Paradigms of Human Memory (21 Apr. 2011)

As the study group gathers to assemble their 20th and final Anthropology diorama of the year, they begin reminiscing about their favorite times together - including a trip they made to a ... See full summary »

Director:

Tristram Shapeero

Writers:

Dan Harmon (creator), Chris McKenna

Stars:

Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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
Ken Jeong	...	Señor Chang
Chevy Chase	...	Pierce Hawthorne
John Oliver	...	Professor Ian Duncan
Jim Rash	...	Dean Pelton
E.J. Callahan	...	Old Prospector
Marcus Folmar	...	Barber Professor

Storyline

As the study group gathers to assemble their 20th and final Anthropology diorama of the year, they begin reminiscing about their favorite times together - including a trip they made to a western ghost town, a last minute glee club performance and the array of costumes that Dean Pelton has managed to wear over the year. Meanwhile, Troy's pet monkey returns, only to disappear back into the school's ventilation system.

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Plot Keywords:

monkey | diorama | costume | caught having sex | slow motion | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Krasnoff Foster Productions, Harmonius Claptrap, Russo Brothers

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The group diorama includes a figure of Chang, standing outside and looking through the window. It can be seen in the final scene with Chang, in which he wears the same shirt as his miniature.

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Quotes

Jeff Winger: Fear. Anchovies. Fear. And the dangers of ingesting mercury.

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Connections

References The Cape (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Gravity"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Sara Bareilles

User Reviews

Remember when...

Sitcoms sometimes have this fillers where they write some story that allows the use of some previous scenes of other episodes, like a flashback, but without much meaning. Friends did it a couple times, and it was actually very nice. But Community again surprises us. Instead of showing bits of early episodes, they show bits that we never saw. Like the Halloween episode, it was mentioned and there were some flashbacks, but it was new stuff. Not to mention the bits of adventures we never got to see, like the drug cartel or the ghost city. They joked about the meta they often do, about the characters characteristics... several great sequences of habits, like The Dean's fantasies and entries (best part in the whole freaking episode) and Jeff's speeches. I don't think a episode surprised me more than this one. Fooling everyone, Community, once more, mocks itself with class.