Community 5x3 REACTION!! "Basic Intergluteal Numismatics"

Eric Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss Season 5 Episode 3 of Community - Basic Intergluteal Numismatics - #Community
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00:00 - Intro and Hot Sauce Bet
02:12 - Reaction
10:58 - Discussion: Dead and Not Dead
11:44 - Who's the Ass Crack Bandit?
15:36 - Community's Reaction to the Bandit
16:57 - Jeff and Annie
17:48 - The Stables
18:16 - Feels Like Community Again
19:08 - Starburns
19:42 - The Dean's Punishment
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BEYOND members and Raw Rider Patrons can watch the Full Length Reaction HERE: blindwave.com/video/community-5x03-full

[@JezterTV]

Watch Episode S2 x E17 and listen to Annie's speech

[@graemenewark2590]

They actually first mentioned the Ass Crack Bandit in 2x18 "Intro to Political Science", when Annie claimed "the assailant known only as the Ass Crack Bandit will be brought to justice". I love it when Community brings back their own references, it's hilarious!

[@lolBadPanda]

Fyi, There's a fan theory that believes, Annie or Abed is the ass crack bandit. The ass crack bandit is too fast to be in these locations. Abed is the fastest, we learn this in se1 ep11, with the std fair, also he is nowhere in this episode when someone get's cracked lol. I can't explain Annie's because it spoils an episode in season 6. I believe you can find the theory on film theory's channel.

[@jamesfirecat6652]

@@lolBadPandaHonestly the reason to suspect Annie is right there in the episode, they spend this entire episode only talking about ABC with male pronouns, but then at the very end Annie opens the door to using female pronouns to describe them. Not only is that a weird thing to do on its own, but thematically it is just like in Fist Full of Paintballs when she announces the possibility of the paintball winner being female… because she is talking about herself!

[@Faction.Paradox]

🎵It said quarter to five but it was quarter to ass 🎵 - Yet some people doubt music's power to change the world

[@johncheshirsky8822]

Did you just say... "CHANGE"?!

[@joevictor53]

​@@johncheshirsky8822hey screw you! I can spell!

[@sierraraineymangum9883]

I have that song on my workout playlist. 😂😂😂

[@camerondowney6413]

A callback from the episode where they run for class president

[@camerondowney6413]

Also, who’s the fastest person on campus?…….Abed. He manipulated this situation to create a cinematic feel, as he has done before. He manipulates people’s events to live out movies all the time.

[@jeffreynunya4716]

This episode is an homage to David Fincher movies, especially Zodiac. The constant raining, the fakeout reveal of Duncan as the ACB, the perpetrator sending poorly worded letters, and the ultimate unsolved nature of the crimes. Annie and Jeff catching Starburns at his place unawares and him taking off was like Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman going to John Doe's apartment and him getting spooked in Seven. And the cover of Creep sung by kids was in the trailer for the Social Network.

[@gillisthom]

The desaurated green, blue and yellow color palatte is also a Fincher hallmark.

[@mashav8114]

Also the short scene where Jeff and Annie look for the teachers that are Dave Matthews fans on Facebook is a direct nod to the scene from Se7en where Morgan Freeman's character does his research in the library, even the same piece from Bach is playing on the radio

[@xavvi]

There's other stuff in there too, the credits are a direct homage to Red Dragon, there's references to The Bridge and Hannibal as well.

[@TheBS1000]

The scene between Annie and Duncan is an homage to the Zodiac "basement scene."

[@djsoo]

@@mashav8114 research montage to music is a hallmark in a lot of his movies - offhand i can remember them in seven, social network, girl with the dragon tattoo, i think gone girl has one too?

[@lucas33308]

Troy trembling and weakly gettin up from the chair is one of the funniest things ever and it never fails to make me laugh, Donald Glover is such a great comidian.

[@thewerewolff7248]

Arron’s theory was so hot fuzz. “No luck catching them killers then?” “It’s just the one killer actually”

[@tayzk5929]

🤔💡🫨

[@CoLoJePa]

The greater good

[@rubeuspotter1610]

Jeff & Annie solving crimes together can be its own 6 seasons and a movie tbh. What a f-ing great episode this

[@JayCyrZak]

Ben Folds did the "Ass Crack Bandit" song and was also in the episode as the guy with the plants. The lyrics are so good: It said quarter to five But it was quarter to ass You thought your plumbing was safe But your jeans were half-mast Another coin down the drain Now that's some change that won't last Twenty-five cents at a time He's taking our souls Government man can't help We're all alone Are you feeling the breeze? Did you pull your belt tight? You know that it's wrong You know that it's right Out of the shadows, down the coin goes Why, oh, why d'you suppose? (Only the Bandit knows) Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh A-S-S C-R-A-C-K Bandit Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh A-S-S C-R-A-C-K can't stand it Coins on the sidewalk, coins in the palm of my hand Coins in the ass crack or the eyes of a dead man Drawn from the shadows, quartered by fate He's the Ass Crack Bandit, enemy of the state Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh A-S-S C-R-A-C-K Bandit Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh A-S-S C-R-A-C-K can't stand it Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh A-S-S C-R-A-C-K He'll give you no quarter, but he'll... give you *a* quarter The government just takes your change away Maybe we're the crooks, and he's the hero Maybe he's the Messiah, who's to say... Save yourself a coin for the ferryman Crossing the River Styx of your ass Wipe the smile from your face, kids, 'cause this ain't funny And don't forget your jukebox money! Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh A-S-S C-R-A-C-K (Bandit) Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh A-S-S C-R-A-C-K (can't stand it) Can't stand the fear, Can't stand not knowing, Can't stand forever, E·ven·tu·al·ly, we all bend over In the end, yeah, we all bend over In the end, yeah, we all bend over Your brothers, your sisters, they all bend over Your friends and enemies, they all bend over You and me, we all bend over Even the president, we all bend over...

[@dannydashtv9418]

I listen to rocking the suburbs all the time including last night I can’t believe I didn’t know that was Ben folds this whole time 😱 ❤😊

[@johncheshirsky8822]

One of the reasons this episode is in my top list of episodes of the show

[@fakecubed]

The whole song is available on KZbin. If you check the Community wiki for this episode it links it. Years ago I ripped it and it gets regular play.

[@secondeye1574]

I love the shot of the random lunch lady in the "It could be anyone" montage. It's so funny. Reminds me of when that random guy shows up in the first paintball episode alongside Shirley and Abed

[@cctomcat321]

You guys should watch the zoom table read of Cooperative Polygraphy. Pedro Pascal plays the lawyer from the episode on the call, otherwise it's all original cast. Also looking forward to that hot sauce bet. W timing for Eric on that one.

[@c.decker3046]

This is a top 10 ep of the series for sure. Even the little things like Annie immediately shutting down the Dave music while doing the teacher-search are so hilarious lol

[@scarlettmi]

This one is definitely on my list of favourites. A great play on Hannibal, David Fincher movies, and various psychological thrillers.

[@TheBloobster]

11:33 on your reaction to episode 2x17 "the most important thing... WHO IS THE ASS CRACK BANDIT!?" - Eric The quality difference in the last 3 episodes to the previous season is just so huge And you can hear it in the amount of laughter coming from the crew

[@ThePete1081]

And the next episode might even be the best of the season

[@TOYBOX2008]

Can we give a shout out to Garret's opening scream.

[@christianwise637]

It's up there with "CRISIS ALERT!" for top-tier Garrett line deliveries

[@AlisonBrieVids]

"ANTS DO HAVE BUTTS!" Annie with the real revelations in this episode

[@thedarkknight2221]

Abed perfectly puts it when the Dean tries to get him to use his “gift” to solve the mystery and instead points out how formulaic shows love to use people on the spectrum as a way to speed up the plot, and then just leaves🤣🤣🤣. Also yeah this was both a parody of David Fincher movies like Se7en and Zodiac as well as shows like Hannibal, down to the dim lighting, green tint, and constant rain.

[@ThommyUnderhill]

Dan Harmons return after being gone during season 4 had a huge impact on the show. He brought back certain writers and directors that left with him.

[@jomogo4644]

At 6:54 you guys missed that the dean is assistent waterpolo coach.

[@WTDProductions]

19:42 they didn’t miss it, they discuss it later

[@Carrotspy]

My favorite joke this episode is "You want to make trouble? Go to Parker Brothers."

[@MrChefBoyardee]

If only Rick were here, he would've gotten that joke

[@antoniodenkovski9315]

Dan Harmon in the commentary confirmed that it was Annie. When they were writing the episode it was between Jeff and Annie, but in his mind Annie is the ass crack bandit

[@kixter490]

Her “Could’ve been anyone!” in the S6 finale always gets me 😅

[@lonelybanshee8593]

"I don't buy the thing that is all but confirmed multiple times in the series and completely confirmed by the creator of the series" is a pretty troubling (but sadly not uncommon) attitude at the moment.

[@djsoo]

there's a moment in the zoom script read of the next episode where she basically confirms it too

[@elessardan]

@@lonelybanshee8593 I don’t appreciate the insinuation… Please don’t twist my words, but I’ll admit that me saying, “I don’t buy it” was a poor choice of words. All I meant was that if Dan Harmon did indeed intend for Annie to be the ACB, the evidence presented in this episode at times seemed to contradict that. I would love to accept that Annie is the ACB. I’m just trying to reconcile the creator’s intention with some questions presented by the episode, such as why she was so afraid of Duncan if she knew he wasn’t the ACB.

[@IDK-Productions]

I think it's just because duncan's a creep, If I recall duncan has had a history of perving on the younger students, I think it was this season that he tries to hit on britta as well, so that might be a good explanation.@@elessardan

[@mackadam5894]

"You can't stop me, because what are you gonna do, not have butts?"

[@HectorTWE]

An amazing episode and such a great parody of the Fincher-type thrillers. I also love the Jeff-Annie pairing in such caper episodes. This one, Conspiracy Theories and the Law & Order episode are all made better by the dynamic between Annie and Jeff imo

[@angelagraves865]

I love the David Fincher-esque quality of this episode.

[@AmazingChi]

Since no-one's addressed this post-ep discussion point: Jeff and Annie was a big 'ship' back in the day. Jeff/Britta and Jeff/Annie were basically the two main ones, and then Jeff/Britta kinda came to a natural conclusion in S2 (?) and that only really left Jeff/Annie for the remainder of the show.

[@christianwise637]

I imagine there was also a substantial amount of people backing Jeff/Dean Pelton out there back in the day

[@ozmega]

why?@@christianwise637

[@timbir]

Such a brilliant and hilarious episode. Hard to believe something this absurd ever managed to air on a broadcast network. I love it so much

[@m4tth3w967]

"what are you gonna do, not have butts?" 😂😂

[@angelagraves865]

"If you're going to confiscate this, know one thing. It's a mild, kind sativa, perfect for playing guitar." 😆

[@on9luddite]

Hands down one my favourite themed episodes of anything 🙌🏽 Soooo well done with the tropes 😆

[@dannydashtv9418]

This Episode, 3x17 (Law and order) and 3x20 (the video game episode where we met Gilbert) are my favourite Genre swap/Parody episodes of the whole show❤😂

[@Schramm456]

I know they watch so many shows and it's been a few months so they forget things, but they knew Starburns was alive!

[@michaelw8262]

Yes, in the season 3 finale ending montage.

[@fadesound172]

My strongest theory who the buttcrack bandits is. Is anyone and everyone who wants to do it. It’s just putting a coin down someone’s crack not actual murder. Anybody with an incentive to do it, which at the end the show shows all of them, just have to walk over to someone and put it in.

[@1993espada]

The Ass Crack Bandit is a callback to season 2 episode 17 when Annie ran a campain for student body president and one of her points was to bring to justice the assailant known as the Ass Crack Bandit

[@lolBadPanda]

Jonathan Bank also voiced Commissioner Gordon in Batman's, Arkham knight.

[@matthewmcconnell3011]

Possibly my favourite Community episode. Never tire of watching it or seeing reactions to it

[@ChilcottDood]

This is definitely a contender for one of my favourite episodes. Fincher parody, Donald Glover puts in a fantastic performance, AND they close the door on Chevy

[@sethhale235]

Been watching this show since I saw the debate episode from season 1 live. It took me years and years to come to terms with season 5 being my favorite. This episode is a big reason why. It's probably my favorite episode. It's just so funny and perfect. Troy raising up out of the wheelchair to slap Starburns is just... chef's kiss.

[@marilynbrammer8670]

This is one of my favorite episodes.

[@viejosauce]

my favorite theory is the troy-abed team up, abed wants to do a fincher movie and really not to be caught, troy wants to play the victim

[@justadude8845]

I don't think Troy could keep it a secret though.

[@shortstuff780]

@@justadude8845 but...he does like butt stuff

[@viejosauce]

@@justadude8845 i think that troy was the one that ask him to start over after abed starting the myth in season 2, besides they're the two fastest on campus and the ass-crack bandit outran everyone

[@SamanthaReimer-r3y]

​@@justadude8845 I feel like Troy can't keep secrets that are sprung on him but if it comes to committing to a bit, especially one including Abed, then I do think he could continue that as long as he doesn't feel it goes too far. I don't think they actually did it but they could I guess

[@fakecubed]

It's definitely Britta. She's got motive and opportunity.

[@artconfluence8048]

Platonic shoulder-holding with Annie is my version of holding-hands at Disneyland with Brett Underjaw

[@Samaelx.]

The finale of season 6 is the most heart breaking one.

[@entertainmentandfun797]

Really loved this episode, one of my favourite Community episodes

[@GewoonGw]

Duncan is probably my favorite non-permanent cast. Always a joy to see John

[@sammyc3457]

can't wait for next week to rewatch with you guys one of my fav community episodes!

[@rakuengrowlithe4654]

I think this is probably my favourite Community episode of all.

[@texting7856]

one of my favourite episodes in the whole series i was waiting for reaction to this one ever since you guys started reacting to community

[@Cyriuxa]

Top 5 episode for me, big favourite. Helps being a big fan of Zodiac!

[@shinkinshin001119]

I love this episode because most in the group have motives of being the bandit. You'll easily find some theories in Reddit posts, videos, or where I found one; KZbin comment section when Community had a 3-episode thing each week on their YT channel.

[@FiggityJones]

To me the end of this episode means like, literally everyone was the Ass Crack Bandit, because its a very normal prank that people in general do (or did when change was normal). Like the whole episode we were all treating it very seriously like it definitely had to be one person, but I think literally every character they showed had done it at least once while not taking the situation seriously off camera lol And then they were all worried about getting caught for it because of how seriously it was being taken or something. Probably not the actual meaning, but thats what it is to me 😅

[@joeypotter6051]

Next episode is my favourite! Can't wait to see you react to it.

[@christianwise637]

Obviously "intergluteal" has a pretty obvious and clear definition, but "numismatics" is a term used to refer to the study of coins. Honestly, I love the way the titles of these episodes are themed, it can often make for some absolutely genius bits of wordplay such as here

[@bobbiwib]

Digital Exploration of Interior Design 🥲

[@finnfairbairn8171]

Love the Canada jacket

[@Jakuuu]

And this leads into one of my all time favourite episodes next week, god I can't wait

[@final_queer]

This is one of my all time favorite community episodes.

[@robinandrews3792]

A top five episode for me. Hilarious, smart, and professionally silly.

[@johncheshirsky8822]

One of my all-time favorite episodes of the show, so good

[@brayden6900]

I cannot wait till next week

[@sonicboomkj]

Been waiting on this episode ever since Blindwave started season 5.

[@TheRRP88]

From my first viewing i thought Annie was the ACB. And I think the last episode confirms it

[@John_Raiyder]

I think Dan Harmon confirmed it in an Interview or Podcast sometime, and Alison Brie also thinks so

[@terentule]

@@John_Raiyder I still find that kinda weird, it doesn't make much sense to me, even though people involved confirmed this (I didnt know that, only what we got in the finale). Makes me feel like Dan when he had the rant about Now you see me not making sense :D

[@andreak.5996]

​@@terentule I think Dan H. confirmed it in the commentary tracks and even talked about it a bit. Listen to his perspective hopefully, it will help you :)

[@terentule]

@@andreak.5996 I might listen to it, if I find it, thanks! Maybe it will help me understand then, but for now, it just doesn't make sense to me, as it makes Annie a bit more, idk, unhinged? But no disrespect to the creators, it's more my headcanon.

[@frizzman1991]

We need more bets at the beginning of stuff. That was glorious.

[@NyxTheZenith]

You know it's serious when Matpat made a theory on it...

[@syabilaazri7834]

No kidding, but i think he might be right about how the A.C.B could be Abed...

[@ethanlivemere1162]

@@syabilaazri7834 If you listen to the phone call, the voice and inflection really does sound like Abed

[@corystanish]

This movie nails it as a style parody of David Fincher crime thrillers. Garrett's line "GREAT! NOW I HAVE THESE FOLDERS TO DEAL WITH" is one of the reasons that Garrett is my spirit animal The next episode is literally my favorite episode of this entire series.

[@Joeygrim13]

In my top 10 favorite episodes of the show! This just taking David Fincher thriller films and putting its community twist to it is so genius and hilarious! With the green filter looks like zodiac or gone girl, and with the constant raining like in Seven! 😂 it’s perfect! This show is so underrated and love seeing you guys react to this show! Also very sneaky good Dean episode he’s got great lines!

[@doubledamn2599]

Just wait 'til they find out Pierce's cause of death.

[@1andonlyneo]

if you guys look back at the school president debate, annie mentions it in her campaign lol

[@carrieallen]

There is a table read of the next episode that the cast/creator did during covid. They have Pedro Pascal as a guest and it is hilarious.

[@dupersuper1938]

The first episode of an AMAZING three episode arc.

[@colmdeeny3042]

I can't wait for the next episode!

[@Kris-wp3fm]

"I'm writing down my guess at who it is." Good fucking luck!

[@shortstuff780]

this begins the best trilogy of episodes, from ass crack bandit, to next weeks, and the next. those 3 episodes are some of the funniest randomize shit ever. I love these set of 3, enjoy the next one especially

[@jacobhogan3208]

This is so great I almost forget what's coming.

[@dannydashtv9418]

Rest in Peace Pierce Hawthorn❤🎉🤧

[@osmargarcia2448]

I think a theory is that it’s many of the study group, Annie, Britta, Abed, when Troy is presenting the Troy Law, you can see Abed next to the Dean, but when the cracking begins, he’s no longer there

[@slayer45670]

They did that intentionally, like in zodiac using multiple actors to keep the audience guessing on who the killer is. Also it was 100% Annie

[@keithstevens8739]

​@@slayer45670then the scene with Annie and Duncan makes no sense, make the audience think it's Duncan only to crack him in the next scene?

[@bolchinsky]

TO me its abed, its the fastest sprinter in the whole college. The way he tricks Troy....

[@revival9313]

What if one of those headlines in the intro had a quote from an anonymous victim and it said, “I didn’t think I’d make it out with my crack intact. Pop. Pop.” 😂

[@syabilaazri7834]

I still cant believe that even MatPat make theory episode of this episode, theory about who could be the "A.C.B." in Greendale Community.

[@evenglare]

Guys starburns was confirmed to be alive at the end of season 3 I believe. Its at the end of a previous one, you could read it on a newspaper they shot to end the episode. I even think we saw him at the end of a season as well shaving or something. Regardless him being alive is not new information, im 100% sure. Anyway, eric says they are one third of the way there to confirming pierces replacement... I thought the best was within 3 episodes starting from the first one last week, then this one this week. Only 1 more episode to go right? Wouldn't that be 2/3s of the way there?

[@itsflashdashno3109]

Its now believed that the ACB is Abed.

[@keithstevens8739]

Abed and Troy like Scream

[@jester98125]

If you want to know who the asscrack bandit is there are two videos where the cast reunites for a table read through of an episode. The second video is a kind answer of questions and some ask who the asscrack bandit is and they reveal who "she" is

[@messeboy7397]

the next episode is one of the best IMO.

[@-gohu-]

as a huge david fincher fan, this is my absolute favorite episode of "community"! ❤

[@Kasey_Barkle]

It’s more based on Fincher movies than procedural dramas. I love the blue lens saturation

[@rain6957]

This one and the next 3 after are easily 4 of my favorites in the whole show

[@theengine]

It's Abed. In the bleachers scene, he's up front, but right before the cracking, he disappears. Also, Annie's whole line of reasoning starts with the assumption that someone would have to be really fast to get from scene to scene, so she thinks someone used the faculty lounge. But we learned in early seasons that Abed is the best athlete on campus and is the fastest. He could easily do it. Lastly, he's the only one with a strong motive, because he'd love to do a Fincher homage. It's Abed.

[@joehahn9801]

One of my favorite elements of Hot Fuzz is the villain being so absurdly obvious that when the reveal happens, you’re actually kind of surprised that he actually is the villain.

[@coveredinporoustape]

BTW, Starburns was unkilled in the same episode he was "killed"; it's not supposed to be a surprise that he's alive.

[@Jonno92100]

The Ass Crack Bandit was such a random callback to a one sentence reference from Season 2. But what an amazing mystery they formed for it. My money is still on Abed being the ACB, but who knows, maybe we do get an answer in the movie.

[@snerdterguson]

According to Harmon, it was Annie.

[@OneRandomVictory]

My fav episode

[@dubsquad156]

My theory is that Duncan was the original bandit but then when he had his fun he left. The recent incidents were then conducted once again by Duncan but Shirley is became the second one as a way of getting revenge for Troy.

[@Star-g4y3t]

I think at some point, everyone (the major characters maybe excluding Jeff) cracked someone else. Like a copycat crime. They all had motivations or the capability to do so. They used the situation to their advantage. Regardless, I think Film Theory's explanation of who the bandit could be is very interesting.

[@sirensong237]

“If he’s not dead in three episodes-“ Pierce: “I guess I’ll die, then” 💁🏻‍♂️

[@Mark-xx3gh]

BTW, the Asscrack Bandit was first mentioned by Annie in the episode where she was running for school president.

[@secondeye1574]

"I was taking care of my sick mother. She's fine, but I've put in my time"

[@claireallen4017]

🎶 A S S C R A C K bandit 🎶

[@n30ng75]

Theres a lot of great theories surrounding the ass crack bandit. Havent heard "there must be multiple people," which is a similar theory surrounding Jack The Ripper. One of my favorite fan theories is that it was Abed. The note from the bear sounds like his manner of speaking. And he disappeared during the bleacher scene, when he was with the Dean. On another note, I think it ironic Starburns claims he came up with the first animal powered form of transportation, while living in a stable.

[@flora_76]

they didn\t have to go that hard with the ass crack bandit song, i love it so much... "it was a quarter to ass"

[@sahilagarwal7752]

It's actually Annie! Dan Harmon confirmed in an interview.

[@LudusAurea]

That Ben Folds cameo lol

[@MarcosCaballero]

I can hear writers screaming because he just guessed the plot of the community movie 😅

[@hippiecheapskate]

There's a scene in the season 3 finale that shows starburns isn't dead, so it shouldn't come as a surprise...