Kevin Malone

Lore & Background

Kevin begins a relationship with Stacy in season two, to whom he later proposes. In 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day,' Kevin brings Stacy's daughter Abby to the office. Jim and Pam encounter Kevin's The Police tribute band 'Scrantonicity' while searching for bands for Pam and Roy's wedding. In season three, Kevin announces he has split from 'Scrantonicity' and formed 'Scrantonicity II' instead. Stacy later breaks off their engagement. In 'Goodbye, Toby,' Dwight pranks Holly Flax by telling her Kevin is mentally challenged, a belief Holly holds into season five until Kevin reveals he is not. In 'Blood Drive,' Kevin meets a woman named Lynn, and they later kiss in Michael's 'Cafe Disco.' In a deleted scene, Kevin reveals they broke up. In 'Casual Friday,' Kevin drops a pot of his homemade chili, spilling it all over the floor. In 'Secretary's Day,' Oscar creates a video comparing Kevin's voice to Cookie Monster's. Kevin later makes a video of Oscar as The Count. In 'Trivia,' Kevin's 'Hail Mary' team wins a $1,000 prize. In the series finale, Dwight mentions he fired Kevin shortly after the documentary aired; a later interview reveals Kevin had been cooking the books, using the invented number 'Keleven' to correct his accounting errors. During Dwight's bachelor party, it is revealed Kevin is the owner of the bar they visit.

In Their Own Story

In 'Casino Night,' Kevin is revealed as an adept poker player and 2002 winner of a World Series of Poker tournament. In 'The Chair Model,' Kevin works with Andy to reclaim their parking spaces from a satellite lot, succeeding after calling a meeting with the bosses of the office park. In 'Goodbye, Toby,' Dwight pranks the office's new HR representative Holly Flax by telling her that Kevin is mentally challenged, and that he got his job at Dunder Mifflin through a special program. Holly pays special attention to Kevin, praising him for doing simple tasks. At the beginning of season five, Holly still believes Kevin is mentally challenged. When Angela berates Kevin over a mistake, Holly steps in; Kevin reveals he is not mentally challenged, which embarrasses Holly. In 'Casual Friday,' Kevin brings a batch of his homemade chili upstairs to the office, only to drop the pot, causing chili to spill all over the floor in front of Erin's desk. He desperately tries to clean up the mess, only to drench papers and binders in chili while spreading it across the carpet. In 'Trivia,' Kevin tries to join the 'A-team' for the trivia contest, only to be steered into the 'Hail Mary' team with Kelly, Erin, and Meredith. To the shock of all teams, the Hail Mary team and Kevin in particular prove excellent at trivia and win the $1,000 prize. In the series finale, Dwight mentions that he had fired Kevin shortly after the airing of the documentary; a later interview reveals that Kevin had been cooking the books at Dunder Mifflin for the duration of the series, using the invented number 'Keleven' to correct his accounting errors. During Dwight's bachelor party, Jim takes all the current and past men from the office to a bar, where it is revealed that Kevin is the owner.

Reader's Guide

Kevin Malone is a member of the accounting department at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. He is a prominent supporting character throughout the first season. In season two, he begins a relationship with Stacy, to whom he later proposes. He is an adept poker player and 2002 winner of a World Series of Poker tournament. His The Police tribute band is called 'Scrantonicity,' which he later splits from to form 'Scrantonicity II.' Stacy breaks off their engagement in season three. In season four, Dwight pranks Holly Flax by telling her Kevin is mentally challenged, a belief she holds until Kevin corrects her in season five. He meets a woman named Lynn in 'Blood Drive' and they later kiss, but break up. In 'Casual Friday,' he drops his homemade chili on the office floor. In 'Secretary's Day,' Oscar compares Kevin's voice to Cookie Monster's in a video. In 'Trivia,' Kevin's team wins a $1,000 prize. In the series finale, it is revealed Kevin was fired by Dwight for cooking the books, using the number 'Keleven.' He later owns a bar. Webisodes include 'The Accountants,' where Kevin, Oscar, and Angela solve an accounting error that is Angela's fault, and 'Kevin's Loan,' where Kevin tries to get a small business loan to pay a gambling debt.

Did You Know?

• Kevin is a 2002 winner of a World Series of Poker tournament.
• Kevin's The Police tribute band is called 'Scrantonicity,' and he later forms 'Scrantonicity II.'
• Kevin invented the number 'Keleven' to correct his accounting errors while cooking the books.
• In the webisode series 'The Accountants,' Kevin, Oscar, and Angela solve an accounting error that turns out to be Angela's fault.
• Kevin's homemade chili spill in 'Casual Friday' became one of the most seen moments on the show, with actor Brian Baumgartner paying homage in a real-life commercial for Bush's Baked Beans.