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* NoodleIncident: Kevin has started a new band called ''Scrantonicity II'', but doesn't go into details about why he's no longer in ''Scrantonicity''.
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* FinancialAbuse: Jan is strong-arming Michael into spending a lot of money on redecorating his condo.
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* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse, Michael imitates Creator/MerylStreep's character from ''Film/TheDevilWaersPrada'' when interacting with Pam until he finally finishes the movie and realizes the character is the villain.

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* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse, Michael imitates Creator/MerylStreep's character from ''Film/TheDevilWaersPrada'' ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'' when interacting with Pam until he finally finishes the movie and realizes the character is the villain.
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* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse, Michael imitates Creator/MerylStreep's character from ''Film/TheDevilWaersPrada'' when interacting with Pam until he finally finishes the movie and realizes the character is the villain.
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* MoneyDumb: Michael is shown to be having to take a second job to pay for his debts, not helped by his live-in girlfriend Jan wasting their money and having no idea of the debt issue. When Oscar analyzes his spends, he realizes that Michael's issues come from unnecessary purchases.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Oscar creates a slide to demonstrate Michael's finances, including essential, non-essential, and entirely unnecessary spending (like magic sets, bass fishing equipment, etc.). Michael is more interested in the graphics.
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** On that note, Michael ignores advice from the best seller at the call center, who understands the difference between cold calling someone once versus having an ongoing business relationship with them.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Andy, being unaware of Dwight and Angela's former relationship, comes to Dwight for advice on how to woo Angela.
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->'''Dwight:''' As of this morning, we are completely wireless here in Schrute Farms. But as soon as I find out where Mose hid all the wires, we'll get that power back on.

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->'''Dwight:''' -->'''Dwight:''' As of this morning, we are completely wireless here in Schrute Farms. But as soon as I find out where Mose hid all the wires, we'll get that power back on.
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ExactWords: This little gem from Dwight to Jim and Pam during their stay at his bed and breakfast.

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* ExactWords: This little gem from Dwight to Jim and Pam during their stay at his bed and breakfast.
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ExactWords: This little gem from Dwight to Jim and Pam during their stay at his bed and breakfast.
->'''Dwight:''' As of this morning, we are completely wireless here in Schrute Farms. But as soon as I find out where Mose hid all the wires, we'll get that power back on.

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* BrickJoke: The cat that Andy finds and presents to Angela is Garbage, the cat that Dwight tried to give her two episodes ago.

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** While checking in, Jim says that they will need a bedtime story, which Dwight scoffs at. Later, Dwight is shown reading ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' to them.
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The cat that Andy finds and presents to Angela is Garbage, the cat that Dwight tried to give her two episodes ago.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Kelly and Darryl start dating, and she is jealous when he says he is going to spend time with his daughter.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Nick, the boss at the telemarketing company, addresses the camera crew to say that he runs a legitimate operation.


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* OhCrap: When Michael realized that he has cold-called Stanley.
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* IgnoredExpert: When Nick (the manager of the telemarketing company) chastises Michael for making small talk during his sales calls and not sticking to the script, Michael tries explaining that his experiences at Dunder Mifflin show that building a relationship with a lead tends to be more effective than making a scripted quick pitch, to no avail.
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* PetTheDog: Jim and Pam write a positive review of Dwight's farm.

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* PetTheDog: Jim and Pam feel bad for Dwight after seeing how heartbroken he is so they write a positive review of Dwight's farm.his farm and Jim gives him a heart-to-heart in the stairwell.
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* NeverMyFault: While going over his finances with Oscar, Michael tries to put all the credit card debt on Jan. While she's certainly been treating him as an ATM, Oscar is quick to find that Michael has made a lot of foolish purchases on his own.
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* CallBack: Kevin has apparently started a new ''Music/ThePolice'' cover band.
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* MoneyToBurn: Michael attempts this by crumbling up a dollar bill and putting it in his pocket. Everyone is quick to point out that he didn't actually destroy it.
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-->'''Jim:''' Yeah, I didn't think I had. Well, it was all about Pam. Yeah, I mean she was with Roy, and, uh, I just couldn't take it. I mean, I lost it Dwight. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't concentrate on anything. Even weird stuff, like food had no taste. So my solution was to move away. It was awful. It was something that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, and that includes you.

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-->'''Jim:''' Yeah, I didn't think I had. Well, it was all about Pam. Yeah, I mean she was with Roy, and, uh, I just couldn't take it. I mean, I lost it it, Dwight. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't concentrate on anything. Even weird stuff, like food had no taste. So my solution was to move away. It was awful. It was something that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, and that includes you.



* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Michael may not be rich, but he is terrible at managing his funds. Oscar finds that he cannot resist buying everything he sees in late-night infomercials.

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* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Michael may not be rich, but he is terrible at managing his funds.funds on his own. Oscar finds that he cannot resist buying everything he sees in late-night infomercials.
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* HiddenDepths: Michael shows how he's quite the film buff when he discusses with his telemarketing coworkers the flaws of ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard''.

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Jim gives Dwight a pep talk.

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Jim gives Dwight a pep talk.heart-to-heart upon seeing just how despondent he is over Angela.
-->'''Jim:''' Did I ever tell you why I left Scranton?
-->'''Dwight:''' [incoherent mumbling]
-->'''Jim:''' Yeah, I didn't think I had. Well, it was all about Pam. Yeah, I mean she was with Roy, and, uh, I just couldn't take it. I mean, I lost it Dwight. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't concentrate on anything. Even weird stuff, like food had no taste. So my solution was to move away. It was awful. It was something that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, and that includes you.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Jim gives Dwight a pep talk.


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* PetTheDog: Jim and Pam write a positive review of Dwight's farm.

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Jan's spending habits put a strain on Michael's finances, forcing him to get a second job.

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Jan's spending habits put a strain on Michael's finances, forcing him to get a second job. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam spend a night at Dwight's farm, which he's turned into a bed and breakfast.


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* BrickJoke: The cat that Andy finds and presents to Angela is Garbage, the cat that Dwight tried to give her two episodes ago.

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* LiteralMinded: Michael thinks declaring bankruptcy only involves saying it out loud (see LargeHam above). Oscar informs him that there's more to it than that.

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Michael thinks declaring bankruptcy only involves saying it out loud (see LargeHam above). Oscar informs him that there's more to it than that.that.
** In a deleted scene, Oscar reluctantly asks if Michael has any [=CDs=] that he could borrow from. Michael says that he does, but it's soon clear he's talking about ''compact discs'' rather than ''certificates of deposit''.
-->"I've been putting money into [=CDs=] for years. I bought music I didn't even like."
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* LiteralMinded: Michael thinks declaring bankruptcy only involves saying it out loud (see LargeHam above). Oscar informs him that there's more to it than that.
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* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Michael may not be rich, but he is terrible at managing his funds. Oscar finds that he cannot resist buying everything he sees in late-night infomercials.
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Jan's spending habits put a strain on Michael's finances, forcing him to get a second job.
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* AntiClimax: Michael quitting his telemarketing job. He's never quit anything before and goes in with a long-winded speech. His manager cuts right to the point.
* LargeHam: "I...DECLARE...BANKRUPTCY!!!"
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Michael runs out of the office and hops on a freight train, hoping to get away from everything.

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