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The Chair Company – Season 1, Episode 6 Happy Birthday, a friend

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Amid shifting circumstances, Ron explores every avenue.
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The Chair Company — Season 1, Episode 6

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Erik Adams AV Club Nov 17
B-
In “Happy Birthday, A Friend,” we see further evidence of this in the way new workplace stress puts more distance between Ron and his family or the heartfelt (if incredibly silly) note Mike writes in a birthday card. Go to Full Review
Ben Rosenstock New York Magazine/Vulture Nov 17
3/5
Happy Birthday, A Friend is a work-heavy episode in general, keeping all the balls from previous episodes in the air while adding some new ones. Go to Full Review
Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut Nov 17
3/5
The Chair Company isn’t getting worse in any meaningful sense, but I think Episode 6, "Happy Birthday, a friend", is the point where it has reached the outer limit of how much great throwaways and weird juxtapositions alone can sustain it. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis Amid shifting circumstances, Ron explores every avenue.
Director
Andrew DeYoung, Aaron Schimberg
Executive Producer
Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, Adam McKay, Todd Schulman
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 16, 2025