Robert California has definitely added some menace and mystery to the proceedings. Ryan and Susan meet each other and talk before Andy interrupts. [15] While his review was less favorable, Alan Sepinwall wrote that he found "Spader's persuasive evil genius to be somewhat amusing". Susan eventually realizes it was Robert's idea to drive her away. It's also getting repetitive". Andy replies "no", and Robert fires him. Mrs. California: All right, well, it's really nice to meet you, Bryan. Of course, she was married to Robert". [5], Throughout his appearances, Robert has been shown to have innumerable unhealthily salacious appetites and beliefs (once proclaiming that "Everything is sex" even calling this opinion of his a "universal truth"). Meanwhile, Dwight opens a gym in the building and tries to persuade Darryl to join. Jobs His loving wife, June, passed away in 2008. California is then prompted to tell Dwight that he's better as a salesman than he is a Manager, but when and if something comes up, he will let Dwight try it out. HoneySweetie Mrs. California But with the knowledge that Sabre products are inferior and will illuminate the fact that the store is a failure, he plans to sandbag it at a high-level meeting of the Sabre company board, and also strongly hints that, despite liking Dwight, he is going to fire him over it. "You don't work in sales, do you.". [44] In response to this, Myles McNutt wrote "It may just be me, but I'm not convinced that Spader's presence has been as prominent as Seitz suggests. Maura Tierney [9] Darryl comments that Dwight's gym looks like "a scene out of Saw V."[10] Finally, Andy mentions that he "was watching a movie, and a bunch of apes took over San Francisco. Robert Ciesla Expand search. The two struggle over the phone, but Pam manages to delete the messages before Robert can hear his voicemail. Andy talks with Susan, and she comes to the conclusion that Robert is the one behind all of this neglect. He was merely a tool here, and yeah, I mean that in both senses. Jim and Dwight show Susan the ropes of the sales department. Robert California wants to run the best company in the world, and to see him turn that kind of intensity onto Kevin Malone was cracking me up. Stacy has worked at the San Francisco Chronicle as a reporter since 1997, when she moved to San Francisco after previously working at the Rocky Mountain News, Los Angeles Daily News, San Diego . You can contribute to Dunderpedia by rewriting the copied content. As his wife of 32 . U.S. Movies & TV. Let us know in the comments! He was born in rural Arkansas on August 21, 1919, the youngest child of John and Cynthia McAllister. With Spader leaving at the end of this season, that won't be a problem for much longer. Expand. His omniscience is valuable on some level, but it also creates a distance between the character and the narrative, which makes me reluctant to consider him as Carell's replacement (which is what Seitz suggests in his piece). Last James Redford and his father Robert, pictured together at an event in 2018 . Susan takes everything well and says that maybe they can work together soon, to which Andy agrees. [9][10][11] In an interview with Digital Spy, Spader stated "I never really considered whether I would do more [episodes]". Rivas makes his move. When she is placed next to Kevin by Erin, tensions rise. He faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of solicitation of . Andy gets caught in the middle of Robert California and his wife and falls a victim of some very mixed signals.From Season 8, Episode 9 "Mrs California" - An. The A.V. Robert's wife, Susan (Maura Tierney) is introduced in "Mrs. California"; Susan comes to the office looking for a job, something he does not want, although he pretends to help her out. 4.) View Details. [26] In his Hitfix blog, Alan Sepinwall wrote that "Robert California could have become the new comic engine that drove the series, but the character has been neutered from his first appearance. Susan and Robert's relationship shows tension when they both confront Andy to figure out the truth. During the meeting, Robert chastises Packer for the failure of the store, pretending that the Sabre store itself was a great concept, but that Packer botched in execution. Today, the 41-year-old, serving her time at the Central California Women's Facility, is appealing her conviction in its entirety, claiming a total lack of evidence. Ryan Howard: [in the "confessional"] Bitch Pam does not feature in this story line because Jenna Fischer was out on maternity leave to have her child with her husband, Lee Kirk. During a bench-press, Dwight refuses to spot Darryl unless he says his motivation to work out. At the end of the episode, she expresses some romantic interest in dating Andy once her divorce from Robert is finalized, but her character does not appear again on the show. Jim notes that when Robert visits the office, he spends half of his time working out of the conference room, and occasionally ventures out and wanders around, randomly choosing employees to have conversations with. There's still some time to pin him down by the season finale, it's just hard to imagine at this point". I'm the f*cking Lizard King.". "[10] Later, Dwight attempts to get Darryl to stretch his pelvic bowl by telling him that The Fonz did it to become cool. [34], Spader's acting had been particularly lauded by his fellow Office cast members. California becomes a bartender for the party and notices early on that Erin is visibly unhappy over Andy's new girlfriend. Instead of a lunatic capable of performing the Jedi mind trick, he's just an inscrutable eccentric, who wanders around looking amused at everything the branch is up to, and whom no one can get a read on". Only good thing is Dwight. In "Turf War", while celebrating the finalization of his divorce, Robert drunkenly shuts down the Binghamton branch in Binghamton. Our first table read with him was a week before we went back and at that moment I was like, 'Oh, we're going to be just fine'. Club, criticized Robert's role as one "that the narrative reacts to as opposed to something actually involved in the narrative". Erin is introduced to Susan through Andy at reception. Workplace Michael Scott | Dwight Schrute | Jim Halpert | Pam Beesly | Ryan Howard | Andy Bernard | Kevin Malone | Stanley Hudson | Angela Martin | Phyllis Vance | Meredith Palmer | Creed Bratton | Oscar Martinez | Kelly Kapoor | Toby Flenderson | Darryl Philbin | Erin Hannon | Gabe Lewis, Jan Levinson | Roy Anderson | David Wallace | Nellie Bertram | Karen Filippelli | Robert California | Holly Flax | Pete Miller | Clark Green | Bob Vance | Todd Packer | Mose Schrute | Hank Tate | Nate Nickerson | Val Johnson | Robert Lipton | Cathy Simms | Helene Beesly | Glenn | Hidetoshi Hasagawa | Madge Madsen | Esther Bruegger | Nick | Jo Bennett | Deangelo Vickers | Charles Miner. Susan accidentally calls Ryan "Brian", as they shake hands. She ultimately catches on and confronts Andy and her husband. The enigmatic Robert California (James Spader) breezed onto the set of The Office for a one-season character arc. California". [18], Robert appears in "Last Day in Florida", accompanying Dwight, Jim, and Nellie Bertram on a golf outing celebrating Dwight's new vice president position. Robert is furious with his former employee's attempt at blackmail, and tells him that he's in for an awakening, noting that Andy doesn't even know his real name, proclaiming that he is "The fucking lizard king". 626-256-4673. Jim notes that when Robert visits the office, he spends half of his time working out of the conference room, and occasionally ventures out and wanders around, randomly choosing employees to have conversations with, an experience that Jim describes as simultaneously terrifying and highly desirable. Prior to entering the financial services industry, Rob graduated from the University of Calgary with a B.A. In "Spooked", Robert's young son, Bert, is introduced; Robert brings Bert to the office Halloween party. In the episode "Mrs. California," Robert's wife, Susan, portrayed by Maura Tierney, comes to the office looking for a job, something he does not want, although he pretends to help her out. First Andy again claims the office is already fully staffed, but Robert insists that he give her a job, even pressuring Andy by reminding him of his power as CEO. Later, after Jim stops Dwight from attending the meeting, Nellie appoints Todd Packer as vice president in his place. He is usually tolerable but in this episode he is insanely infuriating. After Nellie reveals to Robert that he sent her a sexually suggestive voicemail, Robert tasks Pam to find out what the voicemail entailed. "Mrs. California" features a guest appearance from Maura Tierney, who played Robert California's wife, Susan California. Production Information In truth, and picking up on something I suggested last week, I think I would be enjoying this season a lot more if Spader were positioned as Carell's replacement, and we were seeing the season from his perspective". [21] Multiple critics complimented the cold open to the episode.[9][19]. On February 28, 2012, Spader announced that he would be departing from the show at the end of its eighth season. In the episode Mrs. California, Susan is introduced wearing a blue blouse, ablack pencil skirt, and black thigh-high high heeled bootswith gold dangling earrings and a silver ring. While Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) is having a meeting with Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) in his office, Robert California (James Spader) appears at the window and frantically says that his wife Susan (Maura Tierney) is looking for a job in the office, and that Andy must not give her one. The two struggle over the phone, but Pam manages to delete the messages before Robert can hear his voicemail. Police in San Bernardino, California, fatally shot a 23-year-old man on Saturday as he was fleeing, according to surveillance footage that shows an officer firing just seconds after arriving in an . Episode. Robert first appeared in the seventh season finale, "Search Committee", as an interviewee for the Scranton branch Manager position. When Susan notices their behavior, she complains to Robert, who asks Andy to discuss the issues with Susan in the conference room and leaves. [28], Salon.com's Matt Zoller Seitz wrote that "The Office loses something by having Spader's Zen master drive the action instead of Michael Scott", he also suggested that, perhaps, if Robert was still positioned as Regional Manager, instead of CEO, the series might be more enjoyable. California is portrayed by James Spader. While he shoots down many of the ideas, Robert takes a shine to Kevin's cookie idea with the vending machine. After playing, Robert stuns Jim by revealing that he dislikes the business plan for the Sabre store, and that he had only approved of it because Jo Bennett wanted it. I'm too pleased to see him go to care about the logistics".[47]. Til Death Do Us Part is in Lassen County in northern California to investigate the murder of off-duty police officer Robert McElrath, who was murdered on New Year's Day in 2011. In his review for the episode "Gettysburg", Chris Plante, of New York, critiqued the way that Robert, as well as Andy, were being written, writing, "That isn't to say every character has been fleshed out well. Ah, well, I will not be blackmailed by some ineffectual, privileged, effete, soft-penised debutante. [6], In "Turf War", while celebrating the finalization of his divorce, Robert drunkenly shuts down Dunder Mifflins Binghamton office, leaving the other branches to fight over their clients. Andy begins trying to get on Robert's good side, and he organizes a garden party at Schrute Farms during "Garden Party", to impress him. The long and bitter divorce of Robert De Niro from wife Grace Hightower involving a highly contested alimony battle finally came to an end with an appeals court ruling that De Niro's ex is not entitled to half of his income from acting and business ventures. While I would agree that Robert California alters the tone and rhythm of the series when he is present, he isn't present particularly often (and wasn't present at all during what Seitz and I would both identify as the season's strongest episode, "Lotto") and, even when he is present, he isn't really being developed as a character with motivations or multi-dimensionality. In its winding, salacious style, NBC unravels a sin-proves-to-be-sexy episode of Dateline on the circuitous murder of Robert Limon, 38, a well-liked, hardworking man found shot . [7] Blame . [1] In a talking-head interview from that episode, Susan states (when referring to the staff's instructed dislike of her), that the last time she was employed, she "hated the boss' wife" as well, revealing that the woman she is referring to was one of Robert's ex-spouses. Former leading actor Steve Carell was also impressed by the decision to hire Spader, stating in an interview with Access Hollywood, "I think it's an excellent choice. California also discusses the possibility of holding his birthday party at Schrute Farms, with Dwight. But the way the show is using him so farsparingly, as an aloof, omniscient, and fearsome motivatoris essentially as nothing more than a plot instigator, and it's doing nothing to enrich the series. 2 Is On the Way for Pam and Jim Vulture", "TV Review: THE OFFICE 8.9, "Mrs. California", "TV Ratings Thursday: A Steady 'X Factor' & 'Bones' Win the Night; 'Community,' 'Prime Suspect' Inch Up", "TV Ratings: 'Bones' Grows, 'Person of Interest' Matches Low", "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'New Girl' Tops Absolute Gains, 'Ringer' Tops% Gains In Week 11", "TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Sunday Night Football,' 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show' Top Week 11 Among Adults 1849", "Cheers & Jeers: The Office Misuses Maura Tierney Today's News: Our Take", "Hank Stuever's 10 best (and 1 worst) TV shows of 2011", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mrs._California&oldid=1130158510, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 21:40. Spader was also the second actor to receive an "And" credit, after Amy Ryan, during her appearances in season seven. Robert appears to typically manipulate situations in a duplicitous fashion, as seen in the episodes "Mrs. California",[1] "Trivia",[7] and most greatly in "Last Day in Florida", when he privately admits to Jim Halpert that the newly opened Sabre store was a poor concept, and that he only approved it because Jo Bennett wanted it, but pretending, at a high-level meeting, that the store was a brilliant idea, and using newly appointed Vice President Todd Packer as a scapegoat for the store's failure, stating that Packer executed it poorly. On March 16, 2005, after a three-month-long criminal trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, a jury acquits Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television . Napa County Sheriff's Department. [21], In "Fundraiser", Angela's husband, the State Senator Robert Lipton, hosts a silent auction fundraiser for aging dogs. Youre gonna be surprised by how ugly it gets. CEO of Sabre (former)Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin Scranton (former) Nellie refuses, but manipulates Robert by flirtatiously hinting that she is attracted to him. He told us he had reduced police shootings by department officers by 50% between 2015 and 2020. When Dwight questions Robert why he feels he is qualified to judge a place after a mere interview, he studies Dwight for a moment. [33] BuddyTVTemplate:'s Meghan Carlson wrote that Spader was "the most memorable and impressive guest". On more than one occasion, Robert has attempted to convince the staff to engage in group sex with him; in a deleted storyline from "Free Family Portrait Studio", he asks Jim and Pam Halpert if they would be interested in having a threesome. "Mrs. California" was written by consulting producer Dan Greaney, his first writing credit for the series after joining the writing staff in the eighth season. Spader stated in an interview that he only took the role in order to supplement his income after working on Lincoln, which he stated paid little due to the size of the cast. She catches on and confronts Andy and her husband. Darryl finally says it is to impress the new female warehouse worker Val, though Dwight believes he is referring to Val Kilmer. Mrs. California Despite this, she went on to compliment Susan asking Andy on a date and the pairing of Darryl and Val as a couple, saying that the latter had possibilities. [35] In an interview with NBC Chicago.com, Angela Kinsey praised Spader's portrayal of California, stating "He is amazing. The episode stayed even with the ratings from the previous episode, "Gettysburg". While she would often imply to him that she was attracted to him, in "Turf War", this is revealed to be nothing more than a mere manipulation tactic, as she reveals to Pam that she is, in fact, repulsed by Robert. Andy decides that Susan should work in accounting. Novak. He has these demented arguments that on the surface make no sense, but he's talking, and suddenly and you're like, 'Oh yeah, that's right! Dwight, disgusted by him, orders him to leave. [9], In the season 8 premiere, "The List", it is revealed that Robert was hired as the branch manager over the summer. I wouldn't say it had the potential to be a . And it's been really fun to watch Dwight and Robert California act". [] Robert has had his moments of brilliance in the past, but this wasn't one of them. Robert Elmo Lee, 83, was found guilty of first-degree murder . Retired Democrat Bobby Rush dished out campaign cash to his wife prior to leaving Congress . Andy later intercedes on behalf of the 'losers', making a new list on his team of 'winners' relaying their positive and productive qualities observed over years in the office and from being their supervisor; Robert appears to gain respect for Andy's effort, as it unites the office around him. Jim and Pam attempt to respectfully reject his offer, by informing him that, as a father of two infant children, Jim should remain in Scranton. Susan California is a middle-aged female who is the divorcee of Robert California. Robert California, (born February 7, 1960), also known as Bob Kazamakis, is a fictional character on the U.S. comedy television series The Office, portrayed by James Spader. James always wanted this to be a one-year arc, and he now leaves us having created one of the most enigmatic and dynamic characters in television. 10. Andy asks everyone in the office to treat her poorly to drive her out, which makes everyone uncomfortable as they like her, but end up doing so nevertheless. Professional Information Robert then chooses Nellie as the branch Manager and fires Andy. When he tells Andy and Erin this, Andy calmly says "no", to which Robert replies that he will fire Andy if he keeps saying "no", and asks if he has anything else to say. [12] While Spader was initially hired as the replacement for Steve Carell in the series, Spader's presence actually filled the void of two departed actors: Carell, and Kathy Bates, who left the show in order to focus on her starring role in the NBC drama Harry's Law. Andy later intercedes on behalf of the 'losers', making a new list on his team of 'winners' relaying their positive and productive qualities observed over years in the office and from being their supervisor; Robert appears to gain respect for Andy's effort, as it unites the office around him. Erin denies Susan's request to move. [4] Showrunner Paul Lieberstein stated that he was "a big fan of hers" and said he was excited for her guest appearance. In the IGN review for "Search Committee", Cindy White cited the guest appearance by Spader as being the "meatiest part [of the episode]", comparing Robert's role of the "dominating boss" to that of Spader's similar character in Secretary. [27] While Spader was initially hired as the replacement for Steve Carell in the series, Spader's presence actually filled the void of two departed actors: Carell, and Kathy Bates, who left the show in order to focus on her starring role in the NBC drama Harry's Law. Meanwhile, Dwight opens a gym in the building and tries to persuade Darryl to join. He is an original character and has no counterpart on the original British version of the series. The writers have done really a great job. Rob Luna wife Rob Luna Cause Of Death. If you have a question, just raise your hand.". Only Awards & Memberships. Later, Andy calls Robert, after having stolen his largest client, and offers him the client back if Robert will rehire him. One week he's quirky and zen, the next week he might be vulnerable and mopey, the next he's a ruthless, calculating executive. She is known as the " Republican Mother " of the party. 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Robert Griffin III and Grete adeiko Griffin have added another little one to their family! Andy claims that reception is a one-man operation, but Erin and Robert seem open to the idea. Jim then runs all over the building (at one point encountering Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton) flying a toy helicopter on the roof), but Andy and Robert find him and take him back to the office. Susan is not Robert's first wife, as she says, "Last time I had a job I remember I hated the boss' wife. He suggested that the writers could tell jokes, but could not successfully "break a story anymore". Andy ends up giving her an accounting job, enraging Robert. Erin hands Susan a tiny blue stapler. [5], In "Free Family Portrait Studio", Robert is surprised when he learns that David Wallace is purchasing back Dunder Mifflin. She ultimately gave the episode a 7.5/10. 7 and 8 Dwight commands him to stop, but Robert states that he has already "figured [him] out". Dwight also reveals several emails that are unflattering of Robert, including Jim, Oscar and Kelly that all discuss his odd and intense personality. February 7, 1960 (age 62) "[11], In its original American broadcast on December 2, 2011, "Mrs. California" was viewed by an estimated 5.74 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. He only ever intended for his role to last one season.[13]. 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