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* PowerIsSexy: Angela is ''very'' eager to hear the details of how Dwight took down Roy, to the point of planning to incorporate it into the bedroom.


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* WouldRatherSuffer: Micheal tells Toby that he's going to get his head beaten in with a hammer. The alternative is to sit next to Kelly and Ryan's [[TheMasochismTango Masochism Tango]]. It takes him about two seconds to settle on getting his head beaten in.
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* StickyFingers: Michael gave Creed forty dollars "in a way".
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* {{Jerkass}}: Darryl asks for a raise and then when he finds out Michael's salary, he laughs at him and texts this information to friends. You don't do that to your boss, especially if you want a raise from them.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Darryl asks for a raise and then when he finds out Michael's salary, he laughs at him and texts this information to friends. You don't do that to your boss, especially if you want a raise from them.
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* TheRashomon: Played with. Angela asks everyone what happened when Dwight defended Jim. Creed's version is completely useless.

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* TheRashomon: Played with. Angela asks everyone what happened when Dwight defended Jim. Creed's version is completely inaccurate (involving Jim having stolen Roy's car, Jim taking out a sock full of nickels, and Dwight using [[AerosolFlamethrower a can of hairspray and a lighter]], leading Angela to call him useless.



* TokenBlackFriend: When Michael asks Darryl to teach him some phrases he learned "in the hood," Darryl can't help messing with him.

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* TokenBlackFriend: When Michael asks Darryl to teach him some phrases he learned "in the hood," hood", Darryl can't help messing with him.
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* GeniusDitz: Toby concedes to Michael's brilliance in reassigning Ryan to the annex to punish ''Toby'', not Ryan.

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* GeniusDitz: Toby concedes to Michael's brilliance in reassigning Ryan to the annex to punish ''Toby'', not Ryan.[[note]]Ryan's punishment was having to sit next to Kelly (and away from Michael). Toby's punishment is having to hear all of Kelly and Ryan's relationship drama.[[/note]]
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Plot Happens, none of these outcomes are "Surprisingly Realistic" and are just shoehorns


* RealityEnsues:
** Because Dwight is a fair distance away from Roy when he pepper sprays him, the gas spreads through the office area and Pam, Jim, Karen and Dwight start to feel the effects as well.
** Dwight's weapons collection was tolerated only because the one time he actually used one was to defend Jim from being assaulted by Roy. Once he pepper sprays Andy, who was just returning to work and wasn't going to harm anyone, Toby confiscates them.
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* InternalReveal: Jim sees Dwight and Angela kissing in the accounting area, and decides that not saying a word will make him even with Dwight.
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* ThatCameOutWrong: In a talking head upon his return from his anger management course, Andy ends his discussion of how he's a new person by enthusiastically saying "Watch out, Dunder Mifflin!" Given the circumstances that led him to attend anger management in the first place, he then has to catch himself and clarify that he means it "in a fun way, not in an 'I'm-gonna-hurt-you' way."
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Roy attempts to assault Jim, and is thwarted by Dwight. When Roy is fired, Darrell wants a raise. Michael has to negotiate with him and inadvertently reveals that he makes barely more than Darrell. Darrell encourages Michael to pursue a raise. Dwight won't allow Jim to give him a gift to thank him for saving his life.

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Roy attempts to assault Jim, and is thwarted by Dwight. When Roy is fired, Darrell Darryl wants a raise. Michael has to negotiate with him and inadvertently reveals that he makes barely more than Darrell. Darrell Darryl. Darryl encourages Michael to pursue a raise. Dwight won't allow Jim to give him a gift to thank him for saving his life.
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* TheBusCameBack: Andy returns from anger management. And gets maced by Dwight.

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* TheBusCameBack: Andy returns from anger management. And gets maced by Dwight. Bit of a BrickJoke, as he was assigned 10 weeks of training, claimed he would only need 5, and this episode aired exactly 11 weeks after his previous appearance.
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* LysistrataGambit: Gender inverted- Michael threatens to withhold sex from Jan if she doesn't give him a raise. She gives in quickly.

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* BlackBestFriend: When Michael asks Darryl to teach him some phrases he learned "in the hood," Darryl can't help messing with him.


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* TokenBlackFriend: When Michael asks Darryl to teach him some phrases he learned "in the hood," Darryl can't help messing with him.
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* PutOnABus: Roy is fired for trying to attack Jim. After collecting his last paycheck, he has a final coffee with Pam and leaves for good.

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* RealityEnsues: Dwight's weapons collection was tolerated only because the one time he actually used one was to defend Jim from being assaulted by Roy. Once he pepper sprays Andy, who was just returning to work and wasn't going to harm anyone, Toby confiscates them.

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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
** Because Dwight is a fair distance away from Roy when he pepper sprays him, the gas spreads through the office area and Pam, Jim, Karen and Dwight start to feel the effects as well.
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Dwight's weapons collection was tolerated only because the one time he actually used one was to defend Jim from being assaulted by Roy. Once he pepper sprays Andy, who was just returning to work and wasn't going to harm anyone, Toby confiscates them.
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* RealityEnsues: Dwight's weapons collection was tolerated only because the one time he actually used one was to defend Jim from being assaulted by Roy. Once he pepper sprays Andy, who was just returning to work and wasn't going to harm anyone, Toby confiscates them.



* WhosLaughingNow: Dwight uses these exact words in regards to the fact everyone mocked him for keeping weapons like pepper spray in his desk in case of attack.

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* WhosLaughingNow: Dwight uses these exact words in regards to the fact everyone mocked him for keeping weapons like pepper spray in his desk in case of attack.attack.
* YankTheDogsChain: Having worked through his temper issues at anger management class and being given a second chance by Dunder-Mifflin, Andy is ready to return to work and turn a new leaf with his co-workers. Unfortunately, he gets pepper sprayed by Dwight the second he walks in the door.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Darryl may be rude to Michael during their meeting, but he does make a good argument for why he should be given a raise. Namely, that the Scranton branch merging with Stamford caused his workload to double and now he has to cover for the fired Roy on top of that. Even Michael admits his argument is good and only refuses to give him a raise because of Jan's instructions.
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* SchmuckBait: Inverted, and commented on. Dwight falls for Jim's pranks every time, but when Jim wants to be nice to him, he can't.

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* SchmuckBait: Inverted, and commented on. Dwight falls for Jim's pranks every time, but when Jim wants to be nice to him, he can't.can't because Dwight always suspects it's a trick.
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* DelayedReaction: Roy comes in to pick up his last paycheck, under guard, near the end of the episode, and Kevin runs in to warn Jim about him when Roy has already left.

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* MistakenForGay: Roy says that, while he knew about Pam's friendship with Jim, he always thought Jim was gay.



* UnplannedCrossdressing: Michael wears a woman's suit he pulled out of a bin, much to everyone's delight.

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* UnplannedCrossdressing: Michael wears a woman's suit he pulled out of a bin, much to everyone's delight. While waiting for Jan, he sits next to a woman with the same jacket.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Michael is right when he tells Jan that Darrell is using Roy's firing as leverage to get a raise.

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* DumbassHasAPoint: Michael is right when he tells Jan that Darrell Darryl is using Roy's firing as leverage to get a raise.
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* BlackBestFriend : When Michael asks Darryl to teach him some phrases he learned "in the hood," Darryl can't help messing with him.

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* BlackBestFriend : BlackBestFriend: When Michael asks Darryl to teach him some phrases he learned "in the hood," Darryl can't help messing with him.



* CrazyPrepared : Dwight not only keeps pepper spray hidden in his desk, he has a number of weapons, including nunchucks and throwing stars, around the office.
* DumbassHasAPoint : Michael is right when he tells Jan that Darrell is using Roy's firing as leverage to get raise.

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* CrazyPrepared : CrazyPrepared: Dwight not only keeps pepper spray hidden in his desk, he has a number of weapons, including nunchucks and throwing stars, around the office.
* DumbassHasAPoint : DumbassHasAPoint: Michael is right when he tells Jan that Darrell is using Roy's firing as leverage to get a raise.



* GeniusDitz : Toby concedes to Michael's brilliance in reassigning Ryan to the annex to punish ''Toby'', not Ryan.

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* GeniusDitz : GeniusDitz: Toby concedes to Michael's brilliance in reassigning Ryan to the annex to punish ''Toby'', not Ryan.



* ManlyTears : Subverted. In his first talking head, Dwight is weeping, but it's from the pepper spray.

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* ManlyTears : ManlyTears: Subverted. In his first talking head, Dwight is weeping, but it's from the pepper spray.



* TheRashomon : Played with. Angela asks everyone what happened when Dwight defended Jim. Creed's version is completely useless.
* RuleOfThree : Dwight's nunchuks appear three times in the episode. The first time, Jim talks about them during his talking head after Roy's attack. The second time, Dwight puts his hand on them when Roy picks up his final pay and everyone is on edge. The third time, Toby confiscates them after Dwight pepper-sprays Andy.
* SchmuckBait : Inverted, and commented on. Dwight falls for Jim's pranks every time, but when Jim wants to be nice to him, he can't.
* ShoutOut : To Batman and to Superman, when Dwight states the true heroes get a call from the commissioner then take off their glasses and put on their capes and fly around.

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* TheRashomon : TheRashomon: Played with. Angela asks everyone what happened when Dwight defended Jim. Creed's version is completely useless.
* RuleOfThree : RuleOfThree: Dwight's nunchuks appear three times in the episode. The first time, Jim talks about them during his talking head after Roy's attack. The second time, Dwight puts his hand on them when Roy picks up his final pay and everyone is on edge. The third time, Toby confiscates them after Dwight pepper-sprays Andy.
* SchmuckBait : SchmuckBait: Inverted, and commented on. Dwight falls for Jim's pranks every time, but when Jim wants to be nice to him, he can't.
* ShoutOut : ShoutOut: To Batman and to Superman, when Dwight states the true heroes get a call from the commissioner then take off their glasses and put on their capes and fly around.



* UnplannedCrossdressing : Michael wears a woman's suit he pulled out of a bin, much to everyone's delight.
* WhosLaughingNow : Dwight uses these exact words in regards to the fact everyone mocked him for keeping weapons like pepper spray in his desk in case of attack.

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* UnplannedCrossdressing : UnplannedCrossdressing: Michael wears a woman's suit he pulled out of a bin, much to everyone's delight.
* WhosLaughingNow : WhosLaughingNow: Dwight uses these exact words in regards to the fact everyone mocked him for keeping weapons like pepper spray in his desk in case of attack.
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* TheBusCameBack: Andy returns from anger management. And gets maced by Dwight.
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* AscendedExtra: With Roy now gone, this episode is when Darryl becomes the most visible warehouse employee and gains a larger role in the series.


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* {{Jerkass}}: Darryl asks for a raise and then when he finds out Michael's salary, he laughs at him and texts this information to friends. You don't do that to your boss, especially if you want a raise from them.
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* PetTheDog: While driving to New York, Darryl decides to spend the night in the city. He offers Toby to stay with him at his cousin's, while refusing to extend the invitation to Michael.

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* ThinkNothingOfIt: Jim is grateful for Dwight interceding on his behalf and tries to thank him, but Dwight feels that he was just doing his duty as a citizen and rejects all of Jim's thank you attempts.



* WhosLaughingNow : Dwight uses these exact words.

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* WhosLaughingNow : Dwight uses these exact words.words in regards to the fact everyone mocked him for keeping weapons like pepper spray in his desk in case of attack.
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* ShoutOut : To Batman and to Superman, when Roy states the true heroes get a call from the commissioner then take off their glasses and put on their capes and fly around.

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* ShoutOut : To Batman and to Superman, when Roy Dwight states the true heroes get a call from the commissioner then take off their glasses and put on their capes and fly around.
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* ExtendedDisarming: After macing Andy, Dwight is forced to give up all his weapons, including nunchucks, throwing stars, a sword, and a taser.
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* BlackBestFriend : When Michael asks Darryl to teach him some phrases he learned "in the hood," Darryl can't help messing with him.


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* RuleOfThree : Dwight's nunchuks appear three times in the episode. The first time, Jim talks about them during his talking head after Roy's attack. The second time, Dwight puts his hand on them when Roy picks up his final pay and everyone is on edge. The third time, Toby confiscates them after Dwight pepper-sprays Andy.
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* UnplannedCrossdressing : Michael wears a woman's suit he pulled out of a bin, much to everyone's delight.

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* UnplannedCrossdressing : Michael wears a woman's suit he pulled out of a bin, much to everyone's delight.delight.
* WhosLaughingNow : Dwight uses these exact words.
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Roy attempts to assault Jim, and is thwarted by Dwight. When Roy is fired, Darrell wants a raise. Michael has to negotiate with him and inadvertently reveals that he makes barely more than Darrell. Darrell encourages Michael to pursue a raise. Dwight won't allow Jim to give him a gift to thank him for saving his life.

Air date: April 5, 2007

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* CrazyPrepared : Dwight not only keeps pepper spray hidden in his desk, he has a number of weapons, including nunchucks and throwing stars, around the office.
* DumbassHasAPoint : Michael is right when he tells Jan that Darrell is using Roy's firing as leverage to get raise.
* GeniusDitz : Toby concedes to Michael's brilliance in reassigning Ryan to the annex to punish ''Toby'', not Ryan.
* ManlyTears : Subverted. In his first talking head, Dwight is weeping, but it's from the pepper spray.
* TheRashomon : Played with. Angela asks everyone what happened when Dwight defended Jim. Creed's version is completely useless.
* SchmuckBait : Inverted, and commented on. Dwight falls for Jim's pranks every time, but when Jim wants to be nice to him, he can't.
* ShoutOut : To Batman and to Superman, when Roy states the true heroes get a call from the commissioner then take off their glasses and put on their capes and fly around.
* UnplannedCrossdressing : Michael wears a woman's suit he pulled out of a bin, much to everyone's delight.

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