"Celebrity Pharmacology"[note 1] is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series Community, and the 38th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on NBC on January 27, 2011. In the episode, the group stages a play to discourage drug use, but Pierce's attempts to give himself a larger role derail the performance.
The study group is putting on an anti-drug play for a group of middle school students at Annie's (Alison Brie) behest. The other group members complain about their parts, particularly Pierce (Chevy Chase), who is dressed as marijuana and playing the role of "Drugs". After their rehearsal, Chang (Ken Jeong) tries talking to Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) about her pregnancy and the possibility he could be the baby's father, but she pointedly ignores him. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) receives multiple texts from someone named Marcus; when she leaves, Jeff (Joel McHale) uses her phone to text Marcus flirtatiously.
Pierce notices Annie collecting cans for recycling and follows her to her apartment. There, she explains she's trying to make money after being cut off by her parents in response to her past problems with drugs. Pierce writes Annie a check to help her pay rent, which she reluctantly accepts. Annie then agrees to let Pierce use a line he improvised for the play. In private, Pierce watches old Hawthorne Wipes commercials, where his father Cornelius replaced him with a new actor to be his "son".
The next day, Pierce arrives with new scripts; when Annie resists, he hints at the check he wrote, and she allows the changes. Britta tells Jeff that Marcus is her nephew who will be attending the play. Jeff tries to talk Marcus down via texts, but Marcus responds with more flirting. When the play starts, Pierce's improvisation greatly amuses the children. Despite Annie's worries that the play's message is getting lost, Pierce returns to the stage after having been "flushed", to the audience's delight. In response, Annie fires Pierce. Pierce lets slip that he wrote Annie a check, and the rest of the group are angry with her for selling out on her own play.
Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) tells the group the students are restless and want to see "Drugs" again. Jeff convinces the group to salvage the play, and Chang volunteers to be "Drugs". He delivers a performance intended to terrify the students; they respond by angrily pelting him with baseballs. Dean Pelton compliments Annie for her play, and Shirley apologizes to Chang for her earlier behavior. Jeff talks to Marcus (Justin Marco) in person and explains the situation; Marcus agrees to not tell Britta what happened "for a price" (implied to be Jeff stealing Britta's bra). Annie tells Pierce she won't take his money, as she does not want to be dependent on others; she assures him they are still friends.
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Ratingsedit
This episode received 4.585 million viewers and a 2.2/6 rating in the 18-49 demographic.[3]
Reviewsedit
The episode received mixed to positive reviews. Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B, noting that the episode felt "sort of cliché" with many ideas that were "undercooked and over-obvious." However, she liked the character dynamics in the episode, particularly Pierce and his struggle for attention, and complemented the two subplots in the episode.[1] Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx remarked that the episode "felt very meta", with Pierce behaving similarly to Chevy Chase and his attempts to get attention in real life. He also commented that the revelations about Annie were "a nice way to push her character into adulthood" and that while "Pierce wasn’t really redeemed, his behavior gave the writers an opportunity to redeem Chang a bit".[2]
In his review, Joshua Kurp of Vulture likened Pierce to Michael Scott, with both characters wanting to be loved and willing to "do just about anything to be cheered on". He called Jeff's subplot "a little too convenient" but enjoyed the scene where he asks Abed (Danny Pudi) for advice while Abed stares back silently.[4] Emma Matthews of Den of Geek praised the episode for being "beautifully written" and "a pitch perfect recreation of hundreds of after school specials, but with sincerity and more than a little heart". She drew attention to Ken Jeong's performance and called the insight into Pierce's backstory "incredibly telling."[5]
Notesedit
^Also known as "Celebrity Pharmacology 212".[1][2]
Referencesedit
^ abVanDerWerff, Emily (January 27, 2011). "Community: "Celebrity Pharmacology 212"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ abSepinwall, Alan (January 28, 2011). "'Community' – 'Celebrity Pharmacology 212': Drugs are bad, mmmkay?". Uproxx. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^Seidman, Robert. . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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Celebrity Pharmacology note 1 is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series Community and the 38th episode of the series overall It aired in the United States on NBC on January 27 2011 In the episode the group stages a play to discourage drug use but Pierce s attempts to give himself a larger role derail the performance Celebrity Pharmacology Community episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 13Directed byFred GossWritten byHilary WinstonProduction code212Original air dateJanuary 27 2011 2011 01 27 Guest appearancesJim Rash as Dean Craig Pelton Justin Marco as Marcus Joel McKinnon Miller as Store Announcer Erik Charles Nielsen as Garrett Max Charles as Young Pierce Joe Fria as Young CorneliusEpisode chronology Previous Asian Population Studies Next Advanced Dungeons amp Dragons Communityseason 2List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 2 1 Ratings 2 2 Reviews 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe study group is putting on an anti drug play for a group of middle school students at Annie s Alison Brie behest The other group members complain about their parts particularly Pierce Chevy Chase who is dressed as marijuana and playing the role of Drugs After their rehearsal Chang Ken Jeong tries talking to Shirley Yvette Nicole Brown about her pregnancy and the possibility he could be the baby s father but she pointedly ignores him Britta Gillian Jacobs receives multiple texts from someone named Marcus when she leaves Jeff Joel McHale uses her phone to text Marcus flirtatiously Pierce notices Annie collecting cans for recycling and follows her to her apartment There she explains she s trying to make money after being cut off by her parents in response to her past problems with drugs Pierce writes Annie a check to help her pay rent which she reluctantly accepts Annie then agrees to let Pierce use a line he improvised for the play In private Pierce watches old Hawthorne Wipes commercials where his father Cornelius replaced him with a new actor to be his son The next day Pierce arrives with new scripts when Annie resists he hints at the check he wrote and she allows the changes Britta tells Jeff that Marcus is her nephew who will be attending the play Jeff tries to talk Marcus down via texts but Marcus responds with more flirting When the play starts Pierce s improvisation greatly amuses the children Despite Annie s worries that the play s message is getting lost Pierce returns to the stage after having been flushed to the audience s delight In response Annie fires Pierce Pierce lets slip that he wrote Annie a check and the rest of the group are angry with her for selling out on her own play Dean Pelton Jim Rash tells the group the students are restless and want to see Drugs again Jeff convinces the group to salvage the play and Chang volunteers to be Drugs He delivers a performance intended to terrify the students they respond by angrily pelting him with baseballs Dean Pelton compliments Annie for her play and Shirley apologizes to Chang for her earlier behavior Jeff talks to Marcus Justin Marco in person and explains the situation Marcus agrees to not tell Britta what happened for a price implied to be Jeff stealing Britta s bra Annie tells Pierce she won t take his money as she does not want to be dependent on others she assures him they are still friends Reception editRatings edit This episode received 4 585 million viewers and a 2 2 6 rating in the 18 49 demographic 3 Reviews edit The episode received mixed to positive reviews Emily VanDerWerff of The A V Club gave the episode a B noting that the episode felt sort of cliche with many ideas that were undercooked and over obvious However she liked the character dynamics in the episode particularly Pierce and his struggle for attention and complemented the two subplots in the episode 1 Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx remarked that the episode felt very meta with Pierce behaving similarly to Chevy Chase and his attempts to get attention in real life He also commented that the revelations about Annie were a nice way to push her character into adulthood and that while Pierce wasn t really redeemed his behavior gave the writers an opportunity to redeem Chang a bit 2 In his review Joshua Kurp of Vulture likened Pierce to Michael Scott with both characters wanting to be loved and willing to do just about anything to be cheered on He called Jeff s subplot a little too convenient but enjoyed the scene where he asks Abed Danny Pudi for advice while Abed stares back silently 4 Emma Matthews of Den of Geek praised the episode for being beautifully written and a pitch perfect recreation of hundreds of after school specials but with sincerity and more than a little heart She drew attention to Ken Jeong s performance and called the insight into Pierce s backstory incredibly telling 5 Notes edit Also known as Celebrity Pharmacology 212 1 2 References edit a b VanDerWerff Emily January 27 2011 Community Celebrity Pharmacology 212 The A V Club Retrieved May 12 2020 a b Sepinwall Alan January 28 2011 Community Celebrity Pharmacology 212 Drugs are bad mmmkay Uproxx Retrieved May 12 2020 Seidman Robert Thursday Final Ratings American Idol Adjusted Up No Adjustments for The Vampire Diaries or Nikita TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on January 30 2011 Retrieved April 18 2014 Kurp Joshua January 28 2011 Community Recap Celebrity Pharmacology Vulture Retrieved May 12 2020 Matthews Emma January 30 2011 Community season 2 episode 13 review Celebrity Pharmacology Den of Geek Retrieved May 12 2020 External links edit Celebrity Pharmacology at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celebrity Pharmacology amp oldid 1217370463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
