History Recap / CommunityS5E01Repilot

One year after graduating from Greendale, Jeff Winger's attempts to redefine himself as a lawyer with a conscience have failed and his law practice is collapsing. Just before he hits rock bottom, his old friend / enemy Alan contacts him with a possible lifeline -- a bridge designed by former Greendale alum Martin Humphries has collapsed, and Humphries has responded by initiating a lawsuit against "the one school reckless enough to give him a degree in Engineering". Alan sends Jeff back to his old school to gather information on Humphries, but when Jeff insinuates himself back into the school with the suggestion of forming a "Save Greendale" committee, his old friends from his study group return, unaware of his true reasons for being there.

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"Andre left again."]]

* TimeSkip: Season 4 ended in the middle of a school year, and we only saw Jeff and Pierce graduate. This season skips past the rest of that year, to a point where all of the study group members have graduated, and their lives are in shambles.

* CrusadingLawyer: Jeff tried to be this. Didn't work out.

* {{Hologram}}: The Pierce Hawthorne Museum of Gender Sensitivity and Sexual Potency has one [[spoiler:of Pierce]].

** He uses this to persuade the study group to sue the school, pointing out how they [[{{Flanderization}} became 'cartoon characters' of themselves while at the school and are hopelessly ill-equipped to survive after graduation;

** He delivers one to Alan after his AmoralAttorney persona has awoken, pointing out that as bad as Alan is, he's nothing compared to Jeff at his worst and really shouldn't have "stomped on his grave";

* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Chevy Chase shows up as a hologram of Pierce Hawthorne.]]

One year after graduating from Greendale, Jeff Winger's attempts to redefine himself as a lawyer with a conscience have failed and his law practice is collapsing. Before he hits rock bottom, his old friend / enemy Alan contacts him with a possible lifeline -- a bridge designed by former Greendale alum Martin Humphries has collapsed, and Humphries has responded by initiating a lawsuit against "the one school reckless enough to give him a degree in Engineering". Alan sends Jeff back to his old school to gather information on Humphries, but when Jeff insinuates himself back into the school with the suggestion of forming a "Save Greendale" committee, his old friends from his study group return, unaware of his true reasons for being there.

* DespairEventHorizon: Jeff's teetering on the edge of one after his business collapses, but he's pushed over it when he learns that [[spoiler: the Dean actually ''did'' destroy Martin Humphries' records.]] He then spends the rest of the episode manipulating the rest of the study group to this point when he persuades them to sue the campus.

* NoodleIncident: The Pierce Hawthorne Museum of Gender Sensitivity and Sexual Potency was opened in compliance with a court order [[spoiler: Pierce's hologram]] is "legally not allowed to discuss" (although it apparently involved sexual harassment). Pierce also apparently has "no legal right" to be at Greendale anymore, presumably for similar reasons.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: [[spoiler: Pierce]]'s ''Franchise/StarWars'' ShoutOut
* ShoutOut: Several to Season 9 of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', which underwent a similar 'repilot' process. [[spoiler: One of Zach Braff's voiceovers from this show closes out the episode.]]

* DespairEventHorizon: Jeff's teetering on the edge of one after his business collapses, but he's pushed over it when he learns that [[spoiler: the Dean actually ''did'' destroy Martin Humphries' records.]] He then spends the rest of the episode manipulating the rest of the study group to this point when he

* AmoralAttorney: Jeff's attempts to subvert this as a "Hero at Law" are a dismal failure, and he gradually begins to revert

'''Jeff:''' It's the number of my business!\\

!!''Community'' Season 5, ep 1 "Repilot
Jeff and Alan's law practice is collapsing. Also collapsing is a bridge designed by Greendale alum Martin Humphries. As a last resort Alan takes on the case against Humphries and sends Jeff to get his school records. Dean Pelton has shredded the records to protect the school and his job, but Jeff thinks he has a better case in getting the old study group to sue Greendale for ruining their lives. He also aggressively takes the case away from Alan. After forming them into a phoney "Save Greendale" committee, he manipulates them into confessing their disappointing lives. The group is ready to sue, even after Alan reveals that Jeff has been playing them. Jeff has a vision that troubles him, though, and tells Dean Pelton to try and make Greendale a better school. The Dean, in turn, convinces Jeff to take a low-playing teaching job.

* {{Deconstruction}}: The whole episode is centered around what happens after you graduate from a school like Greendale. And the results are NOT pretty.

Jeff and Alan's law practice is collapsing. Also collapsing is a bridge designed by Greendale alum Wayne Humphries. As a last resort Alan takes on the case against Humphries and sends Jeff to get his school records. Dean Pelton has shredded the records to protect the school and his job, but Jeff thinks he has a better case in getting the old study group to sue Greendale for ruining their lives. He also aggressively takes the case away from Alan. After forming them into a phoney "Save Greendale" committee, he manipulates them into confessing their disappointing lives. The group is ready to sue, even after Alan reveals that Jeff has been playing them. Jeff has a vision that troubles him, though, and tells Dean Pelton to try and make Greendale a better school. The Dean, in turn, convinces Jeff to take a low-playing teaching job.