S05E12 · EP 96
season 5 · 2014-04-10

Basic Story

written by Carol Kolb · directed by Jay Chandrasekhar · 2.56M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 21%escalation 8%misunderstanding 8%sad 7%tense 6%deadpan 5%cheerful 5%tender 5%triumphant 4%betrayal 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Save Greendale Committee
B · Jeff and Britta's Relationship
C · Abed's Story Resistance
D · Dean's Appraisal
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Study room · cold_openStudy room contentment

The group enjoys a rare moment of peace in the study room.

00:01–00:16lie · social_rule_violation
3 · Greendale campus · cold_openMusical montage

A musical montage shows the group's daily activities.

01:31–02:05
4 · Study room · act1School board visit

The school board arrives to announce an insurance appraiser.

02:05–03:24social_rule_violation · escalation
5 · Study room · act1Fruit matching game

Troy and Pierce play a fruit matching game.

03:24–03:56obsession
6 · Study room · act1Abed's call to adventure

Abed sees the appraisal as a call to adventure.

03:56–04:54misunderstanding · escalation
7 · Study room · act1Jeff's reassurance

Jeff reassures the group that the school is safe.

04:54–06:07lie
8 · Hallway · act1Abed's story lecture

Abed lectures Jeff about the nature of stories.

06:07–06:14misunderstanding
9 · Teacher's lounge · act1Jeff and Britta in teacher's lounge

Jeff and Britta talk about settling down in the teacher's lounge.

06:14–07:20confession
10 · Teacher's lounge · act1Abed in teacher's lounge

Abed enters the teacher's lounge looking for answers.

07:20–07:31obsession
11 · Study room · act1Insurance appraiser arrives

The insurance appraiser Ronald Mohammed arrives and explains his process.

07:31–07:55misunderstanding · escalation
12 · Hallway · act2Abed's story resistance

Abed tries to resist the story by not resisting.

07:55–08:57misunderstanding · escalation
13 · Hallway · act2Vending machine test

Ronald Mohammed tests a vending machine for safety.

08:57–09:28escalation
14 · Study room · act2Appraisal results

Ronald Mohammed announces the school has value.

09:28–09:40
15 · Study room · act2School board plans to sell

The school board reveals plans to sell Greendale.

09:40–10:31betrayal · escalation
16 · Hallway · act2Abed's story-free claim

Abed claims the school is now story-free.

10:31–10:42
17 · Study room · act2Dean's announcement

The dean announces the school will be replaced by a sandwich university.

10:42–11:25escalation
18 · Study room · act2Save Greendale Committee meeting

The committee meets to discuss saving Greendale.

11:25–12:58betrayal · scheme
19 · Dean's office · act3Subway representatives arrive

Subway representatives take over the school.

12:58–13:20deal · betrayal
20 · Dean's office · act3Britta argues with Subway

Britta argues with Subway representatives about bread.

13:20–14:30misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
21 · Dean's office · act3Annie and Jeff in office

Annie and Jeff pack up the dean's office.

14:30–15:56
23 · Study room · act3Jeff and Britta's proposal

Jeff and Britta discuss their future and get engaged.

16:32–18:02confession · seduction
24 · Study room · tagBuried treasure discovery

Annie and Abed discover buried treasure on campus.

18:02–20:31scheme · coincidence
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Episode facts

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Aired
2014-04-10
Overall
#96
Writers
Carol Kolb
Director
Jay Chandrasekhar
Viewers
2.56M (US)
Pace
134 words/min · 72 questions

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In this episode

JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
ID
Ian DuncanJohn Oliver20 episodes