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* ActorAllusion: Isaac gives Dana tickets to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing''. Robert Guillaume, who plays Isaac, had appeared in the original animated film version of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', providing the voice of Rafiki.

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* ActorAllusion: Isaac gives Dana tickets to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing''. Robert Guillaume, who plays Isaac, had appeared in the original animated film version of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', providing the voice of Rafiki.



-->'''Natalie:''' Two guys have ascended five miles into the sky. They walked up a wall of ice and are prepared to knock on the door of heaven itself. There's really no end to what we can do. Know what the trick is?
-->'''Dan:''' What?
-->'''Natalie:''' Get in the game.

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-->'''Natalie:''' Two guys have ascended five miles into the sky. They walked up a wall of ice and are prepared to knock on the door of heaven itself. There's really no end to what we can do. Know what the trick is?
-->'''Dan:''' What?
-->'''Natalie:'''
is?\\
'''Dan:''' What?\\
'''Natalie:'''
Get in the game.
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* ActorAllusion: Isaac gives Dana tickets to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing''. Robert Guillaume, who plays Isaac, had appeared in the original animated film version of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', providing the voice of Rafiki.
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Directed by Creator/ThomasSchlamme

Written by Creator/BillWrubel & Creator/AaronSorkin

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* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Before she goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', Dana tells Isaac she doesn't like Broadway musicals:
-->'''Dana:''' I've tried. I've really tried. But the singing and the dancing, and there's oftentimes a hoedown.
-->'''Isaac:''' There's no hoedown.
-->'''Dana:''' Don't tell me there's no hoedown, mister, I've been there.
** After seeing the show, of course, Dana is hooked, and she declares to everybody she's going to see more Broadway musicals. When Will confesses they're not his cup of tea, Dana says she used to feel the same way, but "the trick is, you find the ones without the hoedowns."



* IronicEcho: Before she goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', Dana tells Isaac she doesn't like Broadway musicals:
-->'''Dana:''' I've tried. I've really tried. But the singing and the dancing, and there's oftentimes a hoedown.
-->'''Isaac:''' There's no hoedown.
-->'''Dana:''' Don't tell me there's no hoedown, mister, I've been there.
** After seeing the show, of course, Dana is hooked, and she declares to everybody she's going to see more Broadway musicals. When Will confesses they're not his cup of tea, Dana says she used to feel the same way, but "the trick is, you find the ones without the hoedowns."
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* ActorAllusion: Robert Guillaume provided the voice of Rafiki in the original ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: This famous exchange:
-->'''Casey:''' It's a vicious circle.
-->'''Dan:''' It is.
-->'''Casey:''' It's a never-ending circle.
-->'''Dan:''' Just keeps going round and round.
-->'''Casey:''' Never ends.
-->'''Dan:''' Which is what makes it vicious.
-->'''Casey:''' And a circle.

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** Lucky for Dana that Isaac is around.

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** Lucky for Dana that Isaac is around.has tickets.


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* ProductPlacement: ''Theatre/TheLionKing'' was put out by Disney, which owns ABC, which ran ''Series/SportsNight''.

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* EpiphanyMoment: After seeing ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', Dana now believes in the power of the theater, and whereas she couldn't have cared less about Broadway musicals before, she's now hooked.
-->'''Will:''' It's not my cup of tea.
-->'''Dana:''' That's what I used to say. The trick is, [[ItMakesSenseInContext you find the ones without the hoedowns.]]



* HypocriticalHumor: Jeremy and Natalie agree they have to act professionally around the office and save their coupling for later...and then they start kissing each other.
-->'''Jeremy:''' I think we're gonna need a new plan.



** Lucky for Dana Isaac is around.

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** Lucky for Dana that Isaac is around.around.
* IronicEcho: Before she goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', Dana tells Isaac she doesn't like Broadway musicals:
-->'''Dana:''' I've tried. I've really tried. But the singing and the dancing, and there's oftentimes a hoedown.
-->'''Isaac:''' There's no hoedown.
-->'''Dana:''' Don't tell me there's no hoedown, mister, I've been there.
** After seeing the show, of course, Dana is hooked, and she declares to everybody she's going to see more Broadway musicals. When Will confesses they're not his cup of tea, Dana says she used to feel the same way, but "the trick is, you find the ones without the hoedowns."



* TakeThat:

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* TakeThat:TakeThat: When Dan asks Isaac who he gives his money to, Isaac says he used to give it to the Democratic Party, but "you get your heart broken enough times, you learn your lesson."
* ThatCameOutWrong:
-->'''Jeremy:''' I like you. You like me. Everybody knows. Let's just go out and be done with it.
-->'''Natalie:''' That's right.
-->'''Jeremy:''' So what if it's unprofessional.
-->'''Natalie:''' You think it's unprofessional?
-->'''Jeremy:''' I didn't say that.
-->'''Natalie:''' You did say that.
-->'''Jeremy:''' But I didn't mean it.
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The crew prepare to cover a climb on Mt. Everest, Dana reluctantly goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', and to her surprise, ends up enjoying it, Dan worries about what charity he should contribute to, and Casey is perturbed by the fact he can't get any food delivered to the studio.

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The crew prepare to cover a climb on Mt. Everest, Dana reluctantly goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', and to her surprise, ends up enjoying it, Dan worries about what charity he should contribute to, and Casey is perturbed by the fact he can't get any food delivered to the studio.studio.

!!This episode contains examples of:

* ActorAllusion: Robert Guillaume provided the voice of Rafiki in the original ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
* AnAesop:
-->'''Natalie:''' Two guys have ascended five miles into the sky. They walked up a wall of ice and are prepared to knock on the door of heaven itself. There's really no end to what we can do. Know what the trick is?
-->'''Dan:''' What?
-->'''Natalie:''' Get in the game.
* BigApplesauce: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Kim.
-->'''Casey:''' Nobody's delivering?
-->'''Kim:''' Nobody's delivering.
-->'''Casey:''' But we're in New York City!
-->'''Kim:''' [[SarcasmMode Yes, I know. I recognize the big buildings]].
* CaptainObvious: Everyone feels this way about Dana explaining the drill for Sunday.
-->'''Dana:''' We do our regular Sunday show. We stick around and wait for the live feed from Everest. We kick it to Mike and Libby in Nepal, and we anchor the special.
-->'''Casey:''' [[DeadpanSnarker That was pretty complicated. Could you go over it one more time?]]
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
-->'''Casey:''' What about the kitchen?
-->'''Kim:''' They took all the food out of the kitchen to spray for bugs.
-->'''Casey:''' Shouldn't there be some dead bugs lying around that I could eat?
* EpiphanyMoment: After seeing ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', Dana now believes in the power of the theater, and whereas she couldn't have cared less about Broadway musicals before, she's now hooked.
-->'''Will:''' It's not my cup of tea.
-->'''Dana:''' That's what I used to say. The trick is, [[ItMakesSenseInContext you find the ones without the hoedowns.]]
* GuiltComplex: Dan's problem this episode.
* IdiotBall: A bit of context; at the time, ''Theatre/TheLionKing'' was the hottest ticket on Broadway, yet Dana only decides to get tickets for her and her niece ''on the day she decides to go''.
-->'''Isaac:''' (''as Dana calls the box office to buy tickets'') What's he (the ticket seller) saying?
-->'''Dana:''' It's tough to say, he's laughing pretty hard. And now he's telling his friends. And there, he just hung up.
-->'''Isaac:''' Screwed?
-->'''Dana:''' Totally screwed.
** Lucky for Dana Isaac is around.
* ShapedLikeItself: Casey's attempt to explain how, because he climbs a wall at his gym that supposedly simulates a mountain, he understands what those climbing Everest are feeling.
-->'''Casey:''' You know, mock me if you must, but I hold in my heart what few men possess.
-->'''Dana:''' [[DeadpanSnarker A one year membership to the Big Apple Health and Racket Club?]]
-->'''Casey:''' The spirit of the hill.
-->'''Jeremy:''' Tell 'em, Casey!
-->'''Dana:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah, tell us.]]
-->'''Casey:''' (''foundering'') There's a hill...and there's spirit...
-->'''Jeremy:''' (''{{Beat}}'') Man, did you drop the ball!
* TakeThat:
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The crew prepare to cover a climb on Mt. Everest, Dana reluctantly goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', and to her surprise, ends up enjoying it, Dan worries about what charity he should contribute to, and Casey is perturbed by the fact no one's delivering.

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The crew prepare to cover a climb on Mt. Everest, Dana reluctantly goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', and to her surprise, ends up enjoying it, Dan worries about what charity he should contribute to, and Casey is perturbed by the fact no one's delivering.he can't get any food delivered to the studio.
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The crew prepare to cover a climb on Mt. Everest, Dana reluctantly goes to see ''Theatre/TheLionKing'', and to her surprise, ends up enjoying it, Dan worries about what charity he should contribute to, and Casey is perturbed by the fact no one's delivering.

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