Scranton shared close bond with NBC’s ‘The Office’

By Michael Rubinkam

Published May 8, 2013 4:00am ET

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Scranton shared close bond with NBC’s ‘The Office’ — Steve Carell makes a surprise appearance at "The Office" Wrap Party at PNC Field, Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Scranton, Pa. The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved characters from the popular NBC show "The Office" bade farewell on Saturday to the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton that served as the TV setting for their fictional paper company. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Jason Farmer) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT | Jason Farmer

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — NBC’s long-running “The Office” was a faux documentary about cubicle life. The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. didn’t exist.

Try telling that to merchants, tourism officials and regular folks here in the real-world city of 76,000, for whom the Emmy-winning comedy — which ends its nine-season run next week — had a tangible and lasting impact.

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