Steve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) stars in this half-hour sitcom based on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's award-winning comedy . Told through the lenses of a documentary film crew, The Office exposes the humorous and often foolish events at Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In this first season, Dunder-Mifflin Regional Manager, Michael Scott (Carell) leads the documentary team and his staff on a journey through inappropriate behavior, well-intentioned but misguided comments and a myriad of poor management techniques. Michael has no clue that his employees barely tolerate him. In his mind, he is their guru, their mentor and their cool friend. His staff includes his dedicated-to-the-point-of-annoying assistant, Dwight Schrute, office receptionist Pam and likable sales rep Jim. During the six episodes of Season 1, Dunder-Mifflin tackled tough subjects like company layoffs, diversity initiatives, health care and office alliances. Anyone who has ever worked in a "team" environment can appreciate the humor and suffering of the Dunder-Mifflin staff and The Office.