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The Office · Season 1

The Office season 1 episode 5: Basketball

Aired 19 April 200523 minRated TV-14

8.0TMDB · 80 votesMark watched

Where to watch The Office Season 1 in Australia

The Office season 1 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), Foxtel Now (subscription), Binge (subscription), Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show) and 2 more. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $9.99, Fetch TV from $9.99 and Prime Video Store from $9.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Basketball”

The office staff play a basketball game against the warehouse workers in which Jim shows off to impress Pam and upstage her fiancee who is on the opposing team.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 5 of 6 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
  • It runs about 23 minutes.
  • Directed by Greg Daniels, written by Greg Daniels.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.0 out of 10 (80 votes).

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The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Greg Daniels
Guest stars
David Denman as Roy AndersonKate Flannery as Meredith PalmerLeslie David Baker as Stanley HudsonBrian Baumgartner as Kevin MaloneCraig Robinson as Darryl PhilbinPhyllis Smith as Phyllis LapinOscar Nuñez as Oscar MartinezAngela Kinsey as Angela Martin

Credits: TMDB.

More from The Office Season 1

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.