An Introduction to Abed Nadir

Hello! Welcome to the blog! Here, we will learn and discuss Community's Abed Nadir. Community follows a study group of 6 students at Greendale Community College. At this fictional school, these characters, whose ages range from 18-65+, embark on different and sometimes other-worldly scenarios that lead to touching moments, lessons learned, and many laughs. 

The character that we will follow this year is named Abed Nadir. Abed's character is unique in that he is self aware that he is in a TV show, and thus serves as the link between the TV show Community and the real world. Abed is on the spectrum which is often used to resolve some of the more fantastical aspects of the show that come to life. For example, there is a Christmas episode of Community, which is done entirely in 'claymation'. It is revealed a few seasons later, though, that this all took place in Abed's mind, and the rest of the study was more or less just playing along.  

Abed is not only one of my favorite television show characters of all time, but I personally believe Community to be one of, if not the funniest TV shows in American history. I am excited to explore Abed's character in a way that interacts with our coming curriculum.






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  1. Jeannine TurnerSeptember 14, 2024 at 12:48 PM

    This sounds like a fun show and an interesting character! I look forward to learning mroe.

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