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* DoABarrelRoll: The spaceship does one, with Chang's question of "Are we rolling?" recycled out of context to get the passengers to brace for acceleration.
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* RiddleForTheAges: What's the deal with the green three-ball that Elroy found in his RV?
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* AmateurFilmMakingPlot: The Save Greendale Committee creates an AffectionateParody of Franchise/StarWars in order to capitalize on Chang's success in a television commercial and future appearance in a movie made by Creator/StevenSpielberg.

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* AmateurFilmMakingPlot: The Save Greendale Committee creates an AffectionateParody of Franchise/StarWars ''Franchise/StarWars'' in order to capitalize on Chang's success in a television commercial and future appearance in a movie made by Creator/StevenSpielberg.



** To "[[Recap/CommunityS5E07BondageAndBetaMaleSexuality Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality]]": Abed's "Police Justice" script, where a "real life former cop" helped him with the dialog - Professor Hickey agreed to help Abed on the script after they realized their own creative shortcomings.
** To [[Recap/CommunityS5E10AdvancedAdvancedDungeonsAndDragons Advanced Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]": Chang's character threatens to punch someone in the heart, Professor Hickey's preferred method of attack in the game of D&D.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E07AdvancedSafetyFeatures Advanced Safety Features]]": Frankie's steel drumming.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E01Ladders Ladders]]": The frisbees that caused the cafteria ceiling to collapse are used in the trash compactor scene.
* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: Leonard's "[[BlandNameProduct Dracula]] Force", because [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope he can't just call it]] "[[Franchise/StarWars the Force]]".

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** To "[[Recap/CommunityS5E07BondageAndBetaMaleSexuality Bondage [[Recap/CommunityS5E07BondageAndBetaMaleSexuality "Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality]]": Sexuality"]]: Abed's "Police Justice" script, where a "real life former cop" helped him with the dialog - -- Professor Hickey agreed to help Abed on the script after they realized their own creative shortcomings.
** To [[Recap/CommunityS5E10AdvancedAdvancedDungeonsAndDragons Advanced "Advanced Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]": Dragons"]]: Chang's character threatens to punch someone in the heart, Professor Hickey's preferred method of attack in the game of D&D.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E07AdvancedSafetyFeatures Advanced [[Recap/CommunityS6E07AdvancedSafetyFeatures "Advanced Safety Features]]": Features"]]: Frankie's steel drumming.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E01Ladders Ladders]]": [[Recap/CommunityS6E01Ladders "Ladders"]]: The frisbees that caused the cafteria cafeteria ceiling to collapse are used in the trash compactor scene.
* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: Leonard's "[[BlandNameProduct Dracula]] Force", because [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope he can't just call it]] "[[Franchise/StarWars the Force]]".[[Franchise/StarWars "the Force"]].



** The show's former timeslot rival, ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', gets one when Abed pops out of the frisbees to surprise Jeff, referencing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1VOy7HKRs this scene]] from ‘[[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS3E14TheEinsteinApproximation The Einstein Approximation]]’. [[BorrowedCatchPhrase "Bazinga!"]] Might cross over to a TakeThat when Jeff goes into a rage and tackles Abed... and unlike Leonard from the Big Bang Theory, immediately manages to grab him and pin him down.

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** The show's former timeslot rival, ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', gets one when Abed pops out of the frisbees to surprise Jeff, referencing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1VOy7HKRs this scene]] from ‘[[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS3E14TheEinsteinApproximation The [[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS3E14TheEinsteinApproximation "The Einstein Approximation]]’.Approximation"]]. [[BorrowedCatchPhrase "Bazinga!"]] Might cross over to a TakeThat when Jeff goes into a rage and tackles Abed... and unlike Leonard from the Big Bang Theory, immediately manages to grab him and pin him down.



* ThrowItIn: Invoked - the vast majority of the film is improvised, with Abed even using footage of Chang questioning his character's motivations as Chang's character having an existential crisis.

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* ThrowItIn: Invoked - -- the vast majority of the film is improvised, with Abed even using footage of Chang questioning his character's motivations as Chang's character having an existential crisis.



* YouWannaGetSued: Can't say '[[Franchise/StarWars The Force]]', can say 'Dracula Force'.

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* YouWannaGetSued: Can't say '[[Franchise/StarWars The Force]]', [[Franchise/StarWars "The Force"]], can say 'Dracula Force'."Dracula Force".

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** To "[[Recap/CommunityS5E07BondageAndBetaMaleSexuality Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality]]"
*** Abed's "Police Justice" script, where a "real life former cop" helped him with the dialog - Professor Hickey agreed to help Abed on the script after they realized their own creative shortcomings.
** To [[Recap/CommunityS5E10AdvancedAdvancedDungeonsAndDragons Advanced Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]"
*** Chang's character threatens to punch someone in the heart, Professor Hickey's preferred method of attack in the game of D&D.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E07AdvancedSafetyFeatures Advanced Safety Features]]"
*** Frankie's steel drumming.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E01Ladders Ladders]]"
*** The frisbees that caused the cafteria ceiling to collapse are used in the trash compactor scene.

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** To "[[Recap/CommunityS5E07BondageAndBetaMaleSexuality Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality]]"
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Sexuality]]": Abed's "Police Justice" script, where a "real life former cop" helped him with the dialog - Professor Hickey agreed to help Abed on the script after they realized their own creative shortcomings.
** To [[Recap/CommunityS5E10AdvancedAdvancedDungeonsAndDragons Advanced Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]"
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Dragons]]": Chang's character threatens to punch someone in the heart, Professor Hickey's preferred method of attack in the game of D&D.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E07AdvancedSafetyFeatures Advanced Safety Features]]"
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Features]]": Frankie's steel drumming.
** To "[[Recap/CommunityS6E01Ladders Ladders]]"
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Ladders]]": The frisbees that caused the cafteria ceiling to collapse are used in the trash compactor scene.






* IncestSubtext: Due to Annie and Jeff not remembering their characters are supposed to be father and daughter.

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* IncestSubtext: Due to InUniverse -- Annie and Jeff not remembering get a bit physical due to forgetting their characters are supposed to be father and daughter.



** By Abed & Jeff, as they both note the film's utterly crap, but occasionally Annie reaches into her cleavage.

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** By Abed & Jeff, as they both note the film's utterly crap, but occasionally [[VictoriasSecretCompartment Annie reaches into her cleavage.cleavage]].



** Creator/ChrisPratt has apparently replaced Ryan Seacrest as the guy Jeff is most jealous of. Interestingly, Creator/AlisonBrie played Pratt's wife in ''The Five Year Engagement'', which casts Jeff's jealousy of him in a very meta light given his and Annie's ShipTease.

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** Creator/ChrisPratt has apparently replaced Ryan Seacrest as the guy Jeff is most jealous of. Interestingly, Creator/AlisonBrie played Pratt's wife in ''The Five Year Engagement'', ''Film/TheFiveYearEngagement'', which casts Jeff's jealousy of him in a very meta light given his and Annie's ShipTease.



** Chang gets one, which results in his [[StatusQuoIsGod fall from grace]].
** Garret, after his role as a tennis ball. Er, alien.

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** Chang gets one, a viral meme to his name and immediately thinks he's the next best thing to happen to Hollywood, which results in his [[StatusQuoIsGod fall from grace]].
** Garret, after his role as Garret tries to milk having a tennis ball. Er, alien.minor alien based on him.
* SoBadItsGood: InUniverse, Abed's film (expanded from six minutes of test footage of Chang) is poorly-acted and has shoddy special effects but everyone at Greendale loves it.



* StylisticSuck: Their movie, much to Abed's dismay.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Anytime Jeff talks about Chris Pratt.

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* StylisticSuck: Their movie, much to Abed's dismay.
dismay, is a poorly-acted and mostly-improvised rush job with crappy special effects.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Anytime Jeff talks about continuously denies Chris Pratt.Pratt's physique makes him insecure.



* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Abed is the only one who tries to make Greendale's obvious cash grab a halfway decent film. Despite being the most dismissive of Abed's ambition himself, Jeff eventually becomes attached to the one scene in the movie he put effort in and refuses to let the group cut it.

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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: InUniverse. Abed is the only one who tries to make Greendale's obvious cash grab a halfway decent film. Despite being the most dismissive of Abed's ambition himself, Jeff eventually becomes attached to the one scene in the movie he put effort in and refuses to let the group cut it.it.
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Invoked. Annie improvises a scene where she reaches into her cleavage and pulls out a laser bomb. Britta decries it as degrading and exploitative but later Abed and Jeff comment that it's one of the film's few pros.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Abeed is the only one who tries to make Greendale's obvious cash grab a halfway decent film. Despite being the most dismissive of Abed's ambition himself, Jeff eventually becomes attached to the one scene in the movie he put effort in and refuses to let the group cut it.

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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Abeed Abed is the only one who tries to make Greendale's obvious cash grab a halfway decent film. Despite being the most dismissive of Abed's ambition himself, Jeff eventually becomes attached to the one scene in the movie he put effort in and refuses to let the group cut it.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Abeed is the only one who tries to make Greendale's obvious cash grab seriously. Despite being the most dismissive of Abed's ambition himself, Jeff eventually becomes attached to the one scene in the movie he put effort in and refuses to let the group cut it.

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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Abeed is the only one who tries to make Greendale's obvious cash grab seriously.a halfway decent film. Despite being the most dismissive of Abed's ambition himself, Jeff eventually becomes attached to the one scene in the movie he put effort in and refuses to let the group cut it.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Abeed is the only one who tries to make Greendale's obvious cash grab seriously. Despite being the most dismissive of Abed's ambition himself, Jeff eventually becomes attached to the one scene in the movie he put effort in and refuses to let the group cut it.

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