I’m always amazed by how often I stumble across a Community reference in the wild on Reddit comment threads, across a vide variety of completely unrelated subrettits and topics.

My answer is ‘streets ahead’. What are some Community references that you feel are the most ubiquitous across Reddit?

I’ve been trying to think of HOW this could have been a factor in her death, but I’m stumped Any ideas?

(The Dean, talking about his mom)

I've been on reddit for years but for some reason never thought of looking up the sub for Community. I got suggested a post from here, and spent the last hour looking through the sub, reliving the love I have for this show.
I remember back when I was watching this, I told all of my friends who were obsessed with the Office and Parks and Rec about this show, and NOBODY got the humor. Thursday nights and the daily show were the only things that got me through college. I always wished I had someone to talk to about the episodes! It's crazy to see how many people are in this community now. So many people to share the inside jokes with. I'm real emotional about it. Appreciate yall.

I think with the paintball episode it first struck me how good this is. So when a new season was there i got excited to the point i became a Fan eventually when season 3 arrived. Season 3 Was just fantastic.....and then time flies for a couple years and here i am writing this #6seasonsandamovie we a are so close

For any psych majors in the group, or anyone who knows any psych majors, are any of you like Britta when it comes to psychology?

A character makes a pithy comment to nobody in particular, perhaps the audience. Nobody notices or at least they don’t respond.

My nomination: “Asterisk” by Jeff in response to Abed’s “If I can find the meaning of Christmas, everything will go back to normal.”

It kinda makes sense, Jeff has been unemployed, and he’s doing the bare minimum to look presentable.

But god that outfit is hard to look at.

I've been rewatching the series for about the 300th time, and I've decided to put together a collection of Abed's filmography. I'll be editing any clips we have, burning it to DVD-R, cover art, the whole deal. As if Abed became a IRL director, and some studio released his early work. Here is a list of his work I've come across (or remember) so far:

Six Candles

the community college chronicles

space ships

ABED

Jesus as a Rapper

The Pierce Documentary

The Greendale Commercial Documentary

The Greendale Commercial

Jeff Winger law firm commercial

When I finish, I will be sure to share it with y'all.

(if anyone involved with the show has maybe full edits of things that were cut up in the show - like Six Candles, or episodes of The Community College Chronicles for example - please DM me.)

"Disappointing you is like choking the Little Mermaid with a bike chain." -Jeff Winger

It's Family Day at Greendale and the day begins with a shock for Jeff (Joel McHale) when Professor Slater (Lauren Stamile) breaks up with him. Jeff tells the rest of the study group who try to offer him comfort and support, but Jeff brushes them off. He says that since he was the one who was dumped, he can go on the rebound immediately and leaves to hit on a girl named Amber, (Katharine McPhee), who turns out to be Pierce's (Chevy Chase) ex-stepdaughter and his favorite of all his ex-stepchildren. Pierce quickly shuts down Jeff's attempt to hit on her.

Later, Pierce is having trouble connecting with Amber and is scared she will leave, so he asks Jeff to wingman him with Amber. Jeff refuses at first, but Annie (Alison Brie) guilts him into helping. It seems to work, but when Jeff tries to leave at Pierce's request, Amber stops him and they start to make out. Pierce interrupts them so they can compete in a Pictionary tournament. The tournament goes poorly when Pierce tries to draw a windmill, but inadvertently draws a swastika, which offends Señor Chang's (Ken Jeong) brother, Rabbi Chang (Tom Yi). Señor Chang and Pierce get into a fistfight and while the police clear the situation up, Jeff and Amber go off on their own.

Britta (Gillian Jacobs) meets Troy's (Donald Glover) Nana (Fran Bennett) and immediately offends her. Nana tells Britta to get her a switch, which she learns is a stick Nana is going to whoop her with. Britta, who earlier told Troy that he needs to cherish his grandmother, doesn't want to be a hypocrite, so she finds a switch. Nana has Britta bend over her lap and begins spanking her. Jeff and Amber enter the room to have sex, but see Nana spanking a sobbing Britta and a crying Troy watching and decide to find a different room.

Jeff and Amber go into a supply closet and Jeff finds a large check and learns that Amber is grifting Pierce. Jeff has sex with Amber anyway, but then tells Annie what's happening. She guilts him into telling Pierce. First, Jeff asks Amber to tear up the check and spend some time with Pierce. She refuses and leaves. Jeff fills in Pierce, who decides to let her keep the money. Pierce tells Jeff to go and have a family of his own, but Jeff tells Pierce he does indeed have a family. If you have friends, you have family. They hug and Pierce says if the roles were reversed, he would have slept with Jeff's ex-stepdaughter and Jeff admits that he did. Pierce than points out that Slater is dancing with another man, which causes Jeff to cry. Pierce hugs and comforts him.

Meanwhile, Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) and her sons, Elijah (Kwesi Boakye) and Jordan (Tyrel Jackson Williams), spend Family Day with Abed (Danny Pudi), his father, Gobi (Iqbal Theba), and his cousin, Abra (Emily Ghamrawi), who wears a burqa. Abra wants to play in the bouncy house, but Gobi won't allow it. When Elijah and Jordan accidentally knock a drink on Gobi, he gets angry and calls Shirley a bad mother before going to change shirts. While he's gone, Elijah and Jordan switch places in the burka with Abra so she can go in the bouncy house. Shirley realizes this, but Gobi does not. Shirley thinks it was all Abed's idea, but he tells her that it was her sons' and that she is a good mother.

The episode ends with Troy and Abed getting stuck in a vending machine.

What Works:

Family Day is a great concept for an episode and it gives us some fun family members to meet, even some in very minor roles. Rabbi Chang has a funny dynamic with Señor Chang, even though they only have two scenes together and I like that Starburns (Dino Stamatopoulos) and his son both do the thing where they constantly turn their heads from side to side. Starburns to show off his starburns and his son to show off his Bluetooth headset.

The standout of Family Day is Nana Barnes. She's cartoonishly mean and brutal and the way she misconstrues Britta's compliment is hilarious. Fran Bennett gives a perfect performance and the beating scene is an iconic image from the show. The framing of this shot is perfect. We have Britta getting beat by Nana in the foreground, Troy crying behind them, and Jeff carrying Amber into the room behind him. It's one of my favorite shots in all of Community.

Another iconic moment is the Pictionary tournament. Pierce drawing a swastika by accident is hilarious on its own, but then we get the reaction from the Chang brothers and Officer Cackowski (Craig Cackowski) gets to make an appearance, which is always a treat.

I think Pierce is used best when he and Jeff get to bond. We get some of that at the very end of the episode. Pierce and Jeff have a very sweet moment when they connect over having family in the form of friends and comforting each other when both are hurt by people they care about. It's another rare Pierce highlight.

Finally, we get another very sweet moment when Abed tells Shirley she is a good mom and we learn that it was Elijah and Jordan's idea to help Abra get into the bouncy house. This storyline is the weakest part of the episode, but it ends on a good note.

What Sucks:

The only thing I don't care for in this episode is the first half of the Shirley and Abed storyline. I just don't think a lot of the culture clash humor works for me and Gobi isn't enjoyable to spend screen-time with. Gobi worked in Introduction to Film because of the emotional growth he goes through in terms of his relationship with Abed. There isn't any of that here and he isn't a funny character to make up for it.

Funniest Moment:

For me, the funniest moment of the episode is when Jeff and Amber walk in on Britta getting whooped by Nana while Troy watches and cries. It's one of my favorite screenshots of the entire show.

Heavenly Human Being:

The Heavenly Human Being Award goes to the MVP of the episode. For "Basic Genealogy," this Award goes to Annie Edison for successfully guilting Jeff into helping Pierce...twice. This is her 4th time winning this Award, which ties her for 2nd place with Jeff.

Verdict:

"Basic Genealogy" has a lot of funny and iconic moments. Everything with Nana Barnes and Rabbi Chang is hilarious and I think the episode really nails the more emotional moments. The Shirley and Abed storyline doesn't really land in terms of humor, but at least it finishes strong. This episode has definitely got it going on.

9/10: Great

Pierce bagged Dr. Escotera. A real doctor! And he saved the study group's semester in the process. He should have been bringing THAT feat up instead (organically of course).

Greendales full of characters doing their own thing in the background or random things are happening just because. A moment I can't not laugh at is the Halloween episode where Troy Abed and Jeff are in the school basement and for some reason there's a cat just lunging at them "is somebody throwing it?!?!"

As title. I just realised we never see or hear about her cats again, even when we revisit the apartment. Is there ever any explanation for that? Either in or out of universe?

"Queer Studies & Advanced Waxing" (s6e4) is a great 30 minutes of television. It has a a C-plot, Jason Mantzoukas, the song "Gay Dean*, and this scene.

By far my least favorite episode is G.I. Jeff. I was never interested in G.I. Joe in the first place so it was a miss for me and frankly is skipped upon every rewatch. I’m not particularly fond of the art style either, don’t get me wrong i love when they play with different mediums i.e. puppets, 8-bit, silicone dolls with foam bodies over ball-and-socket armatures. so i ask what’s everyone’s least favorite episode maybe even one that gets skipped upon rewatch? btw i was born is 05 so it goes completely over my head

So I was rewatching this episode and noticed that “Confident Jeff,” was nice to Leonard, and even thanked him for his service.

Do you think it is because of his fear of aging and being at Greendale long term? That in turn brings out Jeff’s insecurities?

I just wanted to know anyone else’s thoughts.

City College Cosmic Pioneer

this is my favorite bit throughout the series my friends and i always try to think of our own and catastrophically fail often… looking for ideas and favorite mentions

my favorite of the 7 is britta and my favorite side is the dean !

Haven’t seen this discussed anywhere but it’s so blatant if you pause at the right moment

It’s been years, YEARS, and I’ll never be able to hear Linger by the Cranberries the same way again! 🤣😭

🎶 Now they're in so deep You know she's such a fool for him She's got a ring around her finger ah-ah-ah And Abed hired and Irish singer Britta's marrying Britta's marrying Britta's marrying Jeffrey Winger! 🎶

i know the whole point is the study group doesn’t like him even though he’s a pretty good guy. but i’ve seen a lot of people in the fandom not like todd so i ask the question, does anyone like todd?