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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The Germans use nonsensical words that nonetheless sound German like "foosenschaften", "freudenk(r)atzen" and "schpankin'".

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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The Germans use nonsensical or irrelevant words that nonetheless sound like "foosenschaften"[[note]]German for "affiliation"[[/note]], "freudenk(r)atzen"[[note]]German for "joy cats" (no 'R') or "joy scratching" (with the 'R')[[/note]] and "schpankin'"[[note]]Not a real German like "foosenschaften", "freudenk(r)atzen" and "schpankin'".word[[/note]].



* ElSpanishO: Jeff says they're gonna "kick das Butt" when he tries to threaten the German students.

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* ElSpanishO: Jeff says they're gonna "kick [[Film/DasBoot das Butt" Butt]]" when he tries to threaten the German students.
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* GutturalGrowler: Annie delivers a surprisingly good imitation of Bale's Batman voice, though she concludes it's not convincing enough for faking a [[invoked]]DVDCommentary.
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** [[Recap/CommunityS2E24ForAFewPaintballsMore Once again]], Annie briefly falls for Abed's heroic persona.
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* AbsenteeActor: Ken Jeong and Jim Rash as Chang and the Dean, respectively.
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* VagueAge: One of the younger kids in Jeff's flashback resembles a young Abed.

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* VagueAge: One of the younger kids in Jeff's flashback resembles a young Abed.Abed though a later episode reveals it wasn't him since he didn't know about Shirley bullying Jeff as a kid.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Shirley is horrified when she realizes Jeff was the kid she humiliated. She feels even worse when Jeff nearly ends their friendship.



* OnlySaneMan: Troy takes this role for once, complete with increasingly panicked and exasperated LampshadeHanging that this is ''supposed'' to be Annie's job. Being Troy, he sprinkles this with appreciation of his grappling hook gift being used and encouragement of Abed interrogating the landlord.

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* OnlySaneMan: Troy takes this role for once, complete with increasingly panicked and exasperated LampshadeHanging that this is ''supposed'' to be Annie's job. Being Troy, he sprinkles this with an appreciation of his grappling hook gift being used and encouragement of Abed interrogating the landlord.
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more context.


** Annie/Abed. Although technically, once again it's more Annie/A Character Abed's Playing (in this case Batman).
** And for once, Jeff and Shirley.

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** Annie/Abed. She visibly swoons when he strokes her face. Although technically, once again it's more Annie/A Character Abed's Playing (in this case Batman).
** And for once, Jeff and Shirley.Shirley spend most of the episode bonding and coming to an understanding about themselves. The episode ends with a vision of them as children walking off arm in arm.
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* StupidlyLongFillerSound: Annie lets out a panicked one as Abed is preparing to rappel down the fire escape.
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-->"Ho. Ly. CRAP!"

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-->"Ho.--->"Ho. Ly. CRAP!"



* TrickedIntoSigning: One of the perks included in the [[Film/TheDarkKnight Dark Knight]] [[invoked]]LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition is a Creator/ChristianBale autograph with "customized message of up to four words". Troy and Abed use the four words to make Bale write "''[[PassingTheTorch Abed is Batman now.]]''"

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* TrickedIntoSigning: One of the perks included in the [[Film/TheDarkKnight ''[[Film/TheDarkKnight Dark Knight]] Knight]]'' [[invoked]]LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition DVD set is a Creator/ChristianBale autograph with "customized message of up to four words". Troy and Abed use the four words to make Bale write "''[[PassingTheTorch Abed is Batman now.]]''"
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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Abed buys one of ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' for only $299.

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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: [[invoked]]LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Abed buys one of ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' for only $299.



* TrickedIntoSigning: One of the perks included in the [[Film/TheDarkKnight Dark Knight]] LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition is a Creator/ChristianBale autograph with "customized message of up to four words". Troy and Abed use the four words to make Bale write "''[[PassingTheTorch Abed is Batman now.]]''"

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* TrickedIntoSigning: One of the perks included in the [[Film/TheDarkKnight Dark Knight]] LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition [[invoked]]LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition is a Creator/ChristianBale autograph with "customized message of up to four words". Troy and Abed use the four words to make Bale write "''[[PassingTheTorch Abed is Batman now.]]''"

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--->'''Troy:''' Let's not leap to thing-doing, right Annie?

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--->'''Troy:''' Let's not leap to thing-doing, right Annie?''thing-doing''... right, Annie??



** Troy hums the same tune that played on the radio in [[Recap/CommunityS3E05HorrorFictionInSevenSpookySteps Abed's Halloween story]].

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** Troy hums the same tune [[https://youtu.be/3TX_W_CMwT8 tune]] that played on the radio in [[Recap/CommunityS3E05HorrorFictionInSevenSpookySteps Abed's Halloween story]].



--> '''Britta:''' I'm volunteering at the animal hospital.\\
'''Troy:''' (''excited'') Animal hospital?\\
'''Abed:''' The animals are the patients.\\
'''Troy:''' (''sad'') Oh, that makes sense.

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--> '''Britta:''' '''Britta''': I'm volunteering at the animal hospital.\\
'''Troy:''' (''excited'') '''Troy''' ''[excited]'': Animal hospital?\\
'''Abed:'''
hospital?!\\
'''Abed''':
The animals are the patients.\\
'''Troy:''' (''sad'') '''Troy''' ''[sad]'': Oh, that makes sense.



** Troy is humming the Muzak from Abed's halloween story in "[[Recap/CommunityS3E05HorrorFictionInSevenSpookySteps Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps]]".

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** Troy is humming the Muzak smooth jazz from Abed's halloween story in "[[Recap/CommunityS3E05HorrorFictionInSevenSpookySteps Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps]]".



* DarkReprise: Troy hums "Daybreak" when he finds Annie and the broken DVD. He hums it again, while sobbing, as he walks away.

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* DarkReprise: Troy hums "Daybreak" "[[https://youtu.be/3TX_W_CMwT8 Daybreak]]" when he finds Annie and the broken DVD. He hums it again, while sobbing, as he walks away.



* GutturalGrowler: Annie delivers a surprisingly good imitation of Bale's Batman voice, though she concludes it's not convincing enough for faking the DVDCommentary.

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* GutturalGrowler: Annie delivers a surprisingly good imitation of Bale's Batman voice, though she concludes it's not convincing enough for faking the DVDCommentary.a [[invoked]]DVDCommentary.



--> '''Shirley''': You don't know me.

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--> '''Shirley''': -->'''Shirley''': You don't know me.



* IgnoredConfession: When Annie finally comes out confessing about her plot, Abed doesn't believe her thinking she is just trying to protect him.

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* IgnoredConfession: When Annie finally comes out confessing about her plot, Abed doesn't believe her thinking and assumes she is just trying to protect him.



* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Abed buys one of ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' for only $299.



* NationalStereotypes: Jeff mockingly asks the Germans why they aren't busy making weird art films and [[GermanicEfficiency well-engineered cars.]]

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* NationalStereotypes: Jeff mockingly asks the Germans why they aren't busy making [[GermanExpressionism weird art films films]] and [[GermanicEfficiency well-engineered cars.]]



--> '''Troy''': (''exasperated'') Your moving in was supposed to tone us down!

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--> '''Troy''': (''exasperated'') '''Troy''' ''[exasperated]'': Your moving in was supposed to tone us down!



* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The explanation that at the end tag, the viewer has been treated to "Leonard's! FOOD! ''REVIEW''!!"

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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The explanation PunctuatedForEmphasis:
**Jeff after realizing
that Shirley is a HiddenBadass at foosball:
-->"Ho. Ly. CRAP!"
**There's also one in
the [[TheTag end tag, tag]] when the viewer has is informed that they've just been treated to "Leonard's! FOOD! ''REVIEW''!!"


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* TrickedIntoSigning: One of the perks included in the [[Film/TheDarkKnight Dark Knight]] LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition is a Creator/ChristianBale autograph with "customized message of up to four words". Troy and Abed use the four words to make Bale write "''[[PassingTheTorch Abed is Batman now.]]''"
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* AbsenteeActor: Ken Jeong and Jim Rash as Chang and the Dean, respectively.
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-->'''Officer Cackowski''': This guy sleeps outside your room, though, and that's okay?

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-->'''Officer Cackowski''': This guy sleeps outside your room, though, and that's ''that's'' okay?
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* HypocriticalHumor: Annie protests that she doesn't feel safe living in the same building as her shoe-fetishist landlord ''despite having just encouraged Abed to break into his apartment and menace him under false pretenses.'' The officer also points out that she seems willing to overlook some [[CloudCuckoolander imbalanced behavior]] closer to home.
-->'''Officer Cackowski''': This guy sleeps outside your room, though, and that's okay?
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mis-use: The ironic twist joke is obviously intended by the writers but the word "schadenfreude" never appears in the episode.


** And then the ironic twist, "I wish there was a word for the joy I feel at your misfortune."

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