The Office has followed through with some very bizarre storylines over the years. In its nine seasons, fans have seen the rise and fall of Ryan to Michael taking a minor hostage and the peculiarity of Andy’s character. However, even in the thick of all of it, one of the most fantastically exciting characters that the series has ever introduced has to be that of Jan Levinson.

A still of Jan Levinson from The Office | Credit: NBC

Starting off as a slightly self-aware character who was stuck in the chaos of Michael’s workplace, she very quickly became one of the most unhinged characters in the series. This can all be traced back to one moment in his character. One that her actress, Melora Hardin, came up with.

Jan and Her Decent Into Madness

When Jan Levinson was first introduced in The Office, she was the personification of the corporate side of Dunder Mifflin.