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* CringeComedy: Andy bouncing between extremely annoying and extremely creepy is a little uncomfortable to watch, and his final explosion is pure MoodWhiplash.
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* AesopAmnesia: Jim apparently forgot how badly his last attempt to recreate his prankster dynamic with Andy instead of Dwight went as he sees no reason why he shouldn't do it now.

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* AesopAmnesia: Jim's previous attempt to prank Andy ''a la'' Dwight (the stapler in Jell-O) went badly, but Jim apparently forgot how badly his last attempt to recreate his prankster dynamic with must've forgotten about that (or else Andy instead of Dwight went as he sees no reason why he shouldn't do it now.had just gotten so annoying Jim was willing to risk another temper tantrum).

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* EveryoneHasStandards: When obnoxious, dense, stalkerish Michael Scott finds Andy's behavior annoying and unsettling, a major line has definitely been crossed.



* PunctuationShaker: Ryan adds Spanish punctuation marks to "lemonade." It would be pronounced "lemonyaday."

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* PunctuationShaker: Ryan adds Spanish punctuation marks halfheartedly uses a Sharpie on the lemonade bottle to "lemonade." It Mexicanize "lemonade" as "lemoñadé" (which would be pronounced "lemonyaday.""lay-mone-ya-DAY").

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* CallBack: Back in "The Coup", Dwight refused Michael's offer of his car, claiming that the convertible was not suited for Scranton's climate. Here we see that he was indeed correct, as the hood gets stuck when Michael tries to close it due to the cold causing it to freeze up. He later tries to leave with it only to have to scoop out piled up snow in the driver's seat first.
* CloudCuckoolander: Creed's recap of events while Oscar was gone. Ironically, it is a garbled version of what really happened in [[Recap/TheOfficeUSS3E4GriefCounseling "Grief Counseling"]].
--> Jim: I'm pretty sure none of that's real.
--> Creed: You're not real, man!

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* CallBack: CallBack:
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Back in "The Coup", Dwight refused Michael's offer of his car, claiming that the convertible was not suited for Scranton's climate. Here we see that he was indeed correct, as the hood gets stuck when Michael tries to close it due to the cold causing it to freeze up. He later tries to leave with it only to have to scoop out piled up snow in the driver's seat first.
* CloudCuckoolander: Creed's recap of events while Oscar was gone. Ironically, it is It's actually just a slightly garbled version of what really happened in [[Recap/TheOfficeUSS3E4GriefCounseling "Grief Counseling"]].
--> Jim: '''Jim''': I'm pretty sure none of that's real.
--> Creed: You're '''Creed''': ''You're'' not real, man!



* {{Corpsing}}: Creed's aforementioned "You're not real, man!" kept cracking up the generally unflappable Creator/JohnKrasinski, to the extent that what made it into the final cut was the only usable take of the scene.



--> Oscar: Why don't you have me riding in on a donkey?

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--> Oscar: '''Oscar''': Why don't you have me riding in on a donkey?

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* HypocriticalHumor: Weirded out by Andy's behavior, Michael tells the camera that "I don't understand how someone could have so little self-awareness."

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* HypocriticalHumor: Weirded out by Andy's behavior, Michael tells the camera that "I don't understand how someone could have so little self-awareness." self-awareness". The camera lingers on a shot of Michael as he says this, just to emphasize the trope.


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* RageBreakingPoint: Jim manages to make Andy hate the sound of his own singing voice just by hiding his phone and calling it so Andy's homemade ringtone would play in full.
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* ReCut: A "supersized" cut of this episode was available on NBC.com after it originally aired. This lead to a number of complaints as the extended cut featured the scene of Andy going to anger management at the end, whereas fans who did not see the extended cut were left without an explanation for his disappearance the following week.

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* ReCut: A "supersized" cut of this episode was available on NBC.com after it originally aired. This lead led to a number of complaints as the extended cut featured the scene of Andy going to anger management at the end, whereas fans who did not see the extended cut were left without an explanation for his disappearance the following week.
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* JerkassRealization: Even Andy realises that punching the wall is a disproportionate step too far. Tellingly, in future episodes after his anger management classes he will be a lot more even tempered and pleasant, if still annoyingly quirky.

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* JerkassRealization: Even Andy realises that punching the wall is a disproportionate step too far. Tellingly, in future episodes after his anger management classes he will be a lot more even tempered even-tempered and pleasant, if still annoyingly quirky.quirky to his coworkers.
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* JerkassRealization: Even Andy realises that punching the wall is a disproportionate step too far. Tellingly, in future episodes after his anger management classes he will be a lot more even tempered and pleasant, if still annoyingly quirky.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If Dwight and Angela had just been honest about him taking the tax papers to corporate with no mention of their romantic relationship, Michael would have assumed that Dwight was just doing a favor for a coworker. This is essentially what happens when Angela tells Michael in the episode.
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* ArtisticLicenseCars: In-universe, Michael comments on the "German engineering" of Oscar's new company car which is a Lexus, a Japanese brand. Then again, it ''is'' [[KnowNothingKnowAtAll Michael]].

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* ArtisticLicenseCars: In-universe, Michael comments on the "German engineering" of Oscar's new company car which is a Lexus, a Japanese brand. Then again, it ''is'' [[KnowNothingKnowAtAll [[KnowNothingKnowItAll Michael]].

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Kevin asks Oscar how his "gay-cation" was, revealing it as a joke he came up with when Oscar left; Oscar isn't offended and fist bumps Kevin.



* ArtisticLicenseCars: In-universe, Michael comments on the "German engineering" of Oscar's new company car which is a Lexus, a Japanese brand.

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* ArtisticLicenseCars: In-universe, Michael comments on the "German engineering" of Oscar's new company car which is a Lexus, a Japanese brand. Then again, it ''is'' [[KnowNothingKnowAtAll Michael]].



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Michael misses several cues to Dwight and Angela's relationship.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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Michael misses several cues to Dwight and Angela's relationship.relationship.
** Dwight mistakes Oscar's party as a welcome back party for him, despite the Mexican themed decorations and the banner that says "WELCOME BACK OSCAR".


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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Jim steals Andy's phone and hides it in the ceiling to bother him after Andy has annoyed everyone in the office; unbeknownst to everyone, except the cameraman, the audience, and Angela, Andy's also the reason why everyone is swamped doing the work Dwight left after he had to quit due to Andy's manipulations.


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* RealityEnsues:
** Michael is disturbed by Andy's sucking up to the point where he starts hiding from him and when Jim explains that Andy is doing this to get chummy with him for his own benefit, Michael is offended and tells him to stop.
** Andy punches a wall during a hissy fit, leading him to get shipped off to anger management classes for 10 weeks.
* ReplacementScrappy: Andy is this for Dwight after he left.
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* ArtisticLicenseCars: In-universe, Michael comments on the "German engineering" of Oscar's new company car which is a Lexus, a Japanese brand.
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* MotiveMisidentification: When Angela explains what Dwight was really doing in New York that morning, Michael assumes that the reason he delivered Angela's forms for her was because of his dedication to Dunder-Mifflin.

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* MotiveMisidentification: When Angela explains what Dwight was really doing in New York that morning, Michael assumes that the reason he delivered Angela's forms for her was because of his dedication to Dunder-Mifflin.Dunder-Mifflin and his coworkers in general.
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* AesopAmnesia: Jim apparently forgot how badly his last attempt to recreate his prankster dynamic with Andy instead of Dwight went as he sees no reason why he shouldn't do it now.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Creed's recap of events while Oscar was gone.

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* CloudCuckoolander: Creed's recap of events while Oscar was gone. Ironically, it is a garbled version of what really happened in [[Recap/TheOfficeUSS3E4GriefCounseling "Grief Counseling"]].
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* HypocriticalHumor: Weirded out by Andy's behavior, Michael tells the camera that "I don't understand how someone could have so little self-awareness."
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* EarWorm: Andy's a capella "Rockin' Robin" and "Andy and the Tuna" ("Benny and the Jets.").
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* CallBack: Back in "The Coup", Dwight refused Michael's offer of his car, claiming that the convertible was not suited for Scranton's climate. Here we see that he was indeed correct, as the hood gets stuck when Michael tries to close it due to the cold causing it to freeze up.

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* CallBack: Back in "The Coup", Dwight refused Michael's offer of his car, claiming that the convertible was not suited for Scranton's climate. Here we see that he was indeed correct, as the hood gets stuck when Michael tries to close it due to the cold causing it to freeze up. He later tries to leave with it only to have to scoop out piled up snow in the driver's seat first.
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* Call-Back: Back in "The Coup", Dwight refused Michael's offer of his car, claiming that the convertible was not suited for Scranton's climate. Here we see that he was indeed correct, as the hood gets stuck when Michael tries to close it due to the cold causing it to freeze up.

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* Call-Back: CallBack: Back in "The Coup", Dwight refused Michael's offer of his car, claiming that the convertible was not suited for Scranton's climate. Here we see that he was indeed correct, as the hood gets stuck when Michael tries to close it due to the cold causing it to freeze up.
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* Call-Back: Back in "The Coup", Dwight refused Michael's offer of his car, claiming that the convertible was not suited for Scranton's climate. Here we see that he was indeed correct, as the hood gets stuck when Michael tries to close it due to the cold causing it to freeze up.

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* PunchAWall: Andy does this after he's been tormented by his own song and rejected by Michael.

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* NoYou: Jim receives this twice. From Creed: "You're not real, man!" From Andy: "Maybe you're in the ceiling!"
* PunchAWall: Andy does this after he's been tormented by his own song and rejected by Michael.
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* ShoutOut: Michael coming to Dwight to convince him to come back plays out like the ending of ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentlemen''. If you listen closely, you can hear "Up Where We Belong" playing on the store's PA system.

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* ShoutOut: Michael coming to Dwight to convince him to come back plays out like the ending of ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentlemen''.''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman''. If you listen closely, you can hear "Up Where We Belong" playing on the store's PA system.

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* CloudCuckoolander : Creed's recap of events while Oscar was gone.

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* CloudCuckoolander : CloudCuckoolander: Creed's recap of events while Oscar was gone.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint : Michael misses several cues to Dwight and Angela's relationship.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint : ComicallyMissingThePoint: Michael misses several cues to Dwight and Angela's relationship.


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* ShoutOut: Michael coming to Dwight to convince him to come back plays out like the ending of ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentlemen''. If you listen closely, you can hear "Up Where We Belong" playing on the store's PA system.
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* MotivationMisidentification: When Angela explains what Dwight was really doing in New York that morning, Michael assumes that the reason he delivered Angela's forms for her was because of his dedication to Dunder-Mifflin.

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* MotivationMisidentification: MotiveMisidentification: When Angela explains what Dwight was really doing in New York that morning, Michael assumes that the reason he delivered Angela's forms for her was because of his dedication to Dunder-Mifflin.
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* MotivationMisidentification: When Angela explains what Dwight was really doing in New York that morning, Michael assumes that the reason he delivered Angela's forms for her was because of his dedication to Dunder-Mifflin.
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* ReCut: A "supersized" cut of this episode was available on NBC.com after it originally aired. This lead to a number of complaints as the extended cut featured the scene of Andy going to anger management at the end, whereas fans who did not see the extended cut were left without an explanation for his disappearance the following week.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion : Karen, after watching Pam and Jim interact all day, asks Jim if he still has feelings for Pam.
* TheAtoner : Angela invites Oscar to join the Party Planning Committee.
* AwesomeButImpractical : Along with a touch of TheAllegedCar. The top to Michael's convertible won't go up. In PA, in January.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion : ArmorPiercingQuestion: Karen, after watching Pam and Jim interact all day, asks Jim if he still has feelings for Pam.
* TheAtoner : TheAtoner: Angela invites Oscar to join the Party Planning Committee.
* AwesomeButImpractical : AwesomeButImpractical: Along with a touch of TheAllegedCar. The top to Michael's convertible won't go up. In PA, in January.
* TheBusCameBack: Oscar returns to work.



* EarWorm : Andy's a capella "Rockin' Robin" and "Andy and the Tuna" ("Benny and the Jets.").
* TheFixer : Michael sees himself as "The guy they call to clean up the mess."
* GagBoobs : Pam refuses to "shake her maracas" at Michael's request, but Phyllis obliges.
* InnocentBigot : Michael suggests a "Mexican" themed party.

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* EarWorm : EarWorm: Andy's a capella "Rockin' Robin" and "Andy and the Tuna" ("Benny and the Jets.").
* TheFixer : TheFixer: Michael sees himself as "The guy they call to clean up the mess."
* GagBoobs : GagBoobs: Pam refuses to "shake her maracas" at Michael's request, but Phyllis obliges.
* InnocentBigot : InnocentBigot: Michael suggests a "Mexican" themed party.



* LiteralAssKissing : Discussed during one of Michael's segments.
* PunchAWall : Andy does this after he's been tormented by his own song and rejected by Michael.
* PunctuationShaker : Ryan adds Spanish punctuation marks to "lemonade." It would be pronounced "lemonyaday."
* StalkerWithoutACrush : Andy follows Michael around the office, to the point where Michael hides to avoid him.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute : Played with, when Andy takes the spot usually occupied by Dwight in Michael's "talking head" segments.

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* LiteralAssKissing : LiteralAssKissing: Discussed during one of Michael's segments.
* PunchAWall : PunchAWall: Andy does this after he's been tormented by his own song and rejected by Michael.
* PunctuationShaker : PutOnABus: Andy gets sent to anger management at the end of the episode.
* PunctuationShaker:
Ryan adds Spanish punctuation marks to "lemonade." It would be pronounced "lemonyaday."
* StalkerWithoutACrush : StalkerWithoutACrush: Andy follows Michael around the office, to the point where Michael hides to avoid him.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute : SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Played with, when Andy takes the spot usually occupied by Dwight in Michael's "talking head" segments.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion : Karen, after watching Pam and Jim interact all day, asks Jim if he still has feelings for Pam.


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* ComicallyMissingThePoint : Michael misses several cues to Dwight and Angela's relationship.


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* TheFixer : Michael sees himself as "The guy they call to clean up the mess."
* GagBoobs : Pam refuses to "shake her maracas" at Michael's request, but Phyllis obliges.
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Dwight takes a job at Staples. Andy tries to bond with Jim, to Jim's annoyance, which makes Jim realize he misses Dwight. Oscar returns after his [[IncrediblyLamePun "gay-cation."]] Michael, despite his FriendlessBackground, rejects Andy's attempts to bond. Angela is upset at Dwight's departure, and tries to reach out to both Oscar and Pam. Jim hides Andy's phone in the ceiling, to prank Andy.

Air date: January 18, 2007

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* TheAtoner : Angela invites Oscar to join the Party Planning Committee.
* AwesomeButImpractical : Along with a touch of TheAllegedCar. The top to Michael's convertible won't go up. In PA, in January.
* CloudCuckoolander : Creed's recap of events while Oscar was gone.
--> Jim: I'm pretty sure none of that's real.
--> Creed: You're not real, man!
* EarWorm : Andy's a capella "Rockin' Robin" and "Andy and the Tuna" ("Benny and the Jets.").
* InnocentBigot : Michael suggests a "Mexican" themed party.
--> Oscar: Why don't you have me riding in on a donkey?
* LiteralAssKissing : Discussed during one of Michael's segments.
* PunchAWall : Andy does this after he's been tormented by his own song and rejected by Michael.
* PunctuationShaker : Ryan adds Spanish punctuation marks to "lemonade." It would be pronounced "lemonyaday."
* StalkerWithoutACrush : Andy follows Michael around the office, to the point where Michael hides to avoid him.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute : Played with, when Andy takes the spot usually occupied by Dwight in Michael's "talking head" segments.

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