MONOPOLY: “THE OFFICE” COLLECTOR’S EDITION – HITS STORE SHELVES THIS SUMMER

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif – May 3, 2010 – MONOPOLY®: “The Office” Collector’s Edition, hits store shelves this June and is the first and only game that combines the classic risk taking, deal making MONOPOLY® game play with the popular television comedy where fans of the comedy will vie for control of their favorite “Office” locations.  “The Office” MONOPOLY® game is made by USAOPOLY under license from Hasbro® and NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group and Reveille LLC.   The deal was secured by JTMG, the licensing agency for NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group.

“Fans of ‘The Office’ will love this game,” said John M. Davis, President, USAOPOLY. “From buying, selling and trading memorable locations featured in the show, to traveling the board with any one of six collectible tokens, the game will have family and friends reliving the hilarious episodes in their quest to own it all in the wonderful, wacky world of “The Office.”

“We’re looking to extend the MONOPOLY® brand in fun, unique ways that fans of “The Office” will really identify with,” said Maggie Matthews, Vice President of Marketing, USAOPOLY.  “The cast of quirky characters, iconic locations, custom money called Schrute Bucks, plus Boxes and Reams of Paper, standing-in for the classic MONOPOLY® houses and hotels, gives fans a fantasy hands-on experience of being part of ‘The Office’.”

“We are really pleased to launch another great game for ‘The Office” with USAOPOLY,” said Kim Niemi, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group.  “The off-beat humor of the show, cast of characters and settings provide great fodder for games that we know are sure to be a hit with fans and collectors alike.”

This new take on the classic MONOPOLY® game transforms the traditional game board properties into popular locations in “The Office” such as Dunder Mifflin Scranton or Michael’s Condo.  In addition, players might land on “RUDIT-DIT-D’DOO!” (Community Chest), “That’s what she said!” (Chance), Donation to Rabies Fun Run (Luxury Tax), or Buy a Hug from Phyllis at Crime Aid Auction (Income Tax).

Traditional MONOPOLY® real estate, railroads and utilities are replaced with “The Office” locations vehicles and businesses that include:

·        Dunder Mifflin Corporate NY (Boardwalk)

·        Dunder Mifflin Scranton (Park Place)

·        Dunder Mifflin Stamford, Vance Refrigeration, Café Disco (Green properties)

·        Schrute Farms, Michael’s Condo, Pam & Jim’s House (Yellow properties)

·        Taekwondo Dojo, Lake Scranton, Slater Falls Hotel (Red properties)

·        Company Picnic Park, David Wallace’s House, Scranton Mall (Orange properties)

·        Scranton Business School, Scranton Art Center, Scranton Hospital (Magenta properties)

·        Dunder Mifflin Nashua, Angela’s House, Darryl’s House (Light Blue properties)

·        Poor Richard’s, Diwali Gymnasium (Brown properties)

·        Dunder Mifflin Delivery Truck, Lake Wallenpaupack Party Boat, Forklift, Korean Church Van (Railroads)

·        Serenity by Jan (Electric Co.)

·        Dunder Mifflin Infinity (Waterworks)

The six unique collectible tokens, which were chosen two months ago by fans in an online poll, are the Princess Unicorn, Dwight Bobblehead, World’s Best Boss Mug, Bacon Grill, Beet, and Pam’s Candy Dish, while the board center features the entire cast of “The Office.”
MONOPOLY®: “The Office” Collector’s Edition will be available this summer at specialty retailers nationwide, including Barnes & Noble and Borders.  It will also be available online at www.nbcstore.com. This fan favorite is appropriate for ages 8 and older. Visit www.USAOpoly.com for all the game details.

About “The Office”:

From Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios comes the hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of 9-to-5 in the half-hour comedy “The Office,” based on the award-winning BBC hit.  Since its premiere on NBC in March 2005, “The Office” has established itself as a genuine hit, earning prestigious television honors such as the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, 2006 Peabody Award, 2006 and 2008 AFI Honor, Producers Guild Award, Writers Guild Award, SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy, Ace Eddie Award for editing and a Television Critic’s Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

A fly-on-the-wall “docu-reality” parody about modern American office life, “The Office” delves into the lives of the workers at Dunder Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Regional manager Michael Scott (Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steve Carell, “Date Night,” “Get Smart”) is a single, middle-aged man who is the boastful tour guide for the documentary.

“The Office” is executive-produced by Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, who developed the series for American audiences, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein and Paul Lieberstein.

About USAOPOLY:

USAOPOLY, Inc. (www.USAopoly.com) is a leading specialty market game developer offering the world’s best known games (under license from the Entertainment & Licensing Division of Hasbro) with the hottest licenses. USAopoly™ brings to market this year themed MONOPOLY® including Rolling Stones, Nintendo®: The Office and Hello Kitty Collector’s Editions; CRANIUM®: Disney Family Edition; OPERATION®: Family Guy™ Collector’s Edition; TRIVIAL PURSUIT®: Rolling Stones and The Beatles Collector’s Editions; CLUE®: The Office and Family Guy Collector’s Editions; RISK®: Halo Wars™ Collector’s Edition; YAHTZEE®: Elvis® 75^th Anniversary and Super Mario Collector’s Editions; and JENGA®: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and Donkey Kong™ Collector’s Editions.  For more fun and games check out http://www.USAopoly.com . USAOPOLY is a trademark of USAOPOLY, Inc.

About HASBRO:

Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, CRANIUM and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. ©2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SYNDICATION LISTINGS FOR: NBCU TV DISTRIBUTION’S ‘THE OFFICE’ & ‘LAW & ORDER: SVU’ October 5, 2009 – October 9, 2009

NATIONAL BROADCAST SYNDICATION WEEKLY SCHEDULES

The Office & Law & Order: SVU
Syndication Season (2009/2010)

THE OFFICE – PRIMARY RUN
Monday, October 5, 2009 – Friday, October 9, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009
“THE FIGHT ”
# R2507
(Season 2)
Jim rallies the staff together to witness a showdown between Michael and Dwight at Dwight’s martial arts school.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
“THE CLIENT ”
# R2505
(Season 2)
With Michael and Jan Levinson-Gould away from the office to land a new client, the staff discovers an unproduced screenplay in Michael’s office.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
“PERFORMANCE REVIEWS”
# R2509
(Season 2)
It’s performance review time at Dunder Mifflin and it is up to Michael Scott to evaluate his employees to determine if any pay increases or bonuses are necessary. Jan from corporate is also coming into review him and, since it will be his first time seeing her face-to-face since their encounter in the Chilli’s parking lot, Michael begins asking his employees for their advice regarding his relationship with Jan. Meanwhile, a suggestion box is opened at the Scranton branch so that employees can express their suggestions in improving the branch, with disastrous results.

Thursday, October 8, 2009
“E-MAIL SURVEILLANCE”
# R2508
(Season 2)
Michael decides to set up e-mail surveillance for all company e-mail, and discovers that Jim has invited everyone over for a barbeque except him.

Friday, October 9, 2009
“BOOZE CRUISE”
(Season 2)
# R2513
The staff of Dunder-Mifflin go on a mandatory boat cruise after work.

THE OFFICE – SECOND RUN
Monday, October 5, 2009 – Friday, October 9, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009
“A BENIHANA CHRISTMAS, PART 2″
# R3174
(Season 3)
Trouble among the members of the party planning committee results with the office having two competing Christmas parties, but Michael isn’t interested in celebrating because he has just broken up with his girlfriend.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
“BACK FROM VACATION”
# R3111
(Season 3)
Michael isn’t supposed to let anyone know that he and Jan went on vacation together in Jamaica, but he accidentally circulates a compromising photo of them to the office via e-mail.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
“TRAVELING SALESMAN”
# R3112
(Season 3)
Dwight does a favor for Angela to keep her from getting in trouble. Andy finds out and uses it against him to get in tighter with Michael. Now Dwight must fess up, which will reveal his relationship with Angela, or risk getting fired.

Thursday, October 8, 2009
“THE RETURN”
# R3113
(Season 3)
Andy does the impossible–he makes everyone in the office miss Dwight, who is forced to take a job at Staples. Meanwhile, Oscar comes back to the office and Michael predictably throws a stereotypical Mexican party to celebrate.

Friday, October 9, 2009
“BEN FRANKLIN”
# R3115
(Season 3)
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.

THE OFFICE – WEEKEND PRIMARY RUN
Saturday, October 10, 2009 – Sunday, October 11, 2009

“PILOT”
# RP006
(Season 1)
The premiere episode introduces the boss and staff of the Dunder-Mifflin paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania in a documentary about the workplace.

THE OFFICE – WEEKEND SECOND RUN
Saturday, October 10, 2009 – Sunday, October 11, 2009

“DIVERSITY DAY”
# R1101
(Season 1)
Michael’s off color remark puts a sensitivity trainer in the office for a presentation, which prompts Michael to create his own.

LAW & ORDER: SVU – PRIMARY RUN
Monday, October 5, 2009 – Friday, October 9, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009
“BAD BLOOD”
# E0916
The death of a young gay man initially leads Benson and Stabler to investigate his father, a Conservative well-known for his homophobic viewpoints, but once they start looking into the young man’s living arrangements they realise the person they’re looking for may be closer than they think. Munch tries to help Benson find the man who raped her mother, and could potentially be her father.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
“RUSSIAN LOVE POEM”
# E0913
When multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin is found murdered in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to Harlin’s long list of lovers, which includes both men and women. Evidence at the crime scene leads detectives to a pair of Russian escorts, but before they can get the truth from them, one turns up dead, and the boyfriend of the other confesses to murder.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
“DISROBED”
# E0910
After a judge is found murdered in his car, the detectives begin looking into his background and learn that he often delivered special verdicts for women in return for sexual favors and was also behind the funding of a local governor’s bid for re-election. The team soon turns their eye to a battered wife with a secret.

Thursday, October 8, 2009
“LIMITATIONS”
# E0919
At a victim’s request, the police commissioner tries to convince Cragen to close a rape case whose statute of limitations is about to expire. Benson and Stabler finally realize that one of the victims knows the rapist, but she’s not willing to talk.

Friday, October 9, 2009
“ENTITLED”
# E0918
After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to Stephanie Mulroney, the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the officers from the two-seven, they realise that their case is connected with a long-unsolved case that Briscoe once handled years ago with his former partner, Mike Logan.

NBC TO DELIVER SPECIAL ONE-HOUR BABY EPISODE OF ‘THE OFFICE’ ON MARCH 4 (9-10 P.M. ET)

baby episode of “The Office” as a special one-hour show on Thursday, March 4 (9-10 p.m. ET) rather than as two separate half-hour episodes over two weeks as previously announced.

In the special hour-long episode of “The Office” titled “The Delivery Part 1 and 2,” Pam’s (Jenna Fischer) contractions begin but she and Jim (John Krasinski) are determined to wait it out as long as possible so they can have more time at the hospital. Meanwhile the rest of the office tries to distract Pam from the pain with food and entertainment.

In the second half hour, Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) anxiously waits for Pam and Jim’s baby to be born. Back at the office, Erin (Ellie Kemper) makes Andy (Ed Helms) jealous when she has lunch with Kevin (Brian Baumgartner).

From Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios comes the hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of 9-to-5 in the half-hour comedy “The Office,” based on the award-winning BBC hit.

Since its premiere on NBC in March 2005, “The Office” has established itself as a genuine hit, earning prestigious television honors such as the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, 2006 Peabody Award, 2006 and 2008 AFI Honor, Producers Guild Award, Writers Guild Award, SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy, Ace Eddie Award for editing and a Television Critic’s Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

“The Office” is executive-produced by Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, who developed the series for American audiences, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein and Paul Lieberstein.

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