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Community Season 1 Episode 13

Investigative Journalism

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AIRED: Jan 14, 2010

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While Jeff takes on the role of Greendale Gazette Journal's editor, the gang must decide whether or not to admit an eager classmate into their study group.

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When the gang returns from winter break a new classmate shows up to join the group. Jeff is talked into being the editor of the formerly defunct Greendale Gazette. Abed calls Jeff, Hawkeye and tells him how similar he is to the MASH character.moreless

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By jyarter, Apr 08, 2011

Even with Jack Black as the new temporary member of the group this episode was not an improvement. Matter of fact it was probably a bigger disappointment with the hype put out on the airways.

Jeff returns as the mellow cool guy with no worries that has fallen into the college life with ease. The only problem is he's still a control freak and basically everyone still follows his lead. The scene when he became editor was about the funniest of the episode. He basically sent one student to buy pizza and another to buy booze all under the guise of the school newspaper. Even Annie ends up doing what he wants in the end.

With the Jack Black character they do flashbacks of the Spanish 101 class and show Jack reacting to all of the groups hi jinx as if he was always there. I bet someone thought that was clever. Otherwise Jack plays an obnoxious guy that breaks Jeff's nose among other things.

Senor Chang starts off Spanish 102 by having a shrine to himself at the front of the room as he supposedly died driving a motorbike into the side of an Arby's. He paid an actress to pretend that and then came storming into the class surprising the students. Again not humorous. Overall not a very good episode of Community. This show might get renewed with all its promise and the fact that NBC is going to need programming for next season. From now on I may or may not catch an episode when I can. There's too much better on TV especially Thursday nights let alone this same time slot to watch this anymore. Thanks for reading...moreless
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Cast & Crew: STARS

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Joel McHale	Jeff Winger
Gillian Jacobs	Britta Perry
Danny Pudi	Abed Nadir
Yvette Nicole Brown	Shirley Bennett
Alison Brie	Annie Edison
Donald Glover	Troy Barnes

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Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

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Jack Black	Buddy	Guest Star
Monica Young	Female Spanish Professor	Guest Star
D.C. Pierson	Mark Millot	Guest Star
Jim Rash	Dean Pelton	Recurring Role
Dino Stamatopoulos	Star-Burns	Recurring Role

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- This marks the third episode to feature Abed and Troy's 'La Biblioteca' rap. It first appeared in episode 2, Spanish 101, and again in episode 9, Debate 109.
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- Lyrics to Chang's Rap: I am Señor Chang, and I'm so ill! / This is a warning: I can't be killed! / All in your cabeza, without a chasa / Not another teacher with this much flava! / Chang!
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- Jeff: (Trying to get Buddy to leave) Just be reasonable.. and go.
  Buddy: Make me. Hitler.
  (The group gasps)
  Jeff: (To the group) Okay, so, since Buddy is not leaving, he'll just be the person who we wish wasn't here while we study. (To Buddy) Try getting that deal from Hitler.
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- Jeff: Buddy, yesterday the group took a vote (Buddy starts to cry) and it seems like you've figured out the rest of it.
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NOTES (3)
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- Goof: When Buddy (Jack Black) is reading from the Spanish textbook after the group calls him out, he says, "Donde estas la biblioteca?" and "Donde estas el restaurante?" This is incorrect, as the phrases directly translate to: "Where are (you) the library?" and "Where are (you) the restaurant?", respectively. "Estas" refers to second person (informal).
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- Jack Black ("Buddy") also worked with:
  -Yvette Nicole Brown ("Shirley") in the 2008 movie Tropic Thunder.
  -Chevy Chase ("Pierce") in the 2002 movie Orange County.
  -Creator Dan Harmon in the www.channel101.com shows Computerman and Laser Fart. Plus, they both worked with Owen Wilson ("leader of the cool group") in the pilot-never-turned-into-series Heat Vision and Jack.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: January 14, 2010 on Citytv,
  Sweden: April 26, 2010 on TV6,
  Latin America: April 29, 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television (a.k.a. Canal Sony),
  Czech Republic: January 4, 2013 on SMICHOV,
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- Karate Kid
  
  In the third act, Jack Black is wearing a t-shirt that says "Sweep The Leg". This is a reference to the 1984 movie Karate Kid.
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- Buddy: I'm strong. Hmm? And I can kick.
  
  This line refers to a nearly identical statement made by a Crispin Glover in a famously bizarre 1987 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman (episode "Show #0893 "), just before nearly kicking Letterman in the face.
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