The Printer (Original Version)

This is the original release of *The Printer*, the second episode of *The Office Files*. Mr. Great orders Lincoln Venience to fix the printer. When he struggles to do so, he asks for Agent 22 to aid him since he’s supposedly a technical expert. To maintain his cover, he asks Agent 5 to relay him instructions for how to fix it. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Robbie Slodysko, Seth Bolin, Audrey Beilharz, Scott Pirkle, and Madison Benninger alongside co-stars Chloe Pope and Lyndon Padgett. The episode released on November 20, 2021.

This episode was rereleased on January 2, 2022 under the original subtitle *The Newspaper Cut*. While it was classified as a special, it would eventually be considered the canon version of the episode.

## Characters

### Main Cast

* Agent 22 / Lincoln Spicuous - Robbie Slodysko
* Lincoln Venience - Seth Bolin
* Agent 5 - Audrey Beilharz
* Mr. Scott Great / Overhyped Advertiser - Scott Pirkle
* Agent 1 - Madison Benninger

### Supporting Cast

* Ava Rage / Bored Girl - Chloe Pope
* Norm Al *(DEBUT)* - Lyndon Padgett
* Agent 4 (mentioned) - Olivia Dunham
* Melanie Miller\* (off-screen) - Madison Dorris

## Production Analysis

Early concepts for the episode were thought up on May 13, 2021, and script writing began on July 16 and was finished on August 18. Shooting began on August 19, but was put on hold after August 26 so that completing Episode 1 could be the focus. It resumed on October 5 continued until November 11. The episode was originally going to air on September 19, but it was delayed to October 11 when Episode 1 was pushed back to September 19. After the aforementioned episode was delayed one week further, this episode was pushed back to November 6. On November 4, the final day of shooting had to be delayed due to scheduling conflicts, resulting in the release being delayed to November 13. On November 11, the episode was delayed one last time to November 20, 2021, when the episode finally released. This episode's blooper reel was split into two episodes due to it being 78 minutes long unsplit. Part 1 released on December 6 while Part 2 released December 8.

In addition to several smaller scenes, two entire sequences were cut for time. The first of which is a flashback sequence between Mr. Great and Lincoln, which would've appeared as the second flashback out of three total instead of the two included in the final. The other cut scene is between Agent 5 and Agent 1 during the scene where Agent 22 is trying to reach her to no avail, and the scene's absence is why the Agent 1 has two lines in the final episode despite Madison Benninger still listed as a starring role.

### Variant Release

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An alternate version of the episode, subtitled *The Newspaper Cut*, released on January 2, 2022 on the original Little Garfield YouTube channel as it's Five-Year Anniversary Special. In addition to general differences in the editing, this version features alternate cuts of several scenes that later had to be reshot due to an inconsistency of outfits worn during them. These scenes featured numerous different lines and jokes from the final due to improv taking them in different directions. A few of Agent 5's scenes that didn't get shot until December 2 were added in, and Mr. Great's reaction to Lincoln breaking his laptop uses an entirely different take of the scene that lasts around a minute longer. Notably, the normal series intro sequence was also changed to not include the in-universe reports about each character, a change that would actually persist going forward. This is now considered the canon version of the episode.

## Mission Gallery

This episode premiered on November 20, 2021 at 8 PM EST.

The Printer (Original Verison) - Little Garfield Production Studios

## Trivia

* (\*) In *The Questioning*, it is revealed that Melanie Miller was the employee who throws the highlighter to Agent 22 during the montage sequence. He refers to her as *"Random Employee I do not know"* since they don't formally meet each other until the events of said episode.
	+ In *Bloopers - The Printer (Part 1)*, it is clear by listening during the uncut version of this sequence that the highlighter was actually tossed over by Scott, who was operating the camera at the time. This moment was actually unplanned, and Robbie's subsequent responses were completely improv.