"Running gags" First occurred: "Pilot" — Participants: Community characters Type of theme: Running gag - a joke or a comical reference that appears repeatedly throughout the show
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Running gags are jokes on Community that have often been repeated and used consistently throughout the show's run. In the "Recurring Themes" section of the episode pages on this wiki, running gags that appeared in that particular episode are listed and separated into specific categories.. Below is a brief description of what type of running gag each category represents:
Attention students!: Dean Pelton making ridiculous announcements over the P.A. system.
Awww!: When someone find something adorable and "'Aww!"s. Usually the moment is immediately undercut by something offensive. Shirley and Annie are usually the ones to do this (mostly in tandem).
Biggest laugh of the night!: Physical comedy. Someone, usually Pierce, does a pratfall or takes a hit.
Board certified tutor: Someone claims to have skills or abilities that they obviously do not have. Ex. Pierce pretends to have a number of vocations, usually related to Hawthorne Wipes.
Bon Appetit!: Pierce thinks that Britta is a lesbian.
Britta'd: To make a (opposite of) tiny and (not so) understandable mistake.
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?: A word is spoken three times as a question, referencing Ben Stein's line from the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
Butt stuff: Troy's fascination with butts.
Catchphrase: Any phrase often said by a character, for example "That's nice!" from Shirley.
Changuage: Ben Chang using his last name in place of other words.
Raging against the machine: Britta goes off on one of her political rants.
Rhyme time: Rhyming responses by the characters, example "Well, well, well, Harvey Keitel."
Screw you guys: Somebody leaves or gets kicked out of the group.
Sexy voice: Shirley goes from her sweet sounding voice to a more serious tone.
Shut up, Leonard!: Leonard interjects an unwelcome remark into a conversation which causes someone to tell him to shut up followed by a cutting remark. (See main article: Shut up, Leonard! )
Thrown together: When a character's actions causes people around him to throw things at him/her.
Troy and Abed in the morning!: Troy and Abed's fake morning talk show. Also, the tune of how it is said (ex. Troy and Abed's new apart-ment. (See main article: "Troy and Abed in the Morning!")
Turning it into a snake: Britta sings and dances awkwardly.
Uh-oh: Pierce keeps losing touch with reality.
Whoops!: Somebody, usually Troy, catches themself after saying too much.
WWBJD: Short for "What Would Baby Jesus Do?" Shirley moralizing to the group.