This iconic fan slogan originated in this episode, stemming from Abed's obsession with the short-lived NBC series The Cape .
A sequence suggesting the group was briefly institutionalized.
A trip to a Western-style ghost town where the group is shot at by a racist prospector.
A montage of Dean Pelton entering the study room in increasingly elaborate outfits, such as a Caesar salad or a "Gone with the Windows" ensemble. Narrative Revelations & Meta-Commentary
The group filling in for a glee club that died in a bus crash.
An adventure involving a standoff with drug runners.
"Paradigms of Human Memory" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of the American comedy series . It is widely celebrated as a groundbreaking subversion of the "clip show" trope, where instead of reusing old footage to save money, the episode consists almost entirely of newly filmed "flashbacks" to adventures the audience has never seen. The Unseen Adventures
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