Community 1x06

Annie is helping Troy with his astronomy test. Pierce walks in and says, “As far as I’m concerned there’s only one black hole worth studying.” Everyone is expecting a racist joke. “It’s called Sagittarius A, it’s located in the center of our galaxy, and it has the density of forty suns.” Now everyone’s surprised he even knows that. Jeff raises his finger in warning that Pierce isn’t done yet. “Just like my wiener,” Pierce finishes. Then Dean Pelton “randomly” strolls in to ask Troy if he would like to join the college football team, which the dean proudly named the “Human Beings.” Shirley asks Britta to go the ladies’ room together, but she says no. Jeff explains why that offended Shirley, but tells her how to make up: “Nothing says, ‘I’m a woman,’ like going out for dinner with me.” “Nothing says, ‘I’m a pig,’ like you,” she retorts.

When Jeff realizes the dean is using his name and face for college promotional material, he’s shocked and heads to the dean’s office. Pelton sees an opportunity to manipulate Jeff into convincing Troy he should join the football team. Jeff wouldn’t be a disbarred barrister if he couldn’t bullshit Troy into believing it’s his calling to claim his spotlight. Meanwhile Shirley isn’t much interested in going to the ladies’ room with Britta anymore after she went all uptight feminist about make-up and health spas. It’s the moment Britta slowly becomes aware what a self-righteous buzz-kill she is. “I peed alone my whole life,” she cries, “Women have always hated me.” But then she has an opportunity to bond with Annie, who’s devastated that Troy joined the football team. Aww, how sweet!