steve carell's last episode on the office
Goodbye, Michael The episode was written by series developer and executive producer Greg Daniels and was directed by Paul Feig. It marks the final appearance of Steve Carell as a series regular having announced he was leaving the series near the end of the sixth season. The episode aired in an extended 50-minute timeslot, having originally been meant to be a two-parter combined with the previous episode, "Michael's Last Dundies".[1] The episode featured guest appearances from Will Ferrell and Amy Ryan, and Andy Buckley appeared in a deleted scene.