The Office's Unscripted Strike Humor
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
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: After Steve Carell refuses to cross picket lines, The Office halts production, and writers and actors (including RadarOnline.com fav Mindy Kaling) from the show make a YouTube video—that is downloaded excessively without compensation.
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