History Recap / CommunityS1E13InvestigativeJournalism

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Parodied, as the first Spanish class of the new semester features a memorial for Señor Chang and a new teacher explaining he had [[BusCrash an unfortunate moped accident during the break]]. [[spoiler:Señor Chang then enters the room, dismisses the teacher, saying she was a professional actress to teach the class that]] [[PlotArmor "[he] can never die"]].

* BigNo: Jack Black as Buddy lets out a long one when Jeff [[spoiler: drags him screaming and crying out of the library.]]

* ShoutOut: Quite a few for {{Series/Mash}}.

* FanService: Annie and Britta wrestling while covered in soap suds and wearing [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders cheerleader outfits]]

The study group is back from winter break and all Jeff wants to do is hangout and relax. This is a problem when another student tries to enter the study group and upsets the current group dynamic. At the same time the Dean is trying to improve the schools newspaper, and ropes Jeff into running it.

* ShoutOut: A few for {{MASH}}.

!The ''{{Community}}'' episode "Investigative Journalism" provides examples of:

* BigNo: Jack Black as Buddy in Episode 13 lets out a long one when Jeff [[spoiler: drags him screaming and crying out of the library.]]

-->'''Buddy:''' I was thinking as a group we could start saying 'you go girl', not in a way like 'I'm so cool' saying 'you go girl' but in a way where we are kind of winking at it?
* ThePoochie: In-universe; despite having apparently shared a class with him all of the previous semester, the study group have no idea who he is and are pretty weirded out by him.

* ProductionThrowback: Jack Black played a character named "Buddy Austen", who shares a last name with Jack Austen, the main character in the TV pilot HeatVisionAndJack (created by Dan Harmon) also played by Jack Black. Also, [[spoiler:Owen Wilson, who voiced Heat Vision]], made a cameo appearance in the same episode.

* StoryBreakerTeamUp: The episode with Jack Black.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Buddy tries to invoke this, then kicks Jeff in the face.
** When discussing what he'd bring to the group, Buddy says they need a chubby, agile guy.

-->'''Buddy:''' "That last one might have been a dream. I sleep in class a lot."

-->'''Buddy:''' "I was thinking as a group we could start saying 'you go girl', not in a way like 'I'm so cool' saying 'you go girl' but in a way where we are kind of winking at it?"

* RememberTheNewGuy: Jack Black as Buddy. Apparently he's been in the Spanish class all of last semester. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in that none of the main characters remember him.

* StoryBreakerTeamUp: The episode with Jack Black.

* ProductionThrowback: Jack Black played a character named "Buddy Austen", who shares a last name with Jack Austen, the main character in the TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack (created by Dan Harmon) also played by Jack Black. Also, [[spoiler:Owen Wilson, who voiced Heat Vision]], made a cameo appearance in the same episode.

* ThePoochie: In-universe; despite havong apparently shared a class with him all of the previous semester, the study group have no idea who he is and are pretty weirded out by him.

The study group is back from winter break and all Jeff wants to do is hangout and relax. This is a problem when another student tries to enter the study group and upsets the current group dynamic. At the same time the Dean is trying to improve the schools newspaper.

!The {{Community}} episode "Investigative Journalism" provides examples of:

!The {{Community}} episode ''Investigative Journalism'' provides examples of:

-->'''Buddy:''' That last one might have been a dream. I sleep in class a lot.

-->'''Buddy:''' I was thinking as a group we could start saying 'you go girl', not in a way like 'I'm so cool' saying 'you go girl' but in a way where we are kind of winking at it?

* TheCameo: [[spoiler:[[HeatVisionAndJack Owen Wilson]]]] at the end of "Investigative Journalism."
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Parodied in "Investigative Journalism," as the first Spanish class of the new semester features a memorial for Señor Chang and a new teacher explaining he had [[BusCrash an unfortunate moped accident during the break]]. [[spoiler:Señor Chang then enters the room, dismisses the teacher, saying she was a professional actress to teach the class that]] [[PlotArmor "[he] can never die"]].
* FanService: Annie and Britta's wrestle while covered in soap suds ''and'' wearing [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders cheerleader outfits]] seemed entirely unnecessary as far as the plot of the episode...

* RealitySubtext: Jack Black's plotline in "Investigative Journalism".
* RememberTheNewGuy: Jack Black as Buddy in "Investigative Journalism". Apparently he's been in the Spanish class all of last semester. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in that none of the main characters remember him.

* ShoutOut: A few for [[MASH]].