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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!

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.

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  1. 9.8/10(14.8k votes)

    #1 - Modern Warfare

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    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
  2. 9.3/10(7.2k votes)

    #2 - Contemporary American Poultry

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    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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  3. 8.9/10(5.6k votes)

    #3 - Physical Education

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    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.

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  4. 8.7/10(5.5k votes)

    #4 - Debate 109

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    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
  5. 8.6/10(5.5k votes)

    #5 - Introduction to Statistics

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    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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  6. 8.4/10(4.6k votes)

    #6 - Pascal's Triangle Revisited

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    S1:E25

    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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
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  8. 8.3/10(4.8k votes)

    #7 - Comparative Religion

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    S1:E12

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

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  9. 8.3/10(4.5k votes)

    #8 - Communication Studies

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    S1:E16

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

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  10. 8.3/10(4.6k votes)

    #9 - Beginner Pottery

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    S1:E19

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

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  11. 8.3/10(4.5k votes)

    #10 - The Science of Illusion

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    S1:E20

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

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    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Zach Paez
  12. 8.1/10(5.5k votes)

    #11 - Introduction to Film

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    S1:E3

    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.

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  13. 8.1/10(4.7k votes)

    #12 - Environmental Science

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    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Seth Gordon
    Writer:Zach Paez
  14. 8.1/10(4.3k votes)

    #13 - English as a Second Language

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    S1:E24

    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.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Tim Hobert
  15. 8.0/10(5.0k votes)

    #14 - Social Psychology

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    S1:E4

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

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  16. 7.9/10(4.4k votes)

    #15 - Romantic Expressionism

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    S1:E15

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

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    Director:Joe Russo
  17. 7.9/10(4.4k votes)

    #16 - Basic Genealogy

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    S1:E18

    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.

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  18. 7.8/10(4.6k votes)

    #17 - Home Economics

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    S1:E8

    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.

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  19. 7.8/10(4.6k votes)

    #18 - Investigative Journalism

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    S1:E13

    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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Tim Hobert
  20. 7.8/10(4.4k votes)

    #19 - Interpretive Dance

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    S1:E14

    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.

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  21. 7.8/10(4.6k votes)

    #20 - The Art of Discourse

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    S1:E22

    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.

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  22. 7.7/10(5.5k votes)

    #21 - Spanish 101

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    S1:E2

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

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    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Dan Harmon
  23. 7.7/10(4.8k votes)

    #22 - Advanced Criminal Law

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    S1:E5

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

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    Director:Joe Russo
  24. 7.7/10(4.5k votes)

    #23 - The Politics of Human Sexuality

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    S1:E11

    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.

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  25. 7.6/10(4.7k votes)

    #24 - Football, Feminism and You

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    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Joe Russo
  26. 7.5/10(6.3k votes)

    #25 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Modern Warfare" is the best rated episode of "Community" season 1. It scored 9.8/10 based on 14822 votes. Directed by Justin Lin and written by Emily Cutler, it aired on 5/6/2010. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Contemporary American Poultry".