History Recap / CommunityS1E10EnvironmentalScience

* MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber: "Somewhere Out There".

* ActorAllusion: Jeff and Change laughing about Cherry Daiquiri - which was the name of GillianJacobs' character in the film version of ''Literature/{{Choke}}''.

* [[EekAMouse Eek A Rat]]

* IntersceneDiegetic : Abed starts one by singing "Somewhere Out There", and it continues through two other scenes.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNwmqY9cCU This clip]] is one of the show's most popular on Website/YouTube, if not ''the'' most popular outside the Troy-Abed tag scenes at the end of each episode. In it, the Bro Rape guy and an Indian actor sing "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" at a mouse in a vent; the naked Chinese mobster from ''Film/TheHangover'' does an Irish tango kind of thing, screams, and starts making out with his dance partner as the host of ''Series/TheSoup'' silently watches; and that woman who worked with [[Series/TheOfficeUS Dwight when he was at Staples]] talks very slowly about "orgasmically delicious" brownies in front of a mesmerized class (and briefly impersonates Creator/JackNicholson from ''Film/TheShining''), while Chevy Chase waves a sandwich in the air.

* SquirrelsInMyPants

* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNwmqY9cCU This clip]] is one of the show's most popular on Website/YouTube, if not ''the'' most popular outside the Troy-Abed tag scenes at the end of each episode. In it, the Bro Rape guy and an Indian actor sing "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" at a mouse in a vent; the naked Chinese mobster from ''TheHangover'' does an Irish tango kind of thing, screams, and starts making out with his dance partner as the host of ''TheSoup'' silently watches; and that woman who worked with [[Series/TheOfficeUS Dwight when he was at Staples]] talks very slowly about "orgasmically delicious" brownies in front of a mesmerized class (and briefly impersonates Creator/JackNicholson from ''Film/TheShining''), while Chevy Chase waves a sandwich in the air.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNwmqY9cCU This clip]] is one of the show's most popular on Website/YouTube, if not ''the'' most popular outside the Troy-Abed tag scenes at the end of each episode. In it, the Bro Rape guy and an Indian actor sing "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" at a mouse in a vent; the naked Chinese mobster from ''TheHangover'' does an Irish tango kind of thing, screams, and starts making out with his dance partner as the host of ''TheSoup'' silently watches; and that woman who worked with [[Series/TheOfficeUS Dwight when he was at Staples]] talks very slowly about "orgasmically delicious" brownies in front of a mesmerized class (and briefly impersonates JackNicholson from ''Film/TheShining''), while Chevy Chase waves a sandwich in the air.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNwmqY9cCU This clip]] is one of the show's most popular on Website/YouTube, if not ''the'' most popular outside the Troy-Abed tag scenes at the end of each episode. In it, [[HeyItsThatGuy the Bro Rape guy]] and an Indian actor sing "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" at a mouse in a vent; [[HeyItsThatGuy the naked Chinese mobster from]] ''TheHangover'' does an Irish tango kind of thing, screams, and starts making out with his dance partner as [[HeyItsThatGuy the host of]] ''TheSoup'' silently watches; and [[HeyItsThatGuy that woman who worked with]] [[Series/TheOfficeUS Dwight when he was at Staples]] talks very slowly about "orgasmically delicious" brownies in front of a mesmerized class (and briefly impersonates JackNicholson from ''Film/TheShining''), while Chevy Chase waves a sandwich in the air.

* NamesTheSame: The Dean plans on booking Music/GreenDay to perform, and accidentally ends up with some sort of Celtic folk band called Greene Daeye.

'''Chang:''' Thank you, Britta. ''TWENTY PAGES'' on ''ASSKISSING!''

* LaserGuidedKarma: Jeff takes advantage of Chang's vulnerability and gets himself out of the homework assignment by playing along with Chang's attempts at making friends, betraying his friends in the process. Then. feeling guilty, Jeff arranges for Chang to get back with his wife, prompting Chang to call off the homework assignment ... for everyone except Jeff, having by this point clocked what Jeff was originally up to and not appreciating it.

* SherlockScan: Jeff uses one to deduce Chang's wife left him [[ClueEvidenceAndASmokingGun (Chang wore the same shirt twice in a week, said that the Spanish word for "wife" meant "liar" in class, and has a post-it note saying "enjoy it while it lasts" on his office's framed photo of him and his wife)]]. Jeff explains he used to read juries like this as an attorney, to figure out the best angles to use in court.

* SherlockScan: Jeff uses one to deduce Chang's wife left him (Chang wore the same shirt twice in a week, said that the Spanish word for "wife" meant "liar" in class, and has a post-it note saying "enjoy it while it lasts" on his office's framed photo of him and his wife). Jeff explains he used to read juries like this as an attorney, to figure out the best angles to use in court.

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* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[hhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNwmqY9cCU This clip]] is one of the show's most popular on Website/YouTube, if not ''the'' most popular outside the Troy-Abed tag scenes at the end of each episode. In it, [[HeyItsThatGuy the Bro Rape guy]] and an Indian actor sing "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" at a mouse in a vent; [[HeyItsThatGuy the naked Chinese mobster from]] ''TheHangover'' does an Irish tango kind of thing, screams, and starts making out with his dance partner as [[HeyItsThatGuy the host of]] ''TheSoup'' silently watches; and [[HeyItsThatGuy that woman who worked with]] [[Series/TheOfficeUS Dwight when he was at Staples]] talks very slowly about "orgasmically delicious" brownies in front of a mesmerized class (and briefly impersonates JackNicholson from ''Film/TheShining''), while Chevy Chase waves a sandwich in the air.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZJHamGNOFQ This clip]] is one of the show's most popular on Website/YouTube, if not ''the'' most popular outside the Troy-Abed tag scenes at the end of each episode. In it, [[HeyItsThatGuy the Bro Rape guy]] and an Indian actor sing "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" at a mouse in a vent; [[HeyItsThatGuy the naked Chinese mobster from]] ''TheHangover'' does an Irish tango kind of thing, screams, and starts making out with his dance partner as [[HeyItsThatGuy the host of]] ''TheSoup'' silently watches; and [[HeyItsThatGuy that woman who worked with]] [[Series/TheOfficeUS Dwight when he was at Staples]] talks very slowly about "orgasmically delicious" brownies in front of a mesmerized class (and briefly impersonates JackNicholson from ''Film/TheShining''), while Chevy Chase waves a sandwich in the air.

* GreenAesop: Parodied; the Dean decides to celebrate Green Week and announces that he's change the name of the college to Envirodale, only to be told the school is already named '''Green'''dale. The Dean then orders the 5,000 leaflets he's had printed with "Envirodale" on it destroyed, and another 5,000 printed up with Greendale in them.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZJHamGNOFQ This clip]] is one of the show's most popular on Website/YouTube, if not ''the'' most popular outside the Troy-Abed tag scenes at the end of each episode. In it, [[HeyItsThatGuy the Bro Rape guy]] and an Indian actor sing "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" at a mouse in a vent; [[HeyItsThatGuy the naked Chinese mobster from]] ''TheHangover'' does an Irish tango kind of thing, screams, and starts making out with his dance partner as [[HeyItsThatGuy the host of]] ''TheSoup'' silently watches; and [[HeyItsThatGuy that woman who worked with]] [[TheOffice Dwight when he was at Staples]] talks very slowly about "orgasmically delicious" brownies in front of a mesmerized class (and briefly impersonates JackNicholson from ''Film/TheShining''), while Chevy Chase waves a sandwich in the air.

* AccidentalInnuendo:
--> '''Annie''': You have to get Chang to call off some of this homework. You're the one with the silver tongue.\\
'''Pierce''': Go tongue Chang.

* CrossesTheLineTwice:
--> '''Dean''': I'm here to kick off the first day of a new tradition at our school called "Green Week!"
--> '''Pierce''': First we give a month to black history, now we're [[ComicallyMissingThePoint blowing 7 days on the Irish]].
* DudeNotFunny: In Spanish, Chang calls Pierce 'old'; Abed 'ugly'; and [[UnacceptableTargets Shirley and Troy]] [[EverythingIsRacist 'dirty']].
--> '''Troy''': DUDE.

* Foreshadowing: Dean watching buff men dressed as dalmatians on the internet. "[[CommunityS1E25PascalsTriangleRevisited This better not awaken anything in me]]"

* SadistTeacher: Chang is shown to be especially petty and vindictive when dealing with his students.

--> '''Dean''': I'm here to kick of the first day of a new tradition at our school called "Green Week!"

* SherlockScan: Jeff uses one to deduce Chang's wife left him (Chang wore the same shirt twice in a week, taught the Spanish word for "wife" meant "liar" in class, and has a post-it note saying "enjoy it while it lasts" on his office's framed photo of him and his wife). Jeff explains he used to read juries like this as an attorney, to figure out the best angles to use in court.