"Free Family Portrait Studio" is the twenty-fourth episode and season finale of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 176th episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC on May 10, 2012. "Free Family Portrait Studio" was written and directed by B. J. Novak, who also wrote and directed the season premiere "The List". The episode guest stars Andy Buckley, Jack Coleman, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Jerry Minor, and Michael Schur.

The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, David Wallace (Andy Buckley) helps Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) go undercover and stage a coup, and a new opportunity arises for Robert California (James Spader).

"Free Family Portrait Studio" received mixed reviews from critics, with many noting that the episode did not feel like a proper season finale. It was viewed by 4.49 million viewers and received a 2.3 rating/6% share among adults between the age of 18 and 49. The episode ranked third in its timeslot and was also the highest-rated NBC series of the night.

Dwight Schrute sets up a free family portrait studio in the office, attracting a wide variety of office employees and their families. Participants include Creed with his extremely elderly parents, Toby with his daughter Sasha, Meredith with her son, Kelly with Ravi, Ryan holding desperate signs for Kelly, and Pam and Jim with their kids. Even Senator Robert Lipton arrives with Angela’s son, Philip. Jim suspects the portraits are a ploy by Dwight for revenge, but Dwight’s actual motive is to collect Philip’s DNA to confirm if he is the biological father. Angela tries to stop him, but Dwight manages to retrieve the diaper after a chaotic car chase and goes to the hospital to wait 72 hours for the results. Angela confronts him there, and the moment leads to a passionate kiss.

Meanwhile, Andy Bernard returns to the office in tattered clothes, pretending to have hit rock bottom to create a "delicious moment". Secretly, he has convinced former CFO David Wallace to buy Dunder Mifflin back from Sabre and reinstate him as regional manager. He spends the day staging humiliating situations, including spilling soup and acting unstable. Erin, who knows the truth, grows uneasy about the potential damage to Andy’s reputation. When David doesn’t show as planned, Andy’s coworkers assume he’s delusional. However, David finally appears, confirms the purchase, and reveals he used the $20 million he earned selling his toy vacuum “Suck-it” to the United States Military. Andy reclaims his role but is disappointed that no one cares about his big reveal because they’re distracted by the major ownership news.

Andy is eager to fire Nellie but is thrown off when she pleads for mercy with a Shakespearean monologue. He relents and gives her a new position. Robert California, now aware of Sabre’s collapse, announces his departure under the guise of helping underprivileged gymnasts in Eastern Europe and dramatically exits after kissing Andy and declaring, “It’s been a great year.”

Elsewhere, warehouse workers Calvin and Hide return, asking for their old jobs after losing money on a failed business venture. Darryl rehires them and shows them around. Val’s boyfriend, Brandon, grows jealous of Darryl’s compliments to Val, leading to an awkward confrontation. Later, Val joins Darryl and his daughter for a family photo, suggesting a romantic connection.

In the final scene, Robert Lipton flirts with Oscar, suggesting a deeper interest, leaving Oscar visibly surprised and intrigued.