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'''Troy:''' Well where is it?<br />
'''Troy:''' Well where is it?<br />
'''Murray:''' Oh, sorry; that was clearer in my head. }}
'''Murray:''' Oh, sorry; that was clearer in my head. }}
* [[Anti Advice]]: It's pretty clear Jeff considers anything Pierce might have to say on any subject this (not, it has to be said, without reason), as demonstrated when the two give farewell advice to Troy:
* [[Anti-Advice]]: It's pretty clear Jeff considers anything Pierce might have to say on any subject this (not, it has to be said, without reason), as demonstrated when the two give farewell advice to Troy:
{{quote| '''Pierce:''' Never wear a rubber.<br />
{{quote| '''Pierce:''' Never wear a rubber.<br />
'''Jeff:''' Never listen to Pierce. }}
'''Jeff:''' Never listen to Pierce. }}
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** Sadly, {{spoiler|Chang turns out to be this too, as he anticipated that they were going to try to pull this and ends up stopping their real plan}}.
** Sadly, {{spoiler|Chang turns out to be this too, as he anticipated that they were going to try to pull this and ends up stopping their real plan}}.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Troy agrees to join the Air-conditioning Repair School.}}
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Troy agrees to join the Air-conditioning Repair School.}}
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Chang's chief lieutenant Joshua is the fireworks obsessed kid from ''[[Super Eight|Super 8]]''.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Chang's chief lieutenant Joshua is the fireworks obsessed kid from ''[[Super Eight|Super 8]]''.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: The Doppel Dean has a wife, turns out.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: The Doppel Dean has a wife, turns out.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Troy completes his bargain {{spoiler|with the AC Repair School}} despite the personal cost because "A man's only as good as his word. [[Metaphorgotten|Or his nod through a camera to a guy with a button.]]"
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Troy completes his bargain {{spoiler|with the AC Repair School}} despite the personal cost because "A man's only as good as his word. [[Metaphorgotten|Or his nod through a camera to a guy with a button.]]"
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* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]}}: {{spoiler|Chang doesn't get any comeuppance, despite keeping the dean held prisoner and nearly burning the school down. Although the next episode apparently subverts this, since Chang is revealed to be living in the City College air-vents, suggesting he at the very least lost his job and is no longer welcome at Greendale}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]}}: {{spoiler|Chang doesn't get any comeuppance, despite keeping the dean held prisoner and nearly burning the school down. Although the next episode apparently subverts this, since Chang is revealed to be living in the City College air-vents, suggesting he at the very least lost his job and is no longer welcome at Greendale}}.
* [[The Ladys Favor]]: {{spoiler|Britta gives Troy a lock of her hair when he leaves to join the AC Repair School.}}
* [[The Ladys Favor]]: {{spoiler|Britta gives Troy a lock of her hair when he leaves to join the AC Repair School.}}
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: The Changlorious Bastards suffer this when the study group get the upper-hand against them, as they're subjected to various indignities common to childhood pranking (stuck in a room suddenly plunged into the dark, menaced by bigger people, getting [[Stuffed Into a Locker]], etc). Considering that in their appearances to this point they've basically been acting like insufferable [[Drunk With Power|power-mad]] little [[Bratty Half Pint|brats]], it's rather fitting.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: The Changlorious Bastards suffer this when the study group get the upper-hand against them, as they're subjected to various indignities common to childhood pranking (stuck in a room suddenly plunged into the dark, menaced by bigger people, getting [[Stuffed Into a Locker]], etc). Considering that in their appearances to this point they've basically been acting like insufferable [[Drunk With Power|power-mad]] little [[Bratty Half-Pint|brats]], it's rather fitting.
* [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]: Chang is dressed like him for his birthday party.
* [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]: Chang is dressed like him for his birthday party.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Jeff is disguised as Ricky Nightshade, a rock 'n' roll magician with obvious overtones of [[Criss Angel Mindfreak|Criss Angel]].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Jeff is disguised as Ricky Nightshade, a rock 'n' roll magician with obvious overtones of [[Criss Angel Mindfreak|Criss Angel]].
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* [[Ship Tease]]: Troy/Britta gets teased a few times.
* [[Ship Tease]]: Troy/Britta gets teased a few times.
{{quote| '''Britta:''' Troy, we are not losing you to save the Dean or Greendale. ''[Meaningfully]'' Or anything. ''Ever''.}}
{{quote| '''Britta:''' Troy, we are not losing you to save the Dean or Greendale. ''[Meaningfully]'' Or anything. ''Ever''.}}
* [[Shout Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** The heist is planned, acted out, and shot like Soderbergh's ''[[Oceans Eleven (Film)|Oceans Eleven]]'' and Pierce even mentions it by name.
** The heist is planned, acted out, and shot like Soderbergh's ''[[Ocean's Eleven (Film)|Oceans Eleven]]'' and Pierce even mentions it by name.
** Abed exaggerates that flooded bathroom will turn the party into ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]''.
** Abed exaggerates that flooded bathroom will turn the party into ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]''.
** Chang's keytar solo begins with "[[Beverly Hills Cop (Film)|Axel F]]."
** Chang's keytar solo begins with "[[Beverly Hills Cop (Film)|Axel F]]."
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* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Annie disguises herself as one of Chang's boy guards.
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Annie disguises herself as one of Chang's boy guards.
* [[We Need a Distraction]]: Used word-for-word by Shirley. [[Dirty Old Man|Pierce being Pierce]], he immediately suggests Annie and Britta employ [[Distracted By the Sexy]] on the guards.
* [[We Need a Distraction]]: Used word-for-word by Shirley. [[Dirty Old Man|Pierce being Pierce]], he immediately suggests Annie and Britta employ [[Distracted By the Sexy]] on the guards.
* [[Wham Episode]]: As a result of the [[Heroic Sacrifice]], {{spoiler|Troy completes his deal with the AC repair group and has to leave the group to go the AC repair school.}}
* [[Wham! Episode]]: As a result of the [[Heroic Sacrifice]], {{spoiler|Troy completes his deal with the AC repair group and has to leave the group to go the AC repair school.}}
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]
{{quote| '''Chang''': You think they'll believe the Greendale Seven and the worst dean ever over the guy who just ''nailed'' an awesome solo?}}
{{quote| '''Chang''': You think they'll believe the Greendale Seven and the worst dean ever over the guy who just ''nailed'' an awesome solo?}}
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