1 | ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' is known for having tons of [[ReferenceOverdosed pop culture references]]. |
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3 | This list is absolutely anything but complete. Add more, folks! |
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6 | !Shout Outs: |
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8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
9 | |
10 | [[folder:Season 1]] |
11 | [[/folder]] |
12 | |
13 | [[folder:Season 2]] |
14 | * In "Sexual Harassment", Michael compares him and his employees to the main characters of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', but Michael, being Michael, thinks Dwight is [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Kramer]]'s counterpart. |
15 | * "Halloween": |
16 | ** Dwight dresses up as a [[Franchise/StarWars Sith Lord]]. |
17 | * "Performance Review": |
18 | ** Dwight quotes ComicBook/LexLuthor and namedrops ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' afterwards. |
19 | * In "Boys and Girls" when the office workers meet the warehouse workers, Dwight says, "Remember on ''Series/{{Lost}}'' when they met the Others?" |
20 | * "Valentine's Day": |
21 | ** Michael quotes Creator/LeslieNielsen's character from ''Film/{{Airplane}}''. |
22 | --->'''Jan:''' Surely you cannot be serious. |
23 | --->'''Michael:''' I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley. ''[turns to the camera]'' Airplane. |
24 | [[/folder]] |
25 | |
26 | [[folder:Season 3]] |
27 | * "Initiation" |
28 | ** One of Dwight's questions to Ryan is "What is [[Series/{{LOST}} The DHARMA Initiative]]?" |
29 | * "The Coup": |
30 | ** The Stamford Branch plays ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''. |
31 | * "Diwali": |
32 | ** Michael says that two of the most notable Indians are [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Apu]] and Creator/MNightShyamalan who directed ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'', ''Film/TheVillage2004'' and ''Film/TheSixthSense''. Dwight gives away the latter's ending. |
33 | * "The Convict" has "Prison Mike" claiming that the scariest thing about prison is the [[Literature/HarryPotter Dementors]]. |
34 | * "The Negotiation" has these after Dwight is hailed as a hero for saving Jim from Roy and then has his weapons confiscated by Toby. |
35 | -->'''Dwight:''' I am not a hero. I am a mere defender of the office. [shot of Toby confiscating all of Dwight's weapons] You know who is a real hero? Hiro, from ''Series/{{Heroes}}''. That's a hero. Also, Bono. |
36 | -->'''Dwight:''' No, don't call me a hero. Do you know who the real heroes are? The guys who wake up every morning, and go into their normal jobs and [[Franchise/{{Batman}} get a distress call from the commissioner]], and [[Franchise/{{Superman}} take off their glasses and change into capes and fly around fighting crime]]. |
37 | * At the end of "Women's Appreciation": |
38 | ** Michael throws a dollar bill into a fountain and wishes for [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Pam to have courage, Angela to have a heart, and Kelly to have a brain]]. |
39 | [[/folder]] |
40 | |
41 | [[folder:Season 4]] |
42 | * "Job Fair": |
43 | ** Michael once again quotes Creator/LeslieNielsen in ''Film/{{Airplane}}'', but this time without the appropriate setup for the punchline. |
44 | --->'''Pam:''' Are you serious? |
45 | --->'''Michael:''' Yes. And don’t call me Shirley. |
46 | [[/folder]] |
47 | |
48 | [[folder:Season 5]] |
49 | * "Weight Loss": |
50 | ** Michael has pictures of obese characters including [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Jabba the Hutt]] and [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]]. |
51 | ** In a deleted scene, a sunburned Meredith told her coworkers that she was called ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}. |
52 | * "Employee Transfer": |
53 | ** Creed, Kevin and [[RuleOfThree Dwight]] dress up as ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. |
54 | [[/folder]] |
55 | |
56 | [[folder:Season 6]] |
57 | * "Secret Santa" |
58 | ** Darryl tells Michael dressed up as Jesus that he looks like [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]]. |
59 | [[/folder]] |
60 | |
61 | [[folder:Season 7]] |
62 | * "Nepotism": |
63 | ** Michael tells Pam about the "Don't bother Luke" sign "Have you seen ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'', Pam?" |
64 | * "Counseling": |
65 | ** Michael claims to Toby that he was probed by an alien life form named ''Series/{{ALF}}''. |
66 | * "The Sting": |
67 | ** Dwight wants Oscar and Ryan to be representatives of [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Stark Industries]]. |
68 | * "Michael's Last Dundies": |
69 | ** In a talking head, Dwight says about Deangelo getting picked by Michael, "[[Franchise/StarWars Always the Padawan, never the Jedi]]." |
70 | * "Goodbye, Michael": |
71 | ** Deangelo confesses that he [[FormerlyFat conquered obesity]] and isn't saying he is ComicBook/{{Superman}}. |
72 | * "The Inner Circle": |
73 | ** Kelly compares Ryan to ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}''. |
74 | [[/folder]] |
75 | |
76 | [[folder:Season 8]] |
77 | * "Test The Store": |
78 | ** Sabre endorses ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' and ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. |
79 | ** Nellie wants to create a sense of wonder as if the end of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', candy would pour out of the screen. |
80 | ** Kevin said "Whether it's a [[Film/{{Gremlins}} Gremlin]] or [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky the Doll]], the key is to throw it in something like a fireplace or a tub of electricity." |
81 | [[/folder]] |
82 | |
83 | [[folder:Season 9]] |
84 | * "Here Comes Treble": |
85 | ** Meredith dresses up as ComicBook/BlackWidow. |
86 | * "Finale": |
87 | ** In an alternate opening, Jim tricks Dwight into thinking he is inside Franchise/TheMatrix. |
88 | [[/folder]] |
89 | |
90 | [[folder:Webisodes]] |
91 | * In "Blackmail", Creed Bratton was known at the warehouse raves as [[Franchise/TheSmurfs Papa Smurf]]. |
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