December 9th 2010
NBC (US)
Originally aired just a year ago, "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" can already count itself among the specials that I will watch each and every year. It's a testimony to Community's very talented writers that they can turn out an episode like this in the middle of a regular (although how regular Community is can be up for discussion) season, and not drop a beat.
The entire episode is shot in stop-motion, as Abed has woken up seeing everything in that medium. What follows is a heartwarming tale when the rest of the study group - a surrogate family - come together (along with Professor Duncan, of course with an ulterior motive) to find out why Abed is seeing the entire world in animation. The study group come together to show Abed the true meaning of Christmas, spending time with the people closest to you,
The charming episode is peppered with original songs - something that the Community writers expanded upon in this year's Christmas episode in some style - and was of course painstakingly animated from start to finish. It may only be a year old, but "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" is already a Christmas classic.
*****
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