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I was so excited by this and I cannot believe I did not share it with you immediately. Lady, we were in the San Francisco airport a while back. Okay. And there's a fricaking old tech whole like museum. I mean, I'm sure it's just an exhibit. It was all old telephones, lady. It was called Give Me a Ring, a telephone Retrospective. I mean, I almost was like late for the flight. Josh was like, whereere' you go? I thought you were just going to the bathroom. I'm like There's a telephone retrospective. Look, I can put these in stories. Can you see this? That's crazy. I mean, I had so many of those telephones in my own house in my own lifetime. You know, hats off to the SFO airport. I always love it when an airport gives me something to do while w too. I appreciate it too. You know in the Stain. Louis airport, in the American terminal, They have this whole play space for kids. Oh, those are great. And my dad helped build it. No. Yes, because it's courtesy of the Magic House in Saint Louis, which is a children's museum. and he used to work there and help build exhibits. And so he also built this exhibit that they gifted to the airport and there's a little tower and you can pretend like you're like an air traffic controller and there's a little you know Baggage thingy and no you can get on a plane b. Yeah, and it's all like a play space. And when I walked by it, I was like, God, I love that And how cool is it that every time you walk past it, you can think of your dad. I know. I took a picture of it. I'll give it to you for stories old telephones and an airport place space and stories. Lady, I'm here for it when an airport surprises you dot tot, dot Well, should we tell everybody what we're doing today? Because if you are a super fan of the offffice, we think you're going really like today's episode. Oh my goodness, you are going to love it and it was inspired by a fan question about our life on set, specifically our trailers So we're going to dig into some behind the scenes of our day to day on the office and it made me so happy. I went back in time on this one, lady. I have a folder on my laptop called ur trailers. Did you know that Yes Because when we were putting together pictures for our book, We have a whole chapter in our book that kind of gives you the behind the scenes of the hair and makeup trailer and sort of life off the set I think we're going to dig in even deeper on today's episode We are I think one of the things I was so tickled by is that I have a folder of all of the stuff for our book. It's called the Office BFFs, but somehow This one for the trailer just made its way out. and it's just been hanging on my desktop for years. And I've never tidied it. I've never put it back where it belongs. You know why? Because it wanted to inspire this episode today. It's been waiting. I guess so. Well, let's kick things off with a chit chat sent in from Harrison in Boston Hi office ladies. name is Harrison from Boston, Massachusetts. I love the podcast. Thank you guys so much for everything that you do My ch chat question is about teachers. You both have talked about teachers before in the podcast. And Jenna, I know that your sister is a teacher Could you guys share or talk about a teacher that you had who changed your life or who made a lifelong impact on you? You know, For me, it was my English teacher, misses Rononey, who fostered such a love of reading and writing and whose lessons still come back to me all these years later. So I was hoping that you guys could share about teachers that you have had in your lives that really you know left an impact on you or change you for the better. I think teachers are so overlooked and so important and I'd love to hear but the ones that really made you who you are Thank you so much Thanks for your question, Harrison. I love this question. Yes, my sister is currently a teacher and my mom was a teacher, she's retired. Yeah, Harrison, I mean, my sister, Janet is a teacher. gosh, I'm gonna get the number wrong, but she's been teaching pre K for like twenty seven years And she listens to the podcast. So if I got that wrong, she's going to let me know about it. But we love our teachers so much and you're so right. they forever shape your life. having that one teacher and we all have that one, you know that literally made you see the world in a different way or made you feel safe, or made you feel seen I knew right away two teachers popped into my mind immediately, Jenna. what about you? Same. I have a teacher from high school and a teacher from college Okay, you go first. All right, well, I'll start in high school. My teacher Mrs. Marge Minius What a name. Yeah, Mrs. Mineas. She taught religion at my high school. I went to a Catholic girls high school in St. Louis, Missouri called Nerwick's Hall. and during my time there, I did really grapple with my feelings about the Catholic Stace. I was really troubled. by certain aspects of the institution You know? and I don't need to get into it here, but She was my religion teacher. and when I went to her The way that she just took me so seriously and took my thoughts and concerns so seriously. She really counseled me. She spent a lot of time asking me questions. And then when I had to write papers in class She let me wrestle with these And I got A's. She gave me A's and she didn't need me to just spit back what I was being taught. Do you know what I mean? Like I didn't have to be fake. I didn't have to pretend. Yeah, she encouraged you to have your critical thinking andes to really be able to explore all of your feelings on the subject. It didn't matter what it aligned with or not. Yes. And the thing that I really credit her with is that I think especially at that time in my life It was a critical point. And to have someone take me so seriously, it meant that I didn't abandon faith completely You know, I am not a practicing Catholic today And I still have my connection to God and to prayer And I really credit her with that because she helped me find a way to keep that piece alive in me. I didn't have to throw everything out the door just because I didn't believe in the particular religion that I was being asked to practice Yeah That is very powerful. That is a real gift And she was like that with all of us. She really cared. She didn't treat us like you know, silly teenagers. She treated us like fully formed, interesting people So I love her for that. What about you, An? The first teacher that came to mind for me was my theater teacher in elementary school So this was at Jakarta International School. And I had this teacher Named Dr. Allen He was an amazing theater director and We would do these fantastic musicals and plays In his class It was the first time anyone ever taught me improv And I was in maybe like fourth grade. And he taught us some just very like short form improv games And it was like every single part of my body came alive. I was like, what is this? This is the coolest I love it so much I want to do this forever. It was just like You know, because I had seen plays and done school plays and there was a script and you stuck to the script. But this idea of yes ending and free association and having to really listen and form a scene with someone else in a partnership was life changing for me And he also took us seriously and was invested and didn't think we were goofballs, but really wanted us to find our own comedic voice. And I was like, wow, I look back in hindsight and I'm like, How amazing to have a teacher like that in elementary? Yeah That's amazing. Well, when I was in college, I was a theater maor And I never got the lead roles in anything in the musicals, in the plays. I really had a lot of opportunities in like the student led productions. We had this lab theater where students would kind of decide and like I got to choreograph cabaret. and Lab theater was like some of my favorite. It was great. Like we had one student who made a musical out of schoolhouse rock cartoons. And I got to be in that. So I was always getting cast and being involved in the student lab productions, which honestly is really good practice for an actual professional acting career because so much of your professional acting career is you getting together with your buddies and making stuff Yeah. But in terms of like the mainstream productions, it was harder for me. But the tech teacher, Ron Ribkowski He was the person where we had to take classes to learn how to do lights and construction and set design He also got to direct one play a year in the summer. So if you took the summer session He was the director of the play And he gave me A lead role in my last summer session What was it It was Cimes of the Heart. Mhm. So play about three sisters And he cast me as the wild chain smoking bad girl sister. It was a totally against type. But it was so fun and it was like the confidence boost that I needed because I was gonna graduate then after that summer session and I wanted to be a professional actress and move to Los Angeles and I had gone through my whole F years as a theater major, never having a lead role in a production And he finally gave me one, and it really was a boost of confidence. Beyond that, he was just always there. He was always in his back office If we needed anything And I remember This is such a long story, but when I went to jail And I needed someone to bail me out. I called him It is a very long story, but I had rolled through a stop sign And I got a ticket they take you to jail? Because I failed to appear in court for my Tick I forgot. It was finals week. I just forgot. And you know what happens all the time? I know they put a warrant out for your arrest. And so two police officers came and knocked on my apartment door and they arrested me becausecause I had failed to appear in court for my moving violation that you forgot about that I forgot about. And I was like, oh my God, thank you for reminding me. I'm so sorry. And they're like, yeah, we're not the reminder police. We're like the actual police We're gonna have to take you in So anyway, I was there and I was just so embarrassed and I didn't know who to call. I needed a hundred bucks get bailed out. So I called Ron. I called my teacher, Ron Rubkowski, and he came and he bailed me out of jail And and I said, I'm not going to tell my parents. And he said, I think you should. He said, it would break my heart if my daughter didn't share that with me He said, I think you can share it with your parents. And I'm so glad he told me that because then I did. Do you know what I mean? He was just like a great No. He's just like a solid, solid person have in your life. Great advice there for you. Yes. ye. He also took my first headsot for free So that when I went off to Los Angeles, I had a headshot. He did that for every graduating senior. ammazing. So that was a little bit of a meandering story, but just to say Harrison, a big thank you to my college professor, Ron Ribkowski All right, well my second teacher was my high school English teacher And Harrison, I totally related to you saying that For you, it was also your English teacher. Carol Campbell And she taught honors English and she just made stories come to life and I would have a lot of questions and I loved digging in to books and seeing if I could make connections or symbolism and she was so up for the discussion. Do you know what I mean? Like she thought The way my brain worked was really interesting and she encouraged That writer in me, my kids right now for their high school English class Isabel and Jack are reading The Great Gatsby Mhm. I read The Great Gatsby in Mrs. Campbell's English class. Oh, are you so excited for them to read it? I'm so excited and they're loving it and it's been really special because I just remember all the conversations I had with Mrs. Campbell about the Great Gatsby So yeah Big love to our teachers who are just Amazing and there for our kids in so many ways. Harrison, we loved your question. Yeah, thank you. Well, listen, ladies, should we take a break? And then when we come back, we're gonna talk all about trailers. Trailers on the office, you guys. And Steve Burgess, our amazing producer, shares some fun details with us So you guys, Father's Day is coming up and I wanted to give you a hot tip What's the hot tip? Well If you have your husband or your dad or that person in your life that loves to grill, because Josh loves to grill And I love it when he grills and we all sit outside and he's grilling and it just kind of feels like summer and we're hanging out, but it's just like one of my favorite things. He is in a real need of a better grill set. He's had the same one. You know how these guys are? They hold on to things for a long, long time. They have done their job, but he needs something new Guess what I got him. Why'd you get him Well, first of all, I went to Macy's and they have this Cuisin At Deluxe stainless steel fourteen piece grill set. That sounds fancy. It is fancy, but it's got everything you need. And I think he's gonna love it. So Josh, if you're listening to this, sorry, but that's what you're kidding. Well, lady, it's funny that you say that thing about haaving the men in our lives who hold on to things. You know, that was my dad, That's how my dad is. I think their toaster is like fifty years old and he'll just take it in the garage and tinker with it keepe it going And keep it going. That's his thing. And then similarly with clothes, he doesn't replace or upgrade his clothes. I'm saying this carefully But this is why we're here. This is why your kids are here. They're here to like give dads a jzuge. I do want to say one more thing about this Cuisont because one of the things I love about Macy's is how they just have amazing deals and amazing sales And this set, which is really loaded down, It's got everything you would ever need is forty nine dollars and ninety nine cents. So a good price point. When you see the amount of things, you're getting fourteen different things for your grill Yeah Sorry to go on and on, but I'm very excited about it. No, you're making a splash It's a fallancy gift at a non fallancy price Yes, exactly. I don't know why I'm saying fancy like that because I like to say I like it Well, listen, I'm going to be looking at the Macy's gift guide to try to upgrade my dad's wardrobe this year. I don't know. I'm thinking linen. They've got a clubroom men's drawstring linen pant. They've got a Tommy Hillfiger printed floral linen shirt I'll be moving toward Linen For more ideas, head to Macys d. com slash gift guide to find the perfect gift This show is sponsored by Better Help. Well, it's summertime. It's summerertime. I like summer. I like adventure, the lack of routine, but I know for some people that can be really overwhelming. If you time carving out your me time amidst the summer chaos Therapy is a really great way to get back some of that self care. You know, BetterHelp has served over six million people globally and is the world's largest online therapy platform. 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And were there any particularly special personal items you kept in yours over the years? Here's hoping you hitch this question to a future episode. All the best, Emily Well, Emily, not only did we hitch this question to a future episode, we made a whole episode out of it So here we go, Emily, this really got us excited. We were deep diving old photos. Angela, you found some videos that you took in our trailers kick things off by describing the different kinds of trailers. because they That's so smart. Yeah. there are categories of trailers So the first category of trailer is called a honeywagon And this is like a large trailer that is divided into tiny dressing rooms, like not much bigger than what you might find at the mall If you're lucky There's a tiny bench that you can sit on Mhm Then there's like a little teeny rack to hang clothes and maybe a sink And maybe toilet. Mbe. ye, M, but sometimes not. sometometimes it's just the bench and a little clothing rack. Yes And this is what you are likely going to be put in for your first acting role If you've got a couple of lines If you're there for one day, you get the honeywagon or if you're doing like a very low budget project. Exactly. When we did Lee's movie That was, you know, an indie film We were in a honey wagon M to change clothes Everybody. We all had a honeywagon. There was no like, Ohh so and so has a bigger space. No, we were all in a honey wagon. Everybody got honey wagons And you know, Kate Flannery and I were in a honeywagon season one of the office But you guys had toilets Okay, here is the weirdest think We were in a honeywagon And I think I've talked about this before, but the only thing that separated her bench and her toilet from my bench and my toilet was an accordion door Which is so wild to me And the accordion door was made out of like flimsy plastic and it had a magnet that never attached. Yes. So we just decided on day one, okay, here are the rules We are going to keep the accccordion door open because what's the point? Like I can hear everything you're doing And we made a vow to never use either toilet I mean, this is these are important foundaries that I think you set that were very smart So we just kept the lids closed and I like put like a plant on mine. Yeah I have a picture that you know, I cherish. It's in our book. and we have a lot of fun pictures in our book from this time on set and the behind the scenes. So you know, little shout out for the office BFFs. But I do have that picture of me and Kate in our honeywagon. Well, after you graduate from the honeywagon Then you get into what is called either a triple banger, a double banger, or a single. I don't know why that's what they're called. They are what they sound like, which is that You can have a trailer and it's divided into three different dressing rooms or a double banger is divided into two different dressing rooms, and then a single is just like, you get the whole thing Now I will say even with the tririple Banger, it's a huge upgrade because that's what Kate and I and everyone else in supporting Cast got season two I mean, it was like Chang Ga. We had a bench, we had a little mini fridge, we had a little vanity and a bathroom and a tiny TV that never worked. And the microwave one time I used it and I thought I was gonna to burn everything because it started smoking. so I didn't use my appliances, but it was a lot more space. Yeah From the time I started on the office, until almost the end, I was in a double banger So I was in a trailer divided into two different big dressing rooms and I had a lot of space. I had a really nice like sort of a couch Right? That's why we would eat lunch in your trailer because you had a table. I had a table also had a TV that did not work And, you know what, Lady, before your table, we had TV trays. And then I remember we came back one season. It was like after the holidays, and all of a sudden they'd put at a table and we were so excited. I remember that And then you had like a bathroom that had a shower and it had a toilet And you had like ever used the shower? I had to use it once and I can't remember what the episode was, but I was messy. I don't know why I needed to use it, but I did. But the thing is that it's like, you know, It's not warm. Yeah, it's like a campside shower likeike in an RV park kind of shower. Exactly. If you've ever seen an RV bathroom, they were very similar. And like you have to flush the toilet, you have to push a pedal, you know, on the ground. Yes. And the first time Finally had a trailer that I like to the bathroom and I could not find how to flush it, lady I looked everywhere for a handle. No one told me to look on the floor And I remember I had to go ask someone. I had to be like, hey You have a toilet howy flush Yes. Well, something people should know is that your trailer is part of your contract So like when your agent calls you and says you got the job, They'll say like, here's your salary, hereere's the number of days you'll be working. Here are the dates and you're going to be in a triple banger I never knew that. So basically like I my agent for puting a season one of the office I mean, it's a negotiating technique, you know, And they'll be like, well, we can't get you any more money, but we can get you a double banger instead. I did not know that Yeah. Oh my gosh, that's ridiculous. I know. Well, let me tell you a story. So I was used to our trailers on the office and listen We didn't have the biggest budget in the early years on the office. So even though I was in a double banger trailer, it was old Like I said, like there was a television, but it wasn't hooked up to anything. And like the microwave was iffy, like you saw. No, it was dangerous. But while I was doing the office, I got the job on Blades of Glory whichich is such a big budget movie. Huge budget movie And they walked me to my trailer I didn't know what had happened to me. Did she just start laughing? like, what the hell is this? It was like I had gone from like a middle seat on southwest to a private jet Like that was the difference was like Holy crap full kitchen with an oven. I remember calling my family and being like, should I bake something? Like what do I need this for? It had a huge flat screen TV hooked up. to satellite television. It had a fireplace. It had a full bedroom. It was Huge I like didn't know what to do with myself. Lady, that would have blown my mind. I mean, the nicest trailer I've ever had was this past year when we did AT andT. I was like This trailer is bananas But I sort of love that Our show was just not like the big Hollywood hullabaloo, you know? Yeah. because we were all really close because of it. We weren't spread apart We spent all day on set together in one giant room, basically. and then our trailers were all right in this little nook in the parking lot and you had neighbors. You had people right next to you. It was like a little community out there. and I have to say, because my trailer was so nice on Blades of Glory, I spent a lot of time in it Like I watched that TV when I wasn't needed on set. I was like, this place is facing. This is like better than my house. I love it. Like I loved it so much And I think though, because our trailers were not fancy shmancy, we didn't like just hang out in them. We would come out in the parking lot and we would play basketball together or we would chit chat and make steps and play music. We were more social 'cause we didn't have like such great digs I do have a really funny story about, you know, when we were doing the office my niece and nephews, they all at different times graduated high school because we did the show for nine years, you know And so one of the things I would do is I would fly them out and they would come to set and they would get a tour of the set and they'd have lunch with me on set. So my one nephew, he's so sweet, my nephew James, when he came out to visit, I was showing him my trailer. and here's the thing. we've said our trailers were older, right? Yeah We were older There was a decorating theme. There was a motif And it was southwest. depending on what trailer you had, there would be kind of like a fakey painting in a wooden frame That was like almost like Jim's clown painting in his parents' house, it was bolted to the wall. So like there's no moving this picture. Whatever trailer you got, there would be a picture and it would be there no matter what It was like a wolf like howling at the sunset. Seriously, are like cowboys driving home a cattle range of cows. Yeah Our mine was a big sort of clay terracotta pot. Yeah with like etchings on it like you might see in a cave, you know, of like Bison or something? Yes, you know, remember? And my nephew saw it and was like, oh Painting. That's pretty cool. you and put that like I did not bring. didid not bring. It was like, o, honey, it's just here. But we did decorate. We did decorate. Thes decorated, the boys didn't really decorate. The boys did nothing. But yeah, we decorated a ton, I mean I had a lamp from home because I love low light. I'm not a huge fan of like overhead fluorescent lights. And I would have a plant and I would have a little desk area. Lady, I remember you had made like your own little home office notook Yeah, I also would bring in a pillow and like a nice cozy throw blanket. I wanted homey touches. I wanted it to feel cozy. But in answer to your question, Emily, at the end of every season, you had to pack everything up These trailers were rented from somewhere And at the end of every season, they get returned and then we would get a new set So yeah Yeah, it was like, it felt like a college dorm that we had to like load in and load out. And that's when the guys would just kind of look at us because on the last day, they would just get in their cars and leave. Yeah. And when we would have like boxes of things. We have boxes that we were backing up. and we would label things. so it would be like trarailer bedding trailer desk stuff Yeah. And Angel, you mentioned that our trailers were located in our parking lot and they were kind of like in a big configuration and it was a pretty easy walk to get to the stage Sometimes when you're on a show or a movie or on a location your trailers are actually really far away from the set and you have to ride in like a van or a golf cart or something to get to the set. But for us It was like you could walk to the stages You could, but I do want to share something. and I love this. Lady, I reached out to Steve Burgess and he sent me some great details I'm going to share in a minute, but he also sent me a ton of pictures of our trailers just all in a row And here's the thing I have to share. So You know, when you're cast on a show on the call sheet, you're numbered. And so Steve was number one. Yeah. So his trailer was closest to the stage door. Okay. And Steve had a full size trailer. He was the only one of us who had a full trailer all to himself. Yeah. But he was the closest to the door, veryery close to the door So now I was number eight So I had a little further walk. You were down the row. did. Yeah. I was down the row. And the supporting guast would kind of like joke about that, like where we were at in the row. Well, that was a crazy thing about our show, which was that our trailers were outside. Like a lot of times if you're in the fancy studios, you actually don't have trailers, you have dressing rooms and they're like attached to your stage. And so you're like indoors the whole time Our hair and makeup, where we got ready for hair and makeup was a giant trailer out in the parking lot So on those rainy days, I remember how frustrated hair and makeup would be, particularly hair ' they'd be like, well, I'm gonna get you all ready and now you're just gonna walk in the rain to your trailer and get dressed and then you're gonna walk in the rain again to get to the stages. By the time you get there, I'm just gonna have to start all over again. Yes. Well, now I wanna share with you this email I got from Steve Burgess You know, we trade emails, Jenna and I and Steve, and he sends us pictures from his life in Tennessee, and we send him pictures back. He's just the most wonderful person And so I was emailing him about Isabellel turning eighteen, you know And so we had started this back and forth and I said, Hey, while, we're chatting Do you have any memories of our base camp and our trailers? becausecause we got this really fun fan question and we're going to talk about it. And I also asked him, how many trailers at any given time did we have in that parking lot And so here's some of the stuff he wrote back. Are you ready? I am. First of all, he said about our trailers. They weren't a four star hotel But they were okay to survive in while not on set By the time I joined the office it was season six and everyone was pretty settled in their trailers And then I asked him about what happened when we would go on location He said, for the most part, it was manageable But other times our base camp look like a small city We tried to keep things small when we were just going out for a day or two with only a few cast members But when the whole cast was on location, we had to bring everyone's trailer Plus trailers for guest stars. We also had to have a cast trailer for the director Usually one for the writer as well And then in addition to the cast trailers, we had to have costume props, grip, electric hair, makeup, ADs, catering and transportation So here is an example on the Christening episode We shot at a church in Pasadena with the whole entire cast This is what was set up at our base camp Four single trailers, three double banger trailers, four triple banger trailers One honeywagon A camera truck, a grip truck, a lightning truck, a set dressing truck, a wardrobe trailer, a hair and makeup trailer, a catering truck Six vans, seven stake bed trucks people bovers, which are thirty person buses, one drivable generator, one tractor with a generator because the tractor pulled the wardrobe trailer, which was a forty foot semi when they were connected One church bus and Jim's car. Wow. That was for the Christening episode. Isn't that unreal Yeah. That's amazing. That's amazing That's something I didn't know if people knew, which is that like The point of the trailers is that if we ever went on location, they would just hitch them up and move them. So like my dressing room with all its decor and everything that I liked to keep in it would be over at that church that morning Exactly. Annie sent pictures from when we did the finale. And our base camp does look like a small city and it rained and he sent me a picture. It was like a mud hole that we had to like wade through to get to the food. Yeah Yeah. o my gosh You know, another question that I think people wonder about a lot, at least people have asked me is how much time we spent in our trailers and how private they are They're not private. if you share a wall, it's not private, just so you know. But even if you do have like a trailer to yourself, it's still not totally a private space. There is always someone knocking on your door entering your trailer, they are constantly delivering new clothes or script pages or memos If you do share a wall, the walls are thin. First season of the office, I shared a wall with BJ I had a double banger and he was my trailer mate. John and Rain were paired together and then BJ and I were paired together. and BJ would listen to music And when we moved I said I didn't want to share a wall with BJ anymore him out I was like, I don't want to listen to your music. It's so loud. It's so loud. Here's the other thing I remember about BJ being your neighbor was that I would come in and hang out with you and we could Hear him lift the toilet see to go pee because he would and it would whack the wall. And the first time I was in there when it happened, it startled me. And I was like, what was that noise? And you said, I think it's when he goes be. He like flings the lid open. Yes, he was loud And so we love you, BJ. We love you. BJ. you there You know, you spent as much time in your trailer as you needed to change your clothes or if you weren't in a scene, that's where you might go hang out Yeah. And Emily asked us were we able to pick our neighbors and the answer to that is no Well, I didn't get to pick who I wanted as my neighbor, but I was able to pick who I didn't want, I guess. I guess that's true. Sayue, please, no more Well, as you all know, Kate Flannery was my first neighbor And then my second neighbor was Phyllis, and she was amazing because she's so quiet So if you have to pick someone on the office cast to be your neighbor. I highly recommend Fllas Also the trailer next to me, so like my windows faced their windows. Ed Helmes and he would play the banjo and I would open my window so I could hear him playing the banjo and I loved it. So lady, Ed's trailer was in between mine and yours. Yes. because he was also my kind of neighbor. You know, I didn't share a wall with him, but yes, and I could hear his banjo as well. and I loved it I love I loved it so much. that sometimes if I had a little bit more downtime and like maybe I would Take a little cat nap. I would sort of wake to Ed's banjo playing and I made it my alarm on my cell phone. It's like very nostalgic for me. Like if you're gonna wake me up, play the banjo. Yeah. And I don't wake up so grumpy. John's trailer was loud. Oh my gosh. John's trailer was so loud. I don't know what they did in there. I think they would just yell at the TV or yell at each other when like the mad and football was going nuts so. Yeah And so it would shake. you would walk by John's trailer and it would be moving and it'd be because like Brian Baumgartner was like, jumping up and down Jumping up and down or something. They would. they would jump up and down. And sometimes we would go in there and we would just sit and hang out and watch them. Yeah if we were like really bored If we were really bored, we'd say let's go see what the boys are doing And they were just yelling at each other and the TV. and you could hear them walking through the parking lot like, what the Yes. But lady, we have to share that when we had kids, we graduated to a very special trailer configuration. This was a time when you really led the way They were so wonderfully for you when you brought Isabel back after our hiatus. So I had Isabellel right after goodbye, Toby I was super pregnant They couldn't even hide my belly anymore. If you watch that episode, when Andy proposes to Angela, you can just see my belly. gave up because They gave up And I had her like what lady like Eight days later Yeah crazy. And so When I came back to set for season five I had this newborn and at first I would just have her in the trailer with me, but like you said, so many people knock throughout the day that I would just kind of be putting her down for a nap and I'd have a break at lunch and I was gonna have that cozy time with her and someone would knock on the door. And she'd wake up. So I remember having this conversation with Randy Cartre. He was so sweet. He was our producer and he was like Angela, is there anything you need for the baby? How's it going? You know, being back at work with her What would be helpful? And I said, well, I said, when people knock on my door, it wakes her up or it distracts her if I'm trying to feed and things like that And he was like, how about I get you a double banger? Normally a double banger, you know, you have a wall between the two rooms. He said, but we can have one where you have like a walkay that connects both sides, but you can shut the door like a pocket door And that was amazing And they did that. And it was a game changer So Isabel had her side and everyone on set knew that was like the nursery side. And she had her little name on the door, Isabel's nursery. And then on my side they could come and go and come and go. And that was great. And I was able to put a crib there. and then I eventually had a high chair. As she grew, that little space grew with her. And then, you know, we had crayons and you know, Plato and like Oscar would come and hang out with her and like read her a book. It was so precious how everyone just really helped make her feel at home there and I think paved the way for you, Jenna you know, because then they were like, oh, we're going to get her the double banger Yeah, they gave me the same trailer. It was made to be two different trailers, but it had an interior door that was a pocket door And so I had my getting ready side, the deelliver me side, the knock on my door side, and then I had the quiet nursery side And it was so funny because They did this for both of us. They had like these laminated signs. I think Kelly Cantley made them. They were like laminated on the nursery side Like in big letters, do not not baby sleeping. J so funny. And then they also put on the door There was a little like place where you could elcro up a sign that said, Do not disturb pumping in progress I could put that on and off the door That was an upgrade for you.y I didn't have that one But I was telling Kelly, this was the sweetest thing. Kelly C'tley came to me when Jenna was gonna to go have her baby. She was like, Angelo, what worked and what didn't work about your little nursery in your trailer production standpoint And I just sort of like sat there and had a conversation with her and she made adjustments for you. And she really wanted to make sure you were taken care of, you know? Yeah, no, she was great And that whole nursery setup was really great because it meant that I could have a very Young child. I mean, I went back five weeks after myC section. We've talked about that. And I was able to have a nanny sit in that nursery with my baby and then every time I wasn't being used on set, I could go be with my baby. And that really meant the world to me as a working parent sameame Well, one of the things I found in digging about our trailers was an adventures with Angela. rememember that digital series I would do for NbC dot com where I gave a tour of my nursery side of my trailer And it's pretty hilarious lady because I just show everything. I'm like, I didn't have to show all that stuff Here, let's play it. Hello MbC. com Hello Dnder Mifflin fans. Angel Kinzy here, getting ready for a new season, season five. And I'm on my lunch in my trailer. Don't you love my brown vor cat I'm gonna give you a little tour of my trailer becausecause I know you're dying to see it. Really? Really? That's really what's on everyone's mind. It used to be really neat. Now with the baby, a little more cluttered Isabelle's picture? That's her laughing. Breast pump. Check. Bast pump attachments, check. Bast pump tube. Check. I've been teased this season that I talk about my boobs a lot, but you know what? when you're pumping as much as I do, come on, ladies, you know what I'm talking about? Fellas, not so much. I need to get some new experiences because I think I'm really making everyone crazy with my breast pump stories This is Isabellel's side. They made this special for me. Basically they took two trailers and they just opened a little door so I can go straight into Isabelle's side. Oh my friend Michael gave me this. It's for my lady business persononal items. Tampons, you know, anyyway, why do I have to say that? My brain is muchush b burn burn burn I've lost it. Oh, lady, that's what I remember about those early weeks of having you know, a little baby on set where you were feeding through the night and then you had an early call time and then you also on your breaks where other people maybe take fifteen minutes to lay down or get a snack, you're just pumping or feeding and you are, you're tired, man. Oh yeah. And it's the best kind of tired, but yeah, you're tired. But I love that video, Angela. You have to post that. well, we have one in your trailer too. So I guess I was filming something for an upcoming episode and you see your trailer. So I'll post those as well. Okay here' on your little couch, you know, with your brown paneling I'm so thankful we have those. such a nice little I don't know, piece of our history there. Well, Emily, I really appreciate you asking this question. This was really fun to think about. We hope we gave you guys some insight into this aspect of the entertainment industry. You know, when you're an actor And you get that role and you see your name on the outside of E just your honey wagon It's a big milestone It's never lost on me. Every job I've ever had, I take a picture standing next to my trailer door pointing at my character's name and I get tickled every single time. I do too And in fact, We both just did this on Lee's movie. We didn't even work the same week, lady. I took a picture and you took a picture in front of the honeywagons. I'll share that in stories because we were both so tickled and we' so excited for Lee's movie Well, lady Speaking of trailers and Lee's movie The trailer for his movie is out. It is out and first of all, the name of the movie has changed When we shot the movie it was called New Year's Rev, but it is being released under the name Nimrods, which is perfect, you know, based on Green Day's album. And it is going to be released globally in theaters august fourteenth Like globally, like lots of places. Globally means a lot of places. Yes. And I'm just so excited for people to see it. It's the story of three teenagers in a punk rock band who get pranked into believing that they're opening for Green Day The movie is packed with Green Day music. The band is in the movie. It stars Mason Thames, Kyler Kaufman, and Ryan Faust and This lady. We have fun little cameos in it We do, and we both made it into the trailer Did we really We did lady. I can't wait to see it. I know. I realized, I don't know how many movie trailers I've ever made it into, maybe Blades of Glory. 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All right, we are back and our first around the town comes from Jennifer G in China Grove, North Carolina, who says Last month was our annual Cer wine festival It honors a cherry flavored soda that is so delicious that was made in the town next to mine in Salisbury, North Carolina It's a fun filled day with live music, activities for the kids, and of course all the cheer wine you can eat and drink I guess they also make a cheer wine pound cake. I am very curious about this cheer wine. I've not ever heard of this. I have never heard of it. I'm gonna have to ask my family if they've ever heard of Cer wine Can I take you on a short tangent about cherry flavored soda though? Yeah, what in the world Okay, I was home in St Louis and I was talking to my mom. Her father was a pharmacist and he owned a pharmacy. But this was back in the day when a pharmacy was also like a soda shop And she was telling me a story about how on Sundays, when the pharmacy was closed Her dad would sometimes have to go do paperwork. and so he would bring the kids to the pharmacy and he would make them Cerry Coke. or a vanilla Coke at the soda counter and my mom said that Cherry flavored Coca Colas, which you had to mix yourself were more popular than just a regular Cca Cola So popular in fact, My grandfather wrote a letter to the Coca Cola compomany telling them, I'm just one person, I'm just one pharmacist with a soda fountain. But I think that you should have a product called cherry Coke. Get out. Yes. He said, because it is my most requested item at my soda counter And he wrote this whole letter saying I really think you need a product called cherry Coke. And I don't think you should call it cherry Coca Cola. You should call it cherry Coke. This was his big idea. He got a letter back Dear sir, thank you so much. Unfortunately, we can't really review things like this, you know, because we have so many people coming up with things all the time You know We're always trying to come up with new products, but thank you for writing us My mom said that like two years later, they came out with cherry Coke And her dad has always believed that he was the inventor. off cherry Cke I love that's part of your family lore. Yam father have the idea. Yes, that I just learned this past visit. That is so wonderful Well, our next around the town comes from Kevin S in Florence, Kentucky, but he says he's ten minutes south of downtown Cincinnati. He wrote, It is past for this year, but the Cincinnati Reds opening day is a major holiday around here People miss work, school, et cetera. And the parade is gigantic. He says the Finley Market openpening Day parade began in nineteen twenty And he wrote, You ladies should come next year, perhaps in a float together. There is a massive street fair near our ballpark on the banks of the mighty Ohio River. I mean, cheerwine festival Oping dayay parade. do have a bucket list item of being on a float with you? Oh, lady, I think it's not gonna happen becausecause you'll get motion sick I just don't think I want to be on a float Do I want to be little slow I don't know. I've never been on a float I'm curious about it. and if I was gonna do it with anyone, it'd be you. Well, that's for sure. Mmhm Yeah. I don't want to be on a float in the cold He up My bucket list has parameters A warm? slow moving slow I would also just be on a slow moving boat with you. Well, where are we going on our slow boat Maybe Amsterdam. Oh, sure. Just like in the canals. I mean, I can make the boat thing happen anytime. Come on down to Lake of the Ozarks, we can be on a boat together. That's it. Maybe in my bucket list dream Float and boat were interchangeable. Like we went from being like, part of a parade to just two ladies on a slow moving boat Yeah, like a pontoon boat. I would love to be on that with you. Such different. Thanks 'ly more different. One has water, one doesn't. One has crowds of people, one doesn't. You know, when you laugh and you get a stitch in your side, I have a stitch. Next you're gonna be like, you know what? actually, what I mean is I just want to sit in our backyard to Actually, I would just be fine a float and a floaty with you in a swim In a swimming pool. There we go. We found it. There it is. we did it. Next is Lexi S from Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, who says about once a day, I quote or at least think about something you once said on the podcast and I laugh to myself. Oh my goodness, Lexi Thank you. Lexi goes on to say, I am writing to share two license plates I saw around my town this week The first day I saw one that read Hot to Tot. Yes. And Lexi said not office related, but Angelo related And for me, Lexi, that would mean whoever's driving that car is coming in quick. Yeah, stay out of their way. Lexi goes on to say the second day I saw one that said business whichich I can only assume was inspired by Creed. I thought you ladies would get a kick out of this. I love it Thank you, Lexi Well, now it is time for our office questestion of the weeek. It is from Lla C in France. Bonjour. I know bonjour, Lla. Lla says, comedy actors always talk about how difficult it is to stay serious in scenes But is it ever difficult to act happy or crack jokes when you aren't feeling like it in your personal life O does it actually cheer you up Is there ever a time when your character had to be happy when you weren't