S02E08 · EP 33
season 2 · 2010-11-11

Cooperative Calligraphy

written by Megan Ganz · directed by Joe Russo · 4.53M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 10%tense 10%social rule violation 8%deadpan 8%obsession 8%awkward 8%petty grievance 5%secret exposed 5%lie 4%humiliation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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B · The Puppy Parade
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Greendale study room · cold_openStudy group works on project

The study group works on an evolutionary chart while Britta holds up the final stage of humanity.

00:02–01:20lie · social_rule_violation
2 · Greendale study room · act1Dean announces Puppy Parade

Dean Pelton announces the Puppy Parade and Jeff mentions his date.

01:20–01:33social_rule_violation
3 · Greendale study room · act1Annie loses her pen

Annie realizes her purple gel grip pen is missing and accuses the group.

01:33–01:39petty_grievance · obsession
4 · Greendale study room · act1Annie confronts the group

Annie insists someone took her pen and demands a confession.

01:39–02:23interrogation · petty_grievance
5 · Greendale study room · act1Annie shows photo evidence

Annie reveals a photo proving the pen was on the table before it disappeared.

02:23–02:31investigation · obsession
6 · Greendale study room · act1Abed calls it a bottle episode

Abed says the situation is like a bottle episode and Britta accuses him of taking the pen.

02:31–03:27misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
7 · Greendale study room · act1Britta's bag is searched

The group searches Britta's bag and finds condoms, but not the pen.

03:27–04:55humiliation · social_rule_violation
8 · Greendale study room · act1Dean announces parade again

Dean Pelton announces the Puppy Parade again and Britta tries to leave.

04:55–07:19avoidance · social_rule_violation
9 · Greendale study room · act1Shirley and Pierce argue

Shirley and Pierce argue about the pen and Pierce accuses Troy.

07:19–08:14petty_grievance
10 · Greendale study room · act1Jeff tries to mediate

Jeff tries to calm everyone down and suggests the pen rolled away.

08:14–09:09avoidance · negotiation
11 · Greendale study room · act1Jeff counts to three

Jeff gives the thief a chance to confess, but Pierce accuses Jeff.

09:09–11:31bet
12 · Greendale study room · act1Jeff locks the doors

Jeff locks the study room doors and cancels his date to find the pen.

11:31–13:29obsession · escalation
13 · Greendale study room · act2Abed's bag is searched

The group searches Abed's bag and finds charts of the women's menstrual cycles.

13:29–14:03secret_exposed · obsession
14 · Greendale study room · act2Shirley refuses to empty her bag

Shirley refuses to empty her bag and the group suspects her.

14:03–15:10avoidance · secret_exposed
15 · Greendale study room · act2Shirley's pregnancy test revealed

The group finds a pregnancy test in Shirley's bag and she explains her situation.

15:10–15:35secret_exposed · humiliation
16 · Greendale study room · act2Group tears apart the room

The group frantically searches the study room for the pen.

15:35–15:42obsession · escalation
17 · Greendale study room · act2Group strips to underwear

The group strips to their underwear to search for the pen.

15:42–15:48humiliation · social_rule_violation
18 · Greendale study room · act2Pierce's cast is cut open

The group cuts open Pierce's cast to search for the pen.

15:48–16:51violence · obsession
19 · Greendale study room · act2Annie accuses Shirley again

Annie accuses Shirley of taking the pen due to her pregnancy scare.

16:51–17:34petty_grievance
20 · Greendale study room · act3Jeff suggests a ghost took the pen

Jeff suggests a ghost took the pen to resolve the conflict.

17:34–19:04coincidence · lie
21 · Greendale study room · act3Troy tells a ghost story

Troy tells a story about a ghost from 1856 who lost his pen.

19:04–19:41coincidence · lie
22 · Greendale study room · act3Group leaves for parade

The group leaves the study room and Abed reveals the pen was in his jacket.

19:41–20:33secret_exposed · betrayal
23 · Greendale quad · tagPuppy Parade concludes

The Puppy Parade continues with floats and puppies.

20:33–21:05
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Episode facts

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Aired
2010-11-11
Overall
#33
Writers
Megan Ganz
Director
Joe Russo
Viewers
4.53M (US)
Pace
146 words/min · 112 questions

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In this episode

JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
BC
Ben Chang47 episodes · drives 2 scenes