“The Office: The Complete Series – Superfan Extended Episodes” Blu-Ray Review

Get ready to work overtime with The Office: The Complete Series – Superfan Extended Episodes featuring over 25 hours of unaired* footage woven into the original broadcast episodes! Join Michael Scott (Steve Carell), Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and the rest of the employees at Scranton’s most infamous paper company, Dunder Mifflin, as they have the ups and downs of their everyday work lives chronicled documentary style. Developed for American television by Primetime Emmy® Award winner Greg Daniels, he and the original creative team behind the show have expanded and reconstructed every single episode in the series to bring you The Office like you’ve never seen it before! *During initial TV broadcast run. © 2026 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. (from Universal)

Since Peacock took The Office off of Netflix, forcing fans to either buy the seasons on disc or from digital retailers, or they’d have to watch it streaming exclusively on the Peacock service, NBC has been slowly releasing exclusive “Superfan Extended Episodes” on Peacock. This past January saw the ninth and final season’s extended episodes debuting exclusively on Peacock, wrapping up the 5-year-long project. Now, fans can actually own these episodes for the first time ever in physical form as The Office: The Complete Series – Superfan Extended Episodes makes its Blu-Ray debut — as well as to digital retailers.

For fans, it’s really a gift to get to spend more time with the characters we grew to love. When I first started watching the show (starting with the first episode), the show was running new episodes in its third season. Since then, I’ve seen every episode many times with it becoming my favoite TV show to watch and revisit. The Office is one of those comfort shows that just feels like a gift that keeps on giving. Is it perfect? Of course not, but it’s just one of those shows that doesn’t really get old.

Now… take all 9 seasons and 201 episodes and not only make each one longer, but add over 25 hours of unaired footage to the series total runtime and you’ve got the perfect reason to rewatch the series again. Due to the massiveness of this set – we’re talking a total of 103 hours across the entire 30 discs here – and the limited time I had to watch episodes before its release date, I can’t comment on all of what was added to each episode. However, I decided to check out select episodes from across the series to get a feel for what was added and how it affects the episodes as a whole. I have a pretty good knowledge of how the episodes normally play out, so it was rather easy to spot new jokes and scenes.

So how much new content is in each episode and how is it interspersed? I’m glad you asked. Any given episode has a few new scenes, expanded scenes, additional “talking heads,” a line added here and there and some entirely brand new sequences altogether. For some episodes, it’s probably barely noticeable. Other ones, like Season 9’s premiere, “New Guys,” add in a lengthy sequence where Toby conducts a meeting against bullying that is just… brilliant. It’s criminal that it didn’t make it to the final cut of the show. That episode also adds a moment that further explains a joke that’s in the aired cut where Creed comments that he “laughed” and “cried” that day, but it’s only in the footage added into the episode where we actually see him cry (and it’s pretty funny).

In fact, the one thing that became glaringly obvious across each episode I watched for this review is that Creed gets so much more air time. If you thought he was a strange duck before, the mystery of Creed Bratton deepens in these cuts. In Season 2’s “Dwight’s Speech,” we learn that Creed was an action star in China after his time in the Grassroots (which explains why he wants to say “hi” to his friends in China in Chinese in the aired version). In Season 3’s “The Coup,” Jim comments that he believes Creed actually lives in the office and we find out that he sleeps there four nights a week and has a place in Toronto. It’s amazing. There are bits like this throughout the series. Other characters, like Meredith and Oscar, also get some more talking heads moments, and gags involving Michael find a new home here as well. All of the Christmas episodes are even better extended (I’ve seen them apart from this most recent binge viewing, along with the first season), and the “Moroccan Christmas” episode, which I hadn’t loved before, is much better for it. Sometimes the added footage in these episodes allow moments to breathe a bit more, and some jokes become more like running gags, while completely random new gags – both spoken or visual – make it into the episodes as well. One of my favorite additions is from Season 8’s “The List.” The joke is setup during the whole “planking” trend montage and they add a scene where Ryan shows us a map and explains how it takes longer for trends to make it around the world to finally land in Scranton. At the end of the montage, the camera pans to simply show Ryan perched on top of the breakroom fridge, wide-eyed, followed by him telling the camera “It’s called ‘owling.’ You’ll hear about it…” Again, it’s simple, but it catches you by surprise in the best way because it’s unexpected.

In other cases, some perfectly paced setups and episode intros get completely rearranged. It’s pretty “minor” in the way that no jokes are exactly ruined, but it is bittersweet when some of them get completely shuffled around. For example, instead of Season 2’s “Casino Night” opening with the gag about Jim using his mind to move the coat rack – totally freaking out Dwight – it’s moved to after the opening credits. This cut of the episode instead opens with a new scene of Michael having a meeting where he’s trying to get the office to help him fill in a Dunder Mifflin-themed “Mad Libs” that he wrote himself. It’s definitely a fun addition, and it serves as a new cold open. Moving the coat rack joke to after the credits disrupts the flow of the setup, joke, and then wrapping the joke after the beginning credits with Dwight investigating the coat rack for evidence that it was an illusion. To stitch them together in its new place, however, a new talking head from Dwight bridges the scene that was before the opening credits with the scene that had been after the opening credits, and it actually works pretty well. I can definitely see it dividing some fans, though.

For episode runtimes, I noticed that most 22-minute episodes were extended to about 28 minutes, and some of the already-longer episodes being pushed to around 32 minutes. Unfortunately, episodes like the Season 4 double-episodes they did are all split into two parts instead of being shown as their full cuts. I suppose that’s done to make the longer episodes more digestible (since a 44-minute episode would now be about an hour), but it does disrupt the flow of those episodes by making them two-parters.

As for the content of these additional scenes, some of the added bits are more aggressive or crude. Some new scenes use “b*tch” more or “d*ck” (not that those aren’t words you’d normally find in the show), and the extended version of “Benihana Christmas” has a visual gag where Ryan and Kelly are heard having sex in a dumpster and we see it rocking back and forth. It’s surprising and comes out of nowhere and probably wouldn’t have made it past the censors to land in the aired cut anyway. Also, “g*dd*mn” isn’t a word the show ever used audibly, but at least one “Superfan” edit, “Moroccan Christmas,” surprisingly features Michael saying it completely uncensored. There are also other additional references to sex and such, usually involving Meredith. (And I haven’t watched much of Season 8 involving James Spader’s Robert California, who was already pretty crude and open about sexual topics in the aired episodes, but I can assume some of those episodes only get cruder.)

If you’re a diehard fan of the show, The Office: The Complete Series – Superfan Extended Episodes is an absolute no-brainer. It gives fans more laughs, some scenes more depth or breathing room, and just a little more time to spend in Scranton’s Dunder Mifflin. Yes, some of the content is rather salty – and the whole show is basically PG-13 in content – but for those who already love the show, I couldn’t recommend these extended episodes more.

One last thing – I have to say these Blu-Ray discs look fantastic. I’ve seen the show on Blu-Ray before (probably less so the earlier episodes), but in recent years, I’ve only been streaming them in HD. These Blu-Ray discs are definitely sharper and crisper. I highly recommend the physical copies (and I wish they came with a free digital copy of the series).

– John DiBiase (reviewed: 7/13/26)

 

 

Select Episode Bonus Footage Breakdown

OK, I took some notes while watching a batch of episodes for this review, and while I did not make note of every single new joke, I did try to make notes on significant additions or changes that I thought might interest viewers. Again, this is not a comprehensive list for each episode. If you intend to watch anyway and want to be completely surprised, don’t read these lists.

 

Season 2: “Dwight’s Speech”

1. There is more of Michael coaching Dwight on how to deliver a good speech.
2. There are some additional crude jokes – one quick reference to p*rn, and extended anatomical jokes about the difference between a “sales man” and “sales woman.”
3. Dwight tries to tell a joke to the office.
4. Phyllis reveals she used to be very depressed.
5. Ryan announces he hopes to leave Dunder Mifflin at some point, which upsets Michael.
6. Stanley tries to recommend Florida as a destination for Jim’s big trip.
7. Creed reveals he was an action star in China in the 80s.
8. There is more at the convention, including where Michael and Dwight walk into the wrong meeting room first.
9. We see Jim on the phone with a travel agent about his trip.
10. Michael’s speech is longer and more painful.
11. The thermostat “war” in the office is much longer.

 

Season 2: “Casino Night”

1. Brand new cold open where Michael tries to get a meeting room full of employees to fill in a Mad Libs he made.
2. Coat rack opening sequence moved to after the credits with a new Dwight talking head stitching the scene together.
3. There’s a joke about Meredith running into a guy at the casino night that she’s previously had relations with.
4. A new talking head from Carol.
5. And some other little added moments.

 

Season 3: “The Coup”

1. We find out Creed lives in the office 4 nights a week and otherwise has a place in Toronto. (With shots of him living in the office and sleeping under his desk.)
2. Pam admires herself in her new dress shirt in the reflection of her desk monitor (which is cute).
3. After the “Your dentist’s name is ‘Crentist’?” sequence, Michael tries to come up with things that rhyme with “Scott.”
4. Dwight and Michael talk about the changes Dwight will make now that he’s manager.
5. Jan visits Stamford and talks to Jim.

 

Season 3: “Branch Closing”

1. Extended version of Dwight and Michael roleplaying meeting David Wallace to convince him not to close the branch.
2. Dwight killing time on Wallace’s property while waiting for him to come home. Dwight swings on the swing and jumps on the trampoline.
3. Some added dialog interspersed here and there.

 

Season 4: “Branch Wars”

1. Michael asks Jim if Pam was worth this conflict with Karen. Jim easily says “Yes” and Pam smiles.
2. Pam teases Jim about him going to see Karen. (It’s really cute.)
3. More of Karen confronting Jim.
4. We ACTUALLY see what happened to Dwight and Michael with the copier in the stairwell (and Dwight sprayed a guy in the eye!)
5. Andy pays a bribe to get into the Finer Things club and gets “waitlisted.”
6. More of the guys on the drive to and from Utica.

 

Season 4: “Dinner Party”

1. The episode is even more uncomfortable.
2. At dinner, Michael tries to console Jan. It’s awkward.
3. After everything blows up at the end, Jan shouts out to them as they leave that they should all do this again sometime.
4. Added talking heads at the end of what several characters would consider to be the perfect dinner party.

 

Season 5: “New Boss”

1. Dwight gives Charles a long, dry history of Scranton.
2. Charles talking head about how “Waste readily identifies itself.” in this office – particularly suggesting Jim.
3. Creed asks who Charles even works for, and Oscar incredulously tells him “Dunder Mifflin!” and Creed admits that makes sense.
4. Michael tells Wallace on the phone that he wants to see the fact he’s still running his branch in writing.
5. Michael sits down with Charles and does a “Charlie bit my finger” bit.
6. A delighted Dwight talking head about Charles not liking Jim.
7. New shot of Michael driving to visit corporate in NY (1 “d*ck”).
8. More of Jim and Pam.
9. As Michael is driving home, he’s on the phone with his mom and then Jeff.

 

Season 5: “Two Weeks”

1. Michael carving his name into the top of his desk, “Michael wuz here.”
2. Andy saying goodbye to Michael extended, saying he was lonely when he moved to Scranton and Michael was accepting of him. (Making Michael acting cold to him in the scene more awkward.)
3. Extended Michael talking to the guy who’s waiting there to interview for his job.
4. Toby helps Michael write his resume.
5. More of Kelly flirting with Charles.
6. Michael comments on having one mouth to feed, and then says its his pet gecko. (He has a pet gecko?!)
7. More of Dwight talking about Michael starting a company.
8. Michael sneaks in and tries to take office supplies and runs out of the office when he’s caught by Charles. THEN he sneaks back in (again!) as shown in the aired cut.
9. More after he crawls back into the office.

 

Season 8: “The List”

1. Ryan talks about how trends make it around the world and eventually to Scranton.
2. The struggle to remove Kevin from Dwight’s desk while he’s planking is a lot longer.
3. Andy scolds Creed for planking because they can’t tell if he’s actually dead.
4. After Dwight tosses over the kitchen table that had Toby planking on it, the camera now pans to show Ryan perched on the fridge. He then tells the camera in a new talking head that it’s called “owling” and we’ll be hearing about it.
5. Interestingly enough, we see more of the lists that Dwight makes, and one of them is about who would be good pairings in a pool chicken fight. Chicken fighting shows up in a later episode at a pool party at Robert’s house.
6. Toby expresses serious concern about Robert’s list and his placement on it. (Which explains why he suddenly leaves the lunch he was invited to in a panic.)
7. Pam reflects on how Michael believed in her so much.

 

Season 9: “New Guys”

1. We see that, while on his wilderness retreat, Andy sent Toby a postcard telling him to fire Nellie. The scene of them talking is longer.
2. There’s a reference to Roy getting married – which shows up as a later episode in the season. (Added use of “b*tch,” too)
3. Jim teases Dwight by mis-remembering the relationship between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in a great exchange.
4. Stanley flips out at Pete and there’s a talking head of Pete talking about it.
5. Andy’s “Iceman” nickname from his retreat is explained.
6. An entirely new, lengthy meeting scene. Toby calls a meeting about bullying. Creed says he can take anything people dish out and then we find out he clearly can’t. It’s a great sequence.

 

Season 9: “The Whale”

1. Extended opening of Andy on his boat and things going wrong.
2. Bleeped “mother-f—-” from Oscar.
3. Dwight switches from pumping himself up with metal music to putting on a mellow acoustic female vocalist song to prep for his sales meeting.
4. The scenes of just Pam and Jan are longer. (And are great.)
5. Toby says he has trouble picking his daughter up from school (due to his ugly mustache making him look like a creep).
6. At the end, Jan arrives to pick Clarke up from work.

 

 Sex/Nudity: The show is rated TV-14 and there are frequent sexual references and jokes in nearly every episode. Sex isn’t shown on screen, but the extended episode of “Benihana Christmas” does have a new scene where Ryan and Kelly are inside a dumpster and can be heard making sexual sounds from outside the dumpster as it’s shown rocking back and forth. In the third season, Oscar is outed as gay and the rest of the series makes reference to this (And he has an affair with Angela’s husband, who she doesn’t know is gay). It’s also a running joke that Michael seems to have a bizarre infatuation with the intern Ryan because he sees him as young, cool, and handsome. (But Michael is otherwise straight.) Michael, and a few other characters, like Dwight, Meredith, Kevin and Robert California (Season 8) often talk openly about sexual encounters. One of the aired-cut episode sees Jim overhearing faint sexual sounds outside a public bathroom as Phyllis and her husband Bob are apparently having sex inside. It also becomes a plot point that Phyllis walks in on Dwight and Angela in the middle of a sexual encounter in the office at the end of one of the seasons (no nudity is seen). There is a running thread that Dwight and Angela would often run off to the warehouse for a quick fling. Ryan and Kelly are frequently seen making out in the office. One scene shows Dwight and Angela asking Toby to explain to them how men have sex together (and it’s kind of graphic). Cathy kind of flirts with Jim while he’s married and Jim resists her sort-of advances. It’s frequently mentioned that Stanley has cheated on his wife. Michael ends up dating a married woman and struggles with continuing the relationship after he finds out she’s married (but ultimately decides to break it off). Michael dates an employee’s mother and makes reference to the intimate times together. Michael is seen leaving a hotel employee’s room after they’ve apparently slept together. Michael openly talks to the camera about relations with both Jan and Holly (and Holly makes blunt references to them as well). Dwight sleeps with a bridesmaid at a wedding and there are open references to that as well. Occasionally, there are references to nudity, but it’s always blurred out. “That’s what she said!” is a running joke from Michael, turning innocent comments into suggestive ones by saying that afterwards (like “How did you get it so big?”). Overall, the show is a strong PG-13 in most cases.
 Vulgarity/Language: Some episodes feature the “F” and “S” words bleeped out (played for laughs). Words frequently heard are “h*ll,” “*ss,” “d*mn,” “S.O.B.,” and “b*tch.” Michael, especially, says “G-d” a lot as an exclamation. He also usually says “gee dee” as a clean substitute for “g*dd*mn,” but at least one of the extended Superfan cuts clearly has him using it unedited in full.
 Alcohol/Drugs: Some prescription drugs are highlighted in the show; it’s often mentioned that Meredith drinks to excess and may be an alcoholic. In the “Moroccan Christmas” episode, her drinking to excess causes her hair to catch on fire as she’s dancing and Michael tries to get her to go to rehab. The “Drug Testing” episode in season 2 is all about marijuana being found on company property and Dwight trying to interrogate the office employees to find out who might be using (And Michael is afraid he may have “accidentally” smoked something people were passing around at an “Alicia Keyes concert”). Random moments also reference marijuana use, and in season 4, one of the characters admits to having a serious drug problem; Michael thinks he’s buying drugs to frame Toby in “Frame Toby” but it ends up just being salad.
 Blood/Gore: Very rarely is there blood, but there is some. One Christmas episode, Jim gets a bloody lip from Dwight mercilessly pelting him with snowballs, and we also see blood on his shirt; Dwight throws up on the hood of his car after getting into a fender bender; Dwight holds up a baggie with his appendix in it in a later season, and talks about his surgery incision leaking (we see some blood on his shirt); We see some minor burn marks on the bottom of Michael’s foot in an episode in the second season; During “Threat Level Midnight,” we see a shot from multiple angles of Toby’s head blowing up as a special effect in Michael’s home movie of the same name; Dwight tries to walk a makeshift tightrope in season 9’s “New Guys” and falls and gets a bloody mouth; We see a mugshot of Roy after a car accident and his face looks a little bloody; Dwight throws up blue liquid all over Angela in a flashback scene in “New Guys.”
 Violence: There is very rarely any serious violence; Dwight gets a concussion from crashing his car into the property gate; Stanley suffers a heart attack during “Fire Drill” (but ends up being okay); During “Grief Counseling,” we find out an elder employee died from a car accident where he was decapitated, but we don’t see anything; Michael and Dwight fight at a dojo during “The Fight,” but it’s mostly played for laughs; Dwight and Jim have an ongoing snowball fight during a Christmas episode which escalates throughout the episode; Dwight tries to walk a makeshift tightrope in season 9’s “New Guys” and falls and gets a bloody mouth; During “Threat Level Midnight,” we see a shot from multiple angles of Toby’s head blowing up as a special effect in Michael’s home movie of the same name. In the same movie, Michael “shoots” someone dramatically with guns and an explosive blows up another guy (not shown); Jim tries to tackle Dwight to try to keep him from attending a meeting in the 8th season; Dwight whips Jim with a tree branch during “Dwight’s Christmas”; Andy punches a hole in the wall at two different times in anger (and goes to anger management as a result); Michael accidentally hits Meredith with his car. We see her later with a cast around her waist; Roy threatens to attack Jim but Dwight sprays him in the face with mace; Roy and his cousin trash a bar, throwing things and breaking mirrors; and other comedic violence.