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* OhCrap: Jim gives a quick AsideGlance when he realizes how personally Michael took all those jokes about prison being better than the office, and the ends to which Michael might go to convince everyone that the opposite is true.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Michael sees Hannah's baby and asks "May I?" Hannah assumes he means "May I hold the baby". He ''[[SarcasmMode obviously]]'' means, "[[CloudCuckoolander May I hide under a desk and pretend the baby is speaking with my voice]]".
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* DontExplainTheJoke: Michael providing a voice for Hannah's baby.
-->'''Michael:''' Hey Mom! I'm thirsty! I'm thirsty, Mama! I want some milk! And you know where ''milk'' comes from.
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-->'''Michael:''' Breasts.
-->'''Michael:''' Hey Mom! I'm thirsty! I'm thirsty, Mama! I want some milk! And you know where ''milk'' comes from.
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-->'''Michael:''' Breasts.
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* PrisonRape: Mentioned multiple times in Prison Mike's diatribe.
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* FridgeLogic: InUniverse. "Prison Mike" keeps talking about how horrible his prison experience was while at one point saying he's never been caught for his crimes. After he says this, there's a shot of Jim giving a look to the camera showing that he clearly caught this but doesn't care enough to bring it up.[[invoked]]
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* {{Corpsing}}: At various points in the Prison Mike scene, you can see Creator/JohnKrasinski, Creator/BJNovak, Phyllis Smith, and even Creator/SteveCarell (after he says "No, not Harry Potter") smirking and trying their hardest not to bust out laughing. In the ''Office Ladies'' podcast, Creator/JennaFischer and Creator/AngelaKinsey confirmed that the scene took a huge number of takes because everyone had trouble not breaking.
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* SarcasmBlind: Toby has to explain to Michael that the employees were kidding around and don't actually think Dunder Mifflin is worse than prison.
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* {{Corpsing}}: At various points in the Prison Mike scene, you can see Creator/JohnKrasinski, Creator/BJNovak, Phyllis Smith, and even Creator/SteveCarell (after he says "No, not Harry Potter") smirking and trying their hardest not to bust out laughing. In the ''Office Ladies'' podcast, Creator/JennaFischer and Angela Kinsey confirmed that the scene took a huge number of takes because everyone had trouble not breaking.
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* {{Corpsing}}: At various points in the Prison Mike scene, you can see Creator/JohnKrasinski, Creator/BJNovak, Phyllis Smith, and even Creator/SteveCarell (after he says "No, not Harry Potter") smirking and trying their hardest not to bust out laughing. In the ''Office Ladies'' podcast, Creator/JennaFischer and Angela Kinsey Creator/AngelaKinsey confirmed that the scene took a huge number of takes because everyone had trouble not breaking.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Michael drops his entertainer persona during the first part of the episode, as he feels that Martin’s past in prison isn’t anyone’s business but his own, and even tried to stop Dwight from antagonising him.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: A PlayedForLaughs example. You can tell Prison Mike is an exceptional example of Michael craziness because Stanley briefly stops doing his crossword to watch.
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* JiveTurkey: Michael thinks "yo, that's shizzle!" is common street slang.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Jim's prank on Andy deliberately invokes this. In giving Andy advice on how to woo Pam, Jim tells him everything that Pam supposedly loves, but are in fact her pet peeves. Once she realizes what's happening, she plays along.
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* PigLatin: Andy thinks this is one of the things Pam can't resist, thanks to Jim pulling his leg.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Toby, of all people, gets a moment of this. After Michael locks everyone in the conference room, Toby calmly explains to him that what he did was DisproportionateRetribution when the employees were just kidding around. They don't ''really'' think prison would be better than Dunder Mifflin. Michael accepts this as InUniverse JerkassHasAPoint and lets them out.
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Notable as the only episode of the American version to be written by Creator/RickyGervais and Creator/StephenMerchant.
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Notable as the only episode of the American version to be written by Creator/RickyGervais and Creator/StephenMerchant.
Creator/StephenMerchant wrote for the American version.[[note]]They're also credited on "Pilot", but that's because it was a reworking of the UK pilot[[/note]]
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* ShoutOut: To the Six Flags' ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''. "Prison Mike" also seems like some kind of an attempt at a Creator/JoePesci impression.
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', the Six Flags' ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''. "Prison Mike" also seems like some kind of an attempt at a Creator/JoePesci impression. The episode ends with Andy singing [[Film/TheMuppetMovie "Rainbow Connection"]] in a ridiculous falsetto.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Upon the arrival of Prison Mike, Angela says what everyone in the room is thinking, but Michael is extraordinarily committed to the character.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Upon the arrival of Prison Mike, Angela [[JerkassHasAPoint says what everyone in the room is thinking, thinking]], but Michael is extraordinarily committed to the character.
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Jim admits that he is dating Karen. Angela discovers the branch receives money for hiring an ex-convict. Michael gets concerned when the ex-con paints a rosy picture of life in a minimum-security prison to his co-workers and calls a meeting to discuss the situation. Andy tries to find a date in the office, and Jim decides to prank him.
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Jim admits that he is dating Karen. Angela discovers the branch receives money for hiring an ex-convict. Michael gets concerned when the ex-con paints a rosy picture of life in a minimum-security minimum security prison to his co-workers and calls a meeting to discuss the situation. Andy tries to find a date in the office, and Jim decides to prank him.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Prison Mike tells the employees that "your boss is nice" and "you got a good life", then less than a minute later Michael locks them up in the conference room out of spite.
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Jim admits that he is dating Karen. Angela discovers the branch receives money for hiring an ex-convict. Michael gets concerned when the ex-con paints a rosy picture of life in a minimum-security prison to his co-workers and calls a meeting to discuss the situation. Andy tries to find a date in the office, and Jim decides to prank him.
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* ScareEmStraight: After Martin makes prison sound better than the office, Michael puts on a presentation as "Prison Mike," trying to scare everyone away from prison. [[EpicFail He fails miserably]].
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* ScareEmStraight: After Martin makes prison sound better than the office, Michael puts a bandanna on his head and gives a presentation as "Prison Mike," trying to scare everyone away from prison. [[EpicFail He fails miserably]].
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Michael's presentation doesn't remind Martin of his time in jail.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Michael's presentation doesn't remind Martin of his time in jail.jail.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Upon the arrival of Prison Mike, Angela says what everyone in the room is thinking, but Michael is extraordinarily committed to the character.
-->'''Angela''': Do you really expect us to believe you're somebody else?
-->'''Prison Mike''': Do you really expect me not to push you up against the wall, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch BEEYOTCH]]?
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-->'''Prison Mike''': Hey, hey, hey! Dat's just da way we talk in da clink!
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Upon the arrival of Prison Mike, Angela says what everyone in the room is thinking, but Michael is extraordinarily committed to the character.
-->'''Angela''': Do you really expect us to believe you're somebody else?
-->'''Prison Mike''': Do you really expect me not to push you up against the wall, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch BEEYOTCH]]?
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-->'''Prison Mike''': Hey, hey, hey! Dat's just da way we talk in da clink!
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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Prison Mike warns Ryan that he'd be considered "[[PrisonRape da belle of da ball]]" in prison.
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* ShoutOut: To the Six Flags' ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.
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* ShoutOut: To the Six Flags' ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''. "Prison Mike" also seems like some kind of an attempt at a Creator/JoePesci impression.
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* PinkMeansFeminine: Hannah brings her son to the office while dressed in pink, leading Pam to think that he is a girl.
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* DwindlingParty : The Stamford employees are quitting or being fired, one by one.
* LuxuryPrisonSuite : Martin's prison sounds better than Dunder-Mifflin.
* ScareEmStraight : After Martin makes prison sound better than the office, Michael puts on a presentation as "Prison Mike," trying to scare everyone away from prison. [[EpicFail He fails miserably]].
* ScaryMinoritySuspect : Played with. While trying to figure out who served time, Kevin suggests Martin, who happens to be African-American. Michael criticizes Kevin for automatically assuming the Black guy went to jail, then it turns out Kevin was right. However, Martin went to jail for insider trading, and served time in a cushy minimum security facility.
* ShoutOut : To the Six Flags' ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.
* WrongGenreSavvy : Michael's presentation doesn't remind Martin of his time in jail.
* LuxuryPrisonSuite : Martin's prison sounds better than Dunder-Mifflin.
* ScareEmStraight : After Martin makes prison sound better than the office, Michael puts on a presentation as "Prison Mike," trying to scare everyone away from prison. [[EpicFail He fails miserably]].
* ScaryMinoritySuspect : Played with. While trying to figure out who served time, Kevin suggests Martin, who happens to be African-American. Michael criticizes Kevin for automatically assuming the Black guy went to jail, then it turns out Kevin was right. However, Martin went to jail for insider trading, and served time in a cushy minimum security facility.
* ShoutOut : To the Six Flags' ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.
* WrongGenreSavvy : Michael's presentation doesn't remind Martin of his time in jail.
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* DwindlingParty : DwindlingParty: The Stamford employees are quitting or being fired, one by one.
*LuxuryPrisonSuite : LuxuryPrisonSuite: Martin's prison sounds better than Dunder-Mifflin.
*ScareEmStraight : ScareEmStraight: After Martin makes prison sound better than the office, Michael puts on a presentation as "Prison Mike," trying to scare everyone away from prison. [[EpicFail He fails miserably]].
*ScaryMinoritySuspect : ScaryMinoritySuspect: Played with. While trying to figure out who served time, Kevin suggests Martin, who happens to be African-American. Michael criticizes Kevin for automatically assuming the Black guy went to jail, then it turns out Kevin was right. However, Martin went to jail for insider trading, and served time in a cushy minimum security facility.
*ShoutOut : ShoutOut: To the Six Flags' ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.
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* ScareEmStraight : After Martin makes prison sound better than the office, Michael puts on a presentation as "Prison Mike," trying to scare everyone away from prison.
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* ShoutOut : To the Six Flags' ads.
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* ShoutOut : To the Six Flags' ads.ads, several prison shows, and ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.
* WrongGenreSavvy : Michael's presentation doesn't remind Martin of his time in jail.
* WrongGenreSavvy : Michael's presentation doesn't remind Martin of his time in jail.
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Jim admits that he is dating Karen. Angela discovers the branch receives money for hiring an ex-convict. Andy tries to find a date in the office, and Jim decides to prank him.
Air date: November 30, 2006
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* DwindlingParty : The Stamford employees are quitting or being fired, one by one.
* LuxuryPrisonSuite : Martin's prison sounds better than Dunder-Mifflin.
* ScaryMinoritySuspect : Played with. While trying to figure out who served time, Kevin suggests Martin, who happens to be African-American. Michael criticizes Kevin for automatically assuming the Black guy went to jail, then it turns out Kevin was right. However, Martin went to jail for insider trading, and served time in a cushy minimum security facility.
* ShoutOut : To the Six Flags' ads.
Air date: November 30, 2006
!!! Tropes
* DwindlingParty : The Stamford employees are quitting or being fired, one by one.
* LuxuryPrisonSuite : Martin's prison sounds better than Dunder-Mifflin.
* ScaryMinoritySuspect : Played with. While trying to figure out who served time, Kevin suggests Martin, who happens to be African-American. Michael criticizes Kevin for automatically assuming the Black guy went to jail, then it turns out Kevin was right. However, Martin went to jail for insider trading, and served time in a cushy minimum security facility.
* ShoutOut : To the Six Flags' ads.
