Virtual Systems Analysis

Your Ball Torture Update From Ben and Mike

Things get meta meta as Abed and Annie take a spin in the Dreamatorium. Abed simulates everybody. Annie simulates Abed. The manager at Señor Kevin's simulates a guy who absolutely does not get the point of Die Hard. Oh and Troy and Britta go on a lunch date. At Señor Kevin's, where there is a manager who absolutely does not get the point of Die Hard.

Additional talking points include Die Hard and how Die Hard is a great movie that makes perfect sense no matter how many FBI agents there are named Johnson. I bet that the manager at Señor Kevin's doesn't realize that Johnson is the second most common last name in the United States, so statistically it is not out of the question that two unrelated FBI agents would be named Johnson and partnered up. If you have to nitpick a movie to the point where you are picking apart the choice of identical surnames of FBI agents, maybe you just have a vendetta against the movie. Who hurt you, manager from Señor Kevin's? Why can't you just enjoy a fun action movie about a New York cop who takes down a gang of international terrorists? Are you the type of person who only feels that a movie can be good if it is an arthouse indie movie or pure Oscar bait? Because I've got news for you; you should lighten up and just enjoy a movie full of explosions and one of the greatest badasses of modern film. And you know what? If you don't like Die Hard that's fine, but maybe let the rest of us just enjoy things for a change instead of yelling at me while I'm waiting for my damn chimichanga.

Ben wears a podcaster t-shirt. Mike explains Inception.

Good Morning Greendale Nights 3

An Update on Vaughn's Nipples

We're taking a break for the end of the year! It's another episode of Good Morning Greendale Nights. We answer a few emails and talk about scars.

Ben gains a supervillain. Mike demands a mural.

Basic Lupine Urology

Schrödinger's Parents' Cabin

The study group's yam gets murdered and now it's up to them to do Community Law & Order: Yam Victims Unit. That's... pretty much all I have for the description because it's basically a one-to-one reproduction of a Law & Order episode but about yams.

Other talking points are: The Lasagna Council (www.lasagnacouncil.com). Eat some lasagna today! Become one with the lasagna.

Ben forgets the name of the guy. Mike does a very brave google search.

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Don't F***ing Forget About the Gazpacho

Picking up right where Basic Lupine Urology left off, Starburns is dead and the study group now has to deal with the heavy emotions of losing a... well, I was going to say "loved one" but I don't think that's right. Let's just call him... a guy they knew somewhat. Things get out of hand when the whole school riots and Subway threatens to pull out of their sandwich contract.

Meanwhile we talk about... uh... too much, frankly. I don't even remember what we get up to in this one, it goes some places.

Ben depresses an entire bar. Mike buys UHF in 8K.

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Describe Me Eating a Sandwich All You Want

Abed gets caught sneaking into Greendale after getting expelled, and it leads to him going to a therapy session with the group. Then it turns into another fake clip show! There's mostly a lot of fake flashbacks and there's not much to say here. But John Hodgman is in this one so that's cool.

We talk a lot about throwing the world's greatest(?) party. And Doritos. And mac and cheese. Okay we talk a lot about food again.

Ben is into chutes. Mike is into ladders.

Digital Estate Planning

I'm Commander Shepard and This is My Favorite Podcast on the Citadel

Strap into your chair because we're going into the most advanced 30 year old video game a 100 year old man could create. Pierce has to win in order to get his inheritance, but things go awry when Gilbert (Giancarlo Esposito) shows up, and when Giancarlo Esposito shows up, you know it is about to go down.

We, meanwhile, talk a lot about video games. For some reason.

Ben lives in the village. Mike has information on many topics.

The First Chang Dynasty

The Waning Relevance of Moby

IT'S A HEIST EPISODE! Everybody loves a heist. Including us! And the Greendale Seven. Can they get the Dean out before Chang destroys everything?

Meanwhile we're talking about... uh, sperm whales and Moby?

Ben starts a fight with Dane Cook. Mike eats carrots after Moby got to him.

Introduction to Finality

I'm Not Stealing a Child's Piggybank for a Mediocre BLT

We are coming to a close on season 3, as Jeff gets involved in Greendale Court, Troy becomes a messiah of AC repairmen, and Abed has a breakdown. Hashtag six seasons and a movie.

Meanwhile we talk about proper toilet paper hanging etiquette, proper BLT construction, and many more things.

Ben goes on a rant. Mike rips things out of walls.

Let's Talk About Season 4

The Jenga Tower Theory

What was intended to be a mostly not-Community related episode turned out to be almost entirely about Community. So let's get into it. Let's talk about season four before we start season four.

Ben puts a take on the griddle. Mike becomes a drum master.

History 101

Leonard Does Steal the Balls

Here we are in season 4, and Jeff tries to earn balls to go to a history of ice cream class. Annie and Shirley pull a prank. Troy and Britta wish in a fountain. Abed goes to his happy place.

Meanwhile we're talking about what the first episode of season 4 does right and what it does wrong. And we talk about staying home sick when you're in grade school.

Ben watches three hours of Muppet Babies. Mike does some free-form jazz.

Ben Mooney and Mike Snider