I am – Hercules!!

The first 104 seconds, directed by “Freaks and Geeks” creator Paul Feig:

"These people are my FRIENDS and I CARE ABOUT THEM!!"

Ahead:

4.9 "DINNER PARTY"
04/10/2008 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Jim (John Krasinski) find they have run out of excuses and are forced to go to Jan (Melora Hardin) and Michael's (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) house for dinner. When Andy (Ed Helms) and Angela (Angela Kinsey) are also invited to dinner, Dwight's (Rainn Wilson) jealousy gets the best of him.

4.10 "THE CHAIR MODEL"
04/17/2008 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : Michael's (Steve Carell) fascination with a woman modeling a chair in an office supply catalog makes him feel things he hasn't felt in a while. With Michael distracted, Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) and Andy (Ed Helms) team up to win back Dunder-Mifflin's stolen parking spaces, forcing them into a showdown with the bosses of the five businesses of the office park.

4.11 "NIGHT OUT"
04/24/2008 (09:00PM - 09:31PM) (Thursday) : Michael and Dwight decide to surprise Ryan in New York for a night of clubbing and meet his friends. Meanwhile, the Scranton branch is upset when they find out they have to come in on a Saturday for Ryan's website project. Jim's plan to save them has unexpected results.

4.12 "DID I STUTTER?"
05/01/2008 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : When Stanley (Leslie David Baker) snaps at Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) during a meeting, Michael tries to give Stanley an attitude adjustment. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) decides to buy Andy’s (Ed Helms) car. Meanwhile, Pam (Jenna Fischer) deals with an unexpected inconvenience after spending the night at Jim’s (John Krasinski).

The season finale, a bit farther down the road, will be an hour long, as will the first few episodes of season five.

Spoilers for the balance of the season lurk in invisotext:

* The April 11 edition of Entertainment Weekly says Pam will set Michael up on a date, suggesting Jan will not be long for Michael’s newly redecorated condo.

* Tom Cruise will come up tonight.

* Dwight will turn up at Michael’s dinner party, then begin dating as well.

* Pam will have difficulty accepting that she’s still working as a receptionist in her thirties. Will she begin dating?

* Meredith will suffer an alcohol-related injury.

* Ryan will find a new source of despair when Dunder Mifflin Infinity becomes infested with sexual predators.

* A very tall girl and a very short fellow will make appearances.

* Dwight will sue some children in small claims court.

* There will be golf.

9 p.m. Thursday. NBC.

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