This episode opens up with Phyllis calling out, "Dancing babies!" I'm kind of surprised that wasn't Angela, since she's the one with the baby poster obsession. But then we quickly get Andy in a cappella mode, which is the only mode I can stand him in. And although my roommate knew how to complete the "Break me off a piece of that......." I did not. Too young. Jim could make fun of me forever.
These are the ad men brought in to help create a Dunder Mifflin commercial. And this is them thirty seconds later.
I feel sorry for all the outsiders roped into this den of insanity.
The opening sequence rolls, and I am left to wonder once again if they are ever going to revamp these credits. It's effective and all, but come on. Relationships have been formed. Characters have been added. The times they are a changin'.
Dwight's Second Life avatar is going to haunt my dreams. *shudders*
So the (M)ad men run their commercial that they made for a previous branch and although it is pretty bland the music is pretty catchy. "Not too shabby," as Michael would say. But he, no surprise, hates it.
Andy continues to be captivated by Angela, and for reasons I cannot fathom she is apparently spending time with him outside of work. In a romantic fashion. Necking, but not kissing. Disgusting. Anyway, Andy tells Dwight this and this brings out Dwight's murder face.
Haha! Another great reaction face follows shortly-- Ryan (the facial hair has turned him super hot, by the way) being told he has a call from "Eddie Murphy".
Scranton haunts him, you can see it in his eyes.
So Michael dismisses the (M)ad men and tells corporate he will be making his own commercial. Turns out that the office actually has a lot of untapped talent, because guess what? DARYL CAN PLAY THE PIANO. I squealed. I love Daryl more with every appearance he makes. Kevin, Kelli, Andy, and Creed accompany him in a lovely ditty-- "Dunder Mifflin: People Person's Paper People." Try saying that five times fast. But Daryl has got some serious skills going on and I would like to see them utilized more often.
This woman ruins people's lives. Poor Phyllis.
Pam's art skills are back in play with animating the commercial. She ends up falling asleep at her desk and stranding Jim in the parking lot with Meredith. Oh, Meredith. (Side note: Say what you will about Meredith, but her hair is fabulous.) In the morning Jim calls her (Pam, not Meredith) to say good morning from his desk and it's too cute for me to handle and AHHH my babies, you must be together forever. Also he brought her breakfast.
How many nights does Dwight spend at the office?
Update on the Andy and Angela situation: She says, "Oh, D" while they're necking. This makes Dwight very happy, and he and Andy chant "Oh, D!" in a very disturbing manner. She wants the D.....
I would rather die in a fiery car crash than make out with this man in any fashion. Angela, this break-up has done terrible things to your already questionable judgment.
It's ten days later, Michael's ad was rejected, and the (M)ad men's is played. The Scranton branch waves at the end. Then we get to see the ad that the office put together, and I kind of love it a lot. Kelli gets told (in Indian dress) that someone loves her, Dwight is Phyllis' son, and Stanley is a ditch digger. In the end Michael gets a crumpled up piece of paper that dubs him World's Most Creative Boss. It goes without saying that "Chariots of Fire" plays over the whole thing.
One of the (M)ad men compliments Pam on her animation and invites her out for a ride on his motorcycle. Jim does this:
Possessive! Jim is the cutest thing ever, oh mah gosh.
Closing scene: Andy finally finds a solution to his jingle (he's tried applesauce, poison gas, and football cream to name a few). He settles on Fancy Feast. This episode was fantastic.
Favorite line of "Local Ad":
"I looked away for a second and Creed swiped your hash browns." -Jim
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