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The Best Episodes of Community

Every episode of Community ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Community!

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Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Community Season 1 Episode 23 - Modern Warfare
    9.8/10(16172 votes)

    #1 - Modern Warfare

    S1:E23

    The first prize of priority registration engulfs Greendale Community College in a Spring Fling paintball war.

    Director:Justin Lin
    Writer:Emily Cutler

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  2. Community Season 3 Episode 4 - Remedial Chaos Theory
    9.8/10(14689 votes)

    #2 - Remedial Chaos Theory

    S3:E4

    When Jeff introduces an element of randomness into Troy and Abed's housewarming party, reality splits into six timelines.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  3. Community Season 2 Episode 23 - A Fistful of Paintballs (1)
    9.6/10(8946 votes)

    #3 - A Fistful of Paintballs (1)

    S2:E23

    A $100,000 paintball war prize pits members of the study group against one another, until they decide to join forces to stop a mysterious challenger.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Andrew Guest

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  4. Community Season 2 Episode 14 - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
    9.5/10(8318 votes)

    #4 - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

    S2:E14

    Abed invites "Fat Neil" to play a game of Dungeons & Dragons with the rest of the study group, hoping to boost his confidence, after Jeff becomes concerned about him being a loner. When Pierce finds out he was not invited, he joins anyway, disrupting their plans.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Andrew Guest

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  5. Community Season 2 Episode 24 - For a Few Paintballs More (2)
    9.5/10(7545 votes)

    #5 - For a Few Paintballs More (2)

    S2:E24

    As the paintball war is revealed to be a City College plot, Jeff and Troy vie for control of Greendale's ragtag army, while Pierce betrays the group.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Hilary Winston

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  6. Community Season 2 Episode 9 - Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design
    9.4/10(7500 votes)

    #6 - Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design

    S2:E9

    When Jeff tries to obtain credit for a fictitious class, the unintended consequences rock Greendale. Abed and Troy build an elaborate blanket fort.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  7. Community Season 3 Episode 17 - Basic Lupine Urology
    9.4/10(6991 votes)

    #7 - Basic Lupine Urology

    S3:E17

    When the yam the study group was growing for biology class is killed, Troy and Abed are on the case.

    Director:Rob Schrab
    Writer:Megan Ganz

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  8. Community Season 3 Episode 20 - Digital Estate Planning
    9.4/10(7018 votes)

    #8 - Digital Estate Planning

    S3:E20

    Pierce and his closest friends are summoned to Hawthorne Labs to play a video game that will determine who will inherit his father's fortune.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  9. Community Season 5 Episode 5 - Geothermal Escapism
    9.4/10(6224 votes)

    #9 - Geothermal Escapism

    S5:E5

    For Troy's last day at Greendale, Abed holds a campus-wide "hot lava" fantasy game. With a comic book worth $50,000 as the prize, it's an all-out war.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Tim Saccardo

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  10. Community Season 6 Episode 13 - Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television
    9.4/10(6973 votes)

    #10 - Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television

    S6:E13

    The former study group's future — and friendships — are put to a test when one chapter of their lives closes and a new one begins.

    Director:Rob Schrab
    Writers:Dan Harmon, Chris McKenna

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  11. Community Season 1 Episode 21 - Contemporary American Poultry
    9.3/10(7373 votes)

    #11 - Contemporary American Poultry

    S1:E21

    A scheme to replace a corrupt cafeteria employee transforms the study group into a criminal gang run by a power-hungry Abed.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Karey Dornetto

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  12. Community Season 3 Episode 14 - Pillows and Blankets (2)
    9.3/10(6916 votes)

    #12 - Pillows and Blankets (2)

    S3:E14

    The students of Greendale are drawn into an epic pillow fight as Troy and Abed start a war that threatens to destroy their unique friendship.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Andy Bobrow

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  13. Community Season 2 Episode 6 - Epidemiology
    9.2/10(7214 votes)

    #13 - Epidemiology

    S2:E6

    Dean Pelton's army surplus party food sparks an outbreak of zombie-ism at the Greendale Halloween party.

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writer:Karey Dornetto

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  14. Community Season 5 Episode 4 - Cooperative Polygraphy
    9.2/10(5581 votes)

    #14 - Cooperative Polygraphy

    S5:E4

    Pierce's funeral leaves the study group with mixed feelings, especially after their late tormentor leaves one last test to reveal everyone's secrets.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Alex Rubens

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  15. Community Season 2 Episode 8 - Cooperative Calligraphy
    9.1/10(6205 votes)

    #15 - Cooperative Calligraphy

    S2:E8

    Annie's missing pen leads to friction within the group.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Megan Ganz

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  16. Community Season 3 Episode 19 - Curriculum Unavailable
    9.1/10(5350 votes)

    #16 - Curriculum Unavailable

    S3:E19

    After Abed is caught trespassing at Greendale, he and his friends visit a psychiatrist.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Adam Countee

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  17. Community Season 2 Episode 21 - Paradigms of Human Memory
    9.0/10(5769 votes)

    #17 - Paradigms of Human Memory

    S2:E21

    Working on their final anthropology diorama, Chang finds a cache of items stolen by Troy's monkey that dredge up unhappy memories for the study group.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  18. Community Season 3 Episode 8 - Documentary Filmmaking: Redux
    9.0/10(5790 votes)

    #18 - Documentary Filmmaking: Redux

    S3:E8

    As Dean Pelton films a new commercial for Greendale, the production takes a wild turn once he discovers that a famous alum has agreed to appear in it.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Megan Ganz

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  19. Community Season 3 Episode 21 - The First Chang Dynasty
    9.0/10(4944 votes)

    #19 - The First Chang Dynasty

    S3:E21

    The study group stages an elaborate heist to break in to Greendale and free Dean Pelton from the clutches of Chang.

    Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
    Writers:Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld

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  20. Community Season 5 Episode 3 - Basic Intergluteal Numismatics
    9.0/10(5530 votes)

    #20 - Basic Intergluteal Numismatics

    S5:E3

    With the mysterious Ass Crack Bandit back at Greendale, Annie and Jeff are on the case. As clues and suspicions mount, Shirley delivers shocking news.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Erik Sommers

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  21. Community Season 1 Episode 17 - Physical Education
    8.9/10(5819 votes)

    #21 - Physical Education

    S1:E17

    The study group helps Abed land a date with a girl, and Jeff squares off with a P.E. coach who insists that he wear gym shorts to a billiards class.

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writer:Jessie Miller

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  22. Community Season 2 Episode 19 - Critical Film Studies
    8.9/10(5792 votes)

    #22 - Critical Film Studies

    S2:E19

    Jeff and the group arrange a Pulp Fiction birthday party for Abed, but he has his own plans, starting with an expensive dinner for himself and Jeff.

    Director:Richard Ayoade
    Writer:Sona Panos

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  23. Community Season 5 Episode 8 - App Development and Condiments
    8.9/10(5112 votes)

    #23 - App Development and Condiments

    S5:E8

    A new caste system takes over when Greendale beta tests an app that ranks everyone. Shirley loves her new status, but Jeff and Britta want it stopped.

    Director:Rob Schrab
    Writers:Parker Deay, Jordan Blum

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  24. Community Season 6 Episode 11 - Modern Espionage
    8.8/10(4234 votes)

    #24 - Modern Espionage

    S6:E11

    Heroes are born, promises are broken and the stakes are raised when paintball makes an explosive return to Greendale's campus.

    Director:Rob Schrab
    Writer:Mark Stegemann

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  25. Community Season 1 Episode 9 - Debate 109
    8.7/10(5672 votes)

    #25 - Debate 109

    S1:E9

    As Jeff is drafted to help lead Greendale's debate team against the formidable City College, Abed's film-class projects appear to predict the future.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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Best Episodes Summary

"Modern Warfare" is the best rated episode of "Community". It scored 9.8/10 based on 16172 votes. Directed by Justin Lin and written by Emily Cutler, it aired on 5/6/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Remedial Chaos Theory".