Ben Franklin (The Office)

"Ben Franklin"
The Office episode
Andrew Daly as Benjamin Franklin talking about his kite experiment.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 15
Directed by	Randall Einhorn
Written by	Mindy Kaling
Featured music	"Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company
Cinematography by	Matt Sohn
Editing by	Dean Holland
Production code	315
Original air date	February 1, 2007 (2007-02-01)
Running time	21 minutes
Guest appearances
Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli David Koechner as Todd Packer Andrew Daly as Gordon Jackie Debatin as Elizabeth Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin Bobby Ray Shafer as Bob Vance
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"Ben Franklin" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's forty-third episode overall. Written by Mindy Kaling, who also acts in the show as Kelly Kapoor, and directed by Randall Einhorn, the episode first aired in the United States on February 1, 2007, on NBC. "Ben Franklin" received 5.0/13 in the ages 18–49 demographic of the Nielsen ratings, and was watched by an estimated audience of 10.1 million viewers,^[1] and the episode received mixed reviews among critics.

In the episode, the employees from the office prepare for Phyllis Lapin's (Phyllis Smith) wedding. Michael Scott (Steve Carell), acting under advice from Todd Packer (David Koechner), instructs Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) to hire a stripper for the men and delegates Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) to hire one for the women. While Dwight hires a stripper, Jim ends up hiring a Ben Franklin impersonator (Andy Daly) instead.