The Heartwarming Brilliance of Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas (Community)

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  • Happy holidays! Schaff talks about what is maybe possibly the best Christmas special ever.
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  • @drorfrid
    @drorfrid Před 3 lety +2383

    Avatar, Bojack and Community. The ABC of masterful television.

  • @TheITinFIT
    @TheITinFIT Před 3 lety +1823

    I don’t know if anyone else mentioned this in the comments, but there’s some heartwarming brilliance to Pierce being the only one to make it to the North Pole with Abed. Earlier that season, Pierce’s mother passed away and he had a crisis of faith. He knows what it’s like to lose a mom and have your status quo shaken. So him sticking by his side and trying to actually help him is really sweet (it also makes the line about him not going home for Christmas kind of sad too).

    • @georgy2596
      @georgy2596 Před 3 lety +18

      Pierce stayed because of the cookies, not to help him

    • @pygmyrhino5515
      @pygmyrhino5515 Před 3 lety +127

      @@georgy2596 The cookies were gone, but he came back anyway

    • @garrettculley8907
      @garrettculley8907 Před 3 lety +8

      A good observation to make but Pierce didn’t question his faith

    • @laughingskuls7000
      @laughingskuls7000 Před 2 lety +57

      It's a small detail but I like how as Pierce connects with Abed he also starts to see wonderland. At the start he says he can only see the study room. Then once they get to the cave of frozen memories he says "what do youean cave-like? it's a cave" and by the end of the episode he's asking abed what he sees. I just find it nice as one of the few episodes where Pierce is genuinely empathetic.

    • @kirbwarriork3371
      @kirbwarriork3371 Před rokem +29

      Rewatching it recently, it made me realize how much Pierce wants to be a part of the group as much as he acts the opposite. That was a genuine moment of Pierce connecting with Abed, and then we get to D&D where none of them, even Abed the DM, invited him to join. Which then leads well into the overdose episode.

  • @emigrant1510
    @emigrant1510 Před 3 lety +1932

    "It's the first season of Lost. It represents lack of pay-off"
    That's a big _fucking_ *_O O F_*

    • @typonumber8939
      @typonumber8939 Před 3 lety +61

      With a side of game of thrones season 8

    • @artyb27
      @artyb27 Před 3 lety +20

      Having watched season 1 of Lost I'm now sightly confused about this joke. Is it specifically taking a shot at season 1, or the eventually series end (which I know is famous for the lack of payoff)?

    • @emigrant1510
      @emigrant1510 Před 3 lety +56

      @@artyb27 The eventual series end.

    • @artyb27
      @artyb27 Před 3 lety +30

      @Ryan Akwar I wonder if that's the point in that case. You can't have a devastating lack of payoff without exceptional build-up. They must have been saying season 1 was that build-up.

    • @artyb27
      @artyb27 Před 3 lety

      @Ryan Akwar who's the guest by the way?.. I'm now wondering if it's the Asian dude with the crutch that Jeff shoots in the head in season 6 and desperately hoping I'm not being racist by jumping to that.

  • @Kelarys
    @Kelarys Před 3 lety +743

    "The meaning of Christmas is the idea that Christmas has meaning" is maybe the most profound line of dialogue I've ever encountered in media. It completely changed the way that I thought about the holidays, and allowed to me to embrace that I'm obsessed with them haha

    • @zoevaldez7341
      @zoevaldez7341 Před 3 lety +6

      Same!!!

    • @ChestersonJack
      @ChestersonJack Před 2 lety +17

      Yeah, it’s awesome. I’m not religious but I think the whole season between Diwali and the eastern New Year as just a season of lights and celebration and love is a beautiful thing. For some it’s about worship, for some it’s just about warmth and light in times of cold and darkness.

  • @zacherinoiexist2977
    @zacherinoiexist2977 Před 3 lety +2211

    I really love how this episode doesn’t just make Abed’s weirdness a joke and he isn’t really a comic relief. It would be really easy to just make this an episode where everyone laughs at Abed being weird.

    • @sensienccneicnec5317
      @sensienccneicnec5317 Před 3 lety +116

      Bog bang theory intensifies

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +95

      Its like the wackier the episode is, the more serious abed becomes

    • @videogamenostalgia
      @videogamenostalgia Před 3 lety +135

      It's so great to have a main character who is clearly on the autism spectrum, but who is treated like an actual character instead of an obstacle or walking punchline.

    • @seventysilva
      @seventysilva Před 3 lety +113

      That's why I love Abed so much. Abed subverts so many aspects of the "nerd" trope" because he's written and acted with so much depth and nuance. He's not just a punchline but a real character who just happens to have hobbies and passions that many consider to be nerdy.

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +25

      @@videogamenostalgia I think atypical is a show that does this quite well. The main character has autism and while there some comedy, he never feels like a joke and I haven't seen it in awhile but I remember there being some heartfelt moments

  • @ThemeParkAvenue
    @ThemeParkAvenue Před 3 lety +2558

    Funny that the Community parody is better than nearly every Christmas movie.

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +103

      Like shrek being better than most fairy tale films

    • @ThemeParkAvenue
      @ThemeParkAvenue Před 3 lety +16

      @@glendarjj3991 true

    • @benjulc9271
      @benjulc9271 Před 3 lety +43

      @@ThemeParkAvenue And Don Quixote is better than most if not all knight fantasy books of the time.

    • @ThemeParkAvenue
      @ThemeParkAvenue Před 3 lety +8

      @@benjulc9271 I definitely agree

    • @dugded
      @dugded Před 3 lety

      True thag

  • @chocolatebrowniesreal
    @chocolatebrowniesreal Před 3 lety +710

    “It’s the first season of LOST on DVD”
    “That’s the meaning of Christmas?”
    “No, it represents lack of payoff.”

  • @boggy8745
    @boggy8745 Před 3 lety +612

    Now here’s a man who knows how to make a video on Community.

    • @chezblob3628
      @chezblob3628 Před 2 lety +13

      I have a brain the size of Jupiter, not anyones third ghost buster

    • @cricketcoop2038
      @cricketcoop2038 Před rokem +21

      Now there's a man that knows how to marry his cousin!

    • @daphthedumbass
      @daphthedumbass Před rokem +1

      It's Saturday, call me Craig. Offcampus, I'm just a Craig-ular Joe!

  • @CantDraw-bq6pj
    @CantDraw-bq6pj Před 3 lety +275

    Abed is still one of my favourite characters of all time. They combined someone that could so easily be a one-joke chapter or a dumb autistic stereotype and somehow made an incredible realistic character from it. Apparently Dan Harmon realised he was autistic doing research for writing Abed

    • @stephanniemorin
      @stephanniemorin Před 2 lety +42

      My God! It's like doing research on autism is beneficial for everyone or something!

    • @tvdv3416
      @tvdv3416 Před rokem

      His behavior is closer to psychopathy than autism.
      Psychopaths have difficulty interpreting facial expression and appropriate behavior per social situation. The only thing that sets him apart from a true psychopath is that he doesn't interact with others solely for his own benefit, thus firefighting the accompanying traits like being opportunistic, deceptive and manipulative. However, these traits easily define Jeff's core personality.
      Autism exists on a spectrum and is characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. Autistics have difficulty with communication and social situations because they are so deeply introverted that they are prone to disregarding external stimulation including people talking to them or even imminent danger.
      There is an argument for Abed possibly having Asperger's Syndrome, but he is far too coordinated, open to behavior modification and he is not nearly offensive enough. He also does not have an over developed sense of self worth, which is typical of Asperger's.

  • @JamoboBorg
    @JamoboBorg Před 3 lety +995

    Apparently Starburns' actor, Dino Stamatopoulos, is behind the stop-motion having created Starburns Industries after his first year on Community! They're also behind the film Anomalisa and helped with the set-up of Rick and Morty

    • @helloill672
      @helloill672 Před 3 lety +51

      That fact still amazes me.

    • @thomasdapig6974
      @thomasdapig6974 Před 3 lety +59

      Yeah he also crated Moral Orel if you’ve ever seen that

    • @smolknife
      @smolknife Před 3 lety +4

      He also did the voice of Drinky Crow

    • @Dmardak
      @Dmardak Před 3 lety +2

      Louis CK mentions Dino a few times in his specials

    • @viewyevening8719
      @viewyevening8719 Před 3 lety +3

      He might be Greek. -poulos endings in last names are Greek

  • @andrewmcmullen8064
    @andrewmcmullen8064 Před 3 lety +437

    Holy shit the backwards “someBODY” as John Oliver walks out that door is perfect. Also love how other characters have names, but John Oliver is just John Oliver

    • @webbowser8834
      @webbowser8834 Před 3 lety +18

      I heard the name John Oliver several times in this video, but I was NOT prepared to actually hear his voice over in a stop motion picture.

    • @wordyballoons
      @wordyballoons Před 2 lety +1

      @@webbowser8834 Wait, why are you watching a review of an episode you haven't seen, of a show you probably haven't seen?

    • @webbowser8834
      @webbowser8834 Před 2 lety +10

      @@wordyballoons Good question. I like Schaff I guess?

    • @wordyballoons
      @wordyballoons Před 2 lety +4

      @@webbowser8834 Yeah makes sense. Either way, you should definitely check out this gem of a show if you haven't already! :)

    • @alonealien1474
      @alonealien1474 Před rokem +1

      He does have a name in the show. It's Ian Duncan. I don't know why he kept saying John Oliver or some form of that repeatedly. I got a feeling he doesn't like John Oliver.
      Edited to fix grammer.

  • @thebrutusmars
    @thebrutusmars Před 3 lety +191

    2:45
    He doesn’t mention that he mixed pills with alcohol. He just says “he was scared of getting older so he went into a coma.”
    I really want to know what people who haven’t seen the episode imagined after that line.

    • @matthewramsey4795
      @matthewramsey4795 Před rokem +15

      I know I'm a year late, but I want to comment. I thought Jeff might've gotten himself into a car accident.
      ...
      At the time I'm typing down this comment, I'm in my first run-through of "Community" and had just watched this Christmas special (LOVED! IT!).

  • @noahthe0tter
    @noahthe0tter Před 3 lety +1712

    I’ve actually never seen Community, and this video makes me want to.

  • @trevorstout574
    @trevorstout574 Před 3 lety +1112

    That musical Christmas episode in S3 is also fantastic.
    “BWAINY HURTY UNDERSTANDY CWISTMAS”

    • @ravaroux1782
      @ravaroux1782 Před 3 lety +139

      Mistletoe for eating taste good?? :D

    • @jakeb4569
      @jakeb4569 Před 3 lety +176

      “You know, you eventually hit a point of diminishing returns on the sexiness”

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +124

      Annie is young we try not to sexualise her

    • @LegoLoos2006
      @LegoLoos2006 Před 3 lety +109

      doopy boopy boop boop seeex

    • @JamesBearRodehaver
      @JamesBearRodehaver Před 3 lety +78

      @@jakeb4569 "What's a dimininuminah?"

  • @aaronmenzo3070
    @aaronmenzo3070 Před 3 lety +279

    "Please, its Christmas!"
    "It's December 1̶0̶t̶h̶ 21st!"

    • @nataliekmaguire
      @nataliekmaguire Před 3 lety +15

      Screaming, "IT'S DECEMBER 10TH!" on the relevant day is one of my sister's and my holiday traditions.

    • @thebrutusmars
      @thebrutusmars Před 3 lety +4

      @@nataliekmaguire
      Mine as well!

  • @sorenthefilmbrony
    @sorenthefilmbrony Před 3 lety +237

    "I'm not surprised the Community parody outshines the originals." -JelloApocalypse, 2018

  • @malickdiagne4955
    @malickdiagne4955 Před 3 lety +417

    “Extra thick straps!”
    “Extra thick straps!”
    “Extra thick straps!”

    • @happykoala9079
      @happykoala9079 Před 3 lety +4

      I do not like that episode but I regularly say this

    • @CMinionTV
      @CMinionTV Před 3 lety +1

      Ah, a man of culture I see

  • @nickzhou3217
    @nickzhou3217 Před 3 lety +406

    Community + Schaffrillas = Christmas Miracle

    • @milkyman3021
      @milkyman3021 Před 3 lety +7

      20,000 years from now they’ll say. The most successful Christmas was today.

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +3

      You said it stop motion youtube channel that I am typing a reply to with my stop motion hands

    • @high.fructose7534
      @high.fructose7534 Před 3 lety

      comfrillas

  • @hubertstepnik8645
    @hubertstepnik8645 Před 3 lety +110

    I love Abed not only for being a great character, but also because he's half Polish half Arabic. During the time I was watching Community for the first time, I had an internet friend from Kuwait, who also had watched the show. Abed was like a bridge between us, her being Arabic and me being Polish.

    • @angelinebena9675
      @angelinebena9675 Před rokem +1

      He is indeed such a unique and relatable character

    • @thatgaylibertarian4518
      @thatgaylibertarian4518 Před rokem +9

      dani pudi himself is also half polish actually. but he's not arab irl, he's indian

  • @thebigcheese5536
    @thebigcheese5536 Před 3 lety +417

    Troy is actually the heart of the show. He's the foil to Jeff, the main love interest for Annie and Britta in some seasons, kind of the son Pierce never had, and he has a great relationship with Abed.

    • @reesepettigrew3626
      @reesepettigrew3626 Před 3 lety +91

      i would partly agree with that but i feel like Troy not being in the last two seasons made the role ultimately go to abed overall

    • @thebigcheese5536
      @thebigcheese5536 Před 3 lety +8

      @@reesepettigrew3626 makes sense.

    • @finn596
      @finn596 Před 3 lety +40

      It really sucked to see almost half the characters leaving at the same time

    • @thebigcheese5536
      @thebigcheese5536 Před 3 lety +2

      @@finn596 Ye

    • @bcriceroni6553
      @bcriceroni6553 Před 3 lety +9

      And he and shirley we're obviously related.

  • @TheShuckmeister
    @TheShuckmeister Před 3 lety +2522

    Woah, how do you keep covering things I just finish? Get out of my head Schaff

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga Před 3 lety +879

    Would it be wrong to say this special was my introduction to community , cause it was definitely how I first heard about it .

    • @maldon3659
      @maldon3659 Před 3 lety +1

      Same for me

    • @googleaccount3999
      @googleaccount3999 Před 3 lety +27

      How did you comment on this 2 days ago???

    • @maldon3659
      @maldon3659 Před 3 lety +7

      @@googleaccount3999 CZcams is drunk again

    • @drawingmachine834
      @drawingmachine834 Před 3 lety +8

      HoW dId YoU cOmEnT tHiS 2 dAys AgO.

    • @rainymafuyu
      @rainymafuyu Před 3 lety +12

      @@maldon3659 they might be a patron and were able to see it early

  • @chrishoenscheidt6627
    @chrishoenscheidt6627 Před 3 lety +56

    My absolute favorite subtle character thing that I WISH got properly addressed in the episode is why Pierce stayed with Abed the whole time. Pierce’s mom had died earlier in the season, so this was his first Christmas without his mom, just like Abed.

  • @mujiescomedy279
    @mujiescomedy279 Před 3 lety +52

    I'm pretty sure Abed doesn't think his life is a TV show, he just relates it to a TV show to understand life better.

    • @yoyleb1711
      @yoyleb1711 Před 3 lety +12

      Yeah i think you're spot on! As an autistic person, me and many of us use pieces of media to understand the world around us, sometimes obsessively clinging to it. I havent gotten around to watching community just yet, but it looks pretty damn good.

    • @ninjanibba4259
      @ninjanibba4259 Před 2 lety

      He said this multiple times

  • @AdallynD
    @AdallynD Před 3 lety +360

    "Community never does an animated episode just for the sake of doing it."
    Intro to Felt Surrogacy: 👁👄👁

    • @milkyman3021
      @milkyman3021 Před 3 lety +30

      Technically isn’t fully animated so it doesn’t count. We’ve got a perfect record!

    • @chickenwonderer485
      @chickenwonderer485 Před 3 lety +65

      The gas leak year does strange things, but we're past that

    • @sketchyjulia
      @sketchyjulia Před 3 lety +12

      Intro to Felt Surrogacy was a good episode I will die on that hill

    • @GodOfOrphans
      @GodOfOrphans Před 3 lety +9

      @@sketchyjulia It is good, it's just that in a series with great episodes good seems lesser than usual due to the curve.

    • @artyb27
      @artyb27 Před 3 lety +8

      He did exclude that episode to be fair, along with the parallel timeline one. It was pretty frustrating to see the Season 4 writers piggyback off the popularity of Remedial Chaos Theory and use it to jump the shark, kinda retrospectively taints my favourite episode.
      Who am I kidding, I'll never hate Remedial Chaos Theory.

  • @tusharchetal
    @tusharchetal Před 3 lety +367

    Correction: Troy is actually Jehovah's most secret witness✨

    • @GodOfOrphans
      @GodOfOrphans Před 3 lety

      Wasn't that established in the next season's Christmas special though?

    • @dipdop9734
      @dipdop9734 Před 3 lety +22

      @@GodOfOrphans It's first mentioned in season one's Christmas special, where Shirley assumes all her friends are Christian, and we learn each character has a separate faith

    • @GodOfOrphans
      @GodOfOrphans Před 3 lety +10

      @@dipdop9734 I meant the most secret aspect as the excuse to participate in Christmas festivities that was established in the Glee Club musical Christmas special which I'm pretty sure is after Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas.

    • @tusharchetal
      @tusharchetal Před 3 lety +8

      @@GodOfOrphans Yeah I think it's in the glee club Christmas episode in Troy and abeds amazing rap lol

    • @s29nv1sr1
      @s29nv1sr1 Před 3 lety +12

      🎶 We have to save Christmas to save our friends 🎶

  • @PygmyGoat3
    @PygmyGoat3 Před 3 lety +128

    I'm a freelance animator, and my mentor who taught me stop motion worked on this special (along with basically ANY stop motion production you can think of, she's incredible)! I remember her saying that this was a lot of fun, and that the team was super respectful of the animators. A lot of live-action production teams don't really understand how animation works, or how much time and effort goes into it, so they're kind of dismissive and frustrating to deal with, but she said that the Community people were lovely and courteous. It shows in the product, as well, because all of their parodies always feel like they're done with a lot of love and understanding of the source material!

  • @cease842
    @cease842 Před 3 lety +146

    “He’s taken to Professor John Oliver, who I keep forgetting is in this show”
    FELT

  • @glendarjj3991
    @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +96

    'John oliver who I keep forgetting is in this show"
    That's sad because he's great a character
    But true

    • @sketchyjulia
      @sketchyjulia Před 3 lety +4

      He was gone for like two and a half seasons

  • @thejungwookim
    @thejungwookim Před 3 lety +200

    Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas is both streets ahead and very cool, cool cool

  • @tailee2046
    @tailee2046 Před 3 lety +251

    Wait a minute, don't disrespect season 6, Elroy was a goddam gem.

    • @thebrutusmars
      @thebrutusmars Před 3 lety +38

      I wasn’t a huge fan of Frankie (no offense to Paget, of course), but I was a fan of Elroy. That may be because I’m very partial to Keith David, though.
      Elroy just had some really funny, weird bits like “There’s no green 3 in Billiards. Where could this have come from?”

    • @jordanvogel4294
      @jordanvogel4294 Před 3 lety +83

      “NOW THIS IS A MAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO MARRY HIS COUSIN”

    • @marijamarcelic3149
      @marijamarcelic3149 Před 2 lety +1

      I think his just worse version of hickey,even tho he has thew iconic lines

    • @angelinebena9675
      @angelinebena9675 Před rokem +2

      Agree season 6 deserves better

    • @thatgaylibertarian4518
      @thatgaylibertarian4518 Před rokem +11

      i also love frankie though. "SHUT UP LEONARD! You... are old! And you deserve less, because of your age"

  • @tevynsowers9151
    @tevynsowers9151 Před 3 lety +165

    We need a community episode worst to best

  • @cristiangonzalez7306
    @cristiangonzalez7306 Před 3 lety +290

    Was that All Star playing backwards when John Oliver left the ice cave after his little episode??? The details in the editing is INSANE!
    Edit: Timestamp 6:41

  • @RetroReviewsMovies
    @RetroReviewsMovies Před 3 lety +77

    6:42 For the unenlightened, this is the line “somebody” (from the iconic Shrek scene) played backwards to reflect the person leaving through the door, the opposite of what Shrek did.

  • @pcolada
    @pcolada Před 3 lety +80

    I may or may not have binged the entire show following the release of this video just so I can watch it.

  • @cremonkey4301
    @cremonkey4301 Před 3 lety +23

    11:54 one of my favorite lines in the show is the first Christmas episode where Jeff says hes agnostic and everyone sighs.

  • @c.mitchell2900
    @c.mitchell2900 Před 3 lety +237

    I like that you don't refer to him as Duncan, purely John Oliver

  • @bradenkoch6771
    @bradenkoch6771 Před 3 lety +78

    Ian Duncan was at his best in this episode. They actailly found something for him to do!

    • @extravirginoliveoil7592
      @extravirginoliveoil7592 Před 3 lety +15

      I think he had a really good episode in I think season 5 where he stops being a creep for once and helps his friends, it's really good development for him.

    • @johnarbuckle2619
      @johnarbuckle2619 Před 3 lety +1

      I think he was great overall.

  • @Yoshimaniac
    @Yoshimaniac Před 3 lety +191

    congrats on reaching one million subs!

  • @mousekateer627
    @mousekateer627 Před 3 lety +38

    As a Muslim myself, I've always had a love and envy for Christmas especially now when during our own holidays family gatherings are depressing and feels like a chore because we only gather because of self image and a bit of obligation.

    • @thatgaylibertarian4518
      @thatgaylibertarian4518 Před rokem +3

      as an atheist (who is kinda ex-christian but not really bc i was like seven and didn't understand religion until i did enough to turn away from it) i still celebrate christmas and enjoy it, and like he says in the video (and how britta says) christmas isnt even actually about jesus originally so you can still celebrate :D

    • @mousekateer627
      @mousekateer627 Před rokem +1

      @@thatgaylibertarian4518 I'm not the celebrating type but I love watching the old Christmas movies and specials. They're so magical to me 🥰

  • @trevorbirdingtierlist
    @trevorbirdingtierlist Před 3 lety +62

    I, too, discovered Community this year. I love a solid 90% of the show.

    • @timetraveler7
      @timetraveler7 Před 3 lety +2

      I watched it because one of my old math teachers recommended it

  • @infernacraft5269
    @infernacraft5269 Před 3 lety +268

    Something I'd like to add onto this just a smig: Christmas has evolved into much more than a Christian holiday, so many common traditions or images we have for Christmas aren't even Christian. Hanging a wraith is a Wiccan tradition, kissing under a misteltoe is Druidic, decorating a tree in an ode to the god Saturn, etc. It's a collection of a lot of general beliefs and traditions which is why it's a fitting national Holiday for the US, a nation founded on multiple cultures and people inhabiting a new world. You don't have to be a Christian to celebrate it and you don't have to follow the traditions, it can be anything you believe it to be because that's what it has evolved into.

    • @muffinman3052
      @muffinman3052 Před 3 lety

      Well said!

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah its christmas.... where did all my money go?

    • @harps_chord_
      @harps_chord_ Před 3 lety

      👏👏👏

    • @sirensong1794
      @sirensong1794 Před 3 lety +21

      I think the think Schaff brought up with how the church moved the date of Christmas to accommodate the people and not the people conforming to what the church did illustrates this point really well. Christmas isn't by a long stretch just about Jesus. Most European cultures had some kind of winter celebration because of how important the harvest was and how devastating winter could be, so all these regional variants kept being celebrated even with Christianity in the mix.

    • @johnarbuckle2619
      @johnarbuckle2619 Před 3 lety

      Very well put.

  • @Quackervoltz
    @Quackervoltz Před 3 lety +35

    Just in time for the "Larry, I'm on Ducktales" meme.

  • @ooferdoofums3369
    @ooferdoofums3369 Před 3 lety +91

    The people who disliked this are definitely streets behind

    • @BongChongler
      @BongChongler Před 3 lety +2

      Oofer doofums wins this comment section

  • @ComedyHourShow
    @ComedyHourShow Před 3 lety +29

    This video might make it to regionals

  • @BasicStockMan
    @BasicStockMan Před 3 lety +137

    I just got into the snap cube dubs, so when Alfred Coleman said “I pissed on the moon”.....
    I felt that

  • @nicholashlibka9889
    @nicholashlibka9889 Před rokem +13

    I have autism and abed is easily the best representation in any media ever.

  • @kelseyspolejourney5417
    @kelseyspolejourney5417 Před 3 lety +20

    I'll never be able to watch the very last clip, where you can see their reflections in the TV, without tearing up.

  • @kyler4963
    @kyler4963 Před 3 lety +34

    Man, I started Community because it was on Netflix and I'm in love with it.

    • @zitrodivad
      @zitrodivad Před 3 lety +7

      one episode (advanced dungeons and dragons) was removed from netflix so make sure you catch that one somewhere else!

    • @FreakGamerCompany
      @FreakGamerCompany Před 3 lety +3

      @@zitrodivad It's literally one of the best episodes in my opinion

  • @juuce.943
    @juuce.943 Před 3 lety +74

    this show wouldnt be as underrated if there was some degree of cast consistency but its still my fav sitcom ever

    • @theshanaman7805
      @theshanaman7805 Před 3 lety +2

      It’s not really underrated though

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +6

      Its a cult classic so not underrated among the public
      But maybe critics?

    • @melvinlinderoth7108
      @melvinlinderoth7108 Před 3 lety +2

      @@glendarjj3991It's under watched more than underrated everyone I know who's seen it loved it

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 Před 3 lety +1

      @@melvinlinderoth7108 I think you misread my reply, I agree. Its not underrated it was quite popular
      Just critics didn't seem to like it as much I don't think

    • @sketchyjulia
      @sketchyjulia Před 3 lety +3

      @@glendarjj3991 it was kinda a sleeper hit, good reviews from critics but not a ratings juggernaut like other shows it had to share its time slot with like Glee and Big Bang Theory

  • @LordEpos
    @LordEpos Před 3 lety +91

    Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas is definitely one of Community's strongest episodes, but I dislike how it meshes with season 1's Christmas episode. The whole point of that episode had to do with how most of the main cast didn't celebrate Christmas, and it did a great job showing how the holiday season feels for other cultures. When Annie & Abed just announce all of a sudden that they actually celebrated Christmas the whole time, it kinda contorts the meaning of that previous episode. Season 3's Christmas episode takes this much further, and by then it starts to feel like the writers see the cast's cultural differences are an annoyance to write around, and not an important part of who they are.

    • @LordEpos
      @LordEpos Před 3 lety +5

      Community's still tied for my favorite show of all time tho

    • @ravaroux1782
      @ravaroux1782 Před 3 lety +44

      I get what you're saying for sure, though in the first season's Xmas episode, i feel like the impetus for the characters even revealing their religions was more to get out of joining Shirley and her Christian shenanigans 😄

  • @Sharpe1502
    @Sharpe1502 Před 3 lety +24

    I’ve been a fan of Community from the Beginning and it warms my heart that it’s gained so many fans this year. It’s the only show where I actually cried when it got canceled. I related with Abed a lot in high school and being the weird person who relates to people through movies and books, it was the show that made me realize, “Wow, I’m not the only one.” And it was the thing I watched every week to make me happy. Abed’s Christmas special was definitely an episode I watched over and over when it was released.

    • @thatgaylibertarian4518
      @thatgaylibertarian4518 Před rokem +1

      ok ik this is a year old but that's why its fitting for me to comment in case you didnt know-- they're actually finally getting around to making the movie for real

  • @DarnHooligan
    @DarnHooligan Před 3 lety +49

    "James, your paper on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise is overdue, please see me at my office at 1:00..."

  • @acolyte22
    @acolyte22 Před 3 lety +116

    Can we get some F's for "advanced dungeons and dragons."

  • @jprangel
    @jprangel Před 3 lety +48

    Community is one of the most underrated shows and I’m so happy more and more CZcams channels are covering its genius.

  • @gokuuzumaki8307
    @gokuuzumaki8307 Před 3 lety +23

    Finally, you're talking about the best TV show ever created.
    Good for you.

  • @Bread-hf9ly
    @Bread-hf9ly Před 3 lety +36

    Community is literally so underrated

  • @ViaEarly
    @ViaEarly Před 3 lety +47

    community is truly one of the most innovative and really underrated shows ever created. it’s like a secret treasure and i am so drawn to it every time

    • @angelinebena9675
      @angelinebena9675 Před rokem

      Ikr I just love it so much. It’s so wild and entertaining

  • @west-art558
    @west-art558 Před rokem +5

    What I love about abed's character is that his constantly breaking the 4th wall but in the same time his not it's how his character works he looks at life as a tv series or movie

  • @Jushwa
    @Jushwa Před rokem +24

    Currently watching this episode on live loop for the official community happy merry Christmas marathon! Thanks for giving this episode the love letter it deserves.

  • @badboyorange7079
    @badboyorange7079 Před 3 lety +17

    This episode truly was streets ahead

  • @seanbagel2977
    @seanbagel2977 Před 3 lety +9

    the final shot where you can see the live action actors watching the special always makes me so happy

  • @sirduckington5435
    @sirduckington5435 Před 3 lety +20

    I will never forget the Christmas Pterodactyl

  • @angelinebena9675
    @angelinebena9675 Před rokem +5

    I can’t believe you only did one video on community though. Love this show so much

  • @arthurdoesstuff3879
    @arthurdoesstuff3879 Před 3 lety +69

    I literally just started to watch community and just finished this episode. How did you time this upload so perfectly? You stalkin’ me?

  • @elijahkeay3906
    @elijahkeay3906 Před 3 lety +12

    A COMMUNITY VIDEO?? THIS IS AMAZING. I just recently watched this show through for the third time and I can’t believe that Schaff is now doing a video for it

  • @iGuy2007
    @iGuy2007 Před 3 lety +24

    Yet that won’t let me get hyped for “Why Shrek 2 is a Perfect Sequel: The Sequel”

  • @judeconnor-macintyre9874

    When you said "Pierce only sometimes cares about his friends" you show a clip of him punching Jeff, this is a example of him caring, he believes that being punched in the face is a rite of passage, he thinks he's helping Jeff even if everyone else would disagree.

  • @noahthe0tter
    @noahthe0tter Před 3 lety +56

    Schaff, you should do a video on the Amazing World of Gumball at some point. That show was my childhood.

  • @jakeb4569
    @jakeb4569 Před 3 lety +63

    “He clings to the days when his mother was there”
    Ok Schaff I KNOW that was intentional

  • @mayas7897
    @mayas7897 Před 3 lety +19

    This show is incredibly special and it is so amazing to see a whole new group of people discovering it.

  • @SuperWiiBros08
    @SuperWiiBros08 Před 3 lety +89

    I didn't have friends to spend Christmas with

  • @sensienccneicnec5317
    @sensienccneicnec5317 Před 3 lety +10

    I watched this show when I was 9, I enjoyed everything about it even if I didn't understand the shows deeper meanings all the time. Now that im older I've grown to appreciate the show even more. I love community anf it will always be up there with Bojack horseman.

  • @GravityTrash
    @GravityTrash Před 3 lety +17

    >Schaffrillas talking about Community
    A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

  • @peytonibarra8992
    @peytonibarra8992 Před 3 lety +10

    One of the best episodes in the entire series. I still think the two part paintball season finale is the best the show has ever made, but I didn't know where they were going with the Abed episode till the reveal at the end. It got me pretty good.

  • @jmace2424
    @jmace2424 Před rokem +3

    I never put it together before that the study group is an Island of Misfit Toys!

  • @eli_r_q
    @eli_r_q Před 3 lety +6

    The bit when he's on the train and they tell him it's December 9th always makes me cry.

  • @bramsteenhoek2674
    @bramsteenhoek2674 Před 3 lety +15

    Very good episode
    Almost as good as when they played [REMOVED BY NETFLIX AND HULU]

  • @michaelscuotto3507
    @michaelscuotto3507 Před 3 lety +8

    I just started Community. I'm LOVING Season 1 so far, and I can't wait to see what comes down the pike!

  • @Zander2212
    @Zander2212 Před 3 lety +154

    Ok, I love how you mention both that Christmas is religious, and that many non-christians celebrate regardless. Christmas is no longer just a religious holiday, in many countries it's a national holiday, which means it applies, no matter how you celebrate it.
    That's also my complaint with the movement to cut the phrase "Merry Christmas" out of the holidays, it's not just a religious thing anymore, its celebrated by all sorts of people as is. It doesn't need any extra cleaning for Political correctness sake.

    • @dragonslayer2255
      @dragonslayer2255 Před 3 lety +1

      Wait what is wrong with merry Christmas. I am confused

    • @Zander2212
      @Zander2212 Před 3 lety +11

      @@dragonslayer2255 nothings wrong with it, but there's this push to replace it with Happy Holidays for inclusiveness sake. I have no problem with Happy Holidays, but I don't like that some people are trying to replace Merry Christmas because its got 'Christ' in it.

    • @dragonslayer2255
      @dragonslayer2255 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Zander2212 Ah I though the word Merry was the problem well I don't care either way as long as nobody gets angry at me for saying merry christmas, because then you are just dumb.

    • @annazeidman5187
      @annazeidman5187 Před 3 lety +13

      honestly what i dislike about "Merry Christmas" is just the assumption that i celebrate Christmas from a complete stranger. Like, I don't, and many others don't, I don't know you, just say Happy Holidays please. Saying it to people who you know celebrate is fine tho obviously

    • @Zander2212
      @Zander2212 Před 3 lety +2

      @@annazeidman5187 Generally with people I don't know I tend to try for both. Technically, it's a national holiday (atleast in the US) so it's ubiquitous, but I usually say "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays". I celebrate Christmas, and I'm not dropping that for anyone else, but I do try to acknowledge that not everyone celebrates it.

  • @Mangoscats
    @Mangoscats Před 3 lety +48

    Abed was the best character on community

    • @s29nv1sr1
      @s29nv1sr1 Před 3 lety +2

      "Britta, I've got self-esteem falling out of my butt"
      Agreed

    • @mattyvends8875
      @mattyvends8875 Před 3 lety

      I strongly disagree he is my least favourite the show indulges him too much.
      Pierce all the way :D

  • @DBK_Productions
    @DBK_Productions Před 3 lety +7

    Schaffrillas talking bout Community? My early birthday gift is here

  • @abbydoesart648
    @abbydoesart648 Před 3 lety +8

    This is the only episode of community i has made me cry, its so well written and my favorite episode to this day

  • @conormacthiarnan4491
    @conormacthiarnan4491 Před 3 lety +1

    I’ve watched this 6 times this year already, introducing it to so many different people.
    Cried every single time.

  • @bread6052
    @bread6052 Před 3 lety +65

    “One I would rank along side Bojack and Avatar...”
    To some this is blasphemy, to some this is the justice it deserves...
    But idk bc I’ve never watched community but now I want to

  • @100lizards8
    @100lizards8 Před 3 lety +7

    troy and abed in the 90s literally made my kneecap gay

  • @biancarose2767
    @biancarose2767 Před rokem +3

    You're always so good at telling the stories from shows and movies! It's always interesting to watch.

  • @airagog
    @airagog Před 3 lety +4

    Ngl the bit with eggman pissing on the moon caught me so off guard i nearly spilled my coke.

  • @soitscitrus25
    @soitscitrus25 Před 3 lety +4

    I seriously love community and everything that it did to make me smile. Good job on the video man!

  • @guilhermeleitao3680
    @guilhermeleitao3680 Před 3 lety +6

    It's a really special episode. I just started watching community about three weeks ago, and watched this episode last week and it was just so great. They really pulled off a hilarious parody of the christmas special genre while building a truly meaningful and heartfelt story. They found the true meaning of comedy

  • @canned3880
    @canned3880 Před 3 lety

    Just found the show and can't wait to get here. Your video made me cry dude

  • @bryanhirt521
    @bryanhirt521 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot. I have been trying to decide what television show to watch next and this has been on that list for a while. Seems you've helped in deciding. Time to start Community!

  • @TheMrawesomest
    @TheMrawesomest Před 3 lety +11

    Another great episode in the second season is S2E14 Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. As of now the episode is only streaming on Amazon Prime. Netflix and Hulu removed the episode back in June due to "black face".

    • @Tanjooodo
      @Tanjooodo Před 3 lety +4

      One of the most bullshit things to happen in 2020.

    • @ninjanibba4259
      @ninjanibba4259 Před 2 lety

      Hulu did the same thing to It’s Always Sunny with the blackface episode.......ugh

  • @gabrielwilson1101
    @gabrielwilson1101 Před 3 lety +5

    “Not someone who does well when the status quo is shaken up.” (Cut to Abed having a screaming fit when the clocks change for daylight savings)

  • @bitesized4503
    @bitesized4503 Před 3 lety

    So happy to se more community content, what an amazing tv show

  • @jiffy-jef
    @jiffy-jef Před 3 lety

    I really love community!! Thank you for such an insightful review of this episode!

  • @mikoajk.8853
    @mikoajk.8853 Před 3 lety +5

    Today I finished this show , and I nearly cried. It was great and I think I will watch it again. Definitely underrated.

  • @longnecklion4035
    @longnecklion4035 Před 3 lety +3

    As someone who went to community college for 2 years I was happily surprised to see how accurate they portrayed the experience of acutally going to one

  • @thepitt1360
    @thepitt1360 Před 3 lety

    I just got into community and it’s gotta be one of my favorite shows, great vid

  • @amyedwards786
    @amyedwards786 Před 3 lety

    Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou
    Community is my all time favorite show and to see one of my favorite youtubers talk about how its one of THEIR favorite shows just makes me unexplainable happy. This is the best Christmas gift for this year. All the praise to Community, and to Schaffrillas for talking about how amazing it is.
    Respect and Merry Christmas.