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[@charliescheirmann2926]

Another item that I didn't notice on the list is Troy Barnes left the series (Season 5 Episode 5) by setting off to sail across the world with the actor LeVar Burton. The very next episode Buzz Hickey was watching the news and on the bottom of the screen was a news ticker stating "BREAKING NEWS: LeVar Burton and non-celebrity companion captured by pirates in the gulf of Mexico.". Meaning Troy was abducted by pirates, but no update is ever given about Troy or LeVar's well-being. So they may be dead, but this would make for one hell of a movie plot if you ask me *hint hint nudge nudge NBC, we're still waiting*

[@jamessmolski2248]

NOBODY EVER TALKS ABOUT THIS AMD IT GETS ME SO MAD BECAUSE ITS SO FUNNY

[@kyllerbuzcut]

They went into a spin off show. Pirate Trek Wars

[@Vethhorn]

#andamovie

[@ijustcamefrombiblestudy2243]

kzbin.infomWXJ906QoPc?feature=share Jesus loves you! He died for you! Why do you ignore him? Our Heavenly Father sent him for you! He had you in mind! And you do him like that... Who cares how God created Earth; Every painting has a painter, Every book has an author, There IS a hugher power, It is God, And the Holy Trinity only. Has thou not seen blessings? Gas thou not been blessed? Come to Jesus! Come to the Father! Greet the Holy Spirit! Amen.❤ kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIDNdJ5pjtl7rtk ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ijustcamefrombiblestudy2243]

​@@kyllerbuzcut kzbin.infomWXJ906QoPc?feature=share Jesus loves you! He died for you! Why do you ignore him? Our Heavenly Father sent him for you! He had you in mind! And you do him like that... Who cares how God created Earth; Every painting has a painter, Every book has an author, There IS a hugher power, It is God, And the Holy Trinity only. Has thou not seen blessings? Gas thou not been blessed? Come to Jesus! Come to the Father! Greet the Holy Spirit! Amen.❤ kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIDNdJ5pjtl7rtk ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@domusdebellum3042]

chevy was so pierce, he didnt realize he actually was pierce

[@gianna--]

absolutely. it was too real for him to find it funny

[@goochdaddy98]

Id say the only difference was Idt Chevy is racist in real life. Iirc his issues with the script was that he was playing a character that was too racist or something.

[@gianna--]

@@goochdaddy98 chevy chase was pretty racist to donald glover on set, not as part of the character. he told him that people thought he was funnier because he was black. dan harmon has said that chevy would make a lot of racist jokes between scenes, so no i doubt the problem was pierce being too racist

[@goochdaddy98]

@@gianna-- oof. Didn't know that. What a dick

[@kruemel9337]

Wait i am oldwhitemansaS

[@Baruch.Goldstein]

God, remember how Abed was the only one that wasn't a psycho according the tests Britta gave everybody?

[@cosmojenkins3020]

In reality he is though lol. I think he just filled in the answer that sounded the most sane like it were a final!

[@khem282]

​@@cosmojenkins3020 he's autistic, not a psychopath ._.

[@khem282]

​@@cosmojenkins3020 also, knowing Britta's character, she probably doesn't understand mental illnesses or disorders well enough to diagnose her peers with anything. It just sounded like she stigmatized mental health issues bc having one doesn't make you a potential murderer

[@headachefromgod]

@@cosmojenkins3020 literally so fascinated to why you think this. are all autistic people full of red flags? does a character shown on several episodes to be deeply emotionally connected to his friend group just pretending All the time?? do you rly think abeds character would do that??? did we watch the same show

[@brix-rb9dg]

@khem282 Wait i thought that was just a head cannon? Didn’t the creator say he wasn’t

[@raylinguanotti]

on the STD episode, we can see the couple that had a baby in the background. When Abed asks to the students to not wear the comdons, the guy through his away and they leave to have sex, so in a way Abed was "responsible" for the pregnancy.

[@MAUDDS]

He helped deliver the baby too i thought

[@raylinguanotti]

​@@MAUDDS yes, I'm just connecting to the sex part of the pregnancy and Abed's "part" on it.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

Good catch! Abed the ultimate baby creator

[@jacknapier8201]

Not really, the condom wouldn't have worked.

[@MartKencuda]

@@jacknapier8201 What?

[@5Ci0N]

I have one.. Shirley finds a book, where the pages have been cut out to hide a gun. (3x19) Todd, the army guy, has been shown putting books back on the shelves and acting as a librarian. (3x17) I think it's Todd's gun

[@waynepratt9085]

Woah!

[@gabiedits5953]

@jabrone.destoroyahwhattt where can i see this theory

[@daftwerk567]

​@gabiedits5953 you just read it 😊

[@gabiedits5953]

@@daftwerk567 i was replying to jabrone.destoroyah’s reply to 5Ci0N’s comment, like it states in the beginning of my comment, but jabrone has since deleted his comment that i replied to😊

[@NM-vz8yz]

Kind of surprised I haven't seen this one yet: In season 3, episode 07, Troy says, "We spent our whole lives being told that blanket forts are only for special occasions, like sleepovers or when uncles die." Also, in season 2, episode 10, Troy wants to order a 7 and 7 because it was his uncle's favorite drink, who passed away recently. In the previous episode, "conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" Troy and Abed make their first blanket fort. I think it was a coping mechanism for Troy to deal with his uncle's passing, although it's not mentioned on-screen.

[@susurrus5047]

OMG, holy shit

[@daweaselgeek1430]

And his cousin’s funeral is mentioned in S1E17 “Physical Education”. And he was the one to find Pierce’s mom. Poor Troy is just bombarded with death.

[@willcarroll3368]

so if he associated it with “being told it was for a special occasion, like when uncles die”, and that just happened, can we assume he called his parents to tell them he made a blanket fort during/between episodes?

[@SolarMechanic]

The IT lady being cursed must be a reference to the Season 6 episode where Frankie says all of her e-mails to the IT department get "bounced back in Aramaic" and any time she calls all she can hear is "an undulating, high-pitched whistle that makes my nose bleed." This is obviously a reference to both characters being played by the same actor but could be misinterpreted as just the IT lady being cursed, or a demon or something by people who don't get the joke.

[@Meerkat5]

Very meta and one of my favorite jokes from the show lol.

[@graydenday3760]

Glad someone posted this.

[@debrachambers1304]

Why does this sound familiar?

[@EnemyToad]

@@debrachambers1304 maybe you have had a similar experience when reaching out to a consultant?

[@bjredding7966]

You’re right about this

[@sarahroddey2937]

Community is, on the surface, a funny and meta sitcom... But underneath it is a character study about flawed individuals feeding an unending toxic cycle of narcissism through their codependence. And honestly that's why I love it. The main characters are seemingly presented as a flawed but ultimately decent people, but every other character on the show besides the main ones are constantly talking about how self-absorbed and obnoxious their friend group is. It's my absolute favorite running gag and not something you notice until a few rewatches later.

[@nailinthefashion]

The fact I used to see a lot of Study Groups at my community college and that they were all exact copies of each other except with different genres really makes your comment so much more poignant than it needs to be

[@TheQuietCottage]

Yes! That's something particular I've noticed this rewatch around! (I'm on my second rewatch lol): that all the members of the group act like they're essentially normal with a few quirks or essentially moral with a few hangups, but that they willingly - even gleefully and smugly, such as in the biology group work episode with Todd and the turtle - shake off any thought that they may be the problem, aka a self-centered group that codependently only cares about themselves. Which I know is restating what you already said really well. But it really is mind boggling. And I think the writers of the show purposely play on even that somewhat meta audience knowledge (that the group thinks they're fundamentally sane and normal but that they're actually just narcissistically deluded) in several episodes. Like the episode where the group has been expelled from Greendale under Chang's rule and Abed is referred to the therapist. In that episode, it's so easy for us as the audience to momentarily believe that all the members of the group have made up Greendale as a group psychotic break, an experience centered around them, because we as the audience already - even if somewhat subconsciously - believe that that's what they're doing. So the writers of the show both create this overarching bait and switch motif of the group as codependent narcissists disguised as quirky regular people, a motif that spans multiple seasons, and then play on that same fairly subtle motif, in ways that we identify with but may not even realize why. This show is so intense.

[@stellviahohenheim]

I went to a community college, and i considered it to be the best years of my life lifelong friends was formed. Being in a group where it's not just people of the same age creates a truly dynamic group

[@uthopia27]

U can practically say the same thing to every group in every college , they all thing they're normal but for the other they are just the weird one and vice versa so its not a surprise to me when in the series some side character though the "study group" is the narcissist all about them type like in shery child birth eps but they're all just pointing to each other.

[@mariomedero8035]

I think that’s what the German episode was about lol get to see how selfish they are but end up kinda trying to redeem themselves

[@susserylesussers5477]

Leonard was in all the episodes that Jeff had a character arc. He went back in time to watch relive his moments of redemption.

[@garmen-]

BROOOO

[@break_the_galaxy]

This makes so much sense and I hate it

[@Hossein7r]

No way, Leonard always tell war stories. This theory is irrelavant.

[@Law-gi5ob]

@@Hossein7r How about those paintball/pillow fort episodez?

[@hiddendisclaimer7876]

​@@Law-gi5ob In the second paintball episode he tells Britta "I've been in a few real wars and this one is the most terrifying"

[@alyssabrodsky3300]

One of my favorite details in community is in the episode where Abed recreates “My Dinner With Andre” with Jeff. Abed talked about how he had an opportunity to go to the set of “Cougar Town” and then to be in the background of and episode. He said he freaked out because he couldn’t be a fan of the show and be IN the show. Behold, 2 months later, and episode of “Cougar Town” premieres and you can see Abed freaking out in the background.

[@parmesancheese9445]

where???

[@UberDr009]

@@parmesancheese9445 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYjJe4yAgteMl5I

[@aaronrachiele5521]

​@@parmesancheese9445type "Abed's Cougar Town Appearance" in youtube's search bar.

[@user-pl8sl1bc4b]

@@parmesancheese9445 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYjJe4yAgteMl5Isi=AQRgHbK-8DS36e-z

[@stephengrigg5988]

​@@parmesancheese9445search "Abed cougar town" He's just sitting in the background, then he starts directly responding to what the actors are saying and they seem to notice. Then he freaks out and runs off. I think that's when he shits his pants. I'm sure people who watched cougar town and didn't watch community were completely lost

[@claymiller9707]

A note about the Beetlejuice thing: It was not fully planned and patiently executed as you'd think. When they wrote the third Beetlejuice, the writers noticed it was the third time they'd said Beetlejuice, so they added the costume gag in.

[@topcornermedia9718]

Even more so. The third Beetlejuice joke was written into a later episode when one of the writers (Megan Ganz!) mentioned offhandedly to Dan Harmon that this was the third time they'd say his name, so they should probably summon him. Dan liked the idea, so they moved the joke up and shoe-horned it into the Halloween episode (at the last minute, or it wouldn't be a Dan Harmon show), so it would make sense for Bettlejuice to appear.

[@clarisselu2935]

one thing i always wanted more on was the relationship between dean pelton and dean spreck. it feels like they have lots of history, and i think dan harmon mentioned on a commentary track they had romantic history, so i just think it would’ve been interesting to get that explored more

[@sparco956]

If rick and morty is any indication, Dan Harmon was never going to elaborate on their history

[@marcyanne8910]

They could have done so much with them I think. When Chang was pretending to be good but was working for him, it should have backfired when he quit. They could have captured him and the study group could have saved him, solidifying their friendship instead of them just awkwardly letting him into the group.

[@medealkemy]

I KNEW IT ! 🤣

[@therealpotatonarwhal9869]

IT ALWAYS FELT LIKE THEY WERE NODDING TO THAT BUT NEVER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE SOLID

[@templeknight9338]

A funny story: a couple of my ex-coworkers and I watched this show pretty religiously. The two of them are dating and on one of their last days, I drew a die on her going away card and wrote, "Just so you know Hannah, you are now creating six different timelines." Towards the end of our shift, Roxanne played on our speaker in the kitchen, and since then, I have become convinced that either this is the darkest timeline, or the second darkest, as after that night, the whole world has gone to shit (except our lives, which actually haven't been too bad). I'm so sorry everyone

[@fla9086]

Well thank you for ruining our lives JK lol x)

[@officialMondoMole]

I don’t know if it’s because it’s late but that creeped me out a little

[@artyhedgehog]

Well, if it is the darkest timeline, I vote we at least don't get too shirley on that. And maybe make some goatees just in case.

[@lily.reyna22]

I love this and really hope the song was a coincidence lol

[@templeknight9338]

@@lily.reyna22 me too

[@thirstfast1025]

I've heard people I'm fairly certain have never seen "Community" use the phrase 'streets ahead' in the proper context, and I *LOVE IT!*

[@soldofpol7026]

Well...it is verbal wildfire.

[@smacksoftSMA]

@@HellShoot can confirm it’s a common phrase in the uk

[@Rayne0rShine]

Well if you aren't saying it than your already streets behind

[@emmanewport]

It really is a common phrase in the U.K., been around since the 19th century etymologically

[@arianagrandefromfortnite]

I mean yeah it was already a phrase used commonly, Dan Harmon just didn't know about it.

[@rk-jn5mp]

Duncan's origin at Greendale is fully explained in the very first episode. Everyone at Greendale has a hard time getting hired elsewhere because of some blip in their past or a behavior they can't shake. Duncan's is alcoholism.

[@natalie9978]

and that's how life is, when you find yourself at the bottom, you're still surrounded by good people who had a bad hand

[@michaelmackenzie3114]

Yeah I always felt it was implied that Duncan was a good psychologist in the past but his drinking has taken over like so many other academics.

[@plompzak]

No, his only real crime was loving america

[@VT-LUV]

@@plompzak 🤣

[@stephengrigg5988]

​@@michaelmackenzie3114if you actually listen to his advice, he pretty much nails everything he talks about. It sorta backfires but he tells Jeff "since you don't have a God, you've been defacto worshipping yourself, and now that that's falling apart, you're trying to knock Pierce's down too". He's dead on, and he always is, it just gets ignored(or he becomes selfish like with Abeds delusion). Another small detail I like is how Duncan broaches the subject of Jeff lashing out at Pierce, he says "Want to talk about what happened in class? "You pulled 40 minutes of anesthesiology out of your ass." "Ha, yes I did. But I was referring between you and your elderly friend." It's another reminder that he can be a tactful and kind therapist, and it's an example of him being an actual friend to jeff.

[@templeknight9338]

Knowing the 8th seat was for us makes me feel warm inside

[@quickhakker]

And the fact Yvette confirmed it made me happy cry

[@Macctenamo]

That's exactly what I'm saying I'm still going to post my own comment on this but that made me think how much thought they put into this show.

[@AxeDharme]

Gayyyyy

[@bgakjldvs]

"Did I cry listening to come sail away by Styx again" His exit on the show playing a cover of "come sail away" makes that joke finish beautifully.

[@susurrus5047]

I know right! It's a reference I also picked up, but no one else seems to realize it

[@coolgirl75897]

also gay annie in the dungeons and dragons ep where she describes a very passionate sex scene w abed's female elf character

[@MayaKetchum]

It probably wasn't mentioned because Annie was playing as a male character and being descriptive about the sex with a female doesn't necessarily mean that's something you're into or something you think about, she could have easily been describing what she might want out of a sexual relationship with a male.

[@sofiazzz2277]

I've seen a ton of theories that say Annie is a lesbian with comp het!

[@kevinw712]

It's not that Annie's possibly a bisexual at all. It's pretty well established that she's just extremely susceptible to anything that's even remotely of a cliched, expected sort of romantic/sexualized scenario. She immediately falls into being willing to kiss Abed in the early seasons when he's doing his Don Draper impression to make a point, and remember they actually DO kiss at the end of Paintball 2 because it's set up to be this big climactic moment of a movie. Her long time obsession with Jeff also ties into this, that in the Freaky Friday episode, she starts swooning at the Dean when he's barely begun pretending to be Jeff. As far as the almost-kiss with Britta, it's that it's two hot girls who are making up in a very public setting, and the person from the crowd yelling to kiss her then creates a "moment". Annie literally says in the dreamatorium episode that she's in love with the idea of being in love. That's what all of this is. Well, though part of it is also her ingrained nature of also wanting to please everyone. Luckily she does better at growing out of that toward the end of the series.

[@helguinhanobeco]

Annie my bisexual icon

[@ellielrs]

also in season 1 epsiode 11 theres the whole thing about annie never seeing a penis and when she finally sees ones she doesn't see what the fuss is about, since then I always thought she was bi but it was never explain and people I talked to about it didn't seem to catch on to it

[@lilenwasnothere6867]

abed possibly being a father isn't based on him delivering the baby. earlier in the episode, the woman goes up to him and you can see him pointing at her belly and then at himself, implying they both think the baby might be his. that would mean she probably cheated on her boyfriend with abed, which would explain why the boyfriend is chasing him later.

[@laurenosoba5782]

Late reply but I thought she only yelled at him because it was his fault they were pregnant. About 9 months earlier at the STD fair he made an announcement over the intercom saying don't use the condoms if you have sex tonight. (Because the condoms had holes from the Dean getting them custom printed.) And that couple was shown in the background as the announcement was made.

[@demirhanakdemir8883]

also the fact that abed has the « kiss the hottest girl on campus » written down on his list

[@selahleffew9645]

@@laurenosoba5782 the dean is the one who made that announcement

[@fairlysleepy]

@@selahleffew9645 people kept saying it's abed but when i watched the episode i definitely thought it was the dean. no way abed's screaming frantically while he was the supposed one to collect all of the condoms through out campus.

[@aozf05]

@@selahleffew9645 No Abed made the announcement. Dean told Troy to run to his office to make the announcement because he was the best athlete on campus but Troy and Abed had been competing all episode over who was more athletic and Troy finally conceded Abed was better so Abed made the run to the office.

[@thirstfast1025]

I was lured in by blonde Britta, but fell in love with Adderal Annie.

[@mackyronni]

Basically Jeff

[@thirstfast1025]

@@mackyronni My instinct is to say "Wow! Thank you!" and then I sit here and overanalyze that response.

[@jasperbraunschweiger9918]

Jeff’s character ark

[@calebsyswerda]

Saaame..

[@ptcool12]

“Little Annie adderal, was an outcast in High School🎶”

[@Max-zh9lh]

The IT Lady Is Cursed thing is probably referencing a really quick gag in one of the season 6 episodes where Frankie said she called IT to help her but all she heard was a weird tone that makes her nose bleed, referencing how Frankie and the IT lady are played by the same person.

[@justchuy]

These kinds of jokes are what make community different. Who the hell would bother making a callback joke to a main cast member playing a bit part and then never explain it again. It’s not spoonfed humor and that was pretty rare for American sitcoms

[@Max-zh9lh]

@@justchuy Exactly!! Community's superior

[@bizzielynch3772]

a lot of my favorite iceberg bits have already been said in the comments but there were two that you didn't mention! one was the boat that troy left on being named the "childish tycoon;" the other being how when jeff left the room in the remedial chaos theory episode everyone was fine, showing that he needs the group more than they need him

[@paddywan]

Regarding the Ass-crack bandit, they disussed it on the darkest timeline podcast with all the cast. It has been hinted that Annie was the one to be it but Harmon confessed that he wrote it so it would seem that it could have been anyone (or everyone) of the study group

[@dbel1980]

Film theorist channel did a whole video about who it was.

[@dbel1980]

Film theorist channel did a whole video about who it was.

[@paddywan]

@@dbel1980 That might be true but I give more value to what the actual creator of the show say.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

@@dbel1980 I can't take him seriously. You can tell that he loves to exaggerate

[@zig-zagroller5677]

Its totally Abed the Arab. When Troy is giving a speech you can see Abed in the background and then it flips to the ACB under the bleachers, when the camera goes back to Troy, Abed isnt in the background

[@NovaPax]

"Troy likes butt stuff" -cut to ad break, during which I laugh so hard I retain no memory of the ads- That's how ya do it.

[@10KProductions]

Happy to help

[@somebodyoncetoldme7709]

Another thing backing up that Rich may be a serial killer is that when Jeff does his monologue about why Rich shouldn’t be in the group he compares Rich to other serial killers.

[@VT-LUV]

Plus, in the pottery class, you hear his thoughts/memories of his childhood with his mom comparing him to his brother as he stares at the camera evilly.😬

[@javelynhobinson6405]

@@VT-LUV Plus, that in itself with the voiceover of the mother and the camera focused on his expression is a reference to Norman Bates in Psycho-a serial killer with 2 sides to him.

[@robot_devils_advocate]

Just a quick correction, Gilbert is Pierce's half-brother, not step brother.

[@walmartden6602]

And emotional consequences in broadcast telivsion is the finale In season 6 not 5

[@SHNASTTV]

Good catch.

[@michaelmorales6575]

This show was definitely streets ahead, and if you don't know what that means, well...then you're streets behind

[@matthewbrown8277]

Pretty much everyone who watched this video knows what it means man, you're not important

[@CodColdWarhighrounds]

@@matthewbrown8277 dang why so bent out of shape u seem streets behind.

[@jenm1]

@@matthewbrown8277 If you have to ask, you're streets behind

[@kaidud2720]

Just a thought while watching the Duncan part of the video, maybe he is a great psychologist and is studying the effects of being at “rock bottom” and where better to do that than greendale.

[@kght222]

nice one, i like the idea that he did something stupid early in his career, maybe something that lead to death one way or another and ruined his career/reputation. so he got stuck teaching at the worst school even though he is brilliant at the subject.

[@herisesjoseph]

and maybe he works there because he is always drunk and made some kind of big mistake before greendale

[@aaronrachiele5521]

I love this idea. The only problem is that he probably wouldn't have been keen to teach anthropology in the second season if this was the case.

[@ddreamm]

In the season 2 also mentioned how Rich and Annie found a finger while doing the volunteer job, cleaning up the river. He then said it may be gruesome for some people but not him since He's a doctor..... or maybe... he took part of the volunteer to covered up his crime and he's used to seeing those things because you know.. he's the one who mutilated it..

[@Bffgjhyfffgg]

The Leonard theory is very interesting and fun. But it falls apart after you see that we have a clear flashback of Leonard attending school in the 70s

[@advaitiyer6046]

What else would jeff do when he went back in time? He fought in wars, had a family, but no matter what, he's going to go back to the college

[@prinsmauritsz319]

A lot of Leonard's gags are references to his actors career. He played in many war movies, he was in the little rascals as he stated and many more show and movies all the way back to the 1940's.

[@joshwilliams5860]

@@prinsmauritsz319 i know this comment is 6 months old but Richard Erdman was not in The Little Rascals

[@doctornewell4771]

I've been looking for a video exactly like this for months, every once and a while I've been typing "Community iceberg" into youtube and seeing if something shows up.

[@10KProductions]

Glad to help!

[@darienodette]

Same here!!

[@Durvington]

Literally same. I debated making my own with some friends help lol

[@TommyLikeTom]

If you ever find yourself doing that it's a good indication you could get a lot of views by making your own video

[@johnford902]

An algorithmic manifestation

[@uhoh9000]

I think your ACB analysis is close, but IMO Annie and Abed are the culprits, and Abed knows about Annie but not the other way around. The first time the ACB is mentioned is during the episode where Annie runs for student president. She wants to present a strong case for cleaning up the school... what better way than inventing a boogeyman, then presenting herself as the solution? When the student government idea falls through, she no longer has a reason to do the crime, so she gives it up. A few years later, Abed is aware it was her and decides to start a copycat case. He is aware of the techniques and wants to create a David Fincher* style episode, so he starts coining people and remains aloof to keep suspicion off himself. Annie's interest in the case is because she knows SHE is the bandit, or at least the original, and doesn't want to see her work claimed by someone else. Her interest isn't in catching the bandit, but rather revealing them to be a fraud. However, upon the news of Pierce's death, perspective takes over and she no longer thinks its important.

[@bloodlinefilms]

David Fincher*

[@uhoh9000]

@@bloodlinefilms thank you for the correction!

[@bloodlinefilms]

Elliott Metherd though some of the weirdness in community could absolutely be drawn at least a little from David Lynch

[@smartsolutionz6711]

@@bloodlinefilms His true fans just call him Dave

[@bloodlinefilms]

Smart Solutionz yup im a huge poser. I just like the shirts

[@multifandom203]

16:33 oh my god , remember on season 2 when shirley was In labour? Abed said he helped to deliver a baby once. And troy asked, when. And Abed said sometimes ago, probably in the background. They literally create the scene in the back ground !!! This show 👍🏻

[@Pimpedout007101]

There is a joke is in season six where Frankie was trying to get in touch with the I.t lady but every time she tries it gave her headaches and nose bleeds because she was trying to contact a different version of herself which is probably what that level is referencing

[@phoebedarker]

Your description of the Chang-Jeff relationship is what is called a `foil` in literature, I believe. Chang's character alongside bringin chaos and comedy is indeed the grim reminder of what Jeff could have been had he not found the study group.

[@terriberri87]

The deans breakdown rap makes me laugh every time

[@disasterjones5798]

the "I don't know what that was" at the end really sells it tbh

[@mr_capgras_hands_me_my_shovel]

I made a bracelet but it was the first letter of each of the words in the rap. I don't regret it at all

[@VT-LUV]

"And Barack Obama he's scaaaarrrred of me..."🤣 one of the best Dean moments as he runs away.

[@m-the-best]

So I think the IT lady died. After that Greendale started to fall apart she felt obligated to go and fix it, because the IT lady was her twin sister. Which they left clues about in the leaked email episode when Chang makes fun of her for always emailing her sister. Also in the episode when the wifi is out, she says that when she calls the IT lady there is a ringing, and her emails bounce back in Arabic which could be her coping mechanism.

[@marcomartz4451]

I like this

[@scotthewitt258]

Her "problems" contacting IT are a fourth wall breaking meta joke. She cannot contact the IT lady because, casting-wise, she IS the IT lady.

[@m-the-best]

@@scotthewitt258 lol 2 years later.

[@BadassRandomness]

Annie does say in one episode that she is sexually repressed, so I think she's at least curious

[@lowiqhighping2239]

She also described a very passionate lesbian sex scene in the D&D episode.

[@damoon4246]

@@lowiqhighping2239 Defknitely not a lesbian sex scene. She was portraying Hector the Well Endowed, a man with a large penis.

[@bobafett4457]

@@damoon4246 yes but a scene where she says what she would do to a woman

[@damoon4246]

@@bobafett4457 lmao Yeah, so she's explaining what a man would do to a woman. Not at all lesbian. I'm not saying Annie doesn't show a small amount of interest in women occasionally, I'm just saying this is not a good example of it lol

[@bobafett4457]

@@damoon4246 "well, it's a free country"

[@Kate-xd9bq]

I'm pretty sure 'Fire can't go through doors' would be on the iceberg because it's the reverse of Pierce's line in another episode (I think the Halloween Panic room episode in season 4?) where he says 'Ghosts can't go through doors! It's not fire, stupid!" So it was another little clever easter egg between Chang and Pierce, and quite a fun little callback. I wasn't sure if you picked up on that or not, but it's a great line either way!

[@Oscar-uk5sq]

On that episode where abed helps with the birth. He says at the beginning "last episode was me centric, I'm going to take a back seat." Or something like that.

[@noahpotratz6756]

I have a long standing theory that in the final moments of the study group when Chang says he's gay it gives us the true insight on Pierce Hawthorne. If you follow the character arcs between the two characters you can clearly see there is more than a friendship between the two. The fact that Pierce also tends to see his own flaws in others ie: when piece says he can break a man with only one word in Accounting of Lawyers where he calls Jeffs old friend out on being balled, Pierce is shown countless numbers of times doing this same thing with Jeff referring to him as gay. Also if we look at the 21st century romanticism when Pierce gives his speech about Brita, Jeff notifies how it was surprisingly supportive showing that Pierce has different beliefs to his father. Also if we look at the Relationship between Pierce and his father in Advanced Gay we get an idea of the family dynamic between him and his father. Also the Episode where Pierce says he's been married 7 times and Jeff responds maybe it's that you keep getting married i feel could have a double meaning of maybe you're marrying for reason other than your own. All in all i think it would be cool to see a KZbinr take up the task of presenting this better and maybe with more examples.

[@emilianoalonso6220]

this kinda makes a lot of sense

[@miaa7968]

Another thing about Duncan being a legit psychologist who does have an interest in his work and not just alcohol is the dedication he put into analysing Abed's Christmas breakdown. He very easily could've ignored it, but he was genuinely interested in Abed as a case study for a paper; a paper that would require a lot of peer-review and hours of work and research to ever properly publish, which was his goal. He may be a character led astray by being a pervert and a drunkard (and Br*tish :P), but he was very much interested in doing his job. Publishing a paper isn't easy or for slackers/the uninterested. Also, Rich is the true Ice Truck Killer hehehe

[@cheut]

Duncan may be able to help the study group as a therapist, but Id say he’s a pretty bad research psychologist cause one little outlier would have basically no effect on the data, it can be ignored - it is expected to be ignored. There’s no reason he should have gotten upset

[@jameshanley3947]

Nahhh, abeds not even an outlier. His breaking point is just much further than duncans and the rest

[@cheut]

@@jameshanley3947 that the definition of an outlier

[@wearethebomb42]

The Duncan Principle explains why Duncan got upset, being made to wait caused him to have a temper tantrum. And I believe that Abed did freak out (he later states that he was livid during the entire experience) he just has a different way of expressing frustration. In later seasons when he gets upset, he goes quiet and still, almost exactly like he is here.

[@archimidiz]

He didn't get upset because of the outlier. He didn't actually get upset, he threw a tantrum. He himself fell victim to the Duncan Effect.

[@jameshanley3947]

@@cheut not at all, an outlier just simply wouldnt have one

[@SupermewX300]

Well, as far as Duncan teaching at Greendale despite being a capable Psychologist goes, he's also a drunk. He's introduced as being friends with Jeff precisely because Jeff represented him in court for drunk driving, and spends most of season 2 either drunk, hungover, or trying to sober up.

[@danielsechristopher]

I don't think Rich is a serial killer but instead a well written flawed character much like everyone else in this show. He's charming, kind and is eager to please, this is a result of being told by his mother his whole life he is worthless. Rich is good at hiding he is flawed which in return makes Jeff jealous/paranoid of Rich, Rich is everything that Jeff wants to be but not exactly. The ending of S01E19 is a perfect example of how they're both missing something in each other, when Jeffs memory of his mom gives him great life advice (you can tell his mom was caring of him by the way of how he thinks of her in is mind i.e she is teaching him something) and then Rich hears his mother and he only hears bad things from her thus resulting in him having a bad childhood. Jeff learns to not be so obsessive about being the greatest at everything which ultimately progresses Jeffs character development, thanks to to Rich.

[@kyleellis9177]

I always thought leonard was jeffs dad, until the one episode I pretend never occured

[@cheut]

It was Keith David doing the voiceover, not Elroy. At the end of the episode, Jeff meets him in the recording booth and asks if he was in The Cape, the show Abed was in love with and Keith David was in

[@may42o43]

Cant forget how Duncan helps Britta instead of sleeping with her. (Though he gets angry at why he did that)

[@benjamindeutsch6299]

Thank you for putting a huge dumb smile on my face when you used "streets ahead" in the intro. This show is a fucking classic.

[@kevinw712]

Danny Pudi and Alison Brie are the real life Troy & Abed, except that it's Danny who's the Troy and Alison who's the Abed.

[@omargarcia5085]

Harmon did not apologize for "allegations" and there is nothing that he would "move past" from. He sexually harassed a writer that worked for him. He has admitted to everything in detail, and although I am a fan of his work it's ridiculous to phrase it like that.

[@SuperHappyNotMerry]

He very much apologized, in great detail. The writer in question even publicly commented on the apology in question, saying, and I quote, "a masterclass on how to apologize." I don't know about you but to me if the person who was herself harassed and hurt by his behavior is willing to give that kind of response then I believe he most certainly can move past it.

[@Atuchy]

@jabroni destroyer Where can I find his apology?

[@DichotomousRex]

Google

[@noahp4261]

I love watching anything about community. I love this show, it's the show I always have on in the background.

[@flingfangflung4089]

Same

[@asha9818]

ultimate comfort show

[@HellShoot]

The IT lady curse is not a curse. Don't know why everyone is going that route nowadays. There's a time travel rule that states that you should not contact your previous self. In some time travel movies you start bleeding from the nose if you come close or in contact with yourself

[@blank6521]

Could you make one of these about Arrested development?

[@10KProductions]

That’s on the list!

[@kavalogue]

@@10KProductions good man

[@BattousaiX333]

@@10KProductions I am patiently waiting. AD is one of my favorite shows of all time

[@Gibbypastrami]

18:13 There was a scene in Season 6 where Frankie says she tried contacting IT, but when the phone picked up, she heard ringing at her nose started bleeding- basically implying a paradox happened when she picked up the phone because the IT lady and Frankie are played by the same person, little gag they slipped in to reference that

[@billykovack314]

I just discovered Community a couple years ago. It has become one of my comfort shows I just binge on repeat.

[@krislucatero3971]

same!!!!

[@sweeneymcsweeney7509]

Paget Brewster (Frankie) was on several shows that were canceled and so she was said to be cursed. This was more notable earlier in her career.

[@sws212]

Yeah but Community was on Yahoo when she joined full time. That was always a sinking ship.

[@bobtheduck]

That's why they made her the mother on Ducktales. They knew they'd end the series at syndication level, anyhow, so they didn't have to worry about it getting cancelled. (no, I don't actually think this is why she was cast)

[@jamessmolski2248]

It’s also probably because Frankie was the IT lady before she was cast as Frankie

[@Retro_Red]

Friends and Criminal Minds didn't get canceled immediately, they went through what they could. It's not like that guy from Married With Children and the shows he gets on start to decline in quality when he gets casted.

[@Nightbird8272]

@@Retro_RedYeah, this immediately came to mind. Almost all shows do get canceled eventually, and Criminal Minds had something like 12 seasons.

[@rafaferreira6937]

I would pay to see the entire cast and Dan Harmon discussing the crazy theories coming from this. Community is so great, I watch all videos related to the show cause it's nice to see other people talking about it. None of my friends know the show and/or didn't really get hooked by it

[@enigmaencrypted2392]

Dan Harmon finally admitted in an interview though that Annie was the ACB and having just rewatched the episode couple times it adds up perfectly

[@thisisjoel7199]

In the episode where abed helps deliver a baby, Abed is seen arguing with the woman's partner before she started giving birth. One could argue that this implies that the woman had an affair with Abed, but I think that seems out of character for him.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

Maybe he played a role when he was involved with her just like he did with Annie as "Han Solo". He was many characters in his mind waiting to get played out as seen in the episode when they tried to make him have a date

[@thatghosthauntingyou6643]

I believe it was because it was HIS fault she was pregnant. Remember the STD episode? At the end we hear Abed announce not to use the condoms - probably because the Dean had printed words along the side making them unusable. Abed didn’t explain this - hence the pregnant couple later on arguing with him.

[@scarletshivers]

16:43 This hidden storyline was actually set up in the episode with the STD Fair. When Abed made the announcement, the same couple was seen on screen behind Jeff, with the guy throwing away the condom.

[@bunggumpus]

A great one is the rallies to "Save Garrett" and how he needed two.

[@MBrown333]

I thought we saved him?

[@rwrites9961]

​@@MBrown333did we?

[@terminatrix92]

I don't understand why there is an 'Ass Crack Bandit' theory here that is so specific when its basically confirmed in the episode that the culprit could be EVERYONE! In the end scene Jeff and Annie console each other. To cheer Annie up Jeff confidently suggests that there will be more 'crackings' by saying "he'll be back" and Annie immediately replies even more smugly "or her". Both stare at each other suspiciously and then we get a montage of different characters that suggests they all have motive. The conclusion is left ambiguous but what we realise is that they ALL did it, at least once.This is how 3 crackings occurred across the campus at once. Its a trend of copycats. Britta wants to write a psych paper on it, Abed wants to homage it, Shirley profits of it and etc. Both Annie and Jeff presumably have also 'cracked' people, hence why they are so confident that the Bandit will return but both think they know the gender. They basically encouraged it because they liked the chase, their intimacy. Maybe they didnt literally start it but individually both would keep up the cracking if it meant more time together investigating. Ultimately though, it doesn't matter because the premise crime is intentionally petty and stupid! Anyone can crack anyone, we're not talking about literal murder here

[@Atuchy]

Wow the idea that all of them are the ass crack bandit is genius.

[@paigestubbs9718]

I like to think it was a team operation because there’s evidence for all of them at different points (Dave Matthews, the ACB calling out Jeff and Annie, AC Britta, the speed that the ACB made it through)

[@ambientoblivion]

It's easy to dismiss Duncan as not a good psychologist because his character is meant to contribute to comedic effect whenever he's there and it ruins the notion of him being good. One example is proving the Duncan principle. What had happened was he broke down when Abed wasn't budging, which was of course made for comedic effect (and a great one at that) but a good psychologist would have taken notes to broaden his theory. Of course, the latter would have been boring for a sitcom. Another great example of him being good is when he talked to Jeff about his argument with Pierce in the Anthropology class about Pierce's mom (the lava lamp). He actually figured out what was going on but Jeff misinterpreted what he needs to do since he is so egotistic and wanted to prove to Pierce that death is the end.

[@Atuchy]

"Troy likes butt stuff" made me laugh SO hard.

[@zamazina]

Thank you for this! I love anything Community-related. I haven't read through all the comments so my apologies if these have already been mentioned, but A couple of corrections: (1) The Remedial Chaos Theory episode's darkest timeline involved a gunshot wound, not a heart attack, and (2) in Digital Estate Planning, Gilbert is revealed as Pierce's half-brother, not his step brother. I also think that the quality of Season 4 was right up there with the others, and in fact has some of my favorite episodes - Conventions of Space and Time being in my Top 5 overall. I also really like Intro to Felt Surrogacy...don't hate me :)

[@saleenowner]

At the end of the ass crack bandit episode Annie mentions that it could have been a woman and then looks kinda surprised after saying that, then in the very last episode of season 6 she acts very suspicious when the ACB is brought back up. I think Annie was the ACB, but I really have no other evidence other than that lol

[@jamessmolski2248]

I think it’s fairly obvious that there are at least two, her and Duncan. It’s very clear that Annie is guilty but all of the evidence AND his behavior points to it being Duncan. Which would also explain why Annie is nervous around him even though she is most likely guilty

[@saleenowner]

ahhhh, so they were both doing it at the same time but not actually working together. that makes sense!

[@mateilupascu5246]

My personal opinion is that the entire main cast (except Pierce and Chang) have all atleast once cracked a person. As of the season 6 episode i personally think it's Abed

[@himbourbanist]

I agree that Duncan would have been better to see throughout the series, but I think that the writers just found it challenging to find a good spot for his character to fit in. Duncan being an "outside of the group friend" for Jeff worked really well in the pilot, since you were still getting to know Jeff and the Study Group didn't even exist, but after Jeff becomes totally enmeshed with the Study Group, Duncan starts being superfluous and even out of place at times. I really like John Oliver and wish he could have been more intertwined, but from a writing perspective I totally see why he didn't rise to a more prominent role until the 5th and 6th Seasons

[@aaronrachiele5521]

John was supposed to be a series regular, but he was also supposed to keep being John Oliver, and therefore was simply to busy working on other projects to be apart of the main cast.

[@Meerkat5]

Film Theory’s Ass Crack Bandit theory is the one I believe the most. It makes SO much sense.

[@sparco956]

I just said this! it was really well done and makes a lot of sense!

[@XXPlumBlossomXX]

Quick correction: Gilbert is Pierce’s half-brother, not his stepbrother

[@DCT-tt8ib]

Regarding who the Ass Crack Bandit is, there’s a quick bit in the series finale where the study group talks about the ACB. And though it’s never outright stated, it’s pretty strongly implied that Annie is the ACB, or at the very least knows the identity of who the ACB is.

[@iane7474]

I have a feeling abed might have told her, I personally believe that abed is the acb, I think Annie knows but doesn't wanna rat Abed out

[@bongodave13]

Like you, I wish we had had seen more of Prof. Duncan. John Oliver is really funny, and he played him to the hilt. "My shoe is untied by British standards."

[@danielleschmidt2954]

I love your iceberg videos they are my favorite playlist on your channel though I enjoy your analytical playlist as well. Community is one of my favorite shows so I really enjoyed this one. I have a suggestion that by no means is a critique of your work. I am a big fan. I think it would be helpful to read your title cards for each theory or add a sound effect that indicates it's on the screen. I often miss the title cards bc I play your videos on my tv while I'm doing things around the house trying to keep up with a toddler or doing chores. It would just be helpful to me to keep up with the narrative if you used an audio indicator or narration with your title cards between theories. Thank you for making such interesting and entertaining content for me to enjoy! PS don't feel bad about the iceberg videos. People that have subscribed longer might find them repetitive if they enjoy your other playlists more, but I wouldn't have found you if you hadn't made them and I subscribed bc you kept making them. So thank you. Do what works you're doing great.

[@Dibujantemomento]

If you need to ask what streets ahead means you're already streets behind

[@oddgodd2273]

The IT lady thing with Frankie might refer to a joke made in the last season where I think it was over the whole “Dog went to Greendale” situation where Frankie has to call the IT lady about something but says when she tries she only here’s high pitched ringing, like if you called a phone close to you and made a sound

[@abby-fh3ib]

Love the vid! You should do a ranking all the episodes of community video, id love to see it!

[@TommyLikeTom]

Saying that Dan Harmon and Chevy chase hate each other betrays a misunderstanding of their relationship and an ignorance of the Harmontown podcast. Dan Harmon has said in multiple occasions following the incident that he likes Chevy and the reason they clash is because they're the same, and that they are still friendly with each other when they are not fighting

[@kingjd7100]

"Too many feet" probably refers to a throwaway joke when Chang is the security guard for Greendale. He's "married" to a mannequin leg which "dies" in a fire. This itself is a reference to Dan Harmon's sexual preferences which he speaks about at length in his Harmontown podcast. Apparently Dan really has a thing for feet and legs and actually had a mannequin leg himself, which, one could only assume...was a bit of a companion for him at times.

[@lizastufflococucs6200]

Wasn't there a "leaked" video of Dan Harmon and the maniqune leg?

[@luketerry3635]

For the Elroy is the narrator one they kinda confirm it’s literally Keith David doing it when Jeff asks if he was in the cape

[@goldenscream7917]

The It Lady is Cursed refers to when Frankie calls IT (the role she formerly played) and all she heard was a high pitched ringing, implying she called her old role on the show

[@NickDak1]

It’s not a parody; it’s an homage.

[@notsure2101]

Dan Harmon describes Chevy Chase as a friend. He said by the time that story of the wrap party broke they were friends again and laughing about it. If you list to HARMONTOWN Dan describes the whole thing in great detail.

[@Wildstag]

There's a delicious irony that Ken was in the group chat but not Donald. P.S. The "Season 4 is the Roll-3 Timeline" only works if you treat the further flirting between Britta and Troy as not leading anywhere. Assuming the end of Season 3 is in the main timeline, they were clearly going to hook up. It just seems like a shallow way of ignoring a natural relationship.

[@kingjd7100]

I think the "Jeff is Leonard" theory is kinda busted by that season opener when the frisbees on the roof crash through the building and they flash back to Leonard in his 40s in the 70s showing he through the first Frisbee up there. That's when they do the "tears in the rain" bit. So maybe they're both replicants? lol

[@Vito95mc]

what's amazing about the abed baby delivery background gag, is that it starts with the couple at the STD dance throwing away condoms after abed announces they shouldn't on the schools intercom

[@carlybun231]

It's worth mentioning that Dan is not the only person who left the Community crew after the third season. Producers Neil Goldman and Garret Donovan, Star-Burns actor Dino Stamatopoulos, directors Joe and Anthony Russo, and several other writers left as well.

[@DichotomousRex]

In fact StarBurns was another copywriter cocreator of the show.

[@dylanmoore2828]

This video is the reason I just finished binging community. I watched until you got to the first item on the iceberg, got intrigued, watched the whole show, and am now ready to finish this KZbin video. Thank you.

[@10KProductions]

Oh shoot! Glad you enjoyed the series and the vid!

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[@Sirmin]

Why do I find this exactly when I need this? just when I started to rewatch the show too.

[@AntonisExplores]

10 years later still community content is loved. incredible

[@farceFacade]

If you have to ask, you’re streets behind.

[@FriedIce3]

Thanks my day is britta'd

[@braydencoversbeatles4029]

I’ve always thought that the Duncan principle was really stupid. The theory is that if people have a negative experience, they will have a negative reaction. Is this really psychological theory material?

[@aaronrachiele5521]

The test subjects could have left without making a fuss whenever they wanted to, you know, like a normal person. But every single one minus the outlier decided to flip out in one way or another. So yeah, it the Duncan Principle was a real phenomenon, then it would actually be heavily studied by psychologists.

[@far22186]

I know that when Frankie calls the IT lady, she hears a high pitched noise and get nose bleeds which is common when you meet yourself in media. Since she played the IT lady in an earlier season she's talking to herself

[@noisemen1767]

their is also a theory that Britta got molested by a man wearing a dinosaur costume at a birthday party as a kid and her parent's didn't believe her

[@billykovack314]

I love Elroy being the civil war voice and also instantly recognized his voice as the president in Rick and Morty

[@notaverage5551]

So I never really heard the “Annie is bi” theory and now all I can think about is her and Britta probably being really good for eachother

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

Hear me out: her and Frankie should be a thing. I love Britta but she is too performative. She likes being the center of attention so she would want to push her relationship with Annie in the public eye to show that she can be strong as wlw. Meanwhile Frankie likes to keep her dating life hidden which is perfect for Annie. The STD episode showed that Annie is pretty insecure about her sex life. She doesn't like it at all if she represents herself in that light. She can't even pronounce the word "lesbian" due to her shyness. Therefore I imagine Frankie and Annie having a cute passionate relationship of taking everything slowly and comforting.

[@notaverage5551]

@@hassanalkhalaf1115 that’s actually really smart that’s cool

[@rodrigom6800]

@@hassanalkhalaf1115 I agree with you. Annie and Britta doesn't make any sense. On the other hand, after the end of the show it is quite clear that Jeff and Annie are going in different directions and are at different times in her lives, in fact he assumes that he has already let her go, so imagining them together in the future is unlikely.... but Annie and Frankie sounds very very interesting

[@elpollo179]

The IT lady being cursed stems from a theory that Frankie is a demon who possessed and replaced her and there’s like a bunch of demon lore touched on this and includes the joke about the mail bouncing back, there’s a few videos out there I highly recommend checking them out Also this is the first time I’ve been able to do the “if you know anything about this one let me know in the comments” comment :,)

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

That's crazy! What's the name of the video?

[@starsnipe-yp5hx]

Isnt it cuz she was recast

[@gregkerr01]

The IT lady/Frankie thing is reference to Frankie talking about trying to contact the IT lady. She's talking to the study group saying 'all my emails get bounced back to me in Aramaic and when I call the IT extension it's a weird howl'

[@enbeast8350]

I think the "IT Lady is Haunted" is referring to Frankie's line about how her emails get bounced back to her and every time she tries to call IT there's a high pitched buzzing that makes her nose bleed

[@NickHodge91]

Been watching your vids all day! Would love to see a New Girl video. Anyway, great stuff thanks for the entertainment!!