[s5e12] Basic Story -

Dean Pelton has a dramatic meltdown, screaming "Whyyyyyyy?" and sobbing in his office when he realizes the school is being sold.

A meta-narrative thread features Abed struggling with the lack of "story" in their everyday life, only to realize that the threat of the school closing provides the ultimate dramatic stakes. [S5E12] Basic Story

To stop the sale, Jeff, Annie, and Abed search for the school’s eccentric founder, Russell Borchert, who vanished years ago after a computer-related scandal. Dean Pelton has a dramatic meltdown, screaming "Whyyyyyyy

The story concludes in the following episode, , where the group finds Borchert living in a secret bunker beneath the school. Dean Pelton has a dramatic meltdown

After an insurance appraisal reveals the school’s value, the School Board decides to sell Greendale to Subway to be converted into "Subway University".