Community · S04E01 · 2013-02-07
History 101
Written by Andy Bobrow. Directed by Tristram Shapeero.
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Coin participates in ritual but does not contain the magic
NewsRadio S02E16 “Houses of the Holy” — Both scripts separate an ordinary coin from the invisible force attributed to the ritual around it.
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S04E01 lines L228–L241
We always do the first one together.
One, two, three.
A great school year.
A thousand wishes.
Great school year? First wish is always for 1000 wishes.
But we have all these coins.
Yeah, but the coins aren't the wishes.
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Coin participates in ritual but does not contain the magic. Both scripts separate an ordinary coin from the invisible force attributed to the ritual around it.
Oh, I didn't know that.
I wish for Britta to have 499 of my remaining wishes.
I wish to end all wars.
That's another rule.
No wishes containing the word "all.
" Guaranteed ironic consequences.
S04E01 lines L243–L255
Uh, Star Wars, thumb wars.
Wow, Storage Wars.
Fine.
You can't get in.
I'm taking that penny back.
The pennies aren't wishes.
You can't flip a wish.
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Coin participates in ritual but does not contain the magic. Both scripts separate an ordinary coin from the invisible force attributed to the ritual around it.
That's ridiculous.
Your rules are ridiculous.
They're Abed's rules.
They're awesome.
They always work.
Well, Abed's not here so unwish.