Before he has a chance, however, Packer insults Holly, and Michael decides to keep Dwight and Jim's scheme a secret and allow Packer to take the "job" in Florida. Michael overhears the call and goes to tell Packer that Dwight and Jim have tricked him. They call him, pretending to be corporate offering him a job in Tallahassee, Florida, a job which Packer readily accepts. Having finally reached an understanding, Dwight and Jim scheme to get rid of Packer. Michael gets Packer to apologize, but everyone can tell that the apologies are insincere. Michael and Packer have coffee in the lobby, where Packer says he wants to be a better person. Holly, who was at first excited to have Packer in the office per Michael's recommendations, discovers how insensitive Packer is and asks Michael to get him under control. Jim instead pranks Dwight, by giving him an extremely long list of nonsensical pranks, and pulling the drawer prank on Dwight. Jim and Dwight decide to prank Packer, but Dwight hates Jim's best idea to make it so that his desk drawer only opens two inches. Only Michael Scott ( Steve Carell), Packer's longtime friend, is not offended by Todd. Packer repeatedly offends everybody with his jokes, especially Kevin Malone ( Brian Baumgartner), although Kevin pretends to play along. Holly Flax ( Amy Ryan) gives him a job as a salesman, forcing Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) to leave his desk and move to the annex. However, most of the office does not want him to work there due to his previous inappropriate behavior, Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) in particular is horrified at the idea. Traveling salesman Todd Packer ( David Koechner) comes to Dunder Mifflin looking for a desk job in the office. Despite this, the episode was the highest-rated NBC series of the week that it aired. "Todd Packer" was viewed by 6.121 million viewers and received a 3.2 rating among adults between the age of 18 and 49, making it the season's lowest-rated episode. The episode received mixed reviews from critics while many did not enjoy the character of Todd Packer, others praised the temporary alliance between Jim and Dwight. The episode was the first entry in the series to be written by Gillette, who had written for the online entertainment newspaper and website The A.V. Meanwhile, after dealing with computer problems, Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms) confronts Pam Halpert ( Jenna Fischer) about getting a new computer. Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) and Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) eventually team up and develop a scheme that rids the office of Packer. However, the office is unsure if they want him to work there due to his previous behavior. In this episode, traveling salesman Todd Packer ( David Koechner) comes to Dunder Mifflin looking for a desk job in the office. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The episode was written by Amelie Gillette and directed by Randall Einhorn. It originally aired on NBC on February 24, 2011. " Todd Packer" is the eighteenth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 144th episode overall. 18th episode of the 7th season of The Office " Todd Packer"
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