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* TheCameo:
** Creator/VinceGilligan plays the actor who stars in the VCR component of "Pile of Bullets".
** Paul Williams plays the shady book dealer who Britta contacts to sell the stolen textbooks.


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* SeriousBusiness: The textbooks are treated like they're a valuable stash of illegal drugs that the main characters have stumbled upon and are trying to sell.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Shirley very quickly becomes ruthless and greedy in her urge to profit from the stolen textbooks, leading to her eventually overpowering and betraying everyone else. [[spoiler: This means that she is the one who is humiliated and forced to eat humble pie when she tries to sell them to a black market bookseller only to discover that they're misprints and have no page numbers, making them essentially worthless.]]

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Shirley very quickly becomes ruthless and greedy in her urge to profit from the stolen textbooks, leading to her eventually overpowering and betraying everyone else. [[spoiler: This means that she is the one who is humiliated and forced to eat humble pie when she tries to sell them to a black market bookseller only to discover that they're misprints and have no page numbers, making them essentially worthless.]]



* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: The textbooks are misprints without any page numbers and are essentially worthless, thus making the whole evening's GoldFever drama a waste of time for Shirley, Jeff, Hickey, Britta and Chang.]]

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* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: The textbooks are misprints without any page numbers and are essentially worthless, thus making the whole evening's GoldFever drama a waste of time for Shirley, Jeff, Hickey, Britta and Chang.]]

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* AnAesop: Shirley tries to put the events of the textbook subplot (and escape culpability for her role in them) by claiming that they learned a valuable lesson from it. Everyone else is skeptical:
-->'''Hickey:''' We went through some stuff.\\
'''Shirley:''' But we learned something...\\
'''Hickey:''' No we didn't!\\
'''Shirley:''' We learned that sometimes there's no lesson.\\
'''Jeff:''' How is ''that'' learning?



* {{Hypocrite}}: Once again, the divide between Shirley's religious beliefs and her fundamental personality is explored; she initially objects to Jeff and Hickey's plan on moral and religious grounds, but after they convince her to sell them she gradually becomes greedier and more ruthless until she's eventually tied everyone else up in the basement.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Shirley very quickly becomes ruthless and greedy in her urge to profit from the stolen textbooks, leading to her eventually overpowering and betraying everyone else. [[spoiler: This means that she is the one who is humiliated and forced to eat humble pie when she tries to sell them to a black market bookseller only to discover that they're misprints and have no page numbers, making them essentially worthless.]]



* OnlySaneMan: The moment Chang walks in on Jeff, Shirley, Hickey. & Britta with the stolen textbooks, he immediately tries to leave. The group setting Chang up as their fall guy is the moment Jeff realises they've gone too far, letting him take on this role.

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* OnlySaneMan: The moment Chang walks in on Jeff, Shirley, Hickey. & Hickey and Britta with the stolen textbooks, he immediately tries to leave. The group setting Chang up as their fall guy is the moment Jeff realises they've gone too far, letting him take on this role.



* ShoutOut: Anothet to Gary Oldman's memetic delivery of "EV-ERY-ONE!" in ''Film/TheProfessional''.

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* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: The textbooks are misprints without any page numbers and are essentially worthless, thus making the whole evening's GoldFever drama a waste of time for Shirley, Jeff, Hickey, Britta and Chang.]]
* ShoutOut: Anothet Another to Gary Oldman's memetic delivery of "EV-ERY-ONE!" in ''Film/TheProfessional''.

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* ContinuityNod: Abed still uses Jeff's Netflix account.

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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Abed still uses Jeff's Netflix account.



* ConversationalTroping: Abed's "third act apology" to Rachel deliberately parodies the RomanticComedy cliche of the rain soaked apology.



* PissTakeRap: PlayedStraight at first by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on he gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a gangsta style PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches:
-->''Well, I’m a peanut bar, and I’m here to say\\
Your checks will arrive on another day!\\
Another day, another dime, another rhyme, another dollar,\\
Another stuffed shirt with another white collar,\\
Criminals, Wall Street, taking the pie,\\
And all the black man gets is a plate of white lies,\\
Prisons recruiting, the police be shooting,\\
Them rap artists looting, them labels all deluding,\\
And BarackObama is SCARED of me,\\
'Cause I don't swallow knowledge and I spit it for free,\\
Let me clear my throat! Uh-huh-huh-!''

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Annie's brother, Anthony, notes the void left by Troy's departure from the apartment, following Donald Glover's departure from the show earlier in the season.
* OnlySaneMan: The moment Chang walks in on Jeff, Shirley, Hickey. & Britta with the stolen textbooks, he immediately tries to leave. The group setting Chang up as their fall guy is the moment Jeff realises they've gone too far, letting him take on this role.
* PissTakeRap: PlayedStraight at first by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on he gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a gangsta style PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches:
-->''Well, I’m a peanut bar, and I’m here to say\\
Your checks will arrive on another day!\\
Another day, another dime, another rhyme, another dollar,\\
Another stuffed shirt with another white collar,\\
Criminals, Wall Street, taking
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* RunningGag: Britta's delivery of "EV-ERY-BODY!" is
the pie,\\
And all the black man gets is a plate
third parody of white lies,\\
Prisons recruiting, the police be shooting,\\
Them rap artists looting, them labels all deluding,\\
And BarackObama is SCARED
''Film/TheProfessional'''s memetic "EV-ERY-ONE!" line this season.
* ShoutOut: Anothet to Gary Oldman's memetic delivery
of me,\\
'Cause I don't swallow knowledge and I spit it for free,\\
Let me clear my throat! Uh-huh-huh-!''
"EV-ERY-ONE!" in ''Film/TheProfessional''.
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And BarackObama is SCARED OF ME,\\

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And BarackObama is SCARED OF ME,\\of me,\\
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And BarackObama is SCARED OF ME!!,\\

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And BarackObama is SCARED OF ME!!,\\ME,\\
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And BARACK OBAMA IS SCARED OF ME!!,\\

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And BARACK OBAMA IS BarackObama is SCARED OF ME!!,\\
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* PissTakeRap: PlayedStraight at first by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on he gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a gangsta style PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches, stunned:

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* PissTakeRap: PlayedStraight at first by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on he gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a gangsta style PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches, stunned:watches:
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches, stunned:

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* PissTakeRap: At PlayedStraight at first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean he gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a gangsta style PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches, stunned:
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Jeff, Shirley and Hickey's discovery of a hidden stash of textbooks causes power shifts within the group; Abed and Annie play a VCR game to decide who gets to choose their new roommate. Annie wants her brother Anthony to move in, while Abed wants his girlfriend Rachel.

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Jeff, Shirley and Hickey's discovery of a hidden stash of textbooks causes power shifts within the group; Abed and Annie play a an old VCR game to decide who gets to choose their new roommate. Annie wants her brother Anthony to move in, while Abed wants his girlfriend Rachel.
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches in stunned silence:

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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a PoliticalRap as the "Save Greendale" committee watches in stunned silence:watches, stunned:
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a PoliticalRap as the "Committee to Save Greendale" watches stunned:

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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and it suddenly turns into a PoliticalRap as the "Committee to Save "Save Greendale" committee watches stunned:in stunned silence:
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into a hardcore PoliticalRap as the "Committee to Save Greendale" watches stunned:

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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it suddenly turns into a hardcore PoliticalRap as the "Committee to Save Greendale" watches stunned:
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into a hardcore PoliticalRap:

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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into a hardcore PoliticalRap:PoliticalRap as the "Committee to Save Greendale" watches stunned:
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-->Well, I’m a peanut bar, and I’m here to say\\

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-->Well, -->''Well, I’m a peanut bar, and I’m here to say\\



Let me clear my throat!

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Let me clear my throat!throat! Uh-huh-huh-!''
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar to apologize to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into a hardcore PoliticalRap:

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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar to apologize and gives a freestyle rap apology to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into a hardcore PoliticalRap:
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar to apologize to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into an actual hardcore GangstaRap:

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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar to apologize to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into an actual a hardcore GangstaRap:PoliticalRap:
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Let me clear my throat!\\

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Let me clear my throat!\\throat!
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Let me clear my throat!\\
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Let me clear my throat!\\
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throat!\\
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Well, I’m a peanut bar, and I’m here to say\\

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Well, -->Well, I’m a peanut bar, and I’m here to say\\
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* PissTakeRap: At first played straight by Dean Pelton in the ColdOpen when he dresses like a Payday candy bar to apologize to Jeff and Hickey about their paychecks being delayed. As he goes on the Dean gets angrier and angrier and it turns into an actual hardcore GangstaRap:
Well, I’m a peanut bar, and I’m here to say\\
Your checks will arrive on another day!\\
Another day, another dime, another rhyme, another dollar,\\
Another stuffed shirt with another white collar,\\
Criminals, Wall Street, taking the pie,\\
And all the black man gets is a plate of white lies,\\
Prisons recruiting, the police be shooting,\\
Them rap artists looting, them labels all deluding,\\
And BARACK OBAMA IS SCARED OF ME!!,\\
'Cause I don't swallow knowledge and I spit it for free,\\
Let me clear my throat!\\
-->"
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** Shirley once again shows a disturbing knack for adapting to a criminal mindset in a hurry.
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* ContinuityNod: Abed still uses Jeff's Netflix account.
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Jeff, Shirley and Hickey's discovery of a hidden stash of textbooks causes power shifts within the group; Abed and Annie play a VCR game to decide who gets to choose their new roommate.

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Jeff, Shirley and Hickey's discovery of a hidden stash of textbooks causes power shifts within the group; Abed and Annie play a VCR game to decide who gets to choose their new roommate.
roommate. Annie wants her brother Anthony to move in, while Abed wants his girlfriend Rachel.
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* GoldFever: The subplot with Jeff, Shirley and Hickey and the stolen textbooks.
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!!The ''{{Community}}'' episode VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing provides examples of:

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!!The ''{{Community}}'' episode VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing provides examples of:
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Jeff, Shirley and Hickey's discovery of a hidden stash of textbooks causes power shifts within the group; Abed and Annie play a VCR game to decide who gets to choose their new roommate.

!!The ''{{Community}}'' episode VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing provides examples of:

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