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Would it surprise you to learn that "St. Patrick's Day," last week's new episode of "The Office," could have been even cringier than it was? Well, two deleted scenes prove that it's true. Above, Oscar tries to explain to Michael why he shouldn't have booked a trip to Tallahassee based on Jo's casual friendliness; after the jump, Michael's ignorance of hints both gentle and pointed requires Gabe to get involved.

It doesn't take a news junkie to notice that there are quite a few members of the Senate and House of Representatives having a tough time of it in the media lately. But in case you somehow HAVE missed it, "The Daily Show" covered the latest offenders last night, in its wrap-up of Crumbums and Fatcats, above. The rest of last night's late-night highlights are after the jump.

Is this season of "24" trying to teach us a lesson about love? A nuclear bomb in the heart of New York City as a metaphor for the struggles we all face in the human heart? Every terrorist plotline is complicated by a man and a woman's dysfunctional relationship. The only way this bomb does not put a big ol' dent in Gotham is if they all get some couples' counseling, stat. More after the jump.

Tiger Woods has just announced that he plans to return to the PGA Tour to compete in the 2010 Masters tournament, which begin April 8. Woods said in a statement, "The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta." This is of course only part of the Tiger news this week; though "The View" notes above that he and his wife Elin have reportedly moved back in with each other, Radar Online then contradicted their scoop yesterday. This is exhausting, but I can help: For all the tiger news you need, click here.

Here's why you should follow "Community" creator Dan Harmon on Twitter: on March 5, when he got the news that the show had been renewed for a second season, he took his iPhone into the makeup trailer and made the video above, telling the cast the news. Keep your eye on Yvette Nicole Brown; it takes her a few seconds to process what he's told her. It's kind of adorable.

Good news for you Carrie Bradshaw types who haven't yet found your Misters Big: Patti Stanger, "The Millionaire Matchmaker" herself, is shooting the fourth season of her hit Bravo series in New York City. But will her "big-mouth yenta" thing fly here?

I'm just kidding, of course it will. And a hearty Mazel is due to the decisionmakers at Bravo, since the momentum of "MM's" viewership can only be helped by the series' mixing it up for the coastal taste makers that make up their viewers. After all, doesn't the parade of long-legged L.A. blondes get a little tired? Couldn't Patti's "castings" be a bit more rounded out with some long-legged New York blondes? The kind you see in Meat Market clubs who are actually from New Jersey?

I also hope and pray that the East Coast millionaires -- by and large, mostly male -- will be maybe 3% classier, or at least better-educated, than their West Coast counterparts. But there's no accounting for new money on Reality TV: that is a a coast-blind equation. Which reminds me: does anybody think Patti might be able to help newly single Countess Luann de Lesseps, of "RHONYC," land another moneyed gent, or even a member of the landed gentry? I smell crossover!

The best thing about Ann and Mark's relationship on "Parks and Recreation" was Andy trying to break them up. Other than that, it was usually comedy Ambien. It never seemed like the writers gave them much to work with, except standing around and looking pretty while everyone else hit their lobs out of the park. So as likable as Paul Schneider is, it's hard to be that sad that he is leaving the show to devote his attention to his movie career. More after the jump.

Last night, "Family Guy" paid homage to "Tootsie," and if that sounds like a weird premise for an episode, it is. But, it did allow for a few silly non sequiturs, and of course, a lot of borderline-offensive ones. You've done it again, Seth MacFarlane! Let's talk about the episode after the jump.

In its short life, the microblogging service Twitter has been the butt of many a joke, from the Twitter Tracker on Conan O'Brien's (short-lived) "Tonight Show" to...well, last night's episode of "The Simpsons." But if even O'Brien himself has come around on Twitter, is it time for the rest of pop culture to catch up? After all, there is evidence that Twitter can actually facilitate positive change in the world. Find out how after the jump.

Look, fellows and ladies. If you know me from Adam or Eve, you know that I'm a huge "SNL" apologist. Critics and lay-people alike rip "Saturday Night Live" apart like it was sub- Zarin Fabrics-grade rayon-- "It's a waste of space." "It's not as good as it was in 19-blanketty blank." "I don't like that Andy Samberg because I am secretly anti-Semitic." But I like it! I watch it every week, and not out of spite! That said, this week's show, hosted by Jude Law, was, in my opinion, a dud. More on this week's episode after the jump!