Series synopsis
Community is an American comedy television series that premiered on NBC on September 17, 2009. It ended on June 2, 2015. It was created by Dan Harmon. It stars Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie and Donald Glover.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Mastering the B.S. degree at community college.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joel McHale as Jeff Winger
- Gillian Jacobs as Britta Perry
- Alison Brie as Annie Edison
- Donald Glover as Troy Barnes
- Jim Rash as Dean Craig Pelton
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett
- Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir
- Chevy Chase as Pierce Hawthorne
Supporting cast
- Malcolm McDowell as Professor Cornwallis
- Jonathan Banks as Professor Buzz Hickey
- Ken Jeong as Ben Chang
Guest cast
- John Oliver as Professor Ian Duncan
- Paget Brewster as Francesca "Frankie" Dart
- Keith David as Elroy Patashnik
- Brie Larson as Rachel
- LeVar Burton as LeVar Burton
- Walton Goggins as Mr. Stone
- Ben Folds as Professor Bublitz
- Kevin Corrigan as Professor Sean Garrity
- Eric Wareheim as Male Four #2
- Rob Corddry as Alan Connor
- Tim Heidecker as Male Four #1
- Vince Gilligan as Devon
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 155 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 45 | March 5, 2010 | May 18, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 25 | September 17, 2009 | May 20, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 24 | September 23, 2010 | May 12, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 22, 2011 | May 17, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 13 | February 7, 2013 | May 9, 2013 |
| Season 5 | 13 | January 2, 2014 | April 17, 2014 |
| Season 6 | 13 | March 17, 2015 | June 2, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Study Break: Stop Using Your Brain (1) Xfinity TV mini episode. |
March 5, 2010 |
| 2 |
Study Break: Truth or Dare (2) Xfinity TV mini episode. |
March 5, 2010 |
| 3 |
Study Break: Generation Gap (3) Xfinity TV mini episode. |
March 5, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot 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. |
September 17, 2009 |
| 2 |
Spanish 101 While Jeff looks to use a Spanish class assignment to get close to Britta, Pierce has something altogether different in mind. |
September 24, 2009 |
| 3 |
Introduction to Film 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. |
October 1, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Anthropology 101 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. |
September 23, 2010 |
| 2 |
Accounting for Lawyers When an old friend from Jeff's past appears unexpectedly, his friends discover that he was the one responsible for Jeff's disbarment. |
September 30, 2010 |
| 3 |
The Psychology of Letting Go A death provokes a fierce debate about Pierce's religious beliefs. Britta and Annie are at odds over tactics in the Gulf oil spill fund-raising drive. |
October 7, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Biology 101 As Jeff tries to keep Pierce from rejoining the study group, Dean Pelton faces off with Vice Dean Laybourne for control of Greendale. |
September 22, 2011 |
| 2 |
Geography of Global Conflict As Annie competes with an overachieving rival in a Model United Nations competition, Jeff wrestles with his feelings for his ambitious friend. |
September 29, 2011 |
| 3 |
Competitive Ecology The study group struggles to incorporate a fellow classmate while working on a project for Professor Kane's class. |
October 6, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
History 101 As Jeff competes for spots in an overbooked 'History of Ice Cream' class, Abed copes with the looming end of their time at Greendale by retreating into a surreal mental 'happy place', while Annie and Shirley engage in school-wide pranks. |
February 7, 2013 |
| 2 |
Paranormal Parentage On the way to a Halloween party, the study group must free Pierce from his panic room and slowly comes to suspect that his mansion is haunted. |
February 14, 2013 |
| 3 |
Conventions of Space and Time Troy worries about losing Abed to a fellow Inspector Spacetime fan at a convention for the show, while Annie fantasizes about being married to Jeff. |
February 21, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Repilot With his law practice doomed, Jeff returns to Greendale to start a class action suit against the school, but a hologram of Pierce has him reconsider. |
January 2, 2014 |
| 2 |
Introduction to Teaching Abed tackles a two-day crash course on Nicolas Cage, while a clueless Jeff begins his teaching career with Annie as his most demanding student. |
January 2, 2014 |
| 3 |
Basic Intergluteal Numismatics 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. |
January 9, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ladders New administrative consultant Frankie's strict — and sobering — changes split the group when Abed goes rogue to side with the enemy. |
March 17, 2015 |
| 2 |
Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care When Dean Pelton loses himself — and a chunk of the college budget — in a virtual reality system, Jeff seeks help from its cantankerous inventor. |
March 17, 2015 |
| 3 |
Basic Crisis Room Decorum A rival's attack ad puts the group into defensive mode — and a moral quandary. Britta and Chang find new ways to gross everyone out. |
March 24, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 17, 2009 |
| Last aired | June 2, 2015 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |