S03E14 · EP 63
season 3 · 2012-04-05

Pillows and Blankets

written by Andy Bobrow · directed by Tristram Shapeero · 3M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

25 scenes · 4 threads
escalation 16%absurd 15%chaotic 10%petty grievance 5%violence 5%rivalry 4%angry 4%sad 4%confession 4%negotiation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Troy and Abed pillow war
B · Jeff and Annie texting
C · Pierce's weapon and Chang
D · Greendale Campus Television documentary
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Every scene

25 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Unspecified battlefield · cold_openCold open Holmes quote and feathers

A narrator opens with a Holmes quote and describes swinging into a chaotic pillow fight.

00:00–00:45
2 · Greendale campus · cold_openNarrator introduces the pillow fight

The narrator recounts the 2012 Greendale pillow fight and introduces its colorful participants.

00:45–00:48
3 · Greendale hallway · act1Jeff Mediates the Dispute

Jeff tries to mediate between Troy and Abed, but the two keep blaming each other.

00:48–01:35rivalry · negotiation
4 · Greendale campus · act1New Fluffytown and Blanketsburg rift

Troy and Abed build rival blanket and pillow forts, and their dispute splits into two camps.

01:35–02:52rivalry · escalation
5 · Study Room F · act1New Fluffytown and Blanketsburg Rift

Troy and Abed build rival blanket and pillow forts, and their dispute splits into two camps.

02:52–03:43escalation · rivalry
6 · Greendale hallway · act1Study Room F Kerfuffle

The forts collide in Study Room F, and a pillow knocks down part of Blanketsburg.

03:43–04:33threat · negotiation
7 · Greendale campus · act1Ultimatum and All Tomato Demand

Troy issues an ultimatum demanding Pillowtown surrender by midnight.

04:33–05:29betrayal · petty_grievance
8 · Greendale campus · act1Pierce, Shirley and Friends Pick Sides

Greendale friends pick sides as the deadline approaches, with Pierce and Shirley choosing.

05:29–05:38escalation
9 · Library · act2Library charge and first battle

Blanketsburg charges the library in the war's first battle, which ends with no territory changes.

05:38–06:44escalation · violence
10 · Library · act2Troy Abed War Declaration

Troy calls for war and Abed teases a sequel.

06:44–07:36escalation · petty_grievance
11 · Greendale campus · act2Library Charge and First Battle

Blanketsburg charges the library in the war's first battle, which ends with no territory changes.

07:36–08:10escalation · petty_grievance
12 · Greendale hallway · act2Campus-Wide War and Britta Filming

The war becomes a campus-wide combat zone, and Britta films the chaos.

08:10–09:08humiliation · escalation
13 · Greendale campus · act2Pierce Injured at Bulletin Board

Pierce is injured during the Battle of Big Bulletin Board, and Jeff rises as a war leader.

09:08–10:03double_standard · petty_grievance
14 · Greendale hallway · act2Jeff and Annie Text Message Exchange

Annie and Jeff trade texts about their speeches to rival armies.

10:03–10:12scheme · obsession
15 · Greendale hallway · act2Pierce Secretly Builds a Weapon

Pierce works on a secret weapon to redeem himself after the bulletin board defeat.

10:12–10:45escalation · deal
16 · Greendale campus · act2Troy Recruits Chang Security Interns

Troy recruits Ben Chang and his preteen security interns to join the war.

10:45–11:29escalation · violence
17 · Greendale campus · act2Changlorious Basterds Attack with Pillows

Chang's interns fight with pillows, turning the war into chaos.

11:29–11:56escalation · violence
18 · Greendale hallway · act2Abed Unleashes Pillow Doomsday Device

Abed unleashes his doomsday device, a pillow-clad figure that wreaks havoc.

11:56–12:43breakup
19 · Greendale hallway · act2Jeff and Annie Argue Over Meaning

Annie and Jeff argue about whether conversation is just saying things to get what you want.

12:43–13:31secret_exposed · betrayal
20 · Greendale campus · act2Abed Exposes Troy in an Email

Troy's forces intercept an email in which Abed lists Troy's emotional weaknesses.

13:31–14:40breakup · humiliation
22 · Greendale hallway · act3Troy Texts Abed in Anger

Troy sends Abed a furious four-part text after reading the email.

14:40–15:29confession · negotiation
23 · North Cafeteria · act3Secret Ceasefire Summit Meeting

During a cease-fire, Jeff calls Troy and Abed to a secret meeting where he says the war must stop.

15:29–16:02violence · escalation
24 · Greendale campus · act3Cafeteria Collision in North Cafeteria

Troy's forces collide with Pillowtown in the North Cafeteria, and the battle reaches a messy climax.

16:02–19:05deal · confession
25 · Greendale hallway · act3War Ends and Friendship Hats Return

The war ends with the Guinness rep gone, and Jeff returns with magical Friendship Hats to reconcile the pair.

19:05–19:51confession · deal
26 · Greendale studio · tagBritta Films the Reconciliation Journal

Jeff writes in his journal and reads it aloud while Britta records the moment.

19:51–21:20petty_grievance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2012-04-05
Overall
#63
Writers
Andy Bobrow
Director
Tristram Shapeero
Viewers
3M (US)
Pace
149 words/min · 39 questions

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In this episode

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