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Now that Jerry is gone, the department needs a new "Jerry" - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately designates him the new Jerry.

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Now that Jerry is gone, the department needs a new "Jerry" - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip up and everyone else immediately designates him the new Jerry.



** This also plays a part in why Tom's attempts to make Andy the new "Jerry" fail - Andy is unabashedly shameless and genuinely comfortable in his own skin, whereas Tom's dignity is so fragile and artificial that simply saying the phrase "file piles" is sufficient to turn him into a laughingstock.

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** This also plays a part in why Tom's attempts to make Andy the new "Jerry" fail - Andy is unabashedly shameless and genuinely comfortable in his own skin, whereas Tom's dignity is so fragile and artificial that simply having a slip of the tongue and saying the phrase "file piles" "pile files" is sufficient to turn him into a laughingstock.

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* RelationshipUpgrade: After going through several ups and downs, Ann and Chris officially get together.



* TheyDo: After going through several ups and downs, Ann and Chris officially get together.
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** This also plays a part in why Tom's attempts to make Andy the new "Jerry" fail - Andy is unabashedly shameless and genuinely comfortable in his own skin, Tom’s dignity is so fragile and artificial that simply saying the phrase “file piles” is sufficient to turn him into a laughingstock.

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** This also plays a part in why Tom's attempts to make Andy the new "Jerry" fail - Andy is unabashedly shameless and genuinely comfortable in his own skin, Tom’s whereas Tom's dignity is so fragile and artificial that simply saying the phrase “file piles” "file piles" is sufficient to turn him into a laughingstock.

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tom reveals that he was the "Jerry" of his previous office before he came to Pawnee and reinvented himself, which adds a whole new dimension to his antagonism toward Jerry himself. Given Tom was easily the worst to Jerry, this reveal implies he picks on Jerry to keep him at the bottom of the office totem pole so as to never be in that position again and his reinvention and obsession with selling himself as a hip "baller" is him overcompensating.

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tom reveals that he was the "Jerry" of his previous office before he came to Pawnee and reinvented himself, which adds a whole new dimension to his antagonism toward Jerry himself. Given Tom was easily the worst to Jerry, this reveal implies he picks on Jerry to keep him at the bottom of the office totem pole pecking order so as to never be in that position again and his reinvention and obsession with selling himself as a hip "baller" is him overcompensating.overcompensating for his past.
** This also plays a part in why Tom's attempts to make Andy the new "Jerry" fail - Andy is unabashedly shameless and genuinely comfortable in his own skin, Tom’s dignity is so fragile and artificial that simply saying the phrase “file piles” is sufficient to turn him into a laughingstock.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated ButtMonkey in after the latter's retirement.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated ButtMonkey in this episode after the latter's retirement.



* TenMinuteRetirement: Jerry retires, but is brought back on board (though it's not full time).

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* TenMinuteRetirement: Jerry retires, but is brought back on board (though it's not full time).full-time).
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tom reveals that he was the "Jerry" of his previous office before he came to Pawnee and reinvented himself, which adds a whole new dimension to his antagonism toward Jerry himself. Given Tom was easily the worst to Jerry, this reveal implies he picks on Jerry to keep him at the bottom of the office totem pole so as to never be in that position again and his reinvention and obsession with seeming like a hip "baller" is him overcompensating through

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tom reveals that he was the "Jerry" of his previous office before he came to Pawnee and reinvented himself, which adds a whole new dimension to his antagonism toward Jerry himself. Given Tom was easily the worst to Jerry, this reveal implies he picks on Jerry to keep him at the bottom of the office totem pole so as to never be in that position again and his reinvention and obsession with seeming like selling himself as a hip "baller" is him overcompensating through overcompensating.

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Tom is desperate to shake off his new status as the "Jerry" of the office. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Tom won't have to be the office's buttmonkey.

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Tom is desperate to shake off his new status as the "Jerry" of the office. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks admits to Ron that he used to be the Jerry of his previous job before he moved to Pawnee and reinvented himself, and begs Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Tom won't have to be the office's buttmonkey.
punching bag.



* TheAce: Jerry is regarded as this by his family, but it also seems to be weirdly true: at work he's a chronic Klutz who's always knocking things over, but at the Gergich breakfast table it's Leslie who knocks a mug off the table and Jerry who effortlessly catches it, even playfully throwing it in the air and catching it again.

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* TheAce: Jerry is regarded as this by his family, but it also seems to be weirdly true: at work work, he's a chronic Klutz klutz who's always knocking things over, but at the Gergich breakfast table it's Leslie who knocks a mug off the table and Jerry who effortlessly catches it, even playfully throwing it in the air and catching it again.



-->'''Leslie''': ...Where ''am'' I.

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-->'''Leslie''': ...Where ''am'' I.I?



* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated ButtMonkey in the latter's absence.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Tom used to be the "Jerry" of his previous workplace, so his picking on Jerry himself looks even worse, as Tom should know better than anyone else how that feels.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Tom reveals that he was the "Jerry" of his previous office before he came to Pawnee and reinvented himself, which adds a whole new dimension to his antagonism toward Jerry himself. Given Tom was easily the worst to Jerry, this reveal implies he picks on Jerry to keep him at the bottom of the office totem pole so as to never be in that position again and his reinvention and obsession with seeming like a hip "baller" is him overcompensating through
* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated ButtMonkey in after the latter's absence.retirement.



* TooDumbToFool: A variant with Andy. Tom tries to make him the new ButtMonkey of the department by making him undergo embarrassing things, but the attempts don't work because Andy's general stupidity and obliviousness means he has no shame.

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* TooDumbToFool: A variant with Andy. Tom tries to make him the new ButtMonkey "Jerry" of the department by making him undergo embarrassing things, but the attempts don't work because Andy's general stupidity and obliviousness means he has no shame.make him completely immune to shame and embarrassment so people laugh ''with'' him instead of ''at'' him.
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* TheAce: Jerry is regarded as this by his family, but it also seems to be weirdly true: at work he's a chronic Klutz who's always knocking things over, but at the Gergich breakfast table it's Leslie who knocks a mug off the table and Jerry who effortlessly catches it, even playfully throwing it in the air and catching it again.
-->'''Jerry''': Whoa! [''kindly smile at Leslie''] You almost dropped that, clumsy.
-->'''Leslie''': ...Where ''am'' I.

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Leslie finds out Jerry is retiring and looks through his file. Seeing that he had a lot of dreams when he was first hired, she tries to help him fulfill some of them, but nothing really turns out the way she hoped. She visits him at his home and has breakfast with him and his family. Jerry is grateful for her efforts and tells her that he has a happy life.

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Leslie finds out Jerry is retiring and looks through his file. Seeing that he had a lot of dreams when he was first hired, she tries to help him fulfill some of them, but nothing really turns out the way she hoped. She visits him at his home and has breakfast with him and his family.

Now that
Jerry is grateful for her efforts gone, the department needs a new "Jerry" - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and tells her that he has a happy life.
everyone else immediately designates him the new Jerry.



Now that Jerry is gone, the department needs a new [[ButtMonkey Jerry]] - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately designates him the new Jerry. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Tom won't have to be the office's buttmonkey.

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Now that Leslie visits Jerry at his home and has breakfast with him and his family. Jerry is gone, grateful for her efforts and tells her that he has a happy life.

Tom is desperate to shake off his new status as
the department needs a new [[ButtMonkey Jerry]] - someone who will be "Jerry" of the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately designates him the new Jerry.office. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Tom won't have to be the office's buttmonkey.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated {{Buttmonkey}}.
* RunningGag: After Gayle Gergich appeared, Ben takes to asking just how she and Jerry got together. Here, he wonders if she's a DeepCoverAgent.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated {{Buttmonkey}}.
ButtMonkey in the latter's absence.
* RunningGag: After Gayle Gergich physically appeared, Ben takes to asking just how she and Jerry got together. Here, he wonders if she's a DeepCoverAgent.



* TheyDo: After going through several ups and downs, Ann and Chris officially get together.

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* TheyDo: After going through several ups and downs, Ann and Chris officially get together.together.
* TooDumbToFool: A variant with Andy. Tom tries to make him the new ButtMonkey of the department by making him undergo embarrassing things, but the attempts don't work because Andy's general stupidity and obliviousness means he has no shame.
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Now that Jerry is leaving, the department needs a new [[ButtMonkey Jerry]] - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately make him the new Jerry. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Tom won't have to be the office's buttmonkey.

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Now that Jerry is leaving, gone, the department needs a new [[ButtMonkey Jerry]] - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately make designates him the new Jerry. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Tom won't have to be the office's buttmonkey.
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* RunningGag: After Gayle Gergich appeared, Ben takes to asking just how she and Jerry got together. Here, he wonders if she's a DeepCoverAgent.

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Ann and Chris go to the fertility clinic and are asked if they want to "donate" now. They agree at first but get cold feet and run off. After some discussion, they decide to try for a baby the natural way and wonder if they should be a couple again.

Now that Jerry is leaving, the department needs a new [[ButtMonkey Jerry]] - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately make him the new Jerry. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Ron won't have to be the Jerry.

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Ann and Chris go to the fertility clinic and are asked if they want to "donate" now. They agree at first but get cold feet and run off. After some discussion, they realize they still have feelings for each other and decide to try for a make the baby the natural way and wonder if they should be a couple again.

old-fashioned way.

Now that Jerry is leaving, the department needs a new [[ButtMonkey Jerry]] - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately make him the new Jerry. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Ron Tom won't have to be the Jerry.
office's buttmonkey.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated {{Buttmonkey}}.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated {{Buttmonkey}}.{{Buttmonkey}}.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Jerry retires, but is brought back on board (though it's not full time).
* TheyDo: After going through several ups and downs, Ann and Chris officially get together.
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Leslie finds out Jerry is retiring and looks through his file. Seeing that he had a lot of dreams when he was first hired, she tries to help him fulfill some of them, but nothing really turns out the way she hoped. She visits him at his home and has breakfast with him and his family. Jerry is grateful for her efforts and tells her that he has a happy life.

Ann and Chris go to the fertility clinic and are asked if they want to "donate" now. They agree at first but get cold feet and run off. After some discussion, they decide to try for a baby the natural way and wonder if they should be a couple again.

Now that Jerry is leaving, the department needs a new [[ButtMonkey Jerry]] - someone who will be the butt of jokes. Everyone is nervous about becoming the new Jerry. Tom, despite being extremely careful, makes a verbal slip and everyone else immediately make him the new Jerry. His attempts to make Andy the new Jerry fail because, as Donna puts it, Andy doesn't get embarrassed by anything. Tom asks Ron to hire an intern, but the intern is too perfect to be a Jerry. Finally, Ron decides to bring Jerry back a couple of times a week so that Ron won't have to be the Jerry.

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* ContinuityNod: In [[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS02E19 "Park Safety"]], Jerry reveals that he has two years until he retires with full benefits and pension, a fact he brings up a few more times throughout the show. He later retires in this episode.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Tom, who's usually the most antagonistic towards Jerry, becomes the office's designated {{Buttmonkey}}.

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