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* MacGyvering: Parodied. The things Elroy needs to make his own telepresence device are a broom, an RC car, an iPad, and... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers an elaborate gyroscopic servomotor]] (which they apparently find offscreen).
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* MacGyvering: Parodied. The things Elroy needs to make his own telepresence device are a broom, an RC car, an iPad, and... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers an elaborate gyroscopic servomotor]] servomotor (which they apparently find offscreen).
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* MacGyvering: Parodied. The things Elroy needs to make his own telepresence device are a broom, an RC car, an iPad, and... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers an elaborate gyroscopic servomotor]] (which they apparently find offscreen).
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* TheReveal: Inverted. The Dean is shocked to discover that Willy is ''not'' in fact, a murderer, but was falsely accused of a crime someone else committed and is in the middle of a successful appeal with new DNA evidence. Willy just enjoys how charismatic this reputation of danger makes him.
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* WimpFight: Between Willy's telepresence device and Jeff's telepresence device.
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* CutawayGag: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Abed intentionally did something humorous in the past, just in case he needs a scene to cut to in the future.
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* CutawayGag: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Abed intentionally did something humorous in the past, just in case he needs a scene to cut to in the future. And then subverted when the second thing Abed set up (Leonard [[NakedPeopleAreFunny fully nude]] and [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent covered with lizards]]) was too gross for the camera to cut to.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Britta gives a long and convoluted explanation of how she ''thinks'' this phrase originated.
-->'''Britta''': [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant I guess I just assumed]] that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.\\
-->'''Britta''': [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant I guess I just assumed]] that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.\\
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** Britta gives a long and convoluted explanation of how she ''thinks'' this phrase originated.
-->'''Britta''': --->'''Britta''': [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant I guess I just assumed]] that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.\\
** Britta gives a long and convoluted explanation of how she ''thinks'' this phrase originated.
*** True to form, Britta gets her party by manipulating Abed into filming people who are "party[ing] like there's no tomorrow". Abed takes this ''literally'' and films people partying through the night and into the next morning, making Britta unable to sleep until Annie intervenes.
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** Willy comments that you can't accuse someone without evidence...unless they're a minority.
** A white inmate is asked for his prisoner number by a guard at Greendale. Elroy (who is black) is let through without a second thought.
** Willy comments that you can't accuse someone without evidence...unless they're a minority.
** A white inmate is asked for his prisoner number by a guard at Greendale. Elroy (who is black) is let through without a second thought.
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* SimpleCountryLawyer: Jeff puts on this affectation when he starts competing with Willy's folksy charm.
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* SimpleCountryLawyer: Pre-law professor Jeff puts on this a Southern affectation when he starts competing with Willy's folksy charm.charm.
* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Dean Pelton's hiring of Willy as a professor is phrased like a wedding, and Jeff interrupts the "I do"s at the last minute.
* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Dean Pelton's hiring of Willy as a professor is phrased like a wedding, and Jeff interrupts the "I do"s at the last minute.
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* NotSoDifferent: Jeff was a fake lawyer, Willy is a fake murderer. Both of them are adept at manipulating Dean Pelton.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Britta manages to circumvent Annie's rule against parties by convincing Abed that it's a film project. However, in typical Abed fashion he begins to take things too far, eventually forcing Britta to have to grovel to Annie to end the chaos.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Britta manages to circumvent Annie's rule against parties by convincing Abed that it's a film project. However, in typical Abed fashion fashion, he begins to take things too far, eventually forcing Britta to have to grovel to Annie to end the chaos.
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* BrickJoke: At the bar, Chang mentions he goes to someone's house to poop, but does not say whose. During the tag, when everybody uses telepresence robots for a meeting, Chang is sitting in a bathroom which Abed and Annie recognize as theirs.
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* SimpleCountryLawyer: Jeff puts on this affection when he starts competing with Willy's folksy charm.
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* SimpleCountryLawyer: Jeff puts on this affection affectation when he starts competing with Willy's folksy charm.
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* SimpleCountryLawyer: Jeff puts on this affection when he starts competing with Willy's folksy charm.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Parodied when Jeff throws Willy's robot down the stairs and breaks it. The Dean tenderly cradles the robot while Willy's tablet malfunctions, and does a SkywardScream when the tablet shuts off.
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-->'''Britta''': [[IThoughtItMeant I guess I just assumed]] that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.\\
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-->'''Britta''': [[IThoughtItMeant [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant I guess I just assumed]] that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.\\
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Britta gives a long and convoluted explanation of how she thinks this phrase originated. Jeff tells her to never look up the real origin because hers is way better.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Britta gives a long and convoluted explanation of how she thinks ''thinks'' this phrase originated. Jeff tells her to never originated.
-->'''Britta''': [[IThoughtItMeant I guess I just assumed]] that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.\\
'''Jeff''': Never lookup the real origin because hers it up. Your explanation is way better.
-->'''Britta''': [[IThoughtItMeant I guess I just assumed]] that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.\\
'''Jeff''': Never look
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* PyrrhicVictory: Britta manages to circumvent Annie's rule against parties by convincing Abed that it's a film project. However, in typical Abed fashion he begins to take things too far, eventually forcing Britta to have to grovel to Annie to end the chaos.
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-->'''Annie''': "Before this is over, you'll beg for my forgiveness."
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-->'''Annie''': "Before Before this is over, you'll beg for my forgiveness."
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* FakeShemp: Troy briefly "appears" in the CutawayGag. All we see is his arm.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Britta gives a long and convoluted explanation of what she thinks this phrase means. Jeff tells her to never look up the real meaning because hers is way better.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Britta gives a long and convoluted explanation of what how she thinks this phrase means. originated. Jeff tells her to never look up the real meaning origin because hers is way better.
