S01E05 · SCENE 21/22 · 19:15
Advanced Criminal Law · Greendale courtyard

Pierce performs school song at ceremony

Pierce performs the school song at the statue dedication, but it's plagiarized.

19:15→20:58
in the episode · 1m 43s · S01E05

What happens

19:15–20:58

At the statue dedication, Dean Pelton introduces Pierce. Pierce performs a song that is clearly stolen from Bruce Hornsby. The crowd enjoys it, but Jeff and others note the plagiarism.

WhereGreendale courtyard
DriverPierce Hawthorne
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadPierce writes school song

Key lines

from this scene
19:45

for believing in me.

19:56

So you can go to class

20:16

Some things Are still the same

20:21

Slop pails and pantyhose Oh, Annie believes in me

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie0.6
cheerful0.6
social rule violation0.4
absurd0.4
monologue

Beats

19:51Pierce sings stolen song

Scene in the episode

19:15–20:58
A · Britta's cheating tribunal
B · Troy pranks Abed
C · Pierce writes school song

Clips from this episode

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Who's in it

JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes

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