Community (TV Series)
Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts (2011)
Chevy Chase: Pierce Hawthorne
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Pierce Hawthorne : [about Abed and Troy's secret handshake] So how does it work?
Troy Barnes : I don't know, we just do it when one of us says something awesome.
Pierce Hawthorne : All right. Betty Grable.
[Abed and Troy stare blankly at him and do nothing]
Pierce Hawthorne : I said, "Betty Grable."
[He gets ready to do the handshake. After a moment, Abed does the handshake with him, but then bows his head in shame. Pierce expects Troy to do the handshake as well]
Troy Barnes : [Sad] No.
Pierce Hawthorne : Yes.
Troy Barnes : [Starts to sob] No.
Pierce Hawthorne : Do it. Make your money, whore.
Troy Barnes : [Sobs heavier, but reluctantly does the handshake] Who's Betty Grable?
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Pierce Hawthorne : Well, what's it gonna be?
Abed Nadir : What?
Pierce Hawthorne : I wanna buy the rights to your handshake. Do we have a deal?
Troy Barnes : Pierce, we're about to take Shirley to the hospital. This is not the time.
Pierce Hawthorne : Oh, it's the time. According to my watch, it's 1,000 o'clock.
[Pierce allows 10 $100 dollar bills to dangle from his watch hand]
Abed Nadir , Troy Barnes : Deal.
[Troy takes the money]
Pierce Hawthorne : Great. So how does it work?
Troy Barnes : I don't know, we just kind of do it when one of us says something awesome.
Abed Nadir : Yeah.
Pierce Hawthorne : All right. Betty Grable.
[Abed looks away as Troy looks confused at Pierce]
Pierce Hawthorne : I said, "Betty Grable."
[Abed half-heartedly does the handshake with Pierce then looks away in shame]
Troy Barnes : [Pierce looks to Troy] No.
Pierce Hawthorne : Yes.
Troy Barnes : [choking back tears] No.
Pierce Hawthorne : Do it. Make your money, whore.
[sobbing Troy does the handshake with Pierce and cries out]
Troy Barnes : Who's Betty Grable?
Pierce Hawthorne : Yeah, that's the stuff.
[satisfied Pierce turns and exits]
