The episode parodies "shipping" videos with a montage of "stolen glances" between Jeff and Annie set to the song "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles—a direct reference to actual fan-made videos.
The episode is structured around the study group assembling their final anthropology project—a diorama of them making a previous diorama. When discovers a stash of items stolen by Annie's Boobs (Troy's pet monkey), it triggers a flood of memories.
"Paradigms of Human Memory" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of the American comedy series . It is widely celebrated as a groundbreaking subversion of the "clip show" trope, where instead of reusing old footage to save money, the episode consists almost entirely of newly filmed "flashbacks" to adventures the audience has never seen. The Unseen Adventures [S2E21] Paradigms of Human Memory
A montage of Dean Pelton entering the study room in increasingly elaborate outfits, such as a Caesar salad or a "Gone with the Windows" ensemble. Narrative Revelations & Meta-Commentary
A trip to a Western-style ghost town where the group is shot at by a racist prospector. The episode parodies "shipping" videos with a montage
The group filling in for a glee club that died in a bus crash.
This iconic fan slogan originated in this episode, stemming from Abed's obsession with the short-lived NBC series The Cape . "Paradigms of Human Memory" is the twenty-first episode
An adventure involving a standoff with drug runners.