Office Ladies Second Drink: Baby Shower
Apr 6, 2026
They unpack the watermelon cold open and the prop secrets behind it. The history of baby showers and the sip-and-see tradition gets a playful deep dive. There's a look at personalized party props and on-set improv moments. They revisit the stroller durability test and the song Son of a Preacher Man's surprising role in the story.
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Watermelon Cold Open Sets Tone
- The episode cold open uses a watermelon birth gag to set comedic tone and establish Dwight and Michael's dynamic.
- Writer Aaron Schur said Greg Daniels conceived the watermelon bit and filmed it first, forcing new writers to suppress laughter on set.
Thirty Watermelons Were Used On Set
- Prop master Phil Shea confirmed they used about 30 watermelons across the episode for birth and stroller gags.
- Shooting in Southern California made sourcing year-round watermelons easy, per Phil Shea's account.
M&Ms Reveal Character Through Names
- Personalized M&Ms and name jokes (Astrid, Chevy, Ass Turd) were deliberate writer choices to reveal character and humor.
- Greg Daniels suggested Astrid for its Norse roots and visual humor on an M&M, which Jenna confirms.