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Dunder-Mifflin Means Local Jobs

November
30

Fans of “The Office” know that the TV comedy is set in the fictional branch office of the Dunder-Mifflin paper company in less-than-glamorous Scranton, Pa.

Although the show is produced on the West Coast and most of the scenes are interiors, more than a few references are made to such local Scranton landmarks as the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Abe’s Deli. The people of Scranton love this stuff and, in fact, have developed a strong affection for the make-believe world of “The Office.” The city’s mayor and members of the chamber of commerce are frequently quoted in feature stories about how the show has put the old town (pop. 76,000) on the map of American pop culture.

Of course, the show is really about the misery of modern corporate life as seen through they eyes of feckless pod drones and their craven supervisors, but that’s irony for you.

Scranton—the very sound of it suggests a dead-end job.

That’s why it’s fun that in the Dunder-Mifflin back story, there are seven other branch offices that are occasionally mentioned in the show’s episodes. And guess where one of those offices is located?

Yep. Westchester County’s favororte funny town—Yonkers.

That’s it, however. The show’s creators have provided no comic details to the Yonkers angle, leaving it up to our imagination.

So. OK. I think it’s time for us to imagine how Dunder-Mifflin might be essential to the economic well-being of the City of Hills.

We’ll work on it.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 7:01 pm by Phil Reisman.
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One Response to “Dunder-Mifflin Means Local Jobs”

  1. ball

    Since the only programs I watch on regular TV are “House” and “Pushing Daisies”, I have not yet seen an episode of “The Office”. I am however, somewhat familiar with the City of Yonkers. You mention Dunder-Mifflin make
    paper. Perhaps they can be hired to supply the paper to help build the new high-rise apartment buildings along the Hudson. Does the company manufacture tissue? Dunder…Dunder..wasn’t there a Mayor of Yonkers named Dunder?

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Phil ReismanPhil Reisman is a veteran journalist and native of Westchester County. He began his career in 1977 as the head copy boy of a startup New York City newspaper that quickly went belly up. Reisman was not to blame for the newspaper's failure, or so he claims.
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