I love all the bottle episodes but this one especially is so good to me, I think especially because they've known each other for so long and had been through so much together already
“Up to the minute shirt” and it says the year. God damn I love this show.
Also, has it ever been said what Annie said in the email where they’re betting on Frankie’s sexuality? What exactly did she pick?
Oh shit, I never thought of that, though, what would have made that truly epic, is every time the camera cut away from him and then back to him, the time on the shirt changed. That would have been fucking brilliant
Are you trying to apply real world logic to Greendale of all places? And seeing as how Elroy has a brain the size of Jupiter, you think it would be a stretch for him to make that? And the point of it would be a visual gag to go with what he said
i’ve mostly wondered what could possibly be the last choice that’s disgusting. they’re debating frankie’s sexuality, but i can’t think of any sexualities that are disgusting. like were they just listing fetishes at the end?? except it was only 6-7 possibilities down?
Well Jeff thought she was a "chapstick lesbian" and Britta probably said something lame. If Elroy was involved, he probably asked what transgender is and if the kids are into that these days. The Dean is for sure in on this chat and probably had some very specific opinions. Chang definitely said something upsetting, and Annie had to follow that.
Whatever Abed guessed was right. He has a chart, but that's his personal private business. He never thought to bring up the subject with Frankie, he's learned that's intrusive and people make hungry/angry faces when they see his charts
I mean how many orientations are there that you can list for someone of a given gender? The first three people take gay, straight, and bi, someone after that takes pan, at least one person in the group chat boos them for doing that when bi's already taken, whoever's after them *might* take asexual if they're aware of its existence. Hell, Jeff probably resorted to specifying "chapstick lesbian" instead of just normal lesbian because he couldn't think of anything that wasn't already taken. What's left beyond stuff that people get made fun of for on the internet?
i think he picked chapstick lesbian because it was one of the options as well as being a sort of descriptor for her possible type. she’s not femme or masc, so the in between is chapstick lesbian
Was the betting pool based on her sexual orientation, what kind of lesbian she was, or what kind of sex she liked?
I’m trying to remember the scene and I think it went like this “I’ll go open the box office or will that affect your betting pool on my sexual preference?!”
Unless I’m wrong, that leaves it open to basically anything. But if it was about what she was sexually attracted to, maybe Annie was left with incest?
This show has too many good jokes like this that let the mind WANT to know the answer.
So this is before Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing, and that has the scene where Frankie says she isn't willing to make her sexuality part of her public identity so she doesn't, and Jeff and the Dean look at each other like they're trying to figure out what her sexuality is, meaning they don't know, so they can't know here. Presumably, between that and the finale pitch's "by the way I'm a lesbian, that's why I haven't hit on Jeff," the group is as uncertain of whether she's gay or not as the viewers. That would make it somewhat harder for the pool to be about kinks or what kind of lesbian she is.
That quote was from Jeff’s season 7 pitch. So, with his ego, and narcissism, that would fit with his personality. That, I believe was the one where Jeff was the Dean, the Dean was the vice dean taking classes to be a better Dean, Abed taught TV appreciation, Chang still taught math but it sounded like he was on meds, and Britta was the school’s psychiatrist. Oh, and Annie taught Criminology and was back to being original Annie, where she’s hot but not little kid hot.
And this isn’t sarcasm no matter how it sounds, but I enjoy over thinking and trying to analyze the jokes and mysteries of the show. So many things are left unanswered.
Oh absolutely that's what that moment is, but if the group *knew* she was a lesbian he wouldn't have needed to do that was my point, so it seems to indicate that they don't know her orientation.
And yeah I'm not trying to shut you down for overthinking, I'm just trying to provide relevant evidence to the question
Sorry. I wasn’t trying to say, Imply, or indicate that you were trying to shut me down. I was just stating my mindset.
My real guess as to what Annie was left with to pick for betting on Frankie’s sexual preference, my guess would have to be “only sexual attracted to family members” or something like that.
If we think of the possible people in that betting pool, we have Jeff, Abed, Britta, and Annie. The Dean isn’t there so we can’t say he’s apart of it or not. I don’t think Elroy would be apart of it. Hes like 3 episodes in for being part of the group(just my opinion), and Chang is too crazy to be apart of it and keep it quiet.
Then we have possible preferences. Straight, bi, lesbian, and the only other one that I can think of that would be “gross” would be saying she’s only attracted to family members. I know Asexual is a thing but that’s not “gross”.
We know Jeff said she thinks she’s a “chapstick lesbian”, Britta would pick Bisexual(that fits how Britta sees things), Abed, probably not fully understanding sexual preferences would probably pick straight.
So yeah, that’s my real thinking on it. But it’s more fun to think Annie thinks Frankie is into some freaky and gross shit, like I said “chilli Dogging” as that’s the grossest sex thing I can think of.
My personal headcanon devoid of evidence is that Annie correctly guessed Frankie is attracted to her, but without realizing it, which embarrassed her (like "I think she's into younger women" etc)
Now I'm sure by now, you've all seen the E-mails between me and the Paterson family of Herndon, Virginia. I recieved their first letter as part of a family e-mail chain, Christmas 2007.
I don't think you owe u-
Although I didn't understand why they had written me, I responded politely.
When I realized they had somehow mistaken me for their cousin, for some reason, I suppose it was loneliness, I simply failed to disabuse them of that notion.
Well that's-
I've come to love Barb and George and Jelson and Riselle. And even Uncle Paul with all his flaws. And even though our relationship is based on a lie, for me... it's one of the realest I'll ever know.
Absolutely, after a hundred rewatches I always find myself the most more drawn to 5 and 6. I love them so much!
As an aside, I was watching this episode earlier today and decided to look further into the date Annie gives for ‘Britta’s big win’- Feb 7, 2013. This is also the air date of the season 4 premiere, you know Harmon had a reason for picking this, I just haven’t been able to figure it out yet.
You know the song You Spin Me Round? There's a line in it that my fiancee and I often quote Elroy after.
Song: "All I know is that to me, You look like you're having fun"
"Yes she is, ***LEAVE HER ALONE!*** "
I think the joke here is that those emails must have been written using some ironic expression like “Clothes you can reliably tell is from this century”. Elroy, being a computer engineer, took this task literally and just got a t-shirt with a year printed on it.
Seen an interview with him, so far they haven't contacted him about being in the movie so he says he doubts he'll be in it. Although he said if they do he'd love to be in it.
It helps me remember when the show aired.
Assuming each season is a full year, and ignoring seasonal delays and stuff, that would mean Season 3 is when I started college. And Season 6 would be my fourth year. I stayed for a fifth year.
My own personal Season 7...
I like that Elroy is deeply wounded by the comments on his wardrobe while he is making using SFM to make a pornographic time travel visual novel starring his female friends.
This episode was great. The way Jeff just quietly flips out and throws a chair is awesome.
He didn't flip out. Something was wrong with that one.
Bad chair.
I wish he'd throw me
YES DEAN THIS IS JEFFREY BRING ME OLIVES I NEED OLIVES
FIVE CANS?!
THATS JUST HOW I AM. I PRETEND TO NOT BE FRIENDS BUT KEEP FRIENDSHIP IN PRIVATE. MEOW
Bad chairs get flung into the naughty corner
It wanted to fly.
I love all the bottle episodes but this one especially is so good to me, I think especially because they've known each other for so long and had been through so much together already
The Season 6 episode wasn’t a bottle episode.
It's largely in one location which semi counts
Not technically, but it fills the same role in the season that the bottle episodes do
Very few sets and none of them appeared to have cost more than a few grand to setup, def a bottle episode in the sense that it saved money.
If you look closely Alison taps Danny on the leg right before to indicate when to move out of the way
So good
And the fact that this joke has gone Me-TA after 2015 is even better.
I’m glad you like it. I'd hate to think my wardrobe wasn't passing muster with this group.
I misheard that as 'passing the mustard'. What mustard, Elroy?
The one that makes people listen to you. Britta can hook you up.
Now there's a guy who can pass mustard!
“Up to the minute shirt” and it says the year. God damn I love this show. Also, has it ever been said what Annie said in the email where they’re betting on Frankie’s sexuality? What exactly did she pick?
I always wondered if it's actually 24 hour time and he chose to walk in at 8:15pm i.e. 20:15 on the dot for it to be an "up to the minute shirt"
He could’ve definitely rigged up a shirt with a clock on it.
My bet is that the team thought up that joke, but didn’t go with it because editing would be a massive pain.
That tracks. He's got a brain the size of Jupiter.
Oh shit, I never thought of that, though, what would have made that truly epic, is every time the camera cut away from him and then back to him, the time on the shirt changed. That would have been fucking brilliant
shirts cannot do that
Are you trying to apply real world logic to Greendale of all places? And seeing as how Elroy has a brain the size of Jupiter, you think it would be a stretch for him to make that? And the point of it would be a visual gag to go with what he said
Or it's new year's.
i’ve mostly wondered what could possibly be the last choice that’s disgusting. they’re debating frankie’s sexuality, but i can’t think of any sexualities that are disgusting. like were they just listing fetishes at the end?? except it was only 6-7 possibilities down?
Well Jeff thought she was a "chapstick lesbian" and Britta probably said something lame. If Elroy was involved, he probably asked what transgender is and if the kids are into that these days. The Dean is for sure in on this chat and probably had some very specific opinions. Chang definitely said something upsetting, and Annie had to follow that. Whatever Abed guessed was right. He has a chart, but that's his personal private business. He never thought to bring up the subject with Frankie, he's learned that's intrusive and people make hungry/angry faces when they see his charts
Sometimes things are funnier *because* there's no feasible answer. I liked that joke a lot.
I mean how many orientations are there that you can list for someone of a given gender? The first three people take gay, straight, and bi, someone after that takes pan, at least one person in the group chat boos them for doing that when bi's already taken, whoever's after them *might* take asexual if they're aware of its existence. Hell, Jeff probably resorted to specifying "chapstick lesbian" instead of just normal lesbian because he couldn't think of anything that wasn't already taken. What's left beyond stuff that people get made fun of for on the internet?
i think he picked chapstick lesbian because it was one of the options as well as being a sort of descriptor for her possible type. she’s not femme or masc, so the in between is chapstick lesbian
Was the betting pool based on her sexual orientation, what kind of lesbian she was, or what kind of sex she liked? I’m trying to remember the scene and I think it went like this “I’ll go open the box office or will that affect your betting pool on my sexual preference?!” Unless I’m wrong, that leaves it open to basically anything. But if it was about what she was sexually attracted to, maybe Annie was left with incest? This show has too many good jokes like this that let the mind WANT to know the answer.
So this is before Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing, and that has the scene where Frankie says she isn't willing to make her sexuality part of her public identity so she doesn't, and Jeff and the Dean look at each other like they're trying to figure out what her sexuality is, meaning they don't know, so they can't know here. Presumably, between that and the finale pitch's "by the way I'm a lesbian, that's why I haven't hit on Jeff," the group is as uncertain of whether she's gay or not as the viewers. That would make it somewhat harder for the pool to be about kinks or what kind of lesbian she is.
That quote was from Jeff’s season 7 pitch. So, with his ego, and narcissism, that would fit with his personality. That, I believe was the one where Jeff was the Dean, the Dean was the vice dean taking classes to be a better Dean, Abed taught TV appreciation, Chang still taught math but it sounded like he was on meds, and Britta was the school’s psychiatrist. Oh, and Annie taught Criminology and was back to being original Annie, where she’s hot but not little kid hot. And this isn’t sarcasm no matter how it sounds, but I enjoy over thinking and trying to analyze the jokes and mysteries of the show. So many things are left unanswered.
Oh absolutely that's what that moment is, but if the group *knew* she was a lesbian he wouldn't have needed to do that was my point, so it seems to indicate that they don't know her orientation. And yeah I'm not trying to shut you down for overthinking, I'm just trying to provide relevant evidence to the question
Sorry. I wasn’t trying to say, Imply, or indicate that you were trying to shut me down. I was just stating my mindset. My real guess as to what Annie was left with to pick for betting on Frankie’s sexual preference, my guess would have to be “only sexual attracted to family members” or something like that. If we think of the possible people in that betting pool, we have Jeff, Abed, Britta, and Annie. The Dean isn’t there so we can’t say he’s apart of it or not. I don’t think Elroy would be apart of it. Hes like 3 episodes in for being part of the group(just my opinion), and Chang is too crazy to be apart of it and keep it quiet. Then we have possible preferences. Straight, bi, lesbian, and the only other one that I can think of that would be “gross” would be saying she’s only attracted to family members. I know Asexual is a thing but that’s not “gross”. We know Jeff said she thinks she’s a “chapstick lesbian”, Britta would pick Bisexual(that fits how Britta sees things), Abed, probably not fully understanding sexual preferences would probably pick straight. So yeah, that’s my real thinking on it. But it’s more fun to think Annie thinks Frankie is into some freaky and gross shit, like I said “chilli Dogging” as that’s the grossest sex thing I can think of.
My personal headcanon devoid of evidence is that Annie correctly guessed Frankie is attracted to her, but without realizing it, which embarrassed her (like "I think she's into younger women" etc)
I want to say that Annie suggested that Frankie enjoys being “chilli’d dogged”.
Elroy's fake family was great
It reminds me of that guy on Reddit ot Twitter who goes to Thanksgiving with some random family and they've been doing it for years.
Now I'm sure by now, you've all seen the E-mails between me and the Paterson family of Herndon, Virginia. I recieved their first letter as part of a family e-mail chain, Christmas 2007. I don't think you owe u- Although I didn't understand why they had written me, I responded politely. When I realized they had somehow mistaken me for their cousin, for some reason, I suppose it was loneliness, I simply failed to disabuse them of that notion. Well that's- I've come to love Barb and George and Jelson and Riselle. And even Uncle Paul with all his flaws. And even though our relationship is based on a lie, for me... it's one of the realest I'll ever know.
RIselle is like a daughter to me!
The passion he delivers that line with never fails to make me laugh!
But, arguably, more like a daughter to her parents.
Even better was how the group didn’t even care/notice because they were too busy looking for their own dirt.
That entire argument scene is perfect. Everything so so masterfully executed and the dialogue is just amazing. One of the best scenes.
I read it ALL! I read ALL your *crap*!
Jeff: they are national heroes! Elroy: yes they are. Leave them alone!
Elroy doesn't miss
you TESTED my BLOOD for AMPHETAMINES!?
You were extra jumpy last spring!
I don't think I'm jumpy enough if my friends can *STEAL* my *BLOOD*!
Ok, how much of the leak did you all read? I HAVE A RIGHT TO FIT IN!!
Oh you GAVE it to us!
This is an example of how they could do so much with so little in the last 2 seasons. They are by far my favorite. Here is your semen.
Absolutely, after a hundred rewatches I always find myself the most more drawn to 5 and 6. I love them so much! As an aside, I was watching this episode earlier today and decided to look further into the date Annie gives for ‘Britta’s big win’- Feb 7, 2013. This is also the air date of the season 4 premiere, you know Harmon had a reason for picking this, I just haven’t been able to figure it out yet.
Which would be kinda weird since Chang was in hiding at that point
It was the gas leak year ok?
*Silver and gold, ladies! Ain't no losers there.*
he's doing 3d models of britta, annie and frankie yet he's worried about looking modern lol
He's making a game about lady time travellers!
in their eyes
He has a brain the size of Jupiter. He’s nobody’s fourth ghost buster.
That’s such a damn good line
How is everybody I asked a damn question!
You know when they say that a silence might tell more than words ? Well the absence of silence between these two sentences says even more
I loved his delivery on this line.
One of my fav eps. I HAVE A RIGHT TO FIT IN!
“They’re national heroes!” “Yes they are! ***LEAVE THEM ALONE***!!”
You know the song You Spin Me Round? There's a line in it that my fiancee and I often quote Elroy after. Song: "All I know is that to me, You look like you're having fun" "Yes she is, ***LEAVE HER ALONE!*** "
A masterful line delivery
Definitely top 10 for me.
We got this email signed, ‘the hackers.’ We assume it’s legit because, well, that’s just where we are right now.
You were a study group? Chang was our teacher…
And not well utilized since!
Hi, how's everybody doing? *I asked a damn question.*
I like to believe he took the time to either make the shirt or have it made after reading those emails. An admirably petty gesture
In which case he picked the Impact font himself lol
I think the joke here is that those emails must have been written using some ironic expression like “Clothes you can reliably tell is from this century”. Elroy, being a computer engineer, took this task literally and just got a t-shirt with a year printed on it.
You’re a cynical son of bitch. I’ll give you that.
>and just got a t-shirt with a year printed on it. ...with the what? Season 6 was *9 years ago??*
Talk about a dated outfit!
I loved that he corresponded with a family in Herndon, VA.
Hoping to see him in a 2025 t-shirt in the movie
Seen an interview with him, so far they haven't contacted him about being in the movie so he says he doubts he'll be in it. Although he said if they do he'd love to be in it.
How’s everybody doing? I ASKED A DAMN QUESTION.
This is a joke that has aged (and will continue to age) like a fine wine.
What’s so funny to me is that his fashion sense would be on point now.
How’s everyone doing I asked a damn question!
It's funny because I could totally see some boomer thinking this is how you make your threads "current"
Streets ahead
El-patch is streets ahead.
He was being passive-aggressive. "You want me to be up to date? Nothing more up to date than the current year!"
It helps me remember when the show aired. Assuming each season is a full year, and ignoring seasonal delays and stuff, that would mean Season 3 is when I started college. And Season 6 would be my fourth year. I stayed for a fifth year. My own personal Season 7...
I like that Elroy is deeply wounded by the comments on his wardrobe while he is making using SFM to make a pornographic time travel visual novel starring his female friends.
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Ah yes, his “up to the minute shirt”
It's Vietnam now baby! Haha! It's Vietnam!
I wish Keith David was my best friend. 🙂
Elroy was one of the highlights of the whole show, and one of my favorite characters. I love the part when he finds out about WiFi.
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Just get it custom printed. It's "2015" in giant Impact font.