they realized that what was missing from the UK Office scripts was heart. Americans need redemption, and heart. These things aren't funny. You don't laugh at them, and they have no place in British comedy. But Americans can't laugh without the promise of them. They need that dose of it just at the end, riiiight before bed, or else the bad thoughts seep back in. Just like Homer.
So, Mindy and BJ gave Michael Scott Homer's heart. --> <3
They had each written an episode for the first season: BJ's on race, Mindy's on relationship. But the most important episode in the history of the American Office and the one that set it on the path to being one of the most beloved shows in the history of American television was the premiere of season 2, "The Dundies," written by Mindy Kaling.
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