<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Lotto" </Td> <Td> Next → "Spooked" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of The Office (U.S.) episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Garden Party" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 156th episode overall . The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on October 13, 2011 . It was written by co-executive producer Justin Spitzer and was directed by David Rogers and marks Mindy Kaling's first credit as executive producer . "Garden Party" features a guest appearance from Josh Groban, Dee Wallace and Stephen Collins . </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 the episode, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) throws a garden party at Schrute Farms to impress Robert California (James Spader), with his parents and brother in attendance . Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) works to make it a classy event . </P>

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