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Directed by Creator/RobertBerlinger

Written by Creator/AaronSorkin & Creator/JoanBinderWeiss (uncredited)

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* BrickJoke: At the end of the episode, when Casey breaks the news to Dan about Isaac, the song by Three Dog Night plays.



* ByNoIMeanYes: When Rebecca asks a question and Dan says no, she kisses him, after which he admits the answer was yes. She does this a couple of times.



* NoExceptYes: When Rebecca asks a question and Dan says no, she kisses him, after which he admits the answer was yes. She does this a couple of times.



** BrickJoke: At the end of the episode, when Casey breaks the news to Dan about Isaac, the song plays.
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* WhamLine: "Isaac's at Columbia Presbyterian. He's had a stroke."
* WrittenInInfirmity: This was how the show acknowledged Robert Guillaume's stroke in real life.

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* WhamLine: "Isaac's at Columbia Presbyterian. He's had a stroke."
* WrittenInInfirmity: This was how the show acknowledged Robert Guillaume's stroke in real life.
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle / WaxingLyrical: The episode title comes from the song by Three Dog Night. When he was younger, Dan thought the song, and particularly the opening line ("Eli's coming, hide your heart, girl") was a way of foreshadowing the fact something bad was coming. Casey points out the song is about an inveterate womanizer, and Dan admits he knows that now.
** BrickJoke: At the end of the episode, when Casey breaks the news to Dan about Isaac, the song plays.


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* TitledAfterTheSong / WaxingLyrical: The episode title comes from the song by Three Dog Night. When he was younger, Dan thought the song, and particularly the opening line ("Eli's coming, hide your heart, girl") was a way of foreshadowing the fact something bad was coming. Casey points out the song is about an inveterate womanizer, and Dan admits he knows that now.
** BrickJoke: At the end of the episode, when Casey breaks the news to Dan about Isaac, the song plays.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Casey referring to the staff in the control room as "the help" when he wants to argue with Dana in private.

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* FreudianSlip:
-->'''Bobbi:''' That's what Virginia's been doing all season, Dan, that's what Georgia Tech's gonna see all night long.
-->'''Dan:''' And how's Rebecca's ankle?
-->'''Bobbi:''' I'm sorry?
-->'''Dan:''' Rick. O'Brien. How's Rick O'Brien's ankle?



* ThatCameOutWrong:
-->'''Bobbi:''' That's what Virginia's been doing all season, Dan, that's what Georgia Tech's gonna see all night long.
-->'''Dan:''' And how's Rebecca's ankle?
-->'''Bobbi:''' I'm sorry?
-->'''Dan:''' Rick. O'Brien. How's Rick O'Brien's ankle.
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* OhCrap: Dan when he realizes he did sleep with Bobbi and forget to call him. Also, everyone's reaction when Casey breaks the news that Isaac had a stroke.

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* OhCrap: Dan when he realizes he did sleep with Bobbi and forget to call him.her. Also, everyone's reaction when Casey breaks the news that Isaac had a stroke.

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* IronicEchoCut



** BrickJoke: At the end of the episode, when Casey breaks the news to Dan about Isaac, the song plays.



* ShoutOut: "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Lions and Tigers and Bearcats, oh my!]]."

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* ShoutOut: "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Lions and Tigers and Bearcats, oh my!]]."my!]]"

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* BrickJoke
* BuffySpeak
* CallBack
* ContinuityNod
* FelonyMisdemeanor
* HypocriticalHumor

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* BrickJoke
BuffySpeak: "What are you, nuts? Huh? Are you just some nutty-nut girl who's nuts?"
* BuffySpeak
CallBack: When Dana gets angry about Casey, she brings up his divorce.
* CallBack
FelonyMisdemeanor: Subverted in this episode; it turns out, contrary to what Dan insists, he did sleep with Bobbi in Spain, and never called her afterwards.
* ContinuityNod
* FelonyMisdemeanor
* HypocriticalHumor
HypocriticalHumor: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]:
-->'''Dan:''' My girlfriend's ex-husband was in her office on a Saturday, and I'm fine.
-->'''Casey:''' Good.
-->'''Dan:''' And I'm not saying "I'm fine" in that dramatic way that's obviously meant to indicate that I'm not fine. That's not what I meant when I said "I'm fine".



* LiteraryAllusionTitle / WaxingLyrical:
* NoExceptYes
* OhCrap
* SpitTake
* WhamLine
* WrittenInInfirmity

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* LiteraryAllusionTitle / WaxingLyrical:
WaxingLyrical: The episode title comes from the song by Three Dog Night. When he was younger, Dan thought the song, and particularly the opening line ("Eli's coming, hide your heart, girl") was a way of foreshadowing the fact something bad was coming. Casey points out the song is about an inveterate womanizer, and Dan admits he knows that now.
* NoExceptYes
NoExceptYes: When Rebecca asks a question and Dan says no, she kisses him, after which he admits the answer was yes. She does this a couple of times.
* OhCrap
OhCrap: Dan when he realizes he did sleep with Bobbi and forget to call him. Also, everyone's reaction when Casey breaks the news that Isaac had a stroke.
* SpitTake
ShapedLikeItself:
-->'''Dan:''' There's a difference between divorced and separated. One is divorced and the other is separated.
* WhamLine
ShoutOut: "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Lions and Tigers and Bearcats, oh my!]]."
* WrittenInInfirmitySpitTake: Ultimately averted, but Dan comes close to spitting out his water when he hears Bobbi Bernstein is coming back.
* ThatCameOutWrong:
-->'''Bobbi:''' That's what Virginia's been doing all season, Dan, that's what Georgia Tech's gonna see all night long.
-->'''Dan:''' And how's Rebecca's ankle?
-->'''Bobbi:''' I'm sorry?
-->'''Dan:''' Rick. O'Brien. How's Rick O'Brien's ankle.
* WhamLine: "Isaac's at Columbia Presbyterian. He's had a stroke."
* WrittenInInfirmity: This was how the show acknowledged Robert Guillaume's stroke in real life.
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Dan finds out Rebecca's ex-husband is in town, and he's afraid Rebecca might go back to her. Not only that, but [[Recap/SportsNightS01E13SmallTown Bobbi Bernstein]] returns to help out with the show's March Madness coverage, and it turns out she might not be as crazy as he thought. Casey is still pissed off at Dana for [[Recap/SportsNightS01E17HowAreThingsInGloccaMorra handing the show off to Sally]], and starts snapping at her over the smallest things.

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Dan finds out Rebecca's ex-husband is in town, and he's afraid Rebecca might go back to her. Not only that, but [[Recap/SportsNightS01E13SmallTown Bobbi Bernstein]] returns to help out with the show's March Madness coverage, and it turns out she might not be as crazy as he thought. Casey is still pissed off at Dana for [[Recap/SportsNightS01E17HowAreThingsInGloccaMorra [[Recap/SportsNightS01E17HowAreThingsInGlocaMorra handing the show off to Sally]], and starts snapping at her over the smallest things.
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Dan finds out Rebecca's ex-husband is in town, and he's afraid Rebecca might go back to her. Not only that, but [[Recap/SportsNightS01E13SmallTown Bobbi Bernstein]] returns to help out with the show's March Madness coverage, and it turns out she might not be as crazy as he thought. Casey is still pissed off at Dana for [[Recap/SportsNightS01E17HowAreThingsInGloccaMorra handing the show off to Sally]], and starts snapping at her over the smallest things.

!!This episode contains examples of:

* BrickJoke
* BuffySpeak
* CallBack
* ContinuityNod
* FelonyMisdemeanor
* HypocriticalHumor
* IronicEchoCut
* LiteraryAllusionTitle / WaxingLyrical:
* NoExceptYes
* OhCrap
* SpitTake
* WhamLine
* WrittenInInfirmity

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