

Andy becomes Jim's emotional support which turns out to be a prank by Jim. In " Heavy Competition," Andy offers bargain deals for Jim's and Pam's wedding and interprets Pam's rejection of Jim's ideas as Pam being controlling of Jim. When Kevin seeks dating advice from others in the office, Andy gives him romantic advice that appears to reflect his own experiences with Angela, telling him to never give compliments, push for physical contact, or be assertive to the point of rudeness. Īngela's affair with Dwight and her broken engagement with Andy affect Andy's perspective on relationships. Andy cancels his wedding plans and Dwight throws out a bobblehead in his own likeness, symbolizing the end of their relationships with Angela.

After Andy confronts Dwight and challenges him to a duel, they realize that Angela has lied to them both about having slept with just one of them. Michael later tells Andy about the affair which Angela confirms reluctantly. During the office Christmas party, Phyllis reveals Angela's and Dwight's affair to all of the office staff except Andy. Angela often rejects his wedding ideas and manipulates Andy into having the wedding at Dwight's farm. Shortly after the proposal, Angela has sex with Dwight in the office, which is witnessed by Phyllis and the camera crew.Īt the start of season 5, still unaware of Angela's and Dwight's affair, Andy begins planning the wedding. Angela accepts his proposal by saying "Okay," irritatedly. In " Goodbye, Toby," Andy proposes to Angela (unbeknownst to him, at the same moment Jim had been preparing to propose to Pam) with a ring that he has carried in his wallet for six years.

Angela's and Andy's relationship sends Dwight into a depression and sets of his strong dislike for Andy. He wins Angela over by giving her a cat and a sentimental note. At one point, he steals an elaborate ice sculpture for Angela's launch party and serenades her with a rendition of the ABBA song " Take a Chance on Me," receiving a rare smile in return. Andy develops a friendship with Dwight, and unaware of Dwight's and Angela's romantic past, he develops a romantic interest in Angela. With Karen Filippelli's departure from the Stamford branch, Andy and Jim become the only salesman from Stamford to transfer to the Scranton branch. This never comes to fruition, as Michael does not receive the corporate promotion. When Dwight is preemptively named regional manager by Michael, who is confident that he will be promoted, Andy is named assistant regional manager. However, he is sabotaged by Angela Martin, who favors Dwight for the role. ĭuring the penultimate episode of the season, " Beach Games," Andy captains a team with Jim, Dwight, and Stanley Hudson in a competition for Michael's replacement as regional manager of the Scranton branch, as Michael believes he is a shoe-in for a position at corporate. When Andy returns from anger management training later in the season, he accompanies Jim to a meeting with clients at a local high school, where he unexpectedly sees his girlfriend and discovers that she is a student there. He is subsequently sent to anger management training by corporate executives. The phone's ringtone is Andy's rendition of " Rockin' Robin." Andy becomes increasingly agitated each time the phone rings and eventually punches a hole in an office wall. When Andy's behavior begins to irritate the office staff, Jim plays a prank on Andy by hiding his cell phone in the ceiling and calling it repeatedly. Though Michael initially takes a liking to Andy, he soon becomes agitated by Andy's sycophantic attitude and poor salesmanship. After the Stamford branch merges with the Scranton branch, Andy attempts to gain favor with a manager, Michael Scott, and has a brief rivalry with his coworker, Dwight Schrute. Club wrote, "no amount of last-minute humanizing can win the audience back to side." Storylines Season 3 Īndy is introduced in the Season 3 premiere of The Office as the Regional Director of Sales at the Stamford branch after his colleague Jim transferred to the branch. During the final season, Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx described Andy's personality as a "malevolent version of Michael Scott," while Erik Adams of The A.V. Nerve ranked him the second funniest character in the series, behind only Michael Scott.
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He transfers to the Scranton branch when it merges with the Stamford branch.Īndy was named one of the most annoying TV characters of 2011 by Vulture. He is introduced in Season 3 of the show as an employee of the Stamford branch when Jim Halpert transfers to the branch.
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Andrew Baines Bernard (born Walter Baines Bernard Jr.) is a fictional character portrayed by Ed Helms in the NBC comedy television series The Office.
