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+ | |righttext={{Scroll-1|content='''Abed Nadir''' (portrayed by [[Danny Pudi]]) is a graduate of [[Greendale Community College]]. Abed had a difficult life growing up, due in part to his parents. His father is a Palestinian from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza Gaza] and his mother [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_american Polish American], which was a source of cultural discord. Abed 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 [[Gubi Nadir|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]] only so he could take classes which would help Abed one day take over his dad's Falafel restaurant. Eventually Abed convinced his father to let him study Film making instead. During this time he grew close to a [[study group]] he joined, particularly [[Troy Barnes]] who became his best friend and roommate. 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 decided to re-enroll in order to learn how to work better with people. He and his study group also joined a special "[[Save Greendale Committee]]" tasked with improving the school.}} |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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− | | style="border:0px solid black;" |It is hinted that Abed has Aspergers syndrome, reflected in his inability to pick up on social or emotional cues {{Source|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 {{source|Debate 109}} although it's shown he is not infallible {{source|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 {{source|Pilot}}. However, he has problems understanding emotions and has a particular difficulty with sarcasm {{source|Accounting for Lawyers}}. He is surprisingly athletic {{source|The Politics of Human Sexuality}}, a skilled dancer {{source|Interpretive Dance}}, and a good singer/rapper {{source|Somewhere Out There}}, {{source|Spanish Rap |
+ | | style="border:0px solid black;" |It is hinted that Abed has Aspergers syndrome, reflected in his inability to pick up on social or emotional cues {{Source|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 {{source|Debate 109}} although it's shown he is not infallible {{source|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 {{source|Pilot}}. However, he has problems understanding emotions and has a particular difficulty with sarcasm {{source|Accounting for Lawyers}}. He is surprisingly athletic {{source|The Politics of Human Sexuality}}, a skilled dancer {{source|Interpretive Dance}}, and a good singer/rapper {{source|Somewhere Out There}}, {{source|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 [[Evil Abed|too far]] in these roles which has threatened his friendship with [[Troy]] {{source|Contemporary Impressionists}} and the rest of the [[study group]] {{source|Contemporary American Poultry}}. He states his religion to be Islam {{source|Comparative Religion}} although he doesn't follow the strict tenets of his faith {{source|Mixology Certification}}. Even with his eccentricities, Abed has been shown to be very attractive to women {{source|Physical Education}}, {{source|The Art of Discourse}} and claims to have made out with the prettiest girl on campus {{source|The Art of Discourse}}. After Britta has him and the study group take a personality test {{source|Competitive Ecology}}, the results suggested that he is the sanest member of the group {{source|Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps}}. |
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|quote =[[Britta]], I've got self-esteem falling out of my butt. That's why I was willing to change for you guys because when you really know who you are and what you like about yourself, changing for other people isn't such a big deal. |
|quote =[[Britta]], I've got self-esteem falling out of my butt. That's why I was willing to change for you guys because when you really know who you are and what you like about yourself, changing for other people isn't such a big deal. |
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"[[Spanish 101]]": [[Troy and Abed]] do their first rap together in the episode's [[Spanish Rap|end tag]]. |
"[[Spanish 101]]": [[Troy and Abed]] do their first rap together in the episode's [[Spanish Rap|end tag]]. |
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− | "[[The Science of Illusion]]": Troy and Abed team up for a science project involving a rat they both must sing |
+ | "[[The Science of Illusion]]": Troy and Abed team up for a science project involving a rat to which they both must sing. |
− | "[[Debate 109]]": Abed shows how his keen observational skills |
+ | "[[Debate 109]]": Abed shows how his keen observational skills allow him to properly predict the behaviors of his fellow study group members. |
− | "[[Physical Education]]": Abed |
+ | "[[Physical Education]]": Abed lets the group try to remold him into another person so he can ask a supposed admirer out on a date. |
"[[Modern Warfare]]': Abed acquits himself well during his first particpation in [[Greendale]]'s annual Paintball Assasination game. |
"[[Modern Warfare]]': Abed acquits himself well during his first particpation in [[Greendale]]'s annual Paintball Assasination game. |
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|quote =I am hoping we can move away from the soapy relationship-y stuff and into bigger, fast paced, self contained escapades. |
|quote =I am hoping we can move away from the soapy relationship-y stuff and into bigger, fast paced, self contained escapades. |
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− | |episodes ="[[Anthropology 101]]": Abed tries to orchestrate more |
+ | |episodes ="[[Anthropology 101]]": Abed tries to orchestrate more shenanigans within the study group, starting with a surprise wedding between [[Jeff and Britta]]. |
"[[The Psychology of Letting Go]]": In the background of this story, Abed deals with a pregnant female student and ends up helping to deliver the baby. |
"[[The Psychology of Letting Go]]": In the background of this story, Abed deals with a pregnant female student and ends up helping to deliver the baby. |
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"[[Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples]]": Abed decides to do a meta film on Jesus. |
"[[Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples]]": Abed decides to do a meta film on Jesus. |
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− | "[[Epidemiology]]": Abed and the study group must deal with zombie outbreak on campus. |
+ | "[[Epidemiology]]": Abed and the study group must deal with a zombie outbreak on campus. |
"[[Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design]]": Troy and Abed build a blanket fort in his [[Abed's dorm room|dorm room]]. |
"[[Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design]]": Troy and Abed build a blanket fort in his [[Abed's dorm room|dorm room]]. |
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|quote =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 that we know to be predictable. |
|quote =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 that we know to be predictable. |
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− | |text =Abed's third year at school sees him moving into an apartment with Troy. When his favorite TV show went on hiatus, Britta introduced him to "[[Inspector Spacetime]]" which becomes his latest pop culture fixation. A house warming party for his new apartment had him imagining various scenarios including a dark reality he becomes obsessed |
+ | |text =Abed's third year at school sees him moving into an apartment with Troy. When his favorite TV show went on hiatus, Britta introduced him to "[[Inspector Spacetime]]" which becomes his latest pop culture fixation. A house warming party for his new apartment had him imagining various scenarios including a dark reality with which he becomes obsessed. It also leads to Abed inviting Annie to move in with him and Troy. A psychology test he took suggested he might be the sanest one in the study group, but his actions the rest of the year prove otherwise. His addiction to [[The Doppel Gang|celebrity impersonators]] puts him in debt and causes a rift with Troy. This comes to a head when they have a disagreement over the creation of a new [[Fluffy Town]] fort. Although Jeff helped resolve the conflict, Abed feared Troy's budding romance with Britta might also tear them apart. However, a bigger concern arises after the study group is expelled from school thanks to Chang. Eventually he and the group are reinstated at school but not without losing Troy to the [[Greendale Air Conditioning Repair School]]. This causes Abed to retreat into his fantasies via "[[The Dreamatorium]]" and assume the identity of "[[Evil Abed]]". A "[[Winger speeches|Winger speech]]" snaps him out of his delusion. Abed is then reunited with Troy, who freed himself from his obligations to the AC school. |
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− | "[[Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism]]": Abed assumes the persona of Batman to |
+ | "[[Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism]]": Abed assumes the persona of Batman to investigate what happened to his special edition copy of "The Dark Knight". |
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|quote =I remember when the show was about Community college. |
|quote =I remember when the show was about Community college. |
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− | |text =During Abed's fourth year at Greendale, he continues his therapy with Britta and has anxiety about this possibly being the last year the study group is together now that Jeff is graduating. He also deals with the fact that Troy is now in a relationship with Britta. He and Troy later go to an Inspector Spacetime convention where he meets up with another online friend named [[Toby Weeks]]. At school he is surprised to discover [[Karl|another online friend]] who is aligned with a [[The Germans|campus clique]] the study group is feuding with. Inspired by their love of "body swapping" genre movies, the duo decides act out the phenomenon in real life. |
+ | |text =During Abed's fourth year at Greendale, he continues his therapy with Britta and has anxiety about this possibly being the last year the study group is together, now that Jeff is graduating. He also deals with the fact that Troy is now in a relationship with Britta. He and Troy later go to an Inspector Spacetime convention where he meets up with another online friend named [[Toby Weeks]]. At school he is surprised to discover [[Karl|another online friend]] who is aligned with a [[The Germans|campus clique]] the study group is feuding with. Inspired by their love of "body swapping" genre movies, the Troy & Abed duo decides to act out the phenomenon in real life. Abed attends a Sadie Hawkins dance with two different dates in order to live out a classic sitcom trope, only to be caught up in a real-life romantic [[Rachel|plot twist]]. Eventually Abed accepts that Jeff is moving on from school and he creates a special graduation gift for him. He researches and maps out a detailed timeline of each study group member's life before Greendale, hoping to show that it was their destiny to become friends. |
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− | |episodes ="[[History 101]]": Freaked out |
+ | |episodes ="[[History 101]]": Freaked out that it's the study group's senior year and that it means the end of the study group's friendship, Abed retreats into the "happy place" in his mind - a sitcom version of his life. |
− | "[[Paranormal Parentage]]": Abed discovers a secret doorway in [[Pierce's mansion]] |
+ | "[[Paranormal Parentage]]": Abed discovers a secret doorway in [[Pierce's mansion]] while looking for the access codes to unlock the door to his panic room. |
− | "[[Conventions of Space and Time]]": Abed attends the "Inspecticon" convention with Troy and the rest of the study group. While |
+ | "[[Conventions of Space and Time]]": Abed attends the "Inspecticon" convention with Troy and the rest of the study group. While there, he meets up with [[Toby Weeks|another fan]] of "[[Inspector Spacetime]]" whom he met online. |
− | "[[Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations]]": Pierce, Troy, Annie and Abed go to Shirley's to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with her in-laws but are unable to deal with the annoying relatives |
+ | "[[Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations]]": Pierce, Troy, Annie and Abed go to Shirley's to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with her in-laws but are unable to deal with the annoying relatives and find themselves seeking a way out. |
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|quote =We can '''re-pilot'''. This can be like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrubs_(season_9) Scrubs: Season Nine]...a revamp, a do-over. Jeff could come back to Greendale as a teacher. |
|quote =We can '''re-pilot'''. This can be like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrubs_(season_9) Scrubs: Season Nine]...a revamp, a do-over. Jeff could come back to Greendale as a teacher. |
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+ | |text =After graduation, Abed found it difficult to find a film job. He did a [[Jeff Winger Hero-At-Law|commercial]] for Jeff but wasn't paid when he left the project due to creative differences. Once Jeff accepted a job at Greendale as a Law professor, Abed and the rest of study group re-enrolled. His first class back he has a nervous breakdown studying actor Nicholas Cage's body of work. Abed joins a special "[[Save Greendale Committee]] along with the rest of the study group. He later comforts his best friend when at Troy is assaulted by the "[[Ass Crack Bandit]]". Upon learning of Pierce Hawthorne's death, Abed joins the study group in mourning him. A man named [[Mr.Stone]], acting under instructions from Pierce's will, gives the group a polygraph test. It's revealed Abed has access to Jeff's Netflix account, installed geo tracking devices in each study group member and manipulated Annie with a fake Facebook account. Stone told Abed that Pierce always thought he was crazy and bequeathed him a [[liquid nitrogen cooled cylinder]] of Pierce's sperm. Abed is later forced to say goodbye to Troy who is leaving Greendale to pursue an amazing opportunity. In his honor Abed hosts a campus wide game of "Hot Lava" to say goodbye to his best friend. Abed reunites with [[Rachel]] and tries to convince Annie to let his girlfriend be their new roommate. He bonds with Professor Hickey after they are forced to spend a night together and along with the committee helped Buzz reconnect with his son [[Hank Hickey|Hank]] over a game of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. When Greendale is about to be sold to the [[Subway (Restaurant)|Subway corporation]], Abed, Dean Pelton and Annie lead the rest of the committee on a desperate quest to save the school. |
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+ | "[[Geothermal Escapism]]": Abed plans a special game of "Hot Lava" in honor of Troy, who is leaving Greendale. |
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− | |summary =Troy and Abed are best friends whose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromance bromance] has been prominently featured on the show. The other members of [http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/The_study_group the study group] are both amused and disturbed at how close the two are. Their many misadventures at [http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/Greendale Greendale] inevitably drag their friends into hijinks and the entire school a few times as well. |
+ | |summary =Troy and Abed are best friends whose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromance bromance] has been prominently featured on the show. The other members of [http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/The_study_group the study group] are both amused and disturbed at how close the two are. Their many misadventures at [http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/Greendale Greendale] inevitably drag their friends into their hijinks and the entire school a few times as well. Being that Abed is unable to adequately express emotion, and Troy is overly emotional, this has led to a few conflicts between them. They soon make up, however, as they understand they are better together than apart. In the group's fifth year at school, Troy accepts an amazing opportunity but is forced to leave Greendale because of it. Abed has trouble saying goodbye to his best friend but eventually lets him go. They share one last adventure at school before he departs. |
|notable ="[[Spanish 101]]", "[[The Politics of Human Sexuality]]", "[[Pillows and Blankets]]", "[[Geothermal Escapism]]" |
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⚫ | *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''. {{source|http://www.greendalecommunitycollege.com/campus-connect/abed-nadir.shtml|greendalecommunitycollege.com}} |
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+ | *In the [[Season One]] episode "[[The Art of Discourse]]", Abed and Troy figure out their porn star names by putting the name of their grade school and favorite soda together. Abed's name is "'''Henry David Thoreau Diet Squirt'''". |
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* Abed often does movie spoofs, though he prefers the term homage. |
* Abed often does movie spoofs, though he prefers the term homage. |
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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 Community College Chronicles]], Abed is played by Alan Bruder. |
* In [[the Community College Chronicles]], Abed is played by Alan Bruder. |
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+ | * 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. |
* 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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+ | * Although he is never shown behind the wheel, it has been indicated in the series that Abed drives: Jeff asks Abed to park his car for him in Spanish 101, and in Pillow and Blankets Part 2, the narrator points out that Abed's parking fine goes unpaid. |
* 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."] |
* 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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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
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