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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: This exchange, although it's more like "arson, jaywalking and murder".
-->'''Britta:''' Psychology tells us there are no accidents.\\
'''Jeff:''' Oh, yeah? What about car accidents, Tara Reid and the Hindenberg?



* PersonAsVerb: "Brittaing" is referenced when Jeff says to Britta, "You really you-ed this one up."



** "Cats in the Cradle" (a song about a boy who turned out like his distant father).

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** "Cats in the Cradle" (a song about a boy who turned out like his distant father).father).
** In TheStinger, Abed hopes they do ''Film/DieHard'' for Christmas.
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Britta is apparently under the belief that Jeff wishes to sleep with his dad. Which is not even correct in Freudian theory.

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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Britta is apparently under the belief that Jeff wishes to sleep with his dad. Which is not even correct in Freudian theory. In actuality, the phallic stage of psychosexual development is believed to deal with a sexual fixation of the parent of the opposite sex (e.g. Oedipus Complex/Electra Complex).

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** Creator/JohnWayne: "How-Dean, pilgrims!"

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** Pierce falling all over the place and it being funny is a reference to SaturdayNightLive
** Creator/JohnWayne: "How-Dean, pilgrims!"
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** The Dean is wearing Jeff's cowboy outfit from Season 1's Halloween episode. Jeff notices.

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** The Dean is wearing Jeff's cowboy outfit from Season 1's Halloween episode and Season 2's paintball episode. Jeff notices.
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* AttentionWhore: Played for drama. Jeff reveals how in seventh grade he faked appendicitis so that someone will worry about him. He even faked a scar with scissors and [[TerJerker he still keeps the cards he received under his bed to prove that someone, at some point, cared about him.]]

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* AttentionWhore: Played for drama. Jeff reveals how in seventh grade he faked appendicitis so that someone will worry about him. He even faked a scar with scissors and [[TerJerker [[TearJerker he still keeps the cards he received under his bed to prove that someone, at some point, cared about him.]]
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* AttentionWhore: Played for drama. Jeff reveals how in seventh grade he faked appendicitis so that someone will worry about him. He even faked a scar with scissors and [[TerJerker he still keeps the cards he received under his bed to prove that someone, at some point, cared about him.]]
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Britta is apparently under the belief that Jeff wishes to sleep with his dad.

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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Britta is apparently under the belief that Jeff wishes to sleep with his dad. Which is not even correct in Freudian theory.
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** Jeff reveals whom he is constantly texting.

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** Jeff reveals whom he is constantly texting.texting: [[spoiler: nobody.]]
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** "Cats in the Cradle"

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** "Cats in the Cradle"Cradle" (a song about a boy who turned out like his distant father).
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* VanityLicensePlate: William Winger has a "WINGINIT" plate on his classic Mercedes.

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* VanityLicensePlate: William Winger has a "WINGINIT" plate on his classic Mercedes.Mercedes.
* "WithAllDueRespect: which is none, go to hell." - Jeff to his father.
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** The Siete Layer Dip is branded from Senor Kevin's restaurant.
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* ThanksgivingEpisode

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* ThanksgivingEpisodeThanksgivingEpisode
* VanityLicensePlate: William Winger has a "WINGINIT" plate on his classic Mercedes.

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* BookSafe

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* BookSafeBookSafe: Abed passes Annie a stick of gum in one.



* CaptivityHarmonica: Pierce plays one.



* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted when Annie tries to fake hers as an excuse to leave. Unfortunately for her, one of Andre's relatives is a gynecologist.

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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted when Annie tries to fake hers as an excuse to leave. Unfortunately for her, one of Andre's relatives sister is a gynecologist.



* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: Troy worries that prison will make him get into pushups.

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* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: Troy worries that prison jail will make him get into pushups.



* RebuiltPedestal: Subverted. Jeff's interactions with his father seems to be heading this way until William says that maybe him abandoning Jeff has made Jeff into the man he is today. Then Jeff tells his father to go screw himself.

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* RebuiltPedestal: Subverted. Jeff's interactions with his father seems to be heading this way until William says that maybe him abandoning Jeff has made Jeff into the man he is today. Then Jeff tells his father to go screw himself.to Hell.



** ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''

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** ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'', including CaptivityHarmonica and BookSafe.
** ''Showtime at the Apollo''
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Britta is apparently under the belief that Jeff wishes to sleep with his dad.



* PrisonEpisode



** ''Jock Jams''

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** ''Jock Jams''Jams''
* ThanksgivingEpisode
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* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: Jeff's dad abandoning his family really did a number on him.

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**The Dean is wearing Jeff's cowboy outfit from Season 1's Halloween episode. Jeff notices.
-->'''Dean:''' [[JohnWayne How-''Dean,'' pilgrims!]]
-->'''Jeff (pointing at the outfit):''' Is that-
-->'''Dean:''' John Wayne? Why, yes!



* HiddenDepths: Jeff recounts a story of lying to his seventh grade friends about having an appendicitis just so that people would worry about him. When a fellow student calls him on his lie, Jeff cut his stomach with a pair of scissors to make a scar.

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*FunnyBackgroundEvent: Watch when Abed comes back from interacting with Shirley's family and Troy is lifting a one-pound weight. When Troy is pulled away Abed takes his place at the bench, but can't lift up the weight. So he sits with it between his knees.
* HiddenDepths: Jeff recounts a story of lying to his seventh grade friends about having an appendicitis just so that people would worry about him. When a fellow student calls him on his lie, Jeff cut his stomach with a pair of scissors scissorss to make a scar.

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** Britta's attraction towards damaged guys comes back this episode.
** Jeff reveals whom he is constantly texting.



** Britta's attraction towards damaged guys comes back this episode
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* RacistGrandpa: Pierce, of course. Black Friday versus "Jew Friday", "Let's carve that jive turkey!", and asking a woman if she is Creator/TylerPerry [[Film/DiaryOfAMadBlackWoman in drag]].


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** Creator/TylerPerry [[Film/DiaryOfAMadBlackWoman in drag]].
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** JohnWayne: "How-Dean, pilgrims!"

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** JohnWayne: Creator/JohnWayne: "How-Dean, pilgrims!"
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* FreezeFrameBonus:
** "Thanks again for watching" is written on the whiteboard behind Annie and Shirley.
** The back of the Dean's Thanks-living potluck dinner shirt reads, "Add to the spread, not the dead!"


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** JohnWayne: "How-Dean, pilgrims!"
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* BrickJoke:
** Shirley's in-laws' ideas about [[{{HoYay/Batman}} Batman and Robin]].
** Jeff feeds Britta's line about feeling a strong urge, and it being normal, back to her.
** Shirley discovers [[spoiler: Abed's tunnel behind the poster]].
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*RebuiltPedestal: Subverted. Jeff's interactions with his father seems to be heading this way until William says that maybe him abandoning Jeff has made Jeff into the man he is today. Then Jeff tells his father to go screw himself.
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** ''{{Film/Twins}}'': Willy Jr. calls Jeff "Schwarzenegger" and himself "DeVito".

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** ''{{Film/Twins}}'': Willy Jr. calls Jeff "Schwarzenegger" "[[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Schwarzenegger]]" and himself "DeVito"."[=DeVito=]".
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**Britta's attraction towards damaged guys comes back this episode

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** Shirley dons the "He Is Risen" apron she wore to [[Recap/CommunityS3E04RemedialChaosTheory Troy and Abed's housewarming party]].



** Shirley dons the "He Is Risen" apron she wore to Troy and Abed's housewarming party.

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The study group spends Thanksgiving at Shirley's house with her in-laws.

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The study group spends Thanksgiving at Shirley's house with her in-laws.
in-laws. Jeff meets his father (James Brolin) and his half-brother ([[{{Series/Workaholics}} Adam DeVine]]).



* BookSafe



* IncrediblyLamePun: Britta's "rolls" and "roleplay".



* PrematurelyBald: Jeff is reassured by his father's full head of hair.
* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: Troy worries that prison will make him get into pushups.



** ''{{Film/Twins}}'': Willy Jr. calls Jeff "Schwarzenegger" and himself "DeVito".



* TakeThat: "car accidents, Tara Reid, or the Hindenburg"

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** "Cats in the Cradle"
* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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"car accidents, Tara Reid, or the Hindenburg"Hindenburg"
** ''Jock Jams''
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**Shirley dons the "He Is Risen" apron she wore to Troy and Abed's housewarming party.
*CallingTheOldManOut: After years without closure, Jeff finally gets to do this to his father at the end of the episode.


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*HiddenDepths: Jeff recounts a story of lying to his seventh grade friends about having an appendicitis just so that people would worry about him. When a fellow student calls him on his lie, Jeff cut his stomach with a pair of scissors to make a scar.
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** Shirley hums "Daybreak" in TheTag.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Jeff explains Troy's marshmallow casserole.
* CordonBleughChef: Troy's mistaken idea of a marshmallow casserole. Compare to his casserole in [[Recap/CommunityS3E19CurriculumUnavailable "Curriculum Unavailable"]].
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: "Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, including you, Dean."
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted when Annie tries to fake hers as an excuse to leave. Unfortunately for her, one of Andre's relatives is a gynecologist.
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The study group spends Thanksgiving at Shirley's house with her in-laws.

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! The ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations" provides examples of:
* CallBack:
** Britta has an [[Recap/CommunityS4E04AlternativeHistoryOfTheGermanInvasion Occupy Greendale]] sticker on her boombox.
* ShoutOut:
** ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''
** ''Series/PrisonBreak''
* TakeThat: "car accidents, Tara Reid, or the Hindenburg"

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