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    nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    not4u10 wrote:
    I love the beginning when they show all the places in Scranton. I went to high school in Scranton so it is cool. The only exception is Hooters, there is no Hooters near Scranton. Great show.

    what school? i'm a wshs alum. :)

    they took down the "scranton welcomes you" sign, though...replaced it with a cheesy looking one that says "scranton, welcome home". blech.
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    LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    not4u10 wrote:
    I love the beginning when they show all the places in Scranton. I went to high school in Scranton so it is cool. The only exception is Hooters, there is no Hooters near Scranton. Great show.


    there also isn't a Chili's in Scranton, theres one 20-30 min away in Wilkes Barre, but not in Scranton as they imply in the show. Of course it won't be perfect, but it's still great for those of us who live here. Most of you may not know this, but the show is littered with subtle references that make it all the funnier for us from the area.

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    It would be cool if all the references were accurate, but it's all about product placement. Chili's and Hooters, and even Benihana pay a boatload of money to be used in the show.
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    LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    It would be cool if all the references were accurate, but it's all about product placement. Chili's and Hooters, and even Benihana pay a boatload of money to be used in the show.

    Oh yeah we don't have a Benihana or a Hooter's by the way. However, there is some seriously accurate stuff. In the third episode of the first season(I believe), Michael has a brochure for a local coal mine tour. In several episodes there are references to radio stations such as Rock107 and somebody has a Froggy 101 sticker near their desk. The oft-mentioned Farley's and Poor Richard's are actual restaurants in Scranton. They mention Hoban, which is a school near Scranton, in Wilkes Barre. They once mentioned Carbondale, which is an area near Scranton. In the Casino Night episode Creed can be seen stealing a candy bar from a vending machine, if you look closely it is a Gertrude Hawk candy bar, which is a chain that is only in certain areas of the northeast, including many around here. I'm pretty sure in the Booze Cruise episode they went to Lake Wallenpaupack, which, while not in Scranton, is nearby. The photos in the theme song are actually of Scranton by the way.

    That's all I remember right now, if I come up with anymore I'll post em. As you can see, there are indeed tons of accurate references, a lot of which are great inside jokes for us who live here haha.
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    I think tonight is the return of Oscar, meh, I could do without his presence.
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    I think tonight is the return of Oscar, meh, I could do without his presence.

    you can assured michael will have plenty of gay jokes waiting for him :cool:
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    oh boy, oscar coming back

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    not4unot4u Posts: 512
    i love this show, earl too. best night of tv i say
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    ok, andy is annoying as FUCK.
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    Too funny! So is Karen or Andy going to be the next to go?
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    AllIAmAllIAm Posts: 1,309
    all i have to say is... OUCH... for karen... ouch. theres just no words
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    ahh I can't stand Andy anymore!
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    Tom KTom K Posts: 842
    LedZepFan wrote:
    Oh yeah we don't have a Benihana or a Hooter's by the way. However, there is some seriously accurate stuff. In the third episode of the first season(I believe), Michael has a brochure for a local coal mine tour. In several episodes there are references to radio stations such as Rock107 and somebody has a Froggy 101 sticker near their desk. The oft-mentioned Farley's and Poor Richard's are actual restaurants in Scranton. They mention Hoban, which is a school near Scranton, in Wilkes Barre. They once mentioned Carbondale, which is an area near Scranton. In the Casino Night episode Creed can be seen stealing a candy bar from a vending machine, if you look closely it is a Gertrude Hawk candy bar, which is a chain that is only in certain areas of the northeast, including many around here. I'm pretty sure in the Booze Cruise episode they went to Lake Wallenpaupack, which, while not in Scranton, is nearby. The photos in the theme song are actually of Scranton by the way.

    That's all I remember right now, if I come up with anymore I'll post em. As you can see, there are indeed tons of accurate references, a lot of which are great inside jokes for us who live here haha.

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    ahh I can't stand Andy anymore!


    I think he's being written out.
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    Tom KTom K Posts: 842
    I think he's being written out.

    He really is an angry character. the cell phone shit was great tonight.... I think Karen and Andy are out and we'll be back to the original cast...
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    i hope karen doesnt go, but it looks inevitable.

    andy needed to go a few episodes ago.

    not a good episode tonight.
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    Tom KTom K Posts: 842
    I have to disagree... I think tonight was one of the best episodes of the season.. I would like to see Andy and Dwight go at it for a few more episodes until Andy just goes absolutely nuts and quits or gets fired..
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    I miss when Michael was annoying though. Hopefully he'll be himself next week. (is it a new one?)
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    mca47mca47 Posts: 13,262
    I thought the best part of tonite's ep. was Dwight. Him working at Staples was hilarious! Other then that the ep. was basically...meh.
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    nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    AllIAm wrote:
    all i have to say is... OUCH... for karen... ouch. theres just no words

    yeah, i felt that one. yikes.

    i loved tonight's episode and all of the dwight love surrounding it. "i miss dwight. congratulations universe, you win." :D

    jim's face when andy reeled him in...priceless.

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    AstroFanAstroFan Posts: 193
    I liked Andy and Karen before the merger, but I've liked them less and less as the episodes go on.

    Andy is funny when he's angry, but I find him annoying when he constantly acts like a weaker Michael Scott like he did this episode.
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    NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    i hope karen doesnt go, but it looks inevitable.

    andy needed to go a few episodes ago.

    not a good episode tonight.
    yea you probably dont get the show..the last 2 episodes have been vintage office, real fans appreciate it

    its nice to have a show that you need to appreciate the nuances

    also according to NIELSEN the Office is network television's most upscale comedy, delivering primetime's #1 concentration of adults 18-49 living in homes with $100,000-plus incomes.
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    I liked tonight's episode. I have always liked Andy. If he goes, he'll be missed, but welcomed back to the Daily show. He came back a few weeks ago, but hasn't been on in a while. I knew Andy was gonna flip, like when his calculator was jello'd. ( think it was his calculator, maybe a stapler?)
    I really wanted to see Jim ask Stanley if he wanted to be in on the prank.
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    holtzholtz Posts: 509
    Wasn't the music playing when Michael walked into Staples to get Dwight the muzak version of Up Where We Belong? Nice reference to AN Officer and A Gentleman when Michael went to get Dwight.
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    holtz wrote:
    Wasn't the music playing when Michael walked into Staples to get Dwight the muzak version of Up Where We Belong? Nice reference to AN Officer and A Gentleman when Michael went to get Dwight.

    When Michael first entered staples, my wife asked if this was going to be just like an officer and a gentleman, but for the life of me I couldn't pick out the song. I'm pretty sure you are correct. Hilarious. Very subtle, but very funny.


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    drivingrldrivingrl Posts: 1,448
    "Congratulations, Universe. You win."
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    "Hey Oscar how was your gaycation? I thought of that like two seconds after you left"
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    ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,755
    "Hey Oscar how was your gaycation? I thought of that like two seconds after you left"

    Kevin is quickly becoming my favorite part of this show.
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    I loved it when Dwight tossed off his Staples shirt with overexaggerated effort when he quit...

    ... and no one in the store noticed or cared.
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    "Your gayness doesn't define you, your mexican-ness defines you."
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