[10], In "Spooked", Robert brings his young son, Bert, to the office Halloween party. But when she arrives and he says there's nothing available, Robert insists he find something, putting Andy in an awkward position. 9th episode of the 8th season of The Office, presented as if it were a real documentary, "Staffing Season Highlights: Who Got Hottest Jobs, Which Shows Attracted Most Writers", "Maura Tierney Is Heading to Dunder-Mifflin", "The Office Exclusive: 'Til Death's Lindsey Broad Befriends Pam", "The Office's Jenna Fischer Confirms That Baby No. He clearly can bring whole groups under his spell with his amazing voice and choice of words. In "Spooked", Robert's young son, Bert, is introduced; Robert brings Bert to the office Halloween party. In a talking-head interview held in the parking lot, Robert informs the documentary film crew that he is confident that he will be offered the job.[1]. Dwight, disgusted by him, orders him to leave. In the episode "Mrs. California," Robert's wife, Susan, portrayed by Maura Tierney, comes to the office looking for a job, something he does not want, although he pretends to help her out. Spader stated in an interview that he only took the role in order to supplement his income after working on Lincoln, which he stated paid little due to the size of the cast. An enigmatic individual, he was often inspiring, and intimidating, to the staff in the Scranton branch office, especially so to Regional Manager, Andy Bernard . When she is placed next to Kevin by Erin, tensions rise. [32] In her review, Kaili Markley wrote that Spader's appearance in the episode was the "high point of the show" for her. [3], Robert appears in "Last Day in Florida", accompanying Dwight, Jim, and Nellie Bertram on a golf outing celebrating Dwight's new vice president position. [40] While initially reacting positively to the character, by the episode "Doomsday", Seth Abramovitch wrote that "Spader's character is a lot more successful a fit than Will Ferrell's, whose brand of comedy was just too broad, too surreal for the Dunder-Mifflin crew. While Packer protests that he has only been vice president for half an hour, and that Dwight is to blame, Robert commends Dwight for being smart enough not to show up at the meeting, and terminates Packer. James Redford and his father Robert, pictured together at an event in 2018 . Our first table read with him was a week before we went back and at that moment I was like, 'Oh, we're going to be just fine'. Ah, well, I will not be blackmailed by some ineffectual, privileged, effete, soft-penised debutante. Um, okay. However, Dwight's gym is only filled with his farming equipment as exercising equipment. [6] Due to Jenna Fischer's actual pregnancy Pam did not appear in the episode. She was already dead. He's funny, too. Susan mentions an interest in accounting because of her good connectionwith Oscar. On February 28, 2012, Spader announced that he would be departing from the show at the end of its eighth season. But, after one look at his new workplace environment, he quickly drives to Florida and convinces Sabre CEO Jo Bennett to give him her job. Susan California has Havana Brown colored hair, as well as brown eyes. [43], Saloon.comTemplate:'s Matt Zoller Seitz wrote that "The Office loses something by having Spader's Zen master drive the action instead of Michael Scott", he also suggested that, perhaps, if Robert was still positioned as Regional Manager, instead of CEO, the series might be more enjoyable. Robert Griffin III and his wife, Grete, announced the birth of their daughter Gia on Jan. 24, 2023. He serves as the final antagonist of Season 7 and the main antagonist of Season 8. ", http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-office/the-office-season-7-finale-40395.aspx, James Spader's 'The Office' Character 'Terrifying' Other Cast Members, ""The Office" Season Eight: Robert California, Here We Come! Robert finds out Jim has fled, and orders security to close the gate, preventing Jim from leaving. He arrives at the branch Christmas party in a tracksuit, despite wearing his normal dark blazer with hopes of being cheered up by the party, after the Sabre party is a bland affair. Personal Information [9], In the season 8 premiere, "The List", it is revealed that Robert was hired as the branch manager over the summer. [9][10], In addition, several films are mentioned or alluded to. Her husband Robert is against the idea of Susan working under Andyat Dunder-Mifflin Scranton, as he makes clear after the episode's Cold Open to Jimand Andy. Air date: Dec 8 . He was 26 years old, and from Tranquillity, California, United States of America. According to the family's spokesperson Jeff Ballard, the actor died of heart failure in Malibu, California . Robert Elmo Lee, 83, was found guilty of first-degree murder . Robert California's wife Susan comes to the office looking for a job and he tells Andy not to hire her under any circumstance. Robert California is built up as this amazing speaker who can smooth-talk his way into anything he wants, ultimately becoming the CEO of Sabre after initially only being chosen as a Regional Manager. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He gave the episode a C+. [2] Robert decides to sell his mansion following his divorce, and at Kevin's suggestion, throws an office pool party as a last hurrah. He was originally expected to be just a one-time guest star, as the producers were planning to hire either Catherine Tate or Will Arnett for the series, but neither could commit due to their involvement with other projects. rwstone@coh.org. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Rupert Murdoch, the owner of the media conglomerate, has already moved his new girlfriend Ann-Lesley Smith, 66, into a new $30 million, 6,500 square foot condominium, making room for the California widow to become his fifth wife. In the eighth-season finale, Robert departs from the company after David Wallace purchases Dunder Mifflin. However, Andy interprets Roberts's warning from earlier and tries to explain that there is no need for another employee. Andy then gets the staff to be mean to her to urge her to quit. [14], In "Pam's Replacement", he joins Andy, Darryl and Kevin's band with a surprising talent for the harmonica, but it gradually appears that when his musically talented friends come to play, the original trio are phased out. He only ever intended for his role to last one season.[28]. Andy tries to convince the other office workers to be rude to Susan to get rid of her. ". Her husband Robert is against the idea of Susan working under Andy at Dunder-Mifflin Scranton, as he makes clear after the episode's Cold Open to Jim . Mrs. California: All right, well, it's really nice to meet you, Bryan. In the parking lot, Andy apologizes to Susan and after brief small talk, Susan asks Andy out on a date, leaving him surprised. Article content. [8] The season eight finale, "Free Family Portrait Studio", marked his final appearance in the series. Oscar helps get Susan to quit per Andy's request by showing a picture of a dog in a ladle to everyone but Susan. While I would agree that Robert California alters the tone and rhythm of the series when he is present, he isn't present particularly often (and wasn't present at all during what Seitz and I would both identify as the season's strongest episode, "Lotto") and, even when he is present, he isn't really being developed as a character with motivations or multi-dimensionality. At the end of the episode, when Jim and Dwight talk with Harry Jannerone, an employee from the Syracuse branch, Jannerone predicts that Robert will ruin the company within six months. Later, Andy calls Robert, after having stolen his largest client, and offers him the client back if Robert will rehire him. A Valley native, Robert has worked at The Fresno . ", http://www.tv.com/news/the-office-is-the-robert-california-experiment-a-failure-27094/, "Review: The Office struggles to find its center post-Steve Carell", http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/review-the-office-struggles-to-find-its-center-post-steve-carell, http://www.avclub.com/articles/doomsday,64378/, "The Zen of Robert California The Office", http://www.salon.com/2011/11/03/the_zen_of_robert_california/, "The Office: "Last Day in Florida" Review", http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1220425p1.html, "The Office: "Free Family Portrait Studio" Review", http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1224601p1.html. McElrath's killers were his own wife, Joanna McElrath (nee Beckett), and her so-called boyfriend, Robin Glenn James. Mrs. California [12] This means that it was seen by 2.9% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 7% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. Dwight commands him to stop, but Robert states that he has already "figured [him] out". Erin is introduced to Susan through Andy at reception. The first few days of Robert Durst's testimony in his Los Angeles murder trial have largely circled the disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen, in New York City in 1982. She has . He is an original character and has no counterpart on the original British version of the series. Unknown Sister Susan expresses discomfort as Robert continues to push the idea of a job for Susan with Andy. Instead of a lunatic capable of performing the Jedi mind trick, he's just an inscrutable eccentric, who wanders around looking amused at everything the branch is up to, and whom no one can get a read on". Production Information When Susan notices their behavior, she complains to Robert, who asks Andy to discuss the issues with Susan in the conference room and leaves. He assigns Oscar to take over and ends up comforting Erin, who ended up intoxicated and arguing with Andy. [23] The season eight finale, "Free Family Portrait Studio", marked his final appearance in the series. Is it because his wife divorced him? James was welcomed into this world on February 7, 1960. I'm too pleased to see him go to care about the logistics". Meanwhile, Jim and Dwight talk with Harry Jannerone, an employee from the Syracuse branch, who predicts that Robert will ruin the company within six months.[7]. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. On Saturday, 28 January 2023, Robert Joseph Luna passed away. Andy and Jim then leave the conference room as Robert and Susan sit and talk afterward. I'm the f***ing lizard king. Robert Gold-Smith, 53, of Homer Glen, is representing himself in a bench trial before Will County Judge Daniel Rozak this week. Despite this, she went on to compliment Susan asking Andy on a date and the pairing of Darryl and Val as a couple, saying that the latter had possibilities. Spader stated in an interview that he only took the role in order to supplement his income after working on Lincoln, which he stated paid little due to the size of the cast. "Mrs. California" aired on NBC in the United States on December 1, 2011. While investigating the shooting death of Robert Limon, a 38-year-old railway worker from Silver Lakes, California, detectives at the Kern County Sheriff's Office received a game-changing tip that ultimately led to the arrest of his wife and her lover. He told us he had reduced police shootings by department officers by 50% between 2015 and 2020. Born She ultimately gave the episode a 7.5/10. During the meeting, Robert chastises Packer for the failure of the store, pretending that the Sabre store itself was a great concept, but that Packer botched in execution. After playing, Robert stuns Jim by revealing that he dislikes the business plan for the Sabre store, and that he had only approved of it because Jo wanted it. Seasons [27] Myles McNutt, of The A.V. To celebrate the . 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