Community 3x17 REACTION!! "Basic Lupine Urology"

Eric Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss Season 3 Episode 17 of Community - Basic Lupine Urology - #Community
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00:00 - Intro
01:43 - Reaction
10:08 - Discussion: Dick Wolf
10:48 - Law & Order
12:30 - Michael Ironside
12:58 - Solving The Mystery
13:18 - Medical Examiner
14:21 - Watching Procedural Shows
18:48 - Characters' Roles
19:39 - Starburns
21:39 - Pierce's Screen Time
22:03 - Honor vs Uniform
22:20 - Michael K. Williams
22:46 - No Legal Power
23:21 - Community's Parodies
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Raw Riders watch the Full Length Reaction HERE: blindwavellc.com/community-3x17-full/

[@paulvanwilders]

It's so funny hearing Eric say that the doctor was perfectly cast for the role. The actress actually played the ME on Law and Order 😂

[@bloatus7611]

I was gonna comment the same thing. It's such a niche cameo that no one ever catches it lol

[@robinandrews3792]

holy shit that’s perfect!

[@mykamartinez3434]

264 episodes over three shows and a movie!

[@artboymoy]

Leslie Hendricks reprised her role perfectly. I think they even flew her out to get her.

[@Azothan]

​@@bloatus7611showed my dad this episode to get him into community. He instantly recognized her. He's BIG into Law and Order. Great episode

[@s427]

Neil looking at the sky and shouting "God forgive me, I did it for love!", then Todd breaking into nervous laughter/tears of relief, then Professor Kane being "Holy crap! We are DEFINITELY dissecting pine cones next year!" always get me. It flows so well, each reaction is more hilarious than the last, I love it.

[@thewolfman6460]

I think the "Thanks to Dick Wolf" is because they specifically had to ask him for permission for the "DUN DUN" sound. So it's not just an empty thanks to copy the end credits. It's a genuine thanks!

[@johnnymittle]

Not just permission The showrunner had to use his own personal money to license the sound.

[@PassingMaxQ]

They also called the episode “Lupine Urology”. Lupine=Wolf, Urology=Private parts

[@minusxero]

The reason why the medical examiner nailed her role is because she actually plays a medical examiner on Law and Order! The actress is Leslie Hendrix.

[@napstadan-ihateleagueofleg6281]

“You don’t order ketchup, it’s a condiment!” *smacks hat off*

[@ttt2080]

Fun fact the reason the pathologist telling Troy and Abed about the potato at 4:42 fits in so well is because she is the real actress from Law and Order, Her name is Leslie Hendrix and she played the pathologist on the show for twenty years.

[@camsaturn]

I knew it!

[@WhiskyCanuck]

I remember being so happy when I recognized her the first time. What a great cameo.

[@dangshnizzle6929]

'Boiling water is the icicle stabbing of yam killing' Is like a top 10 all time line for me

[@JayCyrZak]

Starburns was actually played by one of the writers, you're spot on! Apparently he didn't want to act on the show anymore, so they wrote him out like this.

[@scotthewitt258]

I believe he left because Dan was leaving. And came back when he did.

[@Kotten84]

Michael K Williams saying "A man's gotta have a code" is just perfect.

[@yas1977]

I love how in the ''not a courtroom'' scene Chang is in the back, unfocused, and in the verge of something that will only makes sense in the future LOL

[@ChrisMorray]

I do love Eric calling it a loveletter and not a parody. This show doesn't do parody, it does loveletters and homages. Parody is mocking the original. Community only ever mocks itself. The writing team doesn't go "Man, Law & Order sucks, let's make fun of them". The writing team goes "Man, I wanna do a Law & Order episode" and then another writer goes "Oh, can we have Troy and Abed as Good Cop Bad Cop?" and they go from there. They have fun indulging with every part of what makes those things great.

[@phightinphils13]

The only show that they ever really mocked was Glee, and even with that, the joke is that Glee was way more popular than Community. There was also the additional meta-humor that they shared a time-slot and filmed on the same lot. It was punching up at a ratings juggernaut who could give two shits if they were making fun of them.

[@that_ginger_kidd0156]

IMO, that is what makes community a better show than Rick and morty. It’s not shitting on the pop culture reference, but appreciating it.

[@snerdterguson]

I love that this is brought up in the show during season 6. "Occasionally, our campus erupts into a flawless, post modern homage to action adventure mythology, mischaracterized by the ignorant as parody." -Abed Nadir to Elroy Patashnik

[@shershersher]

Parodies don’t always mock or make fun of something, especially with the incentive of some sort of hate or thinking something sucks. Jim Carrie parodies Clint Eastwood. Do you think he thinks Clint sucks? No.

[@snerdterguson]

@@shershersher I’ve never seen him parody Eastwood, which would be exaggerated imitation. He just does a dead on, non verbal impression of him. But you’re correct that parody is not inherently mocking the source material/person.

[@jchristo4180]

Megan Ganz, who wrote this episode, said that when she was in college, she would schedule her classes around Law & Order reruns that aired on cable TV. She was destined to write this one!

[@prathapkutty7407]

Isn't she a writer on its always sunny in Philadelphia?

[@Leoza246]

@@prathapkutty7407and producer / host of their podcast

[@vanguardduelist]

The bloopers for the dean singing to Troy and Abed are hilarious. Hope you guys go through and watch them some day.

[@jeffreynunya4716]

I hope they watch all the bloopers, they're some of my favorites.

[@joevictor53]

Same. I hope they do all the bloopers at the end of the show similar to what they did for Brooklyn Nine Nine

[@HectorTWE]

DEFUSE THE IED OF DISHONESTY! Annie always using her doe eyes to excellent effect

[@artconfluence8048]

Annie’s little dance in this ep after the confession is one of the best things ever lmao

[@Fordo007]

Lawyer Annie is amazing.

[@walrus2515]

@@Fordo007 Every Annie is amazing.

[@SourabhShetty]

This is my favorite Community episode just because it just gets every trope so right.

[@joevictor53]

Same. I've never even watched Law and Order but this is my favourite episode because the tone is just perfect

[@neesonnaidoo4745]

Michael K Williams was so good in this. His role as the judge during the “trial” was perfect and hilarious

[@snerdterguson]

RIP

[@thedarkknight2221]

Fun Fact: in the brief scene where they are walking through a construction yard if you look at the port a potty in the background you can see a man and woman walking out and the woman is wiping her lips. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Also as a 90’s kid who grew up watching Law & Order with my mom this episode filled me with absolute joy.

[@kevinlaw6185]

In addition to the woman wiping her lips, the man is zipping up. 🤣

[@lonelybanshee8593]

You're totally right about Dino/Starburns's role on the show. He's Dan Harmon's friend who wrote for the show, and Dan asked him to play a cameo in episode 101 (when Chang calls him "Senor Starburns" and you just see a quick shot of him), but it got a good response, so Dan kept having him come back. When asked about it in some BTS features, Dino said "I'm not an actor, but I'll do whatever my friend Dan asks me to do" so he's just there in every season.

[@c.decker3046]

Always love these Jeff-Annie investigative pairings. Makes for amazing episodes and this one is possibly the best of them

[@joao-pa-fernandes]

Agree, but the ACB one is still the best for me

[@OneRandomVictory]

@@joao-pa-fernandes I still go back to that song

[@snerdterguson]

Once more pairing up on a cutesy caper so they can hold hands in the dark and address their urges in semi-acceptable scenarios.

[@snerdterguson]

ACB is honestly a top 5, maybe top 3 episode for me. Every single moment hits perfectly imo, best original song from the show, Duncan explaining "Mugscroll", the hilarious "Hee haw he haw haw he ha" sung to a Dave song... Dave Matthews. Hardcore fans call him Dave. Abed with the cups and blankets. The almost thrown away sight gag of the campus security guard heaving when he sees the quarter in the baggie. "Mmm this extra long churro tastes yummy in my REAL mouth. Nom nom nom". " Then I guess you just admitted you already owned a fake ass" (can I just give some love to Jonathan Banks. People like to hate on all community post season 3, but he was absolutely hilarious all throughout season 5, just another humble outsider who came in and nailed it). The cinematography was great, the mood was perfect, the fact it was perpetually raining. Shirley taking advantage "$5 no change. Sorry, blame the bandit." And the tag at the end. Fantastic. Basically a flawless episode. That being said, basically flawless could be said of perhaps half or more of the shows episodes

[@TheGravytrain]

@@snerdterguson100% agree. I think ACB is my favorite episode or at the very least top 3. Out of the shadows, down the coin goes…

[@jamaalellison3076]

The actual medical examiner from various versions of the Law and Order franchise is in the episode. 😂

[@mynamedontmatter4796]

Back then I didnt know why Its called lupine urology until i found out its because of Dick Wolf

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

And I never understood the title until you pointed this out! I was always a bit baffled by it, I knew who Dick Wolf was, but I've not watched Law and Order so it didn't occur to me.

[@Crazyivan777]

Michael K Williams's line, "Man's gotta have a code" was sort-of his trademark line from his character of Omar in 'The Wire'.

[@jamesdakrn]

Cannot believer nobody else is talking about this The GOAT show forreal

[@michaelw8262]

Neil saying "Tuesday? That rings a bell" while he's stacking boxes is one of my favorite jokes from this episode.

[@brady3319]

Definitely one of my favorite episodes

[@robinandrews3792]

One of (several of) Community’s perfect episodes for me. Every single main-cast character shines, the episode is not only a pitch-perfect parody but it’s bizarrely gripping, the guest stars couldn’t be better, and we get to see Annie’s victory dance. Perfect!

[@RampantFirefly]

“Holy crap! We are definitely dissecting pine cones next year!” Is probably my favourite line of the entire show.

[@andareon]

This is one of my personal fav. They nailed EVERYTHING from Law and Order. The delivery, the cinematography, the pacing, everything. Even casting L&O people in it. Great great great episode.

[@TheInkTank]

Insane that Eric guessed Starburns was a writer. Love this channel.

[@geoffrey2739]

The medical examiner (or botanist in this case) is picture perfect because she was the medical examiner in Law & Order ! Her name is Leslie Hendrix and she's credited on over 250 episodes of Law & order and its spin-off.

[@justjuli3t]

Objection, she's clearly ramping up to something

[@lilscooter93]

eric's story about his dad guessing the killer immediately is so dang relatable lol. if you grew up in a law & order household you have experienced that exact same moment guaranteed!

[@lesliecooley6862]

I was just thinking about this exact episode the other day and how much I love it and now you guys get to experience it - yay!

[@ttt2080]

Poor Todd, an innocent bystander who got caught up in the study group and destroyed by them.

[@AngieHines]

Leslie Hendrix playing the botanist in Community is actually from Law & Order and she does play the medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers on both Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 😂 I probably watched an unhealthy amount of OG Law & Order/Criminal Intent and Community did an amazing job of capturing the feel of the show.😊

[@72Guyman]

My mom was always a huge fan of these kind of shows so I grew up on them, still enjoy them as a guilty pleasure! Love all the references like "we can't both do the (go to commercial) zinger" and "why do they always run" and "walk it off!" and all the "withdrawn"s lol. And side note I love Donald Glover's Spider-Man tie.

[@joevictor53]

The Donald Glover Spider-Man references in this show get better as time goes on. First it was the Amazing Spider-Man casting campaign, then Miles Morales becoming a thing, then Glover playing Morales in the animated show, then Glover in Homecoming, then the Community reference Spider-Verse and then...

[@AlisonBrieVids]

This is pretty much perfect homage episode. I am yet to see a better one. Such amazing performances all around too, esp Alison, Joel and David Neher (Todd)

[@slmott399]

Definitely, though the Ken Burns episode ain't bad either

[@ryuhitsuya21]

Michael K Williams voice is so fucking awesome

[@jatilq]

Love that its the actual ME from the OG Law and Order series.

[@scottelement]

This is easily a top 5 episode of Community

[@OneRandomVictory]

"Is that why you hit your wife?" That always gets me lol

[@3george7]

WITHDRAWN

[@SidPhoenix2211]

Haven't seen The Wire (I plan on doing so, soon!) and even I knew about Michael K. WIlliams' "Man's gotta have a code:" line from that show lol

[@rubeuspotter1610]

The lawyer look really works for Annie ngl. Gorgeous

[@australianwi-fi]

Is there a look that DOESN'T work for her?

[@jackflash8218]

*Every* look works for Annie. 😍

[@Fordo007]

@@australianwi-fi Every look works for Annie... some work better than others though...

[@AK-jx1si]

from the wiki "Leslie Hendrix, who plays the medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers on Law & Order, makes a brief cameo as the school botanist who examines the study group's yam."

[@Joeygrim13]

This Episode is my second favorite episode of the entire show! This episode is an example of everything coming together at the right time the script, the acting, the roles they all play the direction and especially the bravery to do a spoof like meta episode like this during the last few episodes of the season . So Perfect! You don’t order ketchup it’s a condiment!!

[@mikehoncho8328]

Harmon was pissed about the two extras coming out of the building during the hot dog scene.

[@Fordo007]

Really? I never knew he was upset at them making their own tiny background story.

[@Jonno92100]

This episode is the perfect example of how Community does an amazing job of making these one off love letters to other media. Many people mistake them for 'parody' but they do them so much more justice than that.

[@madproduction109]

Donald Glover is the Prowler in ''Across the Spiderverse'' and we alredy saw him as Miles uncle in ''Spider-Man Homecoming''. In Community season 2 episode 1 he wears a Spider-Man pyjama in the opening scene. You can also see this scene in the TV in ''Into the Spiderverse'' and in this Law and Order episode he wears a Spidey necktie. THATS SO AWESOME. He is a real Spider-Man fan. ❤

[@123haninhk]

This is my favorite episode for this season just because I'm a fan of Law & Order franchise.

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

VINCENT IS THE BEST❤ I lost it when I saw Criminal Intent had him. Also I liked the character's arc in the series as well

[@RedfordGuy]

22:25 "A man has got a code" is a reference from Michael K. Williams's character in The Wire. I know you guys haven't seen the show, but please - you should. You won't regret it.

[@ObligedUniform]

Aaron being the one of the bunch to know the least about Law and Order is wild to me. I would have pegged him as knowing the most.

[@spamsir]

I binged all of SVU when it was on Hulu, and I love it. Now they’re all on Peacock and that’s what I watch the new episodes on.

[@randyrandelman1878]

Life On Mar is 110% my favourite procedural. Just the right amount of over-arcing plot while still having a fun mystery/crime every week. Great show.

[@pumpedupbricks]

This is a top 3 episode for me. This one, Regional Holiday Music and Remedial Chaos Theory are pretty interchangeable for my top 3. It’s such a perfect episode and by far my favourite parody.

[@MrCoolAttitude]

This episode was a rollercoaster of emotions.

[@SengokuTheGouda]

So do they need to watch The Wire? No reaction to the "Man's Gotta have a code" tells me yes.

[@NoeulKang]

Michael K. Williams character in The Wire says "A man's got to have a code" as his character, and it is awesome - hence the Dean's reaction "AWESOME" :)

[@SkidmoreTx]

I was rolling in the floor when Todd started sobbing. 😂😂😂 the amount of characters that do that in Law and Order

[@jackson857]

This episode is so fantastic! Another absolute banger!

[@reactionwatcher7652]

My favorite episode. Been waiting for this one since the beginning. You guys never disappoint.

[@CineThumper-qm6vs]

Michael K Williams quoting The Wire always welcome!

[@drjwww]

Leslie Hendrix was so good as the medical examiner because she WAS the L&O medical examiner for well over a hundred episodes. Then she was on the offshoot shoes almost as much.

[@Derek_Bell]

Been waiting for this reaction since you guys started Community. I too loved Criminal Intent because of Vincent Donofrio.

[@BaldwinIV_of_Jerusalem]

21:39 the reason why Pierce and Britta only had a few scenes is because both already appeared in Law & Order.

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

Fun fact: During the scene where everyone's outside, a couple of extra's snuck a joke in the background where they emerge from a building, one wipes her mouth and the other zips up his fly. Apparently, no one else realised it happened until fans pointed it out.

[@ZemenFidel]

Did anybody mention that "Lupine Urology" is just smart-ass for Dick Wolf

[@chilly0050]

As someone who watched a lot of Law and Order, this is my favorite community episode.

[@NoBody12133]

He didnt gag at the word uniform, he needs a new pair of pants.

[@warhawk813]

Me and my best friend are always quoting lines from this episode. One of my favorite.

[@Game_Over64]

Love this episode so much. I know just enough about Law and Order to get the jokes, but haven't really watched all that much of it. I'd say my favorite procedural is probably The Mentalist. Love that show.

[@johnolson3270]

6:54 that direct reference to ‘The Wire’ 👌

[@scottkliff1660]

Always someone putting books away, and always someone who finds the info in the log book right away.

[@michaelaliceajr.7308]

Marvelous reaction video

[@sonicboomkj]

I was waiting to get their reaction to this episode, its so epic. Poor Aaron, this episode was lost on him.

[@lightningb8023]

The actress that played the medical examiner plays the same role in the actual Law & Order show.

[@scotthewitt258]

Dick Wolf is also behind the Chicago shows on NBC. They have done cross-overs with SVU, as well. And, of course, the Chicago shows also cross-over within themselves. And feature "overlapping" cast. Chicago Fire came first, IIRC. And introduced Hank, who is the main cop in the special unit in Chicago PD.

[@Legeon1080]

This has to be my favorite episode.

[@Mark-xx3gh]

The reason the “botanist” was perfect was that she was actually from Law and Order

[@tempsitch5632]

I thought Ben Folds was the botanist.

[@charliekxlly]

my fave episode ever

[@Pfaffe8092]

6:52 "A Man got to have a code" - You have to watch The Wire

[@crumdogy]

“Man’s gotta have a code.” Totally forgot that line was here. When are The Wire reactions? lol

[@wolfpup4149]

May I remind you this is NOT A COURTROOM?!

[@fakecubed]

We really need to get you guys to watch The Wire.

[@k9commander]

Basic Basic Lupine Wolf Urology Dick Perfect name for a Law & Order episode.

[@Luke-cu7bf]

what?

[@k9commander]

@@Luke-cu7bf In a roundabout way, the episode title translates to Dick Wolf, the creator of Law & Order.

[@Luke-cu7bf]

@@k9commander how does it translate to dick wolf

[@k9commander]

@@Luke-cu7bf Lupine means wolf. Urology is a medical practice involving the urinary tract. In men that would be found in the penis, aka dick. I spelled it out in my first comment.

[@scotthewitt258]

"The most famous guest star" is mostly a "Murder, She Wrote" and "Columbo" thing. Although it is somewhat utilized on "Criminal Intent". Which often also shows the murderer upfront. As "Columbo" does.

[@mrshadow4007]

5:12 A man and a woman leave a doorway in the top right corner. The man zips up his pants while the woman wipes away at something on her lips.

[@artboymoy]

YES!!! Been waiting for this one! This is probably my favorite episode of Community. It's so meta with the way they crafted a Law and Order episode with the Community story and cast. I'm an OG L&O fan so seeing them use the fomula so well and eveing having Leslie Hendrick as the ME, was great, because she's from Law and Order! Awesome to see Michael Ironside. If you listen to the commentary Dan Harmon was furious they didn't catch some shenanigans some background extras did coming out of a door with the exterior hot dog scene. Great discussion with the benefits of episodic TV. I like watching some older shows like that, Star Trek, TNG, L&O, etc... It's nice to just watch a self contained story for an hour. I find it harder to do with lots of newer really serialized shows. What episode do you tune into for just a little bit? Maybe for great moments... I don't know.

[@marilynbrammer8670]

One of my favorite Community episodes.

[@tabularasaconfirmed]

One of my favorite episodes 😂

[@xelgal]

Community is so refreshing with its Theme Episodes! Very often, I wish there was no such school in our dull world of fun!

[@jimmyrocha8417]

Top tier episode!

[@Des-rh9zn]

On of my favorite episodes

[@Wolf6119]

Urology: The study of the urinary tract, including the male organs involved in its discharge (Including the Penis) Lupine: Something relating to Wolves (Canis Lupus) So Basic Lupine Urology is literally just Basic Wolf Dicks --> Dick Wolf.

[@sang1342]

ya, Starburns was actually a writer on the show, and they didn't intend for his bit to be such a thing, so this was their way of getting him back off screen. He's one of Dan's best friends actually, and runs the production company that does Rick and Morty now

[@joevictor53]

Starburns Industries used to make Rick and Morty but they don't do it anymore and Dan Harmon left it

[@ricardolc814]

This episode was perfect

[@luvvreni]

i forgot people watched this weeks ago on patreon, i was so confused looking at comments that say 4 weeks 💀

[@add8402]

It took me way too long to realize the episode title "Basic Lupine Urology" is a reference to Dick Wolf.

[@JanPopieluch]

As far as good procedurals go, you should definitely watch Castle. Especially for Nathan Fillion :)