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Community Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot

First aired: Sep/17/2009
Writer: Dan Harmon
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Patricia Belcher (Cafeteria Lady)

Jeff Winger, a lawyer whose degree has been revoked, finds himself at Greendale Community College where he forms a study group consisting of Pierce, Britta, a 28-year old drop out; Shirley, a middle-aged and recently divorced woman; Abed, a pop-culture junkie; Annie, a perfectionist; Troy, a former high school football hero; and Senor Chang, the Spanish professor.



2 :01x02 - Spanish 101

First aired: Sep/24/2009
Writer: Dan Harmon
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton)

When Senor Chang assigns the class a project that requires partners, Jeff works to become Britta's partner. However, his attempts backfire and he ends up with someone he didn't want to work with. Meanwhile, Shirley and Annie help Britta with a social justice cause.



3 :01x03 - Introduction to Film

First aired: Oct/01/2009
Writer: Tim Hobert, Jon Pollack
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: John Michael Higgins (Professor Whitman), Iqbal Theba (Abed's Dad)

Jeff signs up for a class thinking it will be an easy A. However, Jeff soon discovers that he will need to do a lot more work than expected to pass. Meanwhile, Britta helps Abed with his dream to study film.



4 :01x04 - Social Psychology

First aired: Oct/08/2009
Writer: Liz Cackowski
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Eric Christian Olsen (Vaughn), Matt L. Jones (Stoner Friend), Erik Charles Nielsen (Research Assistant #1)

Jeff and Shirley bond over their shared love of gossip. Meanwhile, Britta starts dating a new guy on campus.



5 :01x05 - Advanced Criminal Law

First aired: Oct/15/2009
Writer: Andrew Guest
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Ken Jeong (Senor Chang), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett)

There is a cheater in class and Chang threatens to fail the entire class if the cheater does not come forward. After a confessor shows up, Jeff comes to the defense of the person. Elsewhere, it's time for a new school song.



6 :01x06 - Football, Feminism and You

First aired: Oct/22/2009
Writer: Hilary Winston
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Charlotte Newhouse (Professor Baker), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Ken Jeong (Senor Chang), Bill Parks (Football Player), Sashi Bommakanty (Security Guard / Abed Look-a-Like), Bertrand Roberson Jr. (Security Guard / Troy Look-a-Like)

Jeff wants Troy to become a member of the school's football team. Britta gets a lesson in the etiquette of girl talk from Shirley.



7 :01x07 - Introduction to Statistics

First aired: Oct/29/2009
Writer: Jon Pollack, Tim Hobert
Director: Justin Lin
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Lauren Stamile (Professor Slater), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Bunny Levine (Pierce's Mom), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

Jeff must come to a decision after he makes a date with a hot statistics professor which clashes with Annie's Day of the Dead party.



8 :01x08 - Home Economics

First aired: Nov/05/2009
Writer: Lauren Pomerantz
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Shelby Rabara (Randi), Dominik Musiol (Pavel), Giancarlo Molina (Drummer), Eric Christian Olsen (Vaughn), Patton Oswalt (Male Nurse)

When everyone learns that Jeff is living in his car, they come to his aid despite Jeff's reluctance to accept help. Meanwhile, Pierce becomes the keyboardist for Vaughn's band and Annie helps Troy plan a date with another girl.



9 :01x09 - Debate 109

First aired: Nov/12/2009
Writer: Tim Hobert
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Aaron Himelstein (Jeremy Simmons), Candace Brown (Jean), John Michael Higgins (Professor Whitman), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Sandeep Parikh (Abed's Abed), Jeff Short (Abed's Jeff), Lejon Stewart (Abed's Troy), Kelsy Abbott (Abed's Annie), John Platt (Abed's Pierce), Dioni Michelle Collins (Abed's Shirley), Jennifer Flack (Abed's Britta), Jason Rogel (Samoan), Danny Seckel (Richard)

Jeff and Annie team up to square off against City College in the debate championships. Meanwhile, Pierce uses hypnotherapy on Britta to help her quit smoking; and Abed's films seem to predict the future.



10 :01x10 - Environmental Science

First aired: Nov/19/2009
Writer: Zach Paez
Director: Seth Gordon
Guest star: Ted Rooney (Marketing Professor), Adrian Sparks (Greene Daeye Leader), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Kelsey Gunn (Science Student #1), Abigail Marlowe (Receptionist), Holland Roden (Girl), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Andrea DeOliveira (Senora Chang), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

Jeff is asked by his classmates to talk to Senor Chang about the absurd amount of homework he assigns. Meanwhile, Troy and Abed lose their biology lab experiment subject.



11 :01x11 - The Politics of Human Sexuality

First aired: Dec/03/2009
Writer: Hilary Winston
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Sharon Lawrence (Doreen), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Sara Erikson (Sabrina), Craig Cackowski (Security Guard #1), Bill Parks (Water Balloon Guy), Liz Cackowski (School Counselor)

Annie and Dean Pelton organize an STD fair in which it encourages students to "catch knowledge." Meanwhile, Jeff is taught a lesson in dating, and Troy and Abed search for the best athlete on campus.



12 :01x12 - Comparative Religion

First aired: Dec/10/2009
Writer: Liz Cackowski
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: Anthony Michael Hall (Mike), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Eva Tingley (Sign Language Woman), Jeremy A. Marinas (Bully's Friend)

Shirley puts together a Christmas party for the gang, but is shocked to find out that most of them come from various religious backgrounds. Meanwhile, Jeff faces a school bully and learns he may fail Spanish class.



13 :01x13 - Investigative Journalism

First aired: Jan/14/2010
Writer: Tim Hobert, Jon Pollack
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Jack Black (Buddy), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Monica Young (Female Spanish Professor), Dc Pierson (Mark Millot), Owen Wilson (Leader of other study group)

Everyone returns after winter break and finds that one of their classmates has joined their study group, leading the others to have to decide whether or not the new person is worthy. Meanwhile, Jeff agrees to be editor for the Greendale Gazette Journal.



14 :01x14 - Interpretive Dance

First aired: Jan/21/2010
Writer: Lauren Pomerantz
Director: Justin Lin
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Lauren Stamile (Professor Slater), Twink Caplan (Madame LeClair), Bubba Dean Rambo (Ballet Plant #3)

The gang learns Jeff has a new girlfriend, but he is determined to keep his relationship a secret. Meanwhile, Troy and Britta share their own secrets with their friends.



15 :01x15 - Romantic Expressionism

First aired: Feb/04/2010
Writer: Andrew Guest
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Eric Christian Olsen (Vaughn), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dc Pierson (Mark Millot), Randall Park (Crime Boss), Angela Trimbur (Woman), Derek Mears (Kickpuncher), Giancarlo Molina (Drummer), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), David Seger (Drug Dealer), Dominic Dierkes (Buzz), Meggie McFadden (Linda), Dan Eckman (Derrick)

When Annie starts hanging out with Britta's ex-boyfriend Vaughn, Britta and Jeff vow to protect her. Meanwhile, Pierce feels left out at Troy and Abed's movie night.



16 :01x16 - Communication Studies

First aired: Feb/11/2010
Writer: Chris McKenna
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: Brandon Soo Hoo (Abed's Chang), Lauren Stamile (Professor Slater), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Dominik Musiol (Camera Assistant), Ryan Martin (Abed's Star-Burns), Lejon Stewart (Abed's Troy), John Platt (Abed's Pierce)

Jeff tries to fix his relationship with Britta following a drunken phone call; Annie and Shirley make plans to humiliate Chang in order to defend Troy and Pierce's dignity.



17 :01x17 - Physical Education

First aired: Mar/04/2010
Writer: Jessie Miller
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Carrie Wiita (Jenny Adams), Jill Latiano (Courtney), Blake Clark (Coach Bogner), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Richard Erdman (Leonard)

Jeff is excited to show off his pool skills in his new billiards class, only to have his will tested when shorts, not designer jeans, are the required uniform to play. Meanwhile, the gang focuses on helping Abed woo a potential mate by bringing out different sides of his personality.



18 :01x18 - Basic Genealogy

First aired: Mar/11/2010
Writer: Karey Dornetto
Director: Ken Whittingham
Guest star: Tom Yi (Rabbi Chang), Kwesi Boakye (Elijah), Fran Bennett (Nana), Iqbal Theba (Abed's Dad), Lauren Stamile (Professor Slater), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Katharine McPhee (Amber), Emily Ghamrawi (Abra), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Tyrel Williams (Jordan), Craig Cackowski (Police Officer)

Its Family Day at Greendale Community College and the gangs families come to campus to join in the fun. Meanwhile, Jeff agrees to help Pierce connect with his stepdaughter Amber. Things take an interesting twist when Amber shows an interest in Jeff.



19 :01x19 - Beginner Pottery

First aired: Mar/18/2010
Writer: Hilary Winston
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Lee Majors (Admiral Slaughter), Carol Kiernan (Jeff's Mom), Tony Hale (Professor Holly), Greg Cromer (Rich), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Dee Dee Rescher (Rich's Mom)

Jeff unexpectedly takes interest in his new pottery class when another student shows natural talent. Meanwhile, Pierce brings Britta, Shirley and Troy along for a ride at his boating class.



20 :01x20 - The Science of Illusion

First aired: Mar/25/2010
Writer: Zach Paez
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Jay Johnston (Police Officer #2), Eve Brent (Glenda), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Craig Cackowski (Police Officer #1)

Pierce is willing to do whatever it takes to reach a new level of ascension in his Buddhist church; Britta tries to shake her reputation as a buzzkill, which results in a prank gone wrong.



21 :01x21 - Contemporary American Poultry

First aired: Apr/22/2010
Writer: Emily Cutler, Karey Dornetto
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Brian Norris (Travis), Tom Lent (Food Service Manager), Sara Van Horn (Lunch Lady), Michael Cory Davis (Sexy Dreadlocks), Kelsey Gunn (Woman), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), James Earl III (Bouncer)

Jeff and Troy take on the chicken finger shortage that has a gripped Greendale Community College. Witnessing this show of activism by her fellow students causes Britta to struggle with the unsatisfactory number of causes she currently supports.



22 :01x22 - The Art of Discourse

First aired: Apr/29/2010
Writer: Chris McKenna
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: Aaron Hill (Pizza Guy), Dean Collins (Scott), Jared Kusnitz (Mark), Lisa Rinna (Mark's Mom), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Jillian Rose Reed (Kelly), Bryn Allen (Girl Scout)

The group is divided after Pierce crosses a line with Shirley; Britta and Jeff face a group of young bullies and their mother



23 :01x23 - Modern Warfare

First aired: May/06/2010
Writer: Emily Cutler
Director: Justin Lin
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Sean Riblett (Chess Club Geek #3), Patrick Rafferty (Chess Club Geek #2), Ulysses Lee (Chess Club Geek #1), Brian Michael Jones (Pawn), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

The sexual tension between Jeff and Britta is a popular topic among the members of the group; a contest turns the campus into a war zone.



24 :01x24 - English as a Second Language

First aired: May/13/2010
Writer: Tim Hobert
Director: Gail Mancuso
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Jerry Minor (Janitor #2), Marlene Forte (Doctora Escodera), Bertrand Roberson Jr. (Security Guard / Troy Look-a-Like), Sashi Bommakanty (Security Guard / Abed Look-a-Like), Will Harris (Janitor #1), Michael Busch (Math Nerd #1), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

The truth about Senor Chang is revealed and Troy discovers a trade in which he truly excels.



25 :01x25 - Pascal's Triangle Revisited

First aired: May/20/2010
Writer: Hilary Winston
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Eric Christian Olsen (Vaughn), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Lauren Stamile (Professor Slater), John Michael Higgins (Professor Whitman), Andy Siegel (Random Guy), Bill Parks (Young Guy), Matt L. Jones (Stoner Friend (as Matt Jones)), Meggie McFadden (Linda), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

Britta and professor Slater fight for Jeff's affection and Troy is upset when Abed doesn't ask him to move into his dorm room.



26 :02x01 - Anthropology 101

First aired: Sep/23/2010
Writer: Chris McKenna
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Betty White (Professor June Bauer), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Ken Schumaker (George Clooney Impersonator), Angela Trimbur (Student #2), Kelsey Gunn (Student #1), Angela Malhotra (Female Student), Sara Van Horn (Female Server), Abigail Marlowe (Female Britta Fan #1), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

As classes resume at Greendale Community College for the fall, the study group gathers to tackle this year's big class, "Anthropology 101. " Jeff Winger struggles with his relationships with Britta and Annie after last year's Transfer Dance. Senor Chang decides to enroll as a student so that he too can join the study group.



27 :02x02 - Accounting for Lawyers

First aired: Sep/30/2010
Writer: Emily Cutler
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Drew Carey (Ted), Tug Coker (Philip), Steven W. Bailey (Janitor), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Rob Corddry (Alan Connor), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Dominic Dierkes (Student)

When Jeff Winger runs into his former law firm colleague Alan Connor, the two re-connect and Jeff finds himself returning to some of his evil ways of late night partying and expensive suits. Alan takes Jeff to a law firm event to see his former boss, Ted, and the study group shows up to "rescue" him. While Annie, Abed and Troy sneak into the offices to gather dirt on Alan, Jeff watches in horror as Pierce, Britta and Shirley are corrupted by the lawyers.



28 :02x03 - The Psychology of Letting Go

First aired: Oct/07/2010
Writer: Hilary Winston
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Betty White (Professor June Bauer), Pat Crawford Brown (Pierce's Mom), David Jean Thomas (Umbootu), Patton Oswalt (Jackie (Male Nurse)), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Justin Alston (Guy #2), Dc Pierson (Guy #1), Bill Parks (Dude #1), Patrick O'Neil (Christine's Boyfriend), Natalina Maggio (Hot Girl), Amber Lancaster (Christine)

Pierce deals with the death of his mother and the group comes together to comfort him in his time of need. Professor Duncan struggles to take over the anthropology class with no training, as Professor Bauer takes an unexpected leave of absence after her classroom hijinks put Jeff Winger in the hospital.



29 :02x04 - Basic Rocket Science

First aired: Oct/14/2010
Writer: Andy Bobrow
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Richard McGonagle (S.A.N.D.E.R.S.), Jordan Black (Dean Spreck), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Brady Novak (Faculty #1), Michael Montiel (Runner)

Dean Pelton decides that Greendale Community College must have its own flight simulator and cannot be bested by the competition, "City College," which is planning its own flight simulator. He enlists the study group to clean and refurbish the Greendale Community College simulator. As Jeff, Pierce, Britta, Annie, Shirley and Troy wash the tattered simulator down, they end up accidentally launching it - sending everyone on an unexpected journey into "outer space." Abed is left behind to try and navigate a safe "return" for everyone.



30 :02x05 - Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples

First aired: Oct/21/2010
Writer: Andrew Guest
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: Lee Weaver (Joe), Alfred Dennis (Richard), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Katie Locke O'brien (Cashier), Paul Walter Hauser (Student #3), Gwen McGee (Weird Sounding Lady), Pamela Shaddock (Receptionist), Kerry Carney (Student #2), Bill Parks (Student #1), Edith Jefferson (Pearl), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

Shirley gets inspired to create a religious film and asks Abed for his creative input only to discover that he wants to make one of his own. Meanwhile, Pierce comes to terms with being the oldest member of the group and is recruited by another set of students his own age.



31 :02x06 - Epidemiology

First aired: Oct/28/2010
Writer: Karey Dornetto
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Guest star: George Takei (Himself), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Greg Cromer (Rich), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Kim Robillard (Man in Suit), Sigmund Watkins (Commando #1), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Craig Cackowski (Officer Cackowski), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Trevor Brunsink (Guy), Nicole Fitzgerald (Sexy Female Referee)

Pierce and a few other Greendale students ingest a biohazard substance at the school Halloween Party, causing them to exhibit flu-like symptoms and begin turning into zombies. It is up to the rest of the gang to save themselves and the school when Dean Pelton locks them in with the zombie-infected student body.



32 :02x07 - Aerodynamics of Gender

First aired: Nov/04/2010
Writer: Adam Countee
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: Hilary Duff (Meghan), Andy Dick (Helicopter Pilot), Matt Walsh (Joshua), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Paulie Rojas (Girl #1), Jess Adams (Jen), Molly McQueen (Tracy (as Molly McQueen Flattery)), Ashanti Brown (Sharice), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns)

After a classroom smackdown with a group of "mean girls" led by Meghan, Britta, Shirley, and Annie bond with Abed by turning him into the ultimate "mean girl." Meanwhile, Jeff and Troy embrace a zen-like spirituality under the guidance of a groundskeeper when they come across a secret trampoline on campus. Determined to uncover the source of their new bliss, Pierce ends up taking a disastrous turn on the trampoline and lands in the hospital.



33 :02x08 - Cooperative Calligraphy

First aired: Nov/11/2010
Writer: Megan Ganz
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton)

When Annie's pen goes missing, she suspects a member of her own study group is the thief. On a mission to find the pen and solve the mystery, the group takes a self-imposed lockdown and Jeff takes the lead in conducting the search. Meanwhile, Troy and Abed are itching to get out of the study room to make it to the Greendale Puppy Parade taking place in the quad.



34 :02x09 - Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design

First aired: Nov/18/2010
Writer: Chris McKenna
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: Peggy Stewart (Agnes), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Craig Cackowski (Officer Cackowski), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Kevin Corrigan (Professor Sean Garrity), Dominik Musiol (Pavel), Jemal T. McNeil (Abed's Bodyguard)

When Dean Pelton begins checking class schedules, he discovers that Jeff has listed a class that doesn't exist. Just when it appears Jeff will be caught in a lie, the mysterious "Professor Professorson" emerges from the shadows to confirm that Jeff has been taking his class, "Conspiracy Theories in U.S. History," at night school. When Jeff later admits to Annie that he's never seen Professor Professorson in his life, the two decide to find out who the professor really is. Meanwhile, Abed and Troy are busy building the most elaborate blanket fort that Greendale Community College has ever seen.



35 :02x10 - Mixology Certification

First aired: Dec/02/2010
Writer: Andy Bobrow
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Guest star: Tig Notaro (Bartender), Joseph Nunez (Bouncer (as Joe Nunez)), Paul F. Tompkins (Nerdy Guy)

When the study group convenes to celebrate Troy's birthday, they realize he is actually turning 21 and decide to hit the bars! While Jeff and Britta ingest a few too many cocktails and get silly, Shirley gets busy pulling down incriminating photos of herself that are posted at the bar. Annie embraces the identify on her fake ID, while Abed delves into conversation with a fellow sci-fi nerd.



36 :02x11 - Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas

First aired: Dec/09/2010
Writer: Dino Stamatopoulos, Dan Harmon
Guest star: Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), John Oliver (Professor Duncan)

When Abed wakes up in stop-motion animation, he takes it as a sign that he and the group must re-discover the meaning of Christmas. Meanwhile, Jeff and Britta become growingly concerned about Abed's mental health and enlist the help of Professor Duncan. The group undergoes hypnosis to explore Abed's winter wonderland and soon unravel the truth behind Abed's madness.



37 :02x12 - Asian Population Studies

First aired: Jan/20/2011
Writer: Emily Cutler
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Andre), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Greg Cromer (Rich), Charley Koontz (Fat Neil), Marcy McCusker (Quendra)

Annie returns from spring break to find that her crush "Rich", the Dr., has enrolled at Greendale Community College, sparking a heated debate about whether to add Rich and/or Senor Chang to the study group. Shirley's ex-husband Andre is back in the picture and Shirley has some big news for everyone.



38 :02x13 - Celebrity Pharmacology

First aired: Jan/27/2011
Writer: Hilary Winston
Director: Fred Goss
Guest star: Justin Marco (Marcus), Joel McKinnon Miller (Store Announcer), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Samantha Ramirez (Molly), Kelly Lazarus (Mary), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Austin Chase (Nigel), Max Charles (Young Pierce), Joe Fria (Cornelius Hawthorne), Stevie Wash, Jr. (Paul (as Steven Wash, Jr.))

When Annie decides to stage a production at a local middle school to spread an important message about staying away from drugs, Pierce becomes overwhelmed with the excitement of performing and decides he needs a bigger role. When his over-the-top behavior threatens to ruin the production, Senor Chang comes to the rescue, earning admiration from the group.



39 :02x14 - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

First aired: Feb/03/2011
Writer: Andrew Guest
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Charley Koontz (Fat Neil), Lisa Monahan (Narrator), Paitoon Cheng (Asian Lady #1), Gloria Sandoval (Cleaning Lady), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett)

When Jeff becomes concerned about "Fat Neil," a fellow Greendale student who is a bit of a loner, Abed proposes that they invite him to play a game of Dungeons and Dragons to boost his spirits and his confidence. But when Pierce discovers that he's been excluded, he forces his way into the game and takes charge, disrupting their delicate plan.



40 :02x15 - Early 21st Century Romanticism

First aired: Feb/10/2011
Writer: Karey Dornetto
Director: Steven Sprung
Guest star: Brit Marling (Page), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Maite Schwartz (Mariah), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Andy Dick (Tiny Man), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Cyrina Fiallo (Claire)

Troy and Abed compete for the attentions of the college librarian, while Britta strives to be progressive and befriends a fellow female student whom she believes is gay. Meanwhile, Jeff finds himself reluctantly hosting an impromptu party at his apartment when Professor Duncan invites himself over to watch a soccer match.



41 :02x16 - Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking

First aired: Feb/17/2011
Writer: Megan Ganz
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: LeVar Burton (Himself), Jill Benjamin (Nurse), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Dominik Musiol (Pavel)

Pierce ends up in the hospital after ingesting mysterious pills and believes he's dying. The study group gathers at his bedside as he imparts his "final" words of wisdom and shares specially chosen gifts - which are secretly meant to torment them. Britta struggles over what to do with her blank check for "charity," Jeff contemplates the possibility of meeting his long lost dad and Troy meets his idol LeVar Burton.



42 :02x17 - Intro to Political Science

First aired: Feb/24/2011
Writer: Adam Countee
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Guest star: Eliza Coupe (Agent Robin Vohlers), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Marque Richardson, II (Agent Glenn Keenlan), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Dominik Musiol (Pavel), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki), John J. Reiner (Joe Biden), Michael Anthony Rogers (Janitor)

As the school prepares for the Vice President's visit, Dean Pelton organizes the first student elections. Annie, who is determined to win, is pitted in a tough battle against Jeff, Leonard and Star Burns. Meanwhile, Abed has noticed the secret service agents casing the school and develops a clandestine friendship with special agent Robin Vohlers.



43 :02x18 - Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy

First aired: Mar/17/2011
Writer: Andy Bobrow
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Andre), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Enver Gjokaj (Lukka), Darien Smalling (Kevin), Curtis Harris (Shawn), Charlie Sanders (Police Officer)

Chang's plan to prove he's responsible hits a roadblock while Britta's love life takes an unusual turn.



44 :02x19 - Critical Film Studies

First aired: Mar/24/2011
Writer: Sona Panos
Director: Richard Ayoade
Guest star: Patrick Cohen (Waiter), Jill E. Alexander (Hostess), Michael McCafferty (Brian (as Mike McCafferty))

Things don't go as planned when Jeff plans a surprise party in "Pulp Fiction'' style for Abed's birthday.



45 :02x20 - Competitive Wine Tasting

First aired: Apr/14/2011
Writer: Emily Cutler
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Stephen Tobolowsky (Professor Sheffield), Kevin Corrigan (Professor Sean Garrity), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Michelle Krusiec (Wu Mei), Josh Diamond (Josh), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett)

As everyone settles on their spring semester electives, Troy and Britta explore the fundamentals of acting, while Abed tackles an advanced study of 1980s sitcom "Who's The Boss?" with a professor who has written a book on the topic. Meanwhile, Pierce and Jeff enjoy a wine tasting class, where Pierce meets "Wu Mei" a mysterious Chinese woman who sweeps Pierce off his feet. Suspicious, Jeff vows to find out what'd going on with Wu Mei and why she would agree to marry Pierce so quickly.



46 :02x21 - Paradigms of Human Memory

First aired: Apr/21/2011
Writer: Chris McKenna
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), E. J. Callahan (old prospector), Marcus Folmar (barber professor)

As the study group gathers to assemble their 20th and final Anthropology diorama of the year, they begin reminiscing about their favorite times together - including a trip they made to a western ghost town, a last minute glee club performance, the clandestine trysts that Jeff and Britta have pulled off and the cornucopia of costumes that Dean Pelton has managed to wear over the year. Meanwhile, Troy's pet monkey returns, only to disappear back into the school's ventilation system. On the case, Senor Chang quickly dives in to retrieve the monkey - along with all the loot he has stolen.



47 :02x22 - Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts

First aired: Apr/28/2011
Writer: Karey Dornetto
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Guest star: Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Andre), Charley Koontz (Fat Neil), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), John Oliver (Professor Duncan), Chris Dugger (reporter), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Greg Tuculescu (paramedic #1), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki)

When the Anthropology class assembles for their final exam, Shirley notices a twinge, which quickly escalates into full-blown labor. As Jeff and Britta argue about how best to help, Chang is anxious to claim this "early" labor as clear evidence that it's a "Chang Baby!" Meanwhile, Greendale is hosting a World Food Festival in the parking lot and a riot ensues - Dean Pelton is caught in the crossfire.



48 :02x23 - A Fistful of Paintballs (1)

First aired: May/05/2011
Writer: Andrew Guest
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Josh Holloway (Black Rider), Jordan Black (Dean Spreck), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Charley Koontz (Fat Neil), Julianna Guill (Head Cheerleader), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Anthony Michael Hall (Mike), Dominik Musiol (Pavel), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Aaron Takahashi (Math Club Leader), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki)

As the Greendale student body enjoys their year-end picnic, Dean Pelton announces plans for a small, quick, safe game of paintball. As the game heats up, alliances are formed - and broken - and friendships are put to the test. When a mysterious and threatening figure emerges on the Greendale campus, it becomes apparent that this is no ordinary game of paintball.



49 :02x24 - For a Few Paintballs More (2)

First aired: May/12/2011
Writer: Hilary Winston
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Andrew Hawkes (Storm Trooper #1), Jordan Black (Dean Spreck), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Jerry Minor (Janitor #2), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), Tom Konkle (Paradox), Bill Parks (Bill), Marcy McCusker (Quendra), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki)

As the Greendale year-end paintball extravaganza continues, the game takes a dramatic turn with new intruders arriving on the scene. The study group battles it out on various fronts and despite their arguments over strategy - they are all in agreement that they must unite to defeat the enemy.



50 :03x01 - Biology 101

First aired: Sep/22/2011
Writer: Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: John Goodman (Vice Dean Laybourne), Michael K. Williams (Professor Kane), Mel Rodriguez (Sgt. Nunez), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Matt Pittenger (TBD), Tate Hanyok (Deirdre), Travis Richey (Inspector Spacetime), Derwin Jordan (Reggie)

As the Greendale study group gathers in the library, they wonder whether they will see their old friend Pierce, who left the study group in a huff after last spring's paintball game. Jeff quickly butts heads with their new biology teacher Professor Kane and is kicked out of class - leading to a crisis within the group about whether they will all stay together. Dean Pelton is feeling empowered after a summer at "Dean Camp" but finds a new nemesis in Vice Dean Laybourne, dean of the highly regarded Air Conditioning Repair Annex at Greendale.



51 :03x02 - Geography of Global Conflict

First aired: Sep/29/2011
Writer: Andy Bobrow
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Martin Starr (Professor Cligoris), Irene Choi (Annie Kim), Mel Rodriguez (Sgt. Nunez), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki), Becky Feldman (activist)

As Chang settles into his new job as a campus security officer, Britta is overwhelmed with feelings of civil disobedience when a friend is taken hostage in a foreign country. Meanwhile, Annie enlists the study group to help her defeat her new "friend" Annie Kim in a Model United Nations competition, while Professor Cligoris struggles to maintain decorum.



52 :03x03 - Competitive Ecology

First aired: Oct/06/2011
Writer: Maggie Bandur
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Michael K. Williams (Professor Kane), David Neher (Todd), Mel Rodriguez (Sgt. Nunez), Eddie Pepitone (crazy Schmidt), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Leslie Connelly (girl)

As the study group sets to work on their first big assignment in biology - a terrarium - they are driven to distraction over how they should pair off to do their project. Elsewhere on campus, Chang patrols the school grounds looking for signs of trouble and imagines himself in a noir detective mystery.



53 :03x04 - Remedial Chaos Theory

First aired: Oct/13/2011
Writer: Chris McKenna
Director: Jeff Melman
Guest star: Travis Richey (Inspector Spacetime), Derwin Jordan (Reggie), Robert Tarpinian (Pizza Guy)

When Troy and Abed decide to share an apartment, they host a party for the group, which takes on an altered reality as several scenarios play out.



54 :03x05 - Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps

First aired: Oct/27/2011
Writer: Dan Harmon
Director: Tristram Shapeero

When Britta runs anonymous personality tests on everyone for a psychology class, one of the test results seems to indicate that someone in the group is deeply disturbed. At the group's Halloween pre-party, she enlists Jeff to help draw out the potential sociopath and the two of them lure everyone into telling their favorite horror stories. The results are spookey.



55 :03x06 - Advanced Gay

First aired: Nov/03/2011
Writer: Matthew Murray
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: John Goodman (Vice Dean Laybourne), Jerry Minor (Jerry), Larry Cedar (Cornelius Hawthorne), Dan Bakkedahl (A/C Repairman), Michael C. Adrian (Jason), Rene Gube (Randall), D.J. Pierce (Miss Urbana Champaign), Christopher Boyer (Minister), Katherine Von Till (Nurse)

When Pierce learns that he and his Hawthorne wipes have become extremely popular, he decides to throw a big party, until his overbearing father, Cornelius Hawthorne shows up and puts the kibosh on the plans. Meanwhile, Troy finds himself being courted by Vice Dean Laybourne and his secretive Air Conditioning Repair Annex, as well as Greendale's resident janitor, Jerry.



56 :03x07 - Studies In Modern Movement

First aired: Nov/10/2011
Writer: Adam Countee
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: Brendan Hunt (Hitchhiker), Carlos Moreno Jr. (Waiter), Bruno Amato (Landlord), Debra Azar (Clerk), Gary St. Valentine (Mariachi Leader)

The study group pitches in to help when Annie decides to move in with Troy and Abed, but the plan breaks down when she becomes frustrated by their fun-loving lifestyle. Elsewhere, Dean Pelton discovers Jeff at the mall and blackmails him into spending a lovely afternoon together.



57 :03x08 - Documentary Filmmaking: Redux

First aired: Nov/17/2011
Writer: Megan Ganz
Director: Joe Russo
Guest star: Luis Guzman (Himself), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Charley Koontz (Fat Neil), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Dominik Musiol (Pavel), Gregory Thompson (Dean Bigley (as Gregory A. Thompson)), Jeremy Scott Johnson (Board Member #1), Brady Novak (Board Member #2), Nathan Barnatt (Basketball Player), Sofia Marie Gonzalez (Girl), Maria Blasucci (Intern), Kurt Ela (Man In Diaper), Jeff Garlin (Himself)

When the school board asks Dean Pelton to make a new commercial for the school, he enlists the study group to star in his production. As he gets swept away with the project, more of the student body is pulled into the fray, including Magnitude, Fat Neil, Garrett, Leonard, Star-Burns and even Greendale alum and genuine celebrity, Luis Guzman. Meanwhile, Abed films all the activities for a documentary.



58 :03x09 - Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism

First aired: Dec/01/2011
Writer: Chris Kula
Director: Anthony Russo
Guest star: Nick Kroll (Juergen), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Craig Cackowski (Officer Cackowski), David Ury (Rick), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Alex Schemmer (Karl), Alex Klein (Lukas), Taylar Hollomon (Young Shirley), Jacob Bertrand (Tinkle Town)

When a group of arrogant students commandeer the foosball table at school, Jeff and Shirley unite to defeat them. Meanwhile, Annie accidentally breaks Abed's new limited edition "Dark Knight" DVD and claims that someone broke into the apartment and stole it. Things snowball out of control when Abed thinks he knows who took the DVD and sets about getting it back.



59 :03x10 - Regional Holiday Music

First aired: Dec/08/2011
Writer: Steve Basilone, Annie Mebane
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: Taran Killam (Cory), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki), Travis Richey (Inspector Spacetime), Derwin Jordan (Reggie), Rebecca Johnson (Glee Club Girl (as Rebecca Ann Johnson)), Matthew Patrick Davis (Glee Club Person), Marcus Choi (Glee Club Hip Hopper), Jeff Hiller (Glee Club Guy), Kim Gatewood (Glee Club Girl #2), Sky Garland (Children's Choir Member), Michael Burt (Children's Choir Member)

When the Greendale Glee Club is unexpectedly sidelined, the school's effervescent choir director Cory Radison sets about recruiting the study group members to fill in. Skeptical at first, they eventually fall under his hypnotic spell - one-by-one - singing and dancing their way to the annual Christmas Pageant.



60 :03x11 - Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts

First aired: Mar/15/2012

Andre proposes that he and Shirley remarry and a wedding date is set. Britta and Annie get busy planning the wedding and Jeff prepares to give a wedding speech - while Troy and Abed get ready to be "normal" for the occasion. Meanwhile, Pierce and Shirley pitch a sandwich shop idea to Dean Pelton for the Greendale cafeteria.



61 :03x12 - Contemporary Impressionists

First aired: Mar/22/2012
Writer: Alex Cooley
Director: Kyle Newacheck
Guest star: French Stewart (Vinnie), J. P. Manoux (Bald Guy), Jim Meskimen (Christopher Walken Impersonator / Tommy Lee Jones Impersonator), Blake Anderson (Attendant), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Brandon Killham (Howie), Bruce Carter (Morgan Freeman Impersonator), Pavel Sfera (Bono Impersonator), Shawn Pelofsky (Jewish Lady 1), Iris Braydon (Jewish Lady 2), Michelle Azar (Jewish Lady 3), David Born (Robin Williams Impersonator), Max Barakat (Ted), Susan Grace (Old Jewish Grandmother), Shak Ghacha (18 Year Old)

As the study group returns after winter break, Jeff reveals that he's been seeing a shrink and he's on anti-anxiety medication. The newfound confidence leads him to experience debilitating levels of narcissism, which Britta tries to help him manage. Meanwhile, over the break, Abed developed a celebrity impersonator habit that has saddled him with debt. In order to help Abed shed his debt, the study group dons costumes and goes to work for Vincent as celebrity impersonators - appearing in character at a Bar Mitzvah celebration.



62 :03x13 - Digital Exploration Of Interior Design

First aired: Mar/29/2012
Writer: Chris McKenna
Director: Dan Eckman
Guest star: John Goodman (Vice Dean Laybourne), Travis Schuldt (Subway), Richard Erdman (Leonard), James Michael Connor (Subway Rep), Dan Bakkedahl (A/C Repairman), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Wil Garret (Old Man), Adam Silver (Guy / Kim), Patrick Babbitt (Subway #2)

As the new Greendale Subway shop opens in the cafeteria, Shirley, Pierce and Britta plot to bring about its early demise. Vice Dean Laybourne makes another attempt to get Troy to join the Air Conditioning Repair Annex, while Abed and Troy find themselves at odds over their competing pillow and blanket forts.



63 :03x14 - Pillows And Blankets

First aired: Apr/05/2012
Writer: Andy Bobrow
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: Keith David (Narrator), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Charley Koontz (Fat Neil), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Jarod Einsohn (Soldier 1), Tony Raymond Wilde (Spaz), Wil Garret (Old Man), Max Barakat (Ted), Bailey Forman (Kid 2)

What started as a casual disagreement about blankets and pillows blossoms into all-our war on the Greendale campus. While insults are hurled and the study group chooses sides, Jeff tries desperately to negotiate a truce, but with neither Abed nor Troy budging on their principles or their real estate, the future looks grim for the former best friends.



64 :03x15 - Origins of Vampire Mythology

First aired: Apr/12/2012
Writer: Dan Harmon
Director: Steven Tsuchida
Guest star: John Goodman (Vice Dean Laybourne), Kirk Fox (Blade), Holly Holstein (Female Student)

When Britta's old flame "Blade" returns to town with the traveling carnival, she confesses to the group that she needs their help to stay away from him. While Annie, Troy and Abed scheme to keep her occupied and away from Blade, Jeff and Shirley head to the carnival to get a look at the mystery man. Meanwhile, Dean Laybourne enlists the help of Dean Pelton to convince Troy to join the Air Conditioning Repair Annex.



65 :03x16 - Virtual Systems Analysis

First aired: Apr/19/2012
Writer: Matthew Murray
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: Richard Erdman (Leonard), James Kirkland (Manager)

When the biology final exam is postponed, Jeff encourages everyone to join him for a three hour lunch, but Annie convinces Abed to let her spend some time with him in the dreamatorium instead. What starts as an innocent simulation of "Inspector Spacetime" becomes a more serious examination of the study group members and Annie learns a little bit about what makes Abed tick.



66 :03x17 - Basic Lupine Urology

First aired: Apr/26/2012
Writer: Megan Ganz
Director: Rob Schrab
Guest star: Michael Ironside (Colonel Archwood), Michael K. Williams (Professor Kane), Leslie Hendrix (Botanist), David Neher (Todd), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Charley Koontz (Fat Neil), Jerry Minor (Jerry), Eddie Pepitone (crazy Schmidt), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Luke Youngblood (Magnitude), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki), Marcy McCusker (Quendra), Wil Garret (Harry), John Platt (Random), Omar Leyva (Janitor)

When Annie discovers the study group's yam experiment smashed to smithereens on the science lab floor, the group mobilizes to expose the criminal and save their grade. Once Abed and Troy think they have located the perpetrator, the group conducts a "trial," with a reluctant Professor Kane serving as judge. Jeff soon realizes, however, that the plot is thicker than anyone suspects.



67 :03x18 - Course Listing Unavailable

First aired: May/03/2012
Writer: Tim Saccardo
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Faux-By), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns (Alex Osbourne)), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki), Robert Tarpinian (Delivery Guy), Jeremy Scott Johnson (Carl/Board Member #1), Brady Novak (Richie/Board Member #2), Abigail Marlowe (Nicole), Katherine Von Till (Nurse), Max Barakat (Ted)

As the study group comes to terms with the death of a beloved classmate, Jeff easily adjusts, while Britta acts as grief counselor to the rest, employing what she's learned in her psychology class. Meanwhile, Chang is on a mission to increase his policing powers at the school and when the memorial service disintegrates into a riot, he seizes the opportunity to take more control over campus security.



68 :03x19 - Curriculum Unavailable

First aired: May/10/2012
Writer: Adam Countee
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: John Hodgman (Dr. Heidi), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Craig Cackowski (Officer Cackowski), Brian Huskey (Professor Gilbar), Lorin McCraley (Drifter), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), Michelle Glavan (Darcy), Matt Riedy (Professor #1), Jeff Holman (Professor #2), Max Barakat (Ted), David St. James (Professor Albrecht), Danielle Kaplowitz (Vicki)

Abed becomes convinced that there is a conspiracy afoot and that Dean Pelton is an imposter. When Abed is apprehended sneaking around on campus, he is required to see a therapist, Dr. Heidi, or risk being sent to jail.



69 :03x20 - Digital Estate Planning

First aired: May/17/2012
Writer: Matt Warburton
Director: Adam Davidson
Guest star: Giancarlo Esposito (Gilbert), Larry Cedar (Cornelius Hawthorne)

Pierce is summoned to Hawthorne Enterprises to discuss his inheritance with his deceased father's former right-hand man, Gilbert Lawson. The study group goes with him for moral support and must all pitch in to play the video game of their life on Pierce's behalf - or risk losing his inheritance.



70 :03x21 - The First Chang Dynasty

First aired: May/17/2012
Writer: Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Guest star: John Goodman (Vice Dean Laybourne), J. P. Manoux (Faux-By), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Craig Cackowski (Officer Cackowski), Dan Bakkedahl (Murray), Ryan Scott Lee (Joshua), Jeremy Scott Johnson (Carl), Brady Novak (Richie), Zachary Conneen (Nathan), Sage Nichole Boatright (Girl Guard), Logan Shea (Guard Kid #1), Preston Strother (Guard Kid #2)

With Chang in control of Greendale, the study group develops an elaborate plan to infiltrate the campus without being detected. While Chang becomes distracted planning a big birthday bash for himself, Jeff and the study group launch their sneak attack. Meanwhile, Troy enlists the help of the Air Conditioning Repair Annex to help with their break-in plan but knows he may be selling his soul to the devil.




71 :03x22 - Introduction To Finality

First aired: May/17/2012
Writer: Steve Basilone, Annie Mebane
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Guest star: John Goodman (Vice Dean Laybourne), Rob Corddry (Alan Connor), Richard Erdman (Leonard), Dan Bakkedahl (Murray), Dino Stamatopoulos (Star-Burns), Erik Charles Nielsen (Garrett), John O'Brien (Chaplain), Hal Rudnick (Dennis), Robert Dassie (AC Dude)

When Shirley and Pierce have a disagreement over their sandwich shop, Jeff agrees to argue on Shirley's behalf but much to his chagrin, Pierce retains Jeff's former colleague Alan Connor and the two must square off in "Greendale Summer Fun Court." Meanwhile, Vice Dean Laybourne makes one last ditch effort to win Troy over to his Air Conditioning Repair Annex.




72 :04x01 - Season 4, Episode 1

First aired: Sep/2012