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* [[Acceptable Professional Targets]]: In the pilot, as soon as everyone learns Jeff's a lawyer, they groan in disgust.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Why is old guy Leonard always acting so coarse and wild? He's living the young teen college experience he never got to have ([[Stalag 17|being in a POW camp and all]]).
** This may have just become a [[Sure Why Not]] as of [[Community/Recap/S2
** The characters themselves go back-and-forth over whether Pierce is an inherent, fundamental and completely irredeemable [[Jerkass]] or whether he's just a lonely but socially inept old man who just wants to make friends but has no clue how, and merely ends up lashing out whenever his overtures are rejected.
** Abed; [[Lovable Nerd]] [[The Woobie|Woobie]] with numerous psychological and emotional problems who uses pop culture as a way of trying to connect to people, or [[Manipulative Bastard]] who enjoys pulling strings to get people into trouble that resembles his favourite movies and TV shows?
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** After ''[[Glee]]'' and ''Community'' had each run for a single season, ''Community'' wasn't nominated for a single award at the 2010 Emmys. ''Glee'' was nominated for '''nineteen''' (although it only won four).
** No nominations whatsoever despite critical and commercial acclaim. McHale lampshaded this on episodes of ''[[The Soup]]'' when the Emmys rolled around, citing ''[[The Soup]]'' as the cause of Community's snubbing.
* [[Awesome Music]]: Dan Harmon believes that many an episode has only truly come together after Ludwig finished scoring the music.
** ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120507035859/http://www.hulu.com/watch/357652/community-starburns-memorial-video#s-p3-sr-i1 He will neeeeever die!]''
* [[Badass Decay]]: In the first paintball episode, Chang is [[The Dragon]] and brings his own weapons. In the second, he's an incompetent moron who continually betrays the groups he latches on to. Of course, the entire second season was largely dedicated to giving Chang a near-constant [[Humiliation Conga]], so this is perhaps understandable.
** Also, he was unarmed the entire time, and spent most of that time (that we see) tied up and blindfolded.
* [[
* [[Complete Monster]]:
** {{spoiler|Pierce}} was borderline becoming one during most of Season 2, with [[Community/Recap/S2
** Chang becomes one in season three with his plot to take over the school and turn it into a dictatorship with him as the head. That would be bad enough but his methods include kidnapping the Dean, expelling the study group, trying to get them think they are insane and then planning on burning down the school, killing everyone to cover up his scam (though that was because he thought [[Too Dumb to Live|fire couldn't pass through doors]]).
* [[Creator's Pet]]: Rich, to Jeff.
** The study group will always stand up for Jeff no matter what a jerk he is. Then again, the study group will ultimately stand up for ''any'' of their members no matter how big jerks they can be (they're kind of [[True Companions]] that way).
* [[Crosses the Line Twice]]:
** An excerpt from "Environmental Science" that was used standalone to promote the show. It's too long to present in its entirety here: see [[Community/Quotes|the Quotes page]].
** When Pierce is playing 'Pictionary' and draws a swastika to convey a windmill, saying that Rabbi Chang should know what it is.
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* [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]: Jeff and Annie.
** How much do some fans prefer this couple you may ask? Enough to vote them [http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b229149_tvs_top_couples_2011_winner.html TV's Top Couples 2011] despite the fact they are not a canon couple.
** Abed and Annie also have a vocal fandom that seems to be growing. It helps that the character's actors, Alison Brie and Danny Pudi, ship it themselves.
* [[Foe Yay]]: Between the deans of Greendale and City. Laid on pretty thick in [[Community/Recap/S2
** And again in "For A Few Paintballs More".
* [[Friendly Fandoms]]: Lets just say that ''[[Inspector Spacetime]]'' was very well received by both ''[[Community]]'' fans and ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fans.
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** Also starting in "Remedial Chaos Theory" shows her capable of physical comedy and in general being pathetically funny.
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: In the episode Paradigms of Human Memory, there is a flashback to Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas, however it is seen through the eyes of the other characters. Puts a much darker light on the former (with the other characters lampshading that it wasn't as fun as Jeff and Britta seemed to be remembering), and really makes you think about [[Nightmare Fuel|snowman Chang's bottom button...]]
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]:
** In the Season 1 Finale, Abed is using a banana to do impressions: (Banana on forehead- Banana Rhino. Banana over top lip- Banana Sam Elliot. ''Banana over eyes- '''Banana Levar Burton'''''.) What makes it perfect is Troy being the only person who laughs at the last one.
** Not that it wasn't funny to begin with, but [[Furry Fandom|pretty much everything]] [[Camp Gay|Dean Pelton does]][[Creepy Crossdresser|/has ever done,]] now that his actor (Jim Rash) ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTT2PMzeeh0 is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter.]'' Especially with how a season 3 episode has him writing and directing a tv advert for the college. Trying to keep in mind he's won an award in real life while seeing how bad and crazy things get can be a bit difficult.
* [[Ho Yay]]:
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{{quote|'''Annie:''' Troy... the other day, after Spanish, I thought he was trying to hold my hand, but... he'd just mistaken me for Abed.}}
*** In one episode Abed described Troy as his other half.
*** Then there were the famous lines from Star Wars in Epidemiology.
{{quote|'''Troy:''' I love you!
'''Abed:''' I know. }}
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** Annie and Britta [[Les Yay|have slowly been getting more of this,]] mostly in the form of [[Fan Service]]. Watch the video clip under [[Crack Pairing]] above and note how Annie smiles...
*** Annie moving to kiss Britta when they've been mistaken for lesbians at the Valentine's Day dance.
** At least one of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101208054350/http://www.hulu.com/watch/190089/community-office-hours-pamplet-serious#x-1,vclip,1,0 Human beings is] female, and enjoys sniffing the underwear of cheerleaders...
** From "The Science Of Illusion".
{{quote|'''Pierce:''' ''(crying)'' Troy, do you want a [[Double Entendre|bite of my wand]]?<br />
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* [[Idiosyncratic Ship Naming]]: Indyshipping, for Annie/Abed, based on the gift Annie got for Abed in Intro to Psychology.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]:
** Pierce, lately. While he is unquestionably a jerkass, it's also made quite clear that he's desperately lonely and needy; it is possible to feel sorry for him at times. [[Community/Recap/S2
** Chang, in season two. See [[The Woobie]] below.
** The eldery gang of hooligans, the Hipsters, from "Messanic Myths and Filmaking". {{spoiler|After the car stealing incident, no one's family was willing to bail them out of holding}}. Simply put, No one wants to be near them because they're assholes but they're assholes because no one wants to be around them.
** Season 3 seems to be casting Jeff in this role.
* [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]]: Annie/Abed. Annie/Jeff. Annie/Troy. Annie/Señor Chang. Annie/Britta. Annie/Professor Duncan. Notice anything all those pairings have in common?
** It's quite telling that even discounting [[Community/Recap/S1
*** They said they ''try''. They never said they succeeded.
* [[Love It or Hate It]]: "[[Community/Recap/S3
* [[Memetic Mutation]]:
** "I have the weirdest boner."
** "Annie's pretty young. We try not to sexualize her."
** Whovians were quick to latch onto the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Affectionate Parody]] "[[Inspector Spacetime]]" from the third season premiere.[http://inspectorspacetimeconfessions.tumblr.com/ There's even a parody Tumblr confessions blog] for it now.
** "Six seasons and a movie!" began as a [[Take That]] at ''[[The Cape (trope)]]'', but has quickly morphed into the rallying cry for fans who don't want the show to get cancelled.
** Streets ahead.
*** And if you don't know what that means, you're clearly streets behind.
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** Abed has to be a troper.
** Dan Harmon, the creator of the show, apparently reads a lot online about the show and adjusts it based on feedback. Abed's [[Meta Guy]] status and the lampshade hanging on it in season two includes references to the paintball episode that suggests he's read the Crowning Pages.
* [[Portmanteau Couple Name]]: "Trobed" for Troy/Abed seems to be catching up after "Remedial Chaos Theory," though it's used just as much for shipping them as it is for referring to them in a friendship kind of way.
* [[Rescued
{{quote|'''Britta:''' Do you know sugar is like baby meth? That’s what my homeopath says.}}
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: Twelve hours after the announcement of Dan Harmon's firing, the majority of the fandom had already given this treatment to the still-theoretical forth season.
* [[Ship-to-Ship Combat]]: Community fans get along well generally, but there is some Britta vs. Annie sparring when it comes to who will end up with Jeff. If you root for Jeff/Britta as your OTP, Jeff/Annie shippers will have a field day ranting about how unlikable Britta is or how the duo lacks romantic chemistry. If you openly advocate Jeff/Annie, the BP&J shippers will declare their disgust with the age gap and claim that their massive differences could never be reconcilable in a relationship. Shippers of all other pairings seem to be much more civil.
** Many Troy/Britta shippers are at least a little bitter that their ship is getting the stereotype of being a [[Ship Mates|side-dish]] that people only ship because they want to clear the way for Jeff/Annie.
* [[Ship Mates]]: Fans of Jeff/Annie will often ship Troy/Britta, who in Season 1 were romantically linked to Annie and Jeff respectively in canon. On the flip-side, Jeff/Britta shippers will often ship Troy/Annie (and increasingly commonly, Annie/Abed), in order to keep Annie away from Jeff.
** Annie/Abed fans have a slight problem doing this in a way that helps their ship. If they ship Troy/Britta it leaves the Jeff/Annie ship open. If they ship Jeff/Britta it leaves the earlier Annie/Troy ship open.
* [[Squick]]: Jeff and Annie's relationship has become very big brother\little sister, but now that she's getting older it's getting creepy.
{{quote|'''Jeff:''' But now you're becoming this mature, self possessed, intelligent young woman, and I can't keep patting you on the head or talking down to you.
'''Annie:''' But I like how close we are; I don't wanna grow up if it means losing what we have.
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* [[Too Good to Last]]: Subverted? Ratings for the show, weren't that great begin with, tanked in the third season, and NBC put it on hiatus for several months. However, since it just got its fourth season, perhaps this is now subverted?
** Maybe double-plus unsubverted, since season 4 will be only 13 episodes long, run in the [[Friday Night Death Slot]], and be without Dan Harmon at the helm. More than one commenter has opined that the Darkest Timeline has indeed come to pass.
* [[Uncanny Valley]]: The stop-motion figures in [[Community/Recap/S2
** Possible [[Fridge Brilliance]] as we see all the events through Abed's perspective, and he's experiencing a mental breakdown throughout the episode.
** Annie's {{spoiler|werewolf transformation}} in her scary story from [[Community/Recap/S3
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]:
** In "English as a Second Language", people are convincing [[Token Minority|Troy]] to be a plumber instead of staying in school. Played for laughs as usual.
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*** Buddhist troper here to say that no part of Pierce's religion has been even vaguely accurate. And we tend not to use the swastika in the west. It's really, really, ''really'' not worth it. That symbol has been [[Ruined FOREVER]].
*** Though Pierce uses the term Buddha, the religion is really more of a parody of Scientology. Considering the amount of flak said religion can rain down, it's perhaps understandable that the show tried to cover it up with something so absurdly inaccurate that most people would know it's wrong.
** The portrayal of the homosexual community in "[[Community/Recap/S3
* [[Unpopular Popular Character]]:
** Pierce and Chang. Both are often barely tolerated by the rest of the group, but they're popular characters with the fans.
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** Abed also becomes this, particularly in "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas".
*** Then the second half of Season 3 hits, exploring more of Abed we never knew. ''Virtual Systems Analysis'' has major insight to his issues.
** All of the main characters, and more than a few of the minor ones, have had their moment of Woobie-dom; no matter how big a [[Jerkass]] they might be at times it's also quite clear that they're all broken and vulnerable people to some extent.
** Todd in the third episode of season 3.
** The Dean can become like this, at times.
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