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== The ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]'' episode "For A Few Paintballs More" provides examples of: ==
== The ''[[Community]]'' episode "For A Few Paintballs More" provides examples of: ==


* [[Action Girl]]: Britta, Shirley and Annie.
* [[Action Girl]]: Britta, Shirley and Annie.
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** Early on, Leonard interprets "Hit 'em where it hurts" to mean "Just below their balls." Later, when getting ready to fight, his [[Battle Cry]] is "Let's kick some taint."
** Early on, Leonard interprets "Hit 'em where it hurts" to mean "Just below their balls." Later, when getting ready to fight, his [[Battle Cry]] is "Let's kick some taint."
* [[Call Back]]: Oh boy...
* [[Call Back]]: Oh boy...
** [[Community (TV)/Recap/S1 E20 The Science of Illusion|Shirley's driving]].
** [[Community/Recap/S1 E20 The Science of Illusion|Shirley's driving]].
** [[Community (TV)/Recap/S1 E24 English As a Second Language|Troy's super-plumbing abilities]], and the return of the janitor.
** [[Community/Recap/S1 E24 English As a Second Language|Troy's super-plumbing abilities]], and the return of the janitor.
** [[Community (TV)/Webisodes/Recap|The poster of]] [[Dan Harmon|Dean of Admissions Pat Isakson]].
** [[Community/Webisodes/Recap|The poster of]] [[Dan Harmon|Dean of Admissions Pat Isakson]].
** [[Community (TV)/Recap/S2 E12 Asian Population Studies|Quendra with a Q-U]] returns briefly.
** [[Community/Recap/S2 E12 Asian Population Studies|Quendra with a Q-U]] returns briefly.
** This is a bit more subtle, but [[Community (TV)/Recap/S2 E09 Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design|as previously shown]], it's really easy for someone to {{spoiler|mess with the school's application system so that the City College students could double as Greendale students.}}
** This is a bit more subtle, but [[Community/Recap/S2 E09 Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design|as previously shown]], it's really easy for someone to {{spoiler|mess with the school's application system so that the City College students could double as Greendale students.}}
*** {{spoiler|In fact, that's how Chang got involved with [[Community (TV)/Recap/S1 E23 Modern Warfare|the original paintball tournament.]]}}
*** {{spoiler|In fact, that's how Chang got involved with [[Community/Recap/S1 E23 Modern Warfare|the original paintball tournament.]]}}
* [[The Cameo]]: Busy Phillips and Dan Byrd from ''[[Cougar Town]]'' are seen briefly among the extras after Greendale wins. It's a [[Call Back]] to the episode where Abed says he was a background extra on the set of that show.
* [[The Cameo]]: Busy Phillips and Dan Byrd from ''[[Cougar Town]]'' are seen briefly among the extras after Greendale wins. It's a [[Call Back]] to the episode where Abed says he was a background extra on the set of that show.
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Super-plumbing
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Super-plumbing
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* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: The Dean and Jeff himself believe he is the the hero of the story. {{spoiler|Turns out Jeff is the first of the study group to 'die'. Really any of the other members could make a better argument for being the protagonist.}}
* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: The Dean and Jeff himself believe he is the the hero of the story. {{spoiler|Turns out Jeff is the first of the study group to 'die'. Really any of the other members could make a better argument for being the protagonist.}}
* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: {{spoiler|Magnitude.}}
* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: {{spoiler|Magnitude.}}
* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: {{spoiler|Pierce.}}
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: {{spoiler|Pierce.}}
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: {{spoiler|Jeff.}}
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: {{spoiler|Jeff.}}
** {{spoiler|But, you know, with paint. Pretendsies dropping of bridge.}}
** {{spoiler|But, you know, with paint. Pretendsies dropping of bridge.}}
* [[Evil Gloating]]: A confused Dean Pelton needs Dean Spreck to do this:
* [[Evil Gloating]]: A confused Dean Pelton needs Dean Spreck to do this:
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** "We win!" {{spoiler|Shirley}}
** "We win!" {{spoiler|Shirley}}
* [[Fan Service]]: Take all of the Alison Brie fanservice from the previous episode and combine it with [[Clothing Damage]] and being covered in paint.
* [[Fan Service]]: Take all of the Alison Brie fanservice from the previous episode and combine it with [[Clothing Damage]] and being covered in paint.
* [[Foe Yay]]: As in [[Community (TV)/Recap/S2 E04 Basic Rocket Science|"Basic Rocket Science"]] there seems to be a copious amount of it between the dean and {{spoiler|the dean of city college.}}
* [[Foe Yay]]: As in [[Community/Recap/S2 E04 Basic Rocket Science|"Basic Rocket Science"]] there seems to be a copious amount of it between the dean and {{spoiler|the dean of city college.}}
* [[Gatling Good]]
* [[Gatling Good]]
* [[Genre Shift]]: From [[The Western|Western]] to "Rebels vs. [[The Empire|the Empire]]", as mentioned above. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]. (By [[Genre Savvy|Abed]], of course.)
* [[Genre Shift]]: From [[The Western|Western]] to "Rebels vs. [[the Empire]]", as mentioned above. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]. (By [[Genre Savvy|Abed]], of course.)
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The shot of City College raising their flag (a tall building flanked by two shorter ones) over the Greendale flag (an anus). It looks like [http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll45zfhMva1qjagpco1_500.png this].
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The shot of City College raising their flag (a tall building flanked by two shorter ones) over the Greendale flag (an anus). It looks like [http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll45zfhMva1qjagpco1_500.png this].
* [[The Hero]]: Jeff and Troy fight over who should assume the role. {{spoiler|They both end up being a [[Decoy Protagonist]].}}
* [[The Hero]]: Jeff and Troy fight over who should assume the role. {{spoiler|They both end up being a [[Decoy Protagonist]].}}
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'''Abed:''' You're already dead. }}
'''Abed:''' You're already dead. }}
* [[It's Been Done]]: Annie and everyone else consider the idea of a ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Whole-Plot Reference]] played-out.
* [[It's Been Done]]: Annie and everyone else consider the idea of a ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Whole-Plot Reference]] played-out.
* [[Jumping On a Grenade|Jumping on a Paint Grenade]]: Alas, poor {{spoiler|Magnitude}}, we hardly knew ye.
* [[Jumping on a Grenade|Jumping on a Paint Grenade]]: Alas, poor {{spoiler|Magnitude}}, we hardly knew ye.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Vickieeeeee!!!!
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Vickieeeeee!!!!
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Dean Spreck
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Dean Spreck
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* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The study group and other Greendale students have to band together to fight the City College invasion.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The study group and other Greendale students have to band together to fight the City College invasion.
* [[Redshirt Army]]: Jeff leads this along with Britta and a few recurring characters against the ice cream truck.
* [[Redshirt Army]]: Jeff leads this along with Britta and a few recurring characters against the ice cream truck.
* [[Remember the New Guy]]: Paradox, the British student dressed like a hobo who contradicts everybody.
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: Paradox, the British student dressed like a hobo who contradicts everybody.
** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: "Remember the New Guy" is, itself, a paradox.
** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: "Remember the New Guy" is, itself, a paradox.
* [[Redemption in The Rain]]: Troy.
* [[Redemption in the Rain]]: Troy.
* [[The Reveal]]: At the start of the episode Pistol Patty is revealed to be Dean Spreck from the rival City College.
* [[The Reveal]]: At the start of the episode Pistol Patty is revealed to be Dean Spreck from the rival City College.
* [[Self-Deprecation]]:
* [[Self-Deprecation]]:
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* [[Serious Business]]: Paintball was ''already'' [[Serious Business]] at Greendale, but somehow [[Up to Eleven|this episode managed to make it even serious-er]].
* [[Serious Business]]: Paintball was ''already'' [[Serious Business]] at Greendale, but somehow [[Up to Eleven|this episode managed to make it even serious-er]].
* [[Ship Tease]]: {{spoiler|Annie and Han!Abed}}.
* [[Ship Tease]]: {{spoiler|Annie and Han!Abed}}.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Much like Jeff in [[Community (TV)/Recap/S1 E23 Modern Warfare|"Modern Warfare"]], Troy spends the whole episode in a muscle shirt.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Much like Jeff in [[Community/Recap/S1 E23 Modern Warfare|"Modern Warfare"]], Troy spends the whole episode in a muscle shirt.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** [[Literary Allusion Title]]: The episode title is taken from ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]''.
** [[Literary Allusion Title]]: The episode title is taken from ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]''.

Revision as of 07:37, 9 April 2014


It was a dark time for Greendale...
Greendale students: I understand you've unified and intend to draw this game out. Well, if it's a war you want, it's a war you will lose. City College is stronger, faster; our sperm counts are higher, even in our women. Resistance is as pointless as your degrees.
—Dean Spreck

Greendale is at war. The school has been all but destroyed by its own students, all playing paintball to win the $100,000 prize offered by Pistol Patty's Ice Creamery. But "Pistol Patty" is really Dean Spreck of City College, who has unleashed this scheme to destroy the Greendale campus and has employed ringers such as the Black Rider and his stormtrooper-esque White Clones -- all of whom have been enrolled at Greendale for weeks -- to ensure he doesn't have to pay out the prize. The only hope for saving the school is for one of its students to win the prize and donate it to the school, so the Study Group assembles a ragtag bunch of misfit students to fight back, stop Dean Spreck and save Greendale Community College.

The Community episode "For A Few Paintballs More" provides examples of:

Jeff: Paint? In sprinklers? Are we The Little Rascals?

Leonard: I was.
—(He wasn't.)

 Now, I understand everything! Now your whole evil plan is as clear as day!

(pause)

But if you need to explain it to your men I will understand!

  • Famous Last Words
    • "Pop..." Magnitude
    • "I had a dream it would end this way." Troy
    • "Will you still be Han Solo after we die?" "'Fraid not, doll. Once I'm gone, I'm gone." Annie and Abed
    • "Vicki!" Vicki
    • "Charge!" Jeff
    • "Eat paint you stormtroopin' City College knob gobblers!" Leonard
    • "We win!" Shirley
  • Fan Service: Take all of the Alison Brie fanservice from the previous episode and combine it with Clothing Damage and being covered in paint.
  • Foe Yay: As in "Basic Rocket Science" there seems to be a copious amount of it between the dean and the dean of city college.
  • Gatling Good
  • Genre Shift: From Western to "Rebels vs. the Empire", as mentioned above. Lampshaded. (By Abed, of course.)
  • Getting Crap Past the Radar: The shot of City College raising their flag (a tall building flanked by two shorter ones) over the Greendale flag (an anus). It looks like this.
  • The Hero: Jeff and Troy fight over who should assume the role. They both end up being a Decoy Protagonist.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Magnitude

 "Pop... p..."

 Stormtrooper 1: [reading from a poster on a door:] "Welcome to Greendale: you're already accepted"?

Stormtrooper 2: Pfft. Losers.

[The Stormtroopers get shot through the poster by Annie and Abed.]

Annie: Welcome to Greendale.

Abed: You're already dead.

 Troy: I had a dream it would end this way.

 "Britta, I've been in a few real wars. This one is actually the most terrifying."

 "Let's not draw this out."

 Stormtrooper: Who are you?

 Pierce: Your mother's lover. (shoots him)

 Pierce: No thanks, I'm done with you guys.

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