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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
things you never knew about the office
because I think this is pretty cool if
you like this video then you’ll love the
original content over at our sister
channel ms mojo your source for all
things pop culture celebrity and
entertainment for this list we’re
looking at lesser-known facts about the
US version of the office you’re so dorky
thank you
number 10 the computers the cast used
had internet access throughout all nine
seasons of the office the characters can
be seen in the background apparently
working on their computers
unlike most onset computers these all
actually had functioning internet at
first this was because the first season
was shot in a real office building in
Culver City California but later once
they moved to a soundstage it was likely
kept to aid in the illusion that the
employees were really working Wow this
allowed the cast to surf the web at
their leisure and probably made what
could have been tedious background
acting much more fun and convincing this
is not so much an office as it is a rec
room with a bunch of computers in it
number 9 Angela and Pam were frenemies
on the show but best friends in real
life Angela Martin and Pam Beesly rarely
see eye to eye seemingly clashing over
nearly every subject how about green I
think Green is kind of whorish they
particularly butt heads on the party
planning committee largely due to the
former’s less than agreeable attitude
however in real life Angela Kinsey and
Jenna Fischer are the best of friends
frequently hanging out attending award
shows together and having adorable
Twitter feuds jenna fischer is even
godmother to Kenzie’s daughter to Roy
ever kill one of your cats I’m more of a
dog person
the duo may have gotten along like cats
and dogs on the office but in truth
they’re as thick as thieves
and as playful together as a pair of
kittens number 8 BJ Novak and John
Krasinski went to school together while
we’re on the subject of characters who
often clashed Ryan Howard and Jim
Halpert were also often depicted as
being at odds but the
actors who play them actually have quite
the history whatever you say as children
John Krasinski and BJ Novak played
Little League baseball together and they
also attended the same high school in
Massachusetts it was during this period
that novak cast Krasinski in the school
play
which he also directed him in possibly
setting him on his acting path which may
have led to their reunion on the office
years later I’m glad you’re finally
being proactive Jim I am too let me show
you number seven the cast could have
looked a lot different everybody sit on
the floor Indian style like me the cast
of the office is one big family and the
way they gelled with each other made for
a fantastic viewing experience but
several roles very nearly went to
different actors creator Greg Daniels
initially considered casting Pam and her
boyfriend Roy as african-american Adam
Scott of Parks and Rec Fame was nearly
Jim and Bob Odenkirk was initially
slated to be Michael Scott
though several other actors including
David Koechner and Alan Tudyk were also
considered Steve Carell got the role
only after his then current show was
canceled the show even makes passing
reference to this with Odenkirk playing
a Michael like character in season 9 I
mean they worship me you know but they
like me
number six some of the writers were also
in the show not only was the cast of the
office fantastic in front of the camera
some of them worked behind the scenes as
writers and vice-versa mindy kaling
who plays kelly BJ Novak who plays Ryan
and Paul Lieberstein who plays Toby each
started out his writers and wrote around
a dozen episodes for the show with
Lieberstein even directing a few writer
Michael Shore who plays Dwight’s weird
cousin mose also wrote for the show oh
my gosh some of the actors tried their
hands at writing too with Steve Carell
contributing several scripts including
the pivotal casino night episode to
Monte Carlo White number five John
Krasinski shot part of the opening
credits
although filmed in California the office
is set in Scranton Pennsylvania though
the show rarely featured the town itself
due to the cost of flying the actors and
production team across the country the
beginning of the intro
Dean does feature on location shots from
Scranton with several landmarks
including the welcome sign and a real
local paper company
these were filmed by John Krasinski who
plays Jim before production on the
series started
Krasinski taped parts of the town while
on a road trip with several friends
filming from the sunroof of a jeep
explaining their rough handheld look
number four from casting associate to
cast member as we’ve already seen
several members of the crew and staff
eventually found roles in front of the
camera but possibly the most unusual
case was that of Phyllis Smith
originally one of the show’s casting
associates Smith was cast herself as the
similarly named Phyllis lapin a
soft-spoken yet surprisingly adventurous
saleswoman does everyone know my
boyfriend after watching her demeanor
and her rapport with all the cast
members during read-throughs producers
decided to create the roles specifically
for her Smith’s understated an
undeniably talented performance
contributes nicely to the show’s
ensemble I wonder what people liked
about me probably my jugs number three
Dwight’s ridiculous Amish family had its
roots in reality Dwight Schrute is among
the more bizarre characters on the
office if not television in general
Schrute farms gutentag and the origins
of most of his odd behavior can be
traced back to his weird Amish /
Pennsylvania Dutch family but the family
itself in its many eccentricities were
inspired by three main sources actor
Rainn Wilson zone Trailer Park family
creator Greg Daniels Polish beet farming
grandparents and writer Michael shores
love of an Amish reality show while
Dwight’s family may have taken
inspiration from reality
it’s truly unreal just how peculiar they
are
number two an unexpected kiss we don’t
need to yes we do what during the season
3 opener Michael and Dwight go on one of
their typically ill-advised
misadventures and try to find out who in
the office is gay
eventually outing accountant Oscar
Martinez we’re all homos Homo sapiens
would be naturally awkward fall out
michael attempts to make it better and
typically makes it so much worse during
a meeting he tries to show how
Steve Carell reportedly improvised this
on the spot making Oscars reaction and
that of the rest of the office
completely genuine oh come on Dwight
come on man before we get to our top
pick here are some honorable mentions I
saw a friend today we forgot each
other’s name why didn’t any of you come
to my art show I invited all of you that
really sucked it’s like sometimes some
of you act like I don’t even exist
number one jenna fischer kept Pam’s
engagement ring Jim and Pam’s romance is
among the most beloved by fans from
there will they or won’t they beginnings
to marriage to starting a family
together they always had us rooting for
them with their irrefutable chemistry
it’s a romance that the actors behind
the characters loved as well as jenna
fischer kept Pam’s engagement ring as a
memento after the series concluded
however contrary to online rumor Fisher
doesn’t wear it all the time and the
ring is not a real or valuable one it’s
just a prop it’s not the monetary value
that matters though it’s the memories
[Music]
[Applause]
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
things you never knew about the office
because I think this is pretty cool if
you like this video then you’ll love the
original content over at our sister
channel ms mojo your source for all
things pop culture celebrity and
entertainment for this list we’re
looking at lesser-known facts about the
US version of the office you’re so dorky
thank you
number 10 the computers the cast used
had internet access throughout all nine
seasons of the office the characters can
be seen in the background apparently
working on their computers
unlike most onset computers these all
actually had functioning internet at
first this was because the first season
was shot in a real office building in
Culver City California but later once
they moved to a soundstage it was likely
kept to aid in the illusion that the
employees were really working Wow this
allowed the cast to surf the web at
their leisure and probably made what
could have been tedious background
acting much more fun and convincing this
is not so much an office as it is a rec
room with a bunch of computers in it
number 9 Angela and Pam were frenemies
on the show but best friends in real
life Angela Martin and Pam Beesly rarely
see eye to eye seemingly clashing over
nearly every subject how about green I
think Green is kind of whorish they
particularly butt heads on the party
planning committee largely due to the
former’s less than agreeable attitude
however in real life Angela Kinsey and
Jenna Fischer are the best of friends
frequently hanging out attending award
shows together and having adorable
Twitter feuds jenna fischer is even
godmother to Kenzie’s daughter to Roy
ever kill one of your cats I’m more of a
dog person
the duo may have gotten along like cats
and dogs on the office but in truth
they’re as thick as thieves
and as playful together as a pair of
kittens number 8 BJ Novak and John
Krasinski went to school together while
we’re on the subject of characters who
often clashed Ryan Howard and Jim
Halpert were also often depicted as
being at odds but the
actors who play them actually have quite
the history whatever you say as children
John Krasinski and BJ Novak played
Little League baseball together and they
also attended the same high school in
Massachusetts it was during this period
that novak cast Krasinski in the school
play
which he also directed him in possibly
setting him on his acting path which may
have led to their reunion on the office
years later I’m glad you’re finally
being proactive Jim I am too let me show
you number seven the cast could have
looked a lot different everybody sit on
the floor Indian style like me the cast
of the office is one big family and the
way they gelled with each other made for
a fantastic viewing experience but
several roles very nearly went to
different actors creator Greg Daniels
initially considered casting Pam and her
boyfriend Roy as african-american Adam
Scott of Parks and Rec Fame was nearly
Jim and Bob Odenkirk was initially
slated to be Michael Scott
though several other actors including
David Koechner and Alan Tudyk were also
considered Steve Carell got the role
only after his then current show was
canceled the show even makes passing
reference to this with Odenkirk playing
a Michael like character in season 9 I
mean they worship me you know but they
like me
number six some of the writers were also
in the show not only was the cast of the
office fantastic in front of the camera
some of them worked behind the scenes as
writers and vice-versa mindy kaling
who plays kelly BJ Novak who plays Ryan
and Paul Lieberstein who plays Toby each
started out his writers and wrote around
a dozen episodes for the show with
Lieberstein even directing a few writer
Michael Shore who plays Dwight’s weird
cousin mose also wrote for the show oh
my gosh some of the actors tried their
hands at writing too with Steve Carell
contributing several scripts including
the pivotal casino night episode to
Monte Carlo White number five John
Krasinski shot part of the opening
credits
although filmed in California the office
is set in Scranton Pennsylvania though
the show rarely featured the town itself
due to the cost of flying the actors and
production team across the country the
beginning of the intro
Dean does feature on location shots from
Scranton with several landmarks
including the welcome sign and a real
local paper company
these were filmed by John Krasinski who
plays Jim before production on the
series started
Krasinski taped parts of the town while
on a road trip with several friends
filming from the sunroof of a jeep
explaining their rough handheld look
number four from casting associate to
cast member as we’ve already seen
several members of the crew and staff
eventually found roles in front of the
camera but possibly the most unusual
case was that of Phyllis Smith
originally one of the show’s casting
associates Smith was cast herself as the
similarly named Phyllis lapin a
soft-spoken yet surprisingly adventurous
saleswoman does everyone know my
boyfriend after watching her demeanor
and her rapport with all the cast
members during read-throughs producers
decided to create the roles specifically
for her Smith’s understated an
undeniably talented performance
contributes nicely to the show’s
ensemble I wonder what people liked
about me probably my jugs number three
Dwight’s ridiculous Amish family had its
roots in reality Dwight Schrute is among
the more bizarre characters on the
office if not television in general
Schrute farms gutentag and the origins
of most of his odd behavior can be
traced back to his weird Amish /
Pennsylvania Dutch family but the family
itself in its many eccentricities were
inspired by three main sources actor
Rainn Wilson zone Trailer Park family
creator Greg Daniels Polish beet farming
grandparents and writer Michael shores
love of an Amish reality show while
Dwight’s family may have taken
inspiration from reality
it’s truly unreal just how peculiar they
are
number two an unexpected kiss we don’t
need to yes we do what during the season
3 opener Michael and Dwight go on one of
their typically ill-advised
misadventures and try to find out who in
the office is gay
eventually outing accountant Oscar
Martinez we’re all homos Homo sapiens
would be naturally awkward fall out
michael attempts to make it better and
typically makes it so much worse during
a meeting he tries to show how
Steve Carell reportedly improvised this
on the spot making Oscars reaction and
that of the rest of the office
completely genuine oh come on Dwight
come on man before we get to our top
pick here are some honorable mentions I
saw a friend today we forgot each
other’s name why didn’t any of you come
to my art show I invited all of you that
really sucked it’s like sometimes some
of you act like I don’t even exist
number one jenna fischer kept Pam’s
engagement ring Jim and Pam’s romance is
among the most beloved by fans from
there will they or won’t they beginnings
to marriage to starting a family
together they always had us rooting for
them with their irrefutable chemistry
it’s a romance that the actors behind
the characters loved as well as jenna
fischer kept Pam’s engagement ring as a
memento after the series concluded
however contrary to online rumor Fisher
doesn’t wear it all the time and the
ring is not a real or valuable one it’s
just a prop it’s not the monetary value
that matters though it’s the memories
[Music]
[Applause]
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these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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