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Class is in session everyone! Welcome back to Lists 101, the
best Community list column on the internet if you don't count every other
Community list column on the internet. Man, what a terrible opening line that
was. Let's ignore it and get to the topic; the ten best Community End Tags of
all time. What are the end tags for those who don't know the term? Basically,
it's all those scenes at the end of the episode that generally feature Troy and
Abed doing something awesome. Thus, this should be a good list! Once again
though, if your favorite end tag doesn't appear on here, that doesn't mean it
was loathed. It honestly just means there's way too many good ones to choose
from. It's Community after all, which means we have to sacrifice great bits
like Horsebot 3000 and Pierce's Vaughn Rap to the abyss which they run. But
enough depressing stuff. ON WITH THE SHOW!
10.
Spanish Rap/Africa
remix (Anthropology 101)
Let's be real; the sequel is never as good as the original.
Look no further than The Amazing Spider Man 2, Transformers: Age of the Fallen
or the yet to be released sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road (quit while you're ahead
George). So it's not shocking that Troy and Abed going back to the well with a
remix of their show stopping Spanish Rap wasn't going to be as good as the
original. That said, it's still a grand old time. They mix in Africa and Betty
White into the mix. You can't go wrong with either of those, especially Africa.
I haven't looked at that song the same way since Jeffster's brilliant cover of
it in the second season of Chuck.
9.
Pile of Bullets (VCR
Maintenance and Educational Publishing)
Memo to all you computer wizards with serious job prospects
out there; if your wife is Gina Gershon and she's trying to convince you to
move onto a job in VCR video games because "it's the future", don't
do it! Bad idea. All that's waiting for you is a lifetime of regret, a cocaine
addiction, and likely a very inexpensive divorce because, well, you and your ex
wife are both broke. Man, the further I go on, the more and more appropriate it
was for the creator of Breaking Bad to have played Devon. All hail Pile of
Bullets!
8.
Evil Troy and Abed in
the Morning (Advanced Introduction to Finality)
This was going to get on the list for Troy's voice box
alone. What an amazing creation that thing was; it's the laugh machine that Two
and a Half Men always wanted. Besides that though, this is a treat. Turns out,
Evil Troy and Evil Abed are just like regular Troy and Abed, they just live in
the darkest timeline and have a voice box or a goatee. Oh, and they can talk to
the other timelines. Thank goodness we didn't end up in the one where Troy and
Britta have baby Chewbacca. That would've led to a lifetime of regret (Britta),
a cocaine addiction (Troy and Britta) and likely a very inexpensive divorce
because, well, it's Troy and Brita. By the by, Evil Jeff is the man. Thought
you'd like to know.
7.
Troy and Abed in the
Morning (The Science of Illusion)
Sufferin' succotash is what I bet you're saying right now.
How could I, a diehard Community fan, rank the first ever Troy and Abed in the
Morning segment so low?! The reason; because the rest of this list is full of
awesome. You can be a timeless classic in Community and still hold the same
spot Korn used to daily on Carson Daly's TRL. I still love this end tag, I love
the catchphrase it launched, and other than #sixseasonsandamovie, I don't think
there's anything that represents this show more than "Troy and Abed IN THE
MORRRRRNING!". It's just not the best end tag ever. Sorry. Please don't
throw stuff at me.
6.
Troy and LeVar Burton
having dinner (Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking)
You know, I'm pretty sure Kevin Harlin's saying
"shifting the brain to brain neutral" is what happens to Troy here
when he meets his hero LeVar Burton. Granted, I still have no idea what Harlin
is talking about, but I just get the feeling. Who cares? Everything about this
ending rocks, whether it's Burton having fun with this awkward as hell
situation or Troy's shocked face. This is the greatest shocked face you'll ever
see in your life. Trust me. Not even Alec Guinness's' "What have I
done?" face from Bridge on the River Kwai compares.
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| Sorry Alec, you're second best now |
5.
This is literally the
Darkest Timeline (Remedial Chaos Theory)
The greatest episode in Community also has one of the best
endings, as we got to see what happened in the timeline where Pierce got shot,
Abed and Troy's apartment was lit on fire and Troy screamed very loudly at a
troll. As Abed puts it, it's literally the darkest timeline. There's Jeff with
only one arm. Piece is dead! Shirley is doing her best Nicolas Cage in Leaving
Las Vegas. Troy has a voice box because he swallowed the troll. Annie's in a
mental institution. Abed is cutting out evil beards for everyone to wear. And
Britta...has blue hair. Actually, doesn't sound too bad for Abed and Britta I
guess. Who cares? It's still the darkest timeline. And the funniest.
4.
Troy and Abed in the
Morning, NIGHTS!
This one is the win, the whole win and NOTHING BUT THE WIN!
Nerdom bows down before Troy and Abed in the Morning, NIGHTS! It makes
absolutely no sense; how can you have a show in the morning that's also at
night? And that's what works. Well, that and Troy and Abed calling Annie and
Jeff, only to get predictably yelled at/scolded for calling them at 2 in the
morning. Great stuff, the peak of Troy and Abed in the morning as it were. Why
wasn't there a follow up before Troy left? Why did Troy leave? MY BRAIN HAS
BEEN CRYING EVER SINCE HE LEFT!!!
3.
Christmas Troy
(Comparative Religion)
First off, can I just point out how underrated
"Comparative Religion" is as an episode? I give it full marks for
coming in and setting Community on the right course while it was still trying
to find its footing. As much fun as watching Anthony Michael Hall getting his
faced kicked in though, nothing beats the end. Like you'd expect anything to be
better than Abed dressing Troy up like a Christmas tree, while singing "Oh
Christmas Troy". The best part; when Jeff gets involved in the decorating,
and Troy gets involved in the singing. My goodness, the high pitched pipes on
our favorite former star high school QB. In a weaker list, that would be number
one, and I'd be trying out my saddest/most hopeful falsetto this side of The
Sound of Music.
2.
Spanish Rap (Spanish
101)
The one end tag to start them all, the one end tag that
began a revolution and the greatest TV friendship since Joey and Chandler. Honestly,
it's also probably the least comedic of all these. So what makes it so great?
The mad skillz of both Troy and Abed. It's not really surprising for Troy,
seeing as Donald Glover's other day job is rapping. But Abed? Dude might even
be a better MC than the Childish Gambino. It's their excellent chemistry that
helped mold the bond between the two characters going forward, and it also
helped jump start the wonderful segments that helped bring this list into life.
By the way, I know you're wondering; is this rap better than the Christmas one
Troy and Abed did? The answer is; I don't know. What, it's too tough a
question. It's like trying to get me to decide which Angelico spot was better.
1.
Down Goes NBC (Basic
Sandwich)
If I can quote one of my favorite Jack Nicholson quotes from
the film Batman, "If you gotta go, go with a smile!" As "Basic
Sandwich" was thought to be Community's last day in the sun, Dan Harmon
and co. decided not just to go out with a smile, but with one mighty Charlie Austin
sized kick to NBC's testicles. My God, me saying "My God" doesn't do
enough of justice for how big a middle finger Community stuck to their former
network here. It's so ballsy that I'm actually surprised NBC didn't renew them
yet again. They're so timid! I guess they just wanted more shows so they'd have
more opportunities to cancel disappointment next fall.
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| Too bad it's more than just Sci Fi |
Alright, in all seriousness, this is beyond funny. We've got
Ben Chang, the Greendale School committee and Amber Tamblyn (I guess her career
is a Sonic the Hedgehog 06 esq wasteland in the Community universe) in this new
show called the Thought Jacker, which sounds like a name for someone making an
Inception inspired porno film. And it just gets better. There's Intensive
Karen, another NBC medical drama that is sure to fail just like every other NBC
medical drama (I raise my Pepsi to you, Taylor Schilling and Mercy). B.J. Novak
took some time from being the 8th lead in Inglorious Basterds to star in Mr.
Egypt, evidently the stoner prequel to X-Men: Apocalypse. And yes, there's Questlove (NBC
employee Questlove!) promoting the reality series Celebrity Beat-off, joining
Thought Jacker as somehow only the second of these shows to sound like a porno
(there's also a cooking show called Captain Cook. Yup). Put that all together,
and you get the best, funniest end tag of them all. And ironically, also the
most true. It wouldn't shock me at all if NBC, instead of being offended by
this, actually thought all those could be real shows and tried to get them
made. And we all wonder why shows like Chuck, Community, 30 Rock and Parks and
Recreation got the shaft.
That's it, class is dismissed. I'll be back tomorrow
with...something on Mike Babcock? I don't know, we'll see how it goes. Till
then, watch Community, check out all the other recent Community columns I've
done by clicking here, here and here (cheap plug), someone get me a Pepsi on
the rocks, change the combination on my luggage, and it's time! It's time! It's
SUMMER time!
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