Line #81 ShoutOut/TheOfficeUS


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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10	[[folder:Season 1]]
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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.
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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]].
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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.
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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''.
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56	[[folder:Season 6]]
57	* "Secret Santa"
58	** Darryl tells Michael dressed up as Jesus that he looks like [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]].
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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}}''.
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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."
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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.
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90	[[folder:Webisodes]]
91	* In "Blackmail", Creed Bratton was known at the warehouse raves as [[Franchise/TheSmurfs Papa Smurf]].

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