Where is Michael Scott? That’s likely the first question on every fan’s mind as they tune in to the premiere of The Office spin-off, The Paper , which launched all ten episodes on Peacock this week. But in lieu of a full cast reunion bringing back Steve Carrell , John Krasinski, and Jenna Fischer to Scranton’s Dunder Mifflin, viewers are first greeted by a surprise guest: Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration.

When The Paper begins, it's been twelve years since the documentary crew left Scranton following The Office finale. Even though they’ve moved on to a new subject in Ohio—the failing Toledo Truth-Teller newspaper—fans learn from Phyllis’s husband Bob (Robert R. Shafer), that Dunder Mifflin is no longer across the hall from his refrigerator business. The paper company was

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