History Recap / TheOfficeUSS2E3OfficeOlympics

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jim asks Stanley if he has any games, to which Stanley curtly responds that his game is "work hard so my kids can go to college". Later seasons will show Stanley giving a much more lax attitude to his work, ironically playing games such as crosswords and Sudoku or napping instead of doing any actual work.

* OfficeSports: UpToEleven. They have Office Olympics, complete with opening and closing ceremonies. Events include "Flonkerton" (box-of-paper snowshoe racing), "who can put the most M&M's in their mouth", "Dunder Ball", "Hate Ball" (called so because of how much Angela hates it), then there's a paper football game, "paper triangle flicking and hitting things" game. And Angela reveals she plays a game "Pam-Pong" (she counts how many times Jim gets up from his desk and goes to reception to talk to Pam). Also, Pam has a game of trying to throw stuff into Dwight's coffee mug.

* RealityEnsues: Dwight is a bit of a buzzkill to bring it up, but he's absolutely correct that it wasn't very wise for a man in his 40s like Michael to be setting up a 30-year mortgage on his condo.

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!!Tropes:

* EarlyBirdCameo: Dwight mentions the beet farm that he runs with his cousin Mose (played by Michael Schur) for the first time in this episode, holding up a picture of the two of them.

* MistakenForGay: Michael and Dwight. They go together to sign the contract for his house, they're told that the neighbourhood is very gay-friendly.

* OfficeSports: UpToEleven. They have Office Olympics, complete with opening and closing ceremonies. Events include "Flonkerton" (box-of-paper snowshoe racing), "who can put the most M&M's in their mouth", "Dunder Ball", "Hate Ball" (called so because of how much Angela hates it), then there's a paper football game, "paper triangle flicking and hitting things" game. And Angela reveals she has a game"Pam-Pong" (count how many times Jim gets up from his desk and goes to reception to talk to Pam). Also, Pam has a game of trying to throw stuff into Dwight's coffee mug.

* OfficeSports: UpToEleven. They have Office Olympics. Events include:

!!Episode Tropes:
* BrilliantButLazy : Pam implies that Jim is this. He's talented, but because he works at Dunder Mifflin, he has no real ambition.

* CrazyCatLady : Angela's first sign that she's this. The only games she plays are the kind where she dangles something in front of her cat.

* {{Foreshadowing}} : Dwight predicts the neighbours will fight and smash the plasma TV. Michael and Jan do just this in Season 4.
* MistakenForGay : Michael and Dwight.
* ObfuscatingStupidity : When Michael "gifts" Dwight with renting his third bedroom, Dwight keeps asking dumb questions rather than saying no outright.
* RealLifeRelative : Carol is played by Creator/SteveCarell 's real-life spouse, Nancy Walls.
* ShoutOut : Michael does an awkward Mr. Bill impersonation.

* CoolShades : Subverted. Dwight dons a pair, and Michael hates them.

--> I don't understand what you spend your money on.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jim asks Stanley if he has any games, to which Stanley curtly responds that his game is "work hard so my kids can go to college". Later seasons will show Stanley giving a much more lax attitude to his work, ironically playing games such as crosswords and Sudoku or napping instead of doing any actual work.

* {{Foreshadowing}} : Dwight predicts the neighbours will fight and smash the plasma TV. Michael and Jan do just this in Season 4.

* CrazyCatLady : Angela's first sign that she's this. The only games she plays are the kind where she dangles something in front of her cat.

* ShoutOut : Michael does an awkward Mr. Bill impersonation.