We're Doing A Bottle Episode! | Community

[@HectorTWE]

Not just "A Bottle Episode", but one of the best bottle episodes ever

[@thundernomis]

I think Pierce’s funeral was better! Or the anthropology final! Great bottles!

[@lenurple2945]

all their bottle episodes were great

[@petersilveira1629]

I think is Remedial Chaos Theory

[@TerranGuy93]

It's my favorite comedy bottle episode. My favorite drama bottle episode is DS9's "Duet". This is on that level but in the comedy sphere.

[@Aliens1337]

Other shows: "We are gonna have to do a bottle episode to save some budget." Community: "We are gonna do a bottle episode, just to see how we can flex our writing."

[@advaitpetiwale9596]

I feel people don't give much thought to the Jeff-Abed dynamic. Although Abed is rightfully the most meta amongst all, it is unmistakably clear throughout the series that Jeff gets every single Abed references. So much, that he literally interrupts with "Shut Up, Abed", cos he knows exactly what Abed's about to say. That makes things even cooler.

[@sk8r_]

cool cool cool cool

[@kaimargonar1000]

and he rarely undermine Abed and try as much as he can to respect his weirdness. It's uncommon to see that level of friendship when usually the weird one always being called out for comedic bit.

[@noonewashere6458]

Totally. Jeff was a lonely boy and a closet nerd. Never wants to be out of the loop but didn't want to be "in" it, either. The really interesting thing about Jeff and Abed is initially Jeff was Dan Harmon's personal mouthpiece based on him, whereas he realized during season 1 Abed had become his internal mouthpiece. Interactions between them really stand out, because it's like this push and pull of the two characters being two sides of the same voice. One of those things I love thinking about in rewatches

[@АбдаллахМуслим]

Advait Petiwale YES... thank you... I've loved that since the very beginning... and almost nobody speaks about it... and don't forget that Abed is the first person who met Jeff... and Abed is the one who invited all of them to "study" Spanish when Jeff wanted to be with Britta alone... ABED IS THE MAIN CHARACTER

[@topikbagusid]

and that's why on the series finale, the hug with Abed is just heartbreaking. Annie and Abed somehow is the closest emotionally to Jeff like Abed is his little nerd brother and Annie is his lover

[@harryjones6594]

I love how Jeff goes from being the voice of reason to "YOU WANNA MAKE A BET, YOU JERKS?!" the second he's accused.

[@Yahirplaysminecraft]

I love the way he delivered that line.

[@ventricality6997]

Isnt that a sign of narcissism?

[@soulaanlioness]

@@ventricality6997or ya know, part of the joke

[@samplasion]

"We're about the same age" "Sure, unless time is linear" "I'll make yo ass linear" "That doesn't make any sense" "I'll make your ass sense" This part cracks me up every time

[@juliankirsch8540]

cracks... nice

[@carlosc46]

Lmao

[@nessydelight470]

At 0:29

[@varunsrinidhi9061]

If only Yvette's character in 'Big Shot' could see this now.

[@flashback0180]

She's correct, Britt was 26 when the show started, sherly was 38. That's more than a decade of a difference. Jeff was 34 meaning he's just 4 years younger than sherly

[@wh5601]

“Sure...unless time is linear” has got to be one of Britta’s best comebacks

[@someonefromsomewhere1009]

W H I’ll make your ass sense

[@gianniverschueren870]

I'll make ya ass sense

[@lenurple2945]

I don’t get it :(

[@vaguerant]

@@lenurple2945 Shirley has been alive for longer than Britta. If time *weren't* linear, and Shirley was aging backward for some of that time, then they might be the same age. But if time *is* linear, then Shirley is older than Britta.

[@Snackies]

@@MikooOnKZbin she's not good at this.

[@TSLIL1000]

i like how pierce just said something racsist about troy but troy has such a short attention span he just changed the subjact to the first thing he could think of GHOSTS

[@ComDenox]

I think maybe he also got used to Pierce's racist jokes after hearing them all the time ahahahah

[@АбдаллахМуслим]

Alessandro Mazzacani yes

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

Well Pierce isn't racist like a clan member is racist. He is more just ignorant than anything.

[@phineaslookingforward5007]

alexander the paladin there's different levels of racism, Pierce is like a surface level one, while his dad is a level 5 laser lotus

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

@@phineaslookingforward5007 his dad is southern baptist. Okay mabey not but he's not Lazer Buddhist.

[@Dalek97]

You gotta love Jeff's phone call to "Gwnyfer." That is commitment to a ruse.

[@tmp123ful]

I thought the date was real

[@demoblaster]

Gwyniffer is secretly Jeff's code for Britta according to the commentaries (because they were secretly having sex during this season)

[@zyoom8796]

I actually heard that 'Gwnyfer' was a hater that often sent complaints about Community and Dan Harmon wanted to have a little fun with that

[@HudaefCares]

@@zyoom8796 This fact was what I hear in a 101 facts video about community so I'm inclined to believe this one.

[@charleslarrivee2908]

Wow, this actually makes me feel much better. The alternative is that Jeff was cheating on a real girlfriend with Britta, which is very season 1 Jeff but so not season 2 (and probably never Britta)

[@lisquidsnake]

1:34 "You know what his is?" "Yup" "Shut up" I die everytime at the timing of that bit. Excellent reading by Mchale and Pudi

[@ComDenox]

They might have just cut the scene to make it perfect timing for what we know

[@lisquidsnake]

@@ComDenox then credit goes to the writers, performers and the editors. Still excellent for what we know

[@overheat97]

It’s because Jeff understands all the references, because he is a total closet nerd

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@overheat97 It’s because Abed was calling it a bottle episode and Jeff already knows that’s what he’s referring to

[@irialefe13]

same vibes as Duncan's "shut up Winger, hands on the table" in the claymation episode

[@JChung407]

The way Shirley delivered her line "I'll make your ass sense," Makes me guffaw all the time.

[@ard1805]

One of the best lines ever.

[@HHopebringer]

She hit Britta with that Forrest Whittaker eye XD 😡

[@kr6productions]

guffaw

[@dantesapprentice4581]

Joel McHale doesn't get enough credit. Jeff is mostly overshadowed by the other, more openly quirky characters, but he really is the backbone of the group. Amazing straight man for most of the gags, and incredibly quirky in his own right when he does lose his cool. Community is amazing.

[@themmangobois3530]

His vanity, pettiness and refusal to mature are his flaws/quirks

[@themmangobois3530]

Chance I never said he’s a bad character. I was just pointing out what makes him relatable.

[@jd_molly]

Jeff saves the show when it gets slow. I guess kudos to the directors and writers for utilizing his character well. And kudos to Joel as well.

[@paulobarrios3829]

I don't think he is the straight man, I mean at first he was supposed to be but then he got as quirky as the rest, I mean remember the pool match where he got naked? They didn't have a straight man at least until (ironically) Frankie appeared

[@Stargazer3147]

Stop, you had me at "Community is amazing.".

[@chrismuoio3481]

"You know what this is?" "Yup" "Shut up"

[@quibily]

I'm slowly coming to realize that Shirley is absolutely hilarious, and I feel like I took her and Yvette Nicole Brown's delivery for granted for years. This show is just infinitely re-watchable.

[@overheat97]

Yeah, I never realized how important she was to the dynamic until the garbage they call season 6

[@Qmontun]

The best line i remember from her is "yeah you're all sooo different... Skinny Bitches. . ."

[@emrecankaya2104]

interesting. she is my least favorite character

[@quinnsinclair7028]

90% of the time she's the straight man of the group. The one that's normal, the one not doing the totally insane stuff which provides the contrast and comedic timing to the insane stuff going on. Its like Abett and Costello. Everyone remembers Costello as the funny one but it's his contrast with Abett that produces the comedy. Shirley was rarely the source of the comedy but she's often what causes it to resonate.

[@rosered3608]

@@quinnsinclair7028 on the outside yes, but if you rewatch she has so many layers and strives to be perfect just like Annie but she has other ways to achieve her perfection including being Christian. As a Christian you’re not suppose to judge others just pray for them, but throughout the series she is struggling with that part of Christianity. I learned to appreciate Shirley and her struggle.

[@juanscrublord5824]

“Tell it to the pen you might have” I love Dan Harmon’s writing. I could hear Rick saying that.

[@fellasfaw7985]

Tell it to my bread in the morning, you just became my backup toaster.

[@d_lightnin8108]

Even though the show had so many episodes that explored different genres, this simple bottle episode might be my favorite one because of the intense dynamic of the whole group.

[@anibalrodriguez2626]

You can also appreciate the fast editing for that as well

[@martinreinders6870]

@Valentin de las Carreras My condoleances; -)

[@Ratchet2431]

@@martinreinders6870 It's not a bad season.

[@robinhoward7408]

Whenever Abed says something meta about TV shows it's just Harmon talking to the viewer

[@WizardIllustrator]

I think he said he related to Abed the most because his love for television religiously and his social inability to have connections.

[@mddnkskn]

1:35 I love the quick "shut up" from Jeff to Abed lmao

[@GustavoBatataeMoloco]

I'm living in a bottle episode for almost 3 months now

[@Spider-Man_234]

Damn, I never thought about it that way.

[@Ratchet2431]

Well, tell your disappointment to suck it.

[@illquanbenjamin6182]

Lowkey losing my mind right now

[@deeptivajapey7134]

Oh my...you’re right.

[@TheJetXD]

It’s 6 months now

[@billychambers6400]

Joel McHale is perfect for Jeff. I can't not think about Jeff when I see McHale on screen

[@patricklickman9972]

"Don't we?" *hmm* "Don't we??" *slightly louder hmm*

[@ankitpareek7271]

Even the second "don't we?" Was a bit louder 😂

[@kagithkagith]

A subtle detail of this episode is that Jeff and Britta are sleeping together. There are obvious signs like Britta talking about Jeff's underwear and the condoms in her bag, but the phone call at the end is pure genius. Let me explain. Notice that there was virtually no time between Jeff making a phone call and the other person picking up. We could narrow this down to comedic timing, but it could also be that there is nobody on the other end. This is backed up by the fact that "Gwennifer" is a made-up name. Likely that it's a mix of "Gwen" and "Jennifer". To further drive it home, Jeff's dialogue is a big giveaway. Upon telling said Gwennifer that he won't be able to make it, a rational response on her end would be something like "Why not?" or "How come?" or something of that sort. But Jeff says "Tell your disappointment to suck it". It's very much like Jeff to assume that, if there was a person on the other end, they would express that they are disappointed as opposed to being mad or inquisitive. He imagines himself to be someone's dream sex experience or dream boyfriend so, in an imaginary conversation, the dialogue he expects is that expressing disappointment. The real reason he made the call was to cancel on Britta who he was in the same room with.

[@elliotv425]

this is actually so smart . DAMN

[@botep5529]

I always just chocked it up to comedic timing but yeah I could buy that.

[@Noobgalaxies]

Holy shit dude, you were right Gwynnifer is Jeff’s code name for Britta. … We had decided that actually, he’s not calling anyone on that phone. He had a date with Britta and he’s letting her know date’s off. And Britta’s making a comment there about his underwear. There is no Gwynnifer. She knows that too. -Dan Harmon (2x08 Cooperative Calligraphy, Community S2 dvd commentary)

[@xavier-michaelmuli165]

Also he never hangs up, he just throws his phone away, he never touches the screen

[@TheDelethar]

All names are made up

[@MovingLightEntertainment]

Featuring two of the most profound lines that have always stuck with me, "I'll make your ass linear," and its companion, "I'll make your ass sense."

[@poindexterflex3528]

When you think about it, the best Community episodes (including the webisodes!) were bottle episode-types. This one, the lie detector test after Pierce's funeral and of course remedial chaos theory. Frankly, whenever the Study Group is gathered in one place, hilarity ensues.

[@dirkjehovah4731]

Poindexter Flex i agree. It really lets the cast and writers talents shine, as well as their inherent chemistry with each other

[@DillxCorleone]

The D&D-episodes were great too, even tho they don't count as classic bottle episodes.

[@poindexterflex3528]

@@DillxCorleone I definitely was thinking of that one, too (not the season 5 one, but that was okay, too.)

[@Snoorlacks]

I feel like that’s the beauty of bottle episodes, because if you don’t have much in terms of where the group appears and what they’re doing, you have to rely much more on the humour and dialogue to keep the watcher’s attention, which is what Harmon does perfectly.

[@blasalvice]

1:36 The best "shut up" in history

[@JohannaSarkar]

Imagine being Jeffs date and getting that phone call

[@johannarosebrinas7015]

Apparently there never was a 'Gwynefer' and he was just making it up. His actual date that day was Britta.

[@tmp123ful]

@@johannarosebrinas7015 where was this said?

[@max1cans688]

Tom Presto it’s the codename for Jeff and brittas relationship because dan Harmon got a hate tweet about the show from a user named gwynefer so he put it in the show

[@Clara-ot7dj]

@@tmp123ful it's in the DVD commentary

[@janseanhernane3191]

@@johannarosebrinas7015 So... This must've been a special booty call considering Britta's comments later towards Jeff's underwear

[@aboxofbeans]

I just realized that the point Jeff is trying to make here is the same point he makes at the end of the episode in his "classic Winger speech" to bring them all together: The study group should have stopped and asked themselves what is more likely? A) one of them took the pen and is so selfish they're willing to put the whole group through all that frustrating and suffering to avoid embarrassment, or B) no one has the pen and it disappeared because of something weird like a ghost (or a monkey living in the vent). The group blows him off the first time he makes that argument but after they spend so many hours together locked in the study room, they're willing to accept just how close of friends they all really are and realize that something crazy and wacky and unrealistic like a ghost (or a monkey) taking the pen is, it's still more likely than any one of them being so selfish.

[@H-When]

Remember when we could throw phones without them getting absolutely destroyed. Good time

[@dbergerac9632]

I miss my Nokia, it was a tank.

[@anetavojtechova4717]

@@dbergerac9632 how many tables did you destroy by throwing Nokia?

[@SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333]

Use a case and your phone can pretty easily survive it. Or just… you know… don’t throw your phone.

[@TheOxydium]

The dialogue is so good and so packed with great lines. I've been a fan for a while and seen this episode countless times and I just noticed the Annie line : " Jeff, you are in charge. I DEMAND you deal with this". So good and can be easily unnoticed and tells you so much about the dynamics of the group. how genius is that show? but we all knew Annie was always the leader (and my favorite)

[@topilepojarvicomposer6157]

I love how Jeff immediately tells Abed, and only Abed, to seal the doors. It's like Abed's his second in command

[@lieutenantkleeia]

-You know what this is? +Yep. -Shut up.

[@cassandraw5116]

I love this show beyond words and am completely obsessed. Truly ahead of its time and despite the labor of love it took to create it, the team’s efforts really shine through. I honestly don’t have any episodes I dislike and I am raving about Community to all my friends that will listen!!

[@jychilly]

(Community writers room) Writer #1: Guys! I just had an idea for an episode! Other Writers: Cool! Let's hear it! Writer#1: Annie loses a pen! Other Writers: ..................................Uh, and? Writer#1: That's it! *crickets chirping, a tumbleweed slowly rolls past* Writer#1: Trust me, it'll be great!

[@devilance]

When Pierce raised his hand,everyone was like look! he did it! But Jeff KNOWS better and goes like okay so what are you trying to pull this time. Father-and-son-like chemistry between these two were the best part of the show.

[@Thomperfan]

Shame it slowly withered as the show went on.

[@ankitpareek7271]

1:40 to 1:46 is my favourite sequence in the scene. I think most people like others but the way Jeff and Annie argue, plus his "Annie!!!", full of anger/frustration at this child like behaviour from Annie but then stopping himself from shouting. How do you capture all that in about 6 seconds? It's crazy good

[@arzektoum1799]

Community is just criminally underrated.

[@Lilly-fh7re]

I love that it’s clear Abed is focused on figuring it out because he mostly stays silent for this opening bit, you can tell he’s in his head really considering every possible suspect

[@diegorivas3340]

Original Annie is so cute.

[@NJoint]

I might be biased, but every Annie is so cute. Even FBI Annie

[@mathewchubey748]

We try not to sexulise her

[@NJoint]

@@mathewchubey748 I think she does a pretty good job sexualizing herself :P

[@anibalrodriguez2626]

@@NJoint No, she's pretty young, we try not to sexualise her

[@diegorivas3340]

Annie got an essay portion

[@pasttimer27]

2:37 this is my favourite moment in this episode. How Jeff turns from peaceful negotiator to being seriously annoyed with his friends.

[@larry6360]

I remember when this first aired. After all that who would have ever guessed who the culprit actually was. One of the best reveals ever. Great episode.

[@grbmajor6645]

Annie's Boobs!

[@Ratchet2431]

One of the best twists in TV shows ever.

[@LokakilOL1950]

I like the detail at the end when Jeff finishes his phone call with Gwynnifer : we can clearly see he didn't call anyone (the screen is on and not on a call, he did not dial anything and he didn't hang up) because Gwynnifer doesn't exist, the girl was Britta bc they were secretly sleeping together at that time, which we learn later in the season

[@r520jr8]

“Sure…if time is linear” is Britta’s best comeback on the entire show

[@abhijiththampi]

Definitely in my top 10 community episodes. And definitely in my top 20 American TV episodes.

[@random_name_was_already_taken]

I once read a comment where someone said they were waiting for when they would share the part of the episode when Shirley says “I’ll make your ass sense”. I guess they’ll be happy now.

[@pat2rome]

The face she makes is phenomenal

[@darkdarkyday]

I'll make your ass sense

[@poindexterflex3528]

It's amazing how the woman can make both the scariest faces and the absolutely cutest faces you've ever seen in your life. Shirley is truly precious (the actual adjective, not the character from that movie.)

[@Jurgen123445]

April 2020, every government in the world: 2:49

[@thecommentswithnolikes7048]

Not Taiwan though

[@PACS95]

Jeff: Do you know what this is? Abed: Yeah Jeff: Shut up.

[@monkeyman767]

To this day, "I'll make your ass sense" is just the funniest damn thing to me

[@shubhamaditya9891]

The way Jeff says shut up to Abed is hilarious 😂

[@TheVergile]

that moment you see Jeff slowly loose his grip will always be gold to me

[@phoebeclark4718]

♪ Troy and Abed in one setting ♪

[@idrissmerahi4040]

Lol just noticed what it says on the whiteboard behind Troy @ 1:05 Show's too damn good man

[@utkarshad5389]

I tried reading, but didn't understand. What does it say?

[@rrestoeboemi]

@@utkarshad5389 the top part is "evolution is the process of evolving, gradual development..." so on so forth, and the bottom is "if we evolved from monkeys, how come we still have monkeys?" -pierce

[@utkarshad5389]

@@rrestoeboemi Genius.

[@utkarshad5389]

Anthropology? Anthropology? Anthropology?

[@RemixedVoice]

Lol, classic ignorant boomer Pierce! link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12052-010-0293-2

[@indianajones4321]

#sixseasonsandamovie

[@sunnytyler001]

One of the best episodes of the series. Hell one of the best episodes EVER on ANY SHOW

[@Unhappytimeaper]

I have to say Shirley “please forgive him” is still one of the most underrated lines in this clip. The dialogue is such too tier already but it’s adds such a quick dynamic to Shirley character and it just makes me laugh so much more after a joke that is already amazing.

[@umopapisdn.]

It's not a pen, it's a principle.

[@utkarshad5389]

It's not a principal, it's a Dean.

[@SiouxTube]

Beat for beat this has to be one the best set ups for a television episode in history.

[@Carl6386]

I love how they acknowledge that Jeff is in charge of the group

[@loitlois]

"U wanna make a bet you jerks" 😂😂

[@solidcreature5950]

Guys guys.. We're all doing bottle episodes!

[@EdutainmentUniversity]

I laughed at Abed’s every line in this clip. 😂Omg.. never realised they were THIS funny before. 😅

[@bobnavonvictorsteyn9017]

“You know what this is?” “Yep-“ “Shut up”

[@AbruptCanine4]

Now could you do a MOVIE episode? Maybe? Yes? Community The Movie? Please? Also love this show! Thank you so much for posting these classic clips been having a blast rewatching on Netflix! 😍😍🤩💖

[@alecchristiaen4856]

I love it when Shirley goes into sass mode. "Mother hen, We're about the same age."

[@isammmdli4967]

I like the way Shirley says "Brittah"

[@caliasophie]

Jeff was so close to snapping at Abed and then Annie. The breaking point was them accusing him. I love this episode so much

[@BelowAverageGaming13]

This was the episode that cemented me as a mega fan for this show.

[@mranderson718]

As a lawyer, I can relate so hard to Jeff being sincere for once and trying to ease the tension only to immediately be blamed 😅

[@sreya8202]

Jeff's line at the end of the clip proves that no one can play him better than Joel McHale

[@LiaRistiana95]

This episode really has one of the best writing ever.

[@omkar415star]

"Statistically speaking its Troy" I lost it there 😂😂

[@entertain7us148]

i like how annie always criticises jeff and tells him off for being a selfish jaded ass but in this episode, at her most paranoid, she trusted him the most - never seriously considered him as a suspect, looked to him as the man in charge, and even had him by her side while she went through everyone else's bags.

[@andrycanz8693]

at this point, annie already got what she wanted -- hold jeff off so he wouldn't go out on a date with this gwynnifer girl. she lost 8 pens, was having PMS, and was super jealous. she did what any lovestruck girl would do under the circumstances - make a scene.

[@edwinsalinas8663]

Pierce reading the side-effects went right over my head the first few times I saw this, until now! The jokes are so quick and I love coming back to catch all the ones I missed.

[@ankitpareek7271]

I don't understand that bit. Could you please explain it?

[@quietdime]

I just now realized that there’s a Morph Cut on the shot of Pierce at 0:41. You can see his shirt rapidly change around his stomach. It was probably used to cut time from his take. (Source: I’m an editor.)

[@arunk-vc]

Wow, just noticed!

[@quietdime]

@@arunk-vc Crazy huh!?

[@seeble8394]

0:40 FUUUUUUUCKKKK I CANT FUCKING ESCAPE IT

[@mikewilliams6025]

I've been doing a bottle episode for months now.

[@vikramag6910]

Is there a reason why community clips are in my recommended like crazy! Love it though!

[@manyonas4203]

This is the community gang playing among us

[@cooliereddz4141]

This might just be reaching but the moment when Troy is giving it serious thought at 50 secs the word monkey is next to his head

[@cloutchaserecords]

0:40 GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@amangoyal923]

Whether to rate this 9 or 10 on IMDb is still one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make.

[@Wawagirl17]

Crazy Jeff is the Best Jeff.

[@blairbird8022]

I just rewatched this episode yesterday.

[@superkid12345]

Winger's phone toss is the best

[@yinwithoutyang732]

"Lockdown, seal the doors"! Oh no, they knew it all along...

[@lonelydriver1421]

That Gwynnifer bit at the end is like Community's answer to the haters, and doing this bottle episode backed it up

[@wu2166]

A solid joke every 5 seconds, this is peak comedy.

[@ThomasVsTheWorld]

We need to know who is running this KZbin channel because they are killing it also Community is the best

[@GuillerMak37]

00:40 I can’t escape it. There’s no escape.

[@chrisponcelet8511]

Ironically, Jeff's logic could have solved everything, but he immediately abandoned it when they accused him

[@gmanrowe]

Annie at 0:04 is brilliant

[@andrycanz8693]

annie steals every scene with her facial expressions the editors have to blur her out sometimes so the audience can focus on her castmates.

[@karmabhutia1012]

Definately one of my favourite bottle episode, along with BB9's The Box

[@harperreese264]

0:40 pierce is sus

[@TEDBET622]

So thankful for these but when’s the movie coming out!

[@andrycanz8693]

look it up. encarta it.

[@jamesm9999]

"You wanna make a bet you jerks?!"

[@padraig4659]

0:40 😂😂😂😂😂IMPOSYyterR IS SUS SUS SUS AAMOGUD AMOGUS !!!!!?!?!?! JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@idontevenjd3598]

Jeff: You know what this is? Abed: Yup. Jeff: Shut up. Cracks me up evertim

[@quebbin]

My humor is so shattered that i laughed at pierce saying "among us"

[@BubbelsXD72]

0:41 If the culprit is AMONG US? Pierce was so streets ahead..

[@Firmus777]

Pierce said among us.

[@toddboughn5168]

Whenever I have to stay late at work, I loudly announce to the office "I'm doing a bottle episode!"

[@badkarma804]

One of the best episodes of anything ever.

[@kaizenkltr]

"I'll make your ass linear." "...that doesn't make sense." "I'll make your ass sense" LMAO