It's Troy's birthday and so the gang goes to a bar to celebrate the manliest of manchievements: turning 21. Annie gets a fake ID and a bad accent, and Shirley gets a blast from the past. We talk about good drinks we like drinking and also Paul F. Tompkins. Welcome to the Paul F. Tompkins fancast I guess. Ben goes to the Red Door. Mike goes to L-Street.

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Mixology Certification

We're going to night school (OR ARE WE) to take a class on conspiracy theories (OR ARE WE) and talking about the TV show Community (OR ARE WE). Jeff tries to get a free credit and/or is taking a class all about conspiracies and Annie's making a diorama for the bio dioramarama. Troy and Abed make a blanket fort for men. We go into business with a pizza place / bowling alley / bookstore for some reason and we talk about how cool a math party would almost certainly be. Ben talks to a barista about werewolves. Mike gets a lesson on oatmeal.

Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design

It's a bottle episode and everybody us sus. That's hip lingo everybody is using thanks to Among Us. This is Among Us. But about a purple pen. Or a principle. Is it a pen or a principle? Either way, everybody gets mad at each other. We debate whether Cheers is a bottle series and whether Frasier would make a good paladin. And by "we" I mean "Ben." Ben says those things. Ben pulls a c-c-c-c-combo breaker. Mike inquires about Waffle Houses.

Cooperative Calligraphy

Jeff and Troy find a magical trampoline in a magical garden. Abed becomes a RowBoat Cop. The word "bitch" is said an awful lot in this episode both by the characters and us so welcome to our second ever explicit episode because of the B-WORD. Hillary Duff makes a special appearance. We talk about our grade school media crushes, terms for baskteball, and do some impressions of some very famous people. Ben details how to get rid of a trampoline. Mike plays some Rumpy Junny.

Aerodynamics of Gender

It's Halloween, and everybody is at a puffy, sweaty party dressed in costumes and biting each other and infecting each other with a terrible secret black-ops rabies virus. So. Pretty much normal Halloween in my experience. Troy has a crisis of coolness, Abed has a crisis of friendship, Jeff has a crisis of not wanting to ruin a $6,000 suit, and Shirley has a crisis of doin' it with Chang. Meanwhile, we are forced to decide if we will submit to the will of The Bean. Ben makes plans for October 1, 2021. Mike puts chocolate on a hotdog.

Epidemiology

Shirley wants to make a film about Jesus. Abed wants to make a film about Jesus finding God through a God camera and every camera is God and every person is Jesus and also the film is called Abed. You got that? It makes perfect sense. Pierce falls in with a bad crowd of old people. Ben has a revelation about Jesus. Mike disses Reboot.

Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples

The most important event of the community college simulated space race is on. Can Greendale beat City College into simulated space? Will Annie transfer to City College? Will the dean notice the flag is a butt? Will you inevitably get a craving for KFC after listening to this episode? All we know is that we rank this episode as "delicious." Ben plays a prank. Mike gets a master's degree.

Basic Rocket Science

Bad news. Pierce's mom is dead. Or... is alive but with a vaporized organic body. Who can say? Jeff is suddenly worried about his own mortality and takes it out on the group. Britta is suddenly worried about Annie selling out their gender and takes it out on Annie. Abed spends some time in the background. We debate whether it is creepier to have a puppet of somebody for sexual or non-sexual reasons, the downfall of the Indian Jones franchise, the downfall of Adobe Flash player, and asparagus toast. Ben gets interrupted by Flash Player in 2020. Mike continues to be unaware of Frasier.

The Psychology of Letting Go

Jeff's old lawyer buddy shows up and it reawakens a lawyer's instinct in him. None of the rest of the study group like this new development, especially because they need a seventh person for the pop-and-lock-a-thon. Everybody knows you need at least seven people. As for us? Well. I think all we can say about this one is... sorry, Jesus. Ben starts digging for holes. Mike fights a shrimp boat.

Accounting for Lawyers

We're back and this semester we're taking Anthropology staring Betty Freakin' White. It's a damn good get as far as guest stars go if you ask us. And you did. By listening to this podcast you were like "hey what do Ben and Mike think about Betty White as a guest star in Community?" Spoiler: she is great. Also there's a lot of drama in the group due to all the kissing and love declaring that happened last season. It's a lot. Ben gives a top hat to a goth horse. Mike gambles on Golden Girls knowledge and loses.

S2E1 -Anthropology 101

We're taking a break so we talk a little bit about a TV show a Community cast member has been on (and then never got picked up) and we also do some listener Q&A! Ben looks it up on Bing. Mike picks Buddy.

Season 1 Wrap

In the final episode of the season, events happen that may or may not be relevant to other episodes. Ben goes to comedy school. Mike has questions about "Eight Crazy Nights."

S1E25 -Pascal's Triangle Revisted

It's finals time and the gang has to really bone up because it turns out Chang doesn't actually have the qualifications to teach. Annie hatches a misguided scheme to keep the gang together. Chang plays a keytar. Troy gets approached by a plumber with a life-changing opportunity. Your intrepid hosts talk about school nightmares, peeing nightmares, the inability to go to early classes, and more! Ben quits forever as of today. Mike just keeps peeing.

S1E24 -English As A Second Language

It's here! We're talking about Modern Warfare, a famous Community episode because it's about a giant game of paintball on campus. We get a whole lot of great moments from every character and finally some Jeff/Britta payoff. I don't know what else to say; this is a legendary episode. Ben betrays Mike. Mike betrays... himself?

S1E23 -Modern Warfare

Jeff and Britta lose their minds while fighting with... uh... high school kids. High school kids who call them Schmitty. Nobody looks great in this one. Troy and Abed embark on a quest of college shenanigans and they come out looking pretty okay in this one. Pierce and Shirley get into a fight and... well there's a definite winner there. We are programming weird robots in BASIC and telling stories about how we miss, of all things, cubicles. Ben does not do a marijuana. Mike knows who Winona Ryder is.

S1E22 -The Art of Discourse

We're Ben and Mike, formerly of Back to the Futurama and now we're talking about the NBC television show, Community! Join us as we take a trip back to watch all your favorite and least favorite episodes.

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