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The Bert Show

Why Do They Call Their Coworker “Bloody Mary”?

The Bert Show

The Bert Show

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4.14.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

He's rich, but could have been WAAAAYYY richer! Do you think John Krasinski regrets making this financial decision before The Office ever aired?


+ It's time to get even MORE stupid with Kristin! Can you figure out what's behind these bizarre coworker nicknames?


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0:00.0

The Bert Show. I did not know this about the TV show The Office, which I consider one of the funniest show in TV history. Do you guys watch? Oh, God. Yes, I've watched that. I've probably watched it five or six times. The whole thing. Yeah, like all the way through. Wow. You know, it's so funny. I've never seen a full episode of the office.

0:21.8

You would love it.

0:22.5

I definitely have seen clips of it. Like there are certain episodes. And if you ask me about, I could talk to you about it like I've seen it. But I've never sat down and gone full stop, start to finish all 22 minutes of the office. You ever seen it? Nope. I've seen clips like Abby. I've never seen a full episode.

0:17.8

Everything I know about the office

0:18.7

I know from being on this show.

0:19.9

Identity theft is not a joke, Jim.

0:22.2

Millions of family suffer. I've seen clips like Abby. I've never seen a full episode. Everything I know about the office I know from being on this show.

0:37.8

Identity theft is not a joke, Jim. Millions of family suffer every day. Oh, it's so quotable. Do you like uncomfortable? Like when you're watching a show and a show makes you uncomfortable? Not particularly. I don't mind it. This show makes you very uncomfortable. Yes. Yes. because

0:33.7

the boss

0:34.9

Michael the boss

0:36.0

is just so

0:36.9

cringe

0:37.5

there's something

0:38.0

and

0:38.7

even if This show makes you very uncomfortable. Okay. Because the boss, Michael, the boss is just so cringe. And even though it wasn't that long ago, it was so long ago, there's a couple of episodes that even Steve Carrell's like, would not get made today. No, the HR one specifically that comes to mind. No. But it is one of the greatest shows. And if you're really into it, you may not know this about it. And I know this sounds random. And maybe I'm attaching to it because I just love the show so much. But you know the opening credits on the office? Do you know the story behind those? I don't know the story behind it because, I mean, I know we have the American version because it originated in the UK with Ricky Jervais. This is the American version. Didn't John Krasinski have to go up to Scranton for like research or something and he just like took videos on his phone? He didn't have to. He did it to try to get the part and the money that he lost on this deal and those credits is regrettable for an entire life.

1:47.0

Did you know that John Krasinski made what might be the worst business decision in TV history

1:51.7

and we get to see it every single episode? After landing the role of Jim, Krasinski was so excited

1:56.6

that he took a road trip to Scranton with his friends for research. While driving around,

2:18.0

he stuck his camera through the Jeep's sunroof and filmed the random shots of the city. The welcome sign, some buildings, a stoplight. It was just amateur footage from the 23-year-old kid having fun with his friends. Then, Greg Daniel saw the footage and asked if he could use it for the show's opening credits. He offered Krasinski $1,000 for the rights,

2:20.0

and Krasinski immediately said yes,

2:22.1

instead of asking for royalties.

2:23.8

Those shaky amateur clips,

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