"The Office" Star Ellie Kemper Didn't Think Andy Was A Good Match For Her
"That actually makes perfect sense to me."
From Jim and Pam to Kelly and Ryan, The Office has housed a string of onscreen relationships that audiences both loved and despised.
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But there was one proposed couple that never got to see the light of day: Kevin Malone and Erin Hannon.
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During a recent episode of his podcast, An Oral History of The Office, Brian Baumgartner revealed to Ellie Kemper that he pitched the show's writers about forming a romantic relationship between his character, Kevin, and Erin.
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"Do you know that I pitched Kevin and Erin getting together?" Brian asked his podcast guest, Ellie. To which she replied, "I think that would be a pretty reasonable relationship."
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Brian continued, "I went up to the writers room, and I said, ‘If Kevin could mature just a little, there was something about their energy that I thought was right. Their energies matched in a weird way.’"
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And Ellie agreed — "That actually makes perfect sense to me. I love that pitch."
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Admittedly, Brian was sad fans never got to "witness the great love story that Kevin and Erin could have been." But the show must go on, and it did, by exploring a relationship between her and Andy — a coupling Ellie didn't really understand.
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"I never thought [Andy and Erin were a good match],” Ellie added. “I felt like Andy was a bit too childish."
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"He wasn’t ready to take care of Erin. Erin was ready to take care of Andy, but I felt that it was uneven in that respect.”
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Well, unless a spinoff is in the works, it looks like fans will only be able to imagine what a Kevin and Erin pairing would look like. To hear more untold stories about The Office, be sure to check out Brian's An Oral History of The Office podcast.
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