And I was like, 'I'll do it. (The role was subsequently recast.) Because in this episode, you find out like they've been engaged for three years," Fischer said. Feeling nostalgic for NBC's "The Office"? David Mazouz Bert California 1 episode. "A lot of times on sets, they actually build the office so if they wanna film and get a certain camera angle, they can move a wall. I ran into my old friend from New York stand-up comedy days, Henriette Mantel, whom I knew had worked for Ralph as an office manager in the late ’70s, early ’80s. It turns out that there's no clear answer as to which of them joined the paper company first. Fischer and Odenkirk, who already knew each other at the time and were called back for the "Office" live test auditions, even rehearsed bits to do together as Pam and Michael. That joke was based on Schur's real-life friend, actor Hayes MacArthur, who often introduced himself as "Hayes McArthur, Chicago, Illinois.". Good Advice the Big One "Good Advice," which aired briefly in April 1993, returns brushed off but not yet spruce enough to pass muster. She began crying as she read it, telling the documentary crew, "Just know it was perfect." She is a producer and actress, known for Sex and the City (2008), Grown Ups (2010) and The Brady Bunch Movie (1995). Kaling and Novak both had acting experience, but this was Lieberstein's first onscreen role. In the spring of 2013, the beloved sitcom “The Office” said its last goodbyes to fans across the globe. A member of the PTA mistakenly thinks Susan and Henriette (Henriette Mantel) are a couple when they attend a meeting together. The cast disagreed — Kinsey thinks that it is, but Fischer insisted that the couple's first kiss was in "Casino Night," the season two finale. Fischer and Kinsey also noted that all of the waitresses in the episode besides Jim and Michael's main waitress, Dana (played by actress Lindsey Stoddart), were Hooters employees. "Literally, my brain exploded," Krasinski said. MTV and Ron Tom/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal, Chris Haston/NBCU PhotoBank and Michael Buckner/Getty Images, Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal, Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank and Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank, Justin Lubin/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal, Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images. "[Greg Daniels] suggested to John that he write a personal message from himself to me just saying what our time together on 'The Office' meant to him, because we were wrapping up filming," she said. Users of popular podcast networks were surprised to be welcomed by a new podcast that morning. However, they might not know that the episode was actually written by Carell. Kinsey noted that she performed the scene from the first episode in which Pam is fake-fired by Michael in her audition, but the producers thought she would be a better fit for Angela. Linda (1 episode, 2006) Ben Carroll. In one episode of "Punk'd," Novak played a driving instructor who tries to convince Hilary Duff that it's legal for her to hit pedestrians. Some fun facts include Kinsey inventing the cat Sprinkles, Rainn Wilson meeting Fischer in-character as Dwight, and the actress who played Phyllis Vance bringing a photo of herself in full burlesque costume for her character's desk. Master of Ceremonies (1 episode, 2006) Michael Naughton. "As I was leaving, ['The Office' property master] Phil Shea ran up to me, and he said, 'Here, you should have this. The Photographer (1 episode, 2006) Marilyn Brett. Looking for smart ways to get more from life? When the show was picked up for a full first season six months later, Mantel was working on a different project and Kate Flannery was recast in the role. Later, on season two, episode 13 ("The Secret''), Michael took Jim to Hooter's for a "business lunch.". "My niece, Cece, was born about a week before we filmed the episode where Pam and Jim have their baby, and I asked if we could name their baby, Cece, after my niece," Fischer said. ", The props department was referring to the 2006 Emmy Awards, where Carell was first nominated for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his work on "The Office.". Mockumentary about lackluster daily life at a paper-supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. And she was there for the pilot and then it was six months later that we got picked up and then we started filming the rest of the episodes. "I had just made up a backstory that my character had found this cat in the parking lot," the actress said. 'The Office' stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey are spilling tea on their new podcast 'Office Ladies,' starting with the show's pilot episode. I lied to my TV creator! Daniels was disappointed because it was the only prop he wanted, according to Krasinski. She is a producer and actress, known for, Alice From 'The Brady Bunch' Films Pens Touching Tribute to Ann B. Davis, Cedric the Entertainer, Rachel Dratch, Joel McHale, Nick Cannon, Patti Labelle, Ali Wentworth, Judah Friedlander, Ali Wentworth, Will.I.Am, The Independents: Ross Perot and Ralph Nader, Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard of, Daniel Baldwin/Robert Stack/Henriette Mantel. You also were Ralph’s office manager, and you’re in this film. In the season two episode, "Halloween," Michael had to fire one of his employees by the end of the day because of company cutbacks. Audiences never learned what exactly Jim wrote in the teapot note, but Fischer revealed that the actual note was a message from Krasinksi to her. They also filmed it in an actual office building in Culver City, California. "Nine years later, it was kind of a big deal. Bono... and probably God would be the fourth one.". And I don't mean the naive, but still lovable jerk that he becomes in later … Office Worker (1 episode, 2005) Mike McCaul. Pretzel Day was inspired by one of the "Office" writers' fact-finding trips to real offices, which often influenced storylines and episodes on the show. On "Office Ladies," Fischer and Kinsey mentioned that real-life restaurant employees and locations were used to film these scenes. "[Amy Adams was] who [Mindy Kaling] wanted to cast as the purse girl from her audition, but something that I think people don't realize is that Amy Adams wasn't Amy Adams when she was cast as the purse girl," Fischer said. 4.4 out of 5 stars 130. The actress also wore her own clothes in the pilot. However, Kaling pushed for her character to wear brighter clothes, and have a bubbly personality that was more in line with her own. The actor pitched the idea that Michael should throw a casino night to Daniels, who loved the idea for the season two finale and insisted that Carell write the episode. When Daniels appeared on the podcast, he added that Carell originally booked another project (the canceled TV show "Come to Papa") when they were casting "The Office," making Odenkirk their top choice to play Michael until Carell eventually became available again. And they'd like, 'Yeah, OK, right.'". It’s actor Henriette Mantel. Because the American version of "The Office" was conceived with multiple seasons in mind (as opposed to the British version, which only had 13 episodes), Fischer said that Merchant recommended prioritizing Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Pam Beesly's slow-burn romance, and to make it "the heart of your show.". "'In America, that's gonna frustrate people. On early episodes of the show, Kelly was portrayed as quiet and is shown with muted, drab clothes and her hair in a tight bun. "I thought he was the weirdest person I ever met in my life," Fischer said. The Hooters scenes from "The Secret" were filmed in a real (since-closed) Hooters in Burbank California. On the season three episode "Business School," Pam invites the entire office to come to an art show featuring her paintings. Henriette Mantel was born on October 20, 1958 in Vermont, USA. On the podcast, Fischer and Kinsey explained that Amy Adams appeared on three episodes of "The Office" as Katy (aka "Purse Girl"). Michael comes and when he realizes that one of her paintings depicts the Dunder Mifflin office building, he decides to buy it and display it in their office. But long before "Fun Run," Kinsey actually invented Sprinkles while she was bored when filming the show's pilot. Chris (1 episode, 2005) Jerome Bettis. In the season two episode, "Christmas," Jim got Pam in the office Secret Santa and gave her a teapot with a revealing, personalized note inside — however, he stole the note back before Pam could read it. "Greg asked [the real Jim Halpert] permission to use his name. Angela Kinsey met Flannery in an all-female improv group, "Bitch Planet," years before appearing on "The Office.". "Because he works there, the families became very meshed," Fischer continued. I made a color photo of it, they'll never know,'" she said. Henriette Mantel Office Worker 1 episode. Because Fischer doesn't drink much in real life, Novak took her out drinking to ask her questions and observe what she was like while drunk. Novak (who played Ryan Howard), and Paul Lieberstein (who played Toby Flenderson), who co-wrote and starred in all nine seasons. "That's it. One well-known subplot on "The Office" revolved around Angela's beloved cat, Sprinkles. Sarah Baker Josie 1 episode. "This went on for like 15 minutes, and all of a sudden you start snickering, and you had turned on my seat warmer all the way to the hottest setting," she laughed. "[Daniels] believed that it would be a great idea for writers to have the experience of acting because it would give them a bigger appreciation of what an actor does," Fischer said. I was laughing a lot," the actress said. And she kind of hijacked that character, and made it her character.". A new behind-the-scenes podcast might be for you. The Office has captivated audiences for well over a decade now. They can move a door," Kinsey said. "On our show, because it was in an actual office building, you just had to work with it. [Novak] added the tidbit that Stanley would be the character that looked forward to this free food giveaway all year," Fischer said. Henriette Mantel, who had just had a breakout comedy role as Alice in "The Brady Brunch" movies, played Meredith in the "Office" pilot. 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