Paradigms of Human Memory
- Episode aired Apr 21, 2011
- TV-PG
- 21m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
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While working on the final diorama for their anthropology class, Chang discovers the cache of items stolen by Troy's monkey.While working on the final diorama for their anthropology class, Chang discovers the cache of items stolen by Troy's monkey.While working on the final diorama for their anthropology class, Chang discovers the cache of items stolen by Troy's monkey.
Crystal
- Annie's Boobs
- (uncredited)
Crystal the Monkey
- Annie's Boobs
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe episode parodies "clip shows" which used to appear occasionally on older shows. To save money, the episode would consist mainly of reused footage from earlier episodes amid a small amount of new footage used as a framing device. In this episode, the joke is that all of the "clips" consist of completely new scenes which were filmed especially for the episode, thus undermining the money saving purpose of a clip show.
- GoofsThe amount of vasaline Chang is covered in changes between scenes.
- Quotes
[Abed sneaks through the cafeteria dressed as "The Cape", uses his cape to drag Jeff's dinner onto the floor, and runs away]
Jeff Winger: The show's gonna last three weeks!
Abed Nadir: Six seasons and a movie!
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Episodes of Community (2015)
Featured review
Clip show of episodes that never were
What a brilliant idea - take the hackneyed old "clip show" format and use it to present highlights of episodes that never existed. While this is clearly a love letter to the hardcore fans who instantly get the joke, it's also a fantastic exercise in story telling - developing a commentary about becoming stuck in the routines that can characterise relationships. It's also a sly dig at television sitcom lazy storytelling. First the episode subverts the inherent cheapness of the clip show format itself (they probably spent more time and treasure making this pretend clip show than another show would spend making an original single-story episode), and then it demonstrates how easy it is for the audience to fill in the story-telling blanks from sitcom cliches when presented with nothing more than a few visual punch lines. (The "trapped in a western ghost town" bit alone is at least as old as The Brady Bunch.) Oh, and the acting is superb! Bravo, everyone involved.
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- Runtime21 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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