NBC's 'Community' Croons Onward

To simply live, Jeff learned to live simply on Thursday night's episode, "Home Economics," after getting booted from his condo. Greendale Community College may not be equipped with a bidet, or ornate, Italian-cut faucets, but squatting there with his car sounds better to Jeff than having to ask for help. Unfortunately, the group finds out about his homelessness anyways after Britta and Shirley catch the disgraced lawyer giving himself a sponge bath.

With his secret out, Jeff admits defeat, but still threatens to embarrass the group with his suicide note. Later, Jeff revisits his options and agrees to bunk with Abed on-campus until things improve. It might not be an ideal situation, but it at least minimizes the peeping risk. Plus, the dorms offer Jeff an unlimited supply of dry cereal and cable to numb his humiliation with.

Still stinging from Britta's betrayal, ex-boyfriend Vaughn trashes Britta's ego by singing about their tryst to the entire student body. Soon enough, "Gettin' Rid of Britta" spreads all throughout Greendale's campus with its swinging, reggae-pop rhythm and catchy chorus. Plus, the fact that her "friend" Pierce lent his backup vocals to Vaughn's little project also gives Britta cold comfort.

On the other hand, Annie cannot muster the courage to tell Troy about her crush. So, she instead decides to orchestrate every, minute detail of Troy's upcoming date with a classmate. From suggesting an event to pressing her Grandma's heirloom quilt, the idealistic Annie goes overboard pleasing her lazy Lothario. Fortunately enough, Shirley intervenes before Annie makes a complete buffoon of herself, but not before she fakes appendicitis to get Troy alone.

Britta still fails at getting Vaughn to find another muse, but Pierce inadvertently helps by challenging Vaughn as the band's leader. Worried about getting "Garfunkled," Pierce criticizes Vaughn for trying to upstage him on their hit single. Irritated by the confrontation, Vaughn storms out and causes Britta to falsely believe that Pierce acted nobly and defended her honor.

With her self-esteem repaired, Britta then lectures Jeff about his defeatist mentality, and reminds the smooth-talker that although life is rough, he should still demand the finest things it has to offer. Why settle for "Good Times" if you could live like "The Jeffersons" with a deluxe apartment in the sky?

Surely enough, Britta's little pep talk – and the Italian-cut faucets she confiscated from Jeff's condo – restores the spring in Jeff's step, and gets him to appreciate companionship's invaluable wealth.