Meredith Palmer
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| Meredith Palmer | |
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| First appearance | "Diversity Day" |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 46 |
| Occupation | Customer Relations/Purchasing |
| Family | son Jake, daughter Wendy |
| Portrayed by | Kate Flannery |
| Created by | Greg Daniels |
Meredith Palmer is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. She is played by Kate Flannery.
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[edit] Overview
Meredith Palmer is the quiet Customer Relations representative at fictitious paper distributor Dunder-Mifflin. Meredith is twice divorced and has a drinking problem.
[edit] Biography
Meredith is an alcoholic and complains that the office lights are too bright in the morning. Meredith drives a Ford Aerostar minivan and has custody of her son Jake who has a history of troublemaking, while her ex-husband has custody of their daughter Wendy (whom she calls the "good one"). She is allergic to dairy products. She is the winner of the "Grace Under Fire" award at the 7th Annual Dundie Awards.
[edit] Season 1
In the episode "Health Care", it is revealed she had a hysterectomy, and Dwight Schrute is somewhat confused as to what this means, believing her to have no vagina. Michael Scott makes the entire office throw a month-early birthday party for Meredith in "The Alliance", in hopes of boosting morale and relieving the stress from downsizing rumors, although it was not much of a success. Her alcohol problems are not revealed in the first season.
[edit] Season 2
In the second season, the writers gradually introduced Meredith's drinking problem to the viewers, although it is hardly a secret to the rest of the Dunder-Mifflin staff, who even take advantage of it to manipulate her. Meredith joins Alcoholics Anonymous and attempts to follow through on her New Year's resolutions to quit drinking but does not succeed. She has also made another resolution for 2006 that she would stay away from alcohol "during the week". A scene in which a drunk Meredith lifts her top was deleted from "E-mail Surveillance", but the writers were so taken with the idea that they incorporated it into her character.[1] She exposes her breasts to Michael in the closing moments of "Christmas Party", and in "Booze Cruise" she is briefly seen topless save for a life preserver. In a deleted scene from "Casino Night" she confesses to not remembering men with whom she has had sex while drunk.
Jim Halpert uses her minivan to drive Michael and Dwight to the hospital in "The Injury". Dwight, who has suffered a concussion, discovers a flask of liquor under the seat and begins drinking it without realizing what it is.
[edit] Season 3
In season 3, Meredith is caught eating Angela Martin's waterless hand sanitizer in the premiere, and her excitement over merger-day champagne was quickly quashed by Michael who says the beverages are for "guests only". During a deleted scene from "Back from Vacation", Meredith implies that her tendency to sleep around was worth it because she also "got to see the world". She joins Pam and Karen's party in "A Benihana Christmas" because it has alcohol and comments that the margaritas are too sweet while taking a bottle of vodka. In "Ben Franklin" she yells at Angela to "shut up" when Angela says that a male stripper has no business dancing in the office.
[edit] References
| Characters of The Office (US version) |
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Main characters |
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Michael Scott | Jim Halpert | Pam Beesly | Dwight Schrute | Ryan Howard |
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Minor characters |
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Accounting: Angela Martin | Oscar Martinez | Kevin Malone |
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Miscellaneous characters |
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Katy | Devon | Carol Stills | Bob Vance | Josh Porter | Billy Merchant | Tony Gardner | Martin Nash | Hannah Smoterich-Barr | Stacy | Brenda Matlow | Hank Tate | Ed Truck | Mose Schrute |
