Melora Hardin Looks Back On 'Dinner Party' Episode Of 'The Office' | TODAY Originals
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- Melora Hardin, who played Jan Levinson on "The Office," reveals her favorite episode and talks about Jan and Michael Scott's chemistry.
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Melora Hardin Looks Back On 'Dinner Party' Episode Of 'The Office' | TODAY Originals
She destroyed 3 plasma screens?! Good luck paying Michael back on your zero dollars a year salary plus benefits!
BABE!
Lolzzzz,
Marry me!
Ivan Lučić Yes!!! Was hoping someone would say BABE!
Babe!!
“You cheated on me? When I specifically told you not to”
It's 'specifically asked you not to?'
It is so earnest that it is hilarious.
😂😂😂😂
The best.lol
Legit on that ep Rn
Lol
“I’ve been acting professionally since I was 6 years old” that sounds like something Jan would say lol
My thoughts exactly!! Glad to see someone thought the same as me lol
Haha I thought that - also how she talked about hitting the three times on the screens.
I don't know, she said a lot of things that sound like they would come out of Jan's mouth.
i heard that and rolled my eyes thinking "what a jan thing to say", was about to comment & it's the top comment LOL love how everyone's thinking the same thing
HAHAHAHA I KNOW
"CLEARLY, you weren't watching very closely" such a Jan thing to say.
I know right, lmao
Ya right haha
Right!
Sounds like something she would say to Michael lol
lmaooo word!
She acted as Jan for so long she became Jan Levinson
a classic chicken or the egg debate
No Gould?
What happened to Gould?
"Michael we got divorced, ok"
1k likes congrats
Obviously Holly is perfect for Michael, but the Jan and Michael relationship is the absolute best timeline😂😂
the funniest relationship XD
we all love their toxic relationship 😂
Their relationship is more realistic than Michael and Holly. I was disappointed Michael and Jan never got married and then divorced
No way. Holly tried too hard to be funny, but never really was, IMO. She didn’t have that “it” factor like Jan.
Jan and Michael were perfect for each other because they kinda deserve each other.
I love jan’s slow descent into insanity. Same with Ryan Howard. Michael just makes them spiral and go insane
Or to literally just make it more funny.
i remember thinking to myself so many times “was she always this crazy?”
@@asdfghjk6721 Divorce plus dating Michael plus losing job equals major spiral. Early in season 3, Jan mentions that her psychologist wants her to start indulging in her self-destructive tendencies, and that was clearly the wrong advice. Jan started doing all the wrong things, and it showed.
Kylie Kay ohhh yesss. especially dating michael lol
Everyone that micheal has slept with slowly went insane
“Snip snap, snip snap, snip snap...you have no idea of the physical toll three vasectomies can have on a person.”
😭😭😂😂😂😂
HAAHAHHA
FYI. Not rlly important... but it was actually stib Stab stib stab stib stab
Technically he would have had to have four, because the last sNiP sNaP is him getting a vasectomy, and in the last episode Pam talks about all his kids lol😂😂
Gavin Dombrow stip stap
"Did I hit it once? I did. Did i hit it twice? I did. Did I hit it three times? I did." *Looks up and laughs professional but semi psychotic* - This is Jan.
That's what she said
hotness all all all over 🤦🏻♂️
Kinda is.
@Jordan 84...I thought the same thing LOL!!!!
she was perfect for JAN'S role, she slayed literally every expressions delivering the dialogues
I think you emphasized the wrong part of ur sentence it should be she was PERFECT for Jan’s role
@@ililililililililili9642 Thanks Jan
_ David _ I’m sure haha
@_ David _ if you get the point and understood the wording, then gramatically its on point....you just got SERVED
Think she was just being herself, honestly.
My favorite of her lines: _"I date Michael Scott publicly and collapse unto myself like a dying star."_
Excellent foreshadowing 😂
CentaurusRelax314 I just saw this episode lmaooo🤣🤣
that and "I'm a candlemaker and you don't see *me* bragging about it lmao
I’m the 1 thousandth like😎
Why is this so hard? That's what she said... oh god
Her character arc in the show was amazing. She went from serious businesswomen to bat sh-t crazy.
CCJJ160Channels what's the difference
@@BobanOrlovic A few glasses of wine 😂😂😂
And then back to businesswoman (with a side of Dwight jr)
I did not buy the transition from businesswoman to crazy
much like the Frank transformation in It's Always Sunny XD
melora hardin was such a trooper for playing a character that started off normal and slowly devolved into a laughing-stock
Ernest Thompson I loved her character lmao. When she goes up to david Wallace and says “is it because of these!!!” 😂😂😂
Just like Kevin. At the end he was stupid.
She was one of the only characters that had their life together at the end, she wasn't a laughing stock. Have you even watched the show?
@@NefariousPorpoise I can think of so many examples of Jan being a laughing stock that I have to assume you're trolling?
@@eht12369 By the time Jan is finished as a psrr of the main 'cast', she is a laughing stock, but I think the other person was referring to how when we see her again when Michael thinks he has herpes, qhile she is still strange, she has clearly landed herself another high paying job and has a loving relationahip with her daughter. She comes almost full circle by the very end.
I think my favourite Jan moment was when she jumped on the train with him and then told him all the great things he did for her that he didn’t think she’d noticed. So touching.
Gypsy Tricia ... I loved that scene, too. It added an extra layer to Jan: like Michael, she was just a person trying to figure out life and knowing she’d messed up, but that she’d stick things out with him somehow.
Im a first time watcher... and i saw that today☺️ it’s really nice
It's just a shame the dinner party episode isn't long after that one 😂
Yes
Yes, she wasn't all bad!!
Her acting was so seamless. The way she moved Jan from professional to lunacy was amazing. So subtle but she just kept you on edge all the time.
When she dances to “That one Night” by Hunter, funniest thing I have ever seen. Jan is perfect.
You mean... the father of her child!!!
He turned himself into a pickle
Took me by the haaaaand
@@nate6760 haha
@@nate6760 Made me a maaaan
The fact that people can hate you, shows your acting is legit. You’re obviously amazing.
Scott Beer agreed
It doesnt matter. She said it hereelf that jan is a complicated person. I feel like she's right & that there are deeper underlying problems with jan like how she wanted kids but didnt wany them with michael & how she was equally as irresponsible as the rest of the office characters and yet she is the one that is fired
@@viviennewestwoodruinedmylife quote: "she was equally as irresponsible." As in, Michael defended dunder mifflin and not jan, when dunder mifflin was equally as irresponsible. Did you think Michael ever did his work? And yet we see him as a saint because he is the main character. Jan wanted a boob job and kids, but not with Michael because she viewed him as dumb and silly. They never belonged together, sure, but Jan was doing just as much as Michael and that's why she liked him. Neither of them did their job. The difference is that Jan had anger issues and a job at corporate that we never got to see. Michael did little to nothing every day because his job was to manage. Season 1 Michael was cruel and Season 1 Jan was professional. They changed the characters' to fit the verson of the show they wanted. We've only seen the little side to Jan that was Michael. We saw her clme in to address corporate issues, and then later in the series we see her sue the company for her breast surgery, when in reality, she had faulty judgement which was caused by her anger issues. Every other character in the show also had unprofessional flaws. Thats what makes the show so great. But it's not smart to hate Jan because she was the "villain" of the show, or how she was portrayed with Michael
does anybody?)
That’s something I’ll never understand…
Why does she seem like Jan In real life before dinner party
Poradon maybe because she played jan?
Ferien7 no she’s like an exact copy of her before she became crazy
Yah I'm starting to wonder if she played Jan, or she IS Jan.
NatalieGoik
Like Steve Carell plays Steve Carell?
Dan in real life
Dinner Party is a masterpiece episode, and my go to episode when I'm not sure what to watch
Same. As are the Michael dating Pam's mom episodes.
@@TeddXplosion There are a lot of great episodes of The Office... but there is only one Dinner Party. It's far above the rest and the rest are awesome.
Dinner Party will always be the best. I also revisit "Fun Run" and "Beach Games" quite often. Also the episode where Michael cooks his foot on a George Forman grill. All classics. 😂
@@livstylerewind "Stress Relief: Part One" belongs on that list. It has maybe two of the funniest scenes in the entire show, back to back! That episode starts with Dwight's fire drill, then proceeds to the first aid course where he dissects the dummy. The rest of "Stress Relief" is really mediocre, but those two scenes combined with the meetings with David Wallace in between are pure, comedic gold.
@@trequor Yes! Totally agree. Another great episode.
"The downside? I date Michael Scott publicly and collapse in on myself like a dying star..."
One of my favorite lines from the whole show 🤣
"Did I hit it 3 times? Yes, I did."
That's what she said
Literally what i just said too hahahhahaahahah
Pashmotatoe . the likes are currently at 69 😂
@@suzanasariah3516 lol
I said that outloud while watching!
Bwaaahaha
She was so perfect as Jan, I could never see someone else doing it ever!
at me, b word.
That's because that's how it works. You can say that about literally all of them.
i could do her
Charlize Theron but they couldn't afford her
mine too
Her gloating about hitting the TV screen 3 times is so Jan.....
Bruh she hit it *_three times_*
@Valravn Xiii you deserve a dundie for that
@@johncruisethebaldguy1710 that's what she said
Her real life confidence is reminiscent of the character Jan
Agreed. I thought she was about to start sing speaking.
2:19
Did I hit it once - Yes
Did I hit it twice - I did
Did I hit it 3 times - Yes I did
Thats what she said!!
This is the best comment lol
lmao soo underrated
Jan absolutely was meant to be a net negative character. However, the writing made it apparent she was a wounded creature. Melora delivered a great performance.
Clearly you weren’t watching clearly or clearly you have some issues.
Michael: Am I the princess? Jan: I'm the princess... and the queen.
qnzman578 lmaoo
Yeah, she hit the wall pretty hard.
so...i'm the guy at the station?
Lol
That was such a short line and so flippin' funny!!!
Jan does a great job of playing Melora for this interview
This comment made me laugh so hard bahahahaha
Everyone says that about every The Office actor's interview.
Sayyyyy this is hilarious 😂
I love how, on the devil part, she is dressed in red while sitting by flames.
Did not notice that before and I've seen that episode like 10x! Nice catch!
Thank you for saying it
M Chapman yessss lol I love that part
You should become an English major
@ M Chapman..The producers are GENIUS...
Probably the most underappreciated character from the show. I loved her character and she did her part sooo good! Jan was so hard to hate for me
Completely agree, I understand people hated Jan but I just thought she was very misunderstood. She was this strong capable woman slowly collapsing in on herself. By the time she's with Micheal she hit bottom. Glad she rose back up though! Really complex character.
Yep. She was ice queen indeed, but you'd find yourself going slowly crazy if you had to put up with Michael the way she did. lol
Jan was abusive to Michael but the show stillade it funny. She did a great job playing the character.
How is she underappreciated? Now Creed. Creed is underappreciated. A homeless man that murdered someone he thought crossed him and then assumed his life.
She was so hard? That's what she said!
Jan was so hilarious; she’s brilliant. Her and Steve has such ridiculously good comedic chemistry
I'm starting to think she is not acting and she is just playing herself.
Yep, same here. I don’t think Melora had to stretch very much to play Jan.
Yup, she is Jan
She is definitely a Jan
My all time favorite 😳😳😳🤪🤪🤪😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
You get the impression the writers just watched her talking to the crew in between takes and transcribed what she was saying lol!
The dinner party episode was imo the absolute comedic peak of the show.
Nah Stanleys heart attack
Agreed, Dinner Party is my favorite
I agree
Stress relief part 1
definitely!
"She took me by the haand...made me a maan...that one night...you made everything alright!"
Andy: ahh ah ah
Can’t imagine anyone else playing Jan!! This Entire show was just perfect casting!!
Jan and Michael pour their souls into acting the parts, while Jim just looks at the camera and gets the same result 🤣
Jim is us. We see the show through his eyes our connection to the whacky characters..
@@JayInDecent we dont need a connection to the whacky characters, seing someone that is us would be completely senseless, we dont need to be told what we react like
@@TheRafaelBond What are you talking about? Do you not know about character archetypes? Jim IS us. He is the 'Everyman' archetype. He is the main protaginist through whose perspective we see everything.
@@JayInDecent No Darryl is us not Jim
Dwight is me.
The rest of you are inferior.
Jan singing "Son of a Preacher Man" to her infant in a crowded room was gold
Cringe overload.
YESSSS LMAO
PseudoPsychoSports so uncomfortable!
Her singing was always so embarrassing.
"What did you learrrrrn?"
Not exactly the best song for a lullaby. 😂
‘Did I hit it three times?’ Thats what she said
I was wondering why she didn’t just say “that’s what she said” 😂 but her face said it
hahahaha i literally was gonna say what a missed opportunity
"If I was 22 & had lots of time to have lots of children...sure, let's let Michael have a shot at one of them.
But, honestly I need to make this one count."
There’s something intoxicating about her. I can’t believe how gorgeous she is
“You know I have soft teeth, how could you say that?!”
Proceeds to dip steak in wine Lolololol
"oops"
Lmao i see no difference, more like recounting old personal memories.
It really does😂
Yes! I can't see any difference of her as a person and Jan on the show. She was basically playing herself! Ha.
😂😂😂😂😂
Ahaha yes so true
Travis Sauer for real. She doesn’t seem to mention Jans defining characteristic of being mentally disturbed; wonder why
best line from dinner party
Michael: sips wine “mmmmm that sorta has an oaky afterbirth....”
Jim: “What was that???”
This will be perfect to cook with
That was from Cocktail Party, David Wallace has them try scotch he got from Lee Iacocca.
sk5835
No he says something different in that episode, oaky afterbirth is definitely from dinner party!
sk5835 the cocktail party episode he says “here’s to mr. iacocca, and his failed experiment, the delorean!”
Spooling Up Cory and then chokes and coughs on one sip of scotch
She is so beautiful. She played a character on “quantum leap” back when she was a bit younger and I’ve never seen someone more gorgeous!
I never even realized this, but she played the mom too in The Hot Chick!!! 🤯
I have a hard time seeing the difference between Jan and Melora.
Melora Hardin was great, she more than held her own with Steve Carell, & the Dinner Party episode is probably my favourite & most watched episode
robert nolan she played her character very good
robert nolan Mine is the rabies run. I never get tired of that one.
She is jan. Literally
krish patil yeah, I was thinking ‘why does she like the character so much?’ at the start, then it became very clear!
Yeah she’s scary lmao
@@Hi-uv7nn Hahaha so true
Yeahhh
Kinda... yeah
“So wrong, so right, all night, all right oh yeah”
Jan *throws Dundee at plasma TV*
Thiccy Visuals it’s actually “so raw, so right!” Disturbing I know.. 😂
Divinegon YOU MADE EVERYTHING ALL RIIIGGHHTTT
andy: riiighhttt
ashley rachelle so raw so right all night all night oh yeah. 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵
'That was a $200 plasma TV you just killed!'
She often says "I" instead of Jan, she *is* Jan
She was talking about her experience as an actress
OMG. When she started dancing to Hunter’s music. Priceless the way she handled that scene.
“Hey Jan”
“Not too good”
Ha..... YES
Underrated
I’ll randomly think of this line to this day! Hahaha
One of the most underrated lines ever🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
She was a great character
She improvised the devil horns? That's great 🤣
Most actors sound, act and look different than their characters but Melora seems so much like Jan (besides Jans bitchiness of course)
nope, nope I think you had it right without the bracket, mate.
I like how she got into character a few times as Jan, or maybe she was just being herself; especially when she was laughing hysterically.
The episode when Michael accidently sent the Sandals Jamaica picture to the warehouse. LOL How many times does that happen in real life? Whoops I met send that pic to someone else!
Tom V meant to send it to Todd.Packer@dundermiffling and sent it to PACKAGING@DunderMiffling 😂😂😂
screenshotting a convo with someone then sending it to that person 😫
@@OzzyGT PACKER WOULDVE RELEASED IT ANYWAYS 😂😂
Heyyy mahhhhhhnnnnnnm!
That corporate booty... he likes to hit it!
Dinner Party is my fav episode, by far.
"You took me by the hand..."
Taylor Craig Newbold “made me a man”
"That one night"
Ramsey Keilani “ONE NIGHT”
@@meiguess4732 YOU MADE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT
So Cringe... Hunter is the father..
The character was A horrible person but created so many funny scenes.
Ninad Ganore micheal is a horrible person too lol
She wasn't really horrible
100%. She was horrible. She's a nut job too. Michael wasn't horrible, he was just ignorant. He had a good heart, but lacked any self awareness. He's actually loved very much by the whole office and this comes out a ton later in the show.
@@metalphobos3632 i dont want to go there but its so obvious when a character is a male he is perceived as endearing and comical
@@metalphobos3632 i agree, what micheal did wasn't out of intention. Jan was intentionally selfish manipulative and abusive.
“Dinner Party” was my favorite episode of the series.
"THAT IS A $200 PLASMA SCREEN T.V. YOU JUST KILLED!"
Soooooo, Melora is basically Jan.
Yeah like 1st or 2nd season Jan. Cause after that she was crazy lmao.
Jan was a cougar that pounced on minors... 😳 for instance, hunter was 17 when he made a song about Jan. “So raw so right, all night”.... that was from his song....
The sane Jan
That was my takeaway as well.
Nah she's less serious and mean
“Jan Levinson I presume....”
Lindsay Urias still me
🤣🤣
I heard that
Still me...
"Hellooo you..."
"Love to start my day with a hearty bowl of Jan."
you can count on her buying the almond milk ;)
@@rizwaanali6562 soy
I actually love jan. I love how she came from being professional to a crazy person because as she described it, she was free at last of anythinv she wanted to do, collapsing like a dying star!♥♥♥
Jan was a goat character, everyone in the office was kinda the same she was different and they needed that
What are you talking about, "the same". No they wern't.
Robert Neil Kevin stupid, kelly stupid, Ryan stupid, Erin stupid, they tried to make every character stupid, Dwight was stupid, Michael stupid, Nate stupid, that black warehouse guy stupid, Andy stupid, after watching the show you notice and it gets annoying
Chelsea fan Reyes ok
I liked the episode where Michael declared BANKRUPTCY! then tried to jump a freight train out of town. That scene where Jan comes and says, “You stood by me when everyone else deserted me, and I’m gonna stand by you,” always brings a tear to my eye.
Yes, she wasn't a totally evil person. She just wasn't good to Michael because, well.....
BANKRUUUPTCYYYYY!!! 😂😂 Classic!
Guys, help me. I cant stop watching The Office over and over again.
Whew! So it's not just me. 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Same here!! It just makes me happy- especially these days.
Then you are living life the right way @JexRadz
Me too
You don’t need help. Just let it happen.
Watching the Office to rid myself of the Quarantine blues. Jan is the best! Love your work, Mellora.
i LOVE jan, i wish she was one of the shows constants, one of my favorite characters for sure, dinner party was my all time favorite episode, and good for you jan for hitting the screen three times, proving what a badass she is
That was an amazing character, the way she made her evolve was so mind blowing, she was at first an elegant, polite and smart woman, she slowly became a freaking monster.
Melora Hardin: "Did I hit it three times? Yes. I. Did."
Me: That's what she said!
“Just call me Levinson in the moooornin, babeh”
emag02 now it’s stuck in my head 😂
Don’t do this to me. Don’t hurt me like I hurt you.
This pops into my head at the most random times 😫😂😂😂
I once sat at work and couldn't get it out of my head. Kept singing it over and over again...
@@alexisstrong7791 OGM! That always happens to me as well!
No wonder corporate was always downsizing, Jan broke 3 plasmas!!
Jan is one of my favorite characters! She is so layered and hilarious.
One of my favorite episode
“just call me levinson in the morning baaabbyy”
What episode was that again?
No andno “Branch Closing” Season 3 Ep. 7
@@andulicious6129 my mans got the season, episode number, AND title!!
You took me by the hand...made me a man... that one night.. that one night... you made everything alright 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 . She was great
She's got a shot of acting as Hiliary Clinton in her biopic
Or Carole Baskin
Or Ivanka Trump, or Melania if she speak English
You’re kidding, right? Someone this gorgeous playing that ugly hag?
Only an alien, monster or Rosie O'Donnell should play the sick role of Shillary Clinton. Shame on you for suggesting someone as beautiful as Melora Hardin would ever play the role of that murderous disgusting troglodyte.
Kenny Powers 👍
She is so Jan. The writers are incredible. They wrote every character to fit the human playing them.
She's actually not acting Jan. She was actually portraying herself.
Do you think you can go all day?
Hmmm
You’ve always left me satisfied and smiling
Hmmm ... THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID HAHAHAHAHA
MICHAEL?!?!?!?!?!
If I had to pick one episode to take with me on a desert island, it would be Dinner Party no question
So good, Never gets old.
I would take the davinci code so I could burn the davinci code
Firelord Kushroll Are you Satan? (Jk I love that episode too)
Diversity Day
Every single character on the office was amazing.
I don't agree Micheal DeAngelo made the show a chore to watch
Jason Mason Kelly, Diangelo, and Robert California say hi
And nelly
Wally Jackson Kelly was a pretty good character!
Everybody except Phyllis. I hate so much about the things she chooses to be.
Jan is so freaking beautiful!!! Honestly i always admired her beauty, her personality in real life turns out to be great too
I always loved Jan she’s the best, and I love her with Michael 😂💜
“JAN LEVINSON I PRESUME????”
4:55 , I love when Angela says "you shouldn't joke about that. :)
She is very attractive
꼴빠오빠 she really is ㅋㅋ
Look who's talking.
*was
If you thinks she's cute now, you should have seen her five years ago.
And clinically insane!! -Andy
I loved her so much. An amazing actress
When Jan said “that’s what she said” I cried laughing for 5 minutes straight.
She was SO great in that role. Great interview!
she sounds and looks like charlize theron
first time i saw the show i rlly thought it was herxd
She looks and acts like that actress who was House's ex-wife and the lady from C.S.I NY
@@operatorlink Her name is Sela Ward. I remember her from Once and Again.
But more humble
I’ve always said that she was amazing at this character
definitely one of my favorite episodes
i feel like i’m actually watching jan being interviewed
I wonder if Melora goes along with the fan theory that her then assistant Hunter is actually Jan's baby Astrid's father?!
Asturd*
I came to write asturd. Gladly it’s already here 😂
Ross Turpin :)
Evan Risman how many homers Alonso hitting this year?
Asturd is Ashton Kootcher’s daughter
Melora is such an amazing actress 😀👍 much love from Canada 🇨🇦
Seems like she’s like her character in real life. “I’ve been acting since I was 6”
Nick Shwaery thought the exact same thing
Watching Jan grow as character reveals a lot of her complexities, and the Dinner Party episode is her best episode by far.
She's still so pretty. I like her character
2:46 Jan whispering “Omg, what am I saying” is one of the funniest lines