S03E11 · EP 60
season 3 · 2012-03-15

Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts

written by Vera Santamaria · directed by Kyle Newacheck · 4.75M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 13%confession 13%tender 11%scheme 9%cheerful 9%deadpan 9%awkward 6%tense 6%sad 6%triumphant 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Pierce and Shirley's business
B · Jeff's wedding toast
C · Troy and Abed's weird-down
D · Britta's wedding planning
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Greendale cafeteria · cold_openPierce complains about coffee

Pierce complains about the coffee and Britta suggests he invest in Shirley's sandwich shop idea instead.

00:07–01:27scheme
2 · Greendale cafeteria · cold_openAndre proposes to Shirley again

Andre surprises Shirley at Greendale and proposes to her for a second wedding.

01:27–02:20confession
3 · Greendale study room · act1Study room wedding discussion

The group discusses Andre's proposal and Britta criticizes marriage as an institution.

02:20–02:49social_rule_violation
4 · Greendale study room · act1Jeff asked to give toast

Shirley asks Jeff to give a toast at her wedding and the group offers help.

02:49–04:43
5 · Greendale study room · act1Pierce pitches sandwich shop

Pierce tries to pitch the sandwich shop to Shirley but she is too busy with wedding plans.

04:43–05:39scheme
6 · Greendale study room · act1Troy and Abed plan weird-down

Troy and Abed decide to purge their weirdness in the dreamatorium before the wedding.

05:39–06:23scheme
7 · Greendale hallway · act1Britta pushes Shirley on business

Britta convinces Shirley to pursue the sandwich shop by offering to plan her wedding.

06:23–07:56negotiation
8 · Greendale hallway · act1Pierce reveals his desperation

Pierce admits he was fired from Hawthorne Wipes and begs Shirley to be his business partner.

07:56–08:45confession
9 · Greendale study room · act1Britta plans wedding flowers

Britta and Annie help Shirley with wedding flower arrangements and color themes.

08:45–08:54
10 · Dreamatorium · act1Troy and Abed become normal

Troy and Abed finish their weird-down and dress normally for the wedding rehearsal.

08:54–09:05
11 · Greendale study room · act2Jeff struggles with toast

Jeff asks Annie for help writing his wedding toast and she advises him to be sincere.

09:05–09:49confession
12 · Dean's office · act2Pierce and Shirley pitch Dean

Pierce and Shirley give their sandwich shop presentation to Dean Pelton.

09:49–10:29scheme
13 · Greendale study room · act2Britta's wedding planning crisis

Britta reveals her talent for wedding planning and has an identity crisis about being domestic.

10:29–11:20confession
14 · Greendale study room · act2Jeff's toast still failing

Jeff reveals his terrible toast idea and Annie criticizes his cliché opening.

11:20–11:49
15 · Dean's office · act2Pierce and Shirley celebrate

Pierce and Shirley toast to their new business partnership after the successful pitch.

11:49–12:50
16 · Greendale study room · act2Andre confronts Shirley

Andre is upset that Shirley was late to the rehearsal and questions their marriage.

12:50–14:03breakup
17 · Greendale study room · act2Troy and Abed worry about normal

Troy worries that once you go normal you can't go back to being weird.

14:03–14:11
18 · Greendale study room · act2Jeff's drunken toast disaster

Jeff gives a drunken toast at the rehearsal, declaring marriage is a lie and causing chaos.

14:11–15:02confession · humiliation
19 · Greendale study room · act2Shirley and Andre reconcile

Shirley and Andre make promises to each other and get remarried on the spot.

15:02–15:08confession
20 · Greendale study room · act3Troy and Abed embrace weirdness

Troy convinces Abed to be weird again and they dance together at the party.

15:08–18:45
21 · Greendale study room · act3Dean delivers bad news

Dean Pelton tells Shirley the school board sold the sandwich shop space to Subway.

18:45–18:58betrayal
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Episode facts

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Aired
2012-03-15
Overall
#60
Writers
Vera Santamaria
Director
Kyle Newacheck
Viewers
4.75M (US)
Pace
163 words/min · 87 questions

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In this episode

PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
LR
Leonard RodriguezRichard Erdman22 episodes · drives 2 scenes