Facts and Tidbits from the interview with Prop Maker Chris Branan

• In “Digital Exploration of Interior Design” and “Pillows and Blankets” the geodesic dome cushion fort was constructed from a kit intended for Burning Man. Because it was meant to be assembled in the desert, the blueprints were printed on a t-shirt.
• The pillow fort was so comfortable the crew would take naps inside.
• Chris makes several appearances in “Conventions of Space and Time”. Once sitting in the audience in front of actor Matt Lucas. Then again in the posters as the Space Viking Villain Ümlaütsøn the Terrible.
• In study room F, over Britta’s shoulder is a trap door, which was used as a camera port, or left open so the Director could observe the scenes being filmed.
• The fire escape outside of Troy and Abed’s apartment was made from fence material from Home Depot, and could be wheeled in and out.
• Paint from paintballs do not always appear well on camera. Vinyl decals were often used to depict paint splats.
• At the end of Season 2, it was not apparent if Community was to be renewed. Almost as the final episodes depict, the Greendale set was mostly trashed to film the paintball episodes. With just a few days remaining, the show was renewed and the crew had to rapidly reconstruct the set.
• Chris and Ken Jeong share common friends through a comedy troupe in New Orleans, and became friends on-set through this connection.
• Chevy Chase once gave the whole crew urine detectors (blacklight flashlights) for Christmas.
• Chevy also once hijacked a tour bus that was visiting the studio, and began to give fake tours to passengers.
• When running out of time, the crew would use the term “Greendale Good” to call a set piece suitable quality for a college like Greendale.

Research Thanks To: MinotaurMan