Community (TV Series)

Digital Exploration of Interior Design (2012)

John Goodman: Vice Dean Laybourne

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• Troy Barnes : Vice Dean Laybourne. You have a beard. And a ponytail.

  Vice Dean Laybourne : I'm going through some stuff right now, Troy. Don't worry about it.

• Vice Dean Laybourne : You guys watch that television show together, don't you? Inspector Spacetime. Funny, Troy. You and Abed have always reminded me of the inspector and his trusty constable Reggie.

  Troy Barnes : [chuckles]  Cool!

  Vice Dean Laybourne : The inspector, of course, is smart, decisive, and Reggie is... well, he's Reggie.

  Troy Barnes : Reggie is trained in zero-gravity martial arts and has a whistle.

  Vice Dean Laybourne : [under his breath]  Yeah.

  [normal voice] 

  Vice Dean Laybourne : But he never really gets to blow the whistle unless the inspector says it's okay. Less of a friendship, more of a self-centered nerd and his naive, obedient lapdog. Well, I got a thing. You take care.

  [exits leaving Troy dumbfounded] 

• Abed Nadir : Prepare to initiate Protocol Omega. Good-bye, pillow fort.

  [Abed reaches for the self-destruct sock] 

  Abed Nadir : You were a beautiful dream.

  Vice Dean Laybourne : More than a dream.

  [Abed releases the self-destruct and turns to look at Vice Dean] 

  Vice Dean Laybourne : It's here.

  Abed Nadir : Who are you?

  Vice Dean Laybourne : Someone who understands dedication to craftsmanship in the face of mediocrity. This world is run by the unremarkables. Don't do what you always do, Abed. Don't corrupt the host to pacify the parasites. Ask yourself... "What if I stopped worrying about their acceptance of me?" What if it fell to the Reggies of the world to keep up with the inspectors or perish? Now please turn your head while I crawl away. I'm going through some stuff right now. I'm very insecure.

  [Abed turns away]