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Michael's continued presence is justified for several reasons. For one thing, Michael is shown to be a brilliant and very successful salesman and negotiator on several occasions. Also, Michael is the manager of Scranton, which is shown to be Dunder-Mifflin's most consistent branch, to the point where David Wallace begs Michael to tell him "what (Scranton) is doing right". Several minor characters also make it clear that, despite his antics, Michael is nowhere near the worst person in his position (i.e. Buffalo manager Craig/Josh Porter). In addition, Michael is the sole reason Dunder-Mifflin won the deposition case when Jan sued for wrongful termination. Michael sided with the company, saving the financially strained business upwards of four million dollars.

Michael Scott: Regional Manager (S1-7) Dwight Schrute: Assistant to the Regional Manager (1-2), Assistant Regional Manager (2-9),

The City of Scranton is the county seat of Lackawanna County in North-Eastern Pennsylvania (see map). As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 76,415 (2003 estimate: 74,320). After Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie and Reading, Scranton is Pennsylvania's sixth most populous city.

Although Michael has had 'Mambo #5' (originally by Lou Bega) on his cell in the past, as of Season 3, his phone has 'My Humps' (originally by the Black Eyed Peas) as its ringtone.

"Spinnin N Reelin'" by Creed Bratton himself. Creed used to be in a band called The Grass Roots also.

Rockin' Robin with his voice recorded over for the harmony vocal parts.

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Also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Halpert#Jim.27s_pranks

Also, http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Jim's_pranks

Yes, but not as often as some believe. Many scenes seem improvised mainly due to the way they were written and/or acted, but it was confirmed by Jenna Fischer on her blog that a very large portion of the show is scripted. One of the more famous improvised scenes is the Michael/Oscar kiss in the episode "Gay Witch Hunt" (which Steve Carell decided to do while cameras were rolling), and Dwight's question to Toby about the female anatomy in "Sexual Harrassment" (Rainn Wilson added a few more questions for Dwight to ask).

Season 1:

Pilot: Little Drummer Boy

Basketball: Sweet Georgia Brown

Season 2:

The Dundies: Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega; O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature; You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate; Tiny Dancer - Elton John; (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley

The Fire: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.; Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega; We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel

The Client: Sing - Travis; Use It - The New Pornographers

Performance Review: Wild Side - Mötley Crüe

E-mail Surveillance: Side - Travis; The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Here I Go Again (Phyllis); I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (Kevin); Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (Michael and Jim)

Christmas Party: Christmas in Hollis - Run-DMC

Booze Cruise: Get Busy - The Scrantones; Spinnin N Reelin' - Creed Bratton

The Secret: Our Lips are Sealed - The Go-Go's; Tempted - Squeeze

Boys and Girls: Southern Takeover - Chamillionaire

Valentine's Day: With or Without You - U2

Dwight's Speech: Get Ready For This - 2 Unlimited

Take Your Daughter to Work Day: Greensleeves (Dwight); Teach Your Children - Graham Nash (Michael)

Michael's Birthday: The Longest Time - Billy Joel

Casino Night: Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police

Season 3:

The Convention: My Humps - Black Eyed Peas; Girls Gone Wild - Captain Ahab

The Initiation: Lovefool - The Cardigans Rock and Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter

Grief Counseling: On The Wings Of Love - Jeffrey Osborne (Pam)

Diwali: Crazy in Love - Beyoncé; Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls (Jim and Andy); The Diwali Song, taken from The Hanukkah Song - Adam Sandler (Michael and Dwight)

Branch Closing: My Humps - Black Eyed Peas (Michael's Ringtone)

The Convict: The Rainbow Connection - Kermit the Frog (Andy); River Runs Red - Life of Agony;; O Fortuna, Carmina Burana - Carl Orff

Benihana Christmas: You Outta Know - Alanis Morisette (Kevin); We Belong Together - Pat Benatar (Kelly); Spinnin N Reelin' - Creed Bratton; Your Body is a Wonderland - John Mayer (Andy and Michael); Deck the Halls (Michael); Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money; Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt; The Nutcracker Ballet - Tchaikovsky; Lady (Dwight); Little Drummer Boy (Angela)

Back From Vacation: Hot Hot Hot (Michael and Andy)

The Return: Rockin' Robin (Andy); Bennie and the Jets - Elton John (Andy); Zombie - The Cranberries (Andy)

Traveling Salesmen: Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue

Phyllis' Wedding: Roxanne - The Police (Scrantonicity); Message In A Bottle - The Police (Scrantonicity); Fields Of Gold - Sting (Scrantonicity); You were meant for me - Jewel (Scrantonicity); Every Breath You Take - The Police (Scrantonicity); Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police (Karen with Scrantonicity)

Beach Games: The Gambler-Kenny Rogers; Flinstones Theme Song

The Job: Kind and Generous- Natalie Merchant

The origin of their feud is never revealed, but there are several hints through out the series...

-As the HR rep, Toby is mainly responsible for, and is the only one who has any power to, put an end to Michael's "fun" ideas and innovations in the office.

-Michael mentions in one episode that Toby is a corporate hire and its shown that Toby answers directly to New York. Thus, Michael could resent Toby as the only one in Scranton with any direct authority over him.

-Michael frequently chides Toby for his divorce. As a child of a divorced family, it's possible Michael may harbor some resentment toward Toby for this. This could also be the case because Michael is shown to get along very well with Sasha, Toby's daughter, and he knows what it's like to be a child of divorce.

-Toby, at times, tries to act like a parental figure to Michael. Considering it's strongly implied that Michael had an icy relationship with his stepfather Jeff, it's possible he could view Toby in a similar light.

-It seems to be a bit of a Dunder-Mifflin "tradition" for managers/bosses to despise their HR reps. For example, David Wallace complains several times about Kendall, the HR rep at corporate. Additionally, during their respective times as managers, both Jim and Andy are annoyed by Toby despite generally getting along with him otherwise.

• In a deleted scene, Angela actually slaps Toby for his lack of action and says Michael was right about Toby all along.

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