“Mrs. Albert Hannaday” is a movie that was created within the confines of “The Office” universe. Viewers get to see bits and pieces of the film throughout the “Stress Relief” episode via Andy’s (Ed Helms), Pam’s (Jenna Fischer), and Jim’s (John Krasinski) pirated viewing on the Nard-Dog’s laptop. The movie is an unsettlingly erotic star-studded drama that includes guest appearances from Jack Black, Cloris Leachman, and Jessica Alba.

When the story begins, Sam and Sophie (played by Black and Alba, respectively) are a couple visiting the latter’s grandmother, Lily (Leachman). Through the broken pieces of the story that we see, Sam eventually falls in love with Lily in a comically discomforting May-December relationship. Sam lies to Lily in an unseen part of the movie, leading to the elderly woman leaving him. The last thing we see (in the full version of the episode, at least) is a broken-hearted Sam witnessing Lily moving on to another man.

Throughout the viewing, Pam and Jim use the context of the film to flesh out their feelings regarding Pam’s parent’s crumbling marriage. Andy, who’s on the outside of the conversation, looking in, starts to think his coworkers are movie critic masterminds. The entire scenario is amusing and impressively complex, considering it isn’t even the main story. In fact, the creative team pulls off “Mrs. Albert Hannaday” so well that it’s an in-universe movie many fans wish they could see in its entirety.

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