 The episode was written by B. J. Novak and directed by Paul Feig . It included a guest appearance by Idris Elba , who played new Dunder Mifflin vice president Charles Miner . The episode aired the same day as the Office episode " Michael Scott Paper Company " ; the debut episode of the new NBC show Parks and Recreation was shown between the two episodes . " Dream Team " marked the return of Ryan , who had not appeared on the show since the November 2008 episode " Frame Toby " . The episode received generally positive reviews and , according to Nielsen ratings , was watched by 7 @.@ 2 million viewers and captured the most viewers in its time slot for adults between the ages of 18 and 49 . " Dream Team " received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Single @-@ Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series . 
