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The Best Episodes of Community

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The Best Episodes of Community

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. Background image for A Fistful of Paintballs (1)
    9.6/10(8.9k votes)

    #1 - 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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
  2. Background image for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
    9.5/10(8.1k votes)

    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
  3. Background image for For a Few Paintballs More (2)
    9.5/10(7.4k votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
  4. Background image for Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design
    9.4/10(7.3k votes)

    #4 - 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.

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  5. Background image for Modern Warfare
    9.2/10(64 votes)

    #5 - Modern Warfare

    S1:E23

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

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    Director:Justin Lin
  6. Background image for Epidemiology
    9.2/10(7.0k votes)

    #6 - Epidemiology

    S2:E6

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

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  8. Background image for Cooperative Calligraphy
    9.1/10(6.0k votes)

    #7 - Cooperative Calligraphy

    S2:E8

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

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    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Megan Ganz
  9. Background image for Remedial Chaos Theory
    9.1/10(50 votes)

    #8 - Remedial Chaos Theory

    S3:E4

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

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    Director:Jeff Melman
  10. Background image for Contemporary American Poultry
    9.0/10(43 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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  11. Background image for Paradigms of Human Memory
    9.0/10(5.6k votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. Background image for Critical Film Studies
    8.9/10(5.6k votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Writer:Sona Panos
  13. Background image for Pillows and Blankets (2)
    8.9/10(36 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.

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  14. Background image for Basic Lupine Urology
    8.8/10(38 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Rob Schrab
    Writer:Megan Ganz
  15. Background image for Digital Estate Planning
    8.8/10(39 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking
    8.7/10(4.9k votes)

    #15 - Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking

    S2:E16

    Claiming that he is about to die, Pierce summons the study group to the hospital to bequeath his belongings to them.

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    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Megan Ganz
  17. Background image for Anthropology 101
    8.6/10(5.0k votes)

    #16 - Anthropology 101

    S2:E1

    When the semester starts, Jeff is stunned that his rejection of Britta has made her a campus star; Chang wants to be accepted into the study group.

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    Director:Joe Russo
  18. Background image for Basic Rocket Science
    8.6/10(5.1k votes)

    #17 - Basic Rocket Science

    S2:E4

    Jeff and the group must salvage an aging museum exhibit that Dean Pelton wants as the centerpiece of Greendale's proposed aerospace training program.

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    Director:Anthony Russo
  19. Background image for Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas
    8.6/10(6.4k votes)

    #18 - Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas

    S2:E11

    The meaning of Christmas is lost and Abed's intense fixation on the holiday concerns the group in this special stop-motion animation episode.

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  20. Background image for Documentary Filmmaking: Redux
    8.6/10(39 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Megan Ganz
  21. Background image for Curriculum Unavailable
    8.6/10(36 votes)

    #20 - Curriculum Unavailable

    S3:E19

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

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  22. Background image for Geothermal Escapism
    8.6/10(39 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
  23. Background image for Introduction to Statistics
    8.5/10(53 votes)

    #22 - Introduction to Statistics

    S1:E7

    Jeff sets his sights on an attractive professor, and Annie looks to boost her social standing by hosting a Day of the Dead party.

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  24. Background image for Cooperative Polygraphy
    8.5/10(38 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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  25. Background image for Debate 109
    8.4/10(46 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Tim Hobert
  26. Background image for Mixology Certification
    8.4/10(4.8k votes)

    #25 - Mixology Certification

    S2:E10

    Troy's friends help him celebrate his 21st birthday.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Fistful of Paintballs (1)" is the best rated episode of "Community". It scored 9.6/10 based on 8873 votes. Directed by Joe Russo and written by Andrew Guest, it aired on 5/5/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons".