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Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television
Season: 6 | Episode: 13
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Season: 6 | Episode: 13
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At a community college, a fast-talking defrocked lawyer forms a motley study group composed of high-school losers, newly divorced housewives, and old people who want to keep their minds active..(Source of banner: TheTVDB.com)
Started: Sep/17/2009
Usually aired on: Tuesday
Type: Scripted
Genres: Comedy
Country: US
Alternative titles:
- Однокурсники (RU)
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Jeff is asked by a study group to help them get even with a professor who has tried to cheat them.
Jeff, Frankie and her friend, a movie producer named Maury, help Abed complete his unfinished film.
A former boyfriend lures Britta into joining Honda’s guerilla marketing campaign. Jeff looks to get Elroy to like him.
A malicious hacker threatens to publicize everyone’s personal emails unless Greendale cancels a racist comic’s performance.
Jeff squares off against a charming prison inmate Willy who’s attending Greendale via telerobot. Britta enlists Abed to get around Annie’s rules against parties in their apartment.
Dean Pelton is offered a job on the school board if he can openly admit he is gay. Meanwhile, Annie and Chang get a part in a stage adaptation of The Karate Kid.
After learning City College plans to air an advertisement slamming Greendale, the gang goes into crisis mode in an attempt to disprove the message before it airs.
As Jeff and Frankie look to extract Dean Pelton from his expensive virtual reality world, Britta uncovers an uncomfortable truth about her parents George and Deb and her friends' generosity.
Dean Pelton hires an administrative consultant to put things in order at Greendale, pitting Abed against Jeff, Britta, and Annie.
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The group learns the history of Greendale's first Dean, Russell Borchert, a reclusive, wealthy genius who disappeared amid a personal scandal in the 1970s. Once Shirley and Hickey locate the school's blueprints, Annie and Abed lead the search for Borchert's old computer lab, which was sealed off years ago. Subway returns to Greendale with plans to take over the campus for a Subway University and they enlist Chang to secretly keep tabs on the study group. Meanwhile, Jeff and Britta make a grown-up decision about their futures.
As Subway makes plans to purchase the Greendale campus for their own Subway University, the study group members contemplate the end of an era. Jeff considers a generous offer of employment he has received from Subway, while Britta considers an offer she has received from Jeff. Meanwhile, Dean Pelton tells Annie and Abed about Greendale's first Dean Russell Borchert, which leads to an interesting and potentially lucrative discovery in the walls of Greendale.
The study group gets 'animated' in the vein of the 1980s 'G.I. Joe' series.
Professor Hickey reveals that his estranged son Hank did not invite him to his grandson's birthday. The group decides to help father and son reunite through a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons.
When Jeff, Shirley and Professor Hickey happen upon a hidden cache of textbooks, the discovery leads to some interesting power shifts as the group struggles with how to monetize their windfall. Meanwhile, Abed and Annie decide it's time for a new roommate. Abed wants his friend Rachel to move in, while Annie wants her brother to move in. When they decide to play an old VCR game to determine the winner, things get a little intense.
Dean Pelton invites two designers to Greendale to beta test their new social networking Application. What starts as a fun social interaction of ranking classmates turns into an all-out class war as Greendale students compete for the highest score. Jeff and Shirley battle for supremacy, while Britta rails against the very concept. Meanwhile, Professor Hickey goes underground - literally - until the whole thing blows over.
Jeff tries to help Professor Duncan seduce Britta, who is surprised by some old friends. Abed accidentally ruins Professor Hickey's drawings, during his punishment the two end up spending some overdue time together. Chang performs a off the cuff performance.
It's time for the midterm dance and Annie sets about getting the Greendale cafeteria ready for the festivities. She and Professor Hickey team to navigate Greendale's custodial corridors of power and must negotiate with Bob Waite, the politically savvy Greendale head custodian, and his right-hand man Lapari. They must also contend with Debra Chambers, Greendale's head of I.T. and Waldron, Greendale's head of parking, in what becomes an increasingly complex hierarchy of staff.
As Troy prepares to leave Greendale, Abed organizes an epic going away activity befitting his best friend's departure. What starts out as a fun little game grows into a heated, high-stakes competition destined to make history at Greendale.
After Pierce Hawthorne's unexpected passing, a team of investigators headed by the no-nonsense Mr. Stone, arrives at Greendale to submit the study group to lie detector tests before they can be considered for distributions under the will. Tensions mount as Mr. Stone digs in with the questions and the group members learn a little more about one another than they wished.
Everyone is up in arms when an anonymous bandit starts dropping coins down people's pants. While Dean Pelton mobilizes the school to investigate, Jeff and Annie pursue their own theories - methodically interrogating staff members. When someone eventually confesses, the school heaves a sigh of relief, but Jeff thinks there is more to the story than meets the eye.
Jeff settles into a new job at Greendale and adjusts to the expectations of being on staff - Professor Hickey shows him the ropes and shares some pointers on how to manage unruly and demanding students. Meanwhile, Abed convinces the study group to take a new class, Nicolas Cage: Good or Bad, with Professor Garrity.
Jeff returns to Greendale when his former law partner Alan Connor recruits him to gather evidence for a lawsuit he is pursuing. Dean Pelton is thrilled to see Jeff back at Greendale. Thinking he is there to help save the school, he quickly calls the study group back together - surprising Jeff with a reunion.
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Jeff earns enough credits to graduate, but has no idea where to go from there. Does he even want to leave Greendale? Does he want to go back into law? Those decisions become the least of his problems when Greendale is suddenly invaded by the study group's nefarious doppelgangers from Abed's fabled 'darkest timeline.'
Abed becomes obsessed with the notion that the study group was destined to meet each other at Greendale. To that end, he pieces together the past circumstances that led them all to the present. Also, the secretly evil Chang plots with City College to destroy Greendale once and for all.
Annie and Shirley bicker over the spot of class valedictorian, but end up united in disgust when they find out Leonard is leading the pack. Meanwhile, Troy and Abed somehow pull a 'Freaky Friday' style body switch. Neither Jeff or Britta is willing to accept that it's truly supernatural, and set out to discover the underlying reason for the change.
The study group gathers for a Christmas party at Jeff's apartment, but Annie ruins the fun by inviting the standoffish Professor Cornwallis. Annie intends to butter up the teacher, but Cornwallis overhears Jeff insulting him and promises to fail the whole group. Faced with that threat, the group ties the professor and holds him hostage.
A botched hot air balloon ride leaves the group stranded in the woods. When they get back to civilization, nobody can bare to speak to each other. To get to the bottom of this, Dean Pelton insists they undergo puppet therapy. The study group then inhabit puppet surrogates that reenact the events of the ill-fated trip, and reveal exactly why everything has become so awkward.
Dean Pelton announces a 'Sadie Hawkins' dance at Greendale, prompting Britta to plan a competing 'Sophie B. Hawkins' dance in protest. Unfortunately she realizes too late that she meant to say Susan B. Anthony, and now must find some way to get 90's singer Sophie B. Hawkins to appear at the dance. Also, Abed gets set up on two dates at the same time by Annie and Shirley.
Dean Pelton enlists the study group to help him land a whale, otherwise known as an unmotivated student from a wealthy family. Whales can generate tons of revenue for a school, and Greendale could badly use one. Jeff is tasked with keeping Pierce from messing things up. Also, Abed starts a new fraternity, and Shirley outdoes Troy in a physical education class.
In order to get to the bottom of Chang's bizarre form of amnesia, Dean Pelton asks the study group to help secure a medical research grant. Abed seizes the opportunity to make another documentary, but Jeff is unconvinced that Chang is telling the truth about his condition.
Shirley invites the study group over to her house for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, the extended Bennett family is nearly unbearable. While the rest of the group plots their Shawshank-style escape, Jeff and Britta head off to finally meet Jeff's estranged father William.
Unable to enroll in the prized 'History of Ice Cream' course, the study group reluctantly begins a European History class taught by the hard-line Professor Cornwallis. Meanwhile, the group of arrogant German students that Shirley and Jeff battled over foosball has returned, with aspirations to take over the study room. Also, Chang returns to campus after a long absence.
The study group accompanies Troy and Abed to the annual 'Inspector Spacetime' convention. Troy and Abed's friendship is tested when Abed meets up with a long time pen-pal. Annie concocts an elaborate fantasy life when the hotel staff start referring to her as Mrs. Winger. Jeff hits on a gorgeous sci-fi fan.
On their way to a Halloween party, the study group detours to Pierce's mansion. Initially unable to find him, the group learns that he has accidentally locked himself inside his panic room. Pierce's costumed comrades set out on a mission to find the code that will unlock the room, but uncover additional secrets along the journey
The study group returns for their fourth year at Greendale, only to find out from Dean Pelton that a registration mix-up has caused them to not have a class together. A tournament of physical challenges is set up, with Jeff hoping to win it all and be able to graduate early. Meanwhile, the prospect of losing a member of the group sends Abed into a self-made mental fantasy land.
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Shirley and Pierce come to an impasse about how to run their sandwich business, leading Jeff to volunteer to argue Shirley's Case. Things get complicated when Pierce retains Jeff's slimy ex-colleague Alan as his attorney. Meanwhile, Vice Dean Laybourne makes one last ditch attempt to secure Troy as a student of the Air Conditioning Repair Annex.
With Greendale now under the iron fist of Chang's regime, the study group formulates a plan to take back the school and free Dean Pelton. To help out, Troy makes the difficult decision to offer himself up to the Air Conditioning Repair Annex in exchange for their assistance.
Pierce's father Cornelius passes on, and Pierce receives a summons to meet with an employee named Gilbert Lawson at Hawthorne Enterprises. The study group tags along for moral support, only to be thrust into a a high stakes video game with Pierce and Gilbert. The prize? Pierce's share of the Hawthorne fortune.
With the study group expelled thanks to Chang, a curious Abed gets caught sneaking around on campus looking for evidence. He is forced to see a therapist who insists that Abed's theories about the Dean being replaced with an impostor are delusional. Abed's friends arrive to back him up, but are told that the last three years of their lives have simply been a state of mass psychosis.
The death of Star Burns shakes the study group to its core. At least it does to most of them, as Jeff seems surprisingly calm about the whole thing. Britta takes it upon herself to act as grief counselor to the rest. Meanwhile, an increasingly power-hungry Chang uses a riot on campus to increase his influence as a security officer.
Annie is shocked to discover the study group's science project destroyed. Abed and Troy team up to identity the perpetrator, and then Annie insists that the culprit be put on trial for their misdeeds. The case appears to be open and shut, but a skeptical Jeff isn't ready to take things at face value.
The Biology final is postponed, leading Jeff to invite everyone out for a three hour lunch. Annie instead convinces Abed to let her spend some time with him him the dreamatorium. The two initially engage in harmless 'Inspector Spacetime' related fun, but soon Annie begins to gain some insight into how Abed's mind operates.
Britta's old flame Blade returns to town with a traveling carnival, and she knows that going to him would only be self destructive for her. She asks the group to help keep her from giving in to temptation. Elsewhere, Vice Dean Laybourne pressures Dean Pelton for help in getting Troy signed up with Greendale's Air Conditioning Repair Annex.
Troy and Abed's disagreement about the merits of pillow vs. blanket forts has escalated into an all out war for Greendale. The student body has chosen sides, as has the study group. Jeff tries in vain to negotiate a truce, but neither side will budge. The whole story is presented in the style of Ken Burns' documentary about the Civil War.
Dean Pelton effectively steals Pierce and Shirley's sandwich shop idea, allowing a Subway to be opened on campus. A furious Pierce, Shirley, and Britta set out to make sure Greendale doesn't eat fresh for long. Meanwhile, Vice Dean Laybourne continues to pressure Troy into joining the Air Conditioning Repair Annex, and Troy and Abed build competing pillow and blanket forts.
The study group returns from winter break and quickly realize things have changed. Jeff is now taking anti-anxiety medication that soon allows his ego to balloon to unsustainable levels. Also, Abed has amassed considerable debt by hiring celebrity impersonators. To save their friend, the group must appear at a party as various famous people.
Andre proposes to Shirley, and a date for their remarriage is soon set. Britta and Annie are enlisted to plan the ceremony, while Jeff is expected to write and deliver a speech. Troy and Abed are just tasked with trying to act normal. Meanwhile, Pierce and Shirley pitch the idea of a cafeteria sandwich shop to Dean Pelton.
The Greendale Glee Club is suddenly unavailable, leading the unnaturally happy school choir director to recruit the study group as replacements. The group is very reluctant at first, but the choir director's oddly mesmerizing influence eventually wins them over.
Jeff and Shirley team up to take down a group of egotistical students that have seized the campus foosball table. Meanwhile, Annie breaks Abed's limited edition 'Dark Knight' DVD by accident, and stages a robbery in a desperate attempt to hide her guilt. Unfortunately, Abed then points the finger of blame at an innocent person.
The school board requests that Dean Pelton create a new commercial to promote Greendale, so he naturally enlists the study group to be the on-camera talent. The production is a total disaster, and ends up involving most of the student body. Even Greendale alum Luis Guzman is pulled in. The whole catastrophe makes perfect documentary fodder for Abed.
Annie is excited to move in with Troy and Abed, but she quickly finds herself thrown off by their easy going lifestyle. Elsewhere, Dean Pelton catches Jeff in a lie about why he can't help Annie move, and blackmails him into accompanying the Dean on a day of fun.
Pierce is thrilled when sales of Hawthorne wipes soar through the roof. To celebrate, he decides to throw a huge party. The fun is stopped abruptly when his cantankerous father Cornelius shows up uninvited. Elsewhere, Troy is courted by Vice Dean Laybourne's Air Conditioning Repair Annex.
Psychology student Britta runs anonymous personality tests on the rest of the study group, and is shocked to discover that the results indicate that one of their number is a sociopath. To help suss out the culprit, Jeff and Britta encourage everyone to tell their favorite spooky stories.
Troy and Abed throw a housewarming party for their new apartment, but things soon take a turn toward the surreal. A simple roll of the dice creates a series of parallel dimensions, each showing a different possible timeline.
The study group is assigned their first big project for Biology: building a terrarium. The only problem is that nobody can agree on how to divide the group into pairs. Elsewhere, Chang becomes even more absorbed in his role as campus security officer, imagining himself as a film noir-style detective.
Chang takes a new job as a campus security officer, compelling Britta to act out her fantasies of civil disobedience. Annie goes head to head with a new rival in her political science class, and asks the group to intervene on her behalf. Trying in vain to keep order is the humorously named Professor Cligoris.
The study group's status is put in jeopardy when there are only six seats available in Biology class. Pierce is still a bit on the outs from the paintball fallout, and is initially excluded. Things change when Jeff butts heads with their new professor and is kicked out of the class. Meanwhile, Dean Pelton finds a new nemesis in the school's sinister Vice Dean Laybourne.
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The campus-wide paintball brawl continues, as the game takes a new turn with every new participant that arrives. Despite past differences, the study group quickly realizes that their only shot at winning the game is to play as a cohesive unit.
The Greendale student body is relaxing away the day at the annual end of year picnic, that is until Dean Pelton makes the mistake of announcing another game of paintball. The intention is to have a friendly game, but it isn't long before tempers flare and alliances are tested. A mysterious stranger joining the game doesn't help matters.
The Anthropology class meets to take their final exam, but before that can happen, Shirley goes into early labor. Jeff and Britta begin arguing about how best to handle the situation, while Chang claims that an early birth is a sign that the baby is his. Elsewhere on campus, Greendale hosts a food festival that escalates into a full blown riot.
The study group prepares to present their final Anthropology diorama of the school year, causing them to look back on all their favorite times together. In a parody of television clip shows, all the memories are of events that the audience was never shown. Elsewhere, Chang attempts to track Troy's escaped pet monkey to a cache of stolen goods.
The study group all choose their spring electives, with Troy and Britta joining an acting class. Abed signs up for an advanced dissection of the 1980's sitcom 'Who's The Boss?', which he feels will be right up his alley. Jeff and Pierce end up taking a wine tasting course. When a mysterious woman quickly falls for Pierce, Jeff smells a rat and sets out to get to the bottom of things.
Jeff plans a 'Pulp Fiction' themed surprise birthday party for film buff Abed, but the group's plans are thwarted when Abed invites Jeff out for a meal based on the movie 'My Dinner with Andre'. Jeff is faced with the choice to either ruin the surprise, or let Abed continue to delay their arrival.
The study group throws a baby shower for the expectant Shirley, but potential father Chang is dismayed by his exclusion. He sets out to prove that he's a viable parent, only to end up making things worse. Also, Britta develops an interest in Troy and Abed's mysterious new friend.
The Vice President announces a visit to Greendale, leaving Dean Pelton to hurriedly organize the first student body elections in school history. Annie naturally wants to win, but Jeff decides to oppose her in order to prove a point. Leonard and Star Burns also run. Elsewhere, Abed becomes friendly with an attractive secret service agent.
Feeling neglected, Pierce fakes an illness and pretends to be on his death bed. While there, he gives the other members of the group special gifts, only these presents are meant more to hurt than entertain. Jeff's gift is the most monumental: a chance to meet his long lost father. For his part, Abed films the whole ordeal as a documentary.
It's Valentine's Day, but things aren't exactly rosy. Troy and Abed compete for the affections of an attractive librarian, Britta befriends a student she believes to be a lesbian, and Jeff becomes host to an unwanted impromptu house party led by Professor Duncan.
Jeff begins to worry about the well being of fellow student Fat Neil, so Abed suggests they invite him to play a game of Dungeons and Dragons with the group. The plan is to let Neil win and boost his confidence, but an excluded Pierce sets out to ruin things for everyone.
Annie enlists the group to help stage an anti-drug play at a local school, but the ever power-hungry Pierce derails it at every opportunity. Meanwhile, Chang attempts to make in-roads with Shirley, and a prank lands Jeff in an awkward situation.
Annie returns from vacation to find that her new crush has enrolled at Greendale. Annie naturally wants to add him to the group, but Senor Chang loudly complains that the spot should be his. Also, Shirley's ex-husband Andre is back in her life, and with him comes huge news.
Abed wakes up to find himself trapped within a stop-motion animated landscape. The group becomes concerned about Abed's mental stability as a result. With the help of Professor Duncan, they all enter a state of group hypnosis in an attempt to return Abed to reality.
It's Troy's 21st birthday, and the study group hits a local bar to celebrate. Jeff and Britta proceed to get wasted and begin airing dirty laundry, while Shirley attempts to cover up an unsavory aspect of her past. Annie uses the identity on her fake ID as an opportunity to reinvent herself. Abed strikes up a discussion with a fellow sci-fi geek.