Summary 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…

Summary 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…

Summary 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. Our Take A standout hour — the kind of episode that justifies the whole series. Community at the top of its game.

Summary 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.…

Summary 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…

Summary 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…

Summary 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. Our Take An all-timer. If…

Summary 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…

Summary 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…

Summary 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…