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Season 3 – Community

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When fast-talking lawyer Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) finds his degree has been revoked, he is forced to go back to school at Greendale Community College. Hoping to score points with a pretty coed, he invents a study group and invites her to join it. Imagine his surprise when she's not the only one who shows up for help with Spanish from the "board-certified tutor" he proclaims himself to be. Though his command of the language is anything but good, the members continue to meet and end up learning a lot about themselves.
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Community — Season 3

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The Greendale study group take some of their boldest swings -- though not all connect -- in this freewheeling third season that nevertheless continues Community's streak as the gold standard for fiendishly clever television.

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Kimberly Potts TheWrap Aug 12, 2024
Those who already know and love the quirky little cult fave should be very happy about the new school year. Go to Full Review Steve Heisler New York Magazine/Vulture Aug 12, 2024
Perhaps that was the struggle Dan Harmon had with Community this season. Perhaps it happened every season. Whatever the case, his ability to reflect the anxiety of high-functioning adults is a triumph... Go to Full Review Rebecca Nicholson Guardian Aug 12, 2024
...all the while pulling off a parable about friendship and individuality that isn't saccharine. Community handles this sentimentality well, which adds warmth to its quick-wittedness... Go to Full Review Scott A. Gray Exclaim! Aug 12, 2024
Regularly featuring a higher per capita density of cutting insight, referential oddball humour and ambitious satire than its funniest competitors (30 Rock, Parks and Recreation) can muster in peak form, Community is peerless. Go to Full Review Liam Gaughan Collider Aug 12, 2024
Season Three boasts the show’s single most meticulous (and perhaps best) episode in “Remedial Chaos Theory,” where the gang’s nighttime gathering is presented as six alternate realities. Go to Full Review Eric Langberg Slashfilm Aug 12, 2024
The standout episode of the season — and perhaps the entire show — is Episode 4, "Remedial Chaos Theory."  Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Indiana S @JayStates Aug 20, 2026 It's a quite funny show, and particularly silly. After Pierce departed, it was still good, but not quite the same. It's still worth watching the whole series. See more German R. @Big_German_Review Oct 21, 2025 Love seeing guest stars. Ben is crazy. See more Pablo Y @Pablo1996 Oct 1, 2023 La tercera temporada pone la nota magistral a una serie que alcanza en ella su madurez, a través de episodios que son historia de la televisión y de unos protagonistas que terminan por dominar completamente a sus personajes. See more Max W @MaxthorWoo Sep 30, 2023 Still quirky, still full of emotion, still amusingly eccentric, Season 3 of Community continues the brilliance of the previous two seasons, taking this series in the direction of even higher quality. See more Benjamin S @RT39122148 Apr 23, 2023 Still amazing season of the show proving that community can still make good episodes. If not amazing episodes. See more Regal R @RT96555783 Jan 5, 2023 85/100 - as stated in the previous seasons, good show worth the watch See more Read all reviews
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Joel McHale

Jeff Winger

Gillian Jacobs

Britta Perry

Yvette Nicole Brown

Shirley

Danny Pudi

Abed Nadir

Alison Brie

Annie Edison

Chevy Chase

Pierce

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 2011 Biology 101 The Greendale study group reunites; Jeff butts heads with the new biology teacher; Dean Pelton finds a new nemesis in the dean of the Air Conditioning Repair Annex. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 2011 The Geography of Global Conflict Chang gets used to his new job; Britta reacts to a friend being taken hostage in a foreign country; Annie asks the group to help bring down her new friend; Professor Cligoris struggles to behave appropriately. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 2011 Competitive Ecology The study group struggles to decide how people should pair off for the first big biology assignment; Chang imagines himself in a noir detective mystery as he patrols the campus. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 2011 Remedial Chaos Theory Things get strange when Troy and Abed throw a party at their new apartment. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 27, 2011 Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps When an anonymous personality test that Britta runs on the group indicates that one of them is severely troubled, she asks Jeff to help her identify the person. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 2011 Advanced Gay Pierce's plan to throw a party to celebrate the success of Hawthorne Wipes is thwarted by his father; the Air Conditioning Repair Annex and the janitor vie for Troy. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 10, 2011 Studies in Modern Movement The group tries to help Annie move in with Troy and Abed, but things go awry when she becomes frustrated by their lifestyle; Dean Pelton blackmails Jeff into spending the afternoon with him. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 17, 2011 Documentary Filmmaking: Redux Dean Pelton asks the study group to star in a new commercial for the school; Abed films the project for a documentary. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 1, 2011 Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism Jeff and Shirley bond over foosball; after breaking Abed's limited edition "Dark Knight" DVD, Annie claims that someone broke into the apartment and stole it. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 8, 2011 Regional Holiday Music When the Greendale glee club is unable to make the holiday pageant, the choir director (Taran Killam) asks the study group to fill in. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 15, 2012 Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts When Andre (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and Shirley decide to remarry, Britta and Annie plan the wedding as Jeff prepares a speech; Pierce and Shirley present a sandwich shop idea to Dean Pelton. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 22, 2012 Contemporary Impressionists Britta tries to help Jeff with his extreme narcissism; the group works as celebrity impersonators to help Abed pay down a debt. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 29, 2012 Digital Exploration of Interior Design Shirley, Pierce and Britta plot against the new sub shop in the cafeteria; Vice Dean Laybourne continues his efforts to recruit Troy to the Air Conditioning Repair Annex; Troy and Abed build competing blanket forts. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 5, 2012 Pillows and Blankets As a disagreement about pillows and blankets transforms into a war on campus, Jeff tries to negotiate a truce. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 12, 2012 Origins of Vampire Mythology Britta asks her friends to help keep her away from her visiting ex; Dean Laybourne enlists Dean Pelton in his quest to have Troy join the Air Conditioning Repair Annex. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 19, 2012 Virtual Systems Analysis When a final exam is postponed, Annie talks Abed into letting her spend some time in the dreamatorium, where an innocent simulation turns into an examination of the study group. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 26, 2012 Basic Lupine Urology When the study group's science experiment is destroyed, the gang tries to find the criminal and save the grade; when Troy and Abed think they have discovered the perpetrator, a professor (Michael K. Williams) reluctantly presides over a trial. Details Episode 18 Aired May 3, 2012 Course Listing Unavailable When a beloved classmate dies unexpectedly, Britta uses skills from psychology class to counsel the study group; Chang tries to seize more control over campus security. Details Episode 19 Aired May 10, 2012 Curriculum Unavailable When Abed becomes convinced that Dean Pelton is an impostor, he is required to see a therapist (John Hodgman). Details Episode 20 Aired May 17, 2012 Digital Estate Planning Gilbert Lawson (Giancarlo Esposito), former right-hand man to Pierce's father, requests a meeting with Pierce at Hawthorne Enterprises; the study group must pitch in to help save Pierce's inheritance. Details Episode 21 Aired May 17, 2012 The First Chang Dynasty The study group develops a plan to infiltrate Greendale's Chang-controlled campus; Troy turns to the Air Conditioning Repair Annex for help. Details Episode 22 Aired May 17, 2012 Introduction to Finality Shirley and Pierce's disagreement over their sandwich shop leads to Jeff squaring off with Alan (Rob Corddry), his former colleague, in Greendale Summer Fun Court; Vice Dean Laybourne (John Goodman) makes a final attempt at winning over Troy. Details

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Community — Season 3

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Russ Krasnoff, Dan Harmon, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Gary Foster
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 22, 2011
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