Baby Boomer Santa | Community

[@alexbram2064]

Just realized Pierce rhymed "world" with "world" and then with "world" again, and then with "pearl"

[@amirmovsho6317]

He britta'd rhyming

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Only he britta'd most of it
People can rhyme world with words that merely sound similar but aren't even spelt the same, rhyming world with pearl isn't exactly wrong

[@alexbram2064]

@@jareththegoblinking3191 My point was mainly he used world three times before changing it.

[@NoobZxReviewZ]

Well he did rhyme "thing" with "bring" before ending the lines with world. Then he rhymed "world" with "pearl" for the last 2 bars. Its still a rhyme scheme and isn't exactly out of place in the flow of the song

[@rocksedge2000]

Yep, I always thought the first "world" should've rhymed with "...all that I bring to every boy and girl".

[@lauralynnmartin1130]

Can we please take a second to appreciate how well Donald and Danny’s voices blend and sound together?

[@faye_bones6452]

ikr! like obviously Donald's a great singer, but Danny's voice really surprised me in this clip. it's expressive, pretty, and i love the accents the both of them put on lol

[@TheGardiner]

Loved the Chuck Berry impression Danny did

[@user-pi1lb4tf2f]

The first section of their song with their voice blending so well, I was hoping for a longer version. Donald Glover has range but Danny's low voice was awesome.

[@mrohman1054]

Childish Danpino

[@wafflemaker6590]

“Baby boomer Santa thank you for MTV-eee” hits so hard why does that harmony sound so perfect!

[@emnm144]

That is what I thought of and why I clicked on this clip lol

[@kevinwillems8720]

It's not harmony

[@danielmoraes743]

i dont know why but i love it too

[@divyamgautam1407]

I know right? I had that stuck in my mind for weeks! It just goes so well with that riff. I wish that were a full song

[@rohithnarayan]

i thot it was a tv
now it sounds more like MTV when i replay it

[@GamerGoingGrey]

Britta hears no evil
Annie sees no evil
Shirley speaks no evil

[@Epicurus341]

Good spot. 1:25

[@eggman5106]

@@Epicurus341 1:26

[@LonrassmeyPa]

How did i just see this? 😲

[@HellShoot]

Exactly the opposite of their characters :O Amazing I never noticed this over 8 watchings

[@crashvds777]

All three monkeys

[@eriks1765]

This is one of the most memorable moments of the show

[@anibalrodriguez2626]

*episodes

[@Feefa99]

*terrifying

[@anthonyhernandez4266]

I completely forgot about all of this until just now.

[@devilofhellsbathroom3164]

one of my favs

[@orpheus6398]

@@anthonyhernandez4266 same haha

[@leinaamatsuji-berry561]

Danny Pudi’s leg dance thing with the fro during the 1970s part is so perfectly cartoonish, it’s really incredible

[@getpumped87]

Someone once pointed out Troy's exit at 1:00 and now it's all I can ever think about in this scene

[@sanityisrelative]

I have watched this episode/scene at least 15 times and never noticed that. Thank you, it's glorious.

[@kimmmmm871]

1:55 and annie's face 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@littlebopeep]

@@kimmmmm871 she is almost crying lmaoo

[@vincent4205]

WTH i love that XDXD

[@AleehFM94]

With those moves he's going straight to the "This is America" videoclip

[@yumnatasynim]

"And then in 1970 he did more drugs.." Abed really nailed that part!

[@noah-4482]

My favorite line

[@brianelson1481]

@@noah-4482 mine too

[@W0terB0tle]

I like the Part after where he just says “Grew a mustache”

[@frankieverse99]

NOT ME REALIZING TROY AND ABED ARE BOTH DRESSED LIKE WILL SCHUESTER IN THIS SCENE

[@tashalready888]

Ahhhh I didn't even clock on at first!!! This show is amazing😂

[@9206156175]

And annie is totally dressed as rachel

[@julianwilliams8839]

I love how they have the chairs like they do in glee and also brad

[@skin_savant42]

AND BRAD THE PIANO PLAYER THERE

[@Winchent]

You're right. It's not you at all. It's somebody else. You're somebody else. Who are you? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE REAL COOLBLKGRL??

[@Magnitude7]

Pop! Pop!

[@mishakapadia4439]

...diggity doo?

[@Bagre243]

JAJAJAJAJA ... !!

[@lucaskalebef]

yaaaaaaay

[@misterairborne654]

We will remember the sacrifice you made during the battle of Greendale. You dived on that paint grenade the same way you dived into our hearts.

[@carlosc46]

@@misterairborne654 lmaooo true

[@crashvds777]

When I saw “Brad” the piano player I almost screamed
They’re so on-formula

[@sleepytabledog]

He’s the piano guy from Glee right?

[@daisy-qx9pu]

@@sleepytabledog yeah he’s always just creepily *there*

[@cecilyherondale1415]

I WONDER IF COMMUNTY'S BRAD SECRETLY HAS A FOOT FETISH TOO

[@nosebleed3499]

do you know how it feels when kids just say “hit it” as of you know what song they want you to play

[@luminaireangel]

​@@nosebleed3499 but he ALWAYS knew! He should have stopped being a psychic if he didn't like that.

[@oleksahryciw9342]

Me: *trying to fall asleep*
My brain: AnD ThEn iN 1970 hE DiD mOrE DrUgS

[@lauralynnmartin1130]

Literally my brain rn except I’m trying to work instead of sleep

[@voidjockey82]

A genuienly happy Chevy Chase...it's mortifying.

[@soulsemblance3163]

Especially his smile before joining them in the song

[@intellibi4254]

Mortifying? Do you mean horrifying

[@corycoral7072]

Literally think of this comment randomly all the time

[@jobansand]

I love it!!

[@BojanglesUdon]

you're welcome!

[@lennertvandyck5185]

This has been stuck in my head the entire day now... "Baby Boomer Santa, thank you for MTV!"

[@sourbodough]

IKR!! It's so catchy!!!

[@aaronnieves9195]

I can't get "Greendale babies" out of my head

[@nathanmcgarry8024]

“and his hair stayed long and he … grew a moustache”

[@rinkylinkydinky3608]

yo explain i don’t get it

[@nathanmcgarry8024]

@@rinkylinkydinky3608 it’s in the song

[@matheustran8009]

@@rinkylinkydinky3608 it’s just the way it was delivered that makes it funny

[@VulgarMenace96]

Who are the homogeing in that part, I like the style of music?

[@spicyman6006]

@@VulgarMenace96 it's definitely disco, and leads into Bees Gees "Stayin Alive" but I can't tell what that part is.
Also, I have a feeling that it's some sort of phallic joke.

[@rosieweasel24601]

Abed looks more like a cartoon character than a real person during the 1970’s verse and dance and I’m obsessed with it

[@JerriBlank]

"when the commies gave the polio to Doris Day Santa helped the Beetles chase McCarthy away" that is probably the best lyric in all of musicdom!

[@forthesakeofalleggsinthewo3516]

1:57 Annie almost broke down to tears. God, Allison Brie is a fine actress

[@freudentrauma]

She is doing the Disney face

[@senorbolainas2991]

just trying to lure them with her Disney face

[@janed8785]

This is probably my favorite song from Community. And that's saying a lot, this show has bangers.

[@awnaur0no919]

ALL MY BOIS N ALL MY PEEPS
LIKE TA WEAR NIGHTCAPS WHEN WE GO TA SLEEP

[@lrizzard]

kiss from a rose slaps too hard but this is a close second

[@TheMikeyOShow]

Somewhere out there

[@Bobbakkb]

Nothing beats "Getting rid of Britta"

[@paigestubbs9718]

gay dean…gay dean…gay dean…GAY DEEEEAAANN!

[@MrEstaporqueria1]

The song is catchy and also a great showcase of how marketed nostalgia is basically screaming random concepts until the generation you’re pandering to says “haha I get that reference”

[@joevictor53]

"Not liking Glee club doesn't make us bullies and implying that is reverse bullying."
Ryan Murphy: Are my ears ringing?

[@jackzimmy8461]

Ryan Murphy swings between the best and worst writing on TV, often in the same series. I understand why he became successful but I’ve no idea how he continues that success.

[@teimis]

somehow chevy chase's raspy voice makes this song even better

[@tpsam]

Top 3 music moment in the series
1 abed humming the song during the horror story
2 Gambino Christmas infiltration

[@justinblanco4176]

The Spanish rap definitely has to be up there as one the best

[@elekvault]

#1 HAS to be the payday apology rap, cmon.

[@tribulacion]

Sorry but Spanish rap just can't be topped

[@konstantinosdimitropoulos577]

Spanish Rap
Payday Rap
Christamas Rap
This
Somewhere Out There/ Abed and Troy

[@AshJen3]

@@konstantinosdimitropoulos577 And the Anthropology Rap ft. Betty White!

[@devilofhellsbathroom3164]

People's comments under Community's videos:
*streets ahead*

[@Hedgpig]

In the latest Science Hour from the BBC the host says the Chinese space program is "streets ahead," this is really getting out of control

[@schnitzeldog2000]

@@Hedgpig god forbid that means we’re streets behind...

[@SourRobo8364]

It's a real shame about Chevy Chase. He adds such a great dynamic to the comedy that I miss in the later season.

[@nicholasstansbury6848]

Here is my rankings of all the seasons
Season 1: 95%
Season 2: 99%
Season 3: 95%
Season 4: 33%
Season 5: 77%
Season 6: 70%

[@jobansand]

@@nicholasstansbury6848 why's season 4 so low? It was my favourite season.

[@BroadwayMateo]

@@jobansand that's too bad :/

[@bulja80085]

@@jobansand Gas leak year, the show tried too hard to be community so it actually wasn’t

[@nicholasstansbury6848]

@@jobansand A majority of the episodes are bad
except for "Herstory of Dance" and "Heroic Origins"

[@gwenlim3680]

is nobody gonna mention how amazing danny sounds at 1:01??

[@Charles-xu7pu]

I love how Pierce rhymed "world" with "world" and then with "world". Truly a lyrical genius.

[@RandomPerson-gt1jt]

Abed's walk at 1:19 always gets me

[@Fooloney]

Is it a reference to a song or artist?

[@Eli-hh7yg]

I rate this 5 meowmeow beenz

[@JetYabuki]

You people are monsters.

[@vhilofaye1618]

1:17 love that smug look on his face when they mention smoking a ton of acid lmao

[@vishnukumarvh4851]

Troy and Abed giving major Phineas and Ferb vibes. Especially 2:20 damn

[@MoaDiarys]

Lmao

[@clairesegura3530]

this song is actually so catchy???

[@MCamposOcampo]

Here are the lyrics:
Santa Claus was born in 1945
He had a boogie-woogie Coca-Cola army jive
And when the Commies gave the polio to Doris Day
Santa helped the Beatles chase McCarthy away
That Baby Boomer Santa:
He's never gonna die.
Santa fought at Woodstock and Vietnam
And smoked a ton of acid and burned his bra
And then in 1970, he did more drugs
And his hair stayed long and he... grew a mustache
Baby Boomer Santa:
He's gonna stay alive.
Santa invented Spielberg and microchips
Santa invented Coca-Cola and aerobics
He made the Iron Curtain and the Gremlins 2
Fake butter and AIDS and Twin Peaks!
Baby Boomer Santa, Thank you for MTV
Baby Boomer Santa, Thank you for everything
You're welcome
You're welcome for everything in the world
You're welcome
You're welcome for all that I bring to the world
I'm Baby Boomer Santa
I bring the gift of the world
Baby Boomer Santa
I'm an American pearl

[@aliciad8553]

Donald Glover's Bob Dylan impression is what does it for me.

[@nick4leader]

I know it's so awesome

[@LilLilac]

Time stamp?

[@aliciad8553]

@@LilLilac 1:10

[@joshuajacobs6481]

@@aliciad8553 Sounds more like a Frank Zappa

[@aliciad8553]

@@joshuajacobs6481 The harmonica convinced me it was Dylan.

[@corycoral7072]

Nothing is better than Pierce having 50 emotions while trying his hardest not to join in sooner

[@TheMOReviewers]

I have watched this a healthy number of times.

[@riverboi2089]

Unhealthy*

[@sanityisrelative]

@@riverboi2089 *super healthy

[@karlamojica8098]

I don't

[@ellieragsdale4398]

LIE

[@fercatriel]

yeah it´s fkn awsome

[@Kilgore_Trout]

"when the commies gave the polio to Doris Day, Santa helped the Beatles chase McCarthy away" is an underrated line

[@parasitoalienigena]

Don't know why but I'd like a longer version of this song. It's catchy.

[@akinkunmimarytemitope2537]

"Baby boomer Santa, thank you for MTV " awaken something inside of me.

[@radberryz]

this scene is literally EVERYTHING. i love troy and abed so much and donald and danny have amazing singing voices

[@Ethan-ij2hg]

Wow they might even go to regionals !

[@sanityisrelative]

I thought this was regionals.
...
Don't let my confusion undercut be their importance.

[@dianas6800]

@@sanityisrelative What the hell are regionals???

[@remychase]

@@dianas6800 they’re this close!!!

[@kippersvindaloo6713]

Let's just hope there isn't another bus crash

[@kgldude]

Communuity was ahead of the curve by taking the piss out of boomers in the early 2010's.

[@cal5754]

Alternatively, you could say they were streets ahead

[@Kusanagi672]

@@Alex.R.L thanks starburns

[@cbj4sc1]

@@Kusanagi672 POP POP

[@Kusanagi672]

@@cbj4sc1 POP POP

[@RappinPicard]

@@cal5754 Pierce, stop trying to coin streets ahead, it’s never going to happen.

[@devin_so_devious]

Pierce expressions at 1:57 kill me every time 🤣🤣

[@MysSo-r8f]

One of the best facial acting I’ve seen

[@wintharrison3637]

“You’re welcome- you’re welcome!”

[@Hyacinth828]

I never noticed the “dum dum dum dum” at 0:05 and it kinda freaked me out when I first heard it lol

[@koook160]

Annie makes the Disney Face at 1:57

[@aboomination897]

Neither do I know who Annie is nor do I know what a Disney Face is supposed to be.
Screw me...

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

Yep. It’s the fluttering big eyes and the quivering lip

[@metin5408]

Childish Gambino was born in this moment

[@daftbanna7202]

That scream that he does is so gambino

[@joevictor53]

Wasn't he born a few scenes earlier in the Christmas time rap scene?

[@daftbanna7202]

@@joevictor53 that's more like camp or because the Internet. This song is like awaken my love

[@ali-g]

Well tbh Abed is pretty dope in this scene too

[@Realmfaker]

Was already a rapper before he ever sang on Community though

[@mikanviola]

I like how at 1:26 Britta, Annie, and shirley do the traditional 3 monkeys pose (hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil). Not sure if anyone’s ever noticed that

[@charliepanayiotou4305]

Donald Glover's Bob Dylan impersonation is really good

[@cannedpineapple2702]

My favorite thing is the more you pay attention to the lyrics the less they make sense lmaooo "santa fought at woodstock"

[@812558]

"He made the Iron Curtain and Gremlins too. Fake butter and AIDS and...Twin Peaks"

[@BookshelfQBattler]

This is so great. Troy and Abed singing in the styles from 40s to 80s while we see Pierce getting continuously into it until he can’t hold back.

[@FrauOy]

in this case until the 90s, since Twin Peaks was not filmed until then

[@2ELI0]

1:00 Troy is so invested going back, its hilarious xD

[@huntxr111]

abeds 70s dance, afro and moustache plays in my head at least once a day

[@OrestesKyriakosPoulakis]

00:42 "Pierce! They just try to pander to your demographic's well documented historical vanity"

[@RichardoBrit]

“You guys all see him too, right?” Pierce is so good

[@popshoppacks]

Okay but Baby Boomer Santa actually slaps

[@tevinlandry1885]

Glee literally means
*GLEE!*

[@caffeineandmemes]

Okay, first of all, I love how they have the piano guy from Glee and an actual grand piano in the study room, and yet the entire song has like four seconds of piano in it. (the bugle boy 1945) also, I just noticed that Troy says that Santa "fought at Woodstock" and "smoked a lot of acid", my man really has no idea what the hell was happening back then, did he?

[@johnparker4484]

Same with Abed’s “Commies gave the polio to Doris day”

[@nyyanks4]

That's the best part of the song. Troy and Abed know enough to sing about people and events from each decade but are clueless beyond the names.

[@michaelj.mccall6530]

Ahhh. Chevy Chase. Even playing Pierce, he has a certain charisma about him.

[@Carrott27]

If only Chevy had had the right attitude and stuck at it, maybe he would've gone to the levels of awesome that Always Sunny enabled Danny DeVito to do. Because he absolutely crushed it in the early seasons and it was such a loss when he left.

[@BookshelfBattleblog]

Troy and Abed deserved a Grammy for this.

[@nnzd7858]

That piano guy has got to be one of my favorite unnamed minor characters in the show

[@BroadwayMateo]

Apparently he's a parody of Brad the pianist from Glee

[@ellieragsdale4398]

@@BroadwayMateo even played by the same actor!

[@Joe_Parmesan]

love how his hair is bouncing up and down at 2:16. gets me every time lol

[@sunmirror6075]

@@ellieragsdale4398 it wasnt the same actor

[@ellieragsdale4398]

@@sunmirror6075 What??? They look exactly the same!

[@RichardX1]

Fun fact: Chevy Chase has perfect pitch.

[@alyxg2764]

The faces and voices and movements Donald and Danny are amazing like just perfect. They’re also surprisingly good singing together here

[@gazzaroony]

This episode has one of my most cherished homages.. Invasion of the body snatchers. Simply genius.

[@samuelhoffman4624]

I just love the people dancing with all of the props, especially with the disco globes.

[@terinatepoono1917]

All the Christmas episodes are so iconic

[@tina17457]

all jokes aside, danny pudi has an amazing voice

[@DrFawz]

0:53 for myself because I have a problem

[@PhilTalksSports]

I always get hype when they thank Santa for MTV

[@yourlocalfestivefurry354]

Wish they made a studio version since this is really really good they could probably extend it a little bit

[@aihanh1922]

One of my favorite song in this show.

[@r520jr8]

2:12 I love how disgusted Jeff looks

[@nathanbrill3412]

Actually the greatest song of all time

[@ellaparson6775]

This song is streets ahead.

[@thewrongmusic5017]

We Didn't Start the Fire sounds different than I remember.

[@s29nv1sr1]

💀 LMAOOOOO

[@Jack-sy8mr]

1:49
I just noticed they give Santa credit for AIDS 😳...

[@KMehrabi]

The Bob Dylan impression always gets me 😂

[@ninar5744]

idk why but i loved the beginning bit of the song when Troy and Abed sang together:)

[@yoblol]

I like At Least It Was Here but this.. this.. this is a masterpiece.

[@BlielPol]

Nobody is remarking on the great line "Santa fought in Woodstock and Vietnam"

[@invisibz0op]

real!!

[@Thehouseoffail]

You know he only wrote this to prove he could write original songs, when glee hadn't done so yet.

[@elijahpaden4151]

The look of pure anguish on Annie's face.

[@ericvela4087]

0:09 “you guys see him too, right?”

[@sanityisrelative]

Love that little callback.

[@mishakapadia4439]

BRAD THE PIANO MAN

[@RJTheCerealGuy]

I’m pretty sure Star kid was heavily inspired by this episode for the guy who didn’t like musicals I can definitely see the similarities

[@Lauren_Nicks]

When I first saw this episode I instantly thought of TGWDLM

[@RJTheCerealGuy]

@@Lauren_Nicks I know right it’s so crazy

[@steviesteviticusstevert]

y’all… that’s not actually brad. he just looks like him. but also this song slaps for no damn reason

[@lolcerditorock]

Ah yes, when man discovered true fire

[@alejandrobarbosa6739]

Nice

[@alysonk1142]

this might be my favorite scene in the whole show

[@gabasgabas]

Pierce Hawthorne was the evil that tied the group energy. Love his entrance YOU WELCOME

[@riverboi2089]

I like Pierce's singing voice

[@squidward6187]

So perfectly choreographed.

[@martinmilk1008]

I'm rewatching community right now. I really miss it, such a great show, and such a great song

[@Beavis-ej3ny]

I see why Pierce never seems that interested in Christmas. His last family was quite insane on Christmas, especially his awkward cousin Eddie.

[@oshikuru09]

It doesn't matter how many times I watch this episode over the years I am dying of laughter by the time Abed says "good point...sing about it?" straight til it ends

[@byrontheusurper6505]

It is weird how hard this goes

[@srimangoel1318]

John Lennon's really rocking it on the piano there.

[@meevsdagr8er]

this is the greatest clip of television history

[@yasminoreilly3142]

I loose it when Abed is dancing with the giant wig and mustash, his legs are so long 😂😂😂

[@lorrainesekera4100]

Thank you, Baby Boomer Santa. This is a masterpiece.🤣

[@jujubeethatsme]

Wow Troy's vocals shine here!

[@ladychips]

this one episode of glee inspired is way better than the glee show. And I've watched glee

[@lilsebastian2209]

the glee cast loved it, that's the biggest approval for them

[@bongodave13]

I don't understand the appeal at all!

[@lihuenbaez6154]

@@bongodave13 it's so bad that it's good that it's bad that it's good

[@cecilyherondale1415]

IM A GLEEK (SADLY) AND I COMPLETELY AGREE