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Communication Studies (Community)
"Communication Studies" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the U.S. television sitcom Community. It originally aired on February 11, 2010, on NBC.
In the episode, on Abed's advice, Jeff tries to help Britta regain confidence in their relationship after an embarrassing drunk dial. Meanwhile, Annie and Shirley's plan to take revenge on Chang for humiliating Troy and Pierce backfires. The episode is also notable for beginning the series' Beetlejuice gag, in a character uttering "Beetlejuice," a name next uttered in "Cooperative Calligraphy," and again for a final time in "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps," leading to Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice) himself walking by, as in the Beetlejuice franchise, wherein the man would enter the scene upon his name being uttered thrice.
The episode was written by Chris McKenna and directed by Adam Davidson. It received mostly positive critical reviews.
Jeff (Joel McHale) is invited to Greendale College's Valentine's Day dance by his girlfriend and statistics professor, Michelle (Lauren Stamile). On the way to the library, he discovers a voicemail from a drunk Britta (Gillian Jacobs) from the previous night. At the library, Annie (Alison Brie), Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown), and Abed (Danny Pudi) receive Valentine's Day gifts, but Troy (Donald Glover) and Pierce (Chevy Chase) do not. Jeff plays a hungover Britta the message she left him, mocking the implication of the booty call, leaving her humiliated.
After the group notices that Britta has been left too embarrassed to talk to Jeff as a result of the booty call, Abed explains that according to the rules of character dynamics in sitcoms like theirs, due to the interruption of Jeff's and Britta's sexual tension-imbued storyline, the only way the two can go back to their old mutually competitive relationship is for her to see him embarrass himself. They decide that Jeff must return Britta's drunk booty call with a fake drunk one of his own. Jeff and Abed spend the evening getting drunk enough for Jeff to make a believable call. The next day, they discover that Jeff made calls to both Michelle and Britta but don't remember anything about either of them.
At Spanish class, the Greendale Human Being delivers Valentine's gifts to Troy and Pierce. Señor Chang (Ken Jeong) guesses right away that the presents were sent by themselves to make it look like they have girlfriends. Chang ridicules them in front of the class. Later, Annie and Shirley devise a plan to prank Chang in revenge. The next day in class, Chang receives a letter purportedly from Princeton offering him an associate professor position. He instantly calls the bluff and blames Troy and Pierce for the failed prank. In retribution, he forces them to escort him to the Valentine's dance wearing ladies' pantsuits and threatens to fail them if they refuse.
At the dance, Michelle is angry at Jeff for drunk calling her and then hanging up after discovering she wasn't Britta. Jeff tries to come clean, but Michelle refuses to listen. Troy and Pierce are dressed up in pantsuits and ready to hit the dance floor, but are stopped by Annie and Shirley. They confess to sending the fake letter and have decided to tell Chang the truth so that they can suffer the consequences. However, Troy and Pierce are touched by their gesture and follow through with their embarrassing ordeal.
Britta arrives, dressed formally, and tells Jeff that he invited her to the dance during his booty call. Jeff panics and confesses that his relationship with Michelle is likely to be over because of the voicemails. Britta then reveals that he didn't actually invite her and that she dressed up to test the legitimacy of his booty call. She then plays Michelle the voicemail she received from Jeff, in which he confesses his love for Michelle, which leads to the couple's reconciliation.
Communication Studies (Community)
"Communication Studies" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the U.S. television sitcom Community. It originally aired on February 11, 2010, on NBC.
In the episode, on Abed's advice, Jeff tries to help Britta regain confidence in their relationship after an embarrassing drunk dial. Meanwhile, Annie and Shirley's plan to take revenge on Chang for humiliating Troy and Pierce backfires. The episode is also notable for beginning the series' Beetlejuice gag, in a character uttering "Beetlejuice," a name next uttered in "Cooperative Calligraphy," and again for a final time in "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps," leading to Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice) himself walking by, as in the Beetlejuice franchise, wherein the man would enter the scene upon his name being uttered thrice.
The episode was written by Chris McKenna and directed by Adam Davidson. It received mostly positive critical reviews.
Jeff (Joel McHale) is invited to Greendale College's Valentine's Day dance by his girlfriend and statistics professor, Michelle (Lauren Stamile). On the way to the library, he discovers a voicemail from a drunk Britta (Gillian Jacobs) from the previous night. At the library, Annie (Alison Brie), Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown), and Abed (Danny Pudi) receive Valentine's Day gifts, but Troy (Donald Glover) and Pierce (Chevy Chase) do not. Jeff plays a hungover Britta the message she left him, mocking the implication of the booty call, leaving her humiliated.
After the group notices that Britta has been left too embarrassed to talk to Jeff as a result of the booty call, Abed explains that according to the rules of character dynamics in sitcoms like theirs, due to the interruption of Jeff's and Britta's sexual tension-imbued storyline, the only way the two can go back to their old mutually competitive relationship is for her to see him embarrass himself. They decide that Jeff must return Britta's drunk booty call with a fake drunk one of his own. Jeff and Abed spend the evening getting drunk enough for Jeff to make a believable call. The next day, they discover that Jeff made calls to both Michelle and Britta but don't remember anything about either of them.
At Spanish class, the Greendale Human Being delivers Valentine's gifts to Troy and Pierce. Señor Chang (Ken Jeong) guesses right away that the presents were sent by themselves to make it look like they have girlfriends. Chang ridicules them in front of the class. Later, Annie and Shirley devise a plan to prank Chang in revenge. The next day in class, Chang receives a letter purportedly from Princeton offering him an associate professor position. He instantly calls the bluff and blames Troy and Pierce for the failed prank. In retribution, he forces them to escort him to the Valentine's dance wearing ladies' pantsuits and threatens to fail them if they refuse.
At the dance, Michelle is angry at Jeff for drunk calling her and then hanging up after discovering she wasn't Britta. Jeff tries to come clean, but Michelle refuses to listen. Troy and Pierce are dressed up in pantsuits and ready to hit the dance floor, but are stopped by Annie and Shirley. They confess to sending the fake letter and have decided to tell Chang the truth so that they can suffer the consequences. However, Troy and Pierce are touched by their gesture and follow through with their embarrassing ordeal.
Britta arrives, dressed formally, and tells Jeff that he invited her to the dance during his booty call. Jeff panics and confesses that his relationship with Michelle is likely to be over because of the voicemails. Britta then reveals that he didn't actually invite her and that she dressed up to test the legitimacy of his booty call. She then plays Michelle the voicemail she received from Jeff, in which he confesses his love for Michelle, which leads to the couple's reconciliation.