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Season 4  "Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations"  4x5

Aired 12 years ago - Mar 07, 2013

The study group goes to Shirley's house for Thanksgiving dinner; Jeff reunites with his father, who he hasn't seen since he was young.

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Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 1
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- Oh, thank you. - Hello, come in.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 5
Oh, yeah. That's Andre's people.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 6
I'm going to put this on a nice platter with some crackers in the trash.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 7
and then I started thinking about all that stuff you said
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 8
Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 9
The tension, the backbiting, the judgmental comments.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 10
Oh, you're all hiding out in here.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 11
Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 12
And someone with the gravitas of Morgan Freeman had to narrate it.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 13
You had a moment of doubt, and here I am to help you through it.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 14
Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 15
that there are a lot of emotions flowing right now,
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 16
Jeff, I urge you not to run from the muss and fuss.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 17
Oh, I see you've met Willy Junior.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 18
Hmm?
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 19
or damage her property.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 20
Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 21
Oh, I don't think that's going to cut it.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 22
This is Thanksgiving.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 23
At your age, in the bedroom...
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 24
Okay.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 25
I like your hustle.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 26
Like mister... mister I've got my shirt...
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 27
but you just got stuck.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 28
I got my own place when I was 18.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 29
You run away, and I'm going to sleep like a baby tonight.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 30
And that's how it went for the afternoon.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 31
[Harmonica playing]
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 32
But sooner or later, our warden would come knocking.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 33
Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 34
[Grunts]
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 35
Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 36
And that's when I told my old firm to shove it.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 37
but for what it's worth, I'm proud of you.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 38
so self-reliant and well-adjusted,
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 39
and me leaving seems to have made you independent,
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 40
Eat garbage dip.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 41
I thought I could tip the scales in my favor by having a few friends around.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 42
turns out to be a fellow prisoner,
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 43
- Whoa, what are you doing in my car? - Take me with you.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 44
you're only letting him off the hook for being a terrible father,
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 45
Ow! Jeez.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 46
which is to put you in the trash can, take you out like trash,
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 47
You guys can go. I'll be fine.
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 48
You came back!
 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 49
Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 50
I told everybody at school that I had appendicitis.

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Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 2 #2 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 3 #3 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 4
- Oh, thank you. - Hello, come in.
#4 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 5
Oh, yeah. That's Andre's people.
#5 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 6
I'm going to put this on a nice platter with some crackers in the trash.
#6 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 7
and then I started thinking about all that stuff you said
#7 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 8 #8 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 9
The tension, the backbiting, the judgmental comments.
#9 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 10
Oh, you're all hiding out in here.
#10 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 11 #11 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 12
And someone with the gravitas of Morgan Freeman had to narrate it.
#12 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 13
You had a moment of doubt, and here I am to help you through it.
#13 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 14 #14 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 15
that there are a lot of emotions flowing right now,
#15 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 16
Jeff, I urge you not to run from the muss and fuss.
#16 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 17
Oh, I see you've met Willy Junior.
#17 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 18
Hmm?
#18 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 19
or damage her property.
#19 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 20 #20 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 21
Oh, I don't think that's going to cut it.
#21 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 22
This is Thanksgiving.
#22 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 23
At your age, in the bedroom...
#23 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 24
Okay.
#24 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 25
I like your hustle.
#25 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 26
Like mister... mister I've got my shirt...
#26 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 27
but you just got stuck.
#27 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 28
I got my own place when I was 18.
#28 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 29
You run away, and I'm going to sleep like a baby tonight.
#29 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 30
And that's how it went for the afternoon.
#30 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 31
[Harmonica playing]
#31 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 32
But sooner or later, our warden would come knocking.
#32 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 33 #33 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 34
[Grunts]
#34 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 35 #35 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 36
And that's when I told my old firm to shove it.
#36 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 37
but for what it's worth, I'm proud of you.
#37 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 38
so self-reliant and well-adjusted,
#38 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 39
and me leaving seems to have made you independent,
#39 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 40
Eat garbage dip.
#40 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 41
I thought I could tip the scales in my favor by having a few friends around.
#41 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 42
turns out to be a fellow prisoner,
#42 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 43
- Whoa, what are you doing in my car? - Take me with you.
#43 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 44
you're only letting him off the hook for being a terrible father,
#44 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 45
Ow! Jeez.
#45 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 46
which is to put you in the trash can, take you out like trash,
#46 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 47
You guys can go. I'll be fine.
#47 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 48
You came back!
#48 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 49 #49 Recap of Community Season 4 Episode 5 (S04E05) - 50
I told everybody at school that I had appendicitis.
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