Troy Barnes having the heart of a hero for 18 minutes

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Show: Community
Actor: Donald Glover

[@lindseydrew9812]

The Darkest Timeline being born when Troy leaves to get the pizza is insane foreshadowing

[@Atuchy]

HOLY SHIT YOURE RIGHT

[@jessicalong3255]

YES ABSOLUTELY

[@purpleenthusiast5814]

that time when he ranted about the guy from scrubs was fucking hilarious too

[@puff6413]

@@jessicalong3255 what foreshadowing is it?

[@KiddBlack]

@@puff6413 on a guess? The drastic drop in quality in the following seasons without Troy. The emotional linchpin in the group left a vacuum that no one could properly fill. Abed took on a stronger focus as a foil to Jeff, and without Troy to complement him, was written to rely on 4th wall innuendos and a dead end arc of finality. Frankie and Elroy were fine characters in their own right, but definitely didn't charisma or investment of the loss of Troy or Shirley, leading to a mediocre (in my opinion) series finale, just kind of ending on a meh note of bland and relatively recycled sentiment

[@weirdskyreallyweird.5519]

“For the first time in my long history of being locked inside of things... I knew somebody would come.” That line is so sweet I’m gonna cry

[@EWIK_-hg4ln]

That line almost saves the gas leak year

[@razberrymist9475]

@@EWIK_-hg4ln right 😭

[@margoshuteran7988]

Out of everyone, Troy is easily the least toxic/manipulative character

[@bigbird6978]

yes

[@19matt50]

Abed has to be a close second though.

[@wheeker409]

@@19matt50 No, Abed is absolutely one of the most manipulative people in the show.

[@Nopperabou-Snerk]

@@wheeker409 I hate to admit it but your right

[@empirebuckler9938]

@@wheeker409 YOU"RE Olympic pole-vaulting hopeful Brent Underjaw?

[@R.E.Pofpeace]

Troy was always the smartest in the room when it came to emotional intelligence

[@aranhacraft]

My emotions, MY EMOTIONS

[@narhwallord6985]

What a great way of putting it.

[@JassZoigel]

You guys, sob, I never cry.

[@Mister-Red]

Probably why he was good friends with abed

[@songbird6414]

4 intelligence, 20 wisdom

[@QuantumVT]

thank you for making a compilation of troy being an actual good character instead of just him being dumb

[@Kelly-uw1xr]

More like the Himbo of my dreams

[@agrippa.the.cosmonaut-wiz]

He was never dumb, just a little naive and open to wonders.

[@franklewis2757]

@@agrippa.the.cosmonaut-wiz "you cant disprove that, have you ever seen a cat penis"

[@rbbietherabbit6507]

@@franklewis2757 that’s him deadass being naive though so your point doesn’t make sense.

[@franklewis2757]

@@rbbietherabbit6507 theirs naive and thens theirs stupid. Being 20 and thinking all cats are girls and all dogs are boys is dumb.

[@s.j7423]

i would love so much to see how he's changed after his tour of the world:] heart of a hero

[@builderphill1361]

He started releasing music 😉😂

[@irialefe13]

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[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

He was captured by pirates. If you watch season 5, episode 6 (the one after Troy left), at the end of the episode, Professor Hickey is at his house watching TV. If you pause it, you'll see a lower third crawl on his TV that reads, *"LaVar Burton and non-celebrity friend were captured by pirates."* I'd seen that episode at least 10 times and never noticed it until I had to pause to go do something else. When I came back, that's when I saw it and cracked up.

[@mistersydster]

He stopped shaving and started wearing shorts and Hawaiian shirts

[@kristopher4130]

same :((

[@gilberto9695]

ah yes the clip of Troy being a hero the clip: *shakin his ass*

[@morganlively5768]

A hero gotta do what a hero gotta do

[@veratsia]

He was the hero of the party

[@cloutlessgoblin8678]

Heroically. Shakin his ass heroically.

[@jahcode6132]

@@morganlively5768 They handled it like MEN

[@padfootprophet]

Troy really was the heart of the show tbh, I never was quite so emotionally invested once he left 😢

[@noahmclaughlin7921]

We really did end up with the darkest timeline

[@Sam-0827]

Same

[@MarcusHalverstram]

Him showing up to sing "Somewhere Out There" with Abed to the mouse in S1 should be in here for sure. One of the first indicators of Troy and Abed's epic bromance

[@alexverdana2435]

that was so adorable😭

[@snickpea97]

"We got the stupid rat, so abed can shut up about it now!" 😁

[@edwincastillo4017]

"you may experience some side effects, like the compulsion to come back" always makes me tear up🥲

[@breezemodudeogchannel9506]

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO PUT BOTH TIMES HE LEAVES RIGHT BESIDE EACH OTHER 😭😭😭

[@r520jr8]

Troy is the best character. This show is already great on it own but Donald Glover put it on his shoulders and made it that much better

[@noahmclaughlin7921]

He was definitely the best actor, and that’s saying a lot cause there are great actors on this show. Alison Brie is a relatively close second

[@alia-km1iw]

"I know you hate it when people do this in movies."

[@JadetheGoober]

😂😂😂😂 the greatest goodbye ever

[@NoobZxReviewZ]

This is going to sound hella cheesy, but this compilation helped me in a way. I always thought to be a hero you had to do something super daring or badass. But this kind of showed that being a hero can be as simple as standing up for your friends, yourself, or just having plain integrity. Good video! Def helped me realize the true hero is within me, no matter how small the challenge.

[@claireegoetz697]

i couldn’t put this into words, so thank you. makes it all the more poignant.

[@bergamotblonde1645]

Well, I'm definitely not crying.

[@nikotm2856]

[crying] lame...

[@lilyibarra2980]

This is exactly why I live Troy

[@gigaferz]

its about thinking about everyone elses needs , its about SERVING, giving support, sacrificing, being grateful, on the down side, these people can be greatly abused and manipulated, because theyre just like childs even when they 60, therefore emotional and intelectual maturity are BOTH needed, to sail tru life, just helping those worthy, and discarding the rotten ones

[@AcesStar]

“The Truest Repairman will repair men”

[@JassZoigel]

I always interpreted it as "will repair man" because we are broken and Troy is Jesus

[@malignanttrog]

@@JassZoigel praiseth thy lord barnes

[@Ceci-db8kh]

I had this huge crush on Troy when I first watched Community and I always expected to find someone as adorable as him, which I thought was impossible since Troy's basically a puppy and few people have that kind of pure heart nowadays. I'm glad my bf is just as sweet, I got really lucky.

[@debrachambers1304]

Is he just as stupid?

[@pullingguard1212]

@@debrachambers1304 you're my hero

[@GraceGH]

Happy for you :’)

[@lmnlinvasion]

i am so happy for you and I hope both of you are doing great :)

[@trex0004]

Luuuu-cky 🥺

[@mars_mayday]

this compilation legitimately made me want to cry, he is such a sweetie

[@angelinebena9675]

Ikr he is such an amazing character

[@angusmarch1066]

Childish Gambino leaves on the Childish Tycoon.

[@ghrasta.]

I only just realised that watching this video

[@MarcelLWalker]

I was never really big on the Troy+Britta relationship, but that moment when he called her "the best"...that gets me every time.

[@DeathnoteBB]

I’m convinced the repeated forced hugging in the Dean makes a commercial episode brainwashed them into thinking they liked each other

[@claireegoetz697]

@@DeathnoteBB honestly a valid theory

[@noahmclaughlin7921]

If anything I wished they explored the Troy Annie relationship more. I’m happy with them as friends and don’t mind them not including much romance. But I was kinda disappointed at how quickly and anticlimacticly that whole plot line fizzled out.

[@zacharyb2723]

They were actually good together in several episodes but the love story happened in the gas leak year so it flopped. Could've worked.

[@Sam-0827]

Her smile 🥺

[@rafaferreira6937]

Community died the day Troy left the show. Don't get me wrong. The rest of season 5 is amazing and season 6 is a great spin off with half of the cast plus some great additions, but Troy really did bring something to the table and boy was he missed

[@jadelincoln8891]

Why do I feel like troy actually pulls off the pantsuit.

[@brodiebligh8642]

Because he does

[@meim.4619]

he really does that color looks amazing on him and the suit is cool asfffff

[@MuthoniMaina]

There's a timeline out there, where Donald Glover was actually cast as Spiderman.

[@angelinebena9675]

The best timeline then

[@maddieb.4282]

:(

[@MuthoniMaina]

@@angelinebena9675 the all tomato 🍅

[@itsthefluorescents4777]

Troy was the cutest himbo ever! He was so nice and a great friend to Abed ! The show wasn’t the same after he left

[@asiah31]

Wait he left 😟

[@thedream6088]

@@asiah31 yup

[@thedream6088]

@@asiah31 and the show is over

[@itsthefluorescents4777]

@@asiah31 lol sorry for the spoiler!! But yeah :/

[@justasalamander2621]

Even dan harmon (creator) would say community died when donald glover left.

[@JadetheGoober]

Fighting the urge the cry is real. I love this show almost as much as Troy and Abed love each other.

[@samcherry4741]

Why fight it?

[@daniellethompson4950]

I absolutely adore you editing the goodbyes together omg

[@PizzaHutCEO]

Really got me crying at 2 am right now 😂🥲

[@bergamotblonde1645]

Same!

[@Jubbsi]

6:33 The way Troy is genuinley desperate to help Abed even though he knows the floor isn't actually lava is so sweet

[@Shrimpfriedpee]

He knows that’s what abed is actually seeing

[@stechrochenfridge2252]

the "the floors not lava just give me your hand" deadass made me cry the first time i watched it, troy sounded so scared 😭

[@Sam-0827]

He always understood and respected abed and his Asperger’s 😭😭😭 love Troy

[@shameekgrimes1921]

Troy really is the heart of the study group.

[@Sam-0827]

Makes sense why he and britta dated 🥺

[@JadetheGoober]

“Oh god, he can make a fist. That would hurt more than a slap.”

[@jamall7003]

Lol oh wow yeah I keep thinking that Zombie episode was just a one off wacky episode but then I remember that was a legit thing and Troy actually saved everyone at greendale maybe even the world.

[@nowasart4724]

i love how abed impacted troy's character development aaaa:") like in the beginning he's the stereotypical dumb jock, but then we see how he's actually kind of a geek and likes dress up and shit like it's so amazing he's feeling more comfortable to be a weirdo🥰

[@joycechi5005]

I know most people hate season 4 especially the inspector spacetime convention but that line at 6:16... oh my GOD

[@squashfei8907]

I didn't like most of season 4 but I kind of liked the inspector spacetime episode for that reason. the annie and jeff thing was weird though.

[@JorgePerez-xm2bf]

wow when peirce's attorney was telling Troy about having the heart of hero you can see an old man walking in the back of the frame that resembles Pierce but it's hard to tell

[@brennaw.3345]

Good catch!

[@talimae9030]

not exaggerating. i am in love with troy. his character is so beautiful and compassionate.

[@Azimii]

troy and pierce was my favorite dynamic. pierce shone when teaching him, even when pierce was a crazy old coot

[@Aurormata18]

Yeah, it sucks that Chevy would make racist remarks towards Donald off camera. Props to Donald for making their character dynamic work despite it all.

[@BrownRicePaddy]

@@Aurormata18 Is that proven? Or is that just the story about him saying the n-word ironically because of his discontent with his character’s writing?

[@Aurormata18]

@@BrownRicePaddy I got that from an interview with Glover. Different story to that one.

[@thefinalfrontear]

“i had a dream it would end this way” got me real emotional for a second

[@angelinebena9675]

The way that scene was shoot always gets me

[@serenevil]

this is the most beautiful thing. idk if ppl remember but there was a campaign to have donald glover play the next spiderman before andrew garfield got it and the vitriolic reaction of certain fans at the idea of a black spiderman was deeply impactful on donald. there's an interview of him commenting on it. karma comes around tho. I heard through the grapevine that Miles Morales' design was based on Donald and that's the best spiderman movie ever made.

[@squashfei8907]

oh man him as spiderman would have been cool. cool cool cool.

[@longbeing]

He also briefly appears as Uncle Aaron in Spider-Man Homecoming

[@egc1724]

there’s also a scene in into the spiderverse where the scene where troy is wearing the spider-man pajamas and waking up is played in the background

[@justscrollinginthecomments7930]

I hope things work out for him in the MCU eventually. He'd be perfect for the role as Miles. And no, I'm not just saying that because he's black, but he's good at acting in the position of the protag. You could argue he was the protagonist of Community.

[@justscrollinginthecomments7930]

@@longbeing OH wait he was Uncle Aaron?? Well that lowers the chances of him playing Miles.

[@vhilofaye1618]

“Will I accidentally listen to Come Sail Away by Styx again? D: “ 17:45

[@DartzinhoV]

Until this video, I had not realised how much Troy grows between his two goodbyes, but by putting it side by side, you can really tell on e is just plain sad, and the other is very bittersweet, and actually kinda hopeful, as Troy and the rest of the group have now matured emotionally

[@coziigurl]

That sad twerk is unmatched

[@deansivorakoune6484]

“And they’re an unstoppable juggle knob, juggernaut .” Love Donald as Troy

[@julcaos]

Holy shit, that double-good-bye montage brought tears to my eyes. He was one hell of a hero when the time called for it, I just never saw it before. Thanks for showing this side of Troy. Great video. Peace.

[@vroyuh1176]

The line “never change, or do I can’t tell you what to do” I really think is one of his most genuine lines and I love it so much because of all the different things you can try and think of why he said it

[@ghostpants7930]

"You may notice side affects like a compultion to come back." IM NOT CRYING!

[@marsh3336]

its actually amazing how he can be so mature sometimes

[@angelinebena9675]

Agree

[@sydneyp7867]

I love how you titles this. I genuinely feel like the heart and soul of the show left when he did

[@arzthaus]

You forgot the scene where Jeff is going through his backpack and there's just a pillow in it. Then Jeff actually calls him a hero!

[@adelascaprisun5384]

i love troy so much i always get so happy when he comes on screen bc i know he's gonna say/do something amazing. donald glover was also like the perfect guy for this show cuz he's the perfect troy barnes and is one of the best actors on this show - he knows exactly how to deliver his lines, the tone, facial expression, rhythm, everything. and he's extremely hot

[@JassZoigel]

98.6°

[@aDespondentThespian]

I will forever ship Troy and Abed. I'm pretty sure Troy tells Abed he loves him and Abed feels the same. You cannot convince me elsewise.

[@turnleftaticeland]

I think what they have is deeper than romance tbh

[@Luka-st4uf]

Why does every close bond or relationship have to be romantic, this is why I hate shipping culture.

[@aDespondentThespian]

@@Luka-st4uf 1. If your'e that pressed over someones headcanon, you need therapy 2. Who cares, it's not. See 1.

[@Rygoat]

"Some guy named Mark Ruffalo"

[@kristopher4130]

lol saw this comment right when troy said it

[@jcnextgeneration]

That line would have made it even cooler if she was Casted For She-Hulk

[@Hazoodles]

I mean Season 1 (which I'm pretty sure this is from) is from like 2009 and the first Avengers was 2012. Sure he was in stuff before that, but his biggest stuff was romcoms that it would make sense that Troy hadn't seen yet

[@JassZoigel]

@MrHackysack4u I know he's from avengers now, but I still don't know who, lots of characters in there there

[@Coconut_Prrson]

Is it dumb that Troy inspired me? when I heard Pierce's last messege to Troy, I just learned you dont have to be a hero to have the heart of one. To be brave, passionate and selfless

[@claireegoetz697]

absolutely not. it’s moving and made me feel the same way

[@jvsg3000]

The 7 dislikes are from the Evil Study Group

[@itsmebayby3168]

i havent even watched community but that homing pigeon clone stuff has me crying in the club rn i swear ;-;

[@chiffon788]

5:20 Of course Nardole would be a fan of Inspector Spacetime.

[@NerdMiGerd]

I think it's really depressing Troy's arc ended with being captured by pirates, with no closure on whether or not he made it out. Dude deserved so much better than that.

[@evansaschow]

Holy shit that editing of the goodbyes was so good

[@bublertus906]

He's such a good person. Like I know Jeff is the main character, but Troy is the hero.

[@wr17ful]

He has really good leadership skills

[@angelinebena9675]

Agree that’s probably why he was an amazing football player

[@Siddhartha92]

Still waiting for that homing pigeons genes to kick in... #sixseasonsandamovie

[@squashfei8907]

I really love the way you edited this, instead of just doing it in chronological order there's the rising action stuff at the front, and it follows the story beats all the way to the epic conclusions/goodbyes. I'm on season 5 of community and I miss troy 😢

[@skylarb7468]

Troy really was the best character when he left everything felt off.

[@thatfatginger]

I love him SO MUCH 🥺

[@cyxozor6192]

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[@lilenwasnothere6867]

troy barnes my beloved

[@EnycmaPie]

I like how there is an entire secret society for air conditioner repairman.

[@justhere2366]

The four years of Annie line always gets me

[@gurp8051]

i still want to see the footage of levar burton cursing at people from the boat while stuck in traffic

[@aysitalownatlanch1052]

I think this compilation proves Troy is the heart of the show

[@tayosphere]

Not me sobbing for the last 3 minutes of this video at 9 am in my office.....

[@ETibbs11]

Troy was probably the most underrated character on the show. ❤️ It doesn't help that the writers reeaally dumbed him down toward the end there. 🙄

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Wait. What? Troy is one of the most popular, beloved characters, arguably more than Abed. And, his general intelligence didn't waver much at all either. Right in the pilot episode, Jeff asked the group, "what separates humans from other species?", Troy answered, "feet"

[@Luka-st4uf]

Lol what, if anything Troy had the best character arc. He literally started as a dumb jock and left as multitalented well fleshed out individual with the best emotional intelligence in the show.

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

"No. Take him to the police. He MURDERED someone. Take him to jail. You guys are weird." Troys best line. Also that hug with Abed at the end didnt get any easier to watch, did it? Jesus! I knew there was a reason i avoided certain scenes. My emotions! My emotions!!

[@NovaPax]

I'm not crying, you're crying. Actually, fuck the lies, we're all crying. Bring it in buddies.

[@Mister-Red]

11:30 that episode made me realise that Pearce is a hero too because he wasn't there at the meeting where they agreed to give the money to Greendale and yet he did

[@spadinnerxylaphone2622]

Troy was the true hero of the show.

[@originaozz]

Troy's the heart of the show. He really bring out the best in everyone, even Pierce.

[@47jakobi]

I am the truest repairmaaaan!

[@azulsimmons1040]

Show wasn't the same when Troy left. This ensemble was so strong you needed all of them to make it work to maximum effect. They all made each other better.

[@ray-cs1yl]

anyone else crying uncontrollably

[@J.Blazer]

18 minutes of Troy Barnes being the Truest Repairman. The repairman that repairs man.

[@Anto_85571]

I'll admit that I started to lose interest when he left. I hope that movie is still happening

[@rosmostdedicatedsoldier3187]

You guys know the whole thing with Miles Morales and Donald Glover, how he was heavily considered to be Miles for a live action one, or even voice acting in the animated one, and then in Tom hollands first Spider-Man he played Aaron Davis which is Miles’ uncle, but basically because he was involved in all of that they based a lot of Miles’ character off of Troy Barnes, and watching this it’s so easy to see how similar the two are especially because I’ve rewatched into the spiderverse about a hundred times, and I’ve rewatched community 3 times

[@av3966]

Abeds little pigeon joke at the end sent me I can’t stop crying

[@hellofrominside8524]

This is edited to perfection

[@bergamotblonde1645]

Few celebrities make you think they deserve all the good things that come to them like this.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

I loved every moment of this video. Thank you!! Let's hope that when we get *#AndAMovie* that Troy is okay. He and LaVar Burton were captured by pirates on the next episode after he left. 😁🙏🏽🚢

[@bigyikes8698]

Shirley’s line at 15:22 always gets me for some reason.

[@joycechi5005]

TROY MY BELOVED

[@SOBINTAXIDRIVER]

"You fix not only air conditioners, but the man who fix them." this line goes way too hard

[@_Rick___Grimes_]

probably my fav, although i do love the dean

[@JassZoigel]

Dean-a-ling-a-ling

[@oopsiepoopsie2898]

I love how lots of the music in community is just making fun of what’s happening

[@finonyaj]

why'd this make me cry rn

[@AmaraEmme]

This video made me realize that my bf is a Troy-Jeff-Annie hybrid (in that order) and I’m a Britta-Abed-Shirley hybrid (in that order)

[@ValkyrieCainEpicness]

I’m glad neither of you is a pierce

[@seaweedglob]

That would mean you're the worst

[@JadetheGoober]

You are an INTERESTING person 😂

[@JadetheGoober]

@@seaweedglob “42 years ago” 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@AmaraEmme]

@@seaweedglob but my bf thinks I’m the best 😄

[@JaneArkensaw]

He's a true sweetheart and gentleman. I wish we had more men like this. :)

[@theothertonydutch]

Geez all these compilations are giving my eyes a workout. They're so sweaty.

[@bibs.sr23g]

I have such a huge crush on Troy, he's just so djbsgsjsjsks

[@no.6269]

The real question is... why the f*ck was Annie jiggling the doorknob like that?

[@stichyface]

“Childish tycoon”

[@jdzspace33]

missed opportunity starting the comp with the scene where he talks about crying when "come sail away" comes on. But still a great comp. I guess I kind of forgot that he said goodbye to everyone twice in his run.... Pierce didn't even get a single goodbye. I don't think Shirley did either iirc

[@thwipkid]

Troy and Annie Superiority!!!>>>>

[@kosmic_overlord]

it's probably not a good idea to watch these before I watch the show.... but I'm gonna do it anyways

[@ballistichorse6221]

I want a compilation of Pierce when he’s a genuinely good friend.

[@Laughing-Tree]

Damn, imagine a time when Marc Ruffalo was an obscure actor