00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for moments that were reportedly
00:13improvised or not included in the original script, which made their scenes that much
00:18more memorable.
00:27Number 10.
00:28Michael Gets Emotional – The Office
00:37As Steve Carell prepared for his final day at Dunder Mifflin, the team behind The Office
00:41had a special farewell planned.
00:44During one last Dundee's award ceremony, Andy announces they have a surprise for Michael.
00:48What follows is a sweet and hilarious parody of Seasons of Love from Rent.
01:15According to Jenna Fisher and Angela Kinsey in their book, The Office BFFs – Tales
01:19of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There, Carell suspected, quote, something
01:23was up, but had no clue what to expect.
01:26His reactions during the song are authentically Carell.
01:30There are 525,600, oh, we mean, 9,986,000 reasons we love this scene.
01:40Number 9.
01:51Schmidt's Dream Woman – New Girl
01:53The New Girl cast was often encouraged to improvise, leading to some of our favorite
01:58moments.
02:05For instance, Schmidt's mispronunciation of words, like the iconic chutney, was ad-libbed
02:10by Max Greenfield.
02:13However, one of our favorite examples takes place in the series finale.
02:19We flashback to when Nick and Schmidt first move into the loft and chat about their futures.
02:23Apparently, only the first part of the dialogue here was scripted.
02:27Nick actor Jake Johnson then threw in an extra line that allowed Greenfield to wax poetic
02:31about Schmidt's dream woman, only he's basically describing Nick.
02:43If that doesn't define these two's friendship, we don't know what does.
02:46How could they not keep it in?
02:48Number 8.
02:49Therapy Session – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
02:52If you've ever been in therapy, you know it's a place to be your true, authentic
02:56self.
02:57Apparently, TV therapy's no different.
02:59In the Marvel miniseries, Sam and Bucky go to therapy to process the weight of being
03:03superheroes.
03:04Thankfully, a little improv by the stars added levity to what could have been a very heavy
03:18scene.
03:19Amy Aquino, who played Dr. Christina Rainer, revealed that the actors were given a rough
03:23outline of the scene, while much of the rest was pure Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan.
03:28In my miracle, um, he would, he would talk less.
03:31Exactly what I was gonna say.
03:33Isn't that ironic?
03:34You guys are leaving me with no choice.
03:36It's time for the soul-gazing exercise.
03:38I like this one, though.
03:39Oh my god, he's gonna love this.
03:40Thank you for a minute.
03:41The actors' strong rapport made their dynamic believable, and made us love this pairing
03:45even more.
03:46We're just amazed that Aquino got through it without breaking.
03:50Wait, what are you doing?
03:52Are you having a staring contest?
03:57Blank.
03:58Sweet Jesus.
04:00Number 7.
04:02Ghost Sighting – The Haunting of Hill House
04:03You'd think starring in a series with haunting in the title would make you unshockable.
04:15That is, until someone changes the stage directions at the last minute without warning you.
04:20Remember the scene where Nell's ghost appears in the car while Theo and Shirley argue?
04:24How could you forget?
04:25It still haunts our nightmares.
04:27Tell me.
04:28Try again.
04:29Anyway, the actors knew they'd be getting a ghostly surprise, they just didn't realize
04:34how soon.
04:36Series creator Mike Flanagan shared that he told Nell actor Victoria Pedretti to enter
04:40sooner than was originally scripted.
04:42Apparently, it didn't just genuinely terrify the actors, but also everyone behind the cameras.
04:48Even those who were in the know.
04:49I'm trying to tell you.
04:50I don't need to hear your excuses.
04:51I'm not making excuses.
04:52I said stop it.
04:54Number 6.
04:59The reaction to Lt. Col. Henry Blake's passing – MASH
05:07In one of this war dramedy's most devastating moments, the hospital staff finds out that
05:18the recently discharged Lt. Col. Henry Blake's plane was shot down.
05:23was shot down on its way home.
05:24While this plot point was planned,
05:26the actors weren't told about it until right before they had to film the scene.
05:30Yes, that's right.
05:31No one, not even McLean Stevenson,
05:33who played Blake, knew his character would be permanently written off.
05:37No, I just want to say goodbye.
05:38Oh, okay.
05:40The chopper's about 10 miles out, sir.
05:42Thanks, sweetheart.
05:44Killing off a series regular was practically unheard of back then,
05:48so the somber silence that follows the announcement is completely real.
05:52We're basically watching the cast process the news in real time,
05:55and we feel every ounce of it.
05:58Lieutenant Carl Henry Blake's plane
06:04was shot down over the Sea of Japan.
06:10It spun in.
06:15There were no survivors.
06:18Number 5.
06:19One last joke.
06:20Friends.
06:21First things first,
06:22we have to shout out this brilliant bit of improv from Jennifer Aniston.
06:25Oh, Ross, come on!
06:26This is not, this is not a marriage!
06:28This is the world's worst hangover!
06:31However, our actual pick comes from the series finale.
06:35In his memoir, the late Matthew Perry shared that having the final line of the series
06:39meant a lot to him,
06:40so he asked co-creator Marta Kaufman for permission to make it happen.
06:43I have no idea what's going on, but I am excited!
06:47In the final scene, Rachel asks Monica and Chandler
06:49if they have time for coffee before moving to their new place.
06:52We can't imagine anyone better than Chandler Bing and his actor
06:56to turn our tears of sadness into happy ones.
06:58Knowing what we know now,
07:00we're so glad this will always be part of his legacy.
07:03Okay, should we get some coffee?
07:05Sure.
07:08Where?
07:12Number 4.
07:13Holly's first words.
07:15Breaking Bad.
07:16Never work with children or animals, they say.
07:18They don't take direction well and can be rather unpredictable.
07:22In this Season 5 episode, Walt flees with his daughter Holly.
07:25308 Negro or Royal Lane?
07:27You gotta come quick, hurry!
07:29Hurry!
07:30Oh my god, no, no!
07:34Oh my god, no!
07:36Walt!
07:37No!
07:38In one scene, in a family changing room, he coos over his daughter,
07:41but she calls out for her mama.
07:43Well, apparently the baby really was calling out for her mom,
07:46who was standing on set.
07:48Out of sight, of course.
07:49Wouldn't that be nice, Holly?
07:53No, mama.
07:56Mama, mama.
07:58Mama.
07:59According to director Rian Johnson,
08:01this was one of, quote,
08:02those pure lightning strikes of luck that you probably don't get twice in a lifetime.
08:07Bryan Cranston followed his young co-star's lead and stayed in character,
08:11making Walt's ultimate decision all the more heart-wrenching.
08:15No, mama, mama.
08:18No, mama.
08:24Mama.
08:26Number three.
08:27Marshall learns about his father, How I Met Your Mother.
08:30Hey, can I borrow your phone?
08:31I want to call my dad.
08:33Yeah, go ahead.
08:33How I Met Your Mother isn't typically known for gut-punching storylines,
08:37but one of its most memorable moments is also one of its saddest.
08:40In the Ingenious Bad News episode,
08:43viewers could follow a countdown to the titular bad news,
08:46only when it was revealed it wasn't what we or actor Jason Segel might have expected.
08:55You're here.
08:56Oh my God, I love you so much.
08:58Can you believe it?
09:00Marshall, something's happened.
09:05Segel deliberately avoided reading that part of the script
09:08so that he could give a 100% real and raw reaction in the moment.
09:13Indeed, it felt incredibly real,
09:15even to the crew.
09:16Series co-creator Carter Bayes shared that he and director Pamela Freiman were so moved,
09:21they felt almost obliged to turn away to give the actor some privacy to grieve.
09:25Your father, he had a heart attack.
09:30He didn't make it.
09:34My dad said?
09:42Number two.
09:43Filibuster.
09:44Parks and Recreation.
09:45Parks and Rec has plenty of iconic moments rooted in improv.
09:49Is this everybody?
09:50Anne took a cab.
09:51Tom's in the trunk, Jerry's on the roof.
09:53All right, where to first?
09:55Your mother's butt.
09:59However, one of their best comes from guest star Patton Oswalt.
10:02He plays a Pawnee resident who blocks Leslie's efforts to update outdated laws with an
10:07epic filibuster.
10:08Oswalt was simply told to talk about anything he liked,
10:11and he took it to a galaxy far, far away, crossing into the MCU and beyond.
10:16The floor is now open for public comments.
10:18Oh, here we go.
10:19My name is Garth Blunden, and I object to your ridiculous proposal.
10:23The Pawnee Charter shall not be changed, not today, not ever.
10:29Once he got rolling, it was nearly impossible to stop him.
10:32Eventually, Poehler just directed everyone to adjourn, bringing his rambling to an end.
10:37You can still watch the full, unedited version on YouTube.
10:40Tony Stark realizes that there is a…
10:44Tony Stark realizes that there is a…
10:46I know who that is.
10:48Co-creator Mike Schur compared the moment to a surprise Beyoncé album drop, and we
10:53totally get it.
10:54Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
10:58Rue's fight with her mom.
10:59Euphoria.
11:00All that raw emotion is 100% Zendaya and Nika King.
11:05You're not a good person, Rue.
11:10You smell it?
11:12Really, you're proud of that?
11:14Bebe.
11:15Schitt's Creek.
11:16Catherine O'Hara cracked everyone up the first time she dropped her unique pronunciation,
11:21so she decided to stick with it.
11:22Does Bebe enjoy the theater?
11:25How about two complimentary, partially obstructed view seats to Cabaret?
11:32Gibs Lap.
11:33NCIS.
11:34Mark Harmon recalls first giving his cast back to Bebe.
11:38Barbershop chat.
11:39This is us.
11:40Apparently, we're just listening in on a real conversation between Sterling K. Brown
11:43and Ron Cephas Jones.
12:08Instead of a Gumby, I had a ramp.
12:10Low to high, back like this.
12:11It certainly ain't the Jerry Cooler.
12:13I got the good stuff, man.
12:16The Dance.
12:17Wednesday.
12:18Jenna Ortega researched the 80s goth dance scene and Fosse to come up with this now-viral
12:22dance.
12:24Now, I'll get you, baby, with a little love.
12:31Cause I'm a teenage tiger and I love you, baby.
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12:53Basically anything the janitor says.
12:56Scrubs.
12:56It looks benign to me.
12:58Benign?
13:00Benign and a half.
13:01Don't get us wrong, we love the whole gang, but no one could liven up a scene like the
13:05janitor.
13:05What's your name?
13:07Oh, boy.
13:07You really are new here.
13:11Uh-oh.
13:12The janitor.
13:13Howdy.
13:13Played by Neil Flynn, the writers clearly knew they had an improv genius on their hands
13:18and made the most of it.
13:20Often, Flynn was encouraged to stray from the script.
13:22Sometimes, as Zach Braff shared, the writers didn't even write his dialogue.
13:27Trusting Flynn's spontaneous lines would be comedy gold.
13:30Why did you have to trip me?
13:31Let me answer that question with another question, because I wanted to.
13:35Flynn once joked that the writers knew they'd still get the credit,
13:38even if his ad-libs were funnier than whatever was scripted.
13:42We bet there was never a dull moment with him on set.
13:44He probably kept everyone on their toes.
13:47So anyway, you said you liked mine, and I had the wife whip you up a pair of your own.
13:52You like them?
13:53Do I like them?
13:54Why, just the other day I was asking myself,
13:56how can I display my package in a way that's both alluring and professional?
14:00Well, there's your answer.
14:02Which unscripted moment can't you imagine your favorite TV show without?
14:05Let us know in the comments.
14:07There she is, Amy.
14:08Where have you been?
14:09We've been worried sick.
14:11Do you care to explain yourself?
14:12I'm just 70 seconds late.
14:13It's not a big deal.
14:14Don't worry about it.
14:15Santiago, you will tell us, and you will tell us now.
14:19There was a problem at the bank.
14:21Hot damn!
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