S02E13 · EP 38
season 2 · 2011-01-27

Celebrity Pharmacology

written by Hilary Winston · directed by Fred Goss · 4.59M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 14%scheme 13%absurd 10%tense 8%misunderstanding 6%tender 6%chaotic 6%escalation 6%secret exposed 5%deal 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Drug awareness play
B · Pierce-Annie money secret
C · Britta sexting mishap
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Greendale study room · cold_openRehearsal drug play

The study group rehearses an anti-drug play for middle schoolers.

00:06–01:57scheme · misunderstanding
2 · Greendale study room · act1Dean checks on play

Dean Pelton visits and announces the show for at-risk kids.

01:57–02:24scheme
3 · Greendale study room · act1Pierce shows acting skills

Pierce tries to prove his acting range to Annie.

02:24–03:56scheme · obsession
4 · Greendale study room · act1Britta ignores Chang

Britta avoids acknowledging Chang's pregnancy texts.

03:56–04:49avoidance · misunderstanding
5 · Greendale study room · act1Annie texts Britta's phone

Annie sends a sext from Britta's phone to Marcus.

04:49–05:11scheme · impersonation
6 · Annie's apartment · act1Pierce follows Annie home

Pierce follows Annie to her apartment above a sex shop.

05:11–05:15secret_exposed · deal
7 · Annie's apartment · act1Pierce gives Annie money

Pierce gives Annie a check for rent.

05:15–06:47deal · secret_exposed
8 · Annie's apartment · act1Pierce improvises commercial

Pierce improvises a Hawthorne Wipes commercial for Annie.

06:47–07:06scheme
9 · Greendale study room · act1Pierce revises script

Pierce adds his own lines to the play script.

07:06–08:13scheme · social_rule_violation
10 · Greendale study room · act1Annie asks for pen back

Annie asks Pierce for the pen he used to write her check.

08:13–09:57scheme · secret_exposed
11 · Greendale auditorium · act2Play begins with baseballs

The drug awareness play starts with drug-free baseballs.

09:57–10:46misunderstanding · scheme
12 · Greendale auditorium · act2Abed and Annie panic over sext

Abed and Annie realize the sext was sent to Britta's 14-year-old nephew.

10:46–12:00misunderstanding · escalation
13 · Greendale auditorium · act2Play continues with bees

The play continues with bee and cat costumes.

12:00–12:12petty_grievance
14 · Greendale auditorium · act2Pierce improvises as Drugs

Pierce improvises as Drugs with sparklers and a wig.

12:12–13:04scheme · escalation
15 · Greendale auditorium · act2Pierce refuses to be flushed

Pierce refuses to be flushed down the toilet as scripted.

13:04–13:29betrayal
16 · Greendale auditorium · act2Pierce takes over the play

Pierce takes over the play and the kids chant for Drugs.

13:29–13:49scheme · escalation
17 · Greendale auditorium · act2Group fires Annie

The group fires Annie as director of the play.

13:49–14:42betrayal · comeuppance
18 · Greendale auditorium · act3Group decides to fix play

The group decides to fix the play after the kids chant for drugs.

14:42–14:56scheme · escalation
19 · Greendale auditorium · act3Pierce saves the play

Pierce returns as a scary version of Drugs and the kids attack him.

14:56–15:05escalation · humiliation
20 · Greendale auditorium · act3Jeff confronts Marcus

Jeff confronts Britta's nephew Marcus about the sexting.

15:05–15:36negotiation · secret_exposed
21 · Greendale auditorium · act3Shirley apologizes to Chang

Shirley apologizes to Chang for calling him crazy.

15:36–16:09confession · misunderstanding
22 · Greendale auditorium · act3Group celebrates and Annie refuses money

The group celebrates the play's success and Annie refuses Pierce's money.

16:09–17:09confession · deal
24 · Dildopolis · tagDildopolis commercial

A commercial for Dildopolis plays.

20:09–20:40
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-01-27
Overall
#38
Writers
Hilary Winston
Director
Fred Goss
Viewers
4.59M (US)
Pace
143 words/min · 82 questions

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In this episode

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