History Memes / Community

* ''"'''[[https://twitter.com/communitytv/status/648542707355287552 Jesus wept!]]''' '' For there were no more worlds to conquer!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mangled version of an apocryphal story about UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, [[Recap/CommunityS6E02LawnmowerMaintenanceAndPostnatalCare "Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care"]] sees Dean Pelton use this phrase multiple times while using the VR system[[/labelnote]]

* Responding to bear jokes with "Too soon." [[labelnote:Explanation]]In [[Recap/CommunityS5E06AnalysisOfCorkBasedNetworking]], Chang suggests a dance themed around the phrase "bear down", which gets changed to "fat dog" when Neil points out that there was a bear attack at a birthday party recently. [[/labelnote]]

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* "That just wrinkled my brain."

** What an amazing rapper. Troy wasn't bad, either.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A common follow-up to the joke is for the writer to indicate they were referring to Abed being an outstanding rapper instead of Troy.[[/labelnote]]

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* "Now this is a man who knows how to X!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In [[Recap/CommunityS6E12WeddingVideography]], Elroy, while indulging in his habit of encouraging White people, says this about Garrett marrying his cousin.[[/labelnote]]

* Chang squinting. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Chang sarcastically squinting at a really "tiny piece of paper" used by Britta to cheat on a Spanish test. Used to describe something so small it can't be seen by the casual observer (such as disclaimers at the bottom of commercials) or a depressingly/self-deprecatingly low amount of something (like one's number of Twitter followers).[[/labelnote]]
* "That just wrinkled my brain."
* "This better not awaken anything in me." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Much like Troy's "I have the weirdest boner." meme, this scene from the Dean is commonly applied in reaction to something someone has found quite strangely arousing.[[/labelnote]]

* "I'll allow it." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Chang enabling Mike to continue harassing Jeff in the middle of class during a test. Frequently used to voice approval to a controversial yet intriguing opinion in fandom.[[/labelnote]]

* I am a man who can never die. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Chang's epic declaration after faking his death to psych out the Spanish class at the start of the second semester.[[/labelnote]]

* Shut up Leonard.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The RunningGag about one of the characters telling Leonard to shut up and then going on to reveal a surprising or embarrassing fact about him.[[/labelnote]]
* Streets ahead.[[labelnote:Explanation]] Pierce's [[ForcedMeme attempt at a catchphrase]]. Is also British slang for something that's superior.[[/labelnote]]
** And if you don't know what that means, you're clearly streets behind.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxjFIOxw4c Hah! GAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Chang's response to Jeff saying that the most important tool to survival is respect.[[/labelnote]]
* "First of all, gay. Second of all, stupid." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Pierce's response to finding out he was excluded from playing ''Dungeons and Dragons''.[[/labelnote]]
* "POP POP!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Magnitude's CharacterCatchphrase.[[/labelnote]]

* Whovians were quick to latch onto the ''Series/DoctorWho'' AffectionateParody "JustForFun/InspectorSpacetime" from the third season premiere.
* Just so you know, you have now created [X] different timelines! [[labelnote:Explanation]]In [[Recap/CommunityS3E04RemedialChaosTheory "Remedial Chaos Theory"]], Abed tells Jeff this to Jeff when he suggests rolling a die to decide who should get pizza.[[/labelnote]]
** ''Of course'' I did, [Insert Name Here].
** Dammit, [Insert Name Here], there are no other timelines!
** Wait, there are ''other'' timelines?
* [[https://giphy.com/gifs/fire-pandawhale-troy-BfiL8ZJWqfw7C Troy walking into the burning apartment]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[Recap/CommunityS3E04RemedialChaosTheory "Remedial Chaos Theory"]]'s "darkest timeline" is kicked off when Troy eagerly leaves to grab the group's pizzas; by the time he returns everything has descended into pure chaos. The scene is commonly used as a reaction meme to demonstrate being out of the loop about a recent and/or sudden event, usually a disastrous one.[[/labelnote]]
* This is the Darkest Timeline. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Evil Abed posits in "Remedial Chaos Theory" that the events of the housewarming party must have been the worst of the six/seven versions, making them the darkest timeline. It has since been used in reaction to bad events, implicitly saying there are better timelines out there.[[/labelnote]]
* Britta'd it. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The members of the study group often use Britta's name to describe something being ruined or a mistake being made. The phrase later [[https://imgur.com/cTjQPIp appeared]] in the fourth issue of Deadpool vs. Thanos in 2015.[[/labelnote]]
* GAY MARRIAGE!!![[labelnote:Explanation]] In one Halloween episode, Dean Pelton (dressed as a sexy female devil) bursts into the room waving a chainsaw and cackling "GAY MARRIAGE!" to scare people. Popular when making fun of homophobic conservatives and their thoughts on LGBT individuals.[[/labelnote]]
* “I can excuse racism, but I draw the line at X” [[labelnote:Explanation]]When everyone in the group is reacting to the racism of Pierce’s dad, at one point, he reveals that the hair on his head is actually ivory, which prompts Britta to say “I can excuse racism, but I draw the line at animal cruelty”. People use snowclones of it usually to make fun of people with SkewedPriorities, often following the format of [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking "I can excuse arson and murder but I draw the line at jaywalking"]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4240/tumblrm4978qjzon1qam69v.gif Dan Harmon is a genius and I will die protecting his vision.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]After series creator Creator/DanHarmon was fired as showrunner at the end of Season 3, this mantra sprung up around the place in support, often accompanied with a .gif or image of Annie saying the same thing about the Dean in "Documentary Making Redux". To which a few interesting and (probably) unintentional layers are added when you remember that the clip being used is, in context, the result of Annie experiencing a stress-related nervous breakdown as a result of the Dean's [[SmallNameBigEgo increasingly tyrannical, preening and out-of-control behavior as his creative baby spirals rapidly out of control]]. While people have tended to be more inclined to support Harmon than not (particularly in regard to things like his feud with Chevy Chase and his being fired from the show) some reports have suggested -- including, it should be acknowledged, those of Harmon himself -- that this isn't an entirely unfair summary from how Harmon would conduct himself on set.[[/labelnote]]
* "I'm literally dying." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Chang's exasperation at having to wear both a wig ''and'' a bald cap while playing Jeff playing Dean Pelton in the latter's commercial for Greendale.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed CRISIS ALERT]]!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The episode [[Recap/CommunityS3E02GeographyOfGlobalConflict Geography of Global Conflict]] features [[https://youtu.be/c3nmUtz4gYM Garrett repeating this phrase]] with increasing panic during a Roleplay/ModelUnitedNations competition.[[/labelnote]]

* "Oh, Britta's in this?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Dean's flippant response to Britta being in the Christmas pageant and singing horribly off-key. Expect it to crop up whenever Creator/GillianJacobs appears in anything. An occasionally-heard variation is “oh, Britta’s not in this?” for circumstances where Britta and/or Jacobs is expected to appear but doesn’t (e.g. the Toys/FunkoPop line).[[/labelnote]]

* "I need help reacting to something." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Abed's stoic response to Dean Pelton showing up at the apartment in pajamas, used to voice one's absolute confusion and inability to process what they are seeing.[[/labelnote]]
* Responding to bear jokes with "Too soon." [[labelnote:Explanation]]In [[Recap/CommunityS5E06AnalysisOfCorkBasedNetworking]], Chang suggests a dance themed around the phrase "bear down", which gets changed to "fat dog" when Neil points out that there was a bear attack at a birthday party recently. [[/labelnote]]
** Fat Dog.
* Using the [=MeowMeow=] Beenz rating system from "[[Recap/CommunityS5E08AppDevelopmentAndCondiments App Development And Condiments]]" (for example, a fan describing something they've seen which they like with "Five [=MeowMeow=] Beenz").
* ''"'''[[https://twitter.com/communitytv/status/648542707355287552 Jesus wept!]]''' '' For there were no more worlds to conquer!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mangled version of an apocryphal story about UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, [[Recap/CommunityS6E02LawnmowerMaintenanceAndPostnatalCare "Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care"]] sees Dean Pelton use this phrase multiple times while using the VR system[[/labelnote]]
* "Now this is a man who knows how to X!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In [[Recap/CommunityS6E12WeddingVideography]], Elroy, while indulging in his habit of encouraging White people, says this about Garrett marrying his cousin.[[/labelnote]]

* Oscar winner Creator/JimRash, ladies and gentlemen.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Jim Rash won an Academy Award for writing ''Film/TheDescendants'', so fans like to point out the irony whenever Dean Pelton does something ridiculous. [[OncePerEpisode Which, needless to say, is often.]][[/labelnote]]