The Collection (2007)
This is a truly remarkably funny yet multilayered episode. However, after watching it, I was wondering what was the origin of Tracy Jordan's phrase "You can't ask a tiger not to turn back into a Chinese dude at midnight!". Curiously, at first I couldn't locate a Chinese proverb or a tale on that, of course not being a specialist in oriental studies. However, there is a story "Sangetsuki" by the author Atsushi Nakajima, featuring a Chinese guy with an ability to turn into a tiger. From there, one could find both Korean and Chinese legends with a similar premise. If it is indeed the reference, it makes that exchange with Liz even funnier!
This is a truly remarkably funny yet multilayered episode. However, after watching it, I was wondering what was the origin of Tracy Jordan's phrase "You can't ask a tiger not to turn back into a Chinese dude at midnight!". Curiously, at first I couldn't locate a Chinese proverb or a tale on that, of course not being a specialist in oriental studies. However, there is a story "Sangetsuki" by the author Atsushi Nakajima, featuring a Chinese guy with an ability to turn into a tiger. From there, one could find both Korean and Chinese legends with a similar premise. If it is indeed the reference, it makes that exchange with Liz even funnier!
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