'The Office' fans are going to love this brilliant Easter egg

A hidden nod to the best episode.
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Nicole Gallucci
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The Office has been off the air since 2013, but to this day fans are still uncovering hilarious Easter eggs hidden in the show.

The latest discovery, recently shared to r/DunderMifflin, was found in "Garage Sale," Episode 19 of Season 7 of the series.

In the episode, the office and warehouse crew gather together to host a public garage sale. But as Reddit user u/kiiirsten points out with a screenshot, one of the items Michael attempted to sell was a glorious nod to a fan-favorite episode: "Dinner Party."

Michael's garage sale table featured many treasures — from his neon beer girl sign and a Slip 'N Slide, to a tambourine, a festive hat, and more. But as the still shot below shows, he also tried to sell HIS BROKEN PLASMA TV.

For those who need a refresher, fans were first introduced to Michael's iconic plasma in Season 4's thirteenth episode, "Dinner Party."

In a memorable scene that nearly caused every cast member to break character, he proudly showed off the extremely small plasma TV as though it was the most impressive purchase a human could make.

While the TV seemed pretty worthless to begin with, Jan later threw a Dundie Award at it mid-argument with Michael and completely smashed the screen. And that tiny, destroyed, probably unwatchable plasma TV, my friends, is one of the items Michael attempted to sell at the company garage sale.

Though the Easter egg's been spotted before by hardcore fans re-watching the series, it's still a treat for those jut learning about it. At the end of the garage sale episode, Michael also proposed to Holly, which makes the Easter egg even more special. Michael parting ways with bad Jan memories to move on to the next healthy phase of his romantic life? Yes!

Did anyone wind up buying the shattered plasma? We may never know! But the memories Michael made with it will never be forgotten.

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Thank you, Office writers, for this absolute gem.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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