<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Koi Pond" </Td> <Td> Next → "Murder" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Office (U.S. season 6) List of The Office (U.S. TV series) episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Double Date" is the 9th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 109th episode overall . It was written by Charlie Grandy and directed by Seth Gordon . It originally aired on NBC on November 5, 2009 . </P> <P> The series--presented as if it were a real documentary--depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In this episode, Jim and Pam finally go on a double date with Michael and Pam's mother Helene on Helene's birthday, which takes a dark turn when Michael discovers just how old Helene is turning, and breaks up with her . Meanwhile, Dwight offers to do nice things for all the members of the office so that they will owe him a specific favor, but Andy ruins his plans . </P>

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