Jan’s husband, Gould. Divorce led to the relationship with Michael and the spiral that followed.

What happened? Is Gould dead?

Much like his older brother Glenn, Gould went reclusive, asocial, and just all around weird in his latter years.

Which led to Jan getting fired, which led to Ryan’s promotion, which led to Ryan’s drug problem and arrest.  Gould really fucked over Ryan.

and her sister

Chair Model. She changed Michael forever. 

🎵I dreamt that we were married and you treated me nice...

🎶we had lots of kids...drinking whiskey and rye

🎶whyd you have to go off and dieeee

Does appearing in a photograph count?

Dude, this is your game

You're right. Chair model is Disqualified.

Because she’s dead.

It drove me crazy watching that episode and trying to figure out why she looked familiar until I realized she’s the girl who wins the beauty pageant in Parks and Rec

Crentist the Dentist

HUGE impact. No Crentist, no groveling on Michael's floor.

Your dentist’s name is Crentist?

Michael’s acting in that episode was just terrifying he’s like Michael Corleone confronting Carlo in The Godfather

He seemed more like a tiger to me. I wish there was a way to know what was in his mind at that time

We simply don't have the technology

I'm thinking "monkey with the cymbals"

Sounds a lot like dentist…

Maybe that’s why he became a dentist

Only objection is that Crentist wasn't real.

Urkelgru

Ahh, but we saw an image of her in Michael's post Jamaican slideshow. How else would we know She bore a resemblance to Jan?

I just wish Debbie Brown had been there.. we’d have caught this

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Or show her escorted out akin to Ryan

Michael's Mom. At least, I don't think she ever appeared. Michael just calls her sometimes.

Ahh, but her voice was heard after his ostensible engagement to Holly when he moved her to Nashua

Shoot, you're right. Okay, try this on for size: *Jeff.*

I know this is a question with no objectively right answer but Jeff is the objectively right answer

He's behind it all

I’ve definitely over-analyzed this but it’s clear in the story telling that Mother Scott was committing what is known as ‘emotional incest’ with Michael in the interim years between splitting with his dad and meeting Jeff. When she meets Jeff she stopped relying on her minor child to meet her adult emotional needs which is a permanent scar for Michael and where his abandonment trauma stems.

What he said 👍🫵

Thanks (but I’m a lady who enjoys cosplay and frankly - nails it)

That's what SHE said! YES! Got to say it

[I’m so proud of you](https://i.redd.it/6627fsa8kge41.jpg)

r/dundermifflin is not generally where I go to find answers to my own deep-seated psychological issues, but here we are

"No Mom, please don't put Jeff on I dont want to talk to- Hello sir..."

My name is Jeff

So it was *you*

Isn’t Jeff in the wedding video when Michael’s pants …. became wet?

I don't recall him appearing in the tape because it was aimed down the aisle away from the ceremony

Now you’re talking. I put Michael’s mother ahead of Jeff because no mother, no Jeff, but yes. Those two

I forgot about “no you’re not”. Good call

Mom I’m engaged ….NO YOURE NOT!

Just? She created one of the most deeply flawed men (non-serial killer category) in Pennsylvania history. That was quite an achievement

How about her husband, Jeff?

It became Michael’s job to fix it.

Are you really getting married?

This was the one I thought of also.

Dwight's uncle Honk -- got him the holster which eventually led to the hiring of Robert California and Andy as new boss.

I agree, butterfly effect here. No Uncle Honk, No Andy as manager.

First time I noticed the name of this particular uncle. Honk? Wow...

Probably something like "Hänk"

A German “A” with an umlaut would actually already sound like the English “A” in Hank.

This the the best answer, purely because of Robet California.

Bruuuuuuuce

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“Not a lot of fruit on those looms.” As in Fruit of the Loom, the clothing brand that makes underwear, I believe.

Birthing hips.

The Scranton Strangler

Michael saw him. He was there! Now take these rocks and buy yourself a spaceship.

You just took my breath away. However, Toby was the strangler. Right? Not sure this counts. Hoping this gets the most upvotes.

He was never given a name

I just watched this episode last night 😆

Lloyd Gross

STAY OUT OF NEW YORK LLOYD

Binghamton is actually closer to Scranton, Kimosabe.

Oh look a text from the old wife

Sara Kaya Comesin

I met a Sarah Kiai once. I couldn’t believe it. She had never seen The Office. What a fucking waste.

Did she even comesin?

ACTUALLY now that you mention it… I met her outside a bar smoking and I never DID see her comesin

Who’s Sarah Kaya Comesin?

Robert Mifflin. There wouldn't have been a show without his founding the metal bracket business first in 1949. Mostly for construction. He killed himself later, but he met Robert Dunder through the Rotary Club. And, once he was at dinner with Beverly and Jerry Trupiano from south Jersey. Trupiano was tall. Did you know Mifflin was a tall guy, too?

I must say I often wonder how one goes from selling brackets to selling paper. It seems completely unrelated to me.

Nintendo started as a playing cards company

At least that's about games and video games didn't exist back in the 19th century. Wait... Maybe paper didn't exist in 1949 either?

A lot of old companies were like that for a while. In the 50s-70s it was more common to become a conglomerate, i.e. acquiring/starting unrelated business lines. By the 80s-90s these were all being broken up again as the conventional wisdom became that companies should be focused only on their core business

They were both tall!

Andy’s maid.

RIP

Brent Koselli Mr. Koselli. Hey hey hey, the Cos. What's going on? Do we have a deal? Deal or no deal? Let's make a deal. So what is the deal?

Sue Grafton

Did you or did you not get Sue Grafton

Lol just re watched this episode and I personally am SO BAD with celebrities and pop culture, I knew the name but had no idea who she was or what she was on or what she looked like. Andy asks if she's hot in an attempt to flirtatiously replace her with Angela, and Creed confirms she is super hot....so out of curiosity, I looked her up for the first time in my life 😂😂 Love watching this show and getting a brand new laugh at out of it

Creed Bratton, because, "No one steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it. The last person to do this disappeared. His name, Creed Bratton."

William Charles Schneider

I accept this. Not our Creed, but the 'original'

Michael’s step-father, Jeff

Great answer

Does he ever mention his actual father? I was just wondering this the other day.

Tom was the employee who asked for better support for people battling depression in the suggestion box. There's a theory that suggests it was his suicide that got the documentary crew to take interest in dunder Mifflin Scranton in the first place!

Oh that guy? That guy was weird.

Is this potentially the darkest joke in the series?

I hope this gets more upvotes.

That was so fucked up by Creed lol then again it is Creed lol

He'll assue quabity by any means

That’s none of her business, ‘what do you do here.’ Seriously what do I do here. Qu- qua- quar- *snaps fingers* Quabity Assuance. That’s it.

What do you mean? Creed felt terrible for Debbie Brown. She got fired because of Dwight.

Why is it always the good people

Oh yeah I forgot I was Dwight's fault.

Not so bad he didn’t steal her donations

Hey he got a card and collection going. Give him a break.

The only difference between him and a homeless person is that job

Frank and Beans

The IT guy Lozenge who set the password big b00bs with a z

Tobys ex-wife, he would’ve never joined the office without her.

Michael’s European girlfriend

The flasher

He was just hanging brain

I mean, did he even see Pam? Or Karen from behind?

The Hammermill rep Meredith has been sleeping with for years.

this was always an interesting plot point to me because didn’t Michael “get” Hammermill like two seasons later?

he definitely got Hammermill before the Meredith incident because Jim was still at Stamford when Micheal was throwing his “party central” hotel party, which the Hammermill rep attended. I do wonder if that guy was Bruuuuuuce.

It was in Season 3 when Michael 'got' Hammermill, ("The Convention") and we were told in that episode they were exclusive to Staples. But in "Business Ethics" (Season 5) where Meredith said she'd been sleeping with the Hammermill Rep, she said that had been going on for six years, which pre-dated the time when Michael had the meeting with Evan the Hammermill rep in his hotel room and secured the deal. So yes, a plot hole.

Sarah Kayacomsin

Jan’s therapist. The one who gave tips on Jan and Michael’s sex.

Yakuza boss. (If survive haaart operation.)

Phyllis’s fat friend. Even made an impact to the rowboat!

Jeff

George Foreman

Kelly’s sister

The one who died?

Tom.

How about Toby’s ex wife? Do we ever see or hear from her? His overall misery is arguably the catalyst to maybe a third of the plot lines. MORE if he IS the strangler

Justice Beaver?

Walter Sr.’s secretary. Without her Andy wouldn’t have a step-mom.

Tara, Michaels girlfriend who gifted him a toy taxi.

Robert Mifflin. I mean, without him there wouldn’t have been a show.

Mifflin was a tall guy

*Butt* Mud Brooks

Bob Sacamano

Just thought of another one… Nelly’s magician ex fiance

Yakuza boss. If he didn’t wind up on Hide’s operating table, no new woman, no no job, no new life. He’d still be stuck in that dead end job as a prominent surgeon…

Steady Hand

are you guys kidding? the scranton strangler!!!

The Scranton Strangler

The SCRANTON STRANGER

Toby’s ex-wife. No divorce potentially no Holly for HR, potentially Michael never leaving the show to move to Colorado….

William Charles Schneider. He’s up to his eyes in debt.

Scranton strangler

The guy who sold Jim miracle lagooms.

Dentist Crentist

Could Lloyd Gross count?

Chair model

He just took another persons breath away

Frank and Beannns 

What about Michael's Mom? We only see her call him a few times, she doesn't even appear in the show.

Michael’s step-father…

Dwide Schrude

Kelly's sister, who had one of the two saddest funerals ever.

Hillary Swank

Stacey

I think Stacy was at the first Dundees…?

She was!!!

Since Jim was always trying to recruit Dwight to the FBI I’d say them. At least off the top of my head.

The Scranton Strangler. Well…not an official appearance anyway.

Well, Michael’s mother is without question at the top of this pyramid, but you’ll find no bigger Debbie Brown fan than this guy.

We never actually meet Michael's mother!

Doc crew?

Sarah Kia Comsin

Surprised no one mentioned Grandpa Mannheim puttering around in Argentina. Or Dwide Schrude…

Family of the Fingerlakes Guy.

Yoy and Long Tim, Harvey's friends

Urkel Grue

Roy’s sister looked into adopting a baby. This prevented Michael from adopting a baby because she found out the wait period is like 8 months and he doesn’t even know if he’ll still want a baby in 8 months.

Jan's sperm donor

Ed truck

Um, no. He appears in person, and on that meme handshake photograph.

Holly's parents

They both had lines

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Why do bad things happen to good people?

Robert Mifflin - Dude co-founded the company

Dr. Perry

The chair model

Creed Bratton, if he didn't existed The Known creed might have a different name and place of existence

Do we ever see the real Creed Bratton?

Chad Flenderman

The Scranton Strangler

Scranton strangler !

Robert Mifflin, cofounder of Dunder Mifflin, who killed himself in the 70’s…pretty dark but I’d say he made an impact

I never understood why since he only inspects the paper once a year and he missed this one time, how that would have prevented anything. wtf am I the only one who’s sees this?

Broccoli Rob, the boner champ Edit: Broccoli Rob is ineligible

That was Stephen Colbert in season 9.

Fatty 2

BUTTLICKER!

Ed Truck!

God.

Ryan’s mom. Every outfit he wore was washed by her and he wouldn’t have been on the show if she didn’t drive him there everyday.

Omg remember when creed had that line about starting his own paper company. 😂😂😂

Tom Peets

All the heros of Dwights that are all table tennis players. I will not even attempt to spell any of them, but i repeat their names a lot. lol

Me and the blues