Second Drink: The Return with Ed Helms

Office Ladies

Audacy & Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey

Comedy, Tv & Film, After Shows

4.8 • 87.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

This week we're breaking down The Return. This is the second episode in the two episode arc with Traveling Salesmen, and you know we have more memories from Greg Daniels for you. We're also joined by the hilarious Ed Helms, who shares his memories of this episode, including Andy's ringtone and punching that wall. Then, we talk about Oscar's return to Dunder Mifflin, Dwight working at Staples, and we get another fan rendition of Heartbreak In The Breakroom by Carmen and Camille. Finally, we get a good Homer Simpson background catch, chat about Jim and Pams prank on Andy, and dig into the Micheal-Dwight bromance moment of this episode. Rit dit dit dit doo! Office Ladies Website - Submit a fan question: https://officeladies.com/submitaquestion Follow Us on Instagram: OfficeLadiesPod Follow Us on YouTube Follow Us on TikTok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Second Drink, The Return.
0:04.0	This episode, Ed Helms, is our guest.
0:06.6	Yes.
0:07.0	And we also hear from Greg Daniels about the inspiration for the return and how he structured the storyline.
0:13.3	You know, we discussed in our original breakdown.
0:16.1	We shot Traveling Salesman and The Return as one big episode.
0:19.9	Yeah.
0:22.6	So there are a lot of fun behind-the details in this one. But before we get going, let's start the second drink with some
0:27.5	great fan background catches. You know, we love it when John says the white. And M.N. Cunningham
0:35.2	commented that there is a great, the white, in Jim's first talking head.
0:40.0	It comes right after Andy is singing and driving him crazy. Let's hear it.
0:45.1	So here's to the future.
0:48.0	Andy and the Tuna.
0:50.6	Yeah, Andy and the Tuna.
0:54.8	Oh, but a to know, magical.
0:58.2	And in the tuna.
1:01.8	I miss Dwight.
1:05.7	Congratulations, Universe.
1:07.8	You win.
1:09.6	That's a full delight.
1:10.8	It is a full Dwight.
1:11.9	It is a full Dwight.
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