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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!

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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
    Community Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(6535 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    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.

    Directors:Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
    Writer:Dan Harmon

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  2. Community Season 1 Episode 2 - Spanish 101
    7.7/10(5686 votes)

    #2 - Spanish 101

    S1:E2

    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

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  3. Community Season 1 Episode 3 - Introduction to Film
    8.1/10(5644 votes)

    #3 - Introduction to Film

    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.

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writers:Jon Pollack, Tim Hobert

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  4. Community Season 1 Episode 4 - Social Psychology
    8.0/10(5181 votes)

    #4 - Social Psychology

    S1:E4

    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

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  5. Community Season 1 Episode 5 - Advanced Criminal Law
    7.7/10(4972 votes)

    #5 - Advanced Criminal Law

    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.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Andrew Guest

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  6. Community Season 1 Episode 6 - Football, Feminism and You
    7.6/10(4872 votes)

    #6 - Football, Feminism and You

    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.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Hilary Winston

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  7. Community Season 1 Episode 7 - Introduction to Statistics
    8.6/10(5621 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Justin Lin
    Writers:Jon Pollack, Tim Hobert

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  8. Community Season 1 Episode 8 - Home Economics
    7.8/10(4766 votes)

    #8 - Home Economics

    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.

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writer:Lauren Pomerantz

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  9. Community Season 1 Episode 9 - Debate 109
    8.7/10(5658 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Community Season 1 Episode 10 - Environmental Science
    8.1/10(4807 votes)

    #10 - Environmental Science

    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.

    Director:Seth Gordon
    Writer:Zach Paez

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  11. Community Season 1 Episode 11 - The Politics of Human Sexuality
    7.7/10(4615 votes)

    #11 - The Politics of Human Sexuality

    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.

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writer:Hilary Winston

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  12. Community Season 1 Episode 12 - Comparative Religion
    8.3/10(4977 votes)

    #12 - Comparative Religion

    S1:E12

    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

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  13. Community Season 1 Episode 13 - Investigative Journalism
    7.8/10(4761 votes)

    #13 - Investigative Journalism

    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.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  14. Community Season 1 Episode 14 - Interpretive Dance
    7.8/10(4533 votes)

    #14 - Interpretive Dance

    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.

    Director:Justin Lin
    Writer:Lauren Pomerantz

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  15. Community Season 1 Episode 15 - Romantic Expressionism
    7.9/10(4499 votes)

    #15 - Romantic Expressionism

    S1:E15

    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

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  16. Community Season 1 Episode 16 - Communication Studies
    8.3/10(4672 votes)

    #16 - Communication Studies

    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.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  17. Community Season 1 Episode 17 - Physical Education
    8.9/10(5806 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Community Season 1 Episode 18 - Basic Genealogy
    7.8/10(4527 votes)

    #18 - Basic Genealogy

    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.

    Director:Ken Whittingham
    Writer:Karey Dornetto

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  19. Community Season 1 Episode 19 - Beginner Pottery
    8.3/10(4763 votes)

    #19 - Beginner Pottery

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writer:Hilary Winston

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  20. Community Season 1 Episode 20 - The Science of Illusion
    8.3/10(4658 votes)

    #20 - The Science of Illusion

    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.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Zach Paez

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  21. Community Season 1 Episode 21 - Contemporary American Poultry
    9.3/10(7353 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Community Season 1 Episode 22 - The Art of Discourse
    7.8/10(4707 votes)

    #22 - The Art of Discourse

    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.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  23. Community Season 1 Episode 23 - Modern Warfare
    9.8/10(16108 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Community Season 1 Episode 24 - English as a Second Language
    8.1/10(4422 votes)

    #24 - English as a Second Language

    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.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  25. Community Season 1 Episode 25 - Pascal's Triangle Revisited
    8.4/10(4763 votes)

    #25 - Pascal's Triangle Revisited

    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.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Hilary Winston

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Community" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 6535 votes. Directed by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo and written by Dan Harmon, it aired on 9/17/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Spanish 101".