S06E02 · EP 99
season 6 · 2015-03-17

Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care

written by Alex Rubens · directed by Jim Rash & Nat Faxon · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 19%angry 11%awkward 8%obsession 8%confession 8%tense 5%betrayal 5%tender 5%misunderstanding 3%social rule violation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Britta's family conflict
B · Dean's VR addiction
C · Elroy's redemption
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Apartment living room · cold_openCat bite at apartment

Abed gets bitten by Britta's cat while trying to retrieve it under the couch.

00:00–00:40misunderstanding
3 · Apartment living room · cold_openBritta's living situation

Britta explains she's moving in due to financial troubles.

00:43–02:36social_rule_violation
4 · Greendale hallway · act1VR system announcement

Dean Pelton announces he bought a virtual reality system for the school.

02:36–02:50scheme
5 · Nurse's office · act1Nurse's office scene

Chang and others are in the nurse's office with books and cat bites.

02:50–03:55
6 · Dean's office · act1Dean's office argument

Frankie questions Dean about the VR system's cost and origin.

03:55–04:16investigation
7 · Dean's office · act1VR calibration scene

Dean enters virtual reality and becomes obsessed with the experience.

04:16–04:42obsession
8 · Apartment living room · act1Couch delivery mystery

Annie and Abed reveal they bought a new couch for Britta, but the delivery slip has her name.

04:42–05:56
10 · Dean's office · act1VR settings navigation

Frankie tries to help Dean find the serial number in VR.

06:17–07:35obsession
11 · Dean's office · act1Serial number deleted

Dean accidentally deletes the serial number file in VR.

07:35–08:33escalation
12 · Dean's office · act1Jeff and Frankie talk

Jeff and Frankie discuss the VR situation and Britta's issues.

08:33–08:54
13 · Apartment hallway · act1Couch phone call

Britta calls the furniture store and discovers her parents bought the couch.

08:54–10:11secret_exposed
14 · Apartment living room · act1Confrontation about parents

Britta confronts Annie and Abed about her parents' involvement.

10:11–10:30betrayal
15 · School hallway · act1Chang's cat bite

Chang appears again with his cat bite.

10:30–10:35
16 · School hallway · act1Jeff and Britta talk

Jeff tries to comfort Britta about her parents but makes things worse.

10:35–12:14betrayal
17 · School hallway · act1Chang tries nurse

Chang tries to see the nurse again.

12:14–12:27
18 · Elroy's Winnebago · act2Elroy's Winnebago

Jeff visits Elroy to return the VR system but gets into an argument.

12:27–14:23negotiation
19 · Apartment living room · act2Britta's parents visit

Britta's parents come to the apartment to talk to her.

14:23–17:21confession
20 · Dean's office · act2Dean still in VR

Dean remains trapped in the VR system.

17:21–17:37obsession
21 · Dean's office · act2Elroy returns to help

Elroy comes to the school to help get Dean out of VR.

17:37–20:48
22 · Jeff's car · act2Britta in Jeff's car

Britta hides in Jeff's car and they have a heart-to-heart.

20:48–21:27confession
23 · Parents' house · act3Britta reconciles with parents

Britta returns to her parents' home and reconciles with them.

21:27–25:04confession
24 · Greendale campus · tagElroy and Dean walk

Elroy and Dean walk together discussing the future.

25:04–26:51
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Episode facts

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Aired
2015-03-17
Overall
#99
Writers
Alex Rubens
Director
Jim Rash & Nat Faxon
Pace
121 words/min · 92 questions

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In this episode

BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
FD
Frankie Dart{{wp9 episodes · drives 20 scenes
EP
Elroy Patashnik{{wp10 episodes · drives 19 scenes
DP
Deb Perry{{wp3 episodes
GP
George Perry{{wp3 episodes