The episode of The Office that changed Michael Scott — season 2, episode 7, "The Client" — also answered the biggest question about the character.

Melora Hardin revealed the secret weapon the cast used which made The Office a ... we did with scenes. Once we got it as written, we would we would play." Hardin, who played Jan Levison as the ...

Steve Carell made it really difficult for Timothy Olyphant to nail one scene during his short stint on The Office. Olyphant guested in a minor role on the NBC comedy for two episodes in Season Seven.