COMMUNITY | A Complete Retrospective

[@ThePrimeTheater]

CORRECTIONS FOR THIS VIDEO: #1: The image I used for Monica Padrick is in fact NOT Monica Padrick. It is actually Annie Murphy. #2: Briggs Hatton does not *actually* appear in Wedding Videography, that is actually Matt Gourley playing Briggs Hatton. #3: I'm bad at pronouncing names, it is my Achilles Heel. Kinda wish I could change the video itself without having to post an entirely new one, so just pinning this comment will have to do. I will update this any more corrections if/when they pop up. Making mistakes blows 😔

[@Snackington]

Have you also been informed you pronounced Schrab wrong?

[@ThePrimeTheater]

@@Snackington name pronunciation is my Achilles heel 😔

[@LuxuryPossum]

Also Briggs Hatton does not appear in Wedding Videography episode, that’s Matt Gourley playing Briggs. They brought in a stand in for Harmon too in that short writers room scene.

[@ThePrimeTheater]

@@LuxuryPossum im just winning all the awards on this one, huh

[@LuxuryPossum]

@@ThePrimeTheater I'm sorry! I still enjoyed the video. Very comprehensive! I appreciated the structure and giving credit to all the writers and directors that worked on the show.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

One of my favorite "blink & you'll miss it" moments was in Season 5, episode 6. It is the one after Troy leaves. Near the very end of the episode, Professor Hickey is home, sitting in his chair and watching TV. The crawl at the bottom of the screen reads, *"Actor LaVar Burton and non-Celebrity Guest captured by pirates."* 😁

[@MissValentina125]

That's hilarious, I love these little details!

[@kralen87]

You just wringled my brain

[@ff8fan266]

There is another in Season 6 that alludes to what happens to Hickey. Don't recall the details though...

[@t.j.giroux5936]

“Fire can’t go through walls stupid…. It’s not a ghost!” Is hands down the best Chang line of this whole show. It cracks me up every time.

[@CasperUK31]

"And a one, a two, a chang chang chang four" “I am Brutalitops! The magician! Magic user baby..” "Do you guys believe in ghosts? And do you believe what those ghosts say about other ghosts?" "Hey phantom menace! How's the trade embargo with the naboo?"

[@aboutashow]

​​@@CasperUK31 "I'm liiiterally dying, but you'll never hear my story"

[@Xanderbfrye]

"I AM A SPANISH GENIUS"

[@linny_456]

The next season: Ghosts can't go through doors, stupid. They're not fire. - Pierce.

[@1Dax]

Ha - Gay!

[@Rational_Driver]

Sadly this show has been pulled off Netflix as of 3/31/24. Right when I was in the middle of watching this EXCELLENT retrospective and making me want to rewatch the show for the millionth time.

[@AaayeeeeB]

If you can afford it, I'd suggest getting the box set. It's all yours, all the time.

[@rushlove0624]

It’s on Peacock now every episode even the Dungeons and Dragons episode

[@brookemaurice1715]

It's also currently on prime but might be leaving soon :'(

[@poke8735]

Their youtube channel has uploaded the full length episodes for free

[@wesleyw7908]

​@@poke8735sadly every single episode but the pilot has been made unviewable

[@belleeec]

i love how chevy chase leaving was a result of him being old, full of himself, and not getting the joke. he really was the perfect pierce

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

That's actually really funny dude!

[@megan7792]

I didn’t watch Community when it came out. I have now watched it several times through and it’s hands down one of my favorite shows of all time

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

In 2020 I moved back to California and hadn't really watched any t.v. for years, I asked my sister what to watch, 1st thing she said was "you gotta watch Community, you'll really like it." Watched it 3 times since.

[@broisyougobbling]

This is what I needed to get through the workday Edit: The reason Troy and Abed are in the tags so often, is that Community had a notoriously long filming schedule, and Donald Glover and Danny Pudi were the only two willing to stay late and film bits.

[@HectorTWE]

That's not true. Every cast member except Chevy almost always stayed late to shoot

[@neilfan1016]

@@HectorTWEyes but i think they mean extra late

[@yikes6969]

​@@HectorTWEdamn you got owned

[@alanabulhoes]

I think it was supposed to be one of them (Donald Glover or Danny Pudi, can't remember who), and Chevy Chase, but Chance didn't want to stay on set that long.

[@AlisonBrieVids]

I really wish the first D&D episode was more readily available. The world needs to know the legend of Hector the Well-Endowed

[@sallysunburst]

And Kyle the gnome waiter

[@faithevers6899]

search it on youtube there’s a 7 part playlist with the whole episode

[@chelsie2767]

It's available on here if you just look up the episode. It's in like 3 minutes increments but still, better than nothing

[@shehzad_ali]

Amazon Prime has the episode available. It's where I obtained it.

[@osnapitzari47]

@@chelsie2767found it ty

[@c.decker3046]

Annie & Abed are two of my favorite tv characters ever. It also helps that Alison Brie and Danny Pudi share one of the cutest celeb friendships ever

[@Ali-xo2de]

Yeah!! Their dynamic is probably my favorite thing of the last seasons of community, they're just so cute!!

[@pigeonboy958]

@@Ali-xo2de I agree with you both. When people say they don't watch after Troy leaves, I'm just sitting there like but then you miss Annie and Abed in the morning. The cow handshake. The brother who doesn't know whether to poop or keep cutting carrots. Not to mention Mike from breaking bad and better call Saul. Keith David who is utterly fantastic in his role. And Frankie Dart. Also fartz mitzvah.

[@jarethanson8775]

Annie & Abed are genuinely so much fun in the later seasons, but they're (not unjustifiably) overshadowed by the ghost of "Troy and Abed" the entire time so it I feel like it doesn't hit as hard as it could

[@Azulagirlboss]

I like how every single character on the show, even the extras, minor characters respect the rules of paintball. They’re straightforward & remove themselves from the game even when there’s no eyewitness to them getting shot.

[@amberdennis7909]

I noticed that too. I was wondered why no one changed their clothes and lie.

[@SinbadAkina]

Rules of war ya feel

[@yikes6969]

Actors followed a script!? 😳😳

[@yikes6969]

@@kickmuncher3 lol that's sad if you considered this fun

[@Umbral_Vestige]

i think you are stupid ​@@yikes6969

[@Azulagirlboss]

Nobody appreciated Joel McHale’s perfect sarcastic & cynical tone of his character. He deserves more praise & recognition.

[@DemBones1306]

Fuck yes he does

[@Bokmoh]

Everybody appreciated it. He was the de facto leader for a reason.

[@samuelbastias3752]

@@Bokmohlet's be clear. He was only the leader because Abed let him be. If not for him, everyone would still be speaking the same language: chicken.

[@bengoelz7526]

This comment was written by Jeff Winger

[@bunnyoppress]

He was soooo hate-able 😂

[@ellensalokorpi8349]

one of my fav jokes ever in community is chang thinking hes a ghost and them zooming to a black and white picture just for it to be for a "old timey pictute club"

[@talesyuki]

Daaaamn! I've watched this show MULTIPLE times and never noticed the monkey's hand stealing the pen!!!! Holy shirt!!! What else did I miss??? One wonders.

[@alonedownthere47]

i never noticed the abed delivering a baby thing happened nine months after the std fair, really makes me wonder if most of the throwaway jokes have that level of thought put into them

[@mikecunningham4682]

I must've watched it through at least ten times, and odd episodes quite often too. I still notice new things to enjoy! One of my current favourite gags is everyone throwing balls of paper at whoever's talking, cracks me up every time

[@play3r.wav.]

it's pretty forking cool

[@boydbear2044]

HAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaAAmmmmmm, gurl!

[@pigeonboy958]

​@@play3r.wav.you do know I'm saying fork and not fork right?

[@darylgraham4313]

lol at Yvette's introduction. Yvette had already been on Curb Your Enthusiam, Two and a half men, That's so Rarcen, That 70's show, Malcom in the middle, House, the office., in addition to the nickelodeon shows and several that I don't recognize. Yvette is weirdly in everything, especiallly when you include the shows she showed up in after community started.

[@jahcode6132]

I remember re-watching Drake and Josh with some friends last year for the nostalgia and being like "wait their boss at the movie theatre was Shirley?".

[@TheDoctorinspector]

I always thought Abed created all 6 timelines in his head. That's why the darkest timeline is when Troy leaves for the pizza.

[@Claire-cc6xy]

And the show got dark after donald left

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

It’s also a Nat 1

[@belleeec]

@@TheNinthGeneration1 this wrinkled my mind

[@alonedownthere47]

this is so well made, clearly a lot of time and love was put into it. so many retrospectives just do a synopsis of every episode one by one and aren't engaging at all, but the way you edit and jump around to each important story beat when it's most relevant is so good. usually when someone says to subscribe at the beginning of the video i scoff like "prove it first," but you definitely proved it

[@Chocolatepain]

For real

[@RobertJW]

That second hug can reliably be guaranteed to remind me of: "I see your value now." "That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me."

[@casihamilton3773]

I watch this video all the time, it's my favorite background sound, and I've been resisting the urge to "well actually" ever since it came out but I can fight it no longer. Britta doesn't move in with Troy and Abed in Season 3. Troy moves into the spare room that was the dreamatorium, symbolic of him growing up and becoming more of a man after his experiences in the air conditioner repair school.

[@belleeec]

I CAME HERE LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD POINTED THIS OUT YET. i was like, "but then britta wouldnt have to "sneak out" of troys room every morning to come visit for breakfast dates if she was living there, also theres the whole "britta moving in" plotline in season 6. glad im not crazier than any other community fan

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

"I don't wanna be your father." "Perfect, you already know your lines."

[@krisgomez3997]

One of my all time favs is BACK! Every prime upload is a certified youtube event!

[@miledith555]

The second part to pillows and blankets is my favourite episode of the entire series. I was really partial to the stylised episodes and that one was just so good. And the story I heard behind it, that Harmon was told they were going over budget by shooting elaborate episodes, so they decided to make an episode composed almost entirely of photos… That’s really funny.

[@AmaraEmme]

This doesn’t matter at all, but Dan Harmon’s irl study group was for biology, not Spanish. Anyway, this was the perfect thing to put in the background today, I appreciate how so much care was put into it. Thank you!!

[@Left-handed-liberal]

One of my favorite channels discussing one of my favorite shows...for over 3 hours...❤ And r.i.p. Carl Weathers.

[@Horltum]

Not that I don't agree, but what is the relevance of Carl Weathers?

[@Left-handed-liberal]

@samgow7048 he made a reference/showed the handshake from predator

[@Blitzion107]

In my opinion the Best thing about (besides the Humor) Community is the variety, There is a zombey episode, a Episode where the hole College fight with paintball guns, a the Floor is Lava episode, and the dice Episode in Troys and Arbids new apartment

[@Pterokid1]

I love the changenesia episode only because of Troy and Annie as Partner and Houlihan. Troy disagreeing with everything that Annie is my fav part of season 4

[@nm9688]

I loved everything about changnesia. Ken Jeong was hilarious

[@bunnyoppress]

​@@nm9688he was soooo underutilized

[@rubeuspotter1610]

The bloopers reel for Community is so hilarious too! Donald and Alison especially shine in those

[@kibbt]

So excited to watch this. The retrospective GOAT returns

[@LynzeeJay_SD]

A beautiful homage to one of the weirdest most wonderful shows to grace our screens. Thank you for sharing this with all of us!

[@Limposium]

A 3,5 hour video recapping a TV-show I've seen five times? Count me in!

[@chickencurry420]

My favorite meta joke in all of Community is when they're finishing the sixth season and Abed is talking about how the movie will *definitely* happen. He says if they don't all come back at some point that means a meteor hit the earth and killed everyone, then he looks directly at the camera and says "And that's canon." RIP

[@ianwilkes435]

I didn’t remember liking season 5 the first time I watched it but I went back and re-watched it again recently and was exited for every episode because they are genuinely rly good

[@azraphon]

I truly appreciate that you read significant parts of this script as if you’re narrating true crime

[@bellindajane8452]

The reason I know community holds up is I had no idea of its previous success and found it on a streaming platform and still was hooked within two episodes

[@Dudeman23rd]

Underrated detail I love about your retrospectives is how you theme your title cards to ape the style of the production. The lined paper and block letter font are on point.

[@edkwon]

My overall take on Community: It was the comedy FOR nerds while shows like Big Bang Theory was a comedy that used nerds as the butt of jokes

[@WeAreSomeRandom]

I can’t even imagine the time and effort that went into writing, compiling and editing this video 🤷. Absolutely stellar work … You brought me back to a really happy place on a rainy Sunday morning in Scotland. Thanks so much 🫶. This truly was the greatest timeline 🥰

[@jarethanson8775]

Almost 10 years later, I will always be here for Community retrospectives

[@hatpeach1]

Congratulations on an amazing piece of work. Three hours, 40 minutes... entertained the whole time! Well done!!!

[@diniodo5898]

0:02 ummm, I've seen the 6 seasons of community 24 times, do you think it's possible that I might have been spoiled?

[@HarryAshtonCoaching]

Usually I’d never watch a +3 hour long video, but your retrospectives are seriously good. Bravo Sir 👏 can’t wait for the next one!

[@summerchild_]

Frankie is one of my favorite characters in Community. One of the best characters from the last seasons

[@belleeec]

fr i really wish she could have been introduced earlier as Frankie besides her IT lady one off

[@yavzicle1337]

I dont remember watching a movie/video without pausing fully focused in a long time. Maybe never did. Trust me on this that my all time favourite movie is The Irishman which is 3.30 hours long and I watched it many times. But I’ve never watched it non-stop. You made me watch for 3.38 hours non-stop. Respect brother. Just gonna tell you the best compliment a community fan give you. AND THIS IS A MAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO MAKE INCREDIBLE VIDEOS!

[@b.9724]

I love this show so much. I started watching it as an early teen with my older cousins, and now I'm literally 30 years old, married, and have a kid, and i could rewatch any episode from any season right this second. Fundamentally underrated show

[@bonbonbot8444]

Lenord is my favorite character out of all. I love his little backpack and his menacing behaviour.

[@lol-lb5pm]

im a younger viewer who didn’t watch the show as it aired, and it’s really nice to hear about the advertising and the buzz around community as it was coming out!!

[@tomonelch8705]

Excellent video! This series is one of the rare shows that I rewatch because it’s done with such quality content, great humor, and character development. That last episode always make me shed tears.. it reminds me that through life there are transitions and you won’t remain close to people you once greatly cared about or whom were a huge part of your life 😢

[@Azulagirlboss]

This show didn’t get enough Emmys. At least “Arrested Development” got the critical acclaim & became a Emmy-darling during its run on the network.

[@FFFF00-z3l]

finally finished watching, incredle coverage of the entire timeline including what is happening in real life that influenced what was within the show -- the level of research and knowledge is amazing, especially for someone who only started watching the show after it has ended. what i would give to be a fan from day 1 and be there for all the drama but learning all this has given me a deeper appreciation for the show that i already love and rewatched several times. thanks!

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

Garret's wedding will always be my favorite episode from season 6. It's just ridiculous on every level

[@nhatvphan]

I was a high school senior in 2009 in this show got me so pumped for community college the next year

[@KeyanCarlile]

Oh my god, thank you for making this!

[@ThePrimeTheater]

ayyyyy, my pleasure

[@THEBIDSTUDIOS]

Prime Theater + Community... Streets Ahead indeed! Phenomenal Work as always.

[@tetrahedron_in_space]

I’m so glad you said Frankie is one of the best new parts of Season 6; after watching the show all the way through for the first time, I was so confused why I saw some people online saying Frankie ruined the show. Since then, I’ve come to learn that the sentiment was only really shared by basement dwellers and people who hate women.

[@artconfluence8048]

I'm still in love with Alison/Annie, ever since she let her hair down in the Debate 109 episode. Love this video btw; great work!

[@jtrain9926]

"I never saw Beastmaster, I just wanted you to think I was cool" lives rent free in my head

[@TenDozenMonks]

Great video!! Absolutely loved it. I’ve been smashing through KZbin’s vast catalogue of Community video essays and retrospectives, so when I woke up and found your 3 and a half hour video at the top of my home page this morning, my reaction was more or less exactly how Buddy reacted when he found out he was in the cool group!

[@bencastro92]

Still making my way through the MCU retrospective. Made it through TDKR trilogy videos and now I have this one to look forward to. Just wanted to thank you so much for all your hard work and let you know that you are a staple in my morning routine (have you playing in the background all throughout) and a staple for whenever I make long car rides. Keep up the amazing work!!!!

[@sragz007]

Recently discovered this channel with the MCU series - and now you've done one of my fav TV shows - you da real MVP

[@archangel1of7]

I really liked intro to felt surrogacy. Specifically the music. Both the first and the last songs always stick with me a while after each rewatch. The first one is very catchy and the last one is touching despite being funny. Both Pierce's and Troy's solos always hit pretty hard.

[@filmden]

I would love a retrospective for Always Sunny In Philadelphia! It has so much history that could be awesome to explore. Love the work!

[@emmadenton1826]

And Megan Ganz is a brilliant writer on both!

[@danny49975]

i understand why this video is so long, but every minute is important and packed with information. honestly thanks to this i can rewatch the show with a renewed appreciation

[@jpfischer6003]

Dean Pelton is one of the funniest secondary characters ever. That actor was also very funny as Fenton on That 70s Show.

[@Solar_Eclipse53]

Just wanna say, thank you for all the retrospective videos ❤❤

[@AntiqueKeeper]

Not many can make hours fly by like the Retrospective King Prime, thanks for covering one of my personal favourites! Much love bro ❤

[@sportscinematicuniverse]

There were several misanalyzed portions of what I did see but wow. This is a lot of work. Have to give props to you for this video.

[@JerzCe73]

I really enjoyed your video, in fact, when Troy goes off on Zach Braff, I did not get the joke that Donald Glover was parroting what his detractors were saying about him leaving Community...Genius! Thank you

[@Ecto_Adrian]

Finally a community retrospective. The goat never fails

[@chaoticgoodiegood125]

This was a beautifully put together retrospective. Thank you.

[@akkoei8822]

this is the best video ever created i cant express how happy i am to watch this i will watch this every single day forever

[@DeadCardinal]

Don't know if it has been commented but for all the Potterheads out there; Magnitude is played by Luke Youngblood aka Lee Jordan, The Weasley Twins best friend

[@bonbonbot8444]

Omg yes he is the one who does quidditch commentaries 😮😮😮

[@gf2245]

banger video dude you can really tell all the work you put on it it was also dope to see all the comercials and all the content thats gets lost in the tv to streaming transition

[@itiscujo]

RICHARD AYOADE DIRECTED THE MY DINNER WITH ANDRE EPISODE?!?! HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?!

[@nilus2k]

I watched it when it was on the air. It’s such a great show. I’m sharing it with my 16 year old son now and looking forward to #andamovie

[@sarahm5059]

You were right on the nose about the importance of the chicken finger episode because that was the episode that came to mind when you first showed Dan Harmon's plot structure wheel. While it wasn't a "perfect episode" or even my favorite, but it perfectly represented the formula of the show and why it worked

[@nicho.7400]

"Hah, gayyyyy" so iconic I started quoting it before I even knew what Community was lmao

[@DarthPeruzi]

The finale of season 5 fell short because the writing room was burnt out. There is a very interesting behind the scenes featurette on the dvd, where dan harmon is explaining they were working day and night on it to try and make it work, working until the early morning hours, then sleeping for a couple of hours, getting up again and taking shots of jack daniels to wake up. They had a crushing deadline under which the finale suffered. Awesome video dude, just found your channel and watch video after video

[@bZman]

Jeff and Annie had such a great dynamic. As the show went on the characters just grew closer and closer to the point where it honestly feels inevitable if we ever get the movie they end up together

[@shortininja]

I absolutely love Matt Berry in S6 but Im eternally saddened it was before his role in WWDITS solely because I really wanna hear him respond to Brittas "I lived in New York City!" with a Lazlo line read lmao

[@JCorsoPhoto]

I just wanna say thank you. for making this. One of my all time fav shows and its wonderful to sit here on a sunday and speed run through the entire series via your retospective. Thank you.

[@amaximo4951]

I can give your video no higher compliment than it made me laugh so hard I had to stop it halfway through and start rewatching Community again. Well done!!

[@grahamparr4451]

What a great video dude ,great work ,I’m so glad I found your channel

[@williamcrawford948]

Had no idea about the small bits in the back ground of episodes. Makes me love the show even more

[@iap7597]

I just saw the second to last episode in my latest re-watch! Best sitcom ever.

[@briancarroll1917]

Not the retrospective we wanted but definitely what we needed

[@seaotterfan1]

this is my FAVORRITEEEE video about community all the little callbacks and references I noticed that no one was talking about!!!

[@ethanthao3704]

Today I learned Dino Stamatopolous, the creator of Moral Orel was a reoccurring character in community. It's amazing that he also worked in making the stop motion Christmas episode, I gotta go back and watch it.

[@sosathagreat4312]

Crazy how I fell asleep && woke up to this still being played did not realize it was a 4 hr video

[@rigobertoalvarado4506]

Thanks for this retrospective. This is one of my favorite shows of all time. I watch it alt least once a year.

[@galileaolvera8531]

Amazing video. The only thing this was missing was props to the constant reference of the elevator music song (I believe) first coined in the Halloween episode in season 3 (jazz song playing on the radio during one of the scary stories). I had this tune stuck in my head a good 24 hours after it played on an episode...OK I may be humming it now…

[@REALLYLOVESCATS]

I can feel your love for the series from the way you talk about it. Amazing video!

[@anthonypalmer6581]

Love the retrospective. Surprised you didn't mention that the Myles Morales Spiderman was created by them seeing Troy in Spiderman pajamas in the opening montage in season 2.

[@zobetobe]

I was ecstatic when I saw a community video essay I haven’t watched bc I really feel like i’ve seen everything after 4 years as a fan, this is my new favorite fs

[@rachelmantos]

I never caught the ipod callback. i love how after countless rewatches you can still discover new things

[@demirg1421]

choosing Garrett to sing Ave Maria at the wake is still my favourite thing in Community

[@briaskye2543]

I love community. I will never not love it. It’s genius. However my only criticism is WHY THE HELL DID THEY PAIR JEFF WITH ANNIE?! It was already there that Annie liked Troy, and Jeff liked Britta, why change it to something so much creepier. I think the only reason they get away with it is because of their charisma. But it’s a very dangerous trope, especially for the young impressionable people watching back home. This show made me think an age gap that big was okay. I was 17 going on 18. I ended up getting into some really dangerous situations because I thought it was okay. I wish they dived in more to why it was a creepy relationship. Unfortunately I feel like the writers saw no problems with it

[@flockofone9214]

Jeff and Britta had a chemistry that didn’t exist between Jeff and Annie.

[@saraoliveira8836]

Sorry but I don't think the show needed to educate people on that. Still, the relationship between them is never portrayed as something okay, is always creepy/judged

[@noorieboorie]

They very clearly thought it was wrong. Yes, fans shipped them heavily, but the show itself kept pointing out how wrong it was. I’m sorry you went through some hard times relationship wise, but you shouldn’t be blaming the show for your bad judgment.

[@briaskye2543]

@@noorieboorie idk I feel like if the writers did a better job at making it weird then it wouldn’t have been shipped so much by the younger impressionable fans

[@Azulagirlboss]

“Community” is not only a sitcom, it’s a commentary on the genre itself. Apart from the meta elements, it also has plenty of sci-elements like alternate timelines, creating “cloud babies”, etc., & ofc plenty of pop culture references & homages. It parodies a few tropes but most of it are homages.

[@Azulagirlboss]

No wonder Dan Harmon went on to create “Rick & Morty”.

[@rmmccarthy1240]

Your retrospective was so good that I watched it in entirety. Beautifully done.

[@dougant6728]

Wow! I’ve been watching this for 2 hours. Guess it’s a really good video

[@MissValentina125]

Oh wow, this video made me want to rewatch Community, but made me realise that I still know all the quotes by heart, too. Absolutely fantastic show. It also made me emotional several times, so kudos for that to you and to the show. #andamovie!!!

[@reply514]

I didn't even realize that this video youtube suggested was only 2 weeks old so i was definitely surprised finding out that there was an official movie that was green lit. I've rewatched episodes here and there but I was out of the loop so this was a nice surprise for me