Community: Season 1
2009 · 25 episodes · ★ 8.0
What Season 1 of Community
Jeff Winger, a silver-tongued lawyer, loses his license after it's revealed he lied about his college degree. To earn a real diploma, he enrolls at Greendale Community College in Colorado. There he sets his sights on Britta Perry and, to get close to her, starts a Spanish study group and poses as a tutor. Soon he's joined by a wildly mismatched crew: Abed, a filmmaker obsessed with pop culture; Annie, a newly divorced evangelical Christian; Troy, a former star football player; and Pierce, a wealthy, arrogant and politically incorrect millionaire. Conflicts multiply as the group grows and Jeff's plans start to fall apart.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 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.
Directing: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo · Writing: Dan Harmon · Starring: Jim Rash, John Oliver, Patricia Belcher
1x02 Spanish 101
While Jeff looks to use a Spanish class assignment to get close to Britta, Pierce has something altogether different in mind.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Dan Harmon · Starring: Jim Rash, Sabrina Carmichael, Rene Napoli, Sam Felman
1x03 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.
Directing: Anthony Russo · Writing: Jon Pollack, Tim Hobert · Starring: John Michael Higgins, Matt Jones, Jonathan Rado, Iqbal Theba
1x04 Social Psychology
As Annie recruits Abed and Troy for a psychology class experiment, Jeff and Shirley bond over their mutual fondness for gossip.
Directing: Anthony Russo · Writing: Liz Cackowski · Starring: John Oliver, Eric Christian Olsen, Matt Jones, Erik Charles Nielsen
1x05 Advanced Criminal Law
As Pierce volunteers to compose a new school song, a cheating episode in Spanish class leaves Jeff defending Britta before a disciplinary tribunal.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Andrew Guest · Starring: Jim Rash, John Oliver, Erik Charles Nielsen, Dino Stamatopoulos
1x06 Football, Feminism and You
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.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Hilary Winston · Starring: Jim Rash, Charlotte Newhouse, Bill Parks, Sashi Bommakanty
1x07 Introduction to Statistics
Jeff sets his sights on an attractive professor, and Annie looks to boost her social standing by hosting a Day of the Dead party.
Directing: Justin Lin · Writing: Jon Pollack, Tim Hobert · Starring: Jim Rash, Lauren Stamile, Bunny Levine, Dino Stamatopoulos
1x08 Home Economics
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.
Directing: Anthony Russo · Writing: Lauren Pomerantz · Starring: Dominik Musiol, Patton Oswalt, Eric Christian Olsen, Gian Molina
1x09 Debate 109
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.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Tim Hobert · Starring: Jim Rash, John Michael Higgins, Aaron Himelstein, Candace Brown
1x10 Environmental Science
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.
Directing: Seth Gordon · Writing: Zach Paez · Starring: Jim Rash, Andrea De Oliveira, Adrian Sparks, Ted Rooney
1x11 The Politics of Human Sexuality
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.
Directing: Anthony Russo · Writing: Hilary Winston · Starring: Jim Rash, Sharon Lawrence, Sara Erikson, Liz Cackowski
1x12 Comparative Religion Mid-Season Finale
Shirley's plans for a holiday party are in jeopardy when Jeff is drawn into a fight with a campus bully.
Directing: Adam Davidson · Writing: Liz Cackowski · Starring: Jim Rash, Anthony Michael Hall, Eva Tingley, Jeremy Marinas
1x13 Investigative Journalism
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.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Tim Hobert · Starring: Jim Rash, Jack Black, Monica Young, Owen Wilson
1x14 Interpretive Dance
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.
Directing: Justin Lin · Writing: Lauren Pomerantz · Starring: Jim Rash, Lauren Stamile, Twink Caplan, Bubba Dean Rambo
1x15 Romantic Expressionism
Jeff and Britta team up to derail Annie's fledgling romance with Greendale's resident hippie singer-songwriter, Vaughn.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Andrew Guest · Starring: Derek Mears, Eric Christian Olsen, Gian Molina, Dan Eckman
1x16 Communication Studies
As Valentine's Day finds Jeff struggling with his feelings for Britta and Professor Slater, Pierce and Troy are wrongly blamed for a prank.
Directing: Adam Davidson · Writing: Chris McKenna · Starring: Jim Rash, Dominik Musiol, Lauren Stamile, John Platt
1x17 Physical Education
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.
Directing: Anthony Russo · Writing: Jessie Miller · Starring: Jim Rash, Blake Clark, Jill Latiano Howerton, Carrie Wiita
1x18 Basic Genealogy
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.
Directing: Ken Whittingham · Writing: Karey Dornetto · Starring: Jim Rash, Kwesi Boakye, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Lauren Stamile
1x19 Beginner Pottery
A pottery class he takes for an easy A reveals Jeff's deep-seated need to succeed.
Directing: Anthony Russo · Writing: Hilary Winston · Starring: Nathan Clarkson, Greg Cromer, Lee Majors, Tony Hale
1x20 The Science of Illusion
When her April Fools' Day prank inadvertently sends a human cadaver out the anatomy lab window, Britta looks to place the blame on Jeff.
Directing: Adam Davidson · Writing: Zach Paez · Starring: Jim Rash, Eve Brent, Jay Johnston, Craig Cackowski
1x21 Contemporary American Poultry
A scheme to replace a corrupt cafeteria employee transforms the study group into a criminal gang run by a power-hungry Abed.
Directing: Tristram Shapeero · Writing: Karey Dornetto · Starring: Jim Rash, Brian R. Norris, James Earl, Kelsey Gunn
1x22 The Art of Discourse
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.
Directing: Adam Davidson · Writing: Chris McKenna · Starring: Lisa Rinna, Jared Kusnitz, Dean Collins, Aaron Hill
1x23 Modern Warfare
The first prize of priority registration engulfs Greendale Community College in a Spring Fling paintball war.
Directing: Justin Lin · Writing: Emily Cutler · Starring: Jim Rash, Brian Michael Jones, Ulysses Lee, Patrick Rafferty
1x24 English as a Second Language
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.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Tim Hobert · Starring: Jim Rash, Marlene Forte, Michael Busch, Will Harris
1x25 Pascal's Triangle Revisited Season Finale
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.
Directing: Joe Russo · Writing: Hilary Winston · Starring: Jim Rash, John Oliver, John Michael Higgins, Eric Christian Olsen
Season 1 Cast
Yvette Nicole BrownShirley Bennett25 episodes
Danny PudiAbed Nadir25 episodes
Ken JeongBen Chang25 episodes
Dino StamatopoulosStar-Burns15 episodes
Richard ErdmanLeonard10 episodes
Erik Charles NielsenGarrett Lambert6 episodes
William LoveGreendale Human Being4 episodes
John Michael HigginsProfessor Whitman3 episodes
Matt JonesStoner Friend3 episodes
Bill ParksCondom Water Balloon Man3 episodes
Craig CackowskiOfficer Cackowski3 episodes
Dominik MusiolPavel2 episodes
LeJon StewartAbed's Troy2 episodesAll Seasons
Season 22010 · 24 ep. · ★ 8.1
Season 32011 · 22 ep. · ★ 8.1
Season 42013 · 13 ep. · ★ 7.0
Season 52014 · 13 ep. · ★ 7.8
Season 62015 · 13 ep. · ★ 7.2Where to Watch Season 1 of Community
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Community season 1 have?
Community season 1 has 25 episodes.
When did season 1 of Community premiere?
Premiered on September 17, 2009.
Where to watch Community season 1
Available by subscription on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to TMDB user ratings, episode 1x23, "Modern Warfare," with a 9.3.