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Community: Abed's Master Key: Directed by Maya Fineberg. With Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Chevy Chase, Donald Glover. In the midst of school budget cutbacks, the Dean appoints Abed his "Depu-Dean" and gives him the "'Master Key" to Greendale.
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- Animation, Short, Comedy
- Maya Fineberg
- 2012-03-04
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- Recurring themes
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"Abed's Master Key"
Air date: Mar 7, 2012 — Season: Three — Featuring: The study group, Dean Pelton and Ben Chang
Summary:
Community: Abed's Master Key is a three part animated webisode that has Abed being made Depu-Dean and given the responsibility of safeguarding the "Master Key" to the school . It aired March 7, 2012 and was produced to promote the return of Community on March 15 from its hiatus. The episodes were written by Dan Harmon's Channel 101 alumni Dave Seger and Tom Kauffman. The animation was done by Animax Entertainment.
Continuity
•Previously: In the Season Two episode "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", Dean Pelton mentions he is writing a novel called "The Time Desk: The Chronicles of Dean Dangerous". In Part 3 he is shown holding an award for writing a screen play for that novel. •First appearance: The character of Kyle Schmidt appears a few times in this webisode series •School supplies: Abed is given "The Master Key". •School uniform: Abed wears a piano key neck tie for his new job as the Dean's assistant. •This must be the place: Group Study Room F, Dean Pelton's office, Student lounge all appear in animated form.
Pop culture references
•Catchphrase: At the end of each episode, Shirley appears and says her signature catchphrase "That's nice!". •Shout out: Britta's e-mail address includes the band "Radio Head" and Bush, probably George W.Bush •IMDb: Abed and Kyle mention the movie franchise "The Lord of the Rings" •Product placement: The Dean mentions he has a "Tomagachi"
Running gags
•Deanotation: •The Dean refers to Abed as his "Depu-Dean". •The Dean mentions lying about the school's fun-Dean (funding) and then changes what he said to "I'm a fun Dean". He is also shown holding an award for best "Dean-play". •Britta'd it: Britta attempts to help a homeless guy by stealing food from the vending machine but later finds out he isn't homeless.
“Something is different.”— Abed
“What was your first clue, that our table was gone or that we woke up missing fingers?”— Jeff
“Wait a second, you haven't been counting online students? That's our biggest demographic!”— Britta
“Welcome back table. It's been a long hiatus.”— Abed
Mar 7, 2012 · YOUR RATING. Rate. Short Comedy. In the midst of school budget cutbacks, the Dean appoints Abed his "Depu-Dean" and gives him the "'Master Key" to Greendale. Stars. Gillian Jacobs. Joel McHale. Danny Pudi. See production info at IMDbPro.
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- 2012-03-07
- Short, Comedy
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S3 E10 | 12/08/11. Abed's Master Key: Part 2. The power of the key may be too much for Abed to handle! NBC.com. NBC Quick Links. Watch Community web exclusive: Abed's Master Key:...
Mar 4, 2012 · Starting this Wednesday, an animated short, Abed’s Master Key, will be aired online at NBC.com and on Hulu in three parts. As the title suggests, Abed finds the master key to...
