You are right on the money with the “barrio” comment. That’s exactly the one I meant! How did you find it? Did you remember or just Google “Office + barrio”? Inquiring minds want to know!

I was going to mention the breast feeding bit, but I felt my recap was getting a bit long-winded (as I tend to do!).

My prediction for Angela; it will turn out she has never had sex with the Senator. He will get busted in a scandal (a la McGreevey) deny fathering her baby, Angela will get an annulment and get back with Dwight. Boom! You heard it hear first folks (*I have no clue about any of what I just said. No spoilers folks, just a total guess on my part*)

NOW, what would be cool is if somebody from The Office who was AT that script session writes in a comment here CONFIRMING our suspicions. Hey, it COULD happen!

I really like reading my friends’ recaps here. And sometimes it feels like a “bonus” if the recap is a few days late… because I’ve already forgotten parts of the show, and it is fun to be re-reminded of what has slipped my mind.

Things that made me laugh out loud: the utterly random “Thor” link. And the Ferris Bueller voice. Since I got name-checked with Bueller, I thought I’d better actually DO the research: so here is the bally-hooed “barrio” quote from “Secretary’s Day:”
Dwight: [gets up and starts to walk to Oscar's desk] Is that the program where all those puppets live in the barrio? Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

I brought this up before in the forum, but it bears repeating: HOW did the Office get the young actress who plays CeCe to cry on cue? Did they give her a toy or a candy, and then gently snatch it away as the camera starts to roll? Hmm….

Oh, and Suri… your comment was hilarious, too. What a fun read… this was certainly worth the wait.

I just want to point out that Dwight actually went to the hospital looking for Gabe (since Gabe announces to the office that he wants to go along to visit Angela). He wants Gabe, the little stickler, to do what he does best and stickel. LOL, I loved that line. He’s upset that Andy didn’t fire Jim over his lie and he’s taking it to the next level. When Gabe doesn’t answer his phone, he goes to the hospital to hunt him down. He runs into Oscar in the waiting room and that’s when Oscar spills the news about Angela’s baby being conceived before the wedding.

I also found it hilarious how the senator was grossed out by the prospect of Angela breast feeding. She tells him that she’s going to cover up with a blanket, but he leaves the room anyway. Apparently, the female form disgusts him. He can’t be so naive to actually think that he’s the father of the baby. Unless he’s actually so depraved that he thinks the idea of his wife having a child with another man will actually solidify their sham of a marriage. You can only fool the public for so long cough *Jim McGreevey* cough.

Great research there Bob (and Suri). This episode finally gave you a bit to flex your detective muscles.

I love that the obstetrician is named after a wine. I can just picture the writing staff putting in long hours at the table with a bottle of Tobin James strewn among sandwich wrappers and chip bags. They need a name for one of their minor characters and just then their eyes fall upon the bottle label. Hey, it could have happened!

Thanks for reading and commenting, Suri: AND for your diligent follow-up research. It makes it so much more fun to do stuff like this.

By the way. that link is from The Weekender, a Scranton/WilkesBarre newspaper that can be spotted all over the Dunder-Mifflin office.

Roach coach… … there I go, laughing again.

Food trucks are often also called Roach Coaches and a quick Google search for Roach Coaches in Scranton revealed that Scranton does indeed have a food truck that even serves Mexican food. It’s Chef Jeff’s Da Taco Truck. Here’s a link to the article:

http://www.theweekender.com/cover/Meals_on_wheels_12-15-2009.html

I guess Ernesto’s Empanadas sounded better to the writers than Jeff’s Taco Truck, but maybe it’s loosely based on Da Taco Truck.

Great job once again!

“The Office” does a pretty good job, with “props” to their prop department. And the writers usually do some research to incorporate existing businesses and history into the scripts. it’s fun for me as a Scranton native to check out how well they’ve done.

Food carts are not very popular in that part of PA, not like they are in places like LA. AND… in Portland. Thanks for the tip on Addy’s Sandwich Bar. My wife and I have walked by that corner on our way to the Pearl District many times, and now we will have to eat lunch there. Their sandwich menu looks really “upscale.” (A duck confit baguette?)

And since you referenced Portland, I feel obligated to chime in since I actually live in Portland!

My favorite food cart is Addys sandwich bar
http://addyssandwichbar.com/

Mmmmm, they serve French styled sandwiches and they are sooooo good!

Aw, you know where this is going.

Well, you’re right Bob, this should be a trilogy.I think the biggest “three” would be JKras not re-upping and bailing, which I think is a distinct possibility. He’s wrote a movie and is planning to star in it with Matt Damn. That could be enough right there to be the tipping point…

And though indy isn’t a big part of the show acting wise, she is a long standing writer. Her leaving is just another sign… although it probably depends on whether or not the pilot gets picked up.