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Hologram Pierce
Pierce Hawthorne
Portrayed by: Chevy Chase
First appearance: "Pilot"
Last appearance: "Repilot"
Date of birth: August 10, 1943
Occupation: Philanthropist.

Part-owner of Shirley's Sandwiches, Formerly CEO of Hawthorne Wipes

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Bio[]

“
"I shalt forcith my penis into the anuses of those who transgress Buddha"
”
— Pierce Hawthorne

Piercinald Anastasia "Pierce" Hawthorne (portrayed by Chevy Chase) was a former moist towelette tycoon who was at one time the C.E.O of "Hawthorne Wipes". The company was founded by his father, Cornelius Hawthorne, and it afforded Pierce a leisurely lifestyle. In his younger years, he lived it up, marrying seven times and accumulating over thirty step-children. However, later in life, he found himself alone and unhappy. In an attempt to cure his malaise, he started several hobbies including traveling the world, moving to Canada during the Vietnam War, becoming a Toastmaster, performing magic, and playing the piano. In 1999 he returned to school to further expand his horizons and enrolled in Greendale Community College. He stayed for over a decade before finally graduating in 2013. In his final years at school, he joined a Spanish study group and despite a few rocky moments they became his longest lasting friends. With their help, he coped with the death of both his parents, discovered that his father's assistant Gilbert Lawson was his half-brother and dealt with being fired as Hawthorne Wipes C.E.O by the board of directors. During this time he became an entrepreneur and invested his money in various businesses. This included fellow study group member Shirley Bennet's sandwich shop in which he became a co-owner. Pierce passed away not long after he and the study group officially graduated from school. Before his death he built a Gender Sensitivity and Sexual Potency museum on the Greendale campus. He also finalized his will leaving behind specific bequeathals to his friends in the study group which included a special complimentary gift.

Personality[]


I say things others won't. That has value.

–Pierce, "Pascal's Triangle Revisited".

Pierce's boorish and abrasive personality was a direct result of his upbringing. His life of luxury insulated him and made it hard for him to understand typical social norms. Adding to this was him being raised by his father Cornelius who passed on his racist and bigoted beliefs. This attitude, coupled with his lack of tact, had gotten him into trouble as he constantly made outrageous statements unaware of how rude and offensive they were. His father was also emotionally abusive towards Pierce when he was a child, often undercutting him and making him feel worthless. In his adulthood, this led him to over exaggerate his abilities and competency in various areas. He does, however, have some musical abilities, and is shown to be a competent pianist, though non-creative and wont to plagiarism. Pierce was also fairly gullible; this was evidenced in his participation with a religious movement known as "Reformed Neo Buddhism" that his friends and mother warned him was just a cult. As he was much older than most Greendale students, he experienced disorientation with youth culture. In order to fit in he tried to embrace it with little success, particularly technology. During his time with the study group, they attempted to change his behavior for the better with mixed results. Despite this, he would on occasion surprise his friends by offering support or some sage advice when they least expected it.



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Character history[]

Season One[]


I can't have children. I'm not sterile. In fact, it's a rare condition they call it hyper virility. Apparently my sperm shoot through the egg if you can believe it.

–Pierce, "Spanish 101".

School year synopsis

Pierce was invited to a Spanish Study group by Abed where he met Jeff, Britta, Troy, Annie, Shirley. He desperately tried to become best friends with Jeff but upon being rejected started a more adversarial relationship with him. After bragging about his musical abilities, Annie hired him to write Greendale's new school song. Pierce's "expertise" at identifying racial, ethnic and cultural stereotypes was called upon by Dean Pelton to create the school's politically correct mascot the Greendale Human Being. Over the semester, his relationship with the study group experienced some ups and downs. At one point, he humiliated Shirley after pulling a prank on her. He refused to apologize and was he kicked out of the group for it. Shirley left the group as well, feeling that she wasn't respected. Eventually he and Shirley reached an understanding after they helped Jeff and Britta deal with some obnoxious teenagers. The two returned to the group after realizing how much they were needed. Pierce also spent the semester romancing a fellow student as well as a a teacher. Despite help from Jeff, he was unable to form a familial bond with his ex-stepdaughter Amber. When Troy was kicked out of his house by his father, Pierce offered to let him stay at his mansion.


2009-2010 semester

"Pilot": Pierce misintroduces all the members of the newly formed study group (with the exception of Shirley) to Jeff .

"Spanish 101": Pierce tries to bond with Jeff over a Spanish project they are assigned together.

"Introduction to Film": Pierce teaches Troy how to sneeze like a man.

"Social Psychology": Pierce eaves drops with his Ear-Nocular.

"Advanced Criminal Law": Pierce writes the school song plagerizing "The Way It Is".

"Football, Feminism and You": Pierce helps the Dean design and launch the "Greendale Human Being".

"Introduction to Statistics": Pierce dresses as the "Beastmaster" for Halloween and has a bad drug trip.

"Home Economics": Pierce joins Vaughn Miller's band Some Worries.

"Debate 109": Pierce tries to cure Britta of her addiction to cigarettes through hypnotherapy.

"Environmental Science": Pierce helps Shirley with her marketing presentation.

"The Politics of Human Sexuality": Pierce dates an escort for the Greendale STD Fair.

"Comparative Religion": Pierce teaches Jeff how to fight and take on the school bully Mike Chilada.

"Investigative Journalism": Pierce advocates for Buddy Austin to join the Study Group.

"Interpretive Dance": Pierce disturbs the audience at Britta's dance recital with him commentary.

"Romantic Expressionism": Pierce tries to make jokes while watching Kickpuncher in Abed's dorm room but can't. He later falls getting the biggest laugh of the night.

"Communication Studies": Pierce and Troy are forced by Senor Chang to wear ladies pant suits and dance with Chang at the Valentine's Day dance.

"Physical Education": Pierce tries to help Abed with his personality so he can pick up Jenny Adams.

"Basic Genealogy": Pierce tries to connect with his ex-step daughter Amber who manged to swindle some money from him. He wasn't upset by it, feeling that she earned it by spending the day with him.

"Beginner Pottery": Pierce literally goes overboard in his boating class.

"The Science of Illusion": Pierce wears wizard robes in preparation for being made a "Level 6 Laser Lotus" at his Reformed Neo Buddhism church.

"Contemporary American Poultry": Pierce functions as the "Money Man" in Abed's chicken finger mafia syndicate.

"The Art of Discourse": In a weak attempt to recreate a gag Abed did that had everyone laughing, Pierce depantses Shirley in front of the gang and they kick him out of the study group.

"Modern Warfare": Pierce is killed by the Glee Club in Greendale's first paintball game.

"English as a Second Language": Pierce sleeps with Doctor Escodera to get her to make the Spanish finals easy.

"Pascal's Triangle Revisited": Pierce invites Troy to live with him in his mansion.

Season Two[]


I'll show you the tool that's most important to our survival... but fair warning, it's my penis.

–Pierce, "Anthropology 101".

School year synopsis

Pierce started the new year with Troy as his new roommate. When Pierce's mother passed away he took her death in stride since he believed in the tenets of their religion which promised her eventual rebirth. He temporarily joined Leonard's group of Hipsters and started to become paranoid about being excluded from the study group's activities. His behavior became more erratic and unbearable after he suffered an injury and began to over medicating on pain pills. The group held a vote over whether or not to invite him back to the group next year which he accidentally walked in on. Pierce blamed Jeff for being left out of yet another group activity and took advantage of the annual paintball tournament to get revenge. He created a safe zone from the contest in the cafeteria called "Fort Hawthorne", and after reuniting with the group, secretly loaded Jeff's paintball pistol full of blanks. His friends confronted Pierce after learning of his betrayal and he quit the study group. After City College's involvement in the paintball contest is revealed, Pierce surprisingly became the savior of Greendale when he won the contest and the prize of $100,000. Afterwards he refused an offer from the study group to rejoin stating he was done with them.


2010-2011 semester

"Anthropology 101": Pierce learns that Troy was quoting him on a twitter account called "Old White Man says".

"Accounting for Lawyers": Pierce disrupts a party at Jeff's old law firm by knocking over many champagne glasses.

"The Psychology of Letting Go": Pierce's mother dies and his religious belief that her soul is now encased inside a lava lamp has the study group worried about him.

"Basic Rocket Science": Pierce goes crazy being trapped in the "KFC 11 Herbs and Spices" space simulator and first reveals his daddy issues with a Colonel Sanders computer simulation that reminds him of his father Cornelius Hawthorne.

"Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples": Pierce hangs out with a new circle of friends, Leonard and The Hipsters.

"Epidemiology": Pierce dresses as Captain Kirk for a Halloween party, is poisoned by bad taco meat and bites Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne starting a zombie infection at the party.

"Aerodynamics of Gender": Pierce discovers Troy and Jeff's secret trampoline and breaks his legs jumping on it.

"Cooperative Calligraphy": Pierce first appears in his wheelchair and is trapped in the Study Room looking for Annie's missing pen.

"Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design": Pierce appears in Troy and Abed's pillow fort eating burgers from "Uncle Rusty's".

"Mixology Certification": Pierce is trapped in the entrance way to The Ballroom bar for Troy's 21st birthday party.

"Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas": Pierce and the study group help Abed through a therapy session with Ian Duncan. Pierce becomes Teddy Pierce in Abed's delusion.

"Asian Population Studies": Pierce reveals that Shirley slept with Chang at the Halloween party and loves prospective Study Group member Rich Stephenson's kettle corn.

"Celebrity Pharmacology 212": Pierce gets Annie to expand his part as "Drugs" in an Anti-Drug she is putting on for middle schoolers.

"Advanced Dungeons & Dragons": Pierce plays the villain in an RPG the study group has set up to help Fat Neil.

"Early 21st Century Romanticism": Pierce takes too many pain killers and again hallucinates the Tiny Man at the Valentine's dance. He ends the evening passed out on a park bench.

"Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking": Recovering from his drug overdose in a hospital, Pierce bequeaths items on the Study Room in an attempt to play with their minds and exact revenge.

"Intro to Political Science": Pierce angers Vicki who stabs him with a pencil.

"Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy": Pierce has difficulties limiting his racist comments and Shirley and Andre's baby shower.

"Critical Film Studies": Pierce dresses as the Gimp from "Pulp Fiction" for a surprise birthday party for Abed.

"Competitive Wine Tasting": Pierce prepares to marry a young, beautiful women named Wu Mei who he is unaware is a spy trying to take over the Hawthorne Wipes company.

"Paradigms of Human Memory": Pierce is shown in many flashbacks to unknown activities from the school year including being held at gun point by a drug gang.

"Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts": Pierce buys and ruins Troy and Abed's special handshake.

"A Fistful of Paintballs": Pierce's treachery during the paintball competition is revealed and after he is told about a secret vote on his membership in the group he decides to quit.

"For A Few Paintballs More": Pierce saves Greendale by winning the paintball competition and decides to stick with his decision to quit the study group.

Season Three[]


How long was I out? Is Napster still a thing?

–Pierce, "Studies in Modern Movement".

School year synopsis

Pierce spends the summer with his Buddhist sect and returns to the study group claiming to be a changed man. After learning that there is a market for Hawthorne Wipes products for the gay community, Pierce tries to begin marketing the product to them. This gets the attention of his father who disapproves of his decision. Jeff tries to stick up for Pierce but ends up causing Cornelius to have a heart attack, which he dies from. The Hawthorne Wipes board of directors remove Pierce as C.E.O. of the company. During a wake held in the cafeteria, he helps to incite a riot, which gets him and the study group kicked out of Greendale. He attends a reading of his father's will and learns that his father's personal assistant Gilbert Lawson is his half brother. He later takes part in an elaborate plan to save the Greendale and Dean Pelton from Ben Chang. After being reinstated at school, Pierce fights for sole ownership rights over the Sandwich shop business venture he started with Shirley. He enlists the legal aid of Alan Conner to help him while Jeff represents Shirley in the dispute. After a passionate speech, Jeff convinces Pierce to drop his case. Pierce then suggests that Jeff be named as a representative for his and Shirley's business venture.


2011-2012 semester

"Biology 101": Pierce is welcomed back to the study group while at the same time Jeff finds himself forced out.

"Geography of Global Conflict": Pierce participates on Annie's Model UN team representing Somalia which he describes as a paradise.

"Remedial Chaos Theory": In several timelines, Pierce tries to not only tell a story about hooking up with Eartha Kitt on an airplane but also give Troy a housewarming gift, the Norwegian troll doll.

"Competitive Ecology": After the other study group members pair off as Biology lab partners, Pierce finds himself the odd man out again having to team up with an outsider named Todd.

"Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps": In a Halloween pre-party, Pierce tells a story in which is he Magnum PI and punches out gangsters represented by Troy and Abed.

"Advanced Gay": Pierce attempts to launch a new Hawthorne Wipes product for the Gay community but is stopped by his father, Cornelius Hawthorne.

"Studies in Modern Movement": Pierce offers to help Annie fix a broken plug outlet in the apartment she is moving out of so she can keep her deposit.

"Documentary Filmmaking: Redux": Pierce acts like a diva and refuses to participate in a shoot on campus for a new Greendale commercial until his demands are met.

"Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism": Pierce is seen very little but does respond to the question "What's everyone doing this weekend?" with "the question is who am I doing".

"Regional Holiday Music": Pierce convinces Shirley to join the Glee Club's Christmas performance by bringing in a children's choir who sing about lack of awareness that Christmas is about Jesus.

"Contemporary Impressionists": Pierce dresses as "Fat Brando" (or "Fat Burt Reynolds" depending on your perspective) for a celebrity impressionist Bar Mitzvah.

"Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts": Shirley and Pierce go into business together and pitch an idea to Dean Pelton for a new sandwich shop in the cafeteria.

"Digital Exploration of Interior Design": Pierce and Shirley try to use Britta to bring down the student representative of the Subway franchise.

"Pillows and Blankets": While participating in the war between Troy's blanket fort and Abed's pillow fort, Pierce comes up with the ultimate weapon of mass destruction: Pillow Man.

"Origins of Vampire Mythology": Pierce tries to become best friends with Ben Chang.

"Virtual Systems Analysis": Pierce admits he sat on his balls and "saw eagles".

"Basic Lupine Urology": Pierce runs a game betting on seniors who are arm wrestling.

"Course Listing Unavailable": Pierce helps to incite a riot in the cafeteria where a wake for Star-Burns is being held and ends up expelled along with the rest of the study group.

"Curriculum Unavailable": In a possible reality where the Study Room is in a mental hospital, Pierce says he is a millionaire, an inventor, a legend and had sex with Eartha Kitt.

"Digital Estate Planning": Pierce and the study group are forced to play a video game to win his inheritance.

"First Chang Dynasty": Pierce infiltrates a Chang controlled Greendale dressed as a swami as part of an elaborate plan to rescue Dean Pelton and end Chang's rule.

"Introduction to Finality": Pierce hires Alan Conner to represent him in a case against Shirley for the right to be named sole owner of the sandwich shop.

Season Four[]


No one's even willing to consider that I might be the Hitler of the group?

–Pierce, "Alternative History of the German Invasion".

School year synopsis

Pierce and the study group return for their fourth year at school. While watching Jeff compete in the "Hunger Deans" he struggles to make a joke out of the contest. He attends the "Inspecticon" convention with Shirley and they end up participating in a focus group on an American version of "Inspector Spacetime". On Halloween, Pierce claims to be trapped inside his mansion's the panic room in order to lure the study group there. He tries to teach them a lesson about going to Vicki's party without him by pretending the mansion is haunted. Pierce's shenanigans ends up revealing that there actually is an unknown presence in his house in the form of his half-brother Gilbert. He is invited along with Abed, Annie and Troy to Shirley's Thanksgiving Day dinner with her in-laws. Pierce invites Jeff to an old fashioned barbershop and the two end up bonding over their mutual father issues. After 13 years at school, Pierce decides to finally graduate from Greendale in order to do so before Jeff does.


2012-2013 semester

"History 101": Pierce and the study group return for their fourth year together at Greendale.

"Paranormal Parentage": On Halloween, Pierce gets trapped in his mansion's panic room and calls the study group to help him get out.

"Conventions of Space and Time": Pierce and Shirley try to join the rest of the study group at the "Inspecticon" event and end up taking part in a focus group offering their opinions about an American version of "Inspector Spacetime".

"Alternative History of the German Invasion": In a conflict with The Germans, Pierce is insulted that the Study Group isn't willing to consider him the Hitler of the group.

"Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations": Pierce, Annie, Troy and Abed try to think of a way to escape from Shirley's Thanksgiving Day dinner with her in-laws.

"Advanced Documentary Filmmaking": Pierce does an offensive puppet show for the presentation to the MacGuffin Neurological Institute.

"Economics of Marine Biology": Pierce takes Jeff to his favorite barber shop.

"Herstory of Dance": Pierce helps make Britta's "Sophie B. Hawkins" dance a success by getting the singer to actually appear.

"Intro to Felt Surrogacy": Pierce and the study group reveal their most shameful secrets when they are stranded in the woods after a hot air balloon ride. Pierce admits he didn't sleep with Eartha Kitt.

"Intro to Knots": Pierce misses the Christmas party at Jeff's as he is at sensitivity training with his brother Gilbert.

"Basic Human Anatomy": While the study group is preoccupied with their own problems, Pierce decides to complete their History project all by himself.

"Heroic Origins": Pierce isn't with the Study Group as he is missing the upcoming History exam by donating his kidney to Gilbert. During a flashback, someone who may be him is seen wrecking the yogurt machine at Yogurtsburgh.

"Advanced Introduction to Finality": In a misguided attempt to beat Jeff to the punch, Pierce finally graduates after 13 years at Greendale.

Season Five[]


Did I sound gay at the end? Do you want to do another take?

–Pierce, "Repilot".

School year synopsis

After the study group members graduated from Greendale they all went their separate ways. When Jeff returns to the school to research a case he is working on, the group shows up too. However, Pierce is conspicuously not there for the reunion although his absence is obliquely referenced. Feeling Greendale is responsible for how miserable all their lives have become, Jeff manipulates the study group into suing the school. Jeff is intent on pursuing the class action law suit until he gets a shocking surprise. He sees a hologram of Pierce which had been installed in front of the Library. It was put there as a small part of a sexual harassment lawsuit settlement Pierce was involved in. Although Pierce's prerecorded message is specifically about announcing a new campus Gender Sensitivity and Sexual Potency museum named after him, it serves to remind a Jeff about all that is good about Greendale. Jeff changes his mind and instead accepts a teaching position at school as a Law professor while the rest of the study group re-enrolls. Not long afterwards, the group learns about Pierce's death. They are then contacted by a man named Mr. Stone who is carrying out Pierce's will. Stone informs them that in order to be considered for a share of Pierce's fortune they must each submit to a polygraph test. After enduring the inquest, which exposes a few uncomfortable revelations about the study group, Stone delivers Pierce's final words to his friends. Each receives a canister of Pierce's sperm along with their personal bequeathals: He tells Britta to stop hating herself and gives her an iPod nano, Shirley is told that he always respected her and is given his time share in Florida, Annie is reminded she was always his favorite and is requeathed the tiara he tried to give her years ago, Jeff is told he is gay before receiving a fine bottle of scotch, Abed is told that he is crazy and Troy is praised as having "the heart of a hero". Troy is also awarded Pierce's share of Hawthorne Wipes valued at 14 million dollars. Troy is told in order to claim his bequeathal he must sail around the world, a task Pierce failed to do when asked by his father to earn his fortune. Later at a bar, Mr. Stone later revealed that Pierce died from dehydration from filling up those cylinders.



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2013-2014 semester

"Repilot": A hologram of Pierce imparts some final words of wisdom to a disillusioned Jeff.

"Basic Intergluteal Numismatics": Greendale is informed of Pierce's death.

"Cooperative Polygraphy": The instructions in Pierce's will are carried out by a mysterious man named Mr.Stone. Pierce gives the Study Group containers of his sperm, and gives Troy his remaining inheritance with the stipulation that he earn it by sailing around the world.

"Geothermal Escapism": In accordance with the instructions in Pierce's will, a sailboat called the "Childish Tycoon" arrives on campus for Troy's journey around the world. Already on board is Troy's co-captain LeVar Burton.

Class history[]

Student Rec
Student Name: Pierce Hawthorne Major: Undeclared Enrolled: 1999 — 2013
Semester Course Instructor Enrolled Students
Fall 2009 Accounting Prof. Eustice Whitman Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Abed Nadir and Jeff Winger
Marketing Shirley Bennett, Doreen and Pierce Hawthorne
Spanish 101 Señor Ben Chang Buddy Austin, Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Abed Nadir, Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne, Britta Perry, Toby and Jeff Winger
Spring 2010 Sailing Admiral Lee Slaughter Shirley Bennett, Troy Barnes, Pierce Hawthorne, Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne and Britta Perry
Spanish 102 Señor Ben Chang,
Dr. Escodera
Buddy Austin, Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Abed Nadir, Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne, Britta Perry and Jeff Winger
Fall 2010 Anthropology 101 Prof. June Bauer,
Dr. Ian Duncan
Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Abed Nadir, Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne, Britta Perry and Jeff Winger
Spring 2011 Anthropology 102 Dr. Ian Duncan Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Ben Chang, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Vicki Jenkins, Abed Nadir, Fat Neil, Rich Stephenson, Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne, Britta Perry and Jeff Winger
Introduction to Italian Wines Unnamed professor Ben Chang, Pierce Hawthorne, Jeff Winger and  Wu Mei 
Fall 2011 Biology 101 Prof. Marshall Kane Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Todd Jacobson, Vicki Jenkins, Abed Nadir, Magnitude, Britta Perry, Jeff Winger and  Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne 
Spring 2012 Biology Prof. Marshall Kane Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Todd Jacobson, Vicki Jenkins, Abed Nadir, Magnitude, Britta Perry, Jeff Winger and  Fat Neil 
Fall 2012/
Spring 2013
History Prof. Noel Cornwallis Troy Barnes, Shirley Bennett, Annie Edison, Pierce Hawthorne, Lukas, Karl, Abed Nadir, Britta Perry, Reinhold and Jeff Winger


Relationships[]

In the study group[]

Pierce's place within the study group was best described by Abed as being the scapegoat. Much like Britta, he was a common target for the group to make fun of. In Pierce's case this was due to advanced age and his offensive opinions on race, religion and sex. These made him the perfect lightning rod for criticism and also diverted attention away from any other study group being mocked. Pierce himself believed his role in the group was to be the person willing to say or do what the others won't. His somewhat antagonistic role caused him to often be excluded from a number of group activities.

Jeff Winger(See main article:"Jeff and Pierce")
Pierce initially was as in awe of Jeff as the rest of the study group and tried repeatedly to become his best friend. He later became envious of Jeff's status in the group. He often claimed Jeff was gay and made many remarks about this. Despite this, Pierce showed that he did care about Jeff on several occasions when he would actually provide some useful insight or helpful advice. Pierce stipulated in his will that Jeff receive a bottle of Glencallan scotch, possibly as a reminder of the first class assignment they worked in together.
S101 BFF's
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Shirley Bennett (See main article: "Shirley and Pierce")
When Pierce first met Shirley he made unwanted advances towards her but eventually lost interest. They have had a strained relationship since then, with Shirley doing her best to ignore his inadvertently racist and sexist behavior. As the oldest members of the group they often found themselves left out of the younger members activities. In the study group's third year at school, Pierce and Shirley formed a business partnership and opened a Sandwich shop at Greendale.
Shirley and Pierce
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Annie Edison (See main article: "Pierce and Annie)
Annie has a higher tolerance for Pierce's behavior than the rest of the study group. She does her best to look past his flaws to see the good person inside. Pierce appreciates this and has stated several times he considers her his favorite in the study group. He once helped her out financially, although he used the favor to guilt her into expanding a part he had in a play she wrote. Annie defended Pierce's increasingly antagonistic behavior in their second year. She is the only member of the group Pierce gave a legitimate bequeathal to when he faked that he was on his deathbed. When a vote was held on Pierce's membership in the group, Annie was the lone dissenter voting to keep him in.
CP212 Pierce actually does something nice for once
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Other notable relationships[]

Cornelius Hawthorne
Cornelius Hawthorne was Pierce's father. His emotional abuse of his son coupled with the racist dogma he instilled in him shaped the man Pierce would eventually become. Pierce continually tried to make his father proud throughout the years, trying desperately to win his affections. However, Cornelius refused to see any good in Pierce, cruelly mocking all his efforts. This even continued after his death when his will stipulated that his son compete in a video game to win his own inheritance. He programmed an avatar with his own personality to be as cruel and taunting to Pierce as he was in real life.
Pierce and Cornelius
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Dr. Escodera
In the study groups first year together, Dr. Escodera was a Spanish professor hired to replace Ben Chang who had been fired for faking his teaching credentials. She was a strict and by-the-books educator who intended to administer a Spanish final exam that the class clearly was not prepared to take. Pierce somehow managed to woo Escodera before the exam and the two spent the night together. He convinced her to replace the original exam with a far easier one allowing everyone in the study group to pass the finals with no problems. Pierce later ran into her in the hallways and thanked her.
Pierce and Escodera
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Wu Mei
In the study groups second year together, Pierce met a fellow student at a Wine tasting class named Wu Mei. Pierce was immediately smitten and quickly proposed for the eighth time to Wu Mei. Jeff was convinced she had ulterior motives and investigated her background. He discovered she was really the heir to a moist towelette company who was the Chinese rival to Hawthorne Wipes. Jeff exposes her as a fraud during her and Pierce's engagement dinner ruining the celebration. However, Pierce informs Jeff he already knew this and was okay with her duplicity since he was just using her as well. Jeff makes amends by arranging her to go out with Pierce on an actual date so they could get to know each other for real.
2x20-Wu Mei Pierce engaged
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Trivia[]

  • Pierce is the first main character to leave the show. This occurred when actor Chevy Chase quit during Season Four. His final episode appearance as a regular cast member was in "Advanced Introduction to Finality". He returned for a brief cameo in Season Five episode "Repilot". Overall, Pierce has appeared in 85 episodes of "Community".
  • He had a German Shepherd named Walter while growing up.
  • Pierce was part of a Reformed Neo Buddhism church that the others describe as a cult donning a wizards gown and a cookie wand.
  • His address, according to a doctor's form in "Pillows and Blankets", was 4319 Cranesworth Rd, Greendale. His birthday is listed as 10/08/1943.
  • Pierce's favorite movie was "Fletch", which stars Chevy Chase.
  • Pierce had been going to Greendale for 13 years. Until the study group, he had never previously remained friends with any of his classmates for more than one semester.
  • Pierce represented Somalia in Annie's Model UN and considers it to be a "tropical paradise" based on its long coastlines, "a government that knows its place", and "all the guns and wives you can afford to buy."
  • In the episode "Pillows and Blankets", a copy of his medical records says that his middle name was Cornelius instead of Anastasia, which is Chevy's birth first name.
  • Pierce followed the Barenaked Ladies (or BNL, as they are referred to in the show) for a period of time. This is shown in his politician bio in the season two episode "Intro to Political Science".
  • He belongs to a dozen country clubs, paying his dues, but doesn't play any golf.
  • Pierce has very low regard for Billy Joel, as revealed in "Advanced Criminal Law" and reiterated in "Comparative Religion".
  • Chevy Chase, the actor who played Pierce, is very musically talented. Chevy Chase plays the piano, and most of Pierce's musical stints were actually performed by Chevy Chase himself.
  • Creator Dan Harmon revealed in a panel discussion that some of Pierce's lines were directly inspired by things actor Chevy Chase would say in his trailer during meetings.

Quotes[]

"Virtual Systems Analysis"

Okay, I didn't really avoid sitting on them. I sat right on them. Hurt like hell. I saw eagles.Pierce

"Curriculum Unavailable"

I'm a millionaire, I'm an inventor, I'm a legend, and I had sex with Eartha Kitt. Pierce Hawthorne
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