It is so much fun to watch Michael be a competent salesman. Can't help but cheer him on.
I know! He was making a really smart pitch and I was incredibly impressed
I love seeing him show more intelligence than we usually credit him with
also, the way the info cards backfired on Dwight was fucking wonderful
I loved Michael's delivery of the "...Most of them mean don't talk about it" line
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I think it's interesting that Wallace loves Jim and has been this close to firing Dwight, while Charles hates Jim and wants to "give [Dwight] more responsibility."
I wonder if David would step in were Charles to name Dwight regional manager.
Holy shit that was so fucking awesome it's not even funny. No, wait, it was fucking hilarious. God damn!
I love when Michael actually shows how good he is at being a salesman. Remember in the episode where he took baskets of food to old clients and he mentioned the former clients daughter showing that he does actually care about his clients families. Sadly the guy never came back, but still, the point was made. Dwight was just so stupid. Not realizing that the words meant don't bring it up. He assumed they should be all good stuff about the people. I am so glad with the way he made himself look like an ass in front of his now former client. (I assume.)
The point remains to be seen though how they actually go about sending the paper. Did they get a distributor yet? I hope so because I really want this company to succeed. Especially when Wallace finds out about Dwight losing his biggest client.
The B story with Jim and Andy, I totally knew Jim was playing him but it was amazing. And god how I love post-anger Andy. You think "Oh! He's gonna get angry!" Then he changes "Hahaha, I can't stay mad at him. He got me good!"
The cold open was great too as was the end with the cheese balls. How much time did they spend practicing that? Seriously! Also, LOL at the one in Pam's hair before the intro.
Cannot wait for the next episode! They have really pulled out all the stops this season. It makes me wonder how much of this seasons storyline would have ended up in last season if the strike hadn't happened.
Spoilers for the last 4 episodes (Well, 3 of them), YOU WERE WARNED! Though it's just Wikipedia summaries. Nothing big, still...
"Broke" - April 23, 2009
Michael's new company struggles to make early morning deliveries while the office tries to get their expense reports in on time after Angela enforces Dunder Mifflin's policy.
"Casual Friday" - April 30, 2009
Michael has to mediate a dispute within his new sales team. Meanwhile, trouble brews in the office when several employees take the term "casual" Fridays too loosely.
"Cafe Disco" - May 7, 2009
Michael enters the cafe-disco business. Meanwhile, Pam and Jim decide to take a secret trip.
"What's up, doc?" was a regional expression of greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Nobody ever tricked someone by claiming that something smelled like "updoc". What are you talking about.
"What's up, doc?" was a regional expression of greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Nobody ever tricked someone by claiming that something smelled like "updoc". What are you talking about.
Yes, that is correct. So by making a statement about "updoc," which is just "up" and "doc" run together, you trick the other person into asking "what's updoc?" and then respond as if they had used that regional greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Saying "it smells like updoc" or "you've got some updoc on your shirt" or "how much is a can of updoc" are all ways to start it.
Changing "doc" to "dog" is a modernization, since people are now dogs instead of doctors, which is a societal flaw that is clearly the fault of the black people. Although not Bill Cosby, as he played a doctor on television. However, changing it takes away the pop culture reference to Bugs Bunny.
Do you understand now? I might be able to break it down further for you. I think we're nearing the point where my sister would get it, but I might be able to dig deeper.
Charles has this vein in him that suggests that he may be more than the straight man
like early Jan
he seems normal, but you can also tell the writers are hinting that there may be another aspect to his personality that is a little less reasonable
Yeah, like the time he took everyone outside to play soccer. Or like when he acted as if he was about to kick Michael's ass when Michael was stealing documents. But that's another thing I like about him. He's not a robot, he is a regular man and has his personal interests and some basic human flaws. All around a real, believable person, and so far he seems like a good guy.
EDIT: Also, since this isn't It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, I don't feel like he is necessarily going to turn out to be a huge fucking asshole if he stays on the show for more than five minutes.
'Eh, What's up Doc?' joins 'That's All Folks!' as the best-known lines from Tex Avery's Looney Tunes cartoon series. It was delivered by Bugs Bunny, while nonchalantly chewing on a carrot, in most of the cartoons in which the character appeared, beginning with A Wild Hare, 1940. This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon, although Bugs wasn't named until the second cartoon - Elmer's Pet Rabbit ('Happy Rabbit', a prototype Bugs Bunny with a somewhat different personality had appeared earlier).
Avery explained how the line became established in the numerous cartoon confrontations between Bugs Bunny and the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd:
"We decided he [Bugs] was going to be a smart-aleck rabbit, but casual about it. That opening line of 'Eh, what's up, Doc?' floored them. They expected the rabbit to scream, or anything but make a casual remark. For here's a guy pointing a gun in his face! It got such a laugh that we said, 'Boy, we'll do that every chance we get.'"
Chuck Jones went on to explain that the demeanor of Bugs when delivering the line was adapted from Clark Gable's performance in It Happened One Night. In that film, Gable's character leans against a fence eating carrots and gives instructions with his mouth full to Claudette Colbert's character. The scene was well-known to audiences at the time who would have been well aware that Bugs was spoofing Clark Gable.
The line has outlived Bugs Bunny and is now commonly used worldwide as a jokey alternative to the straightforward query 'what's up?', i.e. 'what's going on?'.
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She's really not funny. The rest of everything is though.
NOT MUCH DAWG WHAT IS UP WITH YOU
beets.
I wish this so much, but I just know it won't happen.
I know! He was making a really smart pitch and I was incredibly impressed
I love seeing him show more intelligence than we usually credit him with
also, the way the info cards backfired on Dwight was fucking wonderful
I loved Michael's delivery of the "...Most of them mean don't talk about it" line
I wonder if David would step in were Charles to name Dwight regional manager.
No!
I'm playing hardcore.
Finally!
Less blood clots.
"Orange means orange you glad you didn't bring this up? Most colours mean don't talk about it."
it was the funniest episode ever
I'm not even saying that to be a dick, it really was the best episode ever
Yeah, same. I honestly thought he was being serious at that point.
"Micheal, I want you to stop harrassing my employees and leave Dunder Mifflin alone. Do you understand?"
"I understand... nothing!"
This season has been pretty funny, but this is the first episode I've actually laughed aloud at in some time.
I love when Michael actually shows how good he is at being a salesman. Remember in the episode where he took baskets of food to old clients and he mentioned the former clients daughter showing that he does actually care about his clients families. Sadly the guy never came back, but still, the point was made. Dwight was just so stupid. Not realizing that the words meant don't bring it up. He assumed they should be all good stuff about the people. I am so glad with the way he made himself look like an ass in front of his now former client. (I assume.)
The point remains to be seen though how they actually go about sending the paper. Did they get a distributor yet? I hope so because I really want this company to succeed. Especially when Wallace finds out about Dwight losing his biggest client.
The B story with Jim and Andy, I totally knew Jim was playing him but it was amazing. And god how I love post-anger Andy. You think "Oh! He's gonna get angry!" Then he changes "Hahaha, I can't stay mad at him. He got me good!"
The cold open was great too as was the end with the cheese balls. How much time did they spend practicing that? Seriously! Also, LOL at the one in Pam's hair before the intro.
Cannot wait for the next episode! They have really pulled out all the stops this season. It makes me wonder how much of this seasons storyline would have ended up in last season if the strike hadn't happened.
Spoilers for the last 4 episodes (Well, 3 of them), YOU WERE WARNED! Though it's just Wikipedia summaries. Nothing big, still...
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They're exactly the same joke, except the original version contained a pop culture reference whereas the new version doesn't.
"What's up, doc?" was a regional expression of greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Nobody ever tricked someone by claiming that something smelled like "updoc". What are you talking about.
Oh, the reaction to that was great.
He's all business. He's the straight man. But for some reason, I always like that role. The guy's kind of a hardass, but I do like him.
like early Jan
he seems normal, but you can also tell the writers are hinting that there may be another aspect to his personality that is a little less reasonable
Yes, that is correct. So by making a statement about "updoc," which is just "up" and "doc" run together, you trick the other person into asking "what's updoc?" and then respond as if they had used that regional greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Saying "it smells like updoc" or "you've got some updoc on your shirt" or "how much is a can of updoc" are all ways to start it.
Changing "doc" to "dog" is a modernization, since people are now dogs instead of doctors, which is a societal flaw that is clearly the fault of the black people. Although not Bill Cosby, as he played a doctor on television. However, changing it takes away the pop culture reference to Bugs Bunny.
Do you understand now? I might be able to break it down further for you. I think we're nearing the point where my sister would get it, but I might be able to dig deeper.
Yeah, like the time he took everyone outside to play soccer. Or like when he acted as if he was about to kick Michael's ass when Michael was stealing documents. But that's another thing I like about him. He's not a robot, he is a regular man and has his personal interests and some basic human flaws. All around a real, believable person, and so far he seems like a good guy.
EDIT: Also, since this isn't It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, I don't feel like he is necessarily going to turn out to be a huge fucking asshole if he stays on the show for more than five minutes.