Bob Vance, Mambo Number Five, That’s What She Said
I was going through the pages at TV.com and saw a few more interesting tidbits:
- Phyllis’ boyfriend, Bob Vance, owns the company Vance Refrigeration. (”Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.”) If you look closely, Vance Refrigeration is Dunder Mifflin’s next-door neighbor in that office complex. Phyllis is a little prowler.
- When Pam is watching tapes of prior years’ Dundie Awards, one of Michael’s performances is a version of “Mambo Number Five” by Lou Bega. This tune will also serve as Michael’s cellphone ringtone in later episodes.
- Michael uses the term “that’s what she said” a lot. (I still laugh each time.) In the original British BBC version David Brent would say “As the actress said to bishop”. Both phrases are said when someone says something that might be found sexual whether by accident or not.
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June 1st, 2006 20:33
Great call on the Vance Refrigeration! I just noticed tonight on the repeat of “Performance Review” that the main lobby sign lists them as both being on the 2nd floor, then you can see the entrance as Jan’s getting on the elevator. I totally missed that the first 100 times I saw the episode!
November 21st, 2006 14:53
Vance Refrigeration also has a sign in the parking lot. I don’t know if it has been seen on the show, but I snapped a photo of it when I went by the set (I had some work nearby).
Photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64084674@N00/303048523/
A couple more set Pics here: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=1578855
December 12th, 2006 21:37
“As the actress said to A bishop”
February 18th, 2008 15:32
The Vance Refrigeration building being next door to the Dunder Mifflin office was mentioned on the show a few times.
March 7th, 2008 17:14
Sorry, I haven’t seen many episodes but when I heard about Vance Refrigeration it caught my ear. My Grandfather started a company in 1938 called Vance Refrigeration in Mishawaka Indiana. My father took over the business and has ran the business since. I was to be third generation but things changed. My dad is now 81 and I think I’m going to buy all of the Vance Refrigeration stuff off the NBC website for his birthday. He will get a big kick out of it.