6.4
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Bob Vance is a fictional character portrayed by Robert R. Shafer in the TV series The Office.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Christmas Party (season 2), they were 47 years old.
They appear in 25 episodes out of a total of 188 aired

Bob Vance

by Robert R. Shafer

character

Episodes25

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    Christmas Party
    episode S2.E10 december 2005
    Seeing the party is headed for disastrous boredom, Michael breaks corporate policy to buy alcohol for the staff.
  • 9.3
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    Casino Night
    episode S2.E22 may 2006
    The Dunder Mifflin crew holds a casino party at the warehouse and Michael has two dates.
  • 7.9
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    Initiation
    episode S3.E5 october 2006
    Dwight takes former temp Ryan to his beet farm to initiate Ryan to his new job at Dunder Mifflin.
  • 7.8
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    Ben Franklin
    episode S3.E14 february 2007
    Michael asks Jim to get a male stripper for Phyllis's office bachelorette party, but he gets a Ben Franklin impersonator instead. Meanwhile, the men's bachelor party goes as planned until Michael becomes uncomfortable with the stripper.
  • 8
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    Phyllis' Wedding
    episode S3.E15 february 2007
    Michael exaggerates the importance of his small role in Phyllis's wedding and makes an ass out of himself, and Pam notices that Phyllis stole all of her wedding ideas from her original wedding plans.
  • 8.6
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    Women's Appreciation
    episode S3.E21 may 2007
    Phyllis gets flashed in the parking lot, and Dwight goes all out to secure the premises. Michael ostensibly takes the women in the office to the mall to comfort them, but he's really doing it to get advice about breaking up with Jan.
  • 8.7
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    Fun Run
    episode S4.E1 september 2007
    Michael accidentally runs over Meridith in the parking lot, and his guilt causes him to organize a 5-K run for her. Dwight and Angela have a falling-out after he kills her cat, and Jim and Pam's relationship is discovered.
  • 7.8
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    Chair Model
    episode S4.E10 april 2008
    Kevin and Andy team up to reclaim the stolen Dunder Mifflin parking spaces, which forces them into a showdown with the other four bosses of the office park. Meanwhile, Michael becomes fascinated by a woman modeling chairs in a catalog.
  • 9.2
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    Goodbye, Toby
    episode S4.E14 may 2008
    Michael throws an extravagant going-away party for Toby, and falls in love with the woman who is replacing him. Jim plans to propose to Pam at the party, but gets out-staged. Back at corporate, Ryan is arrested for fraud.
  • 7.9
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    Crime Aid
    episode S5.E4 october 2008
    Michael and Holly have sex for the first time, and Michael holds a fundraiser for the office after it is burglarized. Dwight confides in Phyllis after Andy and Angela set a wedding date, and Jim runs into Pam's ex-fiancé, Roy.
  • 9.7
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    Stress Relief
    episode S5.E13 february 2009
    Dwight's too-realistic fire alarm gives Stanley a heart attack. When he returns, Michael learns that he is the cause of Stanley's stress. To remedy the situation, he forces the office to throw a roast for him.
  • 7.8
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    Blood Drive
    episode S5.E16 march 2009
    Michael holds a lonely hearts party on Valentine's Day at the office, hoping that he will run into a woman he met earlier that day at a blood drive. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam have an awkward lunch with Phillis and Bob Vance.
  • 8.7
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    Cafe Disco
    episode S5.E25 may 2009
    Michael tries to create a place to escape from work in the storage room that used to house the Michael Scott Paper Company, while Jim and Pam consider taking off and getting married that day.
  • 8.9
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    Company Picnic
    episode S5.E26 may 2009
    Michael runs into Holly at the company picnic, and the two of them accidentally reveal that the Buffalo branch is closing during a comedy skit before corporate has made the announcement.
  • 9.2
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    Niagara: Part 1
    episode S6.E4 october 2009
    The Office travels to Niagara Falls to celebrate Jim and Pam's wedding under strict orders not to mention Pam's pregnancy. Michael, Dwight, and Andy all want to hook up with guests at the wedding and Michael and Dwight meet twins.
  • 8.4
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    Secret Santa
    episode S6.E13 december 2009
    Michael gets upset when Jim promises Phyllis that she can be the office Santa, but the office Christmas party may be overshadowed by some bad news from David Wallace.
  • 6.7
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    The Banker
    episode S6.E14 january 2010
    A banker representing a potential buyer comes to the Scranton branch to interview the H.R. department before the sale goes through.
  • 8.4
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    Happy Hour
    episode S6.E21 march 2010
    Oscar gets everybody in the office to go to Happy Hour so that he can hit on a coworker in shipping. Pam tries to set up Michael with a friend at the bar, but Michael's alter ego, "Date Mike," threatens to spoil the entire evening.
  • 8.1
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    Andy's Play
    episode S7.E3 october 2010
    Andy invites the entire office to watch him in the community theater production of "Sweeney Todd," but Erin decides to babysit for Jim and Pam instead, and Michael is upset because he auditioned for the lead and didn't get it.
  • 8
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    Costume Contest
    episode S7.E6 october 2010
    It's Halloween at Dunder Mifflin, and Michael is upset that Darryl went over his head with an idea, and Jim and Pam are obsessed with finding out why Danny didn't call Pam back when they were dating four years ago.
  • 7.2
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    Christening
    episode S7.E7 november 2010
    During Jim and Pam's daughter's christening, Michael becomes upset over the lack of family-like unity between himself and his employees. So he responds by impulsively joining a teenage church mission to Mexico.
  • 6.9
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    Roy's Wedding
    episode S9.E2 september 2012
    After Roy's wedding, Jim and Pam wonder if they still have any secrets they're hiding from each other. Meanwhile, Clark tricks Erin into a "news audition," and Dwight challenges Nellie's new charity initiative.
  • 8.2
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    Dwight Christmas
    episode S9.E9 december 2012
    Dwight puts together a Pennsylvania Dutch-themed office Christmas party, but he ends it abruptly because Jim has to leave for his other job. Meanwhile, Erin seeks comfort from a co-worker after a disappointing text from Andy.
  • 7.8
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    Paper Airplane
    episode S9.E20 april 2013
    The employees hold a paper airplane competition, Andy gets an acting role in a workplace safety video, and Jim and Pam's marriage tensions continue to build.
  • 9.8
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    Finale
    episode S9.E23 may 2013
    One year later, Dunder Mifflin employees past and present reunite for a panel discussion about the documentary and to attend Dwight and Angela's wedding.