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* [[Canada, Eh?]]
* [[The Cassandra]]: Dave is a terrific news director. He's tough, has foresight, good instincts and a lot of common sense, and is a BS detector. Despite this, nobody at the office ever believes his warnings and his authority is roundly dismissed, as much of the staff see him as just a [[Stop Having Fun Guy|killjoy]].
* [[The Character Died with Him]]: Phil Hartman/Bill McNeal. As [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|coincidence would have it]], Hartman's final episode concluded with everyone but Dave surviving the Titanic episode. In the tribute episode to Hartman, however, it's stated that Bill merely died of a heart attack. While a great gesture by the cast and crew, the somber tone of Bill's death didn't ring true for a show as ironic and cynical as this one; particularly since most the mourners would have (in-universe, at least) been jubilant over Bill's demise.
** It's highly debatable of course, but this could be considered a fitting reaction if the [[Hidden Depths]] displayed in "Bitch Session" are taken into account: The entire staff mocks Dave behind his back and turn on him completely when they find out he was spying on them. But when Jimmy tells the staff he'll make it right by firing Dave, they all abandon their grievances and stand up for him. Joe explains that in-fighting doesn't mean anything by comparing it to something insanely violent his brother did to him, saying, "It doesn't mean he didn't love me." When being called out for showing compassion and sincerity, Bill himself says, "Those dimensions are there, they're just unexplored."
* [[Christmas Episode]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Most of the cast. But especially Matthew.
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