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[[File:trobed_456.jpg|frame|They're just plumbers. Really. In case of doubt, look at their [[Super Mario Bros.|mustaches]] ]]
Chang has kidnapped The Dean and replaced him with a 'Doppledeaner'. The study group attempts to free him on the night of Chang's [[Blatant Lies|"25th"]] Birthday Party, but the school has become a near-impregnable fortress, and in order to save the day Troy might have to make a great sacrifice.
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=== Tropes appearing in this episode of ''[[
* [[Actor Allusion]]: This isn't the first time Donald Glover has [[Mystery Team
* [[The Alcoholic]]: One of the board members excuses his inability to see the very obvious fact that Chang was nuts with his drinking problem.
* [[Answer Cut]]:
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: [[Sarcasm Mode|Sure Chang, it's a prescription throne.]]
* [[Call Back]]:
** Chang's evil scheme is tied to his [[Community
** Britta is [[Community
** At the end of the episode the board members go out for [[Community
** Chang is stroking a stuffed tiger, also known as [[Community
** "[[Community
*** And later:
{{quote| '''Jeff''': We're done right? [[Running Gag|Done? Done? Done? Done?]]}}
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'''Troy:''' Yeah, the word we used was 'doppledeaner'. }}
* [[Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like]]: Dean Pelton had his hopes up that Jeff would be the one to personally rescue him, and is less than thrilled when it is Britta.
* [[Distracted
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]:
{{quote| '''Board member''': Only a matter of time until everyone finds out what happened here. Nobody can sit on something this big.<br />
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{{quote| '''Britta:''' It's just like Stalin back in Russia-times!}}
* [[Double Caper]]
* [[Dressing
* [[Drunk
* [[Evil Laugh]]: A very disturbing and crazy one when Chang brings up the twin sister he ate [[Call Back|in-utero]]: "This one's for ''you'', Connie!"
* [[Evil Plan]]
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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}}.
* [[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 ''[[
* [[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.]]"
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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}}.
* [[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
* [[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]].
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* [[Propaganda Machine]]: Chang's posters and TV ads
* [[Race Against the Clock]]: The group marks time at the beginning of Chang's big solo: they have only nine minutes left.
* [[Riddle for
* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]: Chang, when he captures the group, which he lampshades.
* [[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''.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** The heist is planned, acted out, and shot like Soderbergh's ''[[Ocean's Eleven
** Abed exaggerates that flooded bathroom will turn the party into ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]''.
** Chang's keytar solo begins with "[[Beverly Hills Cop
** Jeff and Chang face off with [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience|color-coded]] stun batons; Chang's is red and double-sided like [[The Phantom Menace
** The moustaches Troy and Abed wear as part of their disguises as plumbers are very similar to those worn by [[Super Mario Bros.|a couple of Italian sibling plumbers who star in a series of video games you may have heard of.]]
*** This is a very subtle one, but also, their name tags say "Barry" and "Rod". Or, you know, [[Gene Roddenberry|Rod and Barry]].
** The acadelmania/rave music the group uses as a [[We Need a Distraction|distraction]] is that of the Blood Bath vampire rave from the film ''[[Blade (
* [[Spies in
* [[Spy Speak]]: One of Chang's guards announces the Dean's escape with, "The pixie has left the toadstool!"
* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]:
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* [[Sudden Downer Ending]]: The goodbye scene with the whole group.
* [[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
* [[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?]]
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