Community - Lego

arkmaii · 264.8K views · 2012-08-17 · 0:33

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Overview

A short clip from the NBC sitcom Community in which a character delivers a monologue about how LEGO changed over the years. It is the source of a widely quoted passage about the toy.

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HN commenters link it as the origin of a LEGO quote and as a delightful monologue about how the toy has changed.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2013–2022

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Film & TV clips Stand-up & sketch comedy

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sircastor · 2022-12 · Recommendation
This ad was the subject of a debate a few years back about what's happened to LEGO in general - it's large scale shift to licensed properties, and specifically the introduction of specific girl-targeted LEGO sets. This seems like the best article I could find on it: [LINK] Also, there is this really great monologue on LEGO from Community, delivered by Michael K. Williams that is delightful: [VIDEO]
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shalmanese · 2015-02 · Joke / meme
"What happened with Legos, they used to be simple. Oh come on, I know you know what I'm talking about, Legos were simple. Something happened out here while I was inside. Harry Potter Legos, Star Wars Legos, complicated kits, tiny little blocks. I mean I'm not saying its bad I just wanna know what happened." [VIDEO]
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mrspeaker · 2013-02 · Reference
Wow - a lot or work went into that article. Very impressive! On a vaguely related note, here's the video that the quote at the top is taken from: [VIDEO]
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