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- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartMary has finally agreed to go on a date with Dick.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartSally, Harry and Tommy experience Dick's replacement is very aggravating while they don't know Dick is still trapped in the basement.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartHarry acts upset and even a bit rebellious and Dick figures Harry needs a father figure. Sally meets Mr. Randell's mother.
- 1996–200122mTV-PG7.7 (432)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartThe Solomons' car radio is stolen and Dick is being robbed. Dick pushes Tommy to take up basketball. Sally meets Officer Don for the first time.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartThe Solomons have their first experience with snow and act appropriately, or so they think.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartAfter failing everything he has tried so far, Harry turns out to be a good painter.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartDick finds out people sometimes lie to get what they want and Sally and Harry find out how hard it is to get a driver's license.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartDick doesn't want the family to always irritate each other and thinks they can learn from observing Dr. Albright and her brother Roy.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael runs into Holly at the company picnic, and the two of them accidentally reveal that the Buffalo branch is closing during a comedy skit before corporate has made the announcement.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael tries to create a place to escape from work in the storage room that used to house the Michael Scott Paper Company, while Jim and Pam consider taking off and getting married that day.
- DirectorBrent ForresterStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael returns to Dunder Mifflin and brings Ryan and Pam in as salespeople, but the existing salespeople demand that Michael return the clients they stole back to them. Meanwhile, some employees take the idea of Casual Friday too far.
- DirectorSteve CarellStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiThe Michael Scott Paper Company is gaining clients by offering lower prices than Dunder Mifflin, but is going broke in the process. However, Dunder Mifflin is losing clients to Michael, and is desperate to buy him out.
- DirectorKen WhittinghamStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiDwight chooses loyalty to Dunder Mifflin over loyalty to Michael, which leads to a bitter battle between Michael and Dwight over Dwight's accounts. Back at Dunder Mifflin, Jim pretends to confide in Andy.
- DirectorGene StupnitskyLee EisenbergStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiTension and disillusionment begin to emerge as Michael, Pam, and Ryan move the Michael Scott Paper Company into a cramped "workspace" at the business park.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael and Pam begin their first day at the Michael Scott Paper Company putting together the rest of the staff and trying to raise money.
- DirectorPaul LiebersteinStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiAs Michael prepares to leave Dunder Mifflin, he announces that he will form his own paper company. Will anybody join him?
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael gets upset when he gets a new boss to act as a buffer between him and David Wallace, and he gets even more upset when he disbands the Party Planning Committee and cancels Michael's fifteenth anniversary party.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael asks Dwight to be the scapegoat for one of his business ideas that backfired badly on him. But when that idea has an unexpected positive upside, Dwight still takes the credit and Michael becomes furious.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael holds a lonely hearts party on Valentine's Day at the office, hoping that he will run into a woman he met earlier that day at a blood drive. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam have an awkward lunch with Phillis and Bob Vance.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael and Pam go to Nashua and discover that Holly has a new boyfriend. At the office, Jim and Dwight try to come up with a theme for Kelly's birthday party, and Angela gets a new cat.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiWhile on lecture tour to other Dunder Mifflin branches, Michael and Pam discover that Jim's ex-girlfriend Karen is pregnant. At the office, Andy falls for a prospective client, and Jim and Dwight try to set up Kelly's birthday party.
- DirectorJeffrey BlitzStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiDwight's too-realistic fire alarm gives Stanley a heart attack. When he returns, Michael learns that he is the cause of Stanley's stress. To remedy the situation, he forces the office to throw a roast for him.
- DirectorAsaad KeladaStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael's conscience gets the best of him after he and Dwight go undercover to scout a family-run competitor. Back at the office, everyone else spends the day debating whether Hilary Swank is hot.
- DirectorDean HollandStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiJust before leaving for New York for a meeting with David Wallace, Michael tells Andy that Angela is having an affair with Dwight. Andy and Dwight then decide to have it out in the parking lot.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiPhyllis blackmails Angela into doing the work for the Christmas party, which Michael turns into an intervention after Meredith gets drunk and sets her hair on fire. Meanwhile, Dwight corners the market on a popular Christmas gift.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael has to spend the office surplus by they end of the day, but he can't decide between a copier or new chairs. Dwight plays a dirty trick on Angela and Andy as they prepare for their wedding on the beet farm.
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiWhen Michael discovers that corporate has brought back Toby to replace Holly, he tries to frame him with drugs and to get him fired. Meanwhile, Pam has issues with the disgusting microwave. Finally, Jim surprises Pam by buying his parents' house.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiDavid Wallace sends Michael on a business trip to Winnipeg to help him forget about Holly's transfer to Nashua, and Pam tells Jim that she failed a class and has to stay in New York City.
- DirectorStephen MerchantStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiDwight and Jim believe that something is suspicious about their low customer performance ratings. After consulting with Angela, Andy finds the perfect site for their wedding--Dwight's beet farm.
- DirectorDavid RogersStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiHolly is transferred back to New Hampshire after corporate discovers that she and Michael are dating. Dwight tries to apply to Cornell to get under Andy's skin. Jim's brothers and Pam decide to play a trick on Jim when they meet for lunch.
- DirectorJennifer CelottaStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael and Holly have sex for the first time, and Michael holds a fundraiser for the office after it is burglarized. Dwight confides in Phyllis after Andy and Angela set a wedding date, and Jim runs into Pam's ex-fiancé, Roy.
- DirectorGreg DanielsStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiAfter planning an office baby shower for Jan, Michael is upset when he finds out that she had the baby without him--even though he's already been told that he's not the baby's father.
- DirectorJeffrey BlitzStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiA confession at an H.R. business ethics seminar leads to a dispute between Michael and Holly over whether Meredith should be fired. Dwight tries to prove to Jim how long he can go without taking a personal break.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael tries to motivate the Scranton branch to lose weight as part of an interoffice competition. Jim is lost after Pam leaves for art school in New York, and Angela continues to see Dwight even though she is now engaged to Andy.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael throws an extravagant going-away party for Toby, and falls in love with the woman who is replacing him. Jim plans to propose to Pam at the party, but gets out-staged. Back at corporate, Ryan is arrested for fraud.
- DirectorMartin DennisStarsDan ClarkDavid ArmandAndrew Brooke
- DirectorMartin DennisStarsDan ClarkDavid ArmandLaura Haddock
- DirectorDan ClarkGary ReichStarsDan ClarkDavid ArmandSinead MoynihanDon discovers he's been left a house from his recently deceased grandmother, only to find out it has huge back payments and a strange man who won't leave. He decides to get a lodger to help with the rent - the girl he was in love with as a teenager
- DirectorTimothy Van PattenStarsSean BeanMark AddyNikolaj Coster-WaldauEddard Stark is torn between his family and an old friend when asked to serve at the side of King Robert Baratheon; Viserys plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an army.
- DirectorTimothy Van PattenStarsSean BeanMark AddyNikolaj Coster-WaldauWhile Bran recovers from his fall, Ned takes only his daughters to King's Landing. Jon Snow goes with his uncle Benjen to the Wall. Tyrion joins them.
- DirectorBrian KirkStarsSean BeanMark AddyNikolaj Coster-WaldauJon begins his training with the Night's Watch; Ned confronts his past and future at King's Landing; Daenerys finds herself at odds with Viserys.
- 2011–201956mTV-MA8.6 (37K)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian KirkStarsSean BeanMark AddyNikolaj Coster-WaldauEddard investigates Jon Arryn's murder. Jon befriends Samwell Tarly, a coward who has come to join the Night's Watch.
- DirectorBrian KirkStarsSean BeanMark AddyNikolaj Coster-WaldauCatelyn has captured Tyrion and plans to bring him to her sister, Lysa Arryn, at the Vale, to be tried for his, supposed, crimes against Bran. Robert plans to have Daenerys killed, but Eddard refuses to be a part of it and quits.
- DirectorDaniel MinahanStarsSean BeanMark AddyMichelle FairleyWhile recovering from his battle with Jaime, Eddard is forced to run the kingdom while Robert goes hunting. Tyrion demands a trial by combat for his freedom. Viserys is losing his patience with Drogo.
- DirectorDaniel MinahanStarsSean BeanMark AddyNikolaj Coster-WaldauRobert has been injured while hunting and is dying. Jon and the others finally take their vows to the Night's Watch. A man, sent by Robert, is captured for trying to poison Daenerys. Furious, Drogo vows to attack the Seven Kingdoms.
- DirectorDaniel MinahanStarsSean BeanMichelle FairleyLena HeadeyThe Lannisters press their advantage over the Starks; Robb rallies his father's northern allies and heads south to war; The White Walkers attack the Wall; Tyrion returns to his father with some new friends.
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsSean BeanMichelle FairleyNikolaj Coster-WaldauRobb goes to war against the Lannisters. Jon finds himself struggling on deciding if his place is with Robb or the Night's Watch. Drogo has fallen ill from a fresh battle wound. Daenerys is desperate to save him.
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsSean BeanMichelle FairleyNikolaj Coster-WaldauRobb vows to get revenge on the Lannisters. Jon must officially decide if his place is with Robb or the Night's Watch. Daenerys says her final goodbye to Drogo.
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyNikolaj Coster-WaldauTyrion arrives at King's Landing to take his father's place as Hand of the King. Stannis Baratheon plans to take the Iron Throne for his own. Robb tries to decide his next move in the war. The Night's Watch arrive at the house of Craster.
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyEmilia ClarkeArya makes friends with Gendry. Tyrion tries to take control of the Small Council. Theon arrives at his home, Pyke, in order to persuade his father into helping Robb with the war. Jon tries to investigate Craster's secret.
- DirectorAlik SakharovStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyMichelle FairleyTyrion tries to see who he can trust in the Small Council. Catelyn visits Renly to try and persuade him to join Robb in the war. Theon must decide if his loyalties lie with his own family or with Robb.
- DirectorDavid PetrarcaStarsPeter DinklageMichelle FairleyEmilia ClarkeLord Baelish arrives at Renly's camp just before he faces off against Stannis. Daenerys and her company are welcomed into the city of Qarth. Arya, Gendry, and Hot Pie find themselves imprisoned at Harrenhal.
- DirectorDavid PetrarcaStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyMichelle FairleyTyrion investigates a secret weapon that King Joffrey plans to use against Stannis. Meanwhile, as a token for saving his life, Jaqen H'ghar offers to kill three people that Arya chooses.
- DirectorDavid NutterStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyMichelle FairleyTheon seizes control of Winterfell. Jon captures a wildling, named Ygritte. The people of King's Landing begin to turn against King Joffrey. Daenerys looks to buy ships to sail for the Seven Kingdoms.
- DirectorDavid NutterStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyNikolaj Coster-WaldauBran and Rickon have escaped Winterfell. Theon tries to hunt them down. Daenerys' dragons have been stolen. Jon travels through the wilderness with Ygritte as his prisoner. Sansa has bled and is now ready to have Joffrey's children.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyCharles DanceStannis Baratheon's fleet and army arrive at King's Landing and the battle for the city begins. Cersei plans for her and her children's future.
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsPeter DinklageLena HeadeyNikolaj Coster-WaldauJoffrey puts Sansa aside for Margaery Tyrell. Robb marries Talisa Maegyr. Jon prepares to meet Mance Rayder. Arya says farewell to Jaqen H'ghar. Daenerys tries to rescue her dragons.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsKelsey GrammerConnie NielsenHannah WareAfter the discovery of a serious medical condition, Mayor Tom Kane must set things in motion for the upcoming gubernatorial primary while attempting to reconnect with his distant wife and estranged daughter.
- DirectorJim McKayStarsKelsey GrammerConnie NielsenHannah WareA new political force enters the race with only a few weeks until the primary. When the City Council stands in Kane's way, Kane and his crew will have to flex their political muscles to stay on top. Meanwhile, Meredith gets some unsettling news that adds to her growing suspicions that her husband's keeping something from her.
- DirectorArmando IannucciStarsJulia Louis-DreyfusAnna ChlumskyTony HaleSelina attends a healthy-eating event at Camden Yards with some grumpy fast-food executives, where she also confides a secret to Amy. Mike holds a press briefing for some local news pals. Amy and Dan are forced to entertain elementary-school children.
- 1996–200122mTV-PG7.7 (404)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartThe Solomons have freed Dick and now he's after his replacement.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartIt's homecoming weekend and everybody is excited about the game, except for Dick.
- DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartAgainst Tommy's will, Dick enlists him in a school for gifted students. Sally meets a special guy in a different kind of bar.
- DirectorTerry HughesStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartDick accompanies Mary on a trip to her parents, who still think Mary and Dick are a couple.
- 1996–200122mTV-PG7.6 (263)TV EpisodeDirectorTerry HughesStarsJohn LithgowKristen JohnstonFrench StewartA rival for Mary's love challenges Dick to a deadly duel.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldAfter breaking up with her two-timing boyfriend, schoolteacher Jess Day moves in with three single males: a bartender, a womanizer, and a personal trainer.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldNick and Schmidt help Jess get her things out of her ex's apartment. Later, Jess meets new roomie Winston, who's back from playing basketball abroad.
- DirectorJason WinerStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldFearful that he'll run into his ex-girlfriend at a wedding, Nick asks Jess to be his date. Meanwhile, Winston takes his role as an usher seriously.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldWhen Jess walks in on Nick naked, his confidence is sent to an all-time low, just after a pretty co-worker agrees to go out with him.
- DirectorJohn HamburgStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldCece crashes at the loft after a bad breakup, and convinces Jess that Nick likes her more than just as a roommate.
- DirectorMiguel ArtetaStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldJess invites Paul, a music teacher at her school on whom she always has had a crush, to the gang's big Thanksgiving dinner at the loft, which naturally goes horribly awry.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldJess gets jealous when Winston joins her troubled-youth handbell quartet and instantly becomes a natural. Meanwhile Nick and Schmidt engage in class warfare when the toilet breaks and they each have their own idea of how to get it fixed.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldWhen Jess decides to take her relationship with Paul to the next level, she consults with the guys for some sex advice. Meanwhile, Schmidt worms his way into his boss' baby shower to compete with his office female counterpart.
- DirectorJason WinerStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldThe gang attends Schmidt's holiday office party and Jess frets when she receives an expensive gift from Paul.
- DirectorTroy MillerStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldWhen Schmidt's plans for his 29th birthday fall apart, Jess takes charge and enlists the help of her school's party hungry vice-principal. Meanwhile, Nick begrudgingly has his first date at Schmidt's party with a beautiful lawyer who harbors a secret, and the gang argues why one of them has to place a 50 dollar bill in the douchebag jar.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldNick panics when Julia doesn't want to put a label on their relationship. Meanwhile, Jess enlists Julia to help her get out of a traffic ticket, Winston reconnects with a former booty call and Schmidt is baffled as to why his shower towel is always damp.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldAgainst Nick's wishes, Jess makes it her mission to get the loft's cantankerous landlord to like her. In doing so, she inadvertently jeopardizes their living situation and the guys are forced to admit they've made some "unofficial" changes to the apartment. Meanwhile Schmidt tries to decipher what he thinks are mixed signals from his boss Kim.
- DirectorTucker GatesStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldSingle for the first time on Valentine's Day, Jess convinces Schmidt to be her wingman as she attempts to have an attachment-free fling with a handsome stranger. Nick's romantic plans are foiled when he finds himself spending more time with Julia's law firm assistant than with her. Winston becomes one of the girls when Shelby invites him over on the holiday.
- DirectorDaniel AttiasStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldWhen Jess tries to intervene with a classroom bully she finds herself the target of the bad seed student. Schmidt, meanwhile, is thrilled over his post-Valentine's sexcapades, but hates that his paramour wants to keep it a secret; and Nick goes into a tailspin when Julia sends him a cactus.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldAfter Jess realizes that Schmidt is unfairly doing all of the housework, she pushes him to "go on strike," and the entire ecosystem of the loft is thrown off balance. Meanwhile, Nick scrambles when he must pay up to Winston after losing a poker game.
- DirectorDavid WainStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldWinston shares the secret about Schmidt and CeCe with Nick, and Nick tells Jess. Jess is upset CeCe did not tell her when it started and it puts a strain on their friendship. Nick's dating younger women and asks Schmidt for help to handle it.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldJess invites Russell to stay overnight at her place and is worried about how the guys will react. Winston gets a job at a radio station but finds it is not what he thought it would be. Nick pitches one of his marketing ideas to Russell.
- DirectorTristram ShapeeroStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldJess babysits Russell's pre-teen daughter for the weekend and meets his ex-wife. Then, Schmidt and Cece panic when they think she's pregnant. Also, Nick's new girlfriend may be too young and Winston discovers his new boss is a big baby.
- DirectorSteve PinkStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldJess is laid off from her teaching job and volunteers to be a shot girl at Schmidt's "rebranding" party.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart ends up at a school for gifted children after cheating on an IQ test.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter losing his job, Homer contemplates ending it all, until he discovers a new life path as a safety advocate.
- DirectorKent ButterworthGregg VanzoStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter being embarrassed by the rest of the family at a company picnic, Homer becomes obsessed with improving their behavior towards each other.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter being beaten up by Nelson Muntz one too many times, Bart turns to Grampa for help, and soon leads a rebellion against the school bully.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightA depressed Lisa's spirit is lifted when she meets a jazz-man, Bleeding Gums Murphy.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer takes the family camping, but it soon becomes a misadventure when they lose their equipment and Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart gets more than he bargained for when he saws the head off a statue of the town's founder.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMarge contemplates an affair with a handsome bowling instructor.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter a photograph of Homer gyrating with an exotic dancer is distributed throughout Springfield, he finds himself kicked out of the house by Marge.
- DirectorWesley ArcherMilton GrayStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart is sent to France on a student exchange program, where he's treated like a slave; an Albanian student with suspicious motives takes Bart's place in the family.
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Krusty is found guilty of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart following Homer's eyewitness testimony, Bart and Lisa set out to prove his innocence.
- DirectorKent ButterworthDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer and Marge enjoy a night on the town, leaving the kids with a diabolical babysitter, with a surprising secret.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMrs. Krabappel, fed up with Bart's lackadaisical approach to his studies, gives him an ultimatum: shape up or repeat the fourth grade.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer lies on a medical insurance form in order to obtain a miracle hair restoring drug.
- DirectorWesley ArcherRich MooreDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons move into a cursed house, then are abducted by aliens, before Homer is ensconced in a tale by Edgar Allen Poe.