Then, in The Office's season 2 finale, “Casino Night,” Jim finally confesses his love to Pam, which is followed by an impassioned kiss at his desk. While their lips did technically touch in "The Dundies," "Casino Night" is their real first kiss.
She said, “It's a type of relationship that is very intimate, and it's very powerful, but it's fictional. I mean, there is a part of me that is Pam, and there's a part of him that is Jim, and that part of me is in love with that part of him. But in real life, we are just friends.”
"After Hours" is the sixteenth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 168th episode overall.
Dating Was Never On The Table For John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer. The off-screen relationship seemed impossible for the two since they were never single at the same time. When Fischer announced her split with Gunn in 2008, Krasinski just started dating the girl of his dreams, Emily Blunt.
You might not know it from their often-frosty relationship on-screen, but after spending the better part of a decade together playing frenemies on NBC's hit sitcom The Office, actresses Jenna Fischer (Pam) and Angela Kinsey (Angela) are actually straight-up besties in real life.
Jenna Fischer reveals how (and why) her real-life husband Lee Kirk played the role of Pam Beesly's lactation consultant on The Office season 6. Jenna Fischer reveals that a guest cameo in The Office season 6 was played by her real-life husband.
According to Brian Baumgartner's new book, Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: the Ultimate Oral History of The Office, a plotline for the show's Season 8 episode "After Hours" involved Jim cheating on Pam with her maternity leave replacement Cathy Simms (Lindsey Broad).
"The Office" creator almost had Jim cheat on Pam, but John Krasinski was adamant it was a bad idea. Krasinski explained that loyal fans of the show would "never come back" if Jim cheated.
Jim, who'd openly admitted to being in love with Pam since the day he met her, was originally going to kiss Cathy when she tried to seduce him in episode 16 of The Office season 8. Thankfully, Krasinski, who realised what a silly development that would be, stepped in and said no.
When Fischer was asked about her relationship with Krasinski she reiterated the fact that they are amazing friends and love each other. “They filmed us with a camera for two days, mixing and matching us. And over the course of that two days, I was mixed and matched with John several times.
This might be hard to believe considering Dwight and Jim spent nine seasons torturing each other on The Office — but in real life, Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski are friends.
During an interview on the Office Ladies podcast, Carell told hosts and former Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey about why he left the show even though it was "very emotional." Carell felt it was time for the show's other characters to step into the spotlight and have their storylines become the focus.
Thankfully, the iconic TV couple remained together till the end.
Writer Owen Ellickson says there was even some talk of Pam and Brian “maybe hooking up a little bit,” but Daniels says he never intended for their relationship to get that far: “Ultimately, I didn't think it was about actually going there. They never did anything.
He invested more money than Pam expected him to, and he got mad at Pam for accidentally not recording Cece's recital. Overall, he treated Pam pretty poorly during this time and kept getting mad at her for not going along with decisions that he hadn't even included her in.
One of the storylines in the last seasons of the American version of The Office involved some relationship issues between Jim and Pam, and now it's been revealed that the original plan was for Jim to cheat on Pam with Cathy.
According to the fan theory, Jim admitted he cheated on Pam during the last episode of The Office titled 'Finale. ' When Pam was asked during the Q&A session why she stopped trusting Jim, he appeared to hastily cut her off.
Lieberstein later revealed that Jim never went on his trip to Australia, noting "The whole Pam thing took him by surprise, he transferred and then wasn't really up for vacation. Unless, of course, we find a good joke in his vacation."
He even fights a warehouse worker who attempts to attack Pam for retaliating against their defacement of her mural. But the connection between them is never fully explored. Though Brian eventually leaves his wife, Alyssa, Pam ends up sticking with Jim.
Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) trains a temporary worker Cathy Simms (Lindsey Broad) so that she can take her place when she goes on maternity leave. In the break room, the other workers discuss how attractive Cathy is and how excited they are to have her in the office.
In an exclusive interview with E! News, Emily Blunt says her two daughters with husband John Krasinski have watched some of their projects, including The Office.
When the events of the series began, it was the spring of 2005, meaning Jim and Pam were both around the age of 26.
Steve Carell, who is most known for his role as Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott on The Office, leads the show's cast when it comes to his net worth. According to Men's Health, the actor has a net worth of a whopping $80 million and during the third season of the show, made $175,000 per episode.
In the finale of The Office season 2, Jim confesses his love for Pam. But Pam denies him because she is still with Roy. In season 3, after ending things with Roy, Jim finally asks Pam out on a date. In season 4, Pam and Jim are revealed to be dating.