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* ExpyCoexistence: Michael meets David Brent, the character he's based on from the original British show that ''The Office'' is based on.
* IntraFranchiseCrossover: In the cold open, Michael bumps into David Brent from the [[Series/TheOfficeUK UK version]] and they bond immediately over their shared love of inappropriate humor.
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* IntraFranchiseCrossover: In the cold open, Michael bumps into David Brent from the [[Series/TheOfficeUK UK version]] and they bond immediately over their shared love of inappropriate humor.
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* GutturalGrowler: Michael uses this voice for his Greek character Mykonos, who's a plant at Andy's seminar.
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* HollywoodBoardGames: BrainlessBeauty Erin plays a ''TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}}'' phone game with her AbhorrentAdmirer Gabe. Seeing that she lacks the vocabulary to win the game, Pam and Oscar attempt to help her.
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Andy holds a seminar for small businesses, which is really just a ploy to increase his sales. He's forced to scramble after Jim, Dwight Dwight, and Phyllis back out as speakers. Erin competes against Gabe in a TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}} ''TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}}'' phone game, and Pam and Oscar try to help her. Michael meets a rather familiar-acting Englishman.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Darryl and Michael both give pep talks to Andy encouraging him to close the deal with the seminar attendees.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Darryl and Michael both give pep talks to Andy encouraging him to close the deal with the seminar attendees.attendees.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Unsurprisingly, David Brent and Michael Scott get along almost immediately upon meeting.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Unsurprisingly, David Brent and Michael Scott get along almost immediately upon meeting.
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* CallBack: When comparing notes with David Brent, Michael mentions Ping, his extremely offensive AsianSpeekeeEngrish character seen in Season 2's "The Dundies", while David brings up his similar character Ho Lee Fuk.
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* AsideGlance: Kelly looks directly into the camera when she introduces herself at the seminar under her newly-adopted branding of "Kelly Kapoor, The Business Bitch."
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* TheGlomp: Michael is so impressed when David Brent says "[[ThatsWhatSheSaid that's what she said]]" he reacts this way.
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* ThatsWhatSheSaid: David uses this line, which impresses Michael so much he hugs him.
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Andy holds a seminar for small businesses, which is really just an excuse for him a ploy to get more increase his sales. He's forced to scramble after Jim, Dwight and Phyllis back out as speakers. Erin competes against Gabe in a TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}} phone game, and Pam and Oscar try to help her. Michael meets a rather familiar-acting Englishman.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Kevin opens his seminar presentation with a whole routine where he runs around the conference room to [[Music/OzzyOsbourne "Crazy Train"]] while eating a sandwich. When it's time for the speech, he's out of breath and sick to his stomach.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: DidntThinkThisThrough: Kevin opens his seminar presentation with a whole routine where he runs around the conference room to [[Music/OzzyOsbourne "Crazy Train"]] while eating a sandwich. When it's time for the speech, he's out of breath and sick to his stomach.
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* WordSaladPhilosophy: Creed's attempt at a motivational speech at the seminar naturally devolves into this.
-->'''Creed''': Two eyes, two ears, a chin, a mouth, ten fingers, two nipples. A butt, two kneecaps, a penis. I have just described to you the Loch Ness Monster. And the reward for its capture? All the riches in Scotland. So I have one question: Why are you here?
-->'''Creed''': Two eyes, two ears, a chin, a mouth, ten fingers, two nipples. A butt, two kneecaps, a penis. I have just described to you the Loch Ness Monster. And the reward for its capture? All the riches in Scotland. So I have one question: Why are you here?
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Andy holds a seminar for small businesses, which is really just an excuse for him to get more sales. He's forced to scramble after Jim, Dwight and Phyllis back out as speakers. Erin, Pam and Oscar compete Erin competes against Gabe in a TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}} phone game.game, and Pam and Oscar try to help her. Michael meets a rather familiar-acting Englishman.
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* IWantMyJetpack: Jim's old classmate Tom corners him in the break room and takes obvious satisfaction over the guy who'd called him "dumb" as a kid working as a paper salesman.
-->'''Tom''': Where's your jetpack, [[Website/{{Facebook}} Zuckerberg]]?
-->'''Tom''': Where's your jetpack, [[Website/{{Facebook}} Zuckerberg]]?
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* FutureMeScaresMe: Invoked by Kevin when Andy asks him to replace Jim at the seminar.
-->'''Kevin''': Andy, I'm not Jim. The only way that I'm Jim is in the movie version when Jim sees what his future would be like if he never met Pam.
-->'''Kevin''': Andy, I'm not Jim. The only way that I'm Jim is in the movie version when Jim sees what his future would be like if he never met Pam.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: When Kevin throws up during his seminar speech, he thankfully pulls the waste basket up to his face so we don't see anything.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: When Kevin throws up during his seminar speech, he thankfully pulls the waste basket up to his face so we don't see anything.anything.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When Jim recognizes one of the seminar attendees as his [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether elementary school classmate]] Tom, he tells Andy he can't speak at the seminar. Turns out Tom has harbored a lifelong resentment towards Jim after Jim inadvertently insulted him as a child.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Darryl and Michael both give pep talks to Andy encouraging him to close the deal with the seminar attendees.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When Jim recognizes one of the seminar attendees as his [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether elementary school classmate]] Tom, he tells Andy he can't speak at the seminar. Turns out Tom has harbored a lifelong resentment towards Jim after Jim inadvertently insulted him as a child.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Darryl and Michael both give pep talks to Andy encouraging him to close the deal with the seminar attendees.
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Andy holds a seminar for small businesses, which is really just an excuse for him to get more sales. He's forced to scramble after Jim, Dwight and Phyllis back out as speakers. Erin, Pam and Oscar compete against Gabe in a TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}} phone game. Michael meets a rather familiar-acting Englishman.
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* TheCameo: Creator/RickyGervais makes an uncredited one as David Brent.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Kevin opens his seminar presentation with a whole routine where he runs around the conference room to [[Music/OzzyOsbourne "Crazy Train"]] while eating a sandwich. When it's time for the speech, he's out of breath and sick to his stomach.
* GutturalGrowler: Michael uses this voice for his Greek character Mykonos, who's a plant at Andy's seminar.
* IntraFranchiseCrossover: In the cold open, Michael bumps into David Brent from the [[Series/TheOfficeUK UK version]] and they bond immediately over their shared love of inappropriate humor.
* ScrabbleBabble: Erin unknowingly passes up actual words in the Scrabble game to play nonexistent words like "jlp".
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: David uses this line, which impresses Michael so much he hugs him.
* VomitDiscretionShot: When Kevin throws up during his seminar speech, he thankfully pulls the waste basket up to his face so we don't see anything.
!!Tropes:
* TheCameo: Creator/RickyGervais makes an uncredited one as David Brent.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Kevin opens his seminar presentation with a whole routine where he runs around the conference room to [[Music/OzzyOsbourne "Crazy Train"]] while eating a sandwich. When it's time for the speech, he's out of breath and sick to his stomach.
* GutturalGrowler: Michael uses this voice for his Greek character Mykonos, who's a plant at Andy's seminar.
* IntraFranchiseCrossover: In the cold open, Michael bumps into David Brent from the [[Series/TheOfficeUK UK version]] and they bond immediately over their shared love of inappropriate humor.
* ScrabbleBabble: Erin unknowingly passes up actual words in the Scrabble game to play nonexistent words like "jlp".
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: David uses this line, which impresses Michael so much he hugs him.
* VomitDiscretionShot: When Kevin throws up during his seminar speech, he thankfully pulls the waste basket up to his face so we don't see anything.
