We were not allowed to make any noise around the bat. The combination resulted in a particularly complicated filming process that had Flannery working her hardest: Flannery explains that, in addition to the one real bat that required five handlers, the show also used two motorized bats to safely get up close and personal with the actors.

Nobody got to know the bat quite as well as Meredith did luckily, the actors brought Kate Flannery on the podcast to reminisce about her experience working with the bat. On the most recent episode of their podcast Office Ladies, stars Jenna Fischer (Pam) and Angela Kinsey (Angela) discuss that a live bat was brought in to film the scenes that lead to Meredith later coming down with a case of rabies. Related: The Office: How Old Dwight Schrute Is At The Beginning & End Of The Show

The episode was directed by Joss Whedon and remains a standout of the series. Dwight eventually catches the bat in a bag unfortunately, he traps Meredith along with it. Meanwhile, Michael speaks at Ryan's business school class about the 'five goliaths' facing society. All of the characters react accordingly: Dwight springs into action and goes on the hunt, Jim pranks Dwight by pretending to catch a strain of vampirism, Stanley goes home, etc. As more have been watching The Office for the first time or revisiting it during quarantine, there is still an interest in fun behind-the-scenes stories from the show.Ī classic episode from The Office season 3 titled 'Business School' includes a storyline where the co-workers are terrorized by a rabid nocturnal animal. Years later, the comedy that so accurately captured workplace life remains one of the most popular shows on Netflix for comfort bingeing and referencing on dating profiles. Along with Arnett, executive producers include Pip Wells, Endemol Shine North America’s Sharon Levy, DJ Nurre and Michael Heyerman, Tuesday’s Child’s Karen Smith and Steph Harris, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Plan B’s Jeremy Kleiner, the Lego Group’s Jill Wilfert and Robert May.Fans of The Office who have seen the episode where a bat gets trapped at Dunder Mifflin can now go back and watch it again knowing the bat was, in fact, real. “Lego Masters” is produced by Endemol Shine North America, Tuesday’s Child and Plan B Entertainment under license from the Lego Group. In Season 2, the trophy was awarded to brothers Mark and Steven Erickson of Atlanta. In each episode, the winning pairs progress to the next round until the top teams face off in the finale for a cash prize, Lego trophy and the grand title of Lego Masters. Will Arnett will return as host and executive producer of the series, which is based on the British edition of the same name and sees pairs of Lego enthusiasts compete in building challenges with an unlimited supply of Lego bricks. Fox announced that “ Lego Masters” has been renewed for a third season, which is set to premiere in 2022.