Its biggest mistake was staying too faithful to the original UK series.

In its first season,the U.S. version ofThe Officewas pretty much a like-for-like adaptation of its predecessor.

But none of that worked as well for an American audience as it did for a British audience.

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“The Dundies” originally aired on NBC on September 20, 2005.

The Dundies was a major turning point in the writers approach toThe Office.

The Dundies was the episode where the writers started making a concerted effort tomake Michael a more sympathetic character.

The Office’s Most Important Episode Aired Almost 20 Years Ago And Changed The Sitcom Forever

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But in one key scene, their attitude shifts.

It showed that there was a lot more depth to Michael than it initially seemed.

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