David Wallace (The Office)

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David Wallace
CEO (Season 8–9)
NationalityAmerican

David Wallace is a fictional character in the American comedy series

CEO in the eighth-season finale, "Free Family Portrait Studio
".

Character history

Seasons 2–3

David is introduced in "Valentine's Day" during a meeting to discuss the financial standings of the branches as the new CFO—the previous one having resigned due to allegations of sexual harassment from his secretary (as outlined in the episode "Sexual Harassment"). Craig, the Albany branch manager, blurts out that Michael and their supervisor Jan Levinson, Vice President of Sales, slept together after Jan criticizes Craig's performance. This prompts Michael to formally apologize and say he was only joking, and compliments Jan on her professionalism, which Wallace accepts.[3]

In the third-season episode "

MBA from the University of Scranton, to the position.[6]

Seasons 4–5

In the fourth-season episode "

wrongful termination. Wallace's testimony reveals that Michael is appreciated but was not a serious contender for Jan's replacement. This hurts but mollifies Michael, and prompts him to side with Dunder Mifflin in the lawsuit. Wallace sincerely apologizes to Michael following the end of the deposition.[7]

In the fifth-season episode "

financial crisis of 2007–2008, only for Michael's personality to render him unable to provide anything of use.[10] However, he enlists Michael in scouting out a Dunder Mifflin competitor called Prince Family Paper, to which Michael and Dwight discreetly carry out, acquiring information on their clients, finances, and more.[11] In "Golden Ticket", Michael uses the golden ticket concept from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to discount random clients 10% on their paper, only for all of them to end up with Blue Cross, the Scranton office's largest client. This discount creates a major financial hit for the branch, angering Wallace, who comes down to the branch. However, Wallace is informed that Blue Cross was so delighted by the discount that they are going exclusively with the company for all their office supplies, and praises Dwight, whom Michael has begged to take the fall for the idea.[12]

After Ryan's dismissal in the fourth-season finale, Wallace hired

Charles Miner to replace him in "New Boss". However, Charles has a stricter management style that angers Michael into calling Wallace. Ultimately, Michael travels to New York to confront Wallace, as he feels his years of service and loyalty to the company should give him greater freedom than Charles is allowing. Wallace's appeasements to Michael do not satisfy him and he resigns.[13] Michael then founds the Michael Scott Paper Company, and begins to take clients from Dunder Mifflin, which drives Wallace and Miner to try to buy out the company. Wallace initially offers $12,000, then $60,000, before he concedes to Michael, who changes his mind and wants Dunder Mifflin to rehire him, Pam and Ryan instead.[14] Wallace and Charles are later seen at a company picnic, Wallace expressing anger when Michael accidentally discloses the closing of the Buffalo branch as part of their sketch comedy show.[15]

Seasons 6–8

Andy Buckley, who portrays David Wallace

In the

sixth season episode "The Meeting", Wallace meets with Jim, who is interested in advancing in position at the company. Michael's over-protectiveness of the status quo in Scranton leads Wallace to not consider Jim to take over the branch, but instead share the managerial position with Michael.[16] Michael handles "big-picture" decisions, while Jim focuses on "day-to-day" tasks—a split that comes to a head when the two clash about how raises will be dispersed among the employees in "The Promotion".[17]

Wallace later informs the company that bankruptcy rumors highlighted in The Wall Street Journal are "conjecture", but privately informs Jim of the impending insolvency of the company in "Murder."[18] In the episode "Scott's Tots,"[19] Wallace addresses an issue with a new Employee of the Month program that Dwight helped Jim create. After Dwight sabotages the program, Wallace calls Jim seemingly enraged, but later confesses he is merely venting because of the company's precarious situation. The financial situation of Dunder Mifflin is resolved in "Secret Santa" when Wallace calls Michael and announces that the company has a potential buyer, even though he himself would be let go. This buyer is revealed in the episode "Sabre", the titular episode of the company who has acquired Dunder Mifflin. Wallace is shown to be an unfocused reduction of his formerly employed self when Michael meets him to discuss Michael's displeasure of Sabre's policies. Instead of searching for work, Wallace labors on a toy vacuum called "Suck It" that picks up children's clutter. Michael is clearly disturbed by Wallace's new lifestyle and leaves.[20][21]

In "

eighth season, Andy Bernard becomes Scranton's new regional manager and later that season is fired from Dunder Mifflin.[25] Wallace tells Andy that he sold his invention "Suck it" for $20 million to the US Military,[26] and Andy convinces him to buy out Dunder Mifflin.[27] Wallace becomes the chief executive officer of Dunder Mifflin and reinstates Andy as Scranton's regional manager.[28]

Season 9

Wallace continues to occupy his position of CEO. When he discovers that regional manager Andy Bernard was gone for three months sailing after pretending he was still in the office, Wallace scolds him, but ultimately decides to not fire him, stating that he is on "very thin ice". In "Living the Dream", Wallace plans to fire Andy Bernard due to his missing work for acting gigs. However, Andy tells David he is resigning to pursue his dreams of stardom full-time, and David is relieved to not have to dismiss him. When Andy changes his mind, Wallace tells him he can stay, but as a salesman. He then appoints Dwight Schrute as the new regional manager. Wallace appears in the show's series finale. He returns to Scranton to appear on the panel held for the office, where he openly expresses his dislike for the documentary, comparing it to a documentary on how food is made, saying "It's kinda disgusting. You learn a lot, but I didn't wanna know any of it." Wallace later meets with Oscar Martinez, where he offers to contribute to Oscar's campaign for Pennsylvania State Senate.

Reception

Upon his return in season eight, many reviews were extremely positive.

Vulture called Wallace "always-welcome".[32]

References

  1. ^ Lee, Chris (19 January 2009). "Jim Krasinski, 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^
    Season 8
    . Aired on April 26, 2012.
  3. season 2
    . Aired on February 9, 2006.
  4. season 3
    . Aired on February 22, 2007.
  5. season 3
    . Aired on May 10, 2007.
  6. season 3
    . Aired on May 17, 2007.
  7. season 4
    . Aired on November 15, 2007.
  8. season 5
    . Aired on October 23, 2008.
  9. season 5
    . Aired on November 13, 2008.
  10. season 5
    . Aired on January 15, 2009.
  11. season 5
    . Aired on January 22, 2009.
  12. season 5
    . Aired on March 12, 2009.
  13. season 5
    . Aired on March 19, 2009.
  14. season 5
    . Aired on April 23, 2009.
  15. season 5
    . Aired on May 14, 2009.
  16. season 6
    . Aired on September 24, 2009.
  17. season 6
    . Aired on October 1, 2009.
  18. season 6
    . Aired on November 12, 2009.
  19. season 6
    . Aired on December 3, 2009.
  20. season 6
    . Aired on December 10, 2009.
  21. season 6
    . February 4, 2010.
  22. season 6
    . May 20, 2010.
  23. season 7
    . May 12, 2011.
  24. ^ Josh McAuliffe (STAFF WRITER), By Josh McAuliffe (STAFF WRITER) (2011-04-26). "'The Office' retires Michael Scott; Colleagues share emotional goodbye - Lifestyles & People". The Times-Tribune. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  25. season 8
    . April 19, 2012.
  26. season 8
    . April 26, 2012.
  27. season 8
    . May 3, 2012.
  28. season 8
    . May 10, 2012.
  29. ^ Hyatt, Jeffrey (27 April 2012). "The Office: Season 8 Episode 22: Fundraiser – TV Review". Screen Crave. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  30. ^ Kratzer, Joseph (27 April 2012). "TV Review: The Office 8.22, "Fundraiser"". WhatCulture!. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  31. ^ Leifsson, Dyanamaria (27 April 2012). "The Office "Fundraiser" Review". TV Equals. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  32. Vulture
    . Retrieved 28 April 2012.

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