The Office ·המשרד (ישראל)

“The Office” is a mocumentary series based on the British show of the same name. Somewhere within the industrial area of Yahud is a grey, drab office, the failing branch of an office supply company heroically named “Paper-Office”. The branch is run by the show’s protagonist, Avi Meshulam, a 40-year-old loser, who’s overweight and has severe self-image issues that turn him into a liar, a suck-up, and a generally unbearable human being. He’s absolutely sure that he’s a wonderful standup comedian, who wound up in this boring, humiliating job purely by chance. Management is constantly trying to fire him, his employees despise him, yet he is ever the optimist, and he talks in catch phrases lifted from the most banal management books. He is surrounded by the range of characters that make up the impossible mosaic of Israeli society. Romance flourishes, schemes are hatched, lamination machines are sold on sale– and everybody tries to make it through yet another day with their unbearable boss.

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Comedy
Created By

First Aired on

Aug 10, 2010

2 seaons till Mar 21, 2013

Popularity: 10.6497
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Networks
(IL)
Production

July August Productions (IL)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Wedding

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 30 episodes

Season 1

Aired

15 Episodes
  • Episode 1Paper Office25 min

    Somewhere in the Yahud industrial zone there is a small office called "Paper Office". Avi Mushulam, the boss from hell, brings a film crew to show what a great boss he is. But while he proudly presents his crew, management tells him that the branch may have to be closed.

  • Episode 2Secret investigation25 min

    A very young and very pretty female employee starts working in the office, and everybody goes insane. Avi finds out that someone has published a porn picture of him edited with Photoshop. Yariv takes upon himself to run the investigation.

  • Episode 3Trivia Game25 min

    Yossi the quiet charming salesman is celebrating his 30th birthday. Dana organizes a small celebration but it conflicts with the trivia game organized by Avi and his good friend Shimi Guetta.

  • Episode 4Assisting the enemy25 min

    Israel starts a military operation in the Gaza strip, and the entire office is on edge. Yariv arrives on uniform, all proud, and waits for the army to call him to duty. Lea, the religious employee, realizes that Abed, the Arab employee, speaks his native tongue and pressures Avi to forbid him from talking Arabic at times of emergency.

  • Episode 5Rockstar25 min

    The office goes to a customer service training. Avi overpowers the lecture with his highlights of his failed career as a rock band leader. Dana fights with her boyfriend Lavi, making Yossi, who's secretly in love with her, very happy.