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[S2E11] Is there an episode you skip during rewatches? I usually skip Abed‘s Uncontrollable Christmas
DiscussionLike I said, I'm just here for the cookies.
Annie, nice.
I need help reacting to something
I go out of my way to watch this during Christmas.
OP is literally a grinch.
Right? Every Xmas special is played during the holidays.
Christmas isn't even a thing in my country but I love that episode.
If I rewatch in June the Christmas eps still get watched
I usually skip it cause it hits a little close to home since my little brother has a similar condition to Abed and it gets me too emotional seeing the episode
I promise I‘m not a grinch :(
In fairness, I thought it might have been something deeper... My mum left me and my younger sister in childhood - to integrate into another family, ultimately... I guess anybody who's seen the ep even once can figure why that would be tough. When Abed freezes up, I literally feel it
damn i wanted to be mad. I like it for that exact reason. It hits the emotional beats so well. It makes me tear up every time.;
You ruined my analogy!
20,000 years from now they'll say, The most successful x-mas was todaaaayyyyyy *taser noises
When someone says vanilla isn't sweet, you slap them. There yah go, that's your reaction.
I haven't watched the show in a while due to issues....with completion anxiety but damn how do you skip this one 😢
So I'm really not trying to be rude and I apologise if I am, I've just never heard of it before. What exactly is completion anxiety?
Anxiety about not finishing something entirely.
The first D&D episode but not because I want to.
It’s on Peacock!
Wait for real? Well that's certainly a big one up it has over Netflix.
Netflix dropped Community at start of month didn't they?
Yup. Maybe not everywhere though? Everybody feel free to come in with locations where it’s still available.
Pulled from Hulu too. Peacock seems to be the only place. I hope the first episode isnt shaved down like the netflix version. I first watched it on Hulu and then watching it on Netflix I kept thinking I'm misremembering jokes. Nope its 2m 30s shorter. Cut down for syndication I guess.
yeah it’s the syndicated version. very disappointing
That explains so much! I first watched it on Netflix then bought the DVD set and I kept feeling crazy that there was stuff I didn't remember
I don't think Netflix dropped the show. I think the show was yanked from Netflix because some dipshits at Peacock actually thinks its going to raise subscriptions. I hope the people who use shows like some sort of weapon burn in hell.
Its more likey netflix didnt bother re-upping the contract to stream, not a yanking at all.
Lets not forget peacock are bankrolling the movie so maybe less hate for them.
The movie is going to be on Peacock, calm down boss
I bought the show on dvd since it's off netflix, peacock is streets behind.
I have the DVDs, but Peacock is Streets Ahead. They have The Office (UK, US & Superfan versions), Parks & Rec, The Traitors (US, UK, AUS & NZ). And now Community with AD&D and the upcoming movie. Peacock has been my No. 1 streaming service this year.
Honestly I’m shocked to see so many people praising Netflix on here, I think Netflix has been over priced garbage for years.
Insanely overpriced
Agreed. I will only subscribe to Netflix for a month at a time now if there is something in particular I want to see. I subscribed this month to watch Physical 100 S2 and Three-Body Problem. I discovered a couple days ago that Peacock has the Chinese version "Three-Body," so I am about to start that now.
30 episodes that are 40+ minutes each? Why did you have to tell me about this. I hate and love you so much right now. 3 body problem might be my favorite series I’ve read since Dune.
It also has Scrubs, Columbo, and Poker Face
B99, P&R, 30 rock. On repeat since they've been streamable for me.
Technically yes but it's because peacock took exclusivity
Amazon prime has it too but all leaves in a few days
That’s something not many people can say about good shows and movies
Big shout-out to the 'cock
“The Cock!”
and to the non americans such as myself, good luck finding it
Really??
Yes really. I found out last week on this very sub. I’ve always watched it twice lol.
I have the series on dvd, they'll never take Advanced Dungeons & Dragons away from me
🏴☠️🦜
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1mo
Can’t relate 🏴☠️
Can’t imagine not watching that favorite, definetly top 3 it not the best.
It's on Amazon Prime
Do you mind if I ask what episode and season it is? I'm wondering if it wasn't on Netflix when I watched through the series.
S2, E14 - Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. It's not on Netflix due to Chang wearing very dark makeup to cosplay his dark elf character which was considered by some to be an example of black face ( and to be fair, Shirley does make a statement addressing it in the episode itself, so it's clear that was the intention of the joke in the first place.)
It's still stupid that it was cut though, because the joke is so on the nose that even people who may be offended by it would see how obviously absurd it is. But I guess that's assuming too much of the average person.
Thanks. I just checked Netflix (Japan) and unfortunately the whole show has been removed so I have no idea if I have seen this episode.
Apparently, it means getting fondled by singing mental cases.
Yeah, you made me need to cry in the shower tonight.
Now that you started it, how about 10 more seconds on the third button, eh?
Who taught you therapy? Michael Jackson's dad?
Now that you started how about 10 more seconds on that third button, huh?
Really? This one is great and I'm trying to think of any cringe worthy of skipping... One that comes to mind is the schmitty one hahaha
oNe ThAt CoMeS tO mInD iS tHe ScHmItTy OnE DUHHH!!!
uHh DoEs SCHMITTY nOt LiKe CoMeDy?! DUHHHH
School his ass, Mark!
sCHOoL hIs AsS mArK DUHHHHHH
Mimickry is the lowest form of...... UH DUHHHHH
why are jeff and britta making fun of those handicapped kids?
I was reading this post thinking that there was obviously no episodes I skip. You reminded there was.
Blows my mind how unpopular the schmitty one is, I think it's hilarious.
Always this. It just leans too far into cringe humor for me to enjoy.
I would give this episode up to get the DnD episode back.
I'd give the episode up for nothing
I’d keep the D&D episode banned to have that one removed.
It’s fine. 🏴☠️
I sailed the seas before Netflix, and it looks like I'm back boat afterward
It is on Peacock now. (:
I still say SCHMITTYYYY 😂
This is my least favorite of the fan favorite episodes. I don't dislike it by any stretch and even get a little emotional when Annie and Troy help Abed get past Duncan on the train, but I'm not especially excited for this story and I can't quite put my finger on why.
Fuck I can't help it, I love that episode so much. Watching the study group watch on in palpable disappointment as their two friends argue with teenagers is just a great scene.
G.I. Jeff 🤷♂️
Same here, that style of cartoon never appealed to me as a kid
I never watched that style of cartoon but the writing is hilarious so it easily gets past that for me.
"COBRA!! AVENGE MY TOTALLY PLATONIC FRIEEEEEND!!!"
I never played D&D but can still respect the writing. GI Jeff is amazing
It's such a good episode tho!
Yo JoeBra?!
I was improvising
I riffed that. No wrong answers!
And all the names are a riot.
Cold Shoulder is my favourite.
Buzz Kill still makes me actually LOL
I have three kids!
It's probably to confronting and will put him into a pill induced coma
Hickey trying to do a handspring and breaking his back and getting stuck in place is fucking hilarious tho
Yes, I don’t care for it either
Nah. If im watching im watching it all
The puppet episode, I hate that episode
🎵I never slept with the great Eartha Kitt
wwe dry humped inside of her touuuur buuus🎶
35 acres went up in a blaze
All because I burned an aaaaaant hill
That line haunts me at night.
But it’s sung so beautifully!
I love this one because of Sara Bareilles’ cameo (balloon guide)
I truly love the adventure song, it lifts my spirits
Same here, I don't know what it is but that song gets me emotional every time I hear it
I love the puppets and the guest stars, but I HATE where they all sing what they did wrong. It's such a bummer. And, Pierce doesn't even admit to doing anything wrong, just lying about something we already assumed he was lying about.
The puppet episode legitimately made me stop watching the show while it aired. I didn't know anything about the change in writers, but I could feel something was off with s4, and that was the moment I called it quits.
What, really? This episode won Community its only Emmy (for best animation in a comedy series), but obviously that doesnt mean it has to be your cup of tea; each to their own. I skip season 4. There ARE decent episodes, but I cant be bothered to go through them anymore. Skipping to washed up Jeff is so much easier.
Changnesia and Heroic Origins from S4.
If S4 is cheating then…hmm…
I skip all of s4 oops
Skipping season 4 is streets ahead. Also whatever episode it is where Abed is upset because there is no story? God that one's so annoying. On every rewatch I like Abed less and less.
But, if you skip anything from season 5 (or 6 for that matter) you’re streets behind.
Just by saying anything bad about seasons 5 or 6 you are down to a level four. You now owe me 2000 energon cubes.
I give this comment 2 meow meow beenz
Awww, my meow meow beenz!
One of his best line readings. And that is saying something.
Abed is definitely annoying there, which is what makes Leonard saying "Unsubscribe" so funny.
Let's bail.
I recently rewatched that episode and LOVED that storyline, I thought it was kind of genius
the episode is Basic Story, second to last episode in season 5, btw
The S6 RV episode maybe
No, that's the best episode from season 6 😂
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP CHARGING YOUR PHONES!!!"
EXTRA THICK STRAPS
His monologue about the "vampiric orgy of cell phones" is so perfect and only could've worked so well with Kieth David in the role
Not ironically, those two episodes are just one of the few that I like from S4
That’s fair, they’re my personal least favourite episodes of the series but taste is subjective and I don’t want to take away from your enjoyment.
I skip it if there are people around.
That way they don't see me crying at HOW DAMN TOUCHING IT IS!
This is the great episode and arguably the best Christmas episode in all of TV history.
Naw, the Glee bashing episode was the best.
How is your piano still playing this song
Glee is the answer when questions are wrong
Thats a Top 3 episode for sureeeee!
the best Christmas episode in all of TV history.
The best Christmas episode in all of TV history? It's not even the best Christmas episode of Community!
For me it’s the IASIP Christmas episode. Cant forget classic moments like
“Did you fuck my mom, Santa?” And the bloody battle that follows it
Frank crawling naked and sweaty out of the couch
The shitty attempt to convince Frank his old business partner is haunting him (Jacob Marley gag)
The home video of the Macdonald family breaking into a random family’s house to open and steal their Christmas gifts
And of course the gang throwing rocks at trains at the end
Throwing rocks at trains hits my emotions in a way that no Christmas movie or special can.
10,000 years from now they'll say that the most important Christmas episode was this one.
Seconded.
I watch the three Christmas episodes every Christmas including and especially this one
The Christmas Pterodactyl self-destruct right after the big musical number at the end might be one of my favorite moments of the whole series.
The prisoners on iPads I find hard to watch
Wait why, it's so good!
There's a certain episode where the characters suddenly break into showtunes, act entirely out of character, accept unidentified berries from a stranger in a forest, and are largely portrayed by puppets. Honestly, it's true, and after watching it once and hating it, then watching it again to see if my initial reaction was unfair and ending up hating it more, I always skip it. I'd rather watch Leonard sitting on the toilet, struggling with a bowel movement for an entire episode, than subject myself to that puppet filth again.
(I'm exaggerating for comic effect, by the way, so fans of this episode may be assured that I still love them and think they are fine folk.)
Unsubscribe.
I love this episode but in routine binge watching, I usually skip any holiday ones. This is true for any series I enjoy. But! During Christmas and Halloween I go binge each of those episodes respectively.
Same! No shade to the story, just can only handle so much claymation. I also don’t skip it every time, but maybe every other.
I also can’t stand claymation but I have no idea why. I hated chicken run as a kid.
I'm with you guys and OP, I just don't find it appealing to watch at all.
It's a real thing. Lutumotophobia. I wondered forever why I couldn't watch claymation...
Same, Wallace and Grommet used to make me uncomfortable in a way I couldn’t explain.
Uncanny valley ig
Gonna agree here. I don't skip it per se but I definitely don't pay much attention to it when it's on.
The Schmitties.
ThE sChMiTtIeS uh-duh!
ThE sChMiTtIeS uh-duh! UH-DUH!
School his ass, Mark!
Scott’s Tots for sure
Been in love with claymation ever since growing up with Rudolph and the Miser Brothers.
The episode where troys grandma spanks Britta. It’s just too much cringe
how could you
I understand, its a jarring format change and weird concept to get behind. But if you toss all that aside and just embrace the old school christmas specials its lots of fun.
The one with those high school kids
ThE oNe wiTh ThoSE HigH SchOoL kIds DUUUHHhh
I also skip this one but I have a fear of claymation
Jack Black episode. Every. Single. Time. It's like they embraced his obnoxiousness
One of my favorite episodes because of how ridiculous Jack Black is.
Any reason why?
Can't speak for OP but I generally don't like holiday themed episodes
There are 13 I skip. Weirdly, they all come in a row.
Gi Jeff. Took my third time watching the series though to watch the whole ep. I regret waiting that long though bc it was still a good ep. I just thought it was so out of place with the rest of the season.
I always only watch the first 3 seasons and then 4x8 (Herstory of Dance), 5x3-5x5, 6x1, 6x12, 6x13
Huh. Weird.
Loved that episode. It’s an episode my child loves too.
I laughed my but off when I saw Jeff he for some reason reminded me of chucky
Alternative History of the German Invasion is such a drag for me. Also, not a fan at all of all the retcons and hate for the study group all of a sudden. Easy skip for me
wtf is wrong with you, thats the best christmas episode
Never cared for the G.I. Joe episode.
G.I. Jeff. I can't stand it, it's just so boring!
I enjoyed this episode!
I admit, I do not really like the musical episode, specifically Annie's Christmas Seduction. The rest of the songs are okay.
I skip the regionals. They are sexualising Annie and it makes me uncomfortable. I also don't know what the hell are "regionals".
I skip this episode too because it makes me so emotional, great episode but can be hard to watch if not in the right headspace
G.I. Jeff, apparently its based on some American toy or cartoon or so?
It's based on the 1980s GI Joe animated kids show and toy commercials.
I must watch in exact sequential order.
I don't think there's a single episode I skip. It's one of those rare shows that I don't think has a genuine bad episode
S3's Halloween episode - I've just watched it too many times! I don't hate it, but I'm taking a break from it so I can eventually enjoy it again
Season 4
Yep I skip this one too and the GI Joe episode.
No, I don't skip any episodes. They're only 22 minutes and even less than great Community is often miles ahead of other shows.
Season 4.
Justice for Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas
I honestly usually skip Christmas episodes for most shows until it’s the time of year. There’s exceptions to that rule but this isn’t one of em. It’s a good episode, I’m just not in a mood for a Christmas episode all year round. I’ll admit the S1 holiday episode where Jeff gets into a fight is an exception. But they go out of their way to make it not a full fledged Christmas episode so it’s more palatable
I understand you
Bit of an unpopular opinion but I love this Christmas special and I watch it every year
I guess thanks to Netflix, I always skip the first DnD episode now
No
Contemporary Wine Tasting
I also usually skip that one too! I also tend to skip the one where abed sprays foam on dickeys cartoons, the giant fist one, the darkest timeline finale from s4, and gi Jeff. I actually love the schmitty episode and the puppet episode
I also love the Schmitty episode.
I relate so hard to Jeff and Britta in this one - "I don't know if you've noticed, but Jeff and Britta have the two most fragile egos in the group, losing to these kids will pretty much destroy them." Idk it makes me feel understood so I never skip it lol
Yes, I am in therapy
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