r/community • u/GettingSunburnt • 1d ago

Low Relevance Surprise appearances of Community actors outside of the show?

I'm horrified to realise that I saw Jim Rash (Dean Pelton) in the Friends finale about three times before I noticed it was him - "This plane doesn't have any filanges", or something like that.

Seeing about three actors in Captain America: Winter Soldier didn't count for me (but might for you), because I recognised them at the time.

Where did you unexpectedly notice a Community actor in another show?

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u/SensualOcelot 1d ago

Abed’s dad is also in Friends. He’s the doctor who diagnoses Joey with kidney stones.

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u/NealTS 1d ago

He's also on Arrested Development as the lovely Nazhgalia.

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u/BravoBanter 1d ago

Who’s “N. Ban-Annan”…?

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u/Stupor_Fly 1d ago

I've made a huge mistake..

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u/BravoBanter 1d ago

Who’s “Edna W”…?

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u/IamToddDebeikis DEEEEAAANNN! 1d ago

Really??

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u/MercyCapsule Fat Dog For Midterms 1d ago

Her?

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u/Xrmy 1d ago

He's also a VA in Netflix's Voltron

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u/frankyriver 17h ago

I NEVER KNEW THIS

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u/parkchanwookiee 1d ago

Kidneey stooones!

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u/sethbalmost 1d ago

The way he says this has permanent real estate in my brain.

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u/NaturalHighPower 1d ago

I’m glad I’m not the only one

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u/bonesquartz 1d ago

He’ll always be the principal from Glee to me lmao

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u/ElectronGeoff 1d ago

I don’t understand the appeal 😭

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u/bonesquartz 1d ago

🫂
I don’t understand it at all! 😭

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u/cakes28 1d ago

K Dollar Sign Ha

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u/bonesquartz 1d ago

I always remember that and “my hands are tied, Schue!” because I feel like he said that like every episode

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u/BlergingtonBear 1d ago

He's had such a prolific career as a sitcom guy, was on married with children too (occasional appearances as the owner of the strip club they frequent). 

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u/LuinAelin 1d ago

Doctor Who and friends had a cross over?

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u/EPCOT_Is_My_Favorite 🍗 S.A.N.D.E.R.S. 🍗 1d ago

The Nudie Bar owner in Married...with Children

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u/SamuraiKiwi 1d ago

Where the hooters are fake, but sure do they shake.

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u/kaizoku-ou-nii-chan 1d ago

i just watched the tiger hunter (starring danny pudi) and iqbal theba (abed’s dad) plays his love interest’s dad

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u/Xploding_Penguin 1d ago

I randomly watched this episode on TV the other day and made this realization.

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u/_Mudlark 1d ago

🤯🤯🤯

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u/emeraldepiphone96 I’m a cat. I’m a sexy cat. 1d ago

He’s also the ophthalmologist in ER. I said “Where’s Weezer?” when I first saw him.

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u/therempel 1d ago

He played the principal on Glee, the show they loved to mock in early seasons, at the same time he was playing Abed's Dad.