Community (TV Series)

Intro to Felt Surrogacy (2013)

Danny Pudi: Abed Nadir

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Quotes 

• Abed Nadir : We need to split into two groups, the survivors and the others.

• [the group members are sharing their secrets] 

  Jeff Winger : I found the perfect girl for me, and then I met her kid.

  [the characters break out in song] 

  Jeff Winger : I said it didn't bother me, but truthfully it did. I promised him I'd make it to a baseball game he had. But I bailed and never called again, and now I'm just exactly like my dad.

  Britta Perry : I am an activist, that's always been my choice. Truth is I've never voted, except when I watch The Voice.

  Annie Edison : I was struggling in history, I'm normally the best. I let Cornwallis rub my feet to give me all the answers to a test.

  Troy Barnes : I caused the Greendale Fire of '03. Fifty-five acres went up in a blaze, all because I burned an ant hill.

  Jeff Winger , Britta Perry , Annie Edison , Troy Barnes , Abed Nadir , Shirley Bennett : This secret inside me was trapped beyond a doubt. And now my most terrible secret's out.

  Balloon Guide : [in a normal voice]  There you are. Come on, guys.

  Pierce Hawthorne : [singing]  I've never slept with the great Eartha Kitt. We dry-humped inside of her tour bus.

  Jeff Winger , Britta Perry , Annie Edison , Troy Barnes , Abed Nadir , Shirley Bennett , Pierce Hawthorne : This secret inside me was trapped beyond a doubt.

  Jeff Winger : And now my most terrible secret's out.

• Jeff Winger : Let's put a pin in the mysteries of the universe convo until we land.

  Abed Nadir : Which will be sooner than we thought. We're gaining speed fast, people. Oh! Brace for impact

  Shirley Bennett : Oh, damn you, gravity!

  Britta Perry : Damn you, prayer!

  Pierce Hawthorne : Damn you, Vicki!

• Jeff Winger : We've had the same conversation a million times. I guess we're kind of stuck in a...

  Troy Barnes , Britta Perry , Annie Edison , Shirley Bennett , Pierce Hawthorne , Abed Nadir : Rut?

  Jeff Winger : Yes. But to be fair, there's not many things you could be stuck in.

  Annie Edison : Elevators.

  Shirley Bennett : Bad marriages.

  Annie Edison : A peat bog.

  Pierce Hawthorne : On a flight in the middle seat.

  Abed Nadir : Time loops.

  Britta Perry : The bottom of a well.

  Troy Barnes : Your own emotions.

  Abed Nadir : Quicksand.

  Troy Barnes : Traffic.

  Pierce Hawthorne : The middle of a lonely desert island...

• Britta Perry : Wait, Abed, you never told us your secret.

  Abed Nadir : I didn't share one that night. After we got back from the woods, everyone was being silent and not making eye contact. I didn't know why, so I mirrored your behavior.

• Abed Nadir : I don't need a puppet to express myself. I already say whatever I want. But I am a fan of the medium, so...

  [Talks through puppet] 

  Abed Nadir : My father is withholding.

• Dean Pelton : Post-traumatic stress is a real issue, but with these puppets giving voice to our feelings, - we can begin to heal. This is gonna be a long and arduous process.

  Abed Nadir : There's more.

  Dean Pelton : Hey, well, excuse Dean for reacting to the natural lull in your story.

• Pierce Hawthorne : Oh, look. A downstream.

  [gasps, pulls the blast valve cord which causes the balloon to rise rapidly] 

  Troy Barnes , Jeff Winger , Britta Perry , Annie Edison , Abed Nadir , Shirley Bennett : Pierce! No! Whoa!

  Troy Barnes : If we fly to heaven, please don't tell my grandpa about me and Britta.