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Troy and Abed
Portrayed by Donald Glover and Danny Pudi

“	You don't hear me saying anything crazy about Abed and Troy's weird little relationship!	”
–Shirley

“	They're just jealous."	”
–Troy and Abed reply in unison

Troy and Abed are best friends whose bromance has been prominently featured on the show. The other members of the study group are both amused and disturbed at how close the two are. Their many misadventures at Greendale inevitably drag their friends (and sometimes the entire school as well) into the hijinks. Because Abed is unable to adequately express emotion, and Troy is overly emotional, this has lead to a few conflicts between them. They soon make up, however, as they understand they are better together than apart. Troy is played by Donald Glover, and Abed is played by Danny Pudi.

Pairing historyEdit

“	Hola me llamo Abed.	”
–Abed

“	Hola me llamo Troy.	”
–Troy, Trobed demonstrating their Spanish 101 oral assignment

Season OneEdit

Abed invites Troy along with other classmates from Spanish 101 to Jeff's study group. Even though Troy finds him odd at first, they start hanging out more and are often partnered up on school activities together. They form a friendship that only gets stronger throughout the year until it blossoms into a full blown bromance. The relationship prompted Annie to get over her crush on Troy noting that there was no way she'd be able to compete with Abed for his affections. Troy even states that he considers Abed his "other half". At the end of the year, Troy asks Abed if he can move in with him but is hurt when Abed refuses. Taking Abed's advice, he moves in with Pierce instead after realizing they spend too much time together as it is and living together could ruin their friendship. Throughout the season they appeared in most of the show's end tags.

"Spanish 101": Troy and Abed work on their Spanish presentation together and perform the Spanish rap in the show's first end tag.

"Advanced Criminal Law": Abed tries unsuccessfully to pull an elaborate prank on Troy.

"Environmental Science": Troy and Abed team up on a lab assignment involving a mouse and sing a duet.

"The Politics of Human Sexuality": Troy challenges Abed to various physical competitions.

"The Science of Illusion": The end tag features the debut of the "Troy and Abed in the Morning" show.

"Pascal's Triangle Revisited": Troy realizes his friendship with Abed is like a giant cookie.

“	I love you!	”
–Troy

“	I know.	”
–Abed, "Epidemiology"

Season TwoEdit

The sophomore year at Greendale sees the pair officially declaring their love for each other after facing a zombie apocalypse on campus, building their first blanket fort on campus, competing for the affections of the school librarian, and teaming up to rally the Greendale students against the evil invaders from City College.

Significant episodes:

"Epidemiology": Unhappy with how he is perceived by the girls on campus, Troy decides to revert to his old jock persona.

"Cooperative Calligraphy": Troy and Abed want to see the Puppy Parade but are prevented from leaving the study room when Annie's pen goes missing.

"Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design": The boys build their first blanket fort together but destroy it when it becomes too mainstream.

"Mixology Certification": At the urging of Jeff and Britta , Troy and Abed along with the rest of the study group go out to a bar to celebrate Troy's 21st birthday.

"Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas": Troy and the study group support Abed as he undergoes therapy with Ian Duncan.

"Intro to Political Science": Troy and Abed host a campus news show covering the student body president election.

"Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy': Troy and Abed try to prevent Britta from ruining their friendship with Lukka.

"Early 21st Century Romanticism": Troy and Abed are smitten with the school librarian and engage in a friendly competition for her.

"Paradigms of Human Memory": A flashback reveals that while the study group was in an old west town, Troy and Abed dressed up as a sheriff and deputy and were shot at by a stereotypical racist old man wearing red long underwear.

"For A Few Paintballs More": Trobed organizes the Greendale alliance to repel the invading troops from City College.

“	Please Mister-Doctor-Psychiatrist-Sir...please don't send my best friend to crazy people jail.	”
–Troy, "First Chang Dynasty"

Season ThreeEdit

Troy and Abed finally move in together and eventually ask Annie to join them as well. Their friendship is tested when they have a falling out that ends up nearly tearing Greendale's campus apart and after Troy is forced to join the Greendale Air Conditioning Repair School.

Significant episodes:

Remedial Chaos Theory: Troy and Abed move in together and invite the study group to a housewarming party.

"Studies in Modern Movement": Troy and Abed help Annie move in to their apartment, but their antics start to annoy her so much that she has second thoughts.

"Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts": Troy and Abed de-whimsify themselves in order to be normal enough to attend Shirley's wedding.

"Contemporary Impressionists": The first rift in Troy and Abed's relationship forms when the study group has to help pay off Abed's debt to Vinnie by becoming celebrity impersonators.

"Digital Exploration of Interior Design': Troy and Abed build competing pillow and blanket forts at school which leads to a campus-wide war.

"Pillows and Blankets': The war between Troy's Blanketsburg and Abed's Pillowtown is chronicled in a documentary.

"First Chang Dynasty": Troy joins the Greendale Air Conditioning Repair School in order to save his friends and is forced to leave Abed.

"Introduction to Finality": Troy leaves the Air Conditioning Repair school and returns to the apartment moving into the room that used to have The Dreamatorium in it.

“	Troy and Abed back from summer!	”
–Troy and Abed, "History 101"

Season FourEdit

Troy and Abed's friendship is tested again by outside forces. Threating their relationship this year is Troy's budding relationship with Britta, Abed's new friend Toby, These

Significant episodes:

History 101: Troy, along with Britta and Annie, try to reassure Abed on the first day of the study group's last year at Greendale together.

"Conventions of Space and Time": Abed meets an online friend named Toby at an "Inspector Spacetime" convention. Britta warns Troy about Toby stealing his best friend away from him.

DevelopmentEdit

“	What happened to us Troy?	”
–Pierce, "Pascal's Triangle Revisited"

Donald Glover talks about his career and how Troy and Abed started
Added by Ultimateatomicbuster

Originally, Abed and Troy were meant to be best friends with other members of the study group. Abed and Jeff were modeled somewhat after the dynamic of Van Wilder and Taj. Troy and Pierce were to be paired off as a Beavis and Butthead type duo. In the Season One DVD commentaries, Dan Harmon mentions seeing Danny Pudi and Donald Glover clicking during press interviews and deciding to partner them onscreen. They have since become a popular pairing on the show and have been featured in most of the episode end tags. In an interview with Studio Q, Donald Glover gives his thoughts on why Troy and Abed work so well and also his opinions on other pairings such as Troy and Pierce, Jeff and Britta and Jeff and Annie.