S06E05 · EP 102
season 6 · 2015-04-07

Laws of Robotics & Party Rights

written by Dean Young · directed by Rob Schrab · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 10%tense 9%scheme 6%chaotic 6%deal 6%angry 6%awkward 4%humiliation 4%confession 4%betrayal 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Prisoner education program
B · Britta's party movie
C · Jeff vs Willy conflict
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Study room · cold_openStudy room debate over party

The group argues about Britta's plan to throw a party at the apartment.

00:06–01:44scheme · social_rule_violation
2 · Study room · act1Frankie pitches prison education program

Frankie introduces a telepresence robot program allowing inmates to attend Greendale.

01:44–04:03deal · scheme
3 · Campus quad · act1Dean welcomes inmate students

The Dean gives a bizarre orientation to the inmate students via robots.

04:03–05:10humiliation · social_rule_violation
4 · Classroom · act1Jeff teaches law to Willy

Jeff's law class is interrupted by the inmate Willy who challenges him.

05:10–06:21interrogation · confession
5 · Apartment living room · act1Abed explains his movie logic

Abed refuses to let Britta have a party because he only makes movies.

06:21–08:00obsession · misunderstanding
6 · Campus stairs · act1Willy tries to push Jeff downstairs

Willy tricks Jeff into looking down stairs and attempts to push him.

08:00–09:41violence · pursuit
7 · Apartment living room · act1Abed pitches Britta's Party movie

Abed convinces Britta to star in his movie about her party.

09:41–11:06scheme · deal
8 · Dean's office · act2Jeff reports Willy to the Dean

Jeff tells the Dean that Willy tried to murder him but is dismissed.

11:06–12:35interrogation · betrayal
9 · Classroom · act2Jeff's law class turns hostile

Jeff tries to teach law but Willy humiliates him in front of students.

12:35–14:06humiliation · rivalry
11 · Apartment living room · act2Frankie brings inmates to party

Frankie surprises the party by bringing inmate students to celebrate.

15:57–16:45scheme · social_rule_violation
12 · Apartment living room · act2Abed criticizes party performance

Abed complains the partygoers are not dancing hard enough for his movie.

16:45–17:34obsession · humiliation
13 · Apartment living room · act2Jeff destroys Willy's robot

Jeff attacks Willy's telepresence robot at the party and is banned.

17:34–18:59violence · pursuit
14 · Apartment living room · act2Annie and Britta discuss movie

Annie offers to help Britta with the movie and Britta admits rules are good.

18:59–19:24confession · misunderstanding
15 · Apartment living room · act2Jeff learns Willy becomes professor

Jeff discovers the Dean is making Willy a professor and plans to intervene.

19:24–20:35betrayal · secret_exposed
16 · Apartment living room · act3Britta admits party movie is stupid

Britta confesses the movie premise is flawed and parties are stupid.

20:35–22:04confession · humiliation
17 · School hallway · act3Willy threatens Jeff in hallway

Willy warns Jeff that he will be punished for destroying the robot.

22:04–22:37threat
18 · Campus ceremony area · act3Dean makes Willy a professor

The Dean holds a ceremony to make Willy a professor at Greendale.

22:37–22:49deal · comeuppance
19 · Campus ceremony area · act3Jeff interrupts ceremony with confession

Jeff crashes the ceremony and reveals Willy is actually innocent.

22:49–24:57secret_exposed · confession
20 · Campus ceremony area · act3Jeff fights Willy at ceremony

Jeff and Willy fight physically at the ceremony until the Dean intervenes.

24:57–26:00violence · pursuit
21 · Unknown (robot meeting) · act3Group meeting via telepresence robots

The group holds a meeting using telepresence robots to discuss the program's end.

26:00–27:00negotiation · deal
22 · Unknown (robot meeting) · tagGroup votes to buy telepresence robots

The group votes to purchase the telepresence robots from the prison.

27:00–28:02deal · scheme
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Episode facts

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Aired
2015-04-07
Overall
#102
Writers
Dean Young
Director
Rob Schrab
Pace
133 words/min · 109 questions

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In this episode

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Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
JW
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Frankie Dart{{wp9 episodes · drives 20 scenes
BC
Ben Chang47 episodes · drives 2 scenes
D
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