Mixology Certification
| "Mixology Certification" | |
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| Community episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Jay Chandrasekhar |
| Written by | Andy Bobrow |
| Production code | 209 |
| Original air date | December 2, 2010 |
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"Mixology Certification" is the tenth episode of the second season of Community. It was originally broadcast on December 2, 2010 on NBC.
In the episode, the study group celebrates Troy's 21st birthday, the legal age, at a bar. Jeff and Britta try to guide Troy into the new phase of his life. However, the night out slowly becomes silly and depressing due to alcohol, and Troy is forced to become the adult for the night.
The episode was written by Andy Bobrow and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe. It received positive reviews from critics.
After realizing that tomorrow is Troy's 21st (and not his 20th) birthday, Troy (Donald Glover) and the group decide to celebrate at a bar. Jeff (Joel McHale) and Britta (Gillian Jacobs) argue about which bars are cool, but settle on one called The Ballroom. Britta gives Annie (Alison Brie), who is underage, a fake ID in the name of Caroline Decker from Corpus Christi, Texas. Paranoid about being caught, Annie memorizes Caroline's personal information and effects a Southern American accent.
At the bar, it quickly becomes apparent that Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) is an old regular of The Ballroom. The bar has numerous photos of her completely drunk pasted on the walls among those of other regulars. She spends the night nervously trying to take the photos down before anyone in the group sees them. Pierce (Chevy Chase) arrives on his own in his wheelchair, but gets stuck at the door and grumpily refuses any help.
Troy is excited to learn about drinking from the "adults." Jeff and Britta continue to argue, now about what would be cool as Troy's first legal drink. Annie stays in character as Caroline, whom she imagines to be a drifter and free spirit, and tells the bartender about her "friend" Annie, who plans everything out in her life but doesn't even know who she is. Abed (Danny Pudi) meets a fellow science fiction geek, Robert (Paul F. Tompkins), who buys him a drink but is quickly overwhelmed by Abed's passion for science fiction. Robert finally asks Abed outright if he would like to have sex. Abed declines and confesses that he understood Robert's intentions for some time but just wanted to talk about science fiction, and Robert leaves in disgust.
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