History Recap / CommunityS4E05CooperativeEscapismInFamilialRelations

'''Jeff:''' Oh, yeah? What about car accidents, Tara Reid and the Hindenberg?
* 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 [[TearJerker he still keeps the cards he received under his bed to prove that someone, at some point, cared about him.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite his half-brother being insecure and jealous, Jeff finds himself angry at his father on realizing that they've both been abused. He tells off William Winger for thinking that abandoning his children is a good idea. Willy begs to run away and live with Jeff, who instead says that they should both stand up to William Sr.

** The Siete Layer Dip is branded from Senor Kevin's restaurant.

-->'''Dean:''' [[Creator/JohnWayne How-Dean, pilgrims!]]
-->'''Jeff (pointing at the outfit):''' Is that-
-->'''Dean:''' John Wayne? Why, yes!
**
-->'''Britta:''' [[Recap/CommunityS3E18CourseListingUnavailable When I say 'Thera-' you say '-pist']] Thera!
-->'''Troy and Abed:'''-Pist!
-->'''Britta:''' Thera!
-->'''Jeff turns off the boombox.'''

* CrazyPrepared: When Jeff reveals that he'll be spending Thanksgiving with his father Britta takes this as a win and pulls out a boombox prepared to rap about her psychology skillz.

* DramaQueen: Ironically PlayedForDrama; Willy Winger Jr. is a LargeHam about the idea that his father may be replacing him with Jeff. Then his father casually reveals he'd sleep better if Willy Jr. ran away and has been emotionally abusing him. ''Ouch''.

-->'''Jeff''' So let me tell you how I turned out just so you're crystal clear on your impact. I am not well-adjusted. More often than not, I am barely keeping it together. I'm constantly texting, and there's no one at the other end. I'm just a grown man who can't even look his own friends in the eye for too long because I'm afraid that they'll see that I am broken.

* PersonAsVerb: "Brittaing" is referenced when Jeff says to Britta, "You really you-ed this one up."
* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: Jeff's dad abandoning his family really did a number on him. He ''cut himself with scissors'' to fake an appendectomy. And he still keeps the get-well cards.

* 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]].

** Pierce falling all over the place and it being funny is a reference to ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.
** Creator/JohnWayne: "How-Dean, pilgrims!"
** Creator/TylerPerry [[Film/DiaryOfAMadBlackWoman in drag]].
** ''Film/Twins1988'': Willy Jr. calls Jeff "[[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Schwarzenegger]]" and himself "[=DeVito=]".

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

* "WithAllDueRespect: which is none, go to hell." - Jeff to his father.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Abed is so focused on making the experience fit the framework of a Prison Movie that he fails to realize that it's actually just a basic ThanksgivingEpisode.

** Britta may be referring to UsefulNotes/GeneticSexualAttraction, a phenomenon psychiatrists have noted in relatives who have not met until later in life, after the UsefulNotes/WestermarckEffect (which causes one to not be attracted to those with whom one was raised) would normally have set in.

** Britta may be referring to Genetic Sexual Attraction, a phenomenon psychiatrists have noted in relatives who have not met until later in life, after the Westermarck Effect (which causes one to not be attracted to those with whom one was raised) would normally have set in.

** ''{{Film/Twins}}'': Willy Jr. calls Jeff "[[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Schwarzenegger]]" and himself "[=DeVito=]".

* AbsenteeActor : Ken Jeong as Chang

* HiddenDepths: Jeff recounts a story of lying to his seventh-grade friends about having 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.

* RageBreakingPoint: Jeff is prepared to leave his father and half-brother in peace. He's increasingly uncomfortable about how William is emotionally abusing Willy Jr. Then William Winger says that his abandoning Jeff made him into a better person. Jeff gets angry and calls out his dad for being a cheater, and a deserter.

* NotSoDifferent: Annie, Troy, Abed & Pierce spend the majority of the episode hiding in Shirley's garage, because they don't like having to socialize with Shirley's in-laws for various reasons. Eventually, Shirley's in-laws sneak into the garage to hide from Pierce.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Jeff and Britta are horrified when his father insults Willy Jr. and saying he'd sleep better if his other son ran away that night. Britta goes to comfort Willy Jr. and help him "roll-play" with his feelings.
* FakeTexting: Jeff admits he ''pretends'' to be texting, presumably to book busy, popular and aloof. Mentioned in his epic rant to his father.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite his half-brother being insecure and jealous, Jeff finds himself angry at his father on realizing that they've both been abused. He tells off William Winger for thinking that abandoning his children is a good idea.

* 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 Abed's tunnel behind the poster.

* ObnoxiousInLaws: Shirley's in-laws are this to her and her friends. She has a plastered smile on her face as they engage in their shenanigans while looking on the verge of breaking,

* RageBreakingPoint: Jeff is prepared to leave his father and half-brother in peace. He's increasingly uncomfortable about how William is emotionally abusing Willy Jr. Then William Winger says that his abandoning Jeff made him into a better person.

* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Jeff explains Troy's marshmallow casserole.

* NotSoDifferent: Annie, Troy, Abed & Pierce spend the majority of the episode hiding in Shirley's garage, because they don't like having to socialise with Shirley's in-laws for various reasons. Eventually, Shirley's in-laws sneak into the garage to hide from Pierce.

* 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.

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

* 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 to Hell.

* TakeOurWordForIt: Troy narates Pierce's attemp at faking a broken hip.

* FakeTexting: Jeff admits he ''pretends'' to be texting to book busy in his epic rant to his father.

-->'''William Winger:''' So, er, how about we make a couple of ground rules.
-->'''Jeff:''' Okay, that sounds good. No hugs.
-->'''William:''' Wouldn't want one. No apologies.
-->'''Jeff:''' Wouldn't accept one. No calling you dad.
-->'''William:''' No expectations.

! The ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations" provides examples of:

* WrongGenreSavvy: Abed is so focused on making the experience fit the framework of a Prison Movie that he fails to realize that it's actually just a basic ThanksgivingEpisode.

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

-->'''Dean:''' [[JohnWayne How-Dean, pilgrims!]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Series/Workaholics}} Adam DeMamp]] is Jeff's half-brother.

** Pierce falling all over the place and it being funny is a reference to SaturdayNightLive

** Shirley discovers [[spoiler: Abed's tunnel behind the poster]].

** Jeff reveals whom he is constantly texting: [[spoiler: nobody.]]

* FalseCause: Jeff is quick to accuse Britta of making a "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" error when she credits their Halloween conversation with inspiring him to contact his father. [[spoiler:He is almost certainly lying.]]

* [[spoiler: SelfHarm: Jeff, as mentioned]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The beat Britta plays on her boombox sounds a lot like "Crazy in Love" by Music/{{Beyonce}}.