See 27 Easter Eggs Hidden on the Community Set
As the nineties poets Le Click once observed, “Tonight is the night/Is the Night of Love.†Or, put another way: Community is back on NBC, y’all! To mark the show’s return to prime time after a three-month break, Vulture recently headed over to its set, where we roamed the vast Paramount Pictures soundstage that houses the familiar haunts of our beloved study group, where you could smell a hint of Chang in the air: We hit the Greendale library-study room, the cafeteria, various hallways, and, of course, the toy-filled apartment that Troy, Abed, and (more recently) Annie call home. Armed with our trusty iPhone (nothing but the best here at Vulture!), we started snapping shots of various tiny details hidden within the sets. The school posters, the wall-hangings, the knickknacks — all the minor details that you can’t actually see up close during an episode, but which the producers and writers cared enough to include in order to make Community as realistic as possible. Either that, or creator Dan Harmon likes to punish his writing staff by making them spend hours dreaming up crazy posters advertising the GCC Hat Club and the school’s fictional funk-music-loving radio station. Enjoy the peek behind the curtains, and don’t forget to tune in to NBC tonight at 8.
Apparently Greendale has its own radio station, with a very specific play list devoted to a very brief time frame. (Oh, the Loverboy rock blocks!) We ...
Apparently Greendale has its own radio station, with a very specific play list devoted to a very brief time frame. (Oh, the Loverboy rock blocks!) We pity this poor morning-drive D.J.: He has to compete against the super-popular TV talk show Troy and Abed in the Morning.
This year, we discovered GCC's powerful school of air-conditioning repair. Perhaps one day we'll learn more about the cosmetology college (say the nam...
This year, we discovered GCC's powerful school of air-conditioning repair. Perhaps one day we'll learn more about the cosmetology college (say the name slowly).
Cutting-edge computer technology makes the difference at Greendale.
This poster for the track team contains a very considerate reminder about the importance of footwear.
Who knew frat life was so vibrant at GCC?
A GCC recruitment poster hanging on a bulletin board at the school ... just in case any student needs to be reminded how great the Home of the Human B...
A GCC recruitment poster hanging on a bulletin board at the school ... just in case any student needs to be reminded how great the Home of the Human Beings really is.
Keepin' it clean — and free of soggy toilet-paper wads — on campus.
Stroller valet? How convenient!
Hats off to whoever started this club.
A pint of blood for a free cookie and OJ? Better grab that deal now before they sub in crackers.
The secret word is: Extracurricular!
Has class warfare finally reached Greendale? I think we know which side Pierce will take.
Is that Happy Endings star Adam Pally visiting the Greendale Library? Why, yes it is! Is he a tranfer student? Is he on a field trip? Is he an emissar...
Is that Happy Endings star Adam Pally visiting the Greendale Library? Why, yes it is! Is he a tranfer student? Is he on a field trip? Is he an emissary trying to quash the internecine Community versus Happy Endings blood feud? (Actually, the two shows' sets are right next door to each other, and he walked over to sit down for a quick chat with Vulture.)
The school's life sciences department seems to be putting together a voyage to the "bowels of the GCC campus. We'll explore a series of tunnels l...
The school's life sciences department seems to be putting together a voyage to the "bowels of the GCC campus. We'll explore a series of tunnels left over from the days of the Spanish Missions ... which were once used by local indigenous people as a hiding place, in order to avoid having to go to mass." The (blurry: sorry!) sign also warns potential participants of danger: "Gas masks and hip waders not provided."
This campaign flyer for GCC's student body president has been up for a while, even though he already won the election. Frankly, at this point, he's ju...
This campaign flyer for GCC's student body president has been up for a while, even though he already won the election. Frankly, at this point, he's just bragging.
This picture hangs on the wall of one of the school's hallways. We have no clue who this man is, but with no further information we will assume he is ...
This picture hangs on the wall of one of the school's hallways. We have no clue who this man is, but with no further information we will assume he is the hallowed donator of the chicken nugget fryolator.
This honored hallway figure is also a mystery. Though there is a Modern Family writer named Abraham Higginbotham: Perhaps Community is widening its sc...
This honored hallway figure is also a mystery. Though there is a Modern Family writer named Abraham Higginbotham: Perhaps Community is widening its scope of ABC-sitcom references, and making them more obscure.
No lighthearted Fizbos for Greendale: Their celebrations only employ scary clowns. But it's all for a good cause — high-end coffee.
The sign at the entrance to the Community soundstage on the Paramount lot shows the set's illustrious production history, but has not yet committed to...
The sign at the entrance to the Community soundstage on the Paramount lot shows the set's illustrious production history, but has not yet committed to giving Community the same permanent acknowledgement as the unforgettable Hal Linden sitcom classic, The Boys Are Back.
A very practical store located in the GCC cafeteria-student union.
Sadly, the proprietors did not consider the scatalogical implications of this stand's name. Hopefully the owner's name is not Carl.
An Inspector Spacetime poster hangs near the entrance to Troy and Abed's blanket fort.
And the full one-sheet for Inspector Spacetime, which allows one to truly dwell on the all-star cast of "several TV celebrities from Britain.&quo...
And the full one-sheet for Inspector Spacetime, which allows one to truly dwell on the all-star cast of "several TV celebrities from Britain."
Troy and Abed's refrigerator features a poster of Troy and Abed stuck in a vending machine. It's nice to dream of a cozy world where candy bars fall l...
Troy and Abed's refrigerator features a poster of Troy and Abed stuck in a vending machine. It's nice to dream of a cozy world where candy bars fall like spiralled raindrops.
A sampling of the knickknackery on Troy and Abed's shelves.
Troy and Abed's photo wall allows them to remember partying with the Boob-a-Tron 400.
There is probably a clearly delineated schedule that lays out which days Troy gets to pack his meals in the lunchbox, and which days go to Abed. We're...
There is probably a clearly delineated schedule that lays out which days Troy gets to pack his meals in the lunchbox, and which days go to Abed. We're guessing Annie stays out of it.