Bryan Cranston Remembers Directing The ‘Death Bus’ Episode Of ‘The Office’

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Sometimes things got scary on “The Office”. On Monday night, actor Bryan Cranston appeared on Global’s “The Late Show” and remembered directing the episode of “The Office” known to cast and crew as “The Death Bus” episode. “So it’s not fair that it’s called ‘Death Bus’ because no one died,” Cranston joked. “It was– I’ll admit, it was my aim.” READ MORE: Ed Helms Reveals He Was Missing His Tooth During ‘The Office’ Production: ‘My Tongue Couldn’t Form Words’ In the episode, which was actually titled “Work Bus”, the office had to work on a cramped bus due to one of Jim’s failed pranks on Dwight.

But because the air conditioning on the bus was too loud during filming, the crew attached a trailer with a refrigeration system, only it wasn’t set up properly. “What they didn’t plan on,” Cranston explained, “they didn’t think that where the intake for the refrigeration system was, was exactly lined up to where the tailpipe of the bus was.

So the exhaust of the bus was going right to the intake.” In the end, it was Jenna Fischer, who played Pam, who helped save the day. “Jenna Fischer actually saved everyone’s life,” Cranston recalled. “Well, she said, ‘I smell exhaust.

It’s coming inside the bus.’ And I’m thinking, Jenna, I mean, come on. How is that possible? It’s not possible.” After checking out the situation for himself, the actor realized Fischer was completely right. “I got a chair and I stood up on the thing and I stuck my nose up in there and sure enough, it was billowing down.