Goodbye, Toby
| "Goodbye, Toby" | |
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| The Office episodes | |
| Episode nos. | Season 4 Episodes 18/19 |
| Directed by | Paul Feig |
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| Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn |
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| Production code | 418/419 |
| Original air date | May 15, 2008 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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"Goodbye, Toby" is the hour-long finale of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's seventy-first and seventy-second episodes overall. Written by Paul Lieberstein and Jennifer Celotta, and directed by Paul Feig, the episode first aired in the United States on May 15, 2008, on NBC.
In this episode, Toby Flenderson (Lieberstein) spends his last day before moving to Costa Rica at Dunder Mifflin, and Phyllis Vance (Phyllis Smith) takes over preparations for his farewell party. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) develops feelings for the new Human Resources Representative Holly Flax (Amy Ryan). Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) plans to propose to Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer), and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) makes a proposal of his own.
"Goodbye, Toby" introduced the character Holly Flax, whose presence drastically affected the office in the series' fifth and seventh seasons. The episode received largely positive reviews from critics, with many applauding the introduction of Holly Flax, as well as the ending between Jim and Pam. The episode received a 4.1 Nielsen rating and was watched by 8.07 million viewers.