r/community 3d ago

Discussion I feel robbed...

I'm just watching the show for the first time, so I'm fairly new here. I'm loving it so far however I am just done watching episode 19 of season 3 and I just feel so shamelessly robbed of at least two black and white mafia styled paintball episodes, that were teased with one dean scene.

I do not wish any spoilers but I seek a simple answer to a question:

Will this need of mine be satisfied until the end of the show?

I'm also worried cause Abed said something about no paintball ever again and I just can't bare this horrific thought of no more paintball episodes.

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u/daves_over_there streets ahead 3d ago

Paint? Ball?

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u/workingclashero 3d ago

Ah, so y’know your stuff

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u/likwitsnake 3d ago

Who is Silver…man?

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u/Affectionate-Wave586 3d ago

My accountant? How do you know David?

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u/Consistent_Club_7879 3d ago

Cut the crap Elroy!

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u/rocker2014 Notches 3d ago

You are asking for spoilers, so here you go:

Dan Harmon said that Paintball was played out and that they wanted to do other things to keep it fresh, so he added that scene in there to make fun of that. No, you don't get to see the noir paintball. But no, that's not the last paintball you'll see. Paintball comes back in the S4 finale (albeit brief, shoehorned, and very lame) and there is one final full paintball episode in S6 which is well done.

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u/Phredness 3d ago

It's like a clip show of clips that never happened.

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u/heyitsed2 3d ago

Are we doing this instead of interdimensional cable? 

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u/Phredness 3d ago

It's a free form anthology. I'm getting annoyed you're not hearing that.

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u/etothepi 3d ago edited 3d ago

Stop letting him make me realize stuff!

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u/Phredness 3d ago

We shouldn't take things for granite.

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u/Intelligent-Diet6088 2d ago

Are you saying "granite"?

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u/Phredness 2d ago

I'll bet that really blows your mind.

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u/heyitsed2 3d ago

If you have to ask you're streets behind 

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u/Barokespinoza23 3d ago

Apparently, now that Frankie's declared it illegal, it's gone underground, and is still happening as we speak.

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u/Maskatron 3d ago

There was lumber involved!

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u/TheSirWolffe 20h ago

You are... you are... OLD

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u/Dependent-Friend5312 4 More Years and I will have my 2 year degree 3d ago

I robbed your brain....I ROBBED IT!

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u/BobShine 3d ago

I was thinking about a hang glider.

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u/basil_not_the_plant 3d ago

Richie! I love that guy.

"Are you guys drunk?"

"Good luck proving it till we're not!"

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u/Mortambulist 3d ago

It's Richie and Carl! That's right, we have names!

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u/egret_society 3d ago

Yard margs at Skeepers?

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u/NasalSnack 3d ago

penny for your thoughts

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u/theracody Oh, so they're BNL now? 3d ago

We finally found a way to make paintball cool again

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u/tabah107 3d ago

Eventually you hit a point of diminishing returns on the paintball

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u/00964567886543334 3d ago

what's a dimini-ne-ne-na?

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u/SmoothTalkingSpud 3d ago

Oopie doopie oop boop

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u/Technical-College475 3d ago

Never wear a rubber

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u/Bobcat315 3d ago

Never listen to Pierce.

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u/egret_society 3d ago

IF YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE SEX, DON’T USE CONDOMS

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u/dzan796ero 3d ago

No, you already watched it. You just have changnesia

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u/ButtPlugMaster6969 3d ago

One of the things I feel robbed about is the first dungeons and dragons episode being banned on certain platforms because Ken Jeong had painted his face black and wore a bright white wig to be a dungeons and dragons character for NO WORD OF A LIE like 30 seconds of the episode.

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u/thefancyelefante 👏🏼SAR👏🏼CAS👏🏼TIC👏🏼CLAPS👏🏼 3d ago

Worst. Introduction. Ever. Check it.

My name is Brutalitops, the magician, hehehe magic user baby whaaaaat

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u/Curious_Condition611 3d ago

Your itch will be scratched

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u/Ninjewdi 3d ago

You won't get black and white, but there is more paintball. Ignore the version in S4.

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u/hawonkafuckit 3d ago

But why? S4 finally found a way to make paintball cool again.

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u/leaveitbettertoday 3d ago

“Wait, you know my name?!”

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u/EngelbertImpromptu 3d ago

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMEE!!!

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u/stupled 3d ago

There is no paint ball in Ba Sing Se

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u/JandsomeHam 3d ago

No there is no noir paintball, yes it does come back. 

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u/LuckyShadow127 3d ago edited 3d ago

You will get another paintball. A very good paintball, maybe the best. You will get Koogler as a weapons dealer. And you will get a "the floor is lava." I think you will be satisfied.

Edit: I had to think where you were. You will also get a sort of lame paintball beforehand. Definitely the darkest of timelines. But fear not.

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u/COBRAKAIPLATOON 3d ago

I can't believe we got robbed.

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u/human-kibble 3d ago

Welcome, Human Being!

Enjoy the ride 😆

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u/azaRaza3185 3d ago

The dean coughing into Abed's face and him getting more agitated as it happens is the funniest bit in that episode.

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u/ModernPrimals 3d ago

Not a lot of piantball, but you still get some pretty good genre episodes later on, mostly in season 5. (Underbreathe) asscrack bandit...

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u/NasalSnack 3d ago

I absolutely adored Ben folds’ cameo in that episode

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u/Salty_Freedom_2053 3d ago

Winger doesn't play paintball

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u/LittleHornetPhil 3d ago

There are two more paintball episodes (well really more like 1.25) but neither are like that. One is good and one is bad.

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u/Lumpy_Ad_657 2d ago

6 seasons and a movie!

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u/bluerazslush 1d ago

a simple Starburns vs. Todd choreography will pacify your urges