BioEdit

Britta Perry is a student at Greendale Community College She has never really known what she wanted to do with her life and has experienced difficulty juggling her life and problems within large organizations. She decided in the beginning of the third season that she is going to get her Psychology degree. Britta was born in Riverside, Colorado in October 1980. Britta has two older brothers, one of whom works with children with some type of special disorder in a hospital. On her eleventh birthday, an eager-handed man in a dinosaur costume intruded in on her party at a restaurant; this event has haunted her into adulthood. Britta dropped out of high school because she thought it would impress Radiohead and joined a group of anarchists who vandalized billboards. She was successful at recruiting new members but was kicked out for not being anarchist enough. She joined the Peace Corps, did some foot modeling, attended a world-trade rally where she was tear-gassed, and visited Africa. One day, Britta woke up and realized she was "almost thirty and flat broke," thus prompting her to enroll at Greendale.

PersonalityEdit

Britta's claims that other girls have always hated her ("Football, Feminism and You"), and Abed estimates that over 50% of the people who meet her don't like her ("Communication Studies"). Although she aspires to be selfless she is prone to be vain and hypocritical in her actions ("Contemporary American Poultry"), ("Advanced Criminal Law"). Despite her best efforts, when she tries to do good it will usually backfire on her ("Debate 109"). She is distrustful of large organizations, particularly government and religion (she has identified herself as an Atheist ("Comparative Religion"). Her constant rants against such institutions annoys everyone in the study group who consider her a buzz-kill ("The Science of Illusion"). Her attempts to appear progressive and cool often have her come off as misinformed and pretentious ("Early 21st Century Romanticism"). Her mispronouncing of certain words has caused her to be referred to as "the worst" and made her the butt of many jokes ("Physical Education"). She has a hipster mentality and scorns anything conventional or popular ("The Art of Discourse"). She loves cats and has had several including Suzie B who became ill and died whom she later replaced with Daniel who has only one eye ("The Art of Discourse"). Romantically she found herself drawn to men who are damaged in some way; she admited it's because she hated herself that she did this ("The Psychology of Letting Go").

Character historyEdit

Season OneEdit

“	You're like Jodie Foster or Susan Sarandon; you'd rather keep it real than be likeable.	”
–Annie complimenting Britta, "Spanish 101"

In the cafeteria, Britta is aproached by Jeff, who claimed to be a "board certified tutor", and invited to join his Spanish study group. She agreed and told Abed who later invited other students from the class. Although Jeff is revealed to be a fraud and kicked out of the study session, Britta and the study group take pity on him and allow him to return. She initially attempts to keep everyone in the group in line, especially Jeff but by the end off the year abandons her role as the voice of reason. Throughout the year, Jeff and Britta have continuing romantic tension during the semester and finally consummate their relationship during a campus paint ball assassination game. At the end of the school year, Britta gets into a competition with Michelle Slater for Jeff's affections which escalates into her publicly declaring her love for Jeff at the "Tranny Dance"..

Significant episodes:

"Pilot": Shirley gets invited to a Spanish study group by Abed. "Spanish 101': Britta encourages Shirley and Annie to a have a protest against Gautamala in honor of journalist who was killed by the government there but is doesn't like the tacky way they go about promoting the cause. "Social Psychology": Britta's relationship with Vaughn Miller is discovered by Jeff. "Advanced Criminal Law": Britta cheats on a Spanish exam and Jeff has to defend her for her actions at a school tribunal. "Football, Feminism and You": Shirley teaches Britta the importance of female bonding when going to the women's restroom together "Debate 109": Britta patronizes Pierce and lets him try and help her quit smoking through hypnosis. "The Politics of Human Sexuality": Shirley and Britta help Annie break into the Deans office so she can get a good look at a anatomically correct statue she is supposed to put a condom on as part of a presentation at the STD Fair. "Communication Studies": Britta sends a drunk voice mail to Jeff laced with "B.C.I.". "Interpretive Dance": Britta and Troy discover that they are both secretly taking dance classes. "Basic Genealogy": Britta learns from Troy and his grandmother Nana Barnes what a switch is. "The Science of Illusion": Britta's April Fool joke on Chang goes horribly wrong. "The Art of Discourse": Jeff and Britta team up to takedown some obnoxious High Schoolers. "Modern Warfare": Jeff and Britta sexual tension escalates while the college campus becomes a warzone due to a Paintball assassination game for the ultimate prize. "Pascal's Triangle Revisited": Britta and Slater compete for Jeff's affections at the end of the school year Tranny Dance.

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Season TwoEdit

“	Feast your ear tongues on these memory pops.	”
–Britta, "Paradigms of Human Memory"

 

In Britta's second year at Greendale she has to deal with the consequences of her actions at the Tranny Dance. She finds she has become a celebrity on campus due to her public declaration of love. A "love" competition she has with Jeff leads to a few revelations which almost tears the study group apart. Later, Britta and Jeff start a secret affair but break it up before the school semester is over after their secret tryst is exposed by Abed. Britta and Shirley team up at the end of the year to launch a final assault on the City college invaders who injected themselves into Greendales annual paintball competition.

Significant episodes:

"Anthropology 101": The fall out from the events of last years Tranny Dance has Britta and Jeff competing against each other in a game of romantic one-upmanship. "The Psychology of Letting Go':Britta and Annie team up to raise money for a recent oil spill. "Aerodynamics of Gender": At a women's studies class that Britta, Annie and Shirley are attending they run across a pack of mean girls led by Meghan. "Cooperative Calligraphy": Britta and the study group search for Annie's missing pen in Group Study Room F. "Mixology Certification": Britta, Jeff and Troy mock Shirley's alcoholic past. "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas": Britta insists that Abed see a therapist after he has a mental breakdown that led to him being tased. "Early 21st Century Romanticism": Britta and her new friend Page mistakenly believe that the other one is gay and decide to attend the Valentine's Day dance together. "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy ": Britta starts dating a friend of Troy and Abed named Lukka who she learns has a very dark past. "Competitive Wine Tasting ": Britta and Troy take an acting class together taught by Professor Garetty. "Paradigms of Human Memory": Jeff and Britta's year long secret affair is exposed by Abed to the study group. "The Science of Illusion": Britta's April Fool joke on Chang goes horribly wrong. "The Art of Discourse": Jeff and Britta team up to takedown some obnoxious High Schoolers. "Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts": When Shirley goes into labor during Anthropology class, Britta steps up and helps her deliver the baby. "For A Few Paintballs More ": In the end of the year Paintball assassination game, Britta and Shirley are the last of the remaining students alliance fighting against the invading City College Storm Troopers.

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Season ThreeEdit

“	You're monsters! You're Hitlers! You're racist pedophiles! You're the opposites of Batman!	”
–Britta, "Origins of Vampire Mythology"

 

In Britta's third year at Greendale, the study group and her are taking Biology 101 together and she finally decides on a major: Psychology. Throughout the year, she struggles with several romantic troubles including the return of an ex-boyfriend, a forbidden love and her feelings for Troy. Near the end of the year she and the study group are expelled from Greendale because of Ben Chang. Although she and the study group manage to overthrow Chang's campus regime, she is forced to say goodbye to Troy when he has to sever all ties to his friends and join the Greendale A/C school. Her attempts to help Abed get over the loss of his friend by having a therapy session with him goes wrong after an encounter with his Evil Abed persona. She soon gets over her dejection that she was unable to help Abed when Troy returns to the study group after he being freed from his obligation to the Air conditioning school. She happily welcomes him back and later helps him move back into his apartment.

Significant episodes:

"Anthropology 101": The fall out from the events of last years Tranny Dance has Britta and Jeff competing against each other in a game of romantic one-upmanship. "Geography of Global Conflict": Britta decides to try and relive her activist days by becoming the nemisis of the new campus security guard Ben Chang. "Remedial Chaos Theory": In several timelines, Britta attempts to sing the song "Roxanne" but is stopped by Jeff causing her to go smoke a joint in the bathroom. ""Competitive Ecology": Britta uses her lighter to set fire to a piece of paper containing information on the study group that could ruin their friendship forever. "Advanced Gay": Britta tries to caution Jeff about his "Edible Complex". "Studies in Modern Movement": Britta's picks up an unbalanced hitchhiker while driving Shirley to Troy and Abed's apartment. "Regional Holiday Music": Abed uses Britta's inability to sing to wreck the Chrismas pageant he and the study group were tricked into participating in by "Mr. Rad" . "Contemporary Impressionists": Britta tries to warn Jeff about his overuse of anti-anxiety medication. "Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts": Britta is repulsed when she discovers she has party planning skills while planning Shirley's wedding to Andre Bennett. "Digital Exploration of Interior Design": Britta falls for a corporate spokesperson called Subway. "Pillows and Blankets": Britta tries unsuccessfully to take photos of the conflict between Troy's Blanket fort and Abed's Pillow Town. link title "Origins of Vampire Mythology"; Britta asks for Annie's help in avoiding her ex-boyfriend Blade. "Virtual Systems Analysis": On Annie's insistence, Britta and Troy go on a lunch date at Señor Kevin's. "Course Listing Unavailable": Britta attempts to provide grief counseling for the study group when Star-Burns dies. "First Chang Dynasty": Britta and Jeff go undercover as Ricky Nightshade and his goth assistant to infiltrate a Chang controlled Greenndale and is later forced to bid a tearful farewell to Troy. "Introduction to Finality": Britta's has a therapy session with Abed to help him deal with Troy being gone only to be confronted by Evil Abed who crushes her spirit.

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Season FourEdit

“	Oh man! So this is what the zone feels like! Analyze THIS!	”
–Britta, "Paranormal Parentage"

 

In Britta's fourth year at Greendale, she and Troy are now in a relationship. Even more focused on her psychology studies, she attempts to try and help Jeff deal with his daddy issues. She invited herself to his reunion with his dad on Thanksgiving and also tried to therapize Jeff's half-brother Willy Jr.. She assisted Abed in his documentary chronicling the Chang/Kevin dealing with his amnesia and also organized a Sadie Hawkins dance at school that she renamed the Sophie B Hawkins dance.

Significant episodes:

"History 101": Britta dn Troy are now in a relationship and get into a fight while doing a ritual Troy and Abed do at the start of the school year. "Paranormal Parentage": Britta and the study group try to rescue Pierce who is trapped in a panic room inside his mansion. "Conventions of Space and Time": Britta and Troy attend the Inspector Spacetime convention with Abed and the rest of the study group. "Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations": Brtta helps deal with his reunion with hi father William Winger on Thanksgiving Day.

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Relationships in the study groupEdit

JeffEdit

(See main article "Jeff and Britta")

Jeff and Britta were the first major pairing, romantic or otherwise, on Community. A clear love/hate dynamic was established between the two with Jeff's aggressive pursuit of Britta romantically in the beginning of Season One. Although Jeff created the study group as a means to impress her, he eventually forms a close bond with all of them including Britta. Initially, they felt a sense of responsibility towards the other members of the study group and considered themselves to be their "Greendale parents". They have since abandoned those roles and just become friends with them. Although they eventually became lovers, they ultimately decided they were better off just being friends.

TroyEdit

(See main article "Troy and Britta")

Troy and Britta bonded in their first year at Greendale after they discovered they were both taking dancing classes and keeping it a secret from the rest of the study group. It was hinted that Troy had a crush on Britta ("Romantic Expressionism") but she remained oblivious to it much like Troy was to Annie's crush on him. Britta later kisses Troy after he uses her attraction to men with pain to woo her although she later claims it was a mistake ("Competitive Wine Tasting"). She didn't fully reciprocate his feelings until their third year at school after realizing how deep his affection for her was ("Origins of Vampire Mythology"). They dated in their fourth year at school but eventually broke up as Troy realized he wasn't ready for a serious relationship with her ("Basic Human Anatomy").

ShirleyEdit

Shirley and Britta have a strong friendship and mutual respect for each other. Despite the fact that the younger study group member is an Atheist and Shirley is a devout Christian they normally get along quite well. However, the differences will occasionally put a strain on their relationship. Britta will sometimes go too far in teasing Shirley about her beliefs usually because she gets annoyed with all the sermonizing. Nevertheless, both are always there for each other when they need support; Britta set aside her own feelings about Shirley's ex-husband and supported her friend when the couple decided to reunite and Shirley helped Britta sort through her feelings for Jeff. The bond they share was highlighted when they naturally gravitated towards each other when the study group needed to be split into pairs for Biology lab partners.

AnnieEdit

(See main article "Britta and Annie")

Britta and Annie are initially not as close to each other as they are with other members of the study group. The relationship between the two women fluctuated over the years resulting in some differing extremes. Most of the time they have had an almost sisterly friendship and are supportive and are protective of each other. However, there were a few occasions that feelings of jealousy between the pair arose. These conflicts occurred mostly due to their seemingly similar taste in men, particularly Vaughn and Jeff. Recently they have moved past these issues and formed a more solid friendship. Annie has even been instrumental in helping Britta in her budding relationship with Troy.

AbedEdit

Britta tends to take a more maternal role towards Abed and worries about his obsession with pop-culture and inability to distinguish reality from fantasy. On several occasions she has tried to protect him coming to his defense when his father tried to stop his interest in filmmaking  and also attempting to prevent him from being kicked out of school after he seemingly had a nervous breakdown at school . In study group's third year at Greendale together, Abed eventually admits to having problems and needing therapy. He asks Britta, who had declared psychology as her major, to help him deal with his issues.

PierceEdit

Britta, like the rest of the study group, tolerates Pierces racist and boorish behavior as much as possible. Often he will imply or outright call Britta a lesbian much to her annoyance. In general, Britta tends to feel sorry for Pierce although his attitude at times makes that difficult. She even attempted to make him feel better about himself by participating in hypnotherapy sessions with him ("Debate 109"). Pierce on occasion has stood up for Britta, telling Vaughn to lay off her when he wrote a song about her ("Home Economics") and was shown to be supportive of her when he thought she was coming out of the closet after she befriended a supposedly lesbian student named Page ("Early 21st Century Romanticism").

Other notable relationshipsEdit

Vaughn MillerEdit

In her first year at Greendale, Britta briefly had a relationship with Vaughn Miller, a hacky-sack playing free spirit that Jeff derogatorily referred to as a hippie. His carefree and non-conformist outlook on life appealed to Britta at the time and she began dating him secretly so as not to hurt Jeff's feelings. After Jeff finds out they are dating, Britta tries to remain good friends with Jeff and even shares with him w problem she has with Vaughn. He wrote her a love poem which she had no idea how to react to it. Jeff takes a photo of the poem and shows it to Shirley and eventually the rest of the study group. After Vaughn finds the group mocking him and his poem he immediately breaks up with Britta. He later writes a song, "Gettin' Rid of Britta", to get back at her.

Significant episodes: "Social Psychology", "Home Economics", Romantic Expressionism

SubwayEdit

In Britta's third year at Greendale, she meets a human representation of the sandwich franchise also called Subway. The two find that they can't fight their mutual attraction to each other. It becomes a "forbidden romance" as his contract with the corporation doesn't won't allow it. Their tryst is revealed to Subway's boss by Shirley and Pierce who had secretly recorded their last rendezvous. When the recording shows that a deviant sex act occurred, Subway is fired and stripped of his identity (his real name is Rick). After being taken away by corporate security, Britta later runs into his replacement who assumes "Rick"'s role and tells her he can't see her anymore.

Significant episodes: "Digital Exploration of Interior Design"

BladeEdit

In her junior year at school, Britta learns that an ex-boyfriend named Blade had returned. She asked for Annie's help to keep her away from him as he had a weird charisma she found irresistible. Later Jeff - having investigated Blade on his own - reveals to her the source of his charm: brain damage. The part of his brain which felt shame was destroyed in a freak accident; as a result he no longer cares what people think of him. That sort of attitude is irresistible to those that hate themselves like Britta does. Learning this about her ex-boyfriend makes Britta realize she was falling into harmful old patterns. It's then that she starts to consider Troy, who she realized had genuine feelings for her, as a serious romantic possibility.

Significant episodes: "Origins of Vampire Mythology"

Class historyEdit

Britta Perry

Semester	Course	Instructor	Classmates
Fall 2009	Chemistry	Professor Baker	Shirley
	Spanish 101	Ben Chang	Abed, Annie, Buddy, Jeff, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns, Troy
	Tap Dance	Madame LeClair	unknown
Fall 2009 or Spring 2010	Sociology	unknown	Sharice
Spring 2010	Sailing	Lee Slaughter	Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns, Troy
	Spanish 102	Ben Chang	Abed, Annie, Buddy, Jeff, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns, Troy
	Tap Dance	Madame LeClair	unknown
Fall 2010	Anthropology 101	June Bauer; Ian Duncan	Abed, Annie, Chang, Jeff, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns, Troy
	Feminist Representations in Media	unknown	Abed, Annie, Meghan, Shirley
	Photography Class	unknown	unknown
Spring 2011	Anthropology 102	Ian Duncan	Abed, Annie, Chang, Fat Neil, Jeff, Pierce, Rich, Shirley, Star-Burns, Troy, Vicky
	The Actor Inside	Sean Garrity	Garrett, Troy, Vicky
Fall 2011	Biology 101	Marshall Kane	Abed, Annie, Jeff, Magnitude, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns (kicked out), Todd, Troy, Vicky
	Psychology	unknown	unknown
Spring 2012	Introduction to Human Psychology	Ian Duncan	unknown
	Premenopausal Postfeminist Experiential Marketing	unknown	Subway (waitlist)
	Biology	Marshall Kane	Abed, Annie, Fat Neil (kicked out), Jeff, Magnitude, Pierce, Shirley, Todd, Troy, Vicki

QuotesEdit

"Bag-el" - 1x17

"DUH-DOY!" - 1x22

"PEOPLE'S CHAMPION!" - 2x01

"Hit me with your genie's bottle, rub it all over me!" - 2x18

"Together my cats can do anything!" - 2x22

"Pizza pizza, go in tummy, me so hungee, me so hungee!" - 3x04

"Me so Christmas, me so merry!" - 3x10

TriviaEdit

• Britta's favorite movie is Sixteen Candles.
• Britta has visited 14 countries, including Kenya and The Netherlands.
• Above all, Britta values honesty.
• Britta pronounces bagel as "baggle".
• Britta has a sibling that works with kids with a mental disorder.
• In the Community College Chronicles, Britta is played by Sara Flack.
• People use her name to mean "screwed something up."
• Owns two one-eyed cats, one named "Danial" and another named "Walter"
• Britta is of Swedish heritage. 
• Britta used to live in New York.
• Britta is implied to be a terrible singer, although she is shown to sing decently when attracted to men when she met Lukka in ep 2X18
• The group constantly tells her that she's "the worst" when she says something in relation to her studies, activism, tries to resolve a fight, or when she sings. However the group have also been protective of her on this matter, and come to her defense when Mr Rad calls her 'the worst' during the christmas pageant.
• Introduced Abed to the Inspector Spacetime TV series
• Britta has been shown kissing each of the male members of the study group (except Pierce). Jeff (in "Introduction to Film", "Modern Warfare", and "Antropology 101"), Troy (in "Competitive Wine Tasting") and Abed (in Abed's scary story from "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps").

VideosEdit

Characters e
The study group	Jeff Winger • Pierce Hawthorne • Abed Nadir • Britta Perry • Troy Barnes • Shirley Bennett • Annie Edison
Pairings	Jeff and Britta • Troy and Abed • Jeff and Annie Troy and Britta • Annie and Abed • Troy and Annie • Britta and Annie • Jeff and Shirley • Shirley and Pierce Pierce and Annie • Jeff and Pierce
Relatives	William Winger • Willy Jr. • Pierce's mom • Cornelius Hawthorne • Gilbert Lawson • Amber • Gubi Nadir • Abra • Nana Barnes • Andre Bennett • Shirley's children • Rabbi Chang • Alessandra Chang • Marcus
Greendale Students	Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne • Vaughn Miller • Fat Neil • Buddy Austin • Vicki Cooper • Quendra • Magnitude • Leonard Rodriguez • Garrett Lambert • Todd Jacobson • Paradox • Doreen • Sabrina • The High Schoolers (Mark • Kelly • Scott) • Eric Wisniewski • Rich Stephenson • Pavel Iwaszkiewicz • Mike Chilada • Joey • Annie Kim • Subway • Wu Mei • Harry Jefferson • Page • Lukka • The Greendale Gooffaws (Derek • Linda • Mark • Buzz) • Meghan • The Germans (Juergen • Reinhold • Karl • Lukas) • Gary • Stoner friend • MC Dan Harmon • Angela • The Hipsters • Archie DeCoste • Campus cliques
Greendale Faculty	Dean Craig Pelton • Vice Dean Robert Laybourne • Dr. Ian Duncan • Cory Radison • Dr. Patrick Isakson • Professor June Bauer • Professor Whitman • Professor Michelle Slater • Professor Sean Garrity • Admiral Lee Slaughter • Dr. Escodera • Professor Marian Holly • Madame LeClair • Professor Sheffield • Professor Cligoris • Coach Bogner • Professor Marshall Kane • Professor Noel Cornwallis • Coach Jason Chapman
Greendale Staff	Ben Chang • Greendale Human Being • Lunch Lady • Nurse Jackie • Nicole • Mariah • Gail • Rachel • Custodial Staff (Jerry • Crazy Schmidt • Joshua) • Campus Security (Sgt. Nunez • Troy and Abed look-a-likes) • The Changlourious Basterds (Joshua) • Board of Governors (Carl Bladt • Richie Countee • Chuck Saccardo)
City College	Dean Stephen Spreck • Jeremy Simmons • Robati Eneki • Billy • The Black Rider • City College Storm Troopers
Miscellaneous	Officer Cackowski • Agent Robin Vohlers • Blade • Alan Connor • Ted • Mark •Toby the pizza guy • Faux-by • Dr. Heidi • Vinnie • Lt. Colonel Norbert Archwood • Toby Weeks • Lauren • Chantelle Cahill • Ken Kedan • Jesus • Rick • Balloon guide • Mountain man • Señor Kevin's manager • Mysti • The An-Her-Chists
Metafictional characters	Kickpuncher • Inspector Spacetime (The Inspector • Constable Reggie • Minerva • Blorgons • Thoraxsis) • Hilda • Hawkthorne NPCs • Urbana Champaign • George Takei • Luis Guzman • LeVar Burton • Sophie B. Hawkins
Animals and Pets	Annie's Boobs • Britta's cats • Billy • Fievel • Turtle • Frog • Dean Pelton's kittens
Imagined and Invented	Tiny Man • "Pierce Hawthorne" • Christmas Toys (Britta Bot • Ballerannie • Jeff-in-the-box • Baby Doll Shirley • Teddy Pierce • Troy Soldier • Christmas Wizard) • Evil Study Group (Evil Abed • Evil Jeff • Evil Annie • Evil Troy • Evil Shirley • Evil Britta • Evil Pierce ) • Greendale Babies (Baby Abed • Baby Annie • Baby Troy • Baby Shirley • Baby Britta • Baby Jeff • Baby Pierce) • Boob-A-Tron • Pillow Man •

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