Retired #1
After the seventh season, Steve Carell left the show. Meanwhile, since the cast and crew still adored him, they “retired” his number on the actor’s call sheet. Steve was always number one so they haven’t used that number since.
The Big Lie
For months, Steve Carell had to lie about his appearance in the last episode of the show. Even the executives of NBC didn’t know. Even at table script readings, Creed was instructed to read Michael’s lines.