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 There are people who say, 'I don't get it. So it was a pillow fight.' To which I say: ' You weren't there.'
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| After a confrontation in the study room between Abed's Pillowtown denizens and Troy's Blanketsburg followers Greendale is on the verge of a civil war. A documentary crew is hired by Troy to chronicle his attempts at getting his blanket fort into the Guinness Book of World Records. In Dean Peltons office the crew documents a meeting with Troy and Abed mediated by Jeff to try and settle the issues between the two rival forts. The talks break down and at midnight Troy's Blanketsburg forces declare war by attacking Pillowtown.
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| The rest of the study group soon take up roles in the conflict. Shirley is made Troy’s second in command which insults Pierce who joins Abed in Blanketsburg. Annie sets up a clinic to treat the wounded while Britta takes photos of the war. Jeff manipulates both sides to keep the war going so that classes are cancelled which angers Annie who reminds him that Troy and Abed's friendship is at stake. Meanwhile, Pierce suffers a humiliating defeat during a brief skirmish and tries to redeem himself by creating a weapon of mass destruction for Abed.
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| Troy learns about this threat and forms an alliance with the head of campus security Sgt. Ben Chang. This bolsters Blanketsburg's ranks by adding the "Changlourious Basterds", a group of middle schoolers Chang recruited. When the Basterds terrorize the Pillowtonians Abed responds by unleashing Pierce's doomsday device: "Pillow Man". Equipped with pillow armor Pierce successfully routs the invaders. Abed then sends a classified e-mail to his generals outlining Troy's weaknesses which include his lack of intelligence, attractions to shiny objects and inexplicable bouts of crying.
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| Troy is devastated after receiving an intercepted copy of the message and composes an e-mail of his own in response. He tells Abed that no one but him has the patience to deal with Abed's issues and he can consider him his first and last friend. Upon Jeff learning how personal the grudge has gotten between them he sets up another meeting. It backfires as in a heated exchange Abed and Troy raise the stakes of the war deciding that whoever wins gets to stay in the apartment and the loser has to move out. The next morning, the final showdown occurs with both sides meeting in the cafeteria.
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| A great war ensues with heavy casualties inflicted on both sides. Surprisingly the fighting unexpectedly concludes due to an announcement from Dean Pelton. He informs the students that the representative for Guinness who suggested they break the world record was fired. With nothing to fight for or against all the combatants promptly walk off the field of battle. However, Abed and Troy continue to pillow fight explaining to Jeff it will be the last thing they will ever do together. Jeff comes up with a solution and gives Abed and Troy "imaginary friend hats" he gave to them in the Dean's office which allow them to become friends again.
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| Jeff then reveals that he actually went to the Dean's office and "searched" for the friend hats, showing that he does take what's happening amongst his friends seriously even if he's not entirely sure why. During the war, Britta tries to get photographs of the events that occurred, only to mess up every photo, except for her final shot with Troy and Abed doing their signature handshake. The narrator reveals that she was actually trying to get an image of light reflecting off a plate of waffles and took her lone great picture by accident.
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| Troy and Abed are having a pledge drive for Greendale Campus Television that loses its funding mid-broadcast.
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Trivia[]
The Old Negro Space Program[]
| In 2007, the writer of this episode, Andy Bobrow, wrote, produced, and directed a ten-minute short film called "The Old Negro Space Program". It was a mockumentary done in the style of Ken Burns's films. It chronicled the struggles of black astronauts excluded from "white" NASA and the formation of their own group called NASSA (Negro American Space Society of Astronauts). It later became the inspiration for this episode. | 
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Quotes[]
- “I know there's a lot of blanket stackers and pillow packers out there thinking it's gonna go down tonight. But there's a lot of us folks from the scene in between saying: 'Hey, we're all looking to chill out, and lay down with someone special.' This is real Neil, with pipes of steel, signing off with the smooth sounds of Daybreak.”— Fat "Real Neil" Neil
- “Well, that's it. I just heard from the Guinness rep. He's not coming. He's been fired, in what he described as the world's biggest mistake. I doubt that will make the next edition.”— Dean Pelton
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