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* [[Aborted Arc]]: {{spoiler|The "Jeff asking Rich for help" subplot isn't revisited for the rest of the season. Only time will tell if it will come back later on.}}
* [[AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]:
{{quote| '''Jeff:''' When he talks, he over- and underemphasizes words, seemingly at random.}}
* [[The Ace]]: Rich reprises this role from Pottery Class.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who plays Shirley's husband, was also [[The Cosby Show|Theo Huxtable]] and is wearing a very distinct [[Homemade Sweater From Hell|sweater]].
{{quote| '''Jeff:''' Nice sweater.<br />
'''Andre Bennett:''' [[Bill Cosby|My dad]] gave it to me. }}
* [[The Atoner]]: Andre at the end, reveals that this time, no matter what, he just wants to do it right.
* [[Bait and Switch]]:
{{quote| '''Professor Duncan:''' Yes, you heard me right, I have stopped drinking. Mainly due to the fact that I could no longer get an erection. Now that I'm on the wagon, you can expect both this class and my penis to be... more focused and rewarding.}}
* [[Better the Devil You Know]]: This serves as the entire crux of Jeff's argument for letting Chang into the study group.
* [[Blatant Lies]]: When Shirley's ex-husband, Andre, shows up. Crosses into [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]].
{{quote| '''Troy:''' We haven't heard a lot about you or what you've done or with who.}}
* [[Call Back]]: This isn't the first time some of the people mentioned in the cold open have been mentioned. Special attention goes to Fat Neil.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]:
{{quote| '''Troy:''' Why do I have to say everything I’m thinking?}}
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: The flag from Ghana that Annie uses is actually the Zimbabwean flag. Not clear if this is an error by the crew or the character.
* [[The Ditz]]: Troy and Pierce have dueling ditzes over the subject of Shirley and Chang sleeping together.
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* [[Gray Rain of Depression]]
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]:
{{quote| '''Jeff:''' It's not even clever. You keep using it as the world change!}}
* [[In-Series Nickname]] / [[The Nicknamer]]:
{{quote| '''Abed:''' We should really start learning the names of people.}}
* [[I Take Offense to That Last One]]: Quendra leaves sputtering, "$50?! What a pig!", implying that she left because Pierce mistook her for a ''cheap'' whore and not just a whore.
* [[May-December Romance]]: Annie and Rich
{{quote| '''Jeff:''' How old is he?<br />
'''Annie:''' I don't know, thirty something? He has a land line and uses the word "album". }}
* [[Mistaken for Servant]]: Andre puts Pierce in his place for doing this.
* [[Nobody Poops]]: Averted
* [[Obfuscating Disability]]: Abed dials his weirdness [[Up to Eleven]] to get rid of Chang by pretending to be broken.
{{quote| '''Abed:''' Works every time.}}
* [[Operation: Jealousy]]: {{spoiler|Annie}} asking out Rich is strongly implied to be this.
* [[Power of Love]]: Discussed.
* [[Psmith Psyndrome]]:
{{quote| '''Quendra:''' My name is Kendra, and I spell it with a Q-U.}}
 
{{quote| '''Quendra:''' I spell kettle corn with a Q-U.<br />
'''Jeff:''' Well, don't. }}
* [[Race For Your Love]]: {{spoiler|Subverted.}} When Abed tells Jeff that {{spoiler|Annie asked Rich out, but was turned down since Rich thought she was too young}}, Jeff runs out in the rain with music clearly invoking such a moment, then delivers a heartfelt apology {{spoiler|to ''Rich'' and begs to be taught how to pretend to be a good person.}}
* [[Real Men Cook]]: Rich. His kettle corn is delicious and he bakes.
* [[Slow Clap]]: Horribly misused by Chang.
{{quote| '''Jeff:''' You can't talk and ''then'' do a slow clap.<br />
'''Chang:''' [[Lame Comeback|You don't know that!]] }}
* [[Through His Stomach]]: Rich inadvertently does this to Pierce with kettle corn.