History Recap / TheOfficeUSS7E15TheSearch

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Gabe is humorless and stifling about it, few businesses would like the idea of their employees insulting the business or its products during a semi-official work event during working hours.

* WhamShot: After Holly finds Michael on the rooftop.

* ControlFreak: Before Pam's caption contest starts, Gabe begins to enforce rules like no making fun of the Sabre printer scandal ([[JerkassHasAPoint which admittedly makes sense, since they all work for Sabre]]), but then starts saying that they can't make pop culture references [[PopCultureOsmosisFailure since some people may not get them]] and that they have to use [[BlandNameProduct Sticky Quips]] instead of the whiteboard.

* RealityEnsues: Michael leaves his keys and wallet in Jim's car, so he when attempts to get food for himself without money, it goes badly:
** First, Michael tries to give a taco guy his [[ComicallySmallBribe $45 watch]], only for the taco guy to refuse since he doesn't run a pawn shop.
** Later, he manages to eat at a nice Chinese restaurant, intending to dine and dash afterwards, only to have a change of heart, returning to the restaurant and explaining his situation to the staff. However, the maitre'd is upset and hurt that Michael even tried to stiff the restaurant and has Michael take a picture with a sign that reads "THIEF!" as punishment.

* NotSoDifferent: In another sign of their compatibility, the search team eventually finds Michael by letting Holly take the lead, reasoning that the similarities between them would allow them to follow the same path Michael took.

* ControlFreak: Before Pam's caption contest starts, Gabe begins to enforce rules like no making fun of the Sabre printer scandal ([[StrawmanHasAPoint which makes sense, since they all work for Sabre]]), but then starts saying that they can't make pop culture references [[PopCultureOsmosisFailure since some people may not get them]] and that they have to use [[BlandNameProduct Sticky Quips]] instead of the whiteboard.

* TakeAThirdOption: Gabe insists that the caption contest must be held using "Sticky Quips" instead of the whiteboard and must not include entries that belittle Sabre or its products. To get around both rules, the employees use neither Sticky Quips nor the whiteboard, but move it to the internal IAM network instead.

-->'''Angela:''' Please. It was easy once I realised I wanted the dog to piss on Gabe.

* HiddenDepths: The winning caption for the contest ("Is that a palm tree or Gabe? Either way, let's pee on it!") turns out to have been written by Angela.

* TakeAThirdOption: Gabe insists that the caption contest must be held using "Sticky Quips" instead of the whiteboard and must not include entries that belittle Sabre or its products. To get around both rules, the employees use neither Sticky Quips nor the whiteboard, but move it to the internal AIM network instead.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: This episode really stretches the {{Mockumentary}} conceit quite thin. At no point during the search for Michael does anyone think of having the camera crew at Dunder Mifflin contact the camera crew following Michael. Not only that, whoever was directing the documentary that day knew about Michael going missing, but rather than offer to help, they sent a ''third'' camera crew out to follow Dwight, Erin and Holly

* ControlFreak: Before Pam's caption contest starts, Gabe begins to enforce rules like no making fun of the Sabre printer scandal ([[StrawmanHasAPoint which makes sense, since they all work for Sabre]]), but then starts saying that they can't make pop culture references [[PopCultureOsmosisFailure since some people may not get them]] and that they have to use [[BlandNameProduct Stick Quips]] instead of the whiteboard.

** Later, he manages to eat at a nice Chinese restaurant, intending to dine and dash afterwards, only to have a change of heart, returning to the restaurant and explaining his situation to the staff. However, the maitre'd is upset and hurt that Michael even tried to stiff the restaurant and has Michael take a picture with the sign "THIEF!" as punishment.

-->"Gabe’s mom… hmm… Gabe’s mom? Wait. Tall woman? Looks like Gabe? Yeah, I banged her."

* IBangedYourMom: One of the anti-Gabe captions (implied to have been written by Phyllis, of all people).
-->"Gabe’s mom… hmm… Gabe’s mom? Wait. Tall woman? Looks like Gabe? Yeah, I banged her."

-->'''Michael''': Okay. (''they kiss'')

* WhamShot: After Holly finds Michael.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: This episode really stretches the {{Mockumentary}} conceit quite thin. At no point during the search for Michael does anyone think of having the camera crew at Dunder Mifflin contact the camera crew following Michael. Not only that, whoever was directing the documentary that day knew about Michael going missing, but rather than offer to help, they sent a ''third'' camera crew out to follow Dwight, Erin and Holly.

* NotSoDifferent: In another sign of their compatability, the search team eventually finds Michael by letting Holly take the lead, reasoning that the similarities between them would allow them to follow the same path Michael took.

* WhamEpisode: Holly finally realizes how much she cares for Michael, and this exchange on the roof after she locates him signals the start of them as an OfficialCouple.

* WhamShot: After Holly finds Michael.

-->'''Ryan''': We are getting divorced, Andy! This is such a raw time.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: At no point during the search for Michael did anyone think of calling the other camera crew to ask if they knew where he was.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: The entire point of the episode. Dwight and Erin gradually realize that Holly thinks and behaves the exact same way as Michael in any given situation, so they can use her to track him down.

* StangeMindsThinkAlike: The entire point of the episode. Dwight and Erin gradually realize that Holly thinks and behaves the exact same way as Michael in any given situation, so they can use her to track him down.

* NotSoDifferent: In another sign of their compatability, the search team eventually finds Michael by letting Holly take the lead, reasoning that the similarities between them would allow them to follow the same path Michael took.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Even Angela gets in on the caption contest and the others like her entry about the dogs peeing on Gabe.