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"[[Modern Warfare]]': Abed acquits himself well during his first particpation in [[Greendale]]'s annual Paintball Assasination game. |
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"[[Intro to Political Science]]": Sparks fly between Abed and [[Agent Robin Vohlers]]. |
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+ | |summary =Abed has the least interaction with Pierce in the study group. Pierce has a tendency to mispronounce Abed's name as "'''Ay-bed'''" and make racist comments about his heritage. Like the rest of the [[study group]], Abed tolerates Pierce's comments and doesn't take them seriously. Pierce is often jealous of the close relationship [[Troy and Abed]] have and expresses disappointment that they won't let him in on their shenanigans. His envy of their friendship is a [[meta references|meta reference]] to the fact that originally Pierce and Troy were to be best friends in a "Beavis and Butthead" type capacity. Although Abed has trouble expressing his feelings he did tell Pierce at one point that he hated him for ruining the American version of Inspector Spacetime. After Pierce dies, Abed is bequeathed a [[Liquid nitrogen cooled cylinder|canister of his sperm]]. Abed is also told by Pierce's executor [[Mr.Stone]] that Pierce never knew what Abed was talking about and thought he was crazy. |
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+ | |summary=On Abed's fourth year at school he took two women to the the Sadie Hawkins dance. Neither date was aware of the other as Abed was trying to pull of a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwoTimerDate television sitcom trope]. He was assisted in thus endeavor by a coat check attendance girl he met named '''Rachel'''. As they kept the trope going Abed was oblivious to the fact that an actual attraction was growing between him and Rachel. Abed finally realized what was going on after he inadvertently hurt her feelings. He decided to do another trope where he publicly apologized for what happened and begged her to forgive him. Rachel was touched by his actions and asked him on a date which Abed eagerly agreed to. The never went on that date though. It wasn't until after his graduation and subsequent re-enrollment at the school that Abed met Rachel again. She forgave him for not calling her back and the two officially started dating. Abed was worried he would screw the relationship up and tried to get her to move into his apartment. Rachel refused but told him as long as he is honest with her their relationship will be alright. |
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* Abed has trumped two professors' research thesis: He was the exception to Ian Duncan's Duncan Principle, and he disproved [[Professor Sheffield]]'s analysis of the TV show "Who's the Boss?". Though in reference to the Duncan Principle, Ian Duncan thinks Abed is the exception, but the Duncan Principle is still in effect - it's just that the scientists fell for it before Abed (the test subject) did. |
* Abed has trumped two professors' research thesis: He was the exception to Ian Duncan's Duncan Principle, and he disproved [[Professor Sheffield]]'s analysis of the TV show "Who's the Boss?". Though in reference to the Duncan Principle, Ian Duncan thinks Abed is the exception, but the Duncan Principle is still in effect - it's just that the scientists fell for it before Abed (the test subject) did. |
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* In the episode “[[Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts]]” Abed mentions that he delivered a baby in the back of a car. In the episode “[[The Psychology of Letting Go]]” several scenes show Abed caring for a pregnant woman, fighting with her boyfriend, and finally delivering it in the back of a car. |
* In the episode “[[Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts]]” Abed mentions that he delivered a baby in the back of a car. In the episode “[[The Psychology of Letting Go]]” several scenes show Abed caring for a pregnant woman, fighting with her boyfriend, and finally delivering it in the back of a car. |
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* Abed is knowing of driving in the series and is shown through out the running.Jeff asks Abed to park his car for him in Spanish 101 , Also in Pillow and Blankets Part 2 the narrartor points out that Abed does not pay is parking fine, which is self indicating Abed drives. |
* Abed is knowing of driving in the series and is shown through out the running.Jeff asks Abed to park his car for him in Spanish 101 , Also in Pillow and Blankets Part 2 the narrartor points out that Abed does not pay is parking fine, which is self indicating Abed drives. |
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* Prominent TV blogger, Todd VanDerWerff of the The AV Club considers Abed [http://www.charactergrades.com/interview/the-av-clubs-todd-vanderwerff-on-his-fave-characters-girls-backlash-and-breaking-bad "the most original character of the past decade."] |
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Bio
Abed Nadir (portrayed by Danny Pudi) is a student at Greendale Community College. Abed had a difficult life growing up, due in part to his parents. His father is a Palestinian from Gaza and his mother Polish American, which was a source of cultural discord. Abed also has an undiagnosed psychological condition which makes it hard for him to understand people. His mother left his family when he was 6 years old and Abed assumed his father blamed him for it. This created distance between them and resulted in Abed alienating himself further by immersing himself in American pop-culture. His father allowed him to enroll at Greendale Community College primarily so he could take classes which would help him one day take over his dad's Falafel restaurant. Eventually he convinces his father to let him study Film making instead. After four years at school he graduated with a film degree but was unable to find work as a filmmaker besides doing a commercial for Jeff's law firm. After an unexpected reunion with his study group at Greendale, Abed decides to re-enroll in order to learn how to work better with people. He and his study group also join a special "Save Greendale Committee" tasked with improving the school. |
Personality
It is hinted that Abed has Aspergers syndrome, reflected in his inability to pick up on social or emotional cues ("Pilot"). Abed is quite intelligent, fluent in three languages (English, Polish and Arabic) and possesses keen observational skills. He often accurately predicts other people's behaviours ("Debate 109") although it's shown he is not infallible ("Virtual Systems Analysis"). He'll draw connections to real life situations through pop culture and meta references gained after years of watching TV and movies ("Pilot"). However, he has problems understanding emotions and has a particular difficulty with sarcasm ("Accounting for Lawyers"). He is surprisingly athletic ("The Politics of Human Sexuality"), a skilled dancer ("Interpretive Dance"), and a good singer/rapper ("Somewhere Out There"), ("Spanish Rap]"). Besides his love of Filmmaking, Abed also likes to indulge in role-play and often assumes different characters from various genres of entertainment. Occasionally he'll go too far in these roles which has threatened his friendship with Troy ("Contemporary Impressionists") and the rest of the study group ("Contemporary American Poultry"). He states his religion to be Islam ("Comparative Religion") although he doesn't follow the strict tenets of his faith ("Mixology Certification"). Even with his eccentricities, Abed has been shown to be very attractive to women ("Physical Education"), ("The Art of Discourse") and claims to have made out with the prettiest girl on campus ("The Art of Discourse"). After Britta has him and the study group take a personality test ("Competitive Ecology"), the results suggested that he is the sanest member of the group ("Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps"). |
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In the study group
Abed joined the study group to meet people and to learn Spanish. Although Abed is well-liked and accepted by the group he admits to being the outcast due to his inability to understand or properly express emotions. The observer of the group, he often sits quietly while everyone talks and argues, occasionally entering the conversation with a reference to a TV show or movie that is analogous to the situation. Abed became best friends with Troy Barnes and they are usually seen hanging out together and coming up with crazy ideas to put into action.
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Quotes
- “Come with me if you don't want paint on your clothes.”— Abed
- “ Chaos already dominates enough of our lives; the universe is an endless raging sea of randomness. Our job isn't to fight it, but to weather it, together, on the raft of life. A raft held together by those few, rare beautiful things we know to be predictable.”— Abed
- “Ropes? Vines. Vines? Let him finish!”— Britta
- “Us. It won't matter what happens to us as long as we stay honest and accepting of each other's flaws and virtues: Annie will always be driven, Shirley will always be giving, Pierce will never apologize, Britta's sort of a wild card from my perspective, and Jeff will forever remain a conniving son of a bitch.”— Abed
"Documentary Filmmaking: Redux"
- “What happened to just being a fly on the wall?”— Dean Pelton
- “Some flies are too awesome for the wall.”— Abed
- “Britta, zoom in there. There's a clock on the wall.”— Abed
- “Eight plus two, times five...”— Abed
- “Ten after eight.”— Troy
- “I'm gifted in other ways.”— Abed
Trivia
- Abed's favorite movie is a tie between Ghostbusters, An American Werewolf in London, Back to The Future, Blade Runner, Stand By Me, Stripes, Star Wars IV through VI, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jaws, Raising Arizona, Jurassic Park, Seven, The Matrix, Goonies, Breakfast Club, Real Genius, Better Off Dead, The Fog of War, and Pulp Fiction. ("[[1]]")
- Abed often does movie spoofs, though he prefers the term homage.
- Abed has trumped two professors' research thesis: He was the exception to Ian Duncan's Duncan Principle, and he disproved Professor Sheffield's analysis of the TV show "Who's the Boss?". Though in reference to the Duncan Principle, Ian Duncan thinks Abed is the exception, but the Duncan Principle is still in effect - it's just that the scientists fell for it before Abed (the test subject) did.
- In the Community College Chronicles, Abed is played by Alan Bruder.
- His age has never been directly stated. It is suggested that he is at least 21, since he was seemingly able to enter The Ballroom and buy drinks for himself during Troy's birthday party with no trouble. This would place him somewhere in between Troy and Britta.
- In the episode “Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts” Abed mentions that he delivered a baby in the back of a car. In the episode “The Psychology of Letting Go” several scenes show Abed caring for a pregnant woman, fighting with her boyfriend, and finally delivering it in the back of a car.
- Abed is knowing of driving in the series and is shown through out the running.Jeff asks Abed to park his car for him in Spanish 101 , Also in Pillow and Blankets Part 2 the narrartor points out that Abed does not pay is parking fine, which is self indicating Abed drives.
- Prominent TV blogger, Todd VanDerWerff of the The AV Club considers Abed "the most original character of the past decade."
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