Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design (18 Nov. 2010)

Dean Pelton tries to bust Jeff for a phony night school credit, which only unveils a series of conspiracies, plots, and double-crosses between Jeff, Annie, and the dean.

Director:

Adam Davidson

Writers:

Dan Harmon (creator), Chris McKenna

Stars:

Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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 (credit only)
Chevy Chase	...	Pierce Hawthorne
Kevin Corrigan	...	Professor Sean Garrity
Jim Rash	...	Dean Pelton
Craig Cackowski	...	Officer Cackowski
Richard Erdman	...	Leonard
Peg Stewart	...	Agnes (as Peggy Stewart)
Peggy Stewart	...	Agnes
Dominik Musiol	...	Pavel

Storyline

When Dean Pelton begins checking class schedules, he discovers that Jeff has listed a class that doesn't exist. Just when it appears Jeff will be caught in a lie, the mysterious "Professor Professorson" emerges from the shadows to confirm that Jeff has been taking his class, "Conspiracy Theories in U.S. History," at night school. When Jeff later admits to Annie that he's never seen Professor Professorson in his life, the two decide to find out who the professor really is. Meanwhile, Abed and Troy are busy building the most elaborate blanket fort that Greendale Community College has ever seen.

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Plot Keywords:

party hat | birthday cake | drink thrown in face | root beer | reference to marisa tomei | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 2010 (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

When the group chases Garrity through the blanket fort, they get held up by a Latvian Independence Day parade. The original air date was November 18, 2010 which actually was Latvian Independence Day.

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Goofs

When reading over the list of night classes, Annie says that Professor Huyck teaches "History of Something", but when you look at the list, Huyck actually teaches "Learning!" while Bradford teaches "History of Something".

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Quotes

Jeff Winger: Does the drama club have those fake guns that fire blanks?
Professor Sean Garrity: Of course. We just used them in a modern retelling of MacBeth set in gangster-era Chicago.
Jeff Winger: Fresh take. Never would have thought of it.
[to Annie]
Jeff Winger: And you call me lazy.

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Connections

References The Bloody Olive (1997)

User Reviews

Really incredible!

This episode is pretty much Community at it's finest.

The episode is making a parody of conspiracy theories, but it is completely unpredictable. That is what I love about Community, that it always finds new ways to surprise me. The climax is especially incredible- funny and creative. This is the first episode that I have seen (not seen all of the first season or 2nd season) where some characters of the study group are barely shown at all- Pierce and Shirley. That is not a complaint, since the episode is still pretty great, but one can definitely tell. Still, probably one of the show's best.