Event

The Office Meet & Greet
with Bobby Ray Shafer
& Jim McDermott

Friday, May 1
3:30–5 p.m.

Bob Vance, Vance Refigeration

Join us at the Everhart Museum as we welcome The Office cast member Bobby Ray Shafer, who portrayed Bob Vance, and Jim McDermott, leadman who assisted the set decorator for all nine seasons. In town for Scranton’s The Office 5k on Saturday, May 2, Shafer is stopping by the Everhart the day before for a meet and greet with fans in the The Office Exhibition and will be joined by McDermott.

Get to know the actor behind Bob Vance, Phyllis Vance’s husband and owner of Vance Refrigeration, and get insight from McDermott about how the show was made to reflect its Scranton setting with this special event included with admission to the Museum +The Office Exhibition.

* Online pre-sale tickets are unavailable on the day of the event, but there is still plenty of room. Standard admission to The Office Exhibition may be paid at the front desk upon arrival. For more information on the The Office Exhibition, click the button below.

The Office Exhibition

  • Quick Facts about Bobby Ray Shafer

    • Played the recurring role of Bob Vance, husband to Phyllis

    • The running gag of Bob Vance always introducing himself as “Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration” became a hallmark of the character's relentless self-promotion.

    • Appeared in over 125 films, television shows, commercials and theater productions outside of The Office

    • Bob Vance is featured in the opening scene of the spinoff series The Paper, explaining that Dunder Mifflin was bought by another company and that they tried to get Phyllis to move to Toledo, to which he responded, ”Ha! Leave Scranton for Toledo? Make me laugh!”

  • Quick Facts about Jim McDermott

    • Served as leadman for The Office, working to ensure props were placed according to the set director’s vision
    • Worked with the Scranton Chamber of Commerce to gather real local memorabilia
    • Credited with giving the show’s set its lived-in authenticity
    • Played Andy Bernard’s biology teacher in one episode
    • He has worked on various projects, including Home Improvement, Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, Wag The Dog, and The X-Files.