Summer Scrantonicity

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Published June 8, 2010 at 12:50 p.m.

This is actually old news, but what the heck, until The Office tosses the fans something, some kind of bone, over the summer break, it’ll have to do. Brian Baumgartner was in Scranton over the Memorial Day weekend. He was the guest of honor at a fundraiser for the Albright Memorial Library. You can [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “The Chump”

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Published May 18, 2010 at 10:41 a.m.

The latest Office episode, “The Chump” has provided the Scranton Chamber Of Commerce with a memorable slogan that just might catch on: “The Paris of northeastern Pennysylvania.” I can see how this will grow in popularity, finally reaching a point where the city of Paris begins to refer to itself as… the “Scranton of [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “The Cover-Up”

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Published May 10, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

As a native of Scranton, I was glued to “The Office” for 5 seasons, marveling at ALL of the local references to my hometown. (Dunmore, my high school!)   Imagine my excitement when I got the opportunity here at LITO to chronicle these local references for Season 6! This “golden ticket” just happened [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “Secretary’s Day”

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Published April 27, 2010 at 12:24 p.m.

For Secretary’s Day, Michael Scott takes Erin to a fancy restaurant in Scranton called Hayworth’s. Well, there is no Hayworth’s in Scranton, which by now is not surprising. If they had used a real Scranton restaurant, that would have made writing this “Scrantonicity” easy. The column practically would have written itself. But that’s OK; [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “Happy Hour”

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Published April 2, 2010 at 12:22 a.m.

When the gang from Dunder-Mifflin decided to hit a “Happy Hour,” they didn’t just go to a dinky, hole-in-the-wall pub like nearby Poor Richard’s; they also didn’t bother with trendy Farley’s in downtown Scranton. No, they went to a mythical, over-the-top extravaganza of an entertainment center: Sid & Dexter’s Sports Bar. This Taj Mahal [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “New Leads”

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Published March 23, 2010 at 11:36 a.m.

Searching for ANY Scranton references in “New Leads” has proved to be as challenging as searching for any “new leads” at the Scranton dump. I was about to give up, and not write anything this week. Then, I thought to myself: Hey… there are regular readers of Scrantonicity; I don’t want to disappoint either [ ... ] ...

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“St. Patrick’s Day” ~ Donna’s Recap

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Published March 12, 2010 at 9:59 p.m.

Top o’ the Mornin’ to ya, LITO readers! Sure and begorra, it’s St. Patrick’s Day in Scranton. Michael comes into the office and gleefully grabs some green M&M’s from Erin’s festive reception desk. He exclaims, “Green M&M’s?! Nature’s viagra!” Everyone seems to be a good mood. The camera pans around the office to show [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “The Delivery”

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Published March 8, 2010 at 1:48 p.m.

I was born in Scranton at the Community Medical Center. Years later, my mother got a job there, working as the nightshift switchboard operator. So… I was, uh… hoping that Pam and Jim would choose that fine establishment as the place to bring Cecelia into the world. But they opted instead for the Moses [ ... ] ...

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Video: Manager and Salesman

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Published Feb. 13, 2010 at 4:29 a.m.
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The office is eager to welcome Sabre CEO Jo Bennett (guest star Kathy Bates) to Scranton, and are dazzled by her Southern ways. But when Jo finds out there are two branch managers, she says either Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) or Jim (John Krasinski) must go back to being a salesman. Meanwhile, Andy s (Ed Helms) Valentine s Day plan backfires. Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Phyllis Smith, Oscar Nunez,

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News: The Office Episode Recap: "Manager and Salesman"

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 4:14 a.m.

In this week's episode of The Office , Sabre's CEO Jo Bennett comes to Dunder Mifflin Scranton and institutes some major changes, including naming only one manager. As Jim and Michael figure that one out, Andy accidentally makes Kelly believe he has a crush on her ... The episode opens on Michael Scott checking his Vancouver reservation for the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, the hotel doesn't seem to have him on the books. Dwight tries to help him find it in his email ("You did get the evite

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