As Janet, the know-it-all information repository, Carden stole her scenes and fast became an integral part of the core cast. For Carden the role was truly a gift, as it’s not often an actor gets to play good and bad versions of the same character – not to mention a character that dies and is instantly resurrected as a baby version of herself.
“People thought I was gone for good, but I did quickly come back,” Carden laughed when recalling Janet’s early demise. “That was one of the things executive producers Mike (Schur) and Drew (Goddard) told me in our first meeting. There was so much in-between they weren’t telling me about, but they did tell me I would be powered down in one episode and immediately be alive again. It was such a fun twist on this robotic character. Getting to play a different side of her is a dream.
“I love Janet,” she added. “But of all of the Janets, I think the most fun I have is with Baby Janet. I feel lucky that I really get to play a bunch of different characters [with this one character].”