History Recap / CommunityS5E02IntroductionToTeaching

* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's hard to feel too sorry when Hickey starts picking on Leonard, given that Leonard is usually a bit of a jerk and brought it on himself by snidely making fun of Jeff for being a teacher.

** One on ''Film/HellraiserBloodline'', with Shirley saying that "Pinhead [[RecycledInSpace in space]] was kind of disappointing".

* NotSoDifferent: Jeff makes the point that the Greendale students and faculty are in the same position since they're stuck at Greendale because they've taken wrong turns in life, and that it's not exactly any better for them if they leave.

** Hickey is a GrumpyOldMan who has been at Greendale for a much longer time than the rest of the group, is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, a bit of an outsider and NotSoDifferent from Jeff. Sound familiar?

* DoWrongRight: Buzz Hickey advises Jeff that Annie is a PITA for any teacher unlucky. So to get rid of her, give her an A-. Before it gets that far, Jeff wins an argument against Annie, causing her to leave in a huff.

* RuleOfSeanConnery: Professor Garrity's class repeatedly lampshades the Nicolas Cage addendum for the rule, with Abed briefly being driven to madness over the idea that Nicolas Cage can improve or deteriorate the quality of his films seemingly at random.

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The plot centres around the conflict between students and teachers, and in his climactic speech Jeff makes the point that they should be working together to improve the school more rather than finding excuses to be constantly at each other's throats. This leads to the formation of the real "Save Greendale" committee at the end, comprised of both teachers (Jeff and Hickey) and students (the rest of the study group).

* ContinuityNod: Professor Garrity brings up [[Recap/CommunityS2E20CompetitiveWineTasting Abed conclusively proving that]] [[Series/WhosTheBoss Angela was, in fact, the boss]].

* PowderKegCrowd: The Greendale students, once they discovered that minuses are made up. The Dean lampshades the Greendale student body's propensity for rioting; noting that whilst he doesn't think they'll ever truly eliminate the riots, he's hoping that they can reduce them by 40%.

-->'''Jeff:''' I can't just pretend I'm teaching. I'm not Mythbusters.

* DeadAnimalWarning: PlayedForLaughs. Jeff finds Annie crying and she shows him what Professor Hickey gave: a dead rat pinned to a card with CutAndPasteNote reading "You're next". Jeff is shocked, but it turns out this is Annie's [[JuryAndWitnessTampering Witness Intimidation]] project and what she is upset about is the grade: [[TheBGrade an A-]].

** After Abed's breakdown, Troy tells him to think of a "safe" actor, like Holly Hunter or Creator/DonCheadle.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Hickey is a GrumpyOldMan who has been at Greendale for a much longer time than the rest of the group, is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, a bit of an outsider and NotSoDifferent from Jeff. Sound familiar?

* ContinuityNod: Professor Garrity brings up [[Recap/CommunityS2E20CompetitiveWineTasting Abed conclusively proving that]] [[WhosTheBoss Angela was, in fact, the boss]].

* IronicEcho: To "[[Recap/CommunityS2E20CompetitiveWineTasting Competitive Wine Tasting]]". There, as Professor Garrity notes, Abed was able to clearly and definitively answer the question "WhosTheBoss", driving Professor Sheffield to a breakdown. Here, Abed's attempt to do the same with the question "Nicholas Cage: Good or Bad?" drives Abed himself to the brink of madness.

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* CallBack: Professor Garrity brings up [[Recap/CommunityS2E20CompetitiveWineTasting Abed conclusively proving that]] [[WhosTheBoss Angela was, in fact, the boss]].
* CutAndPasteNote: Annie's Witness Intimidation project has one.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Annie scolding Jeff for the way he taught comes off very much like a schoolteacher giving a lecture to a belligerent child.

* GrumpyOldMan: Hickey

* LargeHam: Abed has a breakdown trying to determine whether Nicolas Cage is a good or bad actor... and becomes a dead-ringer for Cage at his hammiest.

* VerbalJudo: Jeff tried to calm the mob by telling everyone they suck. Cue collective boos and [[FoodSlap food throwing]].

** Shirley says that NicolasCage is [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} demon to some, angel to others]], and then she and Abed have a small discussion about the ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' movies.

-->'''Abed:''' Every actor is something. Creator/RobertDowneyJr, good. [[RunningGag Jim Belushi, bad.]] [[Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme Van Damme]], [[SoBadItsGood the good kind of bad]]. {{Johnny Depp}}, the bad kind of good.

* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel too sorry when Hickey starts picking on Leonard, given that Leonard is usually a bit of a jerk and brought it on himself by snidely making fun of Jeff for being a teacher.

* AccidentalHero: Annie's attempt to get Jeff to stop being an ApatheticTeacher plays out this way - she argues with him in class, trying to get him to stop blowing off teaching his students by telling them to split into groups and quiz one another, pointing out they won't learn anything that way. The ensuing argument, which sees Jeff lead Annie in a circle until she's actively contradicted her original argument, leaves his class astonished that he won an argument with Annie Edison and his subsequent explaining of how he did it leads to Jeff realising he ''likes'' teaching.

--'''Jeff''': Anyone that tries to argue has already lost, because they pick an argument to lose.

! The ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Introduction to Teaching" provides examples of:

* VerbalJudo: Jeff tried to calm the mob by telling everyone they suck. Cue collective boos and [[FoodSlap food throwing]].