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= Danny Cordray (The Office) = Danny Cordray is a fictional character from the American sitcom The Office. Danny is portrayed by actor Timothy Olyphant and appears in two episodes of the show's seventh season.

Biography
Danny Cordray is a travelling salesman for the Scranton Branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. He initially worked for Osprey Paper, but was convinced into working for Dunder Mifflin by Michael Scott, the regional manager in Scranton. Danny is a successful salesman who Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute of Dunder Mifflin often competed with for sales in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area before joining the company. Outside of his work in sales, Danny owns a bar called Public School.

Relationships
Not much is known about Danny's personal life. However, it was revealed in "Costume Contest" that he and Pam Beesley went on two dates before she and Jim began dating. While it was never televised, the timeline of their relationship occurred during the period that Jim transferred to Dunder Mifflin's Stamford Branch. In "Costume Contest," Danny revealed that his relationship with Pam did not take off because he found her too dorky.

Episodes
The character of Danny Cordray appears in two episodes in season seven. Danny is featured in episode five: "The Sting" and episode six: "Costume Contest."

"The Sting"
Airdate: October 21, 2010

Written By: Mindy Kaling

Directed By: Randall Einhorn

Plot: When Jim and Dwight are sent out on a sales call to pitch to a client, they run into travelling salesman Danny Cordray of Osprey Paper who is pitching to the same client. Jim and Dwight are eager to land the sale, especially because Danny is singlehandedly the leading sales competitor of Dunder Mifflin. Despite offering at-cost paper sales and weekend delivery, the client chooses to work with Danny. Jim and Dwight contact Michael who organizes a "sting operation" to determine Danny's secrets to being a successful salesman. Michael enlists Meredith to impersonate a client that is interested in working with Danny to gain information on his sales tactics. However, this fails because Meredith attempts to seduce Danny in the process, forcing Michael to barge in and call off the operation. Michael apologizes to Danny and offers him the position of travelling salesman at Dunder Mifflin. Despite being angry with Michael, Danny accepts the job offer.

"Costume Contest"
Airdate: October 28, 2010

Written By: Justin Spitzer

Directed By: Dean Holland

Plot: On Halloween, the office workers show up to work in their best costumes to compete for a coupon book in the costume contest. While at work, Danny invites most of the employees at the office to his bar for a Halloween party. The rumours of Danny and Pam's previous relationship resurface. This makes Andy and Kevin reluctant to attend Danny's party as they think Pam doesn't want them to go. Danny confronts Pam and Jim, who assure him that she doesn't care if her coworkers attend the party and laughs about how their two dates were exaggerated by their peers. In this conversation, the topic of why Danny never called her back gets brought up by Pam. After numerous false excuses were made by Danny, including her potential infatuation with Jim, he finally reveals that Pam came off as dorky.