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Casey unwillingly goes on a date with [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a woman named Pixley]], as part of Dana's plan, while the rest of the staff gathers after the show to figure out the next night's broadcast, and Jeremy obsesses over an award he didn't end up winning.
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Casey unwillingly goes on a date with [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a woman named Pixley]], Pixley]] as part of Dana's plan, while Dana and the rest of the staff gathers gather after the show to figure out if there's any news for the next night's broadcast, and Jeremy obsesses over an award he didn't end up winning.
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Directed by Creator/DennieGordon
Written by Creator/DavidWalpert
Written by Creator/DavidWalpert
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* ByNoIMeanYes:
-->'''Casey:''' (''to Dan as he's walking to the conference room'') I wasn't mean to Pixley.
-->'''Dana:''' (''in conference room'') How'd it go?
-->'''Casey:''' I was totally mean to Pixley.
-->'''Casey:''' (''to Dan as he's walking to the conference room'') I wasn't mean to Pixley.
-->'''Dana:''' (''in conference room'') How'd it go?
-->'''Casey:''' I was totally mean to Pixley.
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* NoExceptYes:
-->'''Casey:''' (''to Dan as he's walking to the conference room'') I wasn't mean to Pixley.
-->'''Dana:''' (''in conference room'') How'd it go?
-->'''Casey:''' I was totally mean to Pixley.
-->'''Casey:''' (''to Dan as he's walking to the conference room'') I wasn't mean to Pixley.
-->'''Dana:''' (''in conference room'') How'd it go?
-->'''Casey:''' I was totally mean to Pixley.
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* TabletopGame/{{Bridge}}: At the end of the episode, Natalie offers a story about a contact bridge game as a possible story. Dana points out it isn't a sport.
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* IfItBleedsItLeads: Dana wants the dying archer to be dying of a rare disease, and the coxswain who fell out of his boat to have done so during a rescue attempt, so she can stretch out the next night's broadcast.
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* SexAsSolace: Natalie tells Jeremy they should go to the awards ceremony anyway, celebrate the fact he got nominated at all, and then go back to his apartment where she'll sleep with him.
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* SexAsSolace: HypocriticalHumor:
-->'''Dana:''' I think it's time for us all to take a deep breath and relax and approach this with a sense of calm professionalism. (''smacks Jeremy in the back of his head'') How could you lose to Sally Sasser?
* NoExceptYes:
-->'''Casey:''' (''to Dan as he's walking to the conference room'') I wasn't mean to Pixley.
-->'''Dana:''' (''in conference room'') How'd it go?
-->'''Casey:''' I was totally mean to Pixley.
* SexForSolace: Natalie tells Jeremy they should go to the awards ceremony anyway, celebrate the fact he got nominated at all, and then go back to his apartment where she'll sleep with him.
-->'''Dana:''' I think it's time for us all to take a deep breath and relax and approach this with a sense of calm professionalism. (''smacks Jeremy in the back of his head'') How could you lose to Sally Sasser?
* NoExceptYes:
-->'''Casey:''' (''to Dan as he's walking to the conference room'') I wasn't mean to Pixley.
-->'''Dana:''' (''in conference room'') How'd it go?
-->'''Casey:''' I was totally mean to Pixley.
* SexForSolace: Natalie tells Jeremy they should go to the awards ceremony anyway, celebrate the fact he got nominated at all, and then go back to his apartment where she'll sleep with him.
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Casey unwillingly goes on a date with [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a woman named Pixley]], as part of Dana's plan, while the rest of the staff gathers after the show to figure out the next night's broadcast, and Jeremy obsesses over an award he didn't end up winning.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* BerserkButton: Sally still is this for Dana, which is why Natalie doesn't want to tell her Sally won the award Jeremy wanted to win.
* CallBack: Dana reminds Dan [[Recap/SportsNightS01E10ShoeMoneyTonight horse racing is the sport of kings]].
* ContinuityNod: Dana still doesn't know about, or couldn't care less about, rowing.
* CurseCutShort:
-->'''Jeremy:''' I was wondering, as someone who's been nominated for many of these things and lost most of the time, how you felt on the question of preparing a speech in advance?
-->'''Isaac:''' I won the Pulitzer Prize, Jeremy.
-->'''Jeremy:''' It's a real honor, sir.
-->'''Isaac:''' No, I meant it's one of the many objects in the room that I could grab and [[AssShove shove up-]]
-->'''Jeremy:''' Got it!
* DeadpanSnarker: Isaac.
-->'''Jeremy:''' I want to win bad, Isaac...You know that feeling.
-->'''Isaac:''' Well, I work in sports, so I'm trying to think if I've ever had contact with people like that.
-->'''Jeremy:''' [[LampshadeHanging Another good one, sir. Surviving a stroke has made you quite the wit.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dan tells Casey Dana's "dating plan" won't last sixth months.
* SexAsSolace: Natalie tells Jeremy they should go to the awards ceremony anyway, celebrate the fact he got nominated at all, and then go back to his apartment where she'll sleep with him.
-->'''Jeremy:''' Natalie, you can't just always make everything better by offering me sex. (''Natalie just looks at him'') Well, yes, I guess you can.
* TemptingFate: Jeremy brings up the fact the Apollo 11 crew prepared a speech in case things went wrong as a reason why he shouldn't prepare an acceptance speech for his reward.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Casey quotes [=49ers=] running back Ricky Watters as saying, "Ricky Watters isn't [[UnusualEuphemism lugging the rock]] the way Ricky Watters is capable of lugging the rock." [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Casey when he wonders if Watters was referring to a different Ricky Watters.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jeremy does this to Natalie when he finds out not only that he didn't win, but that she knew and didn't tell him.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* BerserkButton: Sally still is this for Dana, which is why Natalie doesn't want to tell her Sally won the award Jeremy wanted to win.
* CallBack: Dana reminds Dan [[Recap/SportsNightS01E10ShoeMoneyTonight horse racing is the sport of kings]].
* ContinuityNod: Dana still doesn't know about, or couldn't care less about, rowing.
* CurseCutShort:
-->'''Jeremy:''' I was wondering, as someone who's been nominated for many of these things and lost most of the time, how you felt on the question of preparing a speech in advance?
-->'''Isaac:''' I won the Pulitzer Prize, Jeremy.
-->'''Jeremy:''' It's a real honor, sir.
-->'''Isaac:''' No, I meant it's one of the many objects in the room that I could grab and [[AssShove shove up-]]
-->'''Jeremy:''' Got it!
* DeadpanSnarker: Isaac.
-->'''Jeremy:''' I want to win bad, Isaac...You know that feeling.
-->'''Isaac:''' Well, I work in sports, so I'm trying to think if I've ever had contact with people like that.
-->'''Jeremy:''' [[LampshadeHanging Another good one, sir. Surviving a stroke has made you quite the wit.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dan tells Casey Dana's "dating plan" won't last sixth months.
* SexAsSolace: Natalie tells Jeremy they should go to the awards ceremony anyway, celebrate the fact he got nominated at all, and then go back to his apartment where she'll sleep with him.
-->'''Jeremy:''' Natalie, you can't just always make everything better by offering me sex. (''Natalie just looks at him'') Well, yes, I guess you can.
* TemptingFate: Jeremy brings up the fact the Apollo 11 crew prepared a speech in case things went wrong as a reason why he shouldn't prepare an acceptance speech for his reward.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Casey quotes [=49ers=] running back Ricky Watters as saying, "Ricky Watters isn't [[UnusualEuphemism lugging the rock]] the way Ricky Watters is capable of lugging the rock." [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Casey when he wonders if Watters was referring to a different Ricky Watters.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jeremy does this to Natalie when he finds out not only that he didn't win, but that she knew and didn't tell him.
