Kevin Malone has always been a fan favorite of The Office thanks to his loveable and hilarious personality.
And now it seems the unaired finale of the show might have revealed more about the character’Its future is brighter than it was.
While you are on the “Pardon My Take”Podcast: Brian Baumgartner, the actor who played Kevin Malone on TV, has shared his unaired story with podcast ‘blow your mind’.
Sharing that it makes Kevin look like somewhat of a ‘secret genius,’ Baumgartner explained, “The idea is that once the documentary airs, Kevin Malone becomes the fan-favorite.”
Star shared that the storyline was “partly based”Based on his own experiences in the world.
“I can’t go into a bar and not be offered a drink. They want to have a drink with Kevin Malone,”He concluded.
Baumgartner continued, “So, the storyline is shot, but not aired, that Kevin Malone goes into bars, everybody wants to buy him a drink. There’s a particular bar in Scranton, Pennsylvania that he goes in all the time, and he has accumulated such a credit at that bar from people buying him drinks, that he uses that as leverage to own the bar. That is a true, written story that was shot.”
The scene was cut because the finale ended up being longer than an episode.
Kevin ends up being fired by Dwight after he discovered he was adding the number. ‘Keleven’To correct his errors, he will need to consult the records. Kevin is now a bar owner when we see him again. However, it is unclear how he got this new job.
It’s interesting to see how the scene could have changed people’s overall perspective on Kevin’s character; with many having reduced him to simply being incompetent.
“Release the director’s cut of the finale,” One comment is made on the clip.