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    The IT Crowd - Button for the internet

    1:01 3/27/2012 The IT Crowd🇮🇱 Subtitled

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    This clip from Season 4, Episode 5 of The IT Crowd features a humorous scene where the character Jen is presented with a physical "button for the internet." This comedic moment highlights the show's characteristic satire of technology and typical office environments. The humor arises from the absurd premise of a tangible button controlling something as intangible as the internet, played for laughs by the IT department.

    Original title

    צוות ה-IT - כפתור לאינטרנט

    הסרטון הזה מתוך עונה 4, פרק 5 של "צוות ה-IT" מציג סצנה משעשעת שבה הדמות ג'ן מקבלת "כפתור לאינטרנט". הרגע הקומי הזה מדגיש את הסאטירה האופיינית של התוכנית על טכנולוגיה וסביבות משרדיות רגילות. ההומור נובע מהרעיון האבסורדי של כפתור מוחשי השולט בדבר בלתי מוחשי כמו האינטרנט, ומוצג למטרות קומיות על ידי מחלקת ה-IT.

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