Rewatching “The Convict” episode of The Office in 2020 is especially poignant, even for the stars of the show.
As fans may recall, in the ninth episode of Season 3, Michael learns that Martin Nash, a Black employee who recently transferred to the Scranton branch from Stamford, is a reformed convict. After Nash (played by actor and comedian Wayne Wilderson) reveals he did time for involvement in insider trading, he talks about his experience in prison, which sounds a little better than working at Dunder Mifflin. Heartbroken over the idea that his employees might prefer prison to working with him, Michael turns into Prison Mike to teach everyone that prison is bad. Read more…
