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{{quote| '''Manny:''' That's the dehydrated pickle storage. (Buffy tries to open the filing cabinet but it's locked) Those are locked.}}
{{quote| '''Manny:''' That's the dehydrated pickle storage. (Buffy tries to open the filing cabinet but it's locked) Those are locked.}}
* [[Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are]]: {{spoiler|Buffy being stalked by the Wig Lady. "I know you're under there."}}
* [[Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are]]: {{spoiler|Buffy being stalked by the Wig Lady. "I know you're under there."}}
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Buffy mentions working as a waitress "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S3 E1 Anne|that summer in LA]]". Xander says he thought Jonathan would have learned his lesson from the events of "Superstar".
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Buffy mentions working as a waitress "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3 E1 Anne|that summer in LA]]". Xander says he thought Jonathan would have learned his lesson from the events of "Superstar".
* [[Description Cut]]: Spike telling Buffy, "This place will kill you" to Gary's death scene.
* [[Description Cut]]: Spike telling Buffy, "This place will kill you" to Gary's death scene.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Loads of this starting with [[Double Entendre|the name]] [[Twin Threesome Fantasy|of the restaurant]] and eventually ending with a demon shaped like... Well, imagine an eight-foot-long [[Alien|chest]][[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|burster]] with no arms and an even larger, rounder forehead, which spits thin streams of pale fluid (and was defeating by a lesbian cutting it off to save her [[The Paralyzer|helpless]] female friend from it, although I am {{[[[Late to The Punchline]] or was}}] doubtful that that was the intended [[Subtext]]). The fact that the "Buffy At Work" The Making Of documentary used a clip of Buffy watching a video of "[[Gorn|the cow and chicken coming together for the first time]]" (the back of a television emitting frantic moos and clucks was all that was shown of that part of the worker orientation video) when a ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' writer who worked for a video store was talking about pornography, especially with [[Mix-and-Match Critters|the Doublemeat mascot]], implies that the [[Interspecies Romance|doublemeat subtext]] was intentional. (But despite that, who ''doesn't'' want [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|one of those hats, or a plush toy of the mascot]]?)
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Loads of this starting with [[Double Entendre|the name]] [[Twin Threesome Fantasy|of the restaurant]] and eventually ending with a demon shaped like... Well, imagine an eight-foot-long [[Alien|chest]][[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|burster]] with no arms and an even larger, rounder forehead, which spits thin streams of pale fluid (and was defeating by a lesbian cutting it off to save her [[The Paralyzer|helpless]] female friend from it, although I am {{[[[Late to The Punchline]] or was}}] doubtful that that was the intended [[Subtext]]). The fact that the "Buffy At Work" The Making Of documentary used a clip of Buffy watching a video of "[[Gorn|the cow and chicken coming together for the first time]]" (the back of a television emitting frantic moos and clucks was all that was shown of that part of the worker orientation video) when a ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' writer who worked for a video store was talking about pornography, especially with [[Mix-and-Match Critters|the Doublemeat mascot]], implies that the [[Interspecies Romance|doublemeat subtext]] was intentional. (But despite that, who ''doesn't'' want [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|one of those hats, or a plush toy of the mascot]]?)
** And, just in case it wasn't obvious enough, see Willow describing the demon to Tara in "Entropy".
** And, just in case it wasn't obvious enough, see Willow describing the demon to Tara in "Entropy".
{{quote| '''Tara:''' Okay, wait, it was under her wig?<br />
{{quote| '''Tara:''' Okay, wait, it was under her wig?<br />
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* [[High Turnover Rate]]
* [[High Turnover Rate]]
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Willow and Buffy have cleaned out the Trio's former hideout.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Willow and Buffy have cleaned out the Trio's former hideout.
{{quote| '''Willow:''' There were, you know, razor scooters and [[Ms. Fanservice|pictures of the Vulcan woman]] on ''[[Star Trek Enterprise (TV)|Enterprise]]''.<br />
{{quote| '''Willow:''' There were, you know, razor scooters and [[Ms. Fanservice|pictures of the Vulcan woman]] on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]''.<br />
'''Xander:''' Ooh! ...I mean, pff! Nerds. }}
'''Xander:''' Ooh! ...I mean, pff! Nerds. }}
* [[I Ate What?]]: Happens to Xander twice.
* [[I Ate What?]]: Happens to Xander twice.
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* [[Too Much Information]]: Philip telling Buffy about his ears clogging up with grease.
* [[Too Much Information]]: Philip telling Buffy about his ears clogging up with grease.
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Amy for Willow. Halfrek for Anya.
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Amy for Willow. Halfrek for Anya.
* [[Wall-Bang Her]] / [[Making Love in All The Wrong Places]]
* [[Wall-Bang Her]] / [[Making Love in All the Wrong Places]]
* [[You Look Familiar]]: The actress who played Halfrek also played Cecily in "Fool for Love" -- this was later retconned as Cecily actually being a vengeance demon.
* [[You Look Familiar]]: The actress who played Halfrek also played Cecily in "Fool for Love" -- this was later retconned as Cecily actually being a vengeance demon.


Revision as of 04:31, 9 April 2014

 Phillip: You put the beef on the grill, you hit the button, then it beeps. You flip the beef, hit the other button then it beeps. You put it on the bun; there's not a button for that.

Buffy: Repeat until insane.

Buffy gets a job at a fast food place and is overwhelmed by the monotony. Amy infects Willow with a little magic.

 Manny: I'm Manny the manager. It's not a joke, it's just my name.

Buffy: Right. You mentioned that a couple of times when I filled out the application.

 Lorraine: See this? I want you shooting for this from here on out.

Buffy: (looking resigned) Right. Here on out.

 Manny: That's the dehydrated pickle storage. (Buffy tries to open the filing cabinet but it's locked) Those are locked.

 Tara: Okay, wait, it was under her wig?

Willow: Well, it was this thing, it just came out from inside her head.

Tara: That's disgusting. What did it look like?

Willow: Well... let's put it this way. If I wasn't gay before...

 Spike: You chose to be in the consumer service profession, and I'm a consumer. (smirking) Service me.

Buffy: (not amused) Order something or go.

  • Empathic Environment / Fauxtivational Poster: Spike and Buffy have sex next to a TEAMWORK poster. Buffy finds Philip's foot in the kitchen -- behind her is a sign encouraging employees to BE PART OF THE DOUBLEMEAT EXPERIENCE.
  • Evil Sounds Deep / Mood Whiplash: Halfrek threatens to dismember Xander in a horribly low, demonic voice, until she recognizes Anya, adopts a much girlier voice ("Anyanka?? Oh my GOD!") and hugs her, with Xander shitting bricks the entire time.
  • Fingore: Buffy discovers a finger in the grinder.
  • Foreshadowing: For Amy's actions in Season 7 "The Killer in Me".
    • Spike urges Buffy to quit her job, saying he can get the money she needs. In "As You Were" we discover Spike is involved in demon black market deals.
  • Game Face: Halfrek's features seriously freak out Xander, for reasons other than the obvious.

 Xander: So Anya, the way she looked, with ... the face... (nervous laugh) That wasn't what you used to look like, was it?

 Willow: There were, you know, razor scooters and pictures of the Vulcan woman on Enterprise.

Xander: Ooh! ...I mean, pff! Nerds.

 Anya: Well, time is running very short. After Willow gave us the 'whoosh' engagement party, I got slack on the planning 'cause I figured she'd help, but, well, now that's all been blown to hell.

Willow: Hey, standing right here! Standing right exactly here.

 Anya: The workers are the tools that shape America.

Buffy: Good to know. (everyone looks to see Buffy in her Burger Fool outfit) I was kinda feelin' like a tool.

 Halfrek: Half the time I have no idea if I'm maiming the right guy.

 Amy: Mm. I can see that.

(Amy indicates Willow's book. We see that Willow has highlighted all the text on the entire page.)

Willow: (defensively) It's a pivotal page.

  • No Sense of Humor: Manny the Manager.
  • Our Zombies Are Fast Food Workers
  • The Paralyzer: Buffy is sprayed by a fluid that immobilizes her from the legs up.
  • Please Keep Your Hat On: Wig Lady
  • Reaction Shot: Buffy watching what happens to the Cow and the Chicken in the Doublemeat Palace workplace video.
  • Red Herring: Buffy's workplace has nothing to do with the Monster of the Week despite its zombie-like staff or creepy vibe -- the demon is only a customer and the "secret ingrediant" is actually a soy product.
  • Revenge: Implied with Amy, because Willow took so long to change her from a rat back to a human.
  • Secret Ingredient
  • The Secret of Long Pork Pies: Averted -- Because of the High Turnover Rate and repeated mentions of a "secret ingredient", Buffy thinks the Doublemeat Palace is using human meat in its products. It turns out that the disappearances are because of a demon that likes the taste of people who've eaten lots of fatty foods, and the "meat" is actually a vegetable product, with a secret ingredient of... beef flavoring.
  • Sex for Solace: Buffy is halfway through a double shift and feeling rather down when her supervisor tells her it's time for her break. Just then she sees Spike prowling outside. In an overt mating signal Buffy removes her cap to show off her Hair of Gold. Spike immediately walks around the back; scene cut to him bonking Buffy up against the wall behind the Doublemeat Palace.
  • Shaped Like Itself

 Buffy: So ... what's the secret ingredient?

Philip: (not taking his eyes off the grill) It's a meat process.

Buffy: Well, what does that mean?

Philip: It's a process, they do it to the meat.

Buffy: But, what is it?

Philip: It's just the name of the process.

Buffy: (giving up) Oh. Yeah.

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