Line #23 Series/MenAtWork


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3	''Men at Work'' is a sitcom on Creator/{{TBS}} about four friends- Milo (Creator/DannyMasterson), Tyler (Creator/MichaelCassidy), Gibbs (Creator/JamesLesure), and Neal (Creator/AdamBusch)- who try to help each other navigate the treacherous waters of relationships while working at a magazine.
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5	Not to be confused with [[Music/MenAtWork the band]] or [[Film/MenAtWork1990 the film]].
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11	!!''Men at Work'' provides examples of:
12	* AccidentalMarriage: Milo and Tyler got married while drunk. It was annulled.
13	* AndStarring: And James Lesure.
14	* AscendedFanboy: Gibbs meeting and working for his hero during a photoshoot. It made Gibbs a KnowNothingKnowItAll InsufferableGenius.
15	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite everyone else in the world thinking she's too good for him, Amy is genuinely in love with Neal, and despite some of his moaning, Neal once turned down an offer from a woman all the other guys wanted to be with.
16	* CharacterDevelopment: At the beginning of the show, Tyler had about as much interest in a long-term relationship as a salmon. As the show has continued on, he has started to appreciate relationships more and has developed a bit of HoYay with Milo. Gibbs has also started yearning for a real relationship as well, albeit not as much as Tyler.
17	* CrazyHomelessPerson: Milo meets a homeless man (played by Creator/SethGreen) at a subway station, and becomes his ArchEnemy when he offers to buy him sandwiches, but not cigarettes and porn. His other arch enemies are Creator/TomHanks and Lite Brite.
18	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Neal is actually more skilled than the others give him credit for. He actually could've trounced them at Coaster Frisbee, but he let Milo win to give him the inner-strength needed to turn down his ex.
19	* DeadpanSnarker: All four of them, really.
20	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Milo is melancholic, Gibbs is choleric, Neal is phlegmatic and Tyler is sanguine.
21	* FreudianTrio: More like a quartet, but it still works: Gibbs and Tyler are the Ids, Milo is the Ego, and Neal is the Superego.
22	* ItsLikeIAlwaysSay: Gibbs, lampshaded, as he's never said any of the things he's claimed that he's said. Tyler points this out.
23	* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Seth Green had previously been a recurring enemy of Fez and Eric, Mitch Miller, on ''Series/That70sShow'' (though he didn't really interact with Hyde- Danny Masterson, who plays Milo here)
24	* LastNameBasis: Gibbs
25	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Milo and Neal, mostly. Gibbs and Tyler are too, but you really have to dig for it.
26	* LaughTrack
27	* MundaneMadeAwesome: Yogurt feels like this for the guys when they are bored at work or stuck in a rut.
28	* OneOfTheBoys: Neal's girlfriend, Amy, sometimes hangs out with the main group. They all seem to enjoy something of a rapport with her, and she seems very familiar with their various quirks.
29	* OnlyOneName: Gibbs
30	* OnlySaneMan: Milo and Neal seem to take turns with this at times.
31	* ReallyGetsAround: The main cast, particularly Gibbs, who is is implied had sex with a horse once.
32	* StylisticSuck: Milo's inventions in one episode
33	* TrueCompanions: The guys typically watch out for each other when they need backing up.
34	* TokenBlack: Gibbs
35	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Mostly Gibbs and Tyler, although they do have redeemable qualities.

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