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* PetTheDog: When Dwight finds Pam crying in the hallway, he forgoes his normal hostility to her and sits down to hug her (admittedly, after threatening to beat up whoever did it and assuming it was PMS).
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* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: Michael says his trip to Sandals was the first time he'd ever left America, and he comes back absolutely enamored of Jamaica, even having part of his hair in a Jamaican-style braid, and bringing a steel drum with him.
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* TropicalIslandAdventure: Michael apparently thinks all tropical islands are interchangeable, since his trip to Jamaica inspires him to hold an [[HulaAndLuaus "inventory luau"]] in the warehouse.

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* TropicalIslandAdventure: Michael apparently thinks all tropical islands are interchangeable, since his trip to Jamaica inspires him to hold an [[HulaAndLuaus "inventory luau"]] luau" in the warehouse.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first thing Pam tells Michael when he gets back to the office is that Hannah quit and filed a complaint, and that he might be deposed. In S4's "The Deposition," he is, [[spoiler: as part of Jan's attempt to sue Dunder-Mifflin, with the Jamaican vacation even being a major point of interest in the deposition]].

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first thing Pam tells Michael when he gets back to the office is that Hannah quit and filed a complaint, and that he might be deposed. In S4's "The Deposition," he is, [[spoiler: as part of Jan's attempt to sue Dunder-Mifflin, with the Jamaican vacation even being a major point of interest in the deposition]].deposition.
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* OhCrap: Michael tries to send the pic of Jan to Todd Packer, but he sends it to "packaging@dundermifflin.com" rather than "packer@dundermifflin.com", so Darryl gets it instead. Then Packer says he got it from someone else.

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* OhCrap: Michael tries to send the pic of Jan to Todd Packer, but he sends it to clicks "packaging@dundermifflin.com" rather than "packer@dundermifflin.com", so Darryl gets it instead. Then when Packer says he got it from someone else.else, Michael reacts this way.
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* WhamEpisode: Michael and Jan become an OfficialCouple here.

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* WhamEpisode: With Carol now out of the picture, Michael and Jan become an OfficialCouple here.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first thing Pam tells Michael when he gets back to the office is that Hannah quit and filed a complaint, and that he might be deposed. In S4's "The Deposition," he is, [[spoiler: as part of Jan's attempt to sue Dunder-Mifflin]].

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first thing Pam tells Michael when he gets back to the office is that Hannah quit and filed a complaint, and that he might be deposed. In S4's "The Deposition," he is, [[spoiler: as part of Jan's attempt to sue Dunder-Mifflin]].Dunder-Mifflin, with the Jamaican vacation even being a major point of interest in the deposition]].
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* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: Michael says his trip to Sandals was the first time he'd ever left America, and he comes back absolutely enamored of Jamaica, even having part of his hair in a Jamaican-style braid, and bringing a steel drum with him.

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* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: Michael says his trip to Sandals was the first time he'd ever left America, and he comes back absolutely enamored of Jamaica, even having part of his hair in a Jamaican-style braid, and bringing a steel drum with him.him.
* WhamEpisode: Michael and Jan become an OfficialCouple here.
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* FreudianSlip: Jan's lie is that she was visiting ''Scott''sdale, Arizona, rather than being in Jamaica with Michael ''Scott''.

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* FreudianSlip: Jan's lie is that she was visiting ''Scott''sdale, '''Scott'''sdale, Arizona, rather than being in Jamaica with Michael ''Scott''.'''Scott'''.
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: Not that she was ever really in denial of her feelings for Jim, but when Pam gets thanked by Karen for helping to smooth over her spat with Jim, it drives Pam to tears.

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* FreudianSlip: Jan's lie is that she was visiting ''Scott''sdale, Arizona, rather than being in Jamaica with Michael ''Scott''.



* OhCrap: Michael tries to send the pic of Jan to Packard, but ends up sending it to Darryl instead. And then Packard says he got it from someone else.

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* OhCrap: Michael tries to send the pic of Jan to Packard, Todd Packer, but ends up sending he sends it to "packaging@dundermifflin.com" rather than "packer@dundermifflin.com", so Darryl gets it instead. And then Packard Then Packer says he got it from someone else.



* StepfordSmiler: Pam manages to talk Jim into letting Karen move nearby him, confessing to the camera that she was happy to help them. The scene then cuts to her crying in private, as she is secretly in love with Jim and is heartbroken over the fact that he is with someone else.

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* StepfordSmiler: Pam manages to talk Jim into letting Karen move nearby him, confessing to the camera that she was happy to help them. The scene then cuts to her crying in private, as she is secretly in love with Jim and is heartbroken over the fact that he is with someone else.else.
* TropicalIslandAdventure: Michael apparently thinks all tropical islands are interchangeable, since his trip to Jamaica inspires him to hold an [[HulaAndLuaus "inventory luau"]] in the warehouse.
* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: Michael says his trip to Sandals was the first time he'd ever left America, and he comes back absolutely enamored of Jamaica, even having part of his hair in a Jamaican-style braid, and bringing a steel drum with him.
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* DudeNotFunny!: In the intro, Jim and everyone in a meeting mess with Dwight by saying he's doing inappropriate things as a tape recorder that Dwight brought to record the meeting is running. Everyone is having fun until Andy exclaims that he's cutting off Phyllis' head off with a chainsaw.

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* DudeNotFunny!: DudeNotFunny: In the intro, Jim and everyone in a meeting mess with Dwight by saying he's doing inappropriate things as a tape recorder that Dwight brought to record the meeting is running. Everyone is having fun until Andy exclaims that he's cutting off Phyllis' head off with a chainsaw.

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* DudeNotFunny!: In the intro, Jim and everyone in a meeting mess with Dwight by saying he's doing inappropriate things as a tape recorder that Dwight brought to record the meeting is running. Everyone is having fun until Andy exlaims that he's cutting off Phyllis' head off with a chainsaw.

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* DudeNotFunny!: In the intro, Jim and everyone in a meeting mess with Dwight by saying he's doing inappropriate things as a tape recorder that Dwight brought to record the meeting is running. Everyone is having fun until Andy exlaims exclaims that he's cutting off Phyllis' head off with a chainsaw.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: Phyllis gets in on messing with Dwight's tape recorder by claiming Jim Carrey has entered the office.
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* PutOnABus: Hannah quit while Michael was on vacation.
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* DudeNotFunny!: In the intro, Jim and everyone in a meeting mess with Dwight by saying he's doing inappropriate things as a tape recorder that Dwight brought to record the meeting is running. Everyone is having fun until Andy exlaims that he's cutting off Phyllis' head off with a chainsaw.
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* ItsNotPornItsArt: Kevin takes the warehouse poster home, saying he doesn't have a lot of art.
* OhCrap: Michael tries to send the pic of Jan to Packard, but ends up sending it to Darryl instead. And then Packard says he got it from someone else.

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* BlatantLies: Jan was in Scottsdale...It was very sunny.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Dwight sees Pam crying and immediately asks who did this to her.
* BlatantLies: Jan was in Scottsdale...Scottsdale… It was very sunny. sunny.



* PapaWolf: Dwight sees Pam crying and immediately asks who did this to her.

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* PapaWolf: Dwight sees StepfordSmiler: Pam manages to talk Jim into letting Karen move nearby him, confessing to the camera that she was happy to help them. The scene then cuts to her crying in private, as she is secretly in love with Jim and immediately asks who did this to her.is heartbroken over the fact that he is with someone else.
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* CallBack: Darryl finds his lost iPod.

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* CallBack: Darryl finds his lost iPod.iPod and speaker dock.
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* BlatantLies : Jan was in Scottsdale...It was very sunny.
* CallBack : Darryl finds his lost iPod.
* {{Foreshadowing}} : The first thing Pam tells Michael when he gets back to the office is that Hannah quit and filed a complaint, and that he might be deposed. In S4's "The Deposition," he is, [[spoiler: as part of Jan's attempt to sue Dunder-Mifflin]].

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* BlatantLies : BlatantLies: Jan was in Scottsdale...It was very sunny.
* CallBack : CallBack: Darryl finds his lost iPod.
* {{Foreshadowing}} : {{Foreshadowing}}: The first thing Pam tells Michael when he gets back to the office is that Hannah quit and filed a complaint, and that he might be deposed. In S4's "The Deposition," he is, [[spoiler: as part of Jan's attempt to sue Dunder-Mifflin]].
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* InstantWebHit: Michael accidentally emails a picture of himself with Jan in Jamaica to the warehouse, and within minutes, everyone in the company has a copy of it. And somehow a mural-sized poster gets to the warehouse wall.

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* InstantWebHit: Michael accidentally emails a picture of himself with Jan in Jamaica to the warehouse, and within minutes, everyone in the company has a copy of it. And somehow a mural-sized poster gets to the warehouse wall.wall.
* PapaWolf: Dwight sees Pam crying and immediately asks who did this to her.
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* {{Foreshadowing}} : The first thing Pam tells Michael when he gets back to the office is that Hannah quit and filed a complaint, and that he might be deposed. In S4's "The Deposition," he is, [[spoiler: as part of Jan's attempt to sue Dunder-Mifflin]].
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* InconvenientAttraction: Jan ''hates'' that she's attracted to Michael, so much so that it drives her to treat him so terribly, it's painful to watch.
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* MemeticMutation : An in-universe one, of sorts. Michael accidentally emails a picture of himself with Jan in Jamaica to the warehouse, and within minutes, everyone in the company has a copy of it.

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* MemeticMutation : An in-universe one, of sorts. InstantWebHit: Michael accidentally emails a picture of himself with Jan in Jamaica to the warehouse, and within minutes, everyone in the company has a copy of it.it. And somehow a mural-sized poster gets to the warehouse wall.
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Michael returns from vacation just in time for inventory, and accidentally lets slip his big secret: Jan was his travel companion. Jim and Karen argue about where she should move.

Air date: January 4, 2007.

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* BlatantLies : Jan was in Scottsdale...It was very sunny.
* CallBack : Darryl finds his lost iPod.
* MemeticMutation : An in-universe one, of sorts. Michael accidentally emails a picture of himself with Jan in Jamaica to the warehouse, and within minutes, everyone in the company has a copy of it.

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