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"Community has cast James Brolin as Jeff Winger&amp;#039;s (Joel McHale) father. Brolin will make his first appearance on the NBC sitcom in the November episode &amp;#039;Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations&amp;#039;, reports Entertainment Weekly.   The episode will see Jeff finally confronting his father on Thanksgiving, while Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) hosts a dinner for the rest of the study group. Community&amp;#039;s casting of Jeff&amp;#039;s father has been widely discussed amongst fans, with McHale joking at Comic-Con this year that he wanted Eddie Murphy to play the role.  The new season of Community will also feature Malcolm McDowell, Battlestar Galactica&amp;#039;s Tricia Helfer and Matt Lucas in guest roles. Community premieres its fourth season on Friday, October 19 at 8.30/7.30c on NBC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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