Queer Studies & Advanced Waxing 

Dean Pelton is asked to lie; Chang auditions for a stage adaptation of "The Karate Kid."

Directors:

Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Writers:

Dan Harmon (created by), Matt Lawton

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
Alison Brie	...	Annie Edison
Jim Rash	...	Dean Pelton
Ken Jeong	...	Ben Chang
Keith David	...	Elroy Patashnik
Jason Mantzoukas	...	Matt Lundergard
Brady Novak	...	Richie
Jeremy Scott Johnson	...	Carl
Johnny Pemberton	...	Assistant
Paget Brewster	...	Frankie Dart
Irene Choi	...	Annie Kim
Ryan W. Garcia	...	Domingo (as Ryan Garcia)
Derek Houck	...	Reporter

Storyline

Dean Pelton is asked to lie; Chang auditions for a stage adaptation of "The Karate Kid."

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | rehearsing | necktie length | wi fi | school board | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Did You Know?

Trivia

Frankie complains that she cannot contact the IT lady to fix the campus Wi-Fi; Paget Brewster, who plays Frankie, also played the IT lady in Community: Analysis of Cork-Based Networking (2014). Frankie saying that her e-mails to the I.T. Lady bounce back in Aramaic and when she calls her all she gets is a high-pitched sound that makes her nose bleed reference the science fiction trope about the paradoxical dangers of running into oneself (notably the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect and the 2014 video game Bioshock: Infinite).

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Goofs

The director makes a couple of errors in describing the plot of the "Karate Kid" to Annie. He states that Mr. Miyagi fought against his own people during World War II, when in both the film and in reality, Japanese Americans were sent to the European theater and fought the Germans and Italians rather than their own people. The director also says that Miyagi's child died in childbirth, forgetting the fact that Miyagi's wife died at the same time.

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Quotes

Frankie Dart: All right. I, I'm trying to find the IT lady. My emails to her get bounced back to me in Aramaic, and when I call, I hear an undulating high-pitched whistle that makes my nose bleed.

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Connections

Referenced in The Darkest Timeline with Ken Jeong & Joel McHale: Meanwhile at the Hearst Castle (2020)

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Soundtracks

Greendale is Where I Belong
Written by Ludwig Göransson
Performed by Ludwig Göransson

User Reviews

Chang is the best character

I know that after several characters left the show, it feels a little underwhelming but at long as Chang is here the laughs will never stop! I could stop laughing at his hole acting arc. Very very funny

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Krasnoff / Foster Entertainment, Harmonius Claptrap, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

31 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD