The Office: The Weird True Story Behind Sprinkles The Cat

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Sprinkles the Cat was one of the unsung heroes of The Office and the true story behind her is both weird and hilarious. Sprinkles' death inThe Office season 4 was one of the most memorable and hilarious moments in Dwight and Angela's secret relationship. Angela, portrayed by Angela Kinsey, is a proud mom of many cats, with Sprinkles being one of the most well-known due to her untimely demise. However, she may not have existed at all without a funny true story from the pilot.

Angela Martin is one of the most fearsome characters in The Office, known for her sharp tone, judgemental opinions, and ruthless running of the Party Planning Committee. Her love for cats reveals that she has a gentle side, despite the fact that this love is often met with indifference from her colleagues. Sprinkles is one of these cats, who finds herself sick at the beginning of season 4. Angela entrusts Sprinkles into Dwight's care while she's away only to find out when she gets back that Sprinkles has died. Although he tries to hide it, Dwight admits to killing Sprinkles with a lethal dose of poison and putting the cat into the freezer while still alive thinking it a kindness. This incident drives a wedge between the two and significantly halts the progress of their relationship, at least for a little while.

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All this trauma may well have been avoided had Angela not created Sprinkles the Cat and invited the cast to her birthday party in the pilot episode of The Office. The cast was encouraged by director Kevin Kwapis to do different busy tasks in the background so that things felt "more real." This allowed the actors to explore their characters, who were still fresh at