The Barenaked Ladies on Community

"The Barenaked Ladies are triple platinum. Are you??"

[yoyo]

Redbone, Donald Glover's song, got triple platinum.

[Nundalose]

Fun fact, the BNL love this scene and come back to it occasionally when they need to feel like someone is advocating for them

[theadamblock]

one of their biggest fights revolves around jeff's hatred of this band. that's amazing.

[KMB]

Britta's "You selfish, jaded ass!" kills me every time.

[Supermanfan]

Alison Brie scoffing during this scene in the bloopers is hilarious.

[ksaraf]

The best part is how they seem to be more pissed at Jeff’s hatred of the Barenaked Ladies than they are of the idea that their friend is addicted to painkillers.

[booboodadfool]

I feel like this was a real convo in the writer's room at 3am...

[NotAustinV]

Legend has it, It's Been One Week since they talked to Jeff.

[bobbylight]

Best part of this, as usual, is Abed: 

"Yup. Fundamental." 

[YoloSwagCentral]

harmon: "Somewhere along the line it became, 'Well, this is a story about Jeff’s relationship with the group.' I decided that it’s halfway through season two. We will never go backward from this. Jeff will be in love with the group now. After this, you’ll barely be able to tell the difference, but he’ll never again have the relationship with the group on the table for negotiation. It will only be prices having to be paid for committing to that relationship, whether he likes it or not. So this must be the episode where he says he loves them. So I guess that means, as in a typical rom-com, it’s preceded with him experimenting with not loving them, and cheating on them, in fact."

[awnaurno]

tough words from a dude who listen to dave (thats how hardcore fans refer to dave matthews, fyi)

[Mclarenboy]

I like how this insane fight, one where everyone but Jeff is united upon and takes umbrage to when insulted, is the *only* time BNL are ever brought up in the series, and it's beautiful

[yepimbatman]

I am not exaggerating when i say that to me, this is one of the best-written scenes in all of television. This is everything that makes Community great in just over a minute. It takes a standard trope of "the main cast gets in a fight" using a serious topic (drug addiction) and an over-the-top pop culture reference paired together to make a ridiculous, yet believable scenario that you can identify with the conflict of and also laugh at.
Side note, this also works so well out of context. You could show this clip to someone unfamiliar with the show and you could instantly identify each character's relationship with one another and their personalities based on the dialogue here.

[bossfan]

Canadian alt-rock bands of the mid-90s. There's a niche.

[supernovachaser]

This is legit one of the best scenes in the entire tv series.

[andrebrynkus]

Weirdest part of watching this today - only a few days ago I defended Donald Glover with the argument "He has two more Grammys than any of us."

[limelightmoon]

I love how dependent the group is on Jeff... they're not even fighting unless he says so and makes it official.

[Greenskull]

There is never a bad time for Barenaked Ladies.

[Thomperfan]

“It might not shock you guys to find out the real reason we had a fight today. It wasn’t about the Barenaked Ladies, although I do have some unresolved issues there. It was because, caring about a person can be scary, and caring about six people can be a horrifying, embarrassing nightmare, at least for me. But if I can’t say it today, when can I say it? I love you guys. Oh, and Pierce, take it from an expert. These knuckleheads are right outside your heart. Let em in, before it’s too late. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

[corkskrewclubhouse]

How would The Big Bang Theory (not abbreviating it) handle a joke about the Barenaked Ladies? Probably something along the lines of:
Leonard: "Hey Sheldon, what are you listening to?"
Sheldon: "Oh, just the Barenaked Ladies". 
Laugh track: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!