Peacock Superfan Basketball with Karly Rothenberg

Summary

Office Ladies Podcast: “Peacock Superfan Basketball” with Karly Rothenberg

Date: December 17, 2025
Hosts: Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
Guest: Karly Rothenberg (“Madge” from the Warehouse)

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Episode Overview

This energetic episode of Office Ladies celebrates the “Basketball” Superfan episode from The Office, recut with nearly twice the original runtime and loaded with deleted and never-before-seen scenes. Jenna and Angela relive their favorite new moments, answer fan questions, and reminisce about behind-the-scenes stories. The highlight: a warm, hilarious interview with Karly Rothenberg, who brings Madge from the warehouse to life, sharing how she landed the role, struggled through filming, and built BFF moments with the cast.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Comfort Viewing and Personal Favorites ([03:29]–[07:20])

• Fan Question (Savannah, Fort Worth): What are your “comfort episodes” or comfort watches outside The Office?
• Jenna:
  • Comfort movies: The Edge, Moonstruck, Phantom Thread
  • Shares a love for “the breakfast scene” in Phantom Thread
    • “I could rewatch that scene. I could live in that scene. So delicious.” ([05:05])
• Angela:
  • The Great British Bake Off is a calming family staple
  • Favorite movie: Pride and Prejudice (rewatches multiple times a year)
  • Suggests a “BFF date” to watch it with Jenna, complete with tea and pastries

2. The Basketball Superfan Episode—What’s New? ([07:20]–[26:07])

• Superfan Cuts:
  • Nearly 18 minutes of new/deleted footage (13 minutes previously cut, 6 minutes never released)
  • Detailed by editor Dave Rogers: “It’s just so impressive, the amount of work him and his team are doing. It was like two pages of a list.” ([08:32])
• Intentional Props:
  • Fan question about Ryan’s gym bag ([09:10]):
    • The script specified: Jim—athletic bag, Michael—Nike, Dwight—Adidas, Ryan—a “shopping bag.”
    • “Yes, Kelly. I think Ryan had to quickly buy clothes to play basketball.” ([10:35])

Notable New or Extended Scenes

• Michael’s Pant Shopping Discussion ([11:29]):

  • Michael claims his pleated pants are from “Tar-jay” (Target), and Angela and Jenna note “Tar-jay” and “Jacques Penne” (J.C. Penney) as classic family jokes.

• Dwight’s Pickup Game Shame ([12:31]):

  • Finally reveals why Michael held a basketball grudge:
    • Dwight (talking head): “I missed a couple passes that Michael threw me. I should have dove for them. I think about it all the time. Why didn’t I dive for them?” ([13:24])
  • Angela’s take: Michael’s passes are probably “wild and crazy and out of his reach.” ([13:37])

• Jim & Pam Glue Scene ([14:28]):

  • Romantic–awkward deleted sequence: Jim and Pam bond over glue at reception, blowing on his gluey hands; Pam’s phone rings, leaving Jim stranded.
  • “It was romantic and then cringy all at the same time. It also made me nostalgic of a childhood without devices.” – Angela ([17:20])
  • Jenna shares the scene began with real off-camera glue talk with John Krasinski and writer Greg Daniels ([16:02])

• Dwight Scheduling Comedy ([17:31]):

  • Scenes expanded: Dwight wrestling with a dry erase board, workers pleading for Saturday shift exemptions.

• Pam’s Waverunner Talking Head ([18:26]):

  • Pam details Roy’s frivolous priorities: “Apparently Roy thought it was more important to buy two Waverunners. I don’t really ever even get to use the other Waverunner… They race.” ([18:36])
  • Originated from Jenna’s pitch to Greg Daniels about why Pam/Roy weren’t married

• Todd Packer’s Voice ([19:50]):

  • In this version, Michael tries to recruit Todd Packer for the basketball game, but it isn’t Dave Koechner — it’s the original temp voice by Toby Huss.
  • Editor Dave Rogers explains his decision to keep the scene for authenticity

• Bullpen Trash Basketball and Michael’s Stretching ([22:15]–[22:40]):

  • Extended sequences showing nearly everyone making paper shots (except Stanley & Dwight), and Michael doing increasingly ridiculous stretches leading up to the game

• More Michael “Fouls” and Flailing ([23:40]):

  • Example of Dave Rogers’ added moments: “Michael throws basketball into rafters and complains his ACL is bothering him.”
  • “He sits next to us and just proceeds to gag. It was so hard not to laugh.” – Angela ([24:29])

• Background Catch: Oscar’s Reading ([24:53]):

  • At [27:21]: “Oscar is reading the local newspaper”—a nod to his “paper” affinity
  • Jenna: “Foreshadowing. Like, Oscar is reading the local Scranton newspaper. That’s pretty perfect.” ([25:29])

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3. Interview with Karly Rothenberg (“Madge”) ([28:49]–[54:51])

Karly’s Casting and Audition Stories

• Karly brings props: her original audition sides (read with Jerry’s lines, not Madge’s) and her visitor’s pass ([29:11])
• “I was absolutely terrible at it. But my dad and my brother had taught me how to play basketball as a kid. But all I ever did was play horse.” ([31:16])
• Bought a basketball at Target and practiced all weekend with her husband after booking the role ([32:09])
• On wardrobe: went through many outfits before landing on the cut-off T-shirt ([33:32])
• Fun promo: sent a postcard to casting directors with a sweaty, miserable Madge photo celebrating her big break ([33:36]–[34:40])
• Hair and makeup: “Don’t expect much. ... It’s not that kind of show. There’s no makeup.” ([34:06])

Memorable Behind-the-Scenes Physical Comedy

• Karly’s big background lesson: Don’t do strenuous background business unless you’re ready to repeat it a hundred times! She repeatedly climbed the warehouse rolling stairs, leading to days of muscle pain ([35:34])
• Injured her knee chasing Steve Carell, tried to hide it until Angela and Jenna insisted on medical attention: “My memory was... it didn’t match your other knee at all? No, not close.” ([39:50])
• “This is a really great tip for any aspiring actor out there: whatever you do in the background on the first take, you will be doing over and over and over again.” – Angela ([37:27])

Warehouse Basketball & Madge/Dwight Rivalry

• Rainn Wilson went “all out” on the court; scenes with Madge and Dwight were partly choreographed, partly improvised physicality ([42:04])
• “We almost had this little secret thing that we were going to do behind the boxes ... like it was all foreplay on the court ... He met his physical match and it was turned on.” ([43:38])
• Extended Dwight/Madge antagonism and background play visible in Superfan edit

Notable “Madge” Moments in Deleted/Bonus Scenes

• Boys and Girls Superfan: Madge’s “Don’t tape me—I’m wanted in three states” talking head ([44:20])
• Safety Training: Nickname gag (“Pudge” vs. Madge), including improv’d name correction with Steve Carell ([45:20])
• Cast camaraderie: Harvey Ramis, BJ Novak, and Midwestern/SCTV stories during family-style lunches ([46:08])

Garfield Pasta—Secret Santa Superfan Scene

• Warehouse workers nickname Madge “Garfield” for her lasagna-eating prowess ([49:38])
  • “Oh, they call me Garfield. I’ve never seen a lasagna not eaten the whole pan.” ([50:01])
• Karly used a spit bucket to survive the repeated takes; joked she never wants lasagna again ([51:16])
• “I got quoted of the day on the call sheet ... but lasagna for lunch—yay.” ([53:09])

Other Fandom Highlights

• Scarn dance: Karly was nervous about the choreography for “Threat Level: Midnight”
• BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling routinely wrote Madge in for small but memorable appearances; always grateful for their support ([54:21])

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4. Call Sheet Questions & Office “Would You Rather?” ([58:29]–[65:54])

Getting to Know Karly Rothenberg

• First Entertainment Job: Hallmark movie A Time to Remember with Louise Fletcher, Doris Roberts, and Dana Delaney ([58:29])
• Other languages: Limited French; learned enough to survive in Paris on a Hair tour ([60:00])
• Best trip: Hawaii (“where my soul would go”), plus Kenya, Greece, Alaska ([60:54])
• Weekends: Gardening and baking—her grandfather was a Queens pastry chef ([62:26])
• Midnight snack: “Dark chocolate caramel with the sea salt. ... Nom nom nom.” ([63:08])

Office Would You Rather (Warehouse Edition)

• Would you rather play in Michael’s basketball game or attend Michael’s Men in the Workplace seminar?
  • Carly: “As long as I don’t hurt myself again, I’d rather redeem myself in the basketball game.” ([64:25])
  • Angela: “I think I’d want to be in the Men in the Workplace seminar just because it would be ridiculous ... and I think I’d like to ask stupid questions that I know are stupid.” ([64:44])
  • Jenna: “I would want to play in the basketball game.” ([65:19])
  • Sam and Cassie: Split as usual!

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Notable Quotes

• “It also made me nostalgic of a childhood without devices, because I think what you did was you put glue on your hands. You didn’t have an iPad to keep you company.” – Angela ([17:20])
• “Michael shops for pants at Target, everybody!” – Jenna ([12:06])
• “If you watch the superfan version, Madge and Dwight really square off a lot. What was that like? Cause we know Rainn—Rainn goes all out.” – Angela ([41:38])
• “One of my friends told me long ago, never ever pick a tough job to do [in the background]. On one commercial shoot, he made the mistake of choosing a jackhammer. ... I’ll never forget that.” – Karly ([37:27])
• “This is me. I don’t wear much. I mean, Carly, you and I have the same hairstyle in this episode.” – Angela ([35:09])

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Important Timestamps for Reference

• [03:29]: Comfort viewing question from listener
• [07:20]: Superfan episode deep dive begins
• [11:29]: Michael’s “Tar-jay” pants revelation
• [12:31]: Dwight’s basketball grudge explained
• [14:28]: Pam/Jim glue scene
• [18:26]: Pam’s Waverunner talking head
• [22:15]: Extended bullpen trash basketball
• [27:21]: Oscar reading the newspaper in the background
• [28:49]: Karly Rothenberg (“Madge”) joins the podcast
• [35:34]: Karly on the perils of background acting
• [41:38]: On Madge and Dwight’s on-court rivalry
• [49:38]: “Garfield” lasagna scene in Secret Santa superfan edit
• [58:29]: “Call Sheet” Q&A with Karly
• [64:09]: “Would you rather?” Office warehouse question

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Conclusion

This episode is packed with unique behind-the-scenes stories, funny deleted bits, in-depth fan questions, and a standout interview with Karly Rothenberg, making it a must-listen for The Office devotees and “Basketball” episode fans. Whether you missed the deleted “Jim with glue” scene, wondered about the physical comedy logistics, or just want to bask in the nostalgia of (and gratitude from) the warehouse cast, the hosts’ warmth and laughter shine throughout.

Transcript

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Episode. It really is. It's a fun episode. I'm excited to do it. It's also a little rainy outside and we're inside all cozy. I'm just happy to be.

[B]

Here. Why don't you tell everybody what we're doing today, Ange? I sure.

[A]

Will. Today it's the superfan basketball episode. We're gonna be talking a little bit about some of the new scenes.

[B]

Added in and we have a special special guest that's going to join us later. It's Carly Rothenberg, who played Madge from the.

[A]

Warehouse. That is right. I mean, Madge is like legend. And Carly, by the way, has been acting professionally since 1986. She has a very long standing career as a guest star actor. I mean, she's been in everything. I can't wait to hear her talk about her time on the.

[B]

Office. But first, we're going to kick things off with a chit chat suggestion. Angela. I am loving these chit chat suggestions that our office ladies community have been sending.

[A]

In. They are so.

[B]

Fun. And here is a really fun one that mentions the basketball episode from Savannah in Fort Worth. Hi, Office Ladies. After listening to Second Drink Basketball, I realized it's one of my comfort episodes, along with the Dundees, email surveillance, Casino night, and the convention. I was wondering, what are your comfort episodes from your favorite TV shows that y' all like? I love yalls podcasts and the tidbits y' all give thanks for letting me ask my.

[A]

Question. Oh, Savannah, I just love that you love the tidbits. Okay, so let's answer her question. Jenna's what are your sort of comfort things to.

[B]

Watch? Yeah, I like to watch movies on repeat, so I have a few movies I think you all know. One of my comfort movies is the Edge. We broke it down here on Office Ladies in a two parter, by the.

[A]

Way. Yeah, by the way, I think.

[B]

My three main go to comfort movies are the Edge, Moonstruck, and Phantom Thread. Do you know Phantom Thread with Daniel Day Lewis and he plays the old timey fashion.

[A]

Designer? I watched it three nights.

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Ago.

[A]

What? Yes. I love this movie. We've never discussed.

[B]

It. How am I just learning this.

[A]

Now? I love this movie. And so I watched it a long time ago and then I rewatched it a month ago. And then my son Jack was like, I really want to watch that movie. And I said, I'll rewatch it with you again. So I've just watched it twice now in the last five.

[B]

Weeks. I love it. So.

[A]

Much. I love how irritated he gets at the smallest things. I just. When she's, like, buttering her toast, that's what. I could rewatch that scene. I could live in that scene. So.

[B]

Delicious. I want to eat the breakfast that he eats in that movie all the time with all the little, like. You know, the butter has its own little dome cover and all the china and all the, like, accoutrement that.

[A]

Comes. We had to Google one of his breakfast orders is a.

[B]

Rabbit'S.

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Yeah. Oh.

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Crap. I know what you're talking about. I can't.

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Remember. Well, it's not actually rabbit. It's just how it's prepared. So we had to Google that, but.

[B]

Yeah. Well, Angela, what about you? Do you have a comfort TV show or.

[A]

What? I do. I mean, all through the pandemic, we watched the Great British Bake Off. I absolutely love it. I will rewatch an episode of that if I just need to wind down. It doesn't matter what seasons. I have some favorite seasons, but I will just pop it on. And this goes actually for my whole family, for Josh and the kids. If we just want something where we don't have time to invest in a whole new episode of something, it's like, it's a school night, but we want to watch a little something. Watch a Great British Bake.

[B]

Off. I mean, that tracks with Josh as a baker as.

[A]

Well. Yeah. Yeah. And then, you know, my favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice, and I rewatch it all the time. All the time. I mean, multiple times a year. I'll just put it on and watch it.

[B]

Yeah. And I've never seen it. I.

[A]

Know. It's just crazy to me. You know, I would say I need you to watch it and us break it down, but I don't think we need to break it down. What I would rather do is have a BFF date and I would make a pot of tea and maybe make some patisserie. Maybe, like, a little, like, tea party. And you and I watch Pride and Prejudice in real life on a couch next to each.

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Other. I mean, done. Let's please do.

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This. Okay.

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Great. We were saying we're looking for a BFF.

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Hang. I.

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Know. You were looking at, like, crafting classes. I was looking at, like, I wanted to go see the Bisa Butler.

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Exhibit.

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Exhibit. But it closed. And so I think this is our thing. This is gonna be our BFF.

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Date. Okay. Tea and Pride and Prejudice. Pride and Prejudice.

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Yay. Oh, Savannah, thank you so much for sending in your chit chat suggestion, everyone. The folder is on officeladies.com head over there, Send us your suggestions. But now let's dive into today's episode. We're talking about the Superfan episode of Basketball, which was written and directed by Greg Daniels. You know, the Superfan episode is almost twice as long as the original broadcast version. The broadcast version is 22 minutes and 13 seconds, and the superfan is 39 minutes and 50.

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Seconds. I know. Well, speaking of how much longer this episode is, I reached out to our amazing editor, director of the Office, Dave Rogers. And if you guys remember, Dave was on talking about how he put together these Superfan episodes, and. And he made us a list of his top 10 favorites that he's done so far, and Basketball made the list. So I asked him to share about it, and here's what he had to say about the additional footage. And I quote, there are 13 minutes of deleted scenes restored. These are scenes that were either on the DVDs or the NBC website. And then there's about six minutes of new material added that no one's ever.

[B]

Seen.

[A]

Okay. Okay. This episode is a great example of what the Superfan episodes are all about. To have these great deleted scenes and new material restored within the context of the show, as opposed to just seeing them loose or tied together with other deleted scenes. And then he sent me his itemized list of each scene he added back in. It's just so impressive, the amount of work him and his team are doing. It was like two pages of a list. And it tells you if it's a deleted scene. Are new material newfound stuff? Right?

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Wow. Well, I thoroughly enjoyed this Superfan.

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Episode. Me.

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Too. The Basketball Superfan episode kicks off the same way that the broadcast version does, with Michael entering and asking Jim if he's ready. And then they show one another their gym bags, and then Michael points to Ryan, and Ryan holds up his bag. Well, we got a question from Kelly C. In Pittsburgh who said this. My question is from the Basketball episode. When Michael is going around the bullpen asking if everyone brought their clothes, Ryan holds up a plastic bag that seems sealed up, like it was an online clothing order. It made me think that Ryan had to order something to wear to play basketball in the office that day, because otherwise it might have been a duffel or a bag from home. I notice it every time I see that episode. And imagine that Ryan had to place an Amazon order for athletic wear because Michael wanted him to play. Well, Kelly, I think you're onto something. I went to the shooting draft of Basketball, and in the script, the Writers wrote in very specific descriptions of everyone's.

[A]

Bag. What'd it.

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Say? It says, quote, jim holds up an athletic bag, Michael holds up a Nike bag, Dwight holds up an Adidas bag, and Ryan holds up a shopping.

[A]

Bag. See, it was completely.

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Intentional. Yes, Kelly. I think Ryan had to quickly buy clothes to play basketball.

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In. I always noticed that bag too, by the way. So I love that question.

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Sidebar.

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Yeah. Growing up, my friends called Adidas Adidas because they were from.

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Australia. Oh. That's how they talk about it on that British show, Glow Up. Do you know Glow.

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Up? I.

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Don'T. Okay. It's great British baking show, except makeup. Oh. So it's a bunch of makeup artists, and they're vying to be the winner of doing makeup. And they had a campaign one season for.

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Adidas.

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Yeah.

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Mm. I.

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Know. Anyway, and so now my daughter and I call it.

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Adidas. Yeah, I always almost call it Adidas because that's what I heard growing up. Anyway, sorry. Okay, I wanna bring up this. There is a new bit that's added to the Superfan episode when Michael goes to get his messages from Pam at front reception. We learn where Michael shops for his pants.

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Y'.

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All. And I thought you had to hear it. Pam. Pam. Thank you, ma'.

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Am. Messages.

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Please. They.

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Go. New.

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Pants? Uh.

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Yes. Thank you for.

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Noticing. I really like those pleats.

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Michael. Oh, they're, you know, Abercrombie and.

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Fitch. Uh, they look that good. Wow. Oh, Pam, please.

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Behave. Mike Myers.

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Genius. Um, no, actually, I got them at a fancier.

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Place. Tar.

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Jay. Oh, I'm sorry. Tar.

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Jay. Michael shops for pants at Target.

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Everybody. I know. I love that. But I also love the Tar Jay because, you know, that's what the ladies in my family say. Tar Jay. Or Jacques.

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Penne. What's Jacques.

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Penne? JC.

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Pennies. I don't know that one. I love that. Well, another fun thing about the Superfan episode is that we are going to finally find out exactly what went wrong at this pickup basketball game with Todd.

[A]

Packer. Oh, that was one of my favorite scenes in the original.

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Broadcast. Todd.

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Packer. Like, Michael is so embarrassed. I want to know.

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Why. Yes. In the broadcast version, there's this scene in Michael's office, and Dwight is begging to be in the basketball game in the warehouse. And Michael is saying, no, not after what happened at that game, that pickup game I invited you to. You know, he's like, I vouched for you in front of Todd.

[A]

Pecker. Todd.

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Pecker. Yes. Well, in the Superfan version, we cut away To a Dwight talking head. And here's what happened. Ooh, the pickup game incident. Well, what happened is I. I missed a couple passes that Michael threw me. I should have dove for them. I think about it all the time. Why didn't I die for them? That's.

[A]

It. That's.

[B]

It. That's it. He should have dove for a couple of passes. I mean, he's. Michael has been holding this grudge. It just sounds like Dwight didn't even really do anything that bad. He.

[A]

Didn'T. Also, I'm willing to bet those passes were just wild and crazy and out of his reach. I mean, in the basketball game, we see Michael trying to throw a pass and it goes, like, into the warehouse truck.

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Like.

[A]

Yes.

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Yeah.

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Yes. Mm. Oh.

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Dwight. I.

[A]

Know. All right, the next new scene we want to talk about is back at front reception. I love this moment. I'm going to describe it for you guys. Pam has taken it on herself to glue a piece of the desk panel that wraps around the front reception desk. Right? It's just like that laminate peeling, you know, on a desk, and it's cheapy and it's just popping off. So she's got a little bit of glue, like Elmer's glue, and she's trying to stick it back together. I just love this little moment because how many times have you, like, worked somewhere and this desk has, like, got a flap hanging off of it or something? Yes, it's happened to.

[B]

Me. Me.

[A]

Too. Anyway, Jim walks up and they start to be kind of flirty flirt. He grabs the glue and starts to glue all his hand. You know, he lays his palm out and does glue all over the palm of his hands. And he's like, did you do this growing up? You know how you'd put glue in your hand and you'd let it dry and then you'd peel it off like you had a little second piece of skin. And they giggle and he does this. And then. So he's got two hands full of glue and then they both are blowing on his hands. It's very flirty. Pam is gently blowing on his hand. Let me just say. Then the phone rings at front reception, and she's got to answer it. And it's Roy's mom, Vicki. And she ends up being on the phone with Vicki for a while. And it just gets awkward. And Jim is now just standing there with glue on his hands. He eventually just walks away and goes into the kitchen and washes the glue off his.

[C]

Hands. It's a real womp.

[B]

Womp. So this is one of those scenes when I saw it in the Superfan episode, I had forgotten that we did this, and all these memories came pouring back. So the first thing that I remember is talking with Greg Daniels about glue, about doing silly things with glue and with John, and we talked about, how did you do that thing with glue where I would glue, like in the shape of a fingernail and let it dry, and then I would peel the glue off and I would put it on my fingernail, you know, once it had hardened, and then I would color it with.

[A]

Marker. I never did.

[B]

That. And I told them this story and John was like, oh, I used to put it on my hands and you rub your hands together until it gets sticky, and then it becomes like, sort of like a putty. And you can play with it after you peel it off your.

[A]

Hands. Well, I did the exact thing that he's doing, which is I glued my whole hand and I let it dry. You have to wait a while. And then I slowly peeled it off. And then it was like. It was like you were seeing my hand, but a thin glue version of my.

[B]

Hand. Yes. Why we got into this conversation, I don't know. But then Greg made it a scene. He turned it into this romantic, intimate, blowing on his hands. So sort of scene. It was incredible. And then I remember when it was time for the phone call, I only had one scripted line. I was just supposed to be like, oh, hey, Vicki. Yeah, I think I can run by and grab that. And then Greg just kept the camera rolling and I just was improv ing this conversation with Vicki. And then John is standing there as Jim with his hands covered in glue. It was so wonderful. But it took a lot of time, you know, and that's the sort of stuff we didn't have time for in the broadcast versions. But I loved.

[A]

It. I loved the scene was back in. It was romantic and then cringy all at the same time. It also made me nostalgic of a childhood without devices, because I think what you did was you put glue on your.

[C]

Hands.

[A]

Yes. Right. You didn't have an iPad to keep you company. So I loved it. So there's a few other storylines that were beefed up for the Superfan version, and one was about Dwight doing the schedule right. If he would have to work on Saturdays. So there's more of that. Like, people are going to him and presenting their cases of, like, why they shouldn't have to.

[B]

Work. There's also, like a full 30 seconds of him trying to put his giant dry Erase board under his.

[A]

Desk. Yeah. And it's just straight up wrestling.

[B]

Comedy. Yes. With this giant whiteboard. It was.

[A]

Hilarious. I know. Rain is so good at that kind of physical humor. And then the other thing that's been beefed up is everything down in the warehouse. There's just so much more trash talk. But one of my favorite things that made its way into this extended version was a Pam talking head. So it would have come right after we learned that she's been engaged for three years, has no wedding date set.

[C]

Right?

[A]

Yep. And, lady, it's the thing you pitch to Greg about Roy and the Waverunners. This is like this extended moment. We have to hear.

[B]

It. Well, I thought we were saving money for the wedding, but apparently Roy thought it was more important to buy two Waverunners. I don't really ever even get to use the other waverunner that's supposed to be mine because his brother uses it, and they race. I'm not gonna lie. I actually laughed out loud at myself when I watched this talking, and it took me by surprise. And it's very funny to me. And they race is the line that got.

[A]

Me. Yeah, but this is the thing you pitched to Greg that he, like, wasted, like, the money to plan the wedding to buy these stupid waverunners.

[B]

Yeah. Greg asked me one day, why do you think Pam and Roy aren't married yet? And I said, oh, I have a whole story for that. And then he put it.

[C]

In. So.

[A]

Great. It's so perfect, too. Okay, so the Superfan episode also includes a big plot twist that is not in the broadcast version. So Michael is in the bullpen, and he's trying to pick his team. He says it's going to be him, Ryan, Stanley, Jim, and wait for it, Todd Packer. Todd Packer was going to play in the basketball game. We find out this I couldn't believe. Guess what his position is. Point.

[B]

Guard. Yes. Phyllis, who wants to play in the game and is denied, is like, todd Packer doesn't even really work here. And Jim is like, I thought this game was just for fun, like, sort of being like, why can't Phyllis play? And Michael's like, yeah, yeah, yeah, but Packer's really good. And I just have to call him. I have to confirm he's in. So Michael goes into his office, he puts him on speakerphone, and Packer is completely Packer, totally inappropriate. And then he just bails on the game. But what's crazy is that it's not Dave Koechner on the phone, because Dave Koechner had not been cast.

[A]

Yet.

[B]

Yep. I'm assuming that it was Toby Huss who originated the voice of Todd Packer before Dave was cast. You reached out to Dave Rogers, right.

[A]

Ange? I did. I asked him about it and I said, was that Toby? And also, did it bump you to add this back in? Because ultimately the role became Dave Koechner's role. Right. And here's what Dave said. He said, you ladies are correct. That is not Dave Koechner. But I had no issue adding back this beat because Packer is played by the only other person who had ever played him on the show, and that is Toby Huss. Toby originally voiced Todd Packer in the pilot episode when Michael is sitting with Pam and Jan in his office and he takes a call from Packer on speakerphone. And if you remember, he's almost immediately inappropriate and saying things about Jan. Well, that was Toby Hussein. And then Dave went on to say, and for the scene in basketball, I not only love packers inappropriateness, but it also illuminates the stress Michael has put on himself with this game when you get to see moments like this because his star player has just bailed on.

[B]

Him. Yeah, I thought this was actually pretty cool. You know, a lot of the extra footage in the basketball super fan happens before the basketball game. I noticed there's a little bit added to the actual game, but most of it is this. You get more of the romantic tension between Jim and Pam and then you get this tension of what is the team gonna be. So I liked it too. And I like because it's all adding to the stakes. It's all adding to Michael's.

[A]

Stress. One of the other things that's added back in that I loved are so many non speaking moments. Like you said, up in the bullpen, all these people are shooting like baskets of like trash into their trash bins. And they're all really good at making the shot. The only person that misses is.

[B]

Stanley. And.

[A]

Dwight. And Dwight. Right. But you just get to see the full bullpen do it. And then the other thing I loved was all the stretching. Michael does so much.

[B]

Stretching. Yes. So much.

[A]

Stretching. And the camera.

[B]

Angles. Oh my God, it's a real low.

[A]

Angle. He does this one stretch. He's on the ground. I don't know what kind of stretch it is, but the camera is just crotch up. It's.

[B]

Ridiculous. So I know I said that a lot of the extra material comes before the basketball game, but there are a lot of extra shots in the basketball game. And in particular there are a lot of shots of Michael throwing the ball out of the warehouse doors as he's trying to shoot a basket. Like, there's so many more of those. I was gonna count how many, but I. After I got to eight, I stopped counting. He also calls, like, a million fouls on.

[A]

Nothing. So.

[B]

Many. So that's some of the humor that's added back to the basketball.

[A]

Game. Okay, well, speaking. Speaking of Michael and his antics on the court, I wanted to share this. So before I even watched the superfan episode, I was reading Dave Rogers list of added basketball moments. They're almost all about Michael and Jenna. Just reading Dave's list, Just reading it made me laugh out loud. This is just part of it. Listen to how hilarious these.

[C]

Are. Ready?

[A]

Mm. Michael throws basketball over the.

[B]

Backboard. I told.

[A]

You. Mm. About four feet away. Michael yells three shoots and hits the front of the rim. That one is hilarious. Michael throws basketball into rafters and complains his ACL is bothering him. Michael calls foul on Darrell for double dribble. Michael calls foul because someone got his hand. Michael calls foul on Roy. Illegal use of hands and arms. Michael calls foul on Lonnie, who doesn't touch him. Michael is exhausted and subs out, and Phyllis goes in. Michael sits on the bench next to Angela and Pam about to throw up, and Phyllis scores. That throw up scene is so great. He sits next to us and just proceeds to gag. It was so hard not to.

[B]

Laugh. I think the basketball episode is a really good example of. It's very, very documentary style because there are so many little bitty moments that we did not have time for in the original version. I totally see why Dave loves this superfan version so.

[A]

Much. Yeah. Well, I have one last thing I want to share. It's a background catch by Angela Kay in Los.

[B]

Angeles. Okay. What does she have to.

[A]

Say? If you go to 27 minutes and 21 seconds, you will see Oscar doing something in the background of the basketball game. Do you remember what he was.

[C]

Doing?

[B]

Yeah. He was, like, doing.

[A]

Work.

[B]

No. Is that what you.

[A]

Mean?

[B]

No. What's he.

[A]

Doing? He's reading the paper. The newspaper? Oscar is reading the local.

[B]

Newspaper. And I thought doing a paper tie.

[A]

In. I was like, what? Foreshadowing. Like, Oscar is reading the local Scranton.

[B]

Newspaper. That's pretty.

[A]

Perfect. I mean.

[B]

Right? He does love a local paper, I.

[A]

Guess. I don't know. It got me tickled, so I just thought I'd bring it.

[B]

Up. Well, listen, this feels like a good time to take a break, and when we come back, we will have Carly Rothenberg in studio with us. But since you mentioned it, Angela, this also seems like a good time to remind people that starting in the New Year, we are going to be breaking down every episode of the Paper because it's now showing on NBC on Monday nights at 8:30. So watch it. Head over to OfficeLadies.com, send us your questions and join us in the New Year for those.

[A]

Breakdowns. And you know we're going to do it right because we still chat with everybody who's working on the paper. So we're going to get all the inside scoop for.

[B]

You. I mean, we already have emails out to Kelly Cantley, Ken Kwapas, Dave Rogers, Michael Komen, Greg Daniels, Chelsea Fry. We're already chatting with.

[A]

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Hello. Hello, Carly. How are.

[A]

You? It's so nice to have you.

[B]

In the studio with.

[C]

Us. Thank you for having.

[A]

Me. I love this.

[C]

Lady. It's very exciting to be here.

[B]

Hello. You brought.

[C]

Stuff. I.

[B]

Did. You brought us roses, you brought.

[A]

Us jingle jangle, jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle. The best holiday snack ever for anyone that has a Trader.

[B]

Joe's. But you also have a.

[C]

Folder. What is this? I dug through. I actually started by looking for my original basketball.

[A]

Script. Oh.

[C]

Wow. Which I know everybody.

[B]

Autographed. Oh.

[C]

Yeah. And it is somewhere in my file cabinet, encased in something sealed because. And I couldn't find it. But I did find my original audition.

[A]

Oh. Oh.

[B]

Carly. And your visitor's.

[C]

Pass. And my visitor's pass from my audition for the. For Madge, which I didn't audition for Madge. I auditioned with Jerry's.

[B]

Lines. They used to do that, though. They would have just one scene that everybody read, and then, like, Jerry, warehouse.

[C]

Worker.

[B]

Right. And then they would kind of get to know you or your personality, and they'd be like, I have an idea. So I wonder if that's what happened with.

[C]

Madge. Well, I think what happened was they were auditioning me for Madge, the warehouse gal. But they didn't have any lines for me. Not yet, because she didn't have any lines. So they had me read Jerry's part. And it was on October 11.

[A]

2004.

[C]

Wow. At 10:20 in the morning to see Alison Jones at Sunset Gower Studios. And I was reading the role of Jerry, and I auditioned with Marla, not with Alison. I remember Marla put me on.

[B]

Camera.

[A]

Okay. I remember.

[C]

Marla. Well, Marla interviewed me after that. And she says, do you play basketball? And I said, sort of. I'm a nanny to a little boy. And at the time, I was taking care of a little boy whose name is Joshua. He's the best human being ever. And I think at the time he was like six or seven. We played horse in his front yard. Like, every day after school, he would like, come on, we gotta play.

[A]

Horse. And I'm like, so you were shooting.

[C]

Hoops? That was the extent of it. And I was terrible at it. I was absolutely terrible at it. But my dad and my brother had taught me how to play basketball when I was a kid. But all I ever did was play horse. And I think my dad, at the most, would pick me up and help me shoot the basket. I was horrible at basketball. I couldn't.

[A]

Dribble. So what did you say to Marlo when she asked.

[C]

You? I said, I can play horse. I have a little boy that I take care of that I play horse with, but that's about the extent of my basketball experience. And she goes, okay. Okay.

[B]

Great. I am shocked learning this information because we just rewatched the basketball episode, and I think you play very well. I would never know. You said you don't dribble. I'm like, I have no memory.

[C]

Of you being a bad dribbler, but if you look close, I never dribbled the ball down the.

[B]

Court. Is that.

[C]

Right? Nope. Never.

[A]

Never. But you're really good at guarding, Dwight. You hold your.

[C]

Own. I knew how to guard. I knew how to guard, and I knew that much. I knew. And then when I think I found out I had booked it, and I went running to Target, and I ran and I bought a basketball, and I came home, I told my husband, you need to teach me how to dribble a basketball now. And he was like, what? And I said, you don't understand. I just booked a show, and I need to learn how to play basketball. And he was like, honey, I can't teach you how to play basketball in, like, one weekend. And I said, try, please.

[A]

Anything. So was that your weekend? You and your husband, like, trying to play.

[C]

Basketball? It was like cramming to try and play basketball, and I sucked at it so badly. And my husband is 6 foot 5, so it was like he really was, like, blocking and doing all this stuff. And he was like, try and go around me. And I was like, I can't. You're too tall. And so I did my best. I did my best, and I practiced all weekend long. And then when I got to set, it was funny because the first day on set that I had to go through these massive wardrobe changes because Greg was like, no, that's too frilly. That's too frou. Frouy. We need to find something else. And they finally gave me the cutoff T shirt with whatever number it was, a number 38 on.

[A]

It. Wait, what is that? Is that a picture of.

[C]

That? I made a postcard because I was so excited about the show. So I made a postcard to mail out. Because back in those days you actually mailed out postcards as an.

[B]

Announcement. Yeah, I did this when I did theater in la. You would put like a picture of yourself and there was like. We had a quote. We were like, LA weekly pick of the week. And then you would make a postcard and you would mail that to all the casting.

[C]

Directors. Casting directors in town when they had offices.

[A]

Right? Yeah, I did the same thing. Backstage.

[C]

West. Right. And it was so. It was funny because they couldn't find the right outfit for me. And eventually they did. And so we did.

[B]

That. And then this postcard is.

[C]

Amazing. That was the best shot. I don't even remember who took.

[A]

That. What's so great about this picture? And I'll put it in our instastories. You guys, it's Carly as Madge. You're dripping with sweat and you look like you've just played a lot of basketball. You have a really miserable expression. It's the date and time of the episode. This is.

[C]

Fantastic. It was so much fun. I remember. Cause I went into hair and makeup and I think I know you were there and Katie was there. One of you was there and Katie was there. And somebody looked up at me and said, don't expect much. And I was like, what? Oh no. Phyllis and Katie were in there. And they were like, don't expect much. It's not that kind of show. And I was like, what do you mean? And it was like, there's no makeup. There's like nada. And I was like, I'm okay, fine. I don't. This is me. I don't wear.

[A]

Much. I mean, Carly, you and I have the same hairstyle in this.

[C]

Episode. I know, I know. They put it in a braid.

[A]

A French braid, and called it a.

[C]

Day. Yeah, that was it. And I had the bangs back then. And they just kept getting sweatier and sweatier and there was like, nobody cared about anything. The only mistake I made was, I think in the warehouse scene, I made the mistake of climbing the rolling.

[A]

Stairs. Oh.

[C]

Yeah. In the first scene. And I think I had to do that 50.

[A]

Times. Oh. Cuz they liked it. And it had to.

[C]

Match. It was like taking. It was like doing a.

[B]

Stairmaster. So was that on your first day of shooting and then you had to come back with four legs and play.

[C]

Basketball. And Leslie's trailer. You know how we all had those honeywagons the very first. And you decorated them for Halloween. It was so.

[A]

Cute. Kate and I. Yes. We just Talked about that. We went to the 99 cent.

[C]

Store and was the cutest thing. Everybody had little booze and ghosts and everything. But Leslie's trailer was here, and then Brian and then me or whatever. And I remember Leslie was sitting on his stairs, and Brian was sitting on his. And I tried to get up into my trailer, and I was like, ow. And Leslie looked at me and he goes, arnica. Arnica. And I was like, what? And he goes, go get yourself some arnica gel. It's the only thing that. And a hot bath. And I was like.

[A]

Okay. That is so Leslie, isn't it? A hot.

[C]

Bath?

[A]

Yeah. I love that. So many times my legs were.

[C]

So bad after the third day and we were filming, and all I kept doing was running up and down the court, up and down. And we were on a concrete floor. Yeah. And my legs hurt so bad. It was like the third day, and it was like I couldn't walk.

[B]

Anymore. Well, you know, we had the opposite.

[C]

Problem. You were sitting on that metal.

[B]

Bench with no cushion for three days. And my butt and legs kept falling asleep. Or that thing that happens where, like, I also couldn't walk because I was, like, stiff from, like, sitting in the same position for hours and hours. That's.

[A]

Wow. Also, we. I mean, whatever. Overshare. But that bench had these long, grooved lines in.

[B]

It.

[A]

Yes. And.

[B]

I. When you.

[A]

Went. When I went home and I changed clothes, I had, like, Waffle Ball. No, but this is a really great tip for any aspiring actor out there. Whatever you do in the background on the first take, you will be doing over and over and over.

[C]

Again. One of my. One of my friends had told me, like, a long time ago, never, ever, ever pick a tough job to do. Like, because on one, I think, of one commercial shoot, he made the mistake of choosing a.

[A]

Jackhammer. Oh.

[C]

No. Really? Sorry he ever did that. And I'll never forget that, because afterwards I was like, why did I choose to go up and down the stairs? Because I would. My business was to go up the stairs and get a box and bring it down or go up the stairs and put a box up on a shelf. I was like, what was I thinking? I couldn't move after we've all done.

[A]

It. Yeah, we have. We.

[C]

Have. It was like, the fourth day, I think it was. Or the. Was the last day. Was it the last day of shooting when I.

[B]

Fell? I think it was. It was. Thankfully, it was the last day of shooting because you didn't have to come back. You fell and hurt your.

[A]

Knee. I Did really.

[C]

Badly. Oh. And I didn't want anybody to know. I thought I was gonna try and hide it. I was chasing Steve down court. He went tearing after, and I went running after him. And my legs were just like, not working. They just stopped working, and I just went flying. And I landed on my left knee on the concrete, right on the concrete. And I got up and I kept running and I kept playing. And then they said, cut. And I immediately went back to the back where I think there was a cooler filled with ice and drinks or something like that. And I just very quickly grabbed a Ziploc baggie and filled it with ice and didn't say anything. I just kind of sat there and sat down for a minute, and it was really hurting. And so I just kind of quietly came out and I sat down on the bench next to you, and I had the ice pack on my knee and I moved it for a second. And you looked down at my knee and you went, oh, my God. And I was like.

[B]

Sh. I was gonna say my memory is that that thing swelled up fast, was huge. And I kind of remember being like, you gotta. We gotta get the medic. We gotta tell somebody. Like, don't try.

[A]

To. My memory was. It didn't match your other knee at.

[C]

All? No, not.

[A]

Close. I was like, oh, my gosh. And then, Jenna, I think you got the.

[C]

Medic. You got the.

[B]

Medic. Did.

[C]

I? Yeah, you.

[A]

Did. That was. I just.

[B]

Remember. Well, you know, you guys, I have that part of.

[C]

Me.

[B]

Yeah. I'm like, I smell gas in the work box. I know this entry needs attending.

[C]

To. She was super sweet. And she took one look and she said, no, we're gonna do an accident report. And I was sitting back in the back, and I was like, I am so mortified. I didn't wanna deal with this. It's fine. I'll be fine. Blah, blah, blah. And she said, no, we're gonna have you have that checked out. And they filled out the forms and did the whole thing. And I was mortified because I was like, oh, my God, we're not done filming. And I'm. This is terrible. And blah. And I'd never hurt myself on a set before. And this was my first three day job ever. Three days of filming. That was like the first. I had done two other.

[A]

Jobs. It's a big deal. It's a big deal.

[B]

Yeah. I remember you being worried, like, will they ever bring me back because I got hurt? And that's such a thing when you're an actor starting out like an accident happens, but you're afraid you'll get branded as difficult or like, whatever. But that wasn't. That's. I mean, thankfully, I feel like, especially on the office, that wasn't the tone of our set. And you needed medical attention and we did bring you.

[A]

Back. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. It was all.

[C]

Fine. I was so.

[A]

Grateful. Well, you know, I want you to know that in the superfan version on Peacock, all of your stuff with Dwight, Imagine Dwight going down the court against each other is all in there in your face. And clearly that happened before you hurt your knee. And you know what? I'm so glad. Now people will see how hard you were busting your ass on that.

[C]

Court. I was trying. I was. Who was the guy who choreographed the basketball game? There was somebody.

[A]

There. Oh, we had a stunt coordinator that choreographed the game. But then there was parts of it that, you know, you guys were just running back and forth and kind of just freestyling. But if you watch the superfan version, Madge and Dwight really square off a lot. What was that like? Cause we know rain. Rain goes all.

[C]

Out. Yeah. There was a stunt coordinator who actually showed me how it was gonna work, and it was like a choreographed thing. And then when he grabs it from me, we're supposed to fight. And there were a couple times where I think we even ended up on the.

[A]

Ground. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you.

[C]

Did. Yeah. And then I was like, I'm not letting go of the ball. I'm not letting go of the ball. And he got into it and I got into it. We started fighting and it was so much fun because he was like, I just got mad at him. I was like, back off, man. Just back off. He goes, no, not gonna back off. And I'm gonna get out of my face. He's like, in your.

[A]

Face. It was really good and feels very honest. But that whole storyline between Dwight and Madge reminded me of like, that, you know, eight year old boy on, like the schoolyard that you're playing kickball with who goes so super hard and you're like, buddy, relax. Except it's a grown.

[C]

Man. And if I hadn't. If I hadn't hurt myself, we almost had this little secret thing that we were going to do behind the boxes when he. When he takes a sip of water and he spills it all over his.

[A]

Face.

[C]

Yeah. Right before that, we were going to have this little secret thing behind the boxes and that never came to.

[A]

Fruition. What secret thing? Like Dwight.

[B]

Magic. Oh. Like this was all foreplay on the.

[A]

Court. Oh, My.

[C]

Gosh. But it.

[A]

Never. He met his physical match and it was turned.

[C]

On. We were gonna come up with something and then it never happened, unfortunately. But as it turned out, obviously it never needed to happen.

[A]

But. Well, I think it would have worked. And you know what have been great is if Angela found out. And then really, like, then Angela hated.

[C]

Matt. Oh, my.

[B]

God. Well, speaking of scenes in the warehouse where things were added, I wanna jump to the Boys and Girls episode. Cause Dave Rogers wants you to know that he put an extra talking head of yours into Boys and Girls. This is when the documentary crew is filming down in the warehouse and they find Madge pushing a cart of supplies. It's very funny. We're gonna play.

[C]

It. Don't take me. I'm wanted in three states. Don't. Did I say don't videotape.

[A]

Me? Don't tape.

[C]

Me? Yeah, I'm wanted in three.

[A]

States. What is she wanted.

[C]

For? Oh, my God. That's.

[B]

Hysterical. Do you even remember doing that? I feel like that must have been an improv.

[C]

Moment.

[B]

Totally.

[C]

Right. Somebody must have or something they.

[A]

Fed you on the day they were capturing little moments in the warehouse. Cause right before that is Lonnie. And they're filming him. He's got that giant plastic Saran Wrap and he's wrapping it around the boxes and he's like, sometimes I pretend to be a. And then it cuts to you and you're pushing the cart and you're surly from the get go. You have to check out some of these super fans. Cause there's more.

[C]

Madge.

[B]

Mm. We also wanna ask you about safety.

[C]

Training. Oh, my.

[B]

God. So this is the episode where Madge gets her nickname from Michael.

[A]

Pudge.

[B]

Yes. You are so funny in that.

[C]

Scene. Do you know I found the shooting script for that. That one I saved on my computer. First of all, Harold Ramis. What I know. What I know. When I saw that, I almost jumped out of my skin. Because Avery Schreiber was my mentor from Second City. And Avery and Harold and Mina Kolb and Severin Darden, all the original OGs from Second City were all. I think Harold told me this at one of the fabulous lunches that we always had.

[A]

Together. Yes. At the big, long.

[C]

Tables. Yes. That's one of the things I love about this cast, is that every time from the first week when we shot basketball, we all sat down family style. I mean, the first week I had dinner with you guys. I sat down with John Krasinski and his parents. Do you remember that? He brought his parents to that episode. And I was like, oh, my God. And Harold sat there telling Second City stories. And it was Harold and BJ and me and Phyllis and you. I mean, it was like, I'm having lunch with Harold Ramis. What is happening? And he told Second City stories that were just irreplaceable. So that was a gift to have that moment. And in the Safety Training episode, there were no God bless BJ Novak. He wrote me into the episodes I was in. It was because he wrote me in. I didn't have any lines. And we were just all standing there, and then he said, her. Her is qualified to ride the forklift. And Lonnie kind of nudged me, and I went, madge. It's Madge. And Steve looked at me and he goes, I thought your name was Pudge. And I'm like, no, it's always been Madge. And I looked over and you guys were all busting.

[B]

Up. And I was like, it was so.

[A]

Funny. So funny. Well, you know, in Boys and Girls, one of my favorite moments is the character reveal that you're there. Cause it's just the men in.

[C]

A script guy's gripe session. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. And then you lean forward, and there you are. And it busts me up every time I watch.

[C]

It. Denny snuck that one. I love her. She was so much fun. We were all sitting on boxes, and she was like, hide behind David and John. And I was like, what? Okay. And then I think, somehow or another, David, out of the corner of his eye, looks back at me, or he looks out of the corner of his eye to, like, indicate to Michael there's somebody else here. Right? You're getting it wrong. And then I just kind of leaned forward and I was like, hey, you want me to go? And Steve got this look on his face, like, no, why would I. Why would I want you to go? And I was like, because I don't belong here, you moron. Why am I not upstairs with the women? What part of.

[A]

This. I so wish Match had come upstairs. Wouldn't that have been.

[C]

Fun? I would have loved.

[B]

That. That would have been really, really fun to have you come upstairs after that and be part of the insane conversation we were.

[C]

Having. You guys were having. Yeah, I.

[B]

Know. That would've been.

[C]

Wonderful. But it was funny. It was funny. And Denny choreographed that really well. She was so.

[A]

Good. Yeah, she.

[C]

Did. And when I walk by him, the expression on his face was just.

[B]

Priceless. So.

[C]

Wonderful. It was just priceless. That was fun. That was very, very.

[B]

Fun. Can we also Discuss some deleted scenes from Secret Santa. Yes. Do you remember these? Do you know what I'm gonna.

[C]

Say? My Garfield.

[B]

Pasta. Yes. Yes. Well, it's been added back to the Peacock super fan episode. Let me set it up and then we're gonna listen to it. Okay, so this is the party that Jim and Dwight are planning. And Jim is nervous because the Warehouse folks have now been invited to this party and they're worried that they're not gonna have enough food. So everybody's standing in line from the warehouse to get.

[C]

Food.

[B]

And. And he says, it's just finger foods. Kind of like, please don't. Don't take a lot. And one lasagna. And then here's what happens. So, guys, this is more like finger.

[C]

Food. Uh oh, a.

[B]

Lasagna. Look out.

[C]

Garfield. Uh oh. What does that mean? Oh, they call me Garfield. I've never seen a lasagna. Not eaten the whole.

[B]

Pan. Oh, I wish you.

[C]

Wouldn'T. Oh, well, I can't help myself. Can you imagine what it's like for me that it has that power over me? I gotta have some. Sorry, guys. Everybody get some. I got mine.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Okay. So that's the scene. But then what happens? We're outside of the conference.

[A]

Room.

[B]

Yeah. And inside the conference room, you are eating all of the rest of the lasagna. And all the Warehouse guys are screaming, garfield, Garfield.

[A]

Garfield. How much lasagna did you eat? That's our.

[C]

Question. A half a pan? No, no, I had a spit.

[A]

Bucket.

[C]

Okay. I had a spit bucket. They had three changes, shirt changes, which I didn't need. Cause I was very careful. But there was a spit bucket right there. And I think you were the one that suggested that I needed one. Thank.

[A]

You. You know why? You know how we all say be careful what you do in the background? Mine was the very first time we ate ice cream cake. It was the scene. It was the alliance, and it was Meredith's.

[C]

Birthday. Oh.

[A]

Right. And I took a big old bite of that ice cream cake at 7 in the morning. I was so excited. And then we ate it for hours. And I thought, that's it. I can't. I still to this day, like, I'm like, I don't want any ice cream.

[C]

Cake.

[A]

No. Yeah, spit.

[C]

Bucket. And it was good. I mean, it was delicious. Because whoever at Crafty made it. It was wonderful. But after about the fourth.

[A]

Time. The fourth half of.

[C]

Lasagna. You ate the fourth half of lasagna. I ate. Well. Cause they left. I think whoever did it left me, like, in the Tray. They left me, like this quarter. So I just had to really put the whole thing up and just scoop it in like.

[A]

That. Yeah, because you're, like shoving it.

[C]

In your mouth and the whole quarter of the pan is up like this. But the funny part was, when I walked in, I had worked so hard on my lines. Cause I wanted to get them right. Cause it's my first scene with John and he completely improvised. And I was like. And he said, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was going to improvise something. I was like, no, that's fine. I just was ready for something else. And he said, no, I'll do the other thing. I was like, okay, but I'm fine now that I know you were going to go off in a different direction. He was like, no, no, I'll stick to what we got. I was like, sorry. So I got really nervous after that. And then Craig started chanting, garfield, Garfield. And I was like, please don't do that. I'm going to laugh. I'm going to laugh and choke to death. Please don't do that. But then this spit bucket happened. And then we shot it. And I didn't get any shirts dirty. And I was like, ok, I did that right. Did that right. Everything's cool. And we finished shooting. And then they said, okay, let's take a break. Everybody go. And, you know, Crafty, set up lunch. And I walk outside and I open the lid and they're serving lasagna. And I go, oh, look.

[B]

Lasagna. It was probably all the lasagnas we didn't use in the.

[A]

Scene.

[B]

Yeah. They're like, we know what we're gonna do with the extra.

[C]

Lasagna. Somebody said, carly gets quoted of the day. So I got quoted of the day on the sheet. On the call sheet. On the call.

[B]

Sheet. Oh.

[C]

Yeah. I was like, oh, no. I didn't mean to be ungrateful, but lasagna for lunch.

[B]

Yay.

[A]

No. Everybody got it. That was brilliant. It was.

[C]

Great. I'm like, oh.

[A]

No. Well, I wanted to ask you about the day that we learned the Scarn. Do you remember.

[C]

That? I do. We all had to practice in that side.

[A]

Room.

[C]

Yes. That was.

[A]

Hysterical. And I was so worried I wasn't gonna get it right. I can't dance, Carly. I just can't. It's like you have to really break it down for me. I think you can see me counting. But that was so.

[C]

Fun. That was hysterical. They made me change my hair. Cause I had a braid. Knew how to.

[A]

Braid. Even Though in basketball, it was okay that we both had the same hair. I guess for the scarn, they wanted us to have different.

[C]

Hair. Yeah, I had to have different hair. I sat at the bar with Jean and Lee. And Lee.

[B]

Yeah. Cause they were in.

[A]

It. I remember they positioned us a little bit by.

[C]

Height.

[A]

Yeah. So I was in the front. Cause I'm shorty.

[C]

Shorty. He went shorter and then taller, so on and so.

[B]

Forth. You know, Threat level Midnight was another BJ Novak script. So he really did bring you back.

[C]

Home. He wrote me in literally once a.

[A]

Season. Oh, that's.

[C]

Great. So if it wasn't for him and Mindy, I would not have been in, like, almost every.

[B]

Season.

[C]

Wow. Yeah. And I always, whenever I came back, I always said, thank you for writing me in. He said, my pleasure. And it was literally like once a.

[A]

Season. That's.

[C]

Great.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, we've definitely noticed over the years of rewatching the show themes that writers were drawn to some characters and would bring them back. So I love.

[C]

That. I'm incredibly.

[B]

Grateful. All right, well, listen, why don't we take a break and then when we come back, we're gonna ask you our call sheet questions and we're gonna ask you our office question of. The United States Postal Service has been connecting families, friends and businesses near and far for over 250 years. And during the holidays, that promise is more important than ever because it's about more than just gifts and cards. It's the peace of mind knowing your love will arrive reliably and affordably. That's why they're building a better network to meet your needs this.

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[A]

Host. All right, we are back, and it is time for the call sheet questions. I'm gonna kick us off with number one. Carly, what was your first entertainment.

[C]

Job? The first official entertainment job was my friend John Putch hired me for my first Hallmark movie, and it was with Louise.

[B]

Fletcher.

[C]

Whoa. Oh, oh, oh. I mean. And Doris.

[A]

Roberts.

[C]

Wow. And Dana Delaney. Wow. And it was a Hallmark picture called A Time to Remember. It was also with my friend Michael Dean Jacobs. Literally, like a direct hire. Like, John wanted to hire me. And I played Cousin Connie, which was Cousin Connie Doris Roberts was Dana Delaney's mom who had Alzheimer's, and Louise Fletcher played Aunt Billy. And it was a Thanksgiving movie called A Time to Remember, and it plays literally on Hallmark every.

[A]

Thanksgiving. Oh, no.

[C]

Way. Yeah. And that was my first big job, and I was, like, on set for, like, three days, and I just looked at him, and I said, you sat me next to Louise Fletcher at a Thanksgiving table, and he says, just enjoy the ride. And I was like, I'm sitting next to Nurse Ratched. Yeah, that's Nurse.

[A]

Ratched.

[B]

Yes. All right, question number two. Do you speak any other.

[C]

Languages? I speak French, sort of, because I took it in junior high, so. Un.

[B]

Peu. Peu de.

[C]

Francais? Un peu de francais?

[A]

Oui. Sounds good to.

[C]

Me. It got me through living in Paris for a month. That's pretty good, because I was with the touring company of Hair when I was in New York. I auditioned for it when I was training in New York, and I got the international touring company of.

[A]

Hair. That's.

[B]

Amazing. So you did.

[C]

Hair?

[B]

Yeah. Okay. Way more. Hair is.

[A]

Famous. I want to know how that goes at the end. Did you do.

[C]

It? I did, because I was in Paris, and nobody in Paris knew me, and they all used to seeing naked people on the stage, so nobody knew me. So wow. That I was a lot younger. That was.

[A]

1984. Carly, you are an onion. There are layers. All right, next question. What's a place you've been to that you absolutely.

[C]

Loved? I love Hawaii. I love any place in Hawaii. I was also very, very fortunate to take two really cool trips with my first one was to Kenya with my mom and dad. They wanted to take me on safari, so I got to go to Tanzania and the Serengeti with my mom and dad. That was in 2009. And then my dad wanted to take me on a cruise to Greece. I enjoyed that trip with him and his new wife. My mom passed away in 2018, but I got to go with him and his new wife. I'd have to say Alaska was the last place that we got to go that was really cool. I love Alaska. I love the air. It's so beautiful and.

[B]

Clean. But you've traveled a.

[C]

Lot. Mostly because my dad is a big traveler, and he's been kind enough to sort of, like, include the family always, so that's kind of.

[B]

Cool. It's interesting to me, though, of all of these places you've been in the world, your first instinct was to say, Hawaii. There's something about.

[C]

Hawaii. It's just magical. That's Kind of like where my soul would go. If I could just get on a plane and go, I would go to.

[A]

Hawaii. That's a great answer. I love where my soul would go. I like that.

[B]

Phrase. All right, next question. What do you like to do on the.

[C]

Weekends? I like to garden. I like to garden and I like to bake. My grandfather was a baker and he had a bakery in Queens and he was a pastry chef. So I sort of inherited little bit. Not as much skill, that's for sure. But I love gardening. And when the sun is out and it's just crisp, cool weather, that's sort of my favorite time to do. So I plant daffodils and sort of try and keep my backyard in order, which now with three dogs, is a little more difficult. But, yeah, I like.

[A]

Gardening. I love all that. Okay, last.

[C]

Question. Okey.

[A]

Doke. What is your favorite midnight.

[C]

Snack? Dark chocolate. Anything? Dark chocolate caramel with the sea.

[A]

Salt. Oh, yeah, Forget it. All day.

[C]

Long. Nom, nom.

[A]

Nom.

[B]

Yeah. All right, last thing is our office question of the week. So we really enjoyed last week. We got a would you rather question from Lisa in Calgary when we spoke with Terri.

[C]

Weinberg. I love Terri.

[B]

Weinberg. Yes, I.

[A]

Know. She's the.

[B]

Best. Yes. Well, in honor of you being here, Carly, we thought we could do a warehouse related. Would you'd rather question an office warehouse. Here it is. Would you rather. This is as you. As.

[A]

You. Carly. Carly, not.

[B]

Madge. Right. Would Carly rather play in the basketball game against Michael or attend Michael Scott's Men in the workplace seminar? You have to attend one of these events. Which one would you go.

[A]

To? Your face of the week pained expression. They're both horrible choices. That's the whole point of Would you.

[C]

Rather. Right. As long as I don't hurt myself again. I'd rather redeem myself in the basketball.

[B]

Game. Okay, that's.

[C]

Fair. But I missed out on. I never got to be in the conference.

[B]

Room. So I think your answer is that you would rather attend the Women.

[C]

In the Workplace Women in the workplace.

[A]

Seminar in the conference.

[B]

Room. Angela, what do you pick? You have to go to one of these.

[A]

Events. Oh, man. I mean, I love sports, but I think I would want to be in the Men in the workplace seminar just because it would be ridiculous with Michael running it. And I think I'd like to ask stupid questions that I know are.

[B]

Stupid. Oh, just to frustrate him. To watch him melt.

[C]

Down. Oh, that would be.

[A]

Cool. Exactly. Like, just something like, can we discuss.

[C]

Belts?

[A]

Yeah. Do I Have to wear a belt. Okay. I don't.

[C]

Know. Why do I have to have my hair back in the.

[A]

Warehouse? Yeah, exactly. Well, Jenna, what about.

[B]

You? I would want to play in the basketball.

[C]

Game.

[B]

Yay. I think it would be fun. I would enjoy that more than having to sit through a Michael Scott.

[A]

Seminar. Okay, that's me. That's for.

[B]

Me. Sam, Cassie, what would you like to.

[C]

Do? We should have a women's basketball.

[B]

Game. Yeah, we know Cassie's answer. Sign me up for basketball.

[C]

Please. Yeah, I gotta go with the Michael's men's.

[A]

Meeting. Sam, can I just say, this is often how we're split. That is often. Me and you, Jen and.

[B]

Cassie. Well, Carly, thank you so much for coming into the studio and sharing your things and your stories. This was.

[C]

Wonderful. Yes, it was my pleasure. Absolutely my pleasure. I'm so happy to see you guys and to share such fun memories and it's wonderful. It warms my heart. Thank you for having me. It's my.

[A]

Pleasure. Thank you so.

[B]

Much. Thank you. And hey everyone, be sure to check your feeds on Friday cause we've got a special holiday bonus episode coming your way with Ms. Cate.

[A]

Flannery. That's.

[C]

Right. I love.

[B]

Katie. We'll see you then. Thank you for listening to Office.

[A]

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[B]

Kinsey. Our executive producer is Cassie Jerkins. Our audio engineer is Sam Kiefer and our associate producer is Ainslie.

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