S04E09 · EP 80
season 4 · 2013-04-11

Intro to Felt Surrogacy

written by Gene Hong · directed by Tristram Shapeero · 2.84M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

19 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 13%confession 13%cheerful 11%awkward 9%tender 9%coincidence 8%sad 8%social rule violation 6%secret exposed 6%escalation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Balloon Adventure
B · Secrets Revealed
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Study Room · cold_openOpening Credits and Song

The episode begins with a song and the study group in awkward silence.

00:01–00:26social_rule_violation
2 · Study Room · act1Puppet Therapy Begins

The Dean introduces puppet therapy to break the group's silence.

00:26–00:52scheme · social_rule_violation
3 · Study Room · act1Study Group Bingo

Abed and Troy play bingo based on the group's predictable banter.

00:52–02:56bet · social_rule_violation
4 · Study Room · act1Need for Adventure

Jeff decides the group needs an adventure outside Greendale.

02:56–05:00
5 · Balloon Field · act1Balloon Ride Song

The group sings about their hot air balloon adventure.

05:00–08:08coincidence
6 · Hot Air Balloon · act1Runaway Balloon

The group panics as the balloon drifts away uncontrollably.

08:08–08:52escalation
7 · Woods · act1Crash Landing

The balloon crashes in the woods, and the group survives.

08:52–09:11
8 · Woods · act2Stranded in Woods

The group argues about how to get back to Greendale.

09:11–10:25escalation
9 · Woods · act2Mountain Man Appears

A mountain man gives the group psychotropic berries.

10:25–12:52coincidence
10 · Woods · act2Hallucinations Begin

The group hallucinates and admits secrets.

12:52–13:07confession
11 · Woods · act2Shirley's Secret

Shirley reveals she left her kids at a grocery store.

13:07–14:26confession · secret_exposed
12 · Woods · act2Secrets Forgotten

The group realizes no one remembers the secrets.

14:26–15:42coincidence
13 · Woods · act2Shirley Feels Guilty

Shirley feels like the worst mom ever and tries to leave.

15:42–15:53confession
14 · Woods · act3Jeff's Secret

Jeff reveals he bailed on a woman and her kid.

15:53–17:04confession · secret_exposed
17 · Woods · act3Troy's Secret

Troy admits he started the Greendale Fire of '03.

19:25–19:38confession · secret_exposed
18 · Woods · act3Balloon Guide Returns

The balloon guide finds the group and joins the confession.

19:38–19:52coincidence · confession
19 · Woods · act3Abed's Non-Secret

Abed reveals he didn't share a secret because he mirrored the group.

19:52–20:30confession
20 · Study Room · act3Group Reassured

The group reassures each other and the Dean leaves.

20:30–20:35
21 · Study Room · tagEnd Tag

The Dean is not alone as Jeff stays with him.

20:35–20:45
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Episode facts

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Aired
2013-04-11
Overall
#80
Writers
Gene Hong
Director
Tristram Shapeero
Viewers
2.84M (US)
Pace
135 words/min · 63 questions

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In this episode

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