In The Office, this opening scene was accidental.
The exercise ball wasn’t meant to pop.
Jim was supposed to lightly stick scissors into Dwight’s exercise ball.
The air would slowly leak out. Dwight would gradually sink to the floor.
Prop master bought 14 exercise balls. They rehearsed 13 perfect takes. Everyone was ready to move on.
Then director Paul Feig said: “Ah, what the heck. One more.”
That final take became one of the most iconic cold opens in TV history.
And if you watch closely, you can actually see John Krasinski break character.
He said:
“I literally lunge out of the frame because I’m laughing so hard.”