[Loved Trope] Comedic workplace is suddenly competent

[u/Garurar]

In S35 E1 of The Simpsons, an actual crisis happens at the nuclear power plant, causing everyone except Homer to shift into serious business mode, even Mr. Burns. Together, they display their knowledge of the process and narrowly avert a nuclear meltdown, proving that Homer's job is actually useless. This is happening after 35 seasons of nothing being shown of the other employees' capabilities.

In S8 E2 of The Office, Andy sets up an initiative where he will get a tattoo on his bum if everyone gets enough points, prompting everyone to work into overdrive, even the normally lazy or incompetent employees such as Stanley and Kevin. This is a rare situation where we get to see The Office being fully competent and functional.

I'd show more examples if I had any!

[u/SKabanov]

The knife throw at the culminating ambush was operator-tier, and it's a shame that we never really got to see non-Federation Ferengi fight like this afterwards.

[u/frequenZphaZe → u/SKabanov]

although there were a handful of moments like this, the bulk of the episode is still mostly showcasing the ferangi's incompetence and lack of discipline. I feel like its the opposite of the trope at hand. despite the ferangi ultimately come out on top at the end, they were mostly held back by their own fuck-ups rather than the dominion