“The Office” nearly fired Creed Bratton from the show back in season 2.
What’s going on: Bratton — who played Creed Bratton on “The Office” — recently spoke on the “Office Ladies” podcast, which is hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, who played Pam and Angela on “The Office,” according to ComicBook.com.
- Bratton said he was nearly fired after filming the episode “Halloween.” In that episode, manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) needs to fire someone. Originally, he chooses to fire Creed. But Creed changes Michael’s mind and Michael eventually fires Devon.
- Bratton said executive producer Greg Daniels wrote the episode both ways — one where Creed gets fired and another where Devon gets fired. They shot both scripts.
- Bratton: “At the time, they told us, ‘One of you guys have to go. We’re going to shoot you both and we’re going to see how it works out. I remember being a little nervous, and Devon and I were friends.”
- Bratton said he prepared every day for the episode, according to Mashable.
- Bratton: “I remember Ken threw the script down and said, ‘OK here it is. This is your moment.’ And I had memorized it forwards and backwards, I had set a timer on a little recorder and subliminally at 2 and 3 in the morning it would go off and play the lines while I was sleeping,” Bratton said. “No joke. I had it backwards and forwards. I knew this was the rubicon. My intuition said, ‘this is it.’”
- The production crew originally decided to go with the version where Creed is fired.
Why it matters: Creed went on to be a viral star of the show, including several hilarious moments through the nine-season run.
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