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The Best Episodes of Community Season 1

Every episode of Community Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Community Season 1!

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.

Genre:Comedy

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Community" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7.5/10 from 6166 user votes. It was directed by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo and written by Dan Harmon. "Pilot" aired on 9/17/2009 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Spanish 101".

  • Pilot
    7.5/10 6,166 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2009

    When the legitimacy of his degree is challenged, lawyer Jeff Winger must return to school, where he meets a clan of misfit community college students.

    Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

    Writer: Dan Harmon

  • Spanish 101
    7.7/10 5,368 votes

    #2 - Spanish 101

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2009

    While Jeff looks to use a Spanish class assignment to get close to Britta, Pierce has something altogether different in mind.

    Director: Joe Russo

    Writer: Dan Harmon

  • Introduction to Film
    8.1/10 5,322 votes

    #3 - Introduction to Film

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2009

    Jeff struggles to get a good grade, and Britta's offer to bankroll his film class exposes a rift between Abed and his angry father.

    Director: Anthony Russo

    Writer: Jon Pollack, Tim Hobert

  • Social Psychology
    8.0/10 4,892 votes

    #4 - Social Psychology

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2009

    As Annie recruits Abed and Troy for a psychology class experiment, Jeff and Shirley bond over their mutual fondness for gossip.

    Director: Anthony Russo

    Writer: Liz Cackowski

  • Advanced Criminal Law
    7.7/10 4,688 votes

    #5 - Advanced Criminal Law

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2009

    As Pierce volunteers to compose a new school song, a cheating episode in Spanish class leaves Jeff defending Britta before a disciplinary tribunal.

    Director: Joe Russo

    Writer: Andrew Guest

  • Football, Feminism and You
    7.6/10 4,601 votes

    #6 - Football, Feminism and You

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2009

    Annie's dream of being the ex-football star's girlfriend is in jeopardy when Jeff is blackmailed into getting Troy to join Greendale's football team.

    Director: Joe Russo

    Writer: Hilary Winston

  • Introduction to Statistics
    8.6/10 5,325 votes

    #7 - Introduction to Statistics

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2009

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

    Director: Justin Lin

    Writer: Jon Pollack, Tim Hobert

  • Home Economics
    7.8/10 4,506 votes

    #8 - Home Economics

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2009

    Jeff is forced out of his condo and into Abed's dorm room, and Annie looks to get Troy's attention by helping him plan a romantic picnic.

    Director: Anthony Russo

    Writer: Lauren Pomerantz

  • Debate 109
    8.7/10 5,361 votes

    #9 - Debate 109

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2009

    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

  • Environmental Science
    8.1/10 4,547 votes

    #10 - Environmental Science

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2009

    Faced with an unreasonable amount of Spanish homework, Jeff's efforts to handle Señor Chang manage to help him, but not the rest of the class.

    Director: Seth Gordon

    Writer: Zach Paez

  • The Politics of Human Sexuality
    7.7/10 4,363 votes

    #11 - The Politics of Human Sexuality

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2009

    With his high-price "escort" girlfriend on his arm, Pierce pressures Jeff into asking Dean Pelton's airhead secretary to double date at the STD Fair.

    Director: Anthony Russo

    Writer: Hilary Winston

  • Comparative Religion
    8.3/10 4,702 votes

    #12 - Comparative Religion

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2009

    Shirley's plans for a holiday party are in jeopardy when Jeff is drawn into a fight with a campus bully.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Liz Cackowski

  • Investigative Journalism
    7.8/10 4,504 votes

    #13 - Investigative Journalism

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2010

    Jeff accepts an invitation to be the editor of the school paper as he and his friends fend off an interloper who wants to join their study group.

    Director: Joe Russo

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Interpretive Dance
    7.8/10 4,289 votes

    #14 - Interpretive Dance

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2010

    As Jeff and Prof. Slater try to keep their student-teacher romance under wraps, Britta and Troy tell everyone about their shared passion for dance.

    Director: Justin Lin

    Writer: Lauren Pomerantz

  • Romantic Expressionism
    7.9/10 4,265 votes

    #15 - Romantic Expressionism

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/2010

    Jeff and Britta team up to derail Annie's fledgling romance with Greendale's resident hippie singer-songwriter, Vaughn.

    Director: Joe Russo

    Writer: Andrew Guest

  • Communication Studies
    8.3/10 4,429 votes

    #16 - Communication Studies

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/2010

    As Valentine's Day finds Jeff struggling with his feelings for Britta and Professor Slater, Pierce and Troy are wrongly blamed for a prank.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Chris McKenna

  • Physical Education
    8.9/10 5,500 votes

    #17 - Physical Education

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2010

    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

  • Basic Genealogy
    7.9/10 4,284 votes

    #18 - Basic Genealogy

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2010

    As Family Day lands Jeff in the middle of an affair with Pierce's sexy ex-stepdaughter, Shirley's unruly sons help liberate Abed's Afghani cousin.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: Karey Dornetto

  • Beginner Pottery
    8.3/10 4,523 votes

    #19 - Beginner Pottery

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/2010

    A pottery class he takes for an easy A reveals Jeff's deep-seated need to succeed.

    Director: Anthony Russo

    Writer: Hilary Winston

  • The Science of Illusion
    8.3/10 4,409 votes

    #20 - The Science of Illusion

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/2010

    When her April Fools' Day prank inadvertently sends a human cadaver out the anatomy lab window, Britta looks to place the blame on Jeff.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Zach Paez

  • Contemporary American Poultry
    9.3/10 6,987 votes

    #21 - Contemporary American Poultry

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/22/2010

    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

  • The Art of Discourse
    7.8/10 4,460 votes

    #22 - The Art of Discourse

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2010

    While a tasteless prank ends with Pierce being tossed out of the group, Britta and Jeff are forced to team up against some teen newcomers at school.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Chris McKenna

  • Modern Warfare
    9.8/10 14,508 votes

    #23 - Modern Warfare

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2010

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

    Director: Justin Lin

    Writer: Emily Cutler

  • English as a Second Language
    8.1/10 4,192 votes

    #24 - English as a Second Language

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2010

    On the eve of an important final exam in Spanish, everyone's grades are jeopardized when it is discovered that Señor Chang has a damaging secret.

    Director: Gail Mancuso

    Writer: Tim Hobert

  • Pascal's Triangle Revisited
    8.4/10 4,525 votes

    #25 - Pascal's Triangle Revisited

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/2010

    As the end of the school year finds Jeff at the apex of a romantic triangle, Annie ponders moving away with her hacky sack-playing boyfriend.

    Director: Joe Russo

    Writer: Hilary Winston