The Evolution of Jeff and Abed

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00:00 Season 1
27:09 Season 2
43:40 Season 3
48:15 Season 4
56:39 Season 5
1:03:53 Season 6
Show: Community
Actors: Joel McHale and Danny Pudi

[@Bloodyshadow1]

something I always loved about their relationships is that for all the references Abed makes, Jeff understands or at least recognizes almost all of them. It's sad that Jeff keeps it hidden, but the real him, underneath all the bluster and expensive clothes is a huge nerd who was raised by television

[@mstrikesback168]

Him and Abed are very similar. Both have bad relationship with their dad. Raised by TV. Have comic books. The list goes on. Abed is Jeff's inner child.

[@mr.ptolemy8947]

Holy Crap

[@elise.adamenko]

@@mstrikesback168 they have virtually the same personality. It's just that Jeff is obsessed with being cool and abed doesn't care at all what others think

[@JadetheGoober]

Yessssss this beau

[@TheCherrykye]

Love this

[@Seallypoops]

It took me two rewatches to truly realize that both of them emotionally relied on one another because they were basically raised the same way but dealt with it in different ways.

[@caitymarie3975]

tv's the best dad there is

[@lexodetoo]

Mommy issues and daddy issues solidarity

[@manusid]

Amazing observation

[@captnbluehat]

AND abed has aspergers which also makes him "different" in terms of their nature

[@DrC4Prez]

It also demonstrates why Jeff was more upset about Abed leaving Greendale than anyone else in the series finale

[@degrassi420]

abed getting so hungover he resorts to just sayin “Movie reference” is one of my favorite moments in the show

[@andrewdevita629]

It's the head nod too. Priceless

[@WreckEm2008]

I think of Abed calling Molly Ringwald Molly Ringworm every time I see her in a movie

[@TheVergile]

jeffs ability to recognize abeds train of thought and follow it to its logical conclusion in a split second is so fucking beautiful to me. The look of annoyance on his face a good 20 seconds before anyone else even hase the slightest of clues what abed is on about.

[@endy0834]

which clip is this referring to?

[@android217]

They're two sides of the same coin. Jeff started as the mouthpiece for Dan Harmon, but he quickly realized that Abed was more relatable to himself, so he changed it to reflect that.

[@nicholasjohnson6919]

Timestamp, please?

[@hakenbacker]

@@endy0834 I think they're talking about the bottle episode, 29:05 Jeff knows that Abed thinks its a bottle episode before Abed makes the reference Jeff- "You know what this is?" Abed- "Yep" Jeff- "Shut up"

[@rodolfodiaz2945]

@@endy0834 also when abed breaks the guitar at 25:10 Jeff pretty much knows what abed is thinking calling out the name of the movie he's referencing to haha

[@rachelrachel9152]

" i dont have an ego, my facebook photo is a landscape" is an AMAZING line

[@FM-dm8xj]

explain?

[@uisoma8524]

22:23

[@FM-dm8xj]

@@rachelrachel9152 thank you, gonna have to use this one.

[@azhari7968]

My KZbin photo is also a landscape. I don't have an ego

[@rachelrachel9152]

@Clever name well kinda but i think it's pretty normal for ppl especially of his age to have a facebook. I mean idk when that episode came out but im not sure the main cultural context for facebook profiles at that time was vanity. If he had said instagram then yeah i would agree

[@Azimii]

i’m surprised no one mentions the fact that both of them are walking movie references. jeff grew up on television, he learned to be who he was by emulating the people that raised him, the suave hero in control of the situation. he is always acting, which is why it’s so easy for his anger to get the best of him when his façade slips. abed recognizes this and so they begin to play off of each other, and over time become closer than any of the others in the show

[@oldoddjobs]

You're surprised

[@abraralam7884]

Nice insight, didn’t realize that

[@asokka.1703]

That’s why abed always likes to put Jeff in movie type situations

[@samtrotter7177]

. . .except for all the comments that have already mentioned that?

[@Oddball_E8]

You get props for spelling façade correctly, but then immediately lose those points for not using proper capitalization and punctuation.

[@jackfowler2027]

The second hug at the end is everything. Jeff knows how to socialize, but it's a facade, and Abed has no facades, and he struggles to socialize. They're the same person, on different sides of the coin

[@goofball944700]

ngl i cried when Jeff did that, he really did become close to Abed and it was thru Abed that Jeff got to meet the rest of the study group.

[@jeramahia123]

And that just drives home how meaningful the second hug is. To both of them, words are meaningless, yet they still struggle to understand and master words to try to survive and make sense of the world. But by the end, no words are needed. It's literally show don't tell.

[@RUBIZEN]

Look at their faces....this scene was all about the actors. This scene worked because the actors, after six years, were connected to the characters and they knew they were saying goodbye. Or maybe it was the monkey knock out gas.

[@simdude1990]

That second hug is a little tighter, hands and arms in a slightly different position. Instead of a standard goodbye hug, that feels and looks forced. That second hug is truly sincere. Jeff and Annie had done their real goodbye before then

[@anujmchitale]

@@RUBIZEN That's just in your head. Good professional actors don't necessarily feel the exact emotion while filming a scene. After watching Community, you missed some of its most important lessons- That any mood can be portrayed by a montage and appropriate music.

[@boyroy4u]

Jeff and Abed are the true heart of the show, the show opened on them and they felt like the most natural friendship that just existed,

[@jeltje50]

The shows started with them. But also kinda ended with them. The airports scene where Jeff gives abed two hugs. Really cute ending to it all.

[@sewaprolo]

I've always thought the whole show was about Jeff and Abed and how their friendship gave shape to everyone and everything else around them. It started with them and ended with them. They truly cared for and loved each other and ended up seeing the other as an equal and grew in similar ways. They took the best from each other and applied it to themselves, which resulted in them becoming better people for it. Abed took Jeff's charm and personality and became more approachable and outgoing. Jeff took Abed's insight and quirkiness and became open and wise. These qualities seeped into their friends and made them better people, too. Jeff and Abed were indeed the heart and soul of this show.

[@Jonathonson]

I agree, like totally. But Trobed will continue to be one of the most adorable thing out there

[@leonidas9808]

Nice one buddy, i hope you mean Troy when you're talking about the heart of the show

[@kevinw712]

yeah I was just thinking about this, that it would've been really interesting to see how things went if Donald Glover had indeed stayed for the show's duration. That for as iconic (rightfully so) that "Troy and Abed" is, and how great and loveable their friendship was, but that truly the most meaningful friendship of the show was Jeff and Abed.

[@sysofadownify]

At some point Abed just gets Jeff so well and that kinda intimidates Jeff. Also nothing beats the delivery of “Don’t say that. I know you don’t mean that.”

[@SakuraSura]

Time stamp it

[@SakuraSura]

1:06:32

[@jaredbitz]

Abed's spot-on Jeff impersonation is another testament to that. 10% Dick van Dyke, 20% Sam Malone, 40% Zach Braff in Scrubs, and 30% Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry.

[@9inelivesmedia]

@@SakuraSura The real hero.

[@remychase]

Obviously, nobody will replace Troy as Abed's best friend but I feel like Jeff and Abed have a sort of big brother/little brother vibe.

[@indedgames4359]

Troy and aned just happend. Ut Was going to be jeff abed ( by designe of the characters you can see that) but after q few episodes ther relised Donald a d Danny wher gold

[@duckiechen1321]

@@indedgames4359 pretty sure the qu8te said that it was supposed to be troy and pierce do8ng the whole ignorant thing

[@Bobbakkb]

@@indedgames4359 It was supposed to be Pierce and Troy, not Jeff and Abed.

[@donutholebandit6212]

Jeff is the little brother.

[@BananaWasTaken]

Jeff made a great duo with literally every character on the show. If you go on a community clip where Jeff shares a moment with someone you’ll probably find a comment like “it’s a shame we didn’t get more Jeff+Abed/Jeff+Pierce/Jeff+Shirley/Jeff+Troy, etc”. Goes to show that the entire show was just streets ahead.

[@RafaelFMFerreira]

37:03 it's wonderful to see "my dinner with Andre" Abed breaking character into regular Abed when Jeff put his phone in his drink. Danny Pudi is an amazing actor, damn

[@kevinw712]

After a A LOT of consideration, and mind you that it's an extremely close race all around, but a year or two ago I finally came to the conclusion that Danny Pudi is indeed the best pure actor of the core group. I mean then you look at a thing like Mythic Quest, he literally couldn't be more different in that.

[@Bobbakkb]

@@kevinw712 You had a doubt?

[@kevinw712]

@@Bobbakkb well it's only that I hadn't ever really given it much particular thought before. so when I started looking at the show after many rewatches from more of a sort of craft perspective, and like I said they all an bring the goods, but realizing then maybe Pudi does indeed stand at the top

[@Screwz_HT]

@@kevinw712 Imo Brie is right there too. I have Pudi higher but not by much

[@degrassi420]

i love how he keeps glancing back at the phone too like he just can’t help himself from thinking about it

[@michaelramsey82]

"I know I'm not Batman. You could try not being a jerk." That might be the moment when they finally started to understand each other.

[@maxkrueger9980]

I love Troy and Abed, but these two help each other grow the most and I would argue are co-lead characters of the show.

[@jamiedavis692]

I like how they are realistically co-leads, but Jeffs narcissism and Abeds lack of need for attention leads to jeff being the main character (from an audience perspective)

[@bodkie]

Considering Dan Harmon has seen them both as his own self-inserts to some degree, it makes a lot of sense.

[@keirabucher6434]

@@bodkie Dan Harmon actually found out he had Asperger's while researching for Abed's character. Fans loved the accuracy of the Asperger's representation and he decided to do more research

[@Karanshu]

I think Abed helps Troy grow a lot by encouraging him to embrace his nerdy side more. Just looking at season 1 Troy to season 2 or even late season 1 Troy, and it’s clear to see Abed’s effect Plus Troy gives Abed comfort by being the one who’s most willing to play along and enjoy his antics

[@kevinw712]

@@Karanshu which is a perfect commentary on how a sitcom writing staff really needs to try and pay attention to where the characters themselves want to go instead of just "telling them" early on in an ensemble piece like this, given how Troy was originally intended to be much more of a straight up jock and mostly paired with Pierce.

[@flu3b93]

"I can tell life from TV, Jeff" is one of the most impactful scenes ever.

[@meg7125]

“we have you.”

[@degrassi420]

that last moment with role reversal of jeff hanging onto the meta facade and abed calling him on it is so heartbreaking what a great conclusion to this video

[@ritakarpati4134]

And what a great conclusion for the whole series!

[@acutelilmint8035]

Turns out Jeff loved greendale more than anyone else

[@disk3001]

I love that Jeff and Abed are literally the 2 sides of Dan Harmon(he said in multiple interviews that he started the series writing Jeff as himself in his community collage days, but he's in actuality Abed) This is why Jeff knows every one of Abeds references and truly understands him, because they're the same person at heart

[@tiahere8499]

Both of them also were raised having similar traumas and almost the same coping mechanisms. Except that abed used movies and shows to understand people and express his true self but Jeff used them to become someone else, someone that people like and trust, the leading man who is calm during emergencies

[@trevorsmith8950]

When I think someone who is so charming and good looking that it practically defines his personality, I think Dan Harmon.

[@jpm199]

I always thought he was writing jeff from harmontown. Like he wrote abed from harmontown

[@Mmc.879]

I love how they had a bit of a messy friendship at times but they ultimately helped each other grow into better people 🥺

[@bumblerbree]

this is the ultimate 'deeply personal bond constructed almost entirely of reference humour and witty bickering'. jeff mostly just does this to avoid personal connection or vulnerability by shifting the topic to an 'easy celebrity target' but since abed already relates to the word through these references anyway neither really has to try that hard to understand one another. on multiple occasions jeff expresses that 'real' conversation is when people can ignore all the mushy complicated stuff to straight-forwardly say whatever they want to - almost exactly what abed has always done.

[@ralphwatkins2505]

You're right. And it kinda helped me conceptualize a dynamic between a longtime friend and myself. They're polar brothers. Complete opposites on one axis, but sharing the others

[@TheJanitorIsIn]

This is what Dross Whedon wishes his work was composed of

[@orbitgabby]

4:56 WHEN ABED LOOKS BACK AT JEFF TO SEE IF THATS TRUE 😭

[@TheatotheStars]

I didn’t ever catch that!! Thanks for pointing it out, I think it adds a whole other layer to this scene🤣

[@jmedina6625]

Troy thinking hes looking at him then realizing hes looking at Jeff 😂

[@anacarl5035]

the comments made me realize that they get along so well not just because they were raised the same way (through TV) and handled it differently, but also because jeff imitated the characters he admired and abed wanted to understand those same characters and saw their motivations and actions as very clear. jeff is straightforward enough that he’s not confusing to abed because he imitates what has always been understandable to abed

[@WiloPolis03]

I love how Jeff gets the most annoyed by the fourth wall breaks, but is also the second most frequent breaker

[@simdude1990]

And completely jumps on-board with pitching season 7

[@eu4um]

Abed absolutely slathered the "Really?" with sarcasm at 1:07:12 and it's one of Dani's most amazing deliveries of the show.

[@simdude1990]

In that exchange. I think that Abed realises just how mentally unwell Jeff actually is. He realises that in some areas, Jeff has lost forever.

[@t.dominey4150]

Jeff taking off the gimp mask to reveal the phantom of the opera mask underneath is my favourite moment in anything ever

[@justaghostinthesea]

Timestamp?

[@t.dominey4150]

​@@justaghostinthesea 16:30

[@justaghostinthesea]

@@t.dominey4150 Thank you!

[@ericadunn9435]

it's a luchador mask - Mexican wrestling

[@s.j7423]

yknow what, feels like these are two aspects of dan harmons personalities loving each other

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

The only self inserts who work

[@sanityisrelative]

iirc, Harmon said that when he started writing the show he thought he was writing Jeff as his avatar character but began to realize how much he related to Abed.

[@silverarrowtarot]

agree 1000%

[@davidandersson7642]

@@sanityisrelative He did. These two characters were the most pure author self-inserts on the show. Their relationship has always been the most interesting.

[@evanweaver1060]

Abed’s character in the pilot is so… undecided. So different from literally the entire rest of the series.

[@wiznoseworthy9408]

they're all really different in the pilot. you can see it in their eyes. it's a little more intense of an episode than the rest of the series.

[@Karanshu]

I mean that’s just most pilots in general

[@citricdemon]

That's what the first day of college is like though lol I was the same way

[@Despair505]

Not that much different from other early season 1 episodes, really

[@kenzacharyrodriguez2591]

you can notice it in troy and brittas personalities as well. troy went from moody jock to a lovable misfit, while britta went from a grounded laid back girl to a crazy hippie. all the cast double down the crazy season 2 onwards.

[@dh3913]

1:07:08 one of my favorite moments in the show, Abed’s sarcastic “really?” Gets me every time.

[@johnedwardkerr7814]

Abed, what did we discuss?

[@johnedwardkerr7814]

22:02

[@Sina-dv1eg]

Inflection is soooo interesting

[@8Rincewind]

That Goldblum moment at 20:39 is perfect.

[@stupidcarrot9921]

one of my favourite jokes in the whole series

[@NeurologicalNerd]

“JEFF. You must return to Annie’s party, she’s feeling unpopular.” Underrated line lol

[@PapiLyc]

Those text exchanges with Britta’s nephew Marcus always gets me. Jeff had the audacity to tell Abed that “they” screwed up when it was all Jeff’s fault lmao!

[@stanleylouis32]

Then when Abed doesn’t want to help he says “screw you abed” lol

[@naterksmr]

The bit about Abed not wanting to put Jeff's business phone number on the screen of a commercial because it started with 555 and that made it "sound fake" was perfect

[@Erin-xz7sz]

I love their friendship but I can’t believe I just watched an hour long video of them lol

[@tycrabapple9282]

It's pretty much a glimpse of every episode so it's a good lil recap lol

[@mathewhaight]

The trick is to watch it in multiple parts. Makes it feel less sad.

[@syzygyinsyzygy]

How quickly Jeff realized Abed's on the spectrum shows how good he really is at understanding others and how they think.

[@tiffanymoore1795]

And Abed's expression.. I was like ...so nobody told him before????😂😂😂

[@guyincognito7518]

Man Abeds character dramatically changed for the better after the first few episodes

[@jeltje50]

I like how abed is at first clearly the weirdest one. But with the continuation every character slowly because weird and unhinged. In the end abed is still the weirdest. But the gap is a lot smaller

[@EsotericCat]

They learned how to write him after a bit

[@ElBreaksLoose222]

i like to think it was a consequence of him becoming more comfortable with the group, rather than poor writing, but you’re absolutely correct

[@dorian5344]

yes. you understood the assignment. you understand how this is the best "odd" friendship of the group and how much i needed this

[@SpiredRapidity]

I feel this comment in my soul

[@akifrazi6444]

another thing i like about abed is that we can clearly see in the show that he is getting better with his film skills

[@lenamathiason925]

I love how Dan Harmon’s main characters evolve from smart badasses to hopeless man children , and the sidekick characters evolve from sweet and naive to jaded cynics who are completely done with the main character’s bullcrap

[@iblame_nargles]

Justin Roiland?

[@lenamathiason925]

@@iblame_nargles woops

[@ri-ch-es]

"I think you should play the role of my father" "I don't wanna be your father" "Great you already know your lines"

[@geoff3731]

"You can do whatever you want, you just have to know what that is" goddammit

[@galactic85]

8:57 My favorite exchange between the characters in the whole series. It's so simple but I think it just perfectly encapsulates how much Jeff and Abed care for each other.

[@kaj9869]

they also did the same dialogue earlier but the exchange was opposite right? or am i imagining things

[@rhinoquakes8395]

​@@kaj9869 the exchange is indeed opposite which is especially important because of their opposing values. The first time round Jeff calls Abed a nerd and Abed says Jeff is trying to look cool, both digs at each other, yet traits they are proud of. By the end of the episode they understand each other better, and Jeff who likes being cool thinks Abed is cool and Abed who likes being nerdy now knows Jeff can be nerdy too

[@maybedave0595]

I like how you included that short clip at 47:34 of Jeff moving Abed outta the way. It’s so subtle but so sweet

[@val-qj8ku]

Right

[@stephengrigg5988]

What if troy accidentally killed him

[@misti-step]

these two have such a unique relationship thru the whole show. they both feel like the outsiders of the group in a way. i wish jeff apologized more for hitting abed tho :/ thx for this compilation!!!

[@android217]

@@NobodyYouKnow10174 I think Abed respected Jeff more as a friend than Troy, and I think its because of their shared love of cinema. Plus, Jeff is more of an independent thinker than Troy, and far more intelligent. Jeff doesn't need Abed to show him something nerdy because he already enjoys it, even if he won't show it. A good example of this is when Jeff immediately recognizes the Raiders of the Lost Ark miniature in Troy and Abed's apartment. Abed also values his emotional intelligence. Jeff claims several times that he does not feel certain emotions, and Abed also claims to not feel certain ones.

[@Chris-ks4sw]

@@android217 I've only watched the Indiana Jones movies once and I recognized it easily. It's a very iconic scene from a very iconic movie. I get your point and agree with it just that specific example is kind of weak.

[@BaldwinIV_of_Jerusalem]

@@Chris-ks4sw there is also one when abed destroyed pierce's guitar, jeff immediately know that its a reference from animal house which i dont even what that is.

[@8Rincewind]

25:22 very cool to see Abed wearing a shirt of Huey from The Boondocks. He mainly references relatively old things, but it's good to be reminded that he's nerdy about everything.

[@maxhydekyle2425]

They honestly have one of the most realistic friendships in television history. It's rare that you meet people and immediately become best friends like what happens in so, so many sitcoms. Sure, it does happen, but it's super rare. Now meeting someone who you're forced to spend time with and someone you really don't like all that much, but over time you begin to embrace their quirks and what used to annoy you starts to endear you to them. Those friendships are ones that truly last. My best friend in the world is a guy I met in middle school. I was a center, he was a QB, so we were forced to spend a ton of alone time together over the 7th grade football season because, well, he was my QB so we spent hours a week practicing and a lot of that time was just he and I practicing snaps for different formations. I couldn't stand him at first because he seemed so arrogant and, to be completely honest, he was dating the girl I had a crush on. So I only saw him as my middle school romantic rival. They broke up about halfway through the season and he kinda leaned on me through the break up just out of necessity because he didn't have time to talk to many other people that much during football season. Once he started to really open up to me I started to realize something, he wasn't arrogant, he was insecure and masked that with machismo. By the 8th game of the season we were really becoming close. After the season ended I asked him if he wanted to come to my church and he started to get super involved in our youth group. By Summer he was truly my best friend and that Summer we had a church youth group trip to Colorado State that was a week long and he and I fought hard to be roommates. Two weeks before that we had a school trip to NYC/DC and he and, again, he and I fought hard to room together. By the end of that Summer he was spending like every other night at my house, usually with a few of the other guys too, but sometimes just us. All throughout high school we were inseparable. He went to Baylor and I went to Texas Tech, but we still talked every day since our friend group had a constant group chat. All of us either went to Tech, Baylor, of A&M so we'd all meet up in Dallas at least once a month and just get wrecked for a weekend while going to fraternity parties at TCU, UT Dallas, SMU, or wherever else in the DFW area. Long story short, in 7th grade we started as enemies who were forced to get along. Now, 15 years later, I'm the godfather to his first child and we make an effort to have an all guys vacation at least once every few months (even during the pandemic) and he's still my best friend to this day and that's not changing any time soon.

[@nektariosschoretsanitis2284]

Sounds like a great friendship Max. I hope it lasts for life.

[@tyrannicaltyr7200]

Abed takes Jeff’s shirt and suspiciously his dad is wearing one eerily similar the following episode.

[@theanadevine]

1:06:14 “Campuses across the area have seen a dramatic increase in guerrilla marketing.” “Why do they need marketing? They’re amazing.” UNDERRATED LINE!!!!!

[@8Rincewind]

1:16:24 the show Abed describes sounds eerily similar to Mythic Quest, a show Danny Pudi would star in 5 years after this episode aired. The Community wiki suggests it's a reference to the fact that Joel McHale stared in the failed US version of The IT Crowd.

[@whatsmyusernameagain4130]

I watched community for the first time after watching mythic quest, and that line caught me so off guard because it was such an accurate description of mythic quest

[@johnedwardkerr7814]

Now you can watch HarmonQuest and you'll be right in your lane...

[@kevinwillems8720]

Except in this case it's got a dash of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[@andersongray9820]

I love to think that in the first episode, Abed was over doing his personality because it’s the first day of school, and that’s what characters do to introduce their character traits to the audience!

[@rudyproffitt4549]

oh my god, i love this interpretation

[@umutdalklc1562]

i always cry when wee jeff goes for second hug at the finale, its just so heart warming and heart breaking at the same time.

[@potatobub]

I think the best thing about this friendship is that nearly every episode, it's just a repeat of their pilot interaction: "I see your value now". They are drastically different people and both quite selfish and egotistical in their own ways, but they have a wealth of emotional range and understand each other at the end of the day.

[@wyrmseyeview26]

Having watched the show through several times now, I have come to think that Abed is the member of the (original) group who Jeff respects most. While he might occasionally roll his eyes at Abed's childish impulses or his sci-fi references, he rarely subjects him to the kind of outright ridicule that he does Britta or Pierce, he listens to him more seriously than he does Shirley, and he doesn't patronise him like he does Troy (and, in a different way, Annie). Part of this is probably affection and a recognition of Abed's genuine qualities. But, of course, Abed is also the only member of the group who ever displaced Jeff as the group's de facto leader: if so motivated, Abed is the most significant threat to his dominance, and both of them know that.

[@ritakarpati4134]

I guess Abed was the only one in the group who was on par with Jeff in terms of raw intelligence and they were both very much aware of that.

[@lindseydrew9812]

This is streets ahead

[@nahksiusredford2632]

I love this

[@baracooda8942]

Whats streets ahead? 😎

[@jamiedavis692]

@@baracooda8942 if you have to ask your streets behind

[@MINTY_FN]

45:12 Jeff picking the toppings off his pizza because he doesn't eat carbs always gets me.

[@dougdimmadomeownerofdimmsd770]

u can see the exact moment during the 'a dinner with andre' homage where abed realizes what he has done and what he has gotten himself into LMAOOO

[@jerry4125]

I never noticed just how much of a nerd Jeff actually is

[@galactic85]

He's usually the one who points out what Abed is referencing.

[@moonmanstan]

Jeff is just the anti abed, a nerd pretending to be cool whereas a bed is so unapologetically himself(nerdy) it makes him cool.

[@jerry4125]

yeah, it shows lack of insecurity

[@Nixus237]

I’m also so sad when Jeff gives Abed that second hug when he drops him off at the airport I feel like they understood each other the best of any of the group

[@MWSin1]

"You can do whatever you want. You just have to know what that is." Abed is a prophet.

[@Pefonmo]

It's a shame we get less of them as the show progresses, they really were my favorite duo of the group.

[@chocolito9461]

"The next person that offers me charity or pity will be mentioned *by* *name* in my suicide note" This one is just too fucking funny

[@marshmallow9774]

The fact that Abed wakes up in an open drawer never fails to make me laugh.

[@goldie5576]

the matching burberry shirt and socks combo took that scene to a whole other level 9:28

[@DatBoi-in2xs]

fun fact: these two are the characters that harmon put most of himself into, which is why these two are the most interesting, they have the most depth, and it also makes their relationship especially interesting, knowing that their friendship is harmons relationship with himself

[@deborahgilbert-rogers5178]

Thank you. Was waiting for someone to say this.

[@shakeandjake_1]

Their relationship was truly the heart of the show while Troy and Abed were the soul of the show

[@malkeus6487]

"it's Wednesday, sometimes I eat in Jeff's car" this caught me taking a drink and now I'm cleaning my window

[@monkeyman767]

40:10 i love this, because before Abed even actually says it, Jeff knows that he's made a mistake

[@Deathbunny34]

" We're in a toy comercial! " " I can't hear you when your covered in rocks " *proceeds to commit manslaughter on Fourth Wall.*

[@joshman531]

I think it’s kinda neat that Jeff is the only one of the gang that basically tells abed to be himself when there trying to get him to talk to a girl.

[@lukeweber2689]

Jeff was always most happy when he let down his walls and bought in to Abed’s playfulness.

[@mephostopheles3752]

Honestly the only difference between Jeff and Abed is that Jeff cares what people think of him. When Jeff loses his inhibitions is when he and Abed are most alike, and it’s when they most get along. Jeff really is a nerd raised by television too.

[@robertchaney2704]

At this point I see Jeff as Abed’s older brother in a way. The kind of brother who sort of brushes him off because he thinks he’s too cool to hang out with him. But really does love him and can’t help but dropping his “cool guy” act whenever they hang out because damnit if that’s not HIS little brother and no one understands either of them the way they understand each other

[@sillyalert14]

YESSS!!!!

[@sillyalert14]

THIS!!!!!!

[@sillyalert14]

And whenever somebody makes fun of Abed, Jeff is one of the first people to step in, because only HE is allowed to bully his younger brother!!!

[@himbourbanist]

I love how Jeff and Abed are so alike despite seeming totally different. I love the episode where Jeff moves in and Abed tells Jeff he's a huge nerd. It's so true

[@evan-moore22]

Surprised no one has mentioned that the majority of the video is from the first two seasons, especially season 1. The charm of the early episodes really punch above their belt.

[@matiasse]

Never really thought much about the relationship of Abed and Jeff... until now. Thank you for posting this.

[@Amy-kv2zw]

That double hug at the end gets me every time. This show really did have the best characters and relationships

[@aristotle6196]

when senior chang mentioned the Mexican Halloween as a sex position, Abed turned around to look as Jeff for confirmation and Jeff gave it to him. That was really cute, ngl

[@marcuscato9083]

Danny Glover's reaction was hilarious too. 😎

[@madelineeaton551]

"In reality we have this. And we have you." Coming from Abed, nothing has ever burned so bad. Ouch.

[@TomiOdukoya]

8:57 is my favorite interaction between the two of them. it's when Jeff realizes what it felt like to have people actually care about him.

[@elihugonzalez2945]

30:40 "shut up winger" probably one of my favorite sayings in this show 😄😄

[@dramaramasam]

You know what I just realized? At the end of Community, Abed says he’s going to work on a show that takes place at a video game studio. And now he’s on MythicQuest, a tv show that takes place at a video game studio.

[@kevinw712]

5:47 My favorite line deliveries of the entire series from both Jeff AND Abed happen in not just the same episode, but the very same scene. #1 is Jeff's "The next person who offers me pity or charity will be mentioned, by name, in my suicide note", and my #1 for Abed is his deadpan "Hence AIDS" reply to Pierce

[@TheBoomamatic]

this is like a distilled injection of everything I love about Community. Everyone talks about Troy and Abed. but Jeff and Abed will always have my favorite dynamic

[@aylix2137]

Troy, to me, always merely served as a positive reaction to Abed’s quirks that served as a write-in for the audience in how they felt about Abed’s character (who was arguably the most unique in the show), Jeff was always the true foil to Abed, but his characterization meant denying that part of himself and consistently shutting down Abed when he could. Troy even admits this when he admits in the lava episode that not even he truly ‘got/understood’ Abed. What Troy’s jealous nature may not have ever allowed him to see was that Jeff understood Abed more than anyone, as he was constantly fighting the part of himself that Abed represented.

[@eddiegarcia1158]

I love this Community compilation format! We need one of "Pierce Hawthorn being the father figure" cause his character was used a ton for the groups character development. Also, "Britta Perry actually being a good therapizer". She really does have her moments. Finally, and this one I really stand behind lol, "Frankie Dart tries to fit in". Frankie is such a dork when she gets out of her tightly wound character just to try to relate with the group, and it's hilarious. Sorry for the long post. I just love the format, and there is so much that you can do with it. Hope to see more of your content.

[@aquaticraccoon1467]

underrated duo right here, thanks for this video

[@doctorwho5012]

watching this whole thing is like speedrunning community (and that's exactly what i did lol)

[@QuantumVT]

Jeff and Abed was my favorite dynamic on the entire show , thank you for this video

[@roohdarX]

28:00 is one of the best moments of the show, so surreal and meta.

[@santiagoimbachi6381]

"As long as you're happy, I'm unsettled" Jeff to Abed

[@silviaov633]

I love their friendship and how it showed their personal development more than their romantic relationships.

[@Air.keccc1]

Unpopular opinion: i like jeff and abeds relationship more than troy & abed For example when jeff is mad at abed for ruining the surprise party he set up, abed recreates the party and surprises jeff with it to make up for it. But in a similar instance with troy (when abed gets in debt by hiring celebrity impersonators) abed doesn’t understand troys frustration with him and brushes it off instead of feeling for him and doesn’t try and make it up to troy

[@kevinw712]

I would guess that what's a notable difference here in why this may be is that, in the case of the Dinner With Andre episode, he's self-aware enough to realize the obvious fact that he is very much directly at fault for the transgression. The whole thing was specifically about just himself and Jeff, and due to the waiter's untimely mistake, he gets blatantly called out for it in the moment. Plus he gets genuinely surprised (& likely regretful) at how seriously and introspective Jeff wound up taking the conversation. Whereas with the celebrity impersonator party, the overall activity is spread out amongst the entire group, and the detail that "ruins" the evening has nothing whatsoever to do with Abed at all. It was the conclusion of Jeff's own anxiety storyline that episode, him freaking out. Even though, for the bday party he still winds up happy cause he thinks it was somehow planned. So far as far as Abed could basically tell, mostly everyone there still had an okay enough time. Plus strictly speaking, there's not really a clear way to "make it up" to Troy. They were doing the kid's party because they were just fulfilling an obligation that was now complete. There was still a 'party' that never actually happened in the first place, so there was a bit more natural of an avenue for Abed to walk back his actions. He was genuinely worried about losing what he'd had with Jeff in season 2, thus the impetus for the dinner. He didn't really seem to be in that sort of a head space much towards Troy at that point in season 3. But please don't get me wrong, I think I'd agree with you that it could easily be argued that Jeff and Abed's relationship was indeed more deep and meaningful than his with Troy's. Of course, part of what helps really settle the foundation on that for good is what Abed goes thru in losing Troy completely for the last 1.5 seasons. We obviously can't know how things would be if Troy had stuck around.

[@johnedwardkerr7814]

01:22:08

[@stephengrigg5988]

I think it's simple. Troy and abed are best friends, and Jeff is like their older brother that they look up to

[@arturocastroverde3349]

Unpopular opinion: best friendship in the show

[@samiai8905]

33:22 I will never not laugh at the pure rage on his face

[@-bismark]

when troy left, it was a nice departure and it was sweet... this this made a bigger impact on me. i didn't know why on my first watch but now that there's a whole hour of a compilation with them hanging out, i now know why.

[@Saboo27]

"No, I have NO idea what I'm talking about, I'm Abed I neeeever watch TV" lmao every time (13:10)

[@RoyLevan]

26:52 my favorite Jeff & Abed clip ever🤣 gets me everytime

[@robbykunkel5263]

I always loved how Jeff's and Abed's relationship felt like a big brother and his adopted little brother that he both loves and gets annoyed by all the time but loves him even more

[@fieldshore4422]

6:36 "You can do whatever you want, you just have to know what that is." These words are golden in my mind. Also, 9:04 is the moment this show found it's heart.

[@47jakobi]

They were the same, and that hug was Jeff letting the "show" go. Abed the Shaman brought the group together, and that final hug sealed the group growing apart

[@-hayleymc_is_tired-5038]

Could you imagine if we ever met Britta’s brothers.

[@bryaneuw4742]

the drunk scene with the pizza guy killed me lmao

[@fraser.8209]

27:50 is my favourite abed moment, absolutely dismantled him

[@AliciaQuality]

A show like community has no right making me cry to much when it ends. The double hug destroys me.

[@bgeese1918]

The episode at 22:38 kinda makes me think that jeff and abed are the “main characters” of the show. The others are given different ways how they used abed but really it revolved on them both-they’re both the outsiders, the witnesses to the shenanigans of the whole group. But in their own way lol. Idk the way I’m explaining it doesnt really make sense but yeah I really like their dynamic/friendship. I relate a lot to abed and even a bit with jeff with the whole dad missing in his life.

[@minimooster7258]

I think I get what you're saying! They both often play the straight man to the shenanigans, albeit in different ways, they're basically the 2 ways you turn out when you were raised by TV I reckon

[@bgeese1918]

@@minimooster7258 exactly! Im glad you got what i meant. Before i typed that i had the thought and then when while typing it, I struggled trying to put into words lmao but yeah, jeff is almost as much a nerd about movies as abed