on NBC.
In the episode, Christmas time at the office leads to depression for Michael, when his girlfriend Carol (Nancy Walls) breaks up with him.
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The first part of the episode was written by Daniel Chun his second writing credit for the series after "Murder" and directed by Seth Gordon his second directing credit for the series after "Double Date". The second part was written by Charlie Grandy, his fourth writing credit of the series and directed by Harold Ramis, who also directed "A Benihana Christmas," "Safety Training" and "Beach Games." The episode also guest stars Nelson Franklin playing Nick the IT Administrator who would appear in later