10 TV Shows That Made Fun Of Their Fans

10. Community Makes Fun Of Shippers

Community is tapped into its fan base more than any other show, constantly responding to criticism in a meta way. And in one hilarious case, the show both poked fun at and paid tribute to its own shippers.

In Paradigms of Human Memory, there's a montage of supposedly flirtatious moments between Jeff and Annie set to the song Gravity by Sara Bareilles. Jeff denies that there was anything romantic happening here, and he says you could do the same thing with any two people. The show then hilariously cuts to another montage of Pierce and Abed moments set to the same song, taking something entirely innocent and making it seem romantic.

Not only is this a joke making fun of shippers who read into character interactions, it's actually a reference to a specific fan. This video was uploaded by a viewer shortly into the first season before the show had really developed its passionate following. With only nine episodes to work with, the YouTuber cut together what few Jeff and Annie moments there were and set them to Gravity.

Dan Harmon says he saw this video and was deeply touched that people cared so much about the show already, and so with this episode, he had some fun with the idea of shipping, but also paid genuine tribute to Community's passionate fan base.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsBvqDwVqwc