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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Dan - when he finds out the network's being charged because he sang "Happy Birthday" to Casey on the air, he tells Isaac from now on, he'll only sing songs to people on their birthday that are in the public domain. For Isaac, Dan asks him to choose between "[[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Jammo, Jammo]]" and "Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Rum". Later, Dan asks Dana how she feels about "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_Dem_Golden_Slippers Oh, Dem Golden Slippers]]", and when Dana turns to Isaac, confused, Isaac tells her, "Just go with it."
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Directed by Creator/ThomasSchlamme

Written by Creator/AaronSorkin
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Quite a few examples. First:

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* CaptainObvious:
** Finally:
-->'''Dan:''' I sang "Happy birthday" to Casey on the air.
-->'''Isaac:''' When?
-->'''Dan:''' Well...on his birthday, Isaac.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Quite a few examples.A couple of times. First:



** Finally:
-->'''Dan:''' I sang "Happy birthday" to Casey on the air.
-->'''Isaac:''' When?
-->'''Dan:''' Well...[[CaptainObvious on his birthday, Isaac.]]
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-->'''Dan:''' Well...on his birthday, Isaac.

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-->'''Dan:''' Well...[[CaptainObvious on his birthday, Isaac.]]
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-->'''Natalie:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Right, that was me.]]

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-->'''Natalie:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Right, that was me.]]

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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] is Mallory.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] is Mallory.-->'''Dan:''' Go figure.



* ProductionPosse: Ted [=McGinley=], who plays Gordon, went on to play Mark Gottfried on ''Series/TheWestWing''.
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-->'''Casey:''' I'm not obsessing about Dana.

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-->'''Casey:''' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I'm not obsessing about Dana.]]
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* SureWhyNot: After Dan has decided he's going to only sing songs in the public domain on people's birthdays:
-->'''Dan:''' Hey Dana, I was seeing you've got a birthday coming up and I was wondering how you feel about "Oh Dem Golden Slippers?"
-->'''Isaac:''' (''to Dana, after she looks at him with a WTF expression'') Just go with it.
-->'''Dana:''' Yeah, that's fine.
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-->'''Jeremy:''' Oh, as far as Vermont is concerned, it's my understand that the weekend is almost entirely about sex.

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-->'''Jeremy:''' Oh, as far as Vermont is concerned, it's my understand understanding that the weekend is almost entirely about sex.
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-->'''Natalie:''' I think the way you're handling the Casey situation is very good?

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-->'''Natalie:''' I think the way you're handling the Casey situation is very good?good.
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** Also, Dan mentions [[ProductPlacement Mallomars]] that Casey bought for him for his last birthday, and says even if the four remaining Music/SpiceGirls had served them to him in hot pants, [[ItMakesSenseInContext it still wouldn't have been worth $2,500]].

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** Also, Dan mentions [[ProductPlacement Mallomars]] that Casey bought for him for his last birthday, and says even if the four remaining Music/SpiceGirls had served them to him in hot pants, [[ItMakesSenseInContext it still wouldn't have been worth $2,500]].$2,500.

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* ShoutOut

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* ShoutOutShoutOut: Jeremy compares the "fly" to ''Theatre/{{Harvey}}'', and Casey says he's like [[Film/TheBirds Tippi Hedren]].
** Also, Dan mentions [[ProductPlacement Mallomars]] that Casey bought for him for his last birthday, and says even if the four remaining Music/SpiceGirls had served them to him in hot pants, [[ItMakesSenseInContext it still wouldn't have been worth $2,500]].

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* FalseReassurance
* {{Foreshadowing}}

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* FalseReassurance
FalseReassurance: When Casey is trying to convince Jeremy he's not crazy:
-->'''Casey:''' I'm not obsessing about Dana.
-->'''Jeremy:''' Dana?
-->'''Casey:''' Yeah. [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend Dana's my friend, Jeremy, she's been my friend for 15 years.]]
-->'''Jeremy:''' Oh, that?
-->'''Casey:''' Yeah.
-->'''Jeremy:''' Oh, as far as Vermont is concerned, it's my understand that the weekend is almost entirely about sex.
-->'''Casey:''' [[SarcasmMode Well that makes me feel, God, so much better.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}{{Foreshadowing}} This isn't the last of the Casey/Dana show.



* HypocriticalHumor

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* HypocriticalHumorIBelieveThatYouBelieveIt: This is Jeremy's attitude when Casey tries to prove he was acting to a real fly. Comes back to bite him in the ass later:
-->'''Dana:''' Does the fly have any other special powers?
-->'''Casey:''' No. Well, Jeremy thinks it might have some sort of stealth capability. (''everyone turns to look at Jeremy, who wears a "What can you do?" expression on his face'')



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* ThatCameOutWrongThatCameOutWrong:
-->'''Dana:''' You're depressed, you're angry, you're lonely and your frightened, but god, everything would be fine if I could just see Dana naked.
-->'''Casey:''' Oh Dana, believe me. I have no desire to see you naked.
-->'''Dana:''' Excuse me?
-->'''Casey:''' That came out wrong.

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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment

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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartmentAlliterativeName: Mallory Moss.
* CallBack: We first heard about Dana and Gordon in "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E03TheHungryAndTheHunted The Hungry and the Hunted]]".
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Quite a few examples. First:
-->'''Natalie:''' I think the way you're handling the Casey situation is very good?
-->'''Dana:''' The Casey situation?
-->'''Natalie:''' I'm calling it The Casey Situation.
-->'''Dana:''' It's not a situation.
-->'''Natalie:''' It's a bit of a situation.
-->'''Dana:''' It's not at all a situation.
-->'''Natalie:''' I've already named it.
** Then there's:
-->'''Mallory:''' Well, my predecessor didn't clear it?
-->'''Dan:''' Who's your predecessor?
-->'''Mallory:''' Marty Sheinbaum.
-->'''Dan:''' Who's Marty Sheinbaum?
-->'''Mallory:''' My predecessor.
** Finally:
-->'''Dan:''' I sang "Happy birthday" to Casey on the air.
-->'''Isaac:''' When?
-->'''Dan:''' Well...on his birthday, Isaac.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Discussed:
-->'''Dana:''' You know, from like the second that Casey and Lisa split up, everyone in this office is convinced that I have a strategy for getting Casey to fall in love with me.
-->'''Natalie:''' You're wrong. We knew you didn't have a strategy and we're glad you've finally come up with something.



* HappyBirthdayToYou: The episode.
-->'''Isaac:''' Someone holds the copyright to "Happy Birthday"?
-->'''Dan:''' The representatives of Patty and Mildred Hill.
-->'''Isaac:''' Took two people to write that song?
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] is Mallory.



* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne
* HappyBirthdayToYou
* ShipperOnDeck

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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne
ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne:
-->'''Dana:''' I don't think you're cute. I don't think you're funny, I don't think you're smart and sometimes I don't think you're very nice.
-->'''Casey:''' You don't think I'm funny?
* HappyBirthdayToYou
MistakenForGay: Discussed.
-->'''Mallory:''' Listen, I think it's sweet that you and your partner sing to each other on television. Others may thing that it's vaguely gay, but I disagree.
-->'''Dan:''' (''turns around, sees Mallory's assistant, an older woman, smiling at him'') [[SarcasmMode Thank you.]]
* ShipperOnDeckNoodleIncident: Exactly why *are* Dan's out of town expense sheets a little unusual?
* ProductionPosse: Ted [=McGinley=], who plays Gordon, went on to play Mark Gottfried on ''Series/TheWestWing''.
* RunningGag: [[ThoseTwoGuys Chris and Will]] arguing over whether Casey's reaction to the "fly" is a tic or a flinch.
* ShipperOnDeck: Natalie, again.
-->'''Natalie:''' You're going to Vermont for the weekend with Gordon.
-->'''Dana:''' Yes I am.
-->'''Natalie:''' And you bought new lingerie.
-->'''Dana:''' Yes I did.
-->'''Natalie:''' And you went out of your way to make sure Casey knew you bought new lingerie.
-->'''Dana:''' I did not!
-->'''Natalie:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Right, that was me.]]
-->'''Dana:''' Natalie!
-->'''Natalie:''' Well, let's get this show on the road already, huh?
* ShoutOut
* SureWhyNot: After Dan has decided he's going to only sing songs in the public domain on people's birthdays:
-->'''Dan:''' Hey Dana, I was seeing you've got a birthday coming up and I was wondering how you feel about "Oh Dem Golden Slippers?"
-->'''Isaac:''' (''to Dana, after she looks at him with a WTF expression'') Just go with it.
-->'''Dana:''' Yeah, that's fine.
* ThatCameOutWrong
* TitleDrop:
-->'''Mallory:''' Intellectual property, droit moral, fair use, royalty structure -- these things may not mean anything to you, but I assure you they mean a great deal to me and they meant a great deal to my predecessor.
-->'''Dan:''' [[BrickJoke Marty Sheinbaum]].
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* FalseReassurance
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment


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* HypocriticalHumor
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne
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* HappyBirthdayToYou
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Casey is continuing to obsess over Dana and Gordon. He claims he's not, but kicks a fire hydrant when he finds out they're spending the weekend together, and also claims to be harassed by a fly during every broadcast. Eventually, right before Dana goes away for the with Gordon, she and Casey have an argument about how they're not interested in each other ([[BelligerentSexualTension even though they totally are]]).

Elsewhere, Dan finds out the show's been charged $2,500 because he sang "Happy birthday" to Casey on the air on his birthday.

!!This episode contains examples of:

* {{Foreshadowing}}
* ShipperOnDeck

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