A taciturn Quality Assurance rep, slightly older than most of the other employees. He is responsible for Devon being fired. A deleted scene on the NBC Website reveals that Bratton is playing a parody of himself. As he explains, he was a part of the rock band, the Grass Roots, and now works at Quality Assurance an account of his drug use. Creed is often detached from the other staff and work.
We recently found out a lot more about Creed: he only has four toes on one foot, he sprouts mung beans on a wet paper towel in a drawer, he eats a soup kitchen, he’s never owned a refrigerator, and he likes stealing things because he stopped caring a long time ago
began stealing things around the office after finding out he does not care any more.
Enjoys a eating a type of bean that “smells like death”.
Doesn’t know who Pam is.
Has been arrested before (Conflict Resolution he clearly knows all about mug shots).
Likes soup that smells like poo.
Doesn’t know which one Pam is.
Creed smells like death from the Monk Beans he sprouts in his desk drawer. Also during Christmas he was in charge of giving Jim a gift for Secret Santa, but forgot and instead gave him an old shirt of his and put it in a bag.
Works in Quality Assurance. When customers ask if the paper is of high quality, he assures them that it is.
Because he did so much drugs in the ’60s, he can only concentrate for a very short time. That’s why all his phone calls are less than a minute.
In Casino Night in response to Michael saying he will donate to Afghanis with AIDS, Creed responds, “Who has AIDS?”
Dances with Phyllis on the “Booze Cruise.”
Can play the electric guitar.
Acquainted with Northern Lights Cannabis Indica.
He suggests to Jim that he vacation in Hong Kong, then later gives a shout out to his friends there in their native tongue.
While everyone is wrenching over the smell eminating from Michael’s office in “The Carpet” Creed comes in and asks:
“Somebody making soup?”
Creed had Jim’s name at Christmas and ended up giving him an old shirt that he found in his house.
Speaks his mind all the time. Very weird. Has four toes (hair covers most of it), steals things, and likes a “seat facing the receptionist” (Conflict Resolution). Tells Jim he should go to Hong Kong (Valentine’s Day).
Also, his favorite soup at the soup kitchen is pea soup.
Creed clearly has an interesting past. Opening admitting to loving a soup kitchen downtown, and seemingly aquainted with taking mug shot photos, Creed furthers the intruige of his character by talking Michael out of firing him in “Halloween,” as well as admitting to being a kleptomaniac in “Casino Night.”
“I…love stealing things.”
He had never owned a refrigerator before he won one from Vance Refrigeration on Casino Night.
Keeps a dustbuster next to his desk.
Of the office employees he is probably the one with the least moral and has the worst work ethic. Michael was going to let him go instead of Devon, but he was able to confuse Michael enough to get himself out of it (Halloween).
Also he admits to going to the soup kitchen in downtown Scranton for food.
Smells like death due to sprouting mung beans on a paper towel in his desk. Also, he has never owned a fridge, which he is able to experience thanks to Bob Vance and a good lucky streak on Casino Night.
Learned of Ryan’s distate for his “old man smell” during Conflict Resolution.
Knows how to speak Chinese [or at least a phrase]
Was hired by Ed Truck.
Michael to Creed – “Well, you know what I am implying? is that when we’re on an elevator together, i should maybe take the stairs, because talk about stank.”
Was in an iron lung as a child (safe to assume, then, that he had polio). I’ll take this opportunity to express my theory about Creed possibly being a Vietnam War Vet. That would explain the missing toe (due to war injury), spending time after the war in Hong Kong, and his kleptomania and overall weirdness (we know that many Vietnam War Vets came back with psychological problems).
People in the office know even less about him then we do-
Oscar: “I got Creed and to be honest, I don’t know a whole a lot about Creed. I know his name is Creed. I know he sits over there, and I think he may be Irish”
I have since found out that Mung beans, while originating in India, are a common ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine, so…further proof for my theory!
We need a Creedcentric episode.
The Locke of the Office.
Plays arcade games at skating rink.
“Northern Lights, Cannabis Indica” – that is all you need to know about MY MAN CREED!!!!
wtf?
Guitarist for the band Grassroots.
Carrys his first fridge out of casino night.
Hey Screwtape – go back and watch the episode where Dwight finds hal a J in the parking lot. You’ll see.
Had a radio show back in the seventies. His DJ name was “Wacky Weed Creed.”
Ever want to know why Creed only has four toes on one foot? From Creed’s MySpace page:
“I was left on a porch as an infant in the mining town of Coarsegold and raised by a Chinese family whos grandparents came to the mountains to help harvest the gold mine fields….they were nice, but simple folk ….they actually bound my feet as an infant to make me more desirable to prospective suitors…..they didn’t realize you only do this to females…..they were sorry of course ..”Oh Boo How” they cried, but it was to late then….I lost a toe in the process
After burning out my brain in the rock business I ended up In Scranton and somehow got a job at Dunder-Mifflin…where I work in quality assurance……it’s not a difficult job…mostly people inquire if our paper is of a high quality and I assure them that it is.”
In the sixties he made love to many, many women. Often outdoors, in the mud and the rain, and it’s possible a man slipped in. There would be no way of knowing.
Tells Meredith that Angela is “Andrea, the office bitch” and then introduced himself to her, although he has worked with her for years.
Is awesome.
In Conflict Resolution, Creed says that he is sick of looking at Meredtih and requests a seat facing the receptionist.
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Fantastic summary about Creed. Always enjoy your blog.