Contemporary American Poultry 

Jeff's plan to get chicken fingers from the school cafeteria for the study group quickly evolves into a mafia movie-style endeavor with Abed calling all the shots.

Director:

Tristram Shapeero

Writers:

Dan Harmon (created by), Emily Cutler

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	...	Ben Chang
Chevy Chase	...	Pierce Hawthorne
Jim Rash	...	Dean Pelton
Brian R. Norris	...	Travis (as Brian Norris)
James Earl	...	Bouncer
Dino Stamatopoulos	...	Star-Burns
Richard Erdman	...	Leonard
Erik Charles Nielsen	...	Garrett Lambert
Kelsey Gunn	...	Woman

Storyline

Jeff and Troy take on the chicken finger shortage that has a gripped Greendale Community College. Witnessing this show of activism by her fellow students causes Britta to struggle with the unsatisfactory number of causes she currently supports.

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Plot Keywords:

chicken finger | monkey | bagman | conspiracy | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Abed says "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be in a mafia movie." This is a reference to the famous line "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster" from Goodfellas (1990).

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Goofs

At the end, there are three cuts to Abed when he's speaking with the dean. In two of the cuts, a large Styrofoam container of chicken is in front of Abed, but in the final cut, it's gone.

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Quotes

Troy Barnes: He released Annie's Boobs. Annie's Boobs could be anywhere. Annie's Boobs could be on the streets...
Shirley Bennett: Okay, we get it. The monkey's name is Annie's Boobs.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Episodes of Community (2015)

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Soundtracks

Greendale is Where I Belong
Performed by Ludwig Göransson

User Reviews

Awesome

What a great episode! Awesome writing and references, similarities with Goodfellas. Hahhahaha great humor.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Krasnoff Foster Productions, Harmonius Claptrap, AGBO

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1