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Danny Cordray (The Office) edit
Danny Cordray is a fictional character from the American sitcom The Office. Danny is portrayed by actor Timothy Olyphant and appears in two episodes of the show's seventh season.[1]
Biography edit
Danny Cordray is a travelling salesman for the Scranton Branch[2] of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.[3] He initially worked for Osprey Paper, but was convinced into working for Dunder Mifflin by Michael Scott[4], the regional manager in Scranton. Danny is a successful salesman who Jim Halpert[5] and Dwight Schrute[6] of Dunder Mifflin often competed with for sales in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area before joining the company. Outside of his work in sales, Danny owns a bar called Public School.
Relationships edit
Not much is known about Danny's personal life. However, it was revealed in "Costume Contest" that he and Pam Beesley[7] went on two dates before she and Jim began dating[8]. While it was never televised, the timeline of their relationship occurred during the period that Jim transferred to Dunder Mifflin's Stamford Branch[9]. In "Costume Contest," Danny revealed that his relationship with Pam did not take off because he found her too dorky.[8]
Episodes edit
The character of Danny Cordray appears in two episodes in season seven. Danny is featured in episode five: "The Sting" and episode six: "Costume Contest."
"The Sting" edit
Airdate: October 21, 2010[10]
Written By: Mindy Kaling[10]
Directed By: Randall Einhorn[10]
Plot: When Jim and Dwight are sent out on a sales call to pitch to a client, they run into travelling salesman Danny Cordray of Osprey Paper who is pitching to the same client.[10] Jim and Dwight are eager to land the sale, especially because Danny is singlehandedly the leading sales competitor of Dunder Mifflin.[10] Despite offering at-cost paper sales and weekend delivery, the client chooses to work with Danny.[10] Jim and Dwight contact Michael who organizes a "sting operation" to determine Danny's secrets to being a successful salesman.[10] Michael enlists Meredith to impersonate a client that is interested in working with Danny to gain information on his sales tactics.[10] However, this fails because Meredith attempts to seduce Danny in the process, forcing Michael to barge in and call off the operation.[10] Michael apologizes to Danny and offers him the position of travelling salesman at Dunder Mifflin.[10] Despite being angry with Michael, Danny accepts the job offer.[10]
"Costume Contest" edit
Airdate: October 28, 2010[8]
Written By: Justin Spitzer[8]
Directed By: Dean Holland[8]
Plot: On Halloween, the office workers show up to work in their best costumes to compete for a coupon book in the costume contest.[8] While at work, Danny invites most of the employees at the office to his bar for a Halloween party.[8] The rumours of Danny and Pam's previous relationship resurface. This makes Andy and Kevin reluctant to attend Danny's party as they think Pam doesn't want them to go.[8] Danny confronts Pam and Jim, who assure him that she doesn't care if her coworkers attend the party and laughs about how their two dates were exaggerated by their peers.[8] In this conversation, the topic of why Danny never called her back gets brought up by Pam.[8] After numerous false excuses were made by Danny, including her potential infatuation with Jim, he finally reveals that Pam came off as dorky. [8]
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- ^ "Danny Cordray". Dunderpedia: The Office Wiki. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ "Dunder Mifflin Scranton". Dunderpedia: The Office Wiki. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ "Dunder Mifflin Paper Company". Dunderpedia: The Office Wiki. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ "Michael Scott (The Office)", Wikipedia, 2021-03-16, retrieved 2021-03-18
- ^ "Jim Halpert", Wikipedia, 2021-03-10, retrieved 2021-03-18
- ^ "Dwight Schrute", Wikipedia, 2021-03-16, retrieved 2021-03-18
- ^ "Pam Beesly", Wikipedia, 2021-03-10, retrieved 2021-03-18
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Costume Contest", Wikipedia, 2021-03-10, retrieved 2021-03-18
- ^ "Dunder Mifflin Stamford". Dunderpedia: The Office Wiki. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Sting (The Office)", Wikipedia, 2021-02-27, retrieved 2021-03-18