S01E08 · EP 8
season 1 · 2009-11-05

Home Economics

written by Lauren Pomerantz · directed by Anthony Russo · 5.45M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

24 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 8%humiliation 8%tense 8%tender 8%humiliating 7%cheerful 7%confession 7%rivalry 7%awkward 5%deadpan 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Jeff loses his condo
B · Troy and Annie date
C · Britta and Vaughn feud
D · Pierce joins the band
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Spanish classroom · cold_openSpanish names and class

Jeff introduces Spanish names in class and dismisses them early.

00:00–00:44scheme
2 · Campus hallway · act1Annie gives dating advice

Troy asks Annie for advice on asking a girl named Randi to a picnic.

00:44–02:34misunderstanding
3 · Campus courtyard · act1Britta and Vaughn breakup

Britta tries to apologize to Vaughn but he calls her toxic and leaves.

02:34–03:01breakup · humiliation
4 · Campus courtyard · act1Jeff joins Vaughn's band

Jeff ignores Britta's request and joins Vaughn's band as keyboardist.

03:01–03:24betrayal · scheme
5 · Campus courtyard · act1Jeff's car living exposed

Jeff is confronted about living in his car and refuses charity.

03:24–04:51humiliation
6 · Campus hallway · act1Troy and Annie shopping plan

Troy asks Annie to help him shop for the picnic date.

04:51–05:14
7 · Jeff's condo · act1Jeff's condo and moving in

Jeff shows Britta his condo and then moves into Troy's dorm.

05:14–06:41humiliation
8 · Comic book store · act1Jeff sells comic books

Jeff tries to sell his comic books but fails.

06:41–07:30negotiation
9 · Dorm room · act1Abed compares Jeff to Goldie Hawn

Abed tells Jeff he is like Goldie Hawn in Overboard and needs to change.

07:30–07:59confession
10 · Campus lawn · act2Annie's picnic blanket and courage

Annie shows Troy her grandmother's blanket and Shirley encourages her to confess feelings.

07:59–08:49confession
11 · Campus stage · act2Vaughn's band performs diss song

Vaughn's band performs a song insulting Britta.

08:49–09:29humiliation · rivalry
12 · Dorm room · act2Abed and Jeff bond over TV

Abed tells Jeff about being raised by TV and they bond.

09:29–10:49confession
13 · Campus stage · act2Britta confronts Vaughn

Britta confronts Vaughn about the song and he insults her.

10:49–11:12rivalry
14 · Campus stage · act2Pierce defends Britta and quits band

Pierce argues with Vaughn over the song and quits the band.

11:12–12:05betrayal · rivalry
15 · Campus lawn · act2Troy and Annie romantic moment

Troy describes a romantic picnic scenario to Annie.

12:05–13:04seduction
16 · Hospital · act2Annie fakes appendicitis

Annie fakes appendicitis to avoid the date and goes to the hospital.

13:04–13:13lie · avoidance
17 · Hospital · act2Hospital quarantine and date

Troy is quarantined with Annie and she admits it's a date.

13:13–14:21misunderstanding
18 · Dorm hallway · act2Abed tells Britta to seduce Jeff

Abed tells Britta to seduce Jeff to get him to move out.

14:21–15:26scheme · seduction
19 · Dorm room · act2Jeff and Abed watch TV

Jeff and Abed watch The Jeffersons and Jeff argues about materialism.

15:26–16:24confession
20 · Dorm room · act2Britta returns Jeff's faucets

Britta returns Jeff's stolen faucets and he accuses her of being into him.

16:24–17:18confession · secret_exposed
21 · Campus stage · act3Pierce asks Vaughn to lay off Britta

Pierce asks Vaughn to stop insulting Britta and Vaughn agrees.

17:18–18:20negotiation
22 · Campus lawn · act3Vaughn performs diss song about Pierce

Vaughn performs a song insulting Pierce and Annie retrieves her blanket.

18:20–18:44humiliation · rivalry
23 · Campus lawn · act3Pierce performs diss rap

Pierce performs a rap insulting Vaughn and wins the crowd.

18:44–18:51rivalry · humiliation
24 · Dorm room · tagJeff moves out and Pierce wins

Jeff moves to a motel and Pierce's rap battle continues.

18:51–21:03
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-11-05
Overall
#8
Writers
Lauren Pomerantz
Director
Anthony Russo
Viewers
5.45M (US)
Pace
136 words/min · 85 questions

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In this episode

JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
VM
Vaughn MillerEric Christian Olsen9 episodes · drives 5 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes