He consults with Oscar and Darryl to sell enough family assets for his mother to live. After packing up, Andy comes back to the office to say goodbye, by performing a moving rendition of Sarah McLachlan's song "I Will Remember You" with his acoustic guitar. In "The Sting", Andy gets jealous over hearing of a former Here Comes Treble member's musical success, and forms an underwhelming but enjoyable office band with Darryl and Kevin. [59], In "Secret Santa", Andy requests to be Erin's secret Santa. [50], In "Moroccan Christmas", Andy takes up playing the sitar, and brings it to the office Christmas party. Later, when Nick, the IT guy, reveals that Andy was, indeed, the whistleblower, Phyllis hides Andy's carry-on bag in the ceiling, coldly telling him "You deserve it". Dan Scott found out about their relationship and got him fired for it. Seasons When she implies that she said yes as Naughty Nellie, he says that he also asked her out in character, leaving both disappointed. However, Darryl wants to get revenge on Andy for almost getting him fired a while back over mistaken shipments, and goes along with the ploy by playing up his fears. At times, Angela seemed to have doubts about the affair and appeared to want to care about Andy. Andy, frustrated that no one but him and Erin enjoy the tradition, starts to scold the workers until Stanley comes in happily singing the song alongside him. So I didn't mind them breaking up. [12] When Andy finds himself attracted to potential client Julia, he questions Phyllis on who she is. Dwight briefly vies for her attention along with Andy, who she eventually does begin dating after a long ‘will they or won’t they.’ Throughout Season 7, she (begrudgingly) dates Gabe. Andy is suspicious of Erin dating someone else, as he goes through her cell phone, and is later able to figure out that Pete is her new beau. In "Viewing Party", Andy isn't happy to be attending a "Glee" viewing party at Gabe's apartment, and takes so much of the obscure Asian potency items Gabe had collected that he becomes visibly ill. At one point during the night, Andy accidentally loses the ring and goes frantically searching for it but to no avail. Vengeful, Andy hires both Gabe and Alice (Collette Wolfe), who is Pete's ex-girlfriend and a marketing professional, with the intent of making Erin and Pete uncomfortable. Parents Erin doesn't speak up and leaves dejectedly, however, at the end of the episode, Erin talks to Andy about her feelings. Andy met up with and started dating one of his students, Karen Roe. Deangelo loves the antics of Andy, who has resorted to physical comedy when his jokes fall flat, getting to the point where he pours hot coffee on his pants and, at Deangelo's urging, eats soap; Andy tells the camera with dazed sadness that "this is my life now". [33][34] When Andy interviews for the Regional Manager position, Gabe displays a negative, biased opinion of him. With the departure of Karen after Jim dumping her off-screen, Andy becomes the only salesman from Stamford aside from Jim to stay on at the Scranton branch. Andy regularly dresses in a distinctive, over-the-top Ivy League style, usually consisting of bright colored pants (some embroidered with animals and tennis rackets), D-ring belts, tattersall shirts, sweater vests, striped ties, a tie clip, or sometimes even a bow tie. Season 4 may be the end of Andy and Sullivan, though the optimist in me thinks that Station 19 will show these two conquer and overcome the obstacles. Since his arrival, Andy and Dwight had a competitive professional relationship; he and Dwight argued over which title, Assistant Regional Manager (Dwight) or Regional Director in Charge of Sales (Andy), was higher in command. The ploy works to the point where arguments break out between the parties in the conference room, as Erin and Pete's issues with the surface of their past relationships. Upon the branch's closure later in 2006, Andy transferred to the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch. April Ludgate is a college student who starts out working as an intern in the Pawnee parks and recreation department. In "The Seminar", Andy holds a small business seminar in the office with some special guests because he needs to overcome his pathetic sales figures. Michael, angered by the fact that Phyllis was made office Santa that year instead of him, reveals to the entire office that Andy is Erin's secret Santa. She didn't get the warning in time and turned on the sprinklers, which caused fire to engulf the building. Andy is descended from a well-heeled line of WASPs, that he claims "goes all the way back to Moses", and his family purportedly gained their wealth by transporting slaves. [52], In "Golden Ticket", Andy gives Kevin romantic advice that appears to reflect his own experiences with Angela: he tells him to never give his date compliments, push for physical contact, or be assertive to the point of rudeness. Michael does smooth things over a bit with Erin, but Erin does not change her mind about breaking up with him, and Andy remains distraught. "[43], Andy develops a friendship with Dwight in the third episode "Launch Party", in which he supports Dwight in beating the online sales of the company website Dunder Mifflin Infinity using a bear horn, much to the irritation of the office. When she finally returns from Venezuela, she arrives with a new boyfriend, Eduardo (Carlo Mendez). However, Andy gets cold feet when he has to perform a stunt by pouring cold water in his eyes as to re-enact a chemical burn scenario. Status When she returns to reception, Andy gives her a fax, asking her out on a date. They get married in 1995 and have a son, Theo, in 1996. Upon finding his calculator embedded in Jell-O, a trademark prank of Jim's, he screams and kicks a trash can across the office. You can contribute to Dunderpedia by rewriting the copied content. Crew. Finally sick of hiding the truth, Andy declares their relationship during the company's happy hour gathering. Andy initially denies it, even though he is accused of this. Erin runs to his side out of concern. When Dwight becomes the interim manager, Andy suffers temporary hearing loss when Dwight accidentally fires a gun near him. He has experimented with the sitar, eventually learning to play "Deck the Halls". And Andy has to continue with her job too, and deal with the pain of the loss of her beloved father and the struggle with her mother. As a result, April begins hating … [22], In the beginning of "Stress Relief", the staff is trapped in the office while under the impression that it is on fire. Carla exclaims "The kid can act!". [12], Prior to his anger management training, Andy had severe anger problems. Andy pays her $5,000 to sign with her agency without headshots included. He agreed to 90 days to receive treatment, but with that treatment, Station 19 revealed that he's taking a "separation" from Andy to fully commit to the process. Last Robert, in an aside in the episode, reveals that Andy's selection as the Regional Manager was done because he's a simple underdog whom people will rally behind. ", he heads off to an audition for a reality TV show called "America's Next Great A Capella Star". At the end of episode, a "hot-blooded" Erin offers a cold Andy her jacket in a landfill where they share their first kiss. Andy later tells David Wallace that he is going to quit his job, and after having second thoughts almost immediately, gets temporarily rehired as a salesman. It's going to be a struggle. Station 19 airs on ABC Thursdays at 8:00. Although when Andy makes the announcement to the office, they all dismiss his dreams as being a giant mistake, which everyone repeatedly tells him throughout the day. [5] He is rebuffed from clubbing in "Night Out" with Michael and Dwight in New York with the newly promoted Ryan by Dwight, who has a rekindled dislike for Andy considering his relationship with Angela. Warning! With that being said, there were people concerned about the strain this may put on their relationship, and executive producer Paris Barclay indicated to ET there's reason to be. Ruth (Grandmother) In the episode "Livin' the Dream", Andy and Erin are seen speaking pleasantly to each other and Erin even admits her concern for his well being saying she's worried he'll "be homeless or even starve." Later, when Andy and Erin are talking, Gabe tells Erin what Andy said about them not dating, but Andy shuts Gabe up by pointing out Gabe's pathetic crying fit, and tells both of them that he's keeping his final view on whether he wants to date Erin or not "between me and my diary". That's going to be the tension that weaves in. He bluntly tells Andy that he asked for his permission before pursuing Erin, and says that Andy needs to accept the situation and move on. In various episodes, Andy wears clothes of the style found at the stores Brooks Brothers, Vineyard Vines, and J. Erin later tries to dump Andy in "Couples Discount", until he convinces her that they can fake love each other as his parents did. Unnamed Wife (wife) [1]Erin Hannon (ex-girlfriend)Angela Martin (ex-fiancée) Jessica (ex-girlfriend)Unnamed Cousin (romantic-interest) Rachel (ex-girlfriend) When the cookie tells her to enjoy her Valentine's kiss, Erin thinks she's supposed to kiss Andy. [14] However, when he returns to Scranton after a trip to Florida and discovers that Nellie Bertram has replaced him, he goes into a fit of rage. However, when Michael reveals that Andy was engaged to Angela, Erin reacts badly. He, along with the rest of the sales staff, is convinced by Jim that their poor attitudes have alienated everyone else, and agrees to Jim's proposal to smooth things over with the staff. Andy also remains a managerial candidate once Gabe's behavior gets him transferred out of Scranton, and tells the office he won't make any changes at all, but his status like everyone else's is left unclear as the episode ends. Later, he miserably notes that Dunder Mifflin also lost the account. However, she believes that he will ask her out and she can't wait to see how he "tops [the drummers].". After the wedding when everyone has returned to the office, they watch Andy's Cornell speech and are unanimously impressed by it; Darryl gives his old friend a hug, and Andy nearly breaks into tears as he tells the camera, "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them". In the series finale table read, Andy announces he has a fiancée and invites everyone in the office to his wedding. In "Secretary's Day", Andy pulls out all stops in making sure that Erin has a memorable Secretary's Day, even asking Michael to treat Erin out to lunch, which the boss reluctantly agrees to do. Andy drives Michael to a high school baseball game that the woman's husband is coaching and makes the two meet, making it uncomfortable for Michael and eventually leading to him ending the affair. During the summer of 2011, Andy is promoted to Regional Manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch. The fourth-season premiere, "Fun Run", has Andy competitively participating in Michael's superfluously named run for rabies prevention through strategically drafting Kevin, although he falls prey to "nipple chafing. Erin later goes out with Pete, a new co-worker for drinks. He invites the entire office to come and is particularly hopeful to impress Erin with his performance—but when Erin agrees to babysit for Pam and Jim's daughter Cece so that they can attend, Andy nearly blows the performance checking his phone for word from her on stage. She even throws cake in Andy's face when he tries to serenade her with one of his songs, and wants to take a break from their relationship. Workplace Andrew Baines "Andy" Bernard (born Walter Baines Bernard Jr.; born January 24,1973) is a fictional character from the NBC comedy television series The Office, portrayed by Ed Helms. In "Todd Packer", when office administrator Pam gets a new computer for the receptionist's desk to replace the current, ancient one, Andy wants a new computer too. He flatly tells Pam that he's not going to meet anyone, and that "some people are destined to be alone". Unfazed, Andy hires 12 professional drummers to perform for Erin and the rest of the staff at the end of the episode, which Erin enjoys.[60]. Continue to stick with CinemaBlend for more on the series going forward, and for more happening in the world of television and movies. Between season four and five, Andy plans his wedding with Angela, although his ideas are often rejected by her. Andy smugly says to the camera that seeing Erin and Pete unhappy has made him feel better. It takes until "Customer Survey" to convince her on a wedding concept, although Angela has manipulated Andy into having the only option to satisfy her demands being Dwight's farm. Born He has no counterpart in the original British version of the series. Andy Botwin first appears in "Fashion Of The Christ", when the family is awoken by a fire alarm and come downstairs to him in the kitchen cooking. Ann easily deflects the attack, and April tries to hook up with Tom to inspire Andy's jealousy. This unexpected trip leads Andy to the discovery that his girlfriend Jamie is a high school student. Robert California, selected by the search committee, declines to become Branch Manager and convinces Jo Bennett to give him her position as CEO, thus giving Robert the authority to appoint Andy as the new manager between the events of "Search Committee" and "The List". He grew up on Star Wars, DC, Marvel, and pro wrestling and loves to discuss and dissect most of it. Erin deserved better and even though Plop wasn't exciting, I didn't … Andy smugly says to the camera that making the new couple unhappy, has made him feel better. However, he falls plight to the sabotage of Angela Martin, who favors Dwight, and ends up in a sumo wrestler costume drifting away into Lake Scranton.[42]. The relationships of Woody throughout the Toy Story series. As the instruction booklet is not with the game, Andy and Darryl make up the rules as they go along, much to Kevin's objection. [45], Andy and Kevin successfully team up in the season to recover lost parking spaces taken by renovators of another company in the business park in a meeting of the building tenants, called "The Five Families". Andy Bernard While initially having a neutral relationship with Corporate liaison Gabe Lewis, after he began dating Erin in the summer of 2010, Andy has since developed a dislike for him. Haley was conceived prior to her parents getting married. A preview clip for the fourth season features Andy taking up inner-tubing. When Andy and Beth broke up, everyone was excited to finally see Andy and Haley get together. The staff is later convinced that Andy may just have some talent after all. How I Met Your Mother's finale episode aired on March 31, 2014. She harshly closes it, and Andy loudly exclaims "I don't trust you, Phyllis!". At the end of the seminar, Andy is able to sell three packages, thanks to the advice of Michael. Andy has been the subject of many pranks by Jim and Pam, some of which have caused his anger issues to unfold. Angela exclaims during intimate moments, unaware that Angela may be referring to a nickname for Dwight and not him. Andy takes much of the staff to "Gettysburg" as part of a motivational speech, but his attempt to galvanize the staff in relation to the historic war, does little. Andy is the only person to sign up and takes place in several ridiculous interview tactics, such as arm wrestling and asking what kind of color is best. Though grateful to Erin for cheering him up, he doesn't notice how hurt she is at being left behind. Everyone panics, and Andy attempts to escape out one of the doors, but burns his hand, as Dwight had previously heated it with a propane torch.