List of episodes from Season One.
"Pilot" | September 17, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo - Written by: Dan Harmon
A smarmy lawyer whose education is deemed void by the bar is forced to attend a local community college with an extremely eclectic staff and student body in order to get a legitimate degree. |
"Spanish 101" | September 22, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Dan Harmon
Jeff's efforts to win over Britta backfire, and he finds himself paired up with Pierce for their Spanish class project. |
"Introduction to Film" | October 1, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Tim Hobert and Jon Pollack
Britta messes with Abed's relationship with his father, which potentially risks Abed having to leave Greendale. Meanwhile, Jeff might end up failing a class unless he "seizes the day". |
"Social Psychology" | October 8, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Liz Cackowski
As Annie recruits Abed and Troy for a psychology class experiment, Jeff and Shirley bond over their mutual fondness for gossip. Meanwhile, Jeff tries to navigate the friend zone with Britta. |
"Advanced Criminal Law" | October 15, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Andrew Guest
When someone from the study group confesses to using a crib sheet on the last Spanish test and is about to be expelled for it, Jeff uses his lawyer skills to help defend the cheater. Meanwhile, Annie recruits Pierce to write a new school song. |
"Football, Feminism and You" | October 22, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Hilary Winston
Jeff is blackmailed by Dean Pelton to recruit Troy to Greendale's football team upsetting Annie. Meanwhile, Pierce helps the Dean make a new school mascot, and Britta tries to become Shirley's bathroom buddy. |
"Introduction to Statistics" | October 29, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Justin Lin - Written by: John Pollack and Tim Hobert
Jeff blows off Annie's Halloween party in order to have a chance to score with his sexy statistics professor. |
"Home Economics" | November 5, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Lauren Pomerantz
After Jeff loses his home, he is forced to move in with Abed in his dorm room. When Troy has a date, he asks a jealous Annie to help him prepare, and Pierce becomes the keyboardist for Vaughn's band. |
"Debate 109" | November 12, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Tim Hobert
Jeff is convinced to join the debate team with Annie for a championship debate against Greendale's rival school City College. Meanwhile, Shirley gets spooked by the accuracy of Abed's short films of the study group which seem to predict their future. |
"Environmental Science" | November 19, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Seth Gordon - Written by: Dan Harmon
Jeff hangs out with Señor Chang to get out of writing an essay, which angers the rest of the group. Meanwhile, Abed and Troy search for their missing lab mouse, and Pierce helps Shirley out with a presentation. |
"The Politics of Human Sexuality" | December 3, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Dan Harmon, Hilary Winston
Annie helps the Dean put on a STD Fair but doesn't want to demonstrate how to put on a condom. Meanwhile, Jeff goes on a double date with Pierce, and Troy and Abed compete to see who is the better athlete. |
"Comparative Religion" | December 10, 2009 | ||
Directed by: Adam Davidson - Written by: Liz Cackowski
Shirley throws a Christmas party, but to her surprise, the rest of the study group all come from different religious backgrounds. Meanwhile, Jeff is off to fight against the school bully. |
"Investigative Journalism" | January 14, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Jon Pollack and Tim Hobert
The study group decided to not let an obnoxious student from their Spanish class into their study group (guest star Jack Black). Jeff is appointed as the new editor of the school newspaper, while Annie is working on a case that could prove the Dean as racist. |
"Interpretive Dance" | January 21, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Justin Lin - Written by: Lauren Pomerantz
Britta and Troy hide a secret talent from the group while Jeff tries to hide his love life. |
"Romantic Expressionism" | February 4, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Andrew Guest
When Annie starts dating Britta's ex-boyfriend Vaughn, Britta and Jeff conspire to break them up. Meanwhile, Pierce joins Troy, Abed, Shirley, and Chang for movie night. |
"Communication Studies" | February 11, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Adam Davidson - Written by: Chris McKenna
Jeff tries to fix his relationship with Britta when things get awkward after a drunken phone call. Meanwhile, Annie and Shirley set out to humiliate Señor Chang in order to protect the pride of Troy and Pierce. |
"Physical Education" | March 4, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Jessie Miller
Jeff's refusal to wear gym shorts causes him to be kicked out of billiards class. The study group tries to get Abed to romance a girl. |
"Basic Genealogy" | March 11, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Ken Whittingham - Written by: Karey Dornetto
It's Family Day at Greendale. Pierce tries to rebuild his relationship with his stepdaughter, but she only has eyes for Jeff. Britta gets in trouble with Troy's Nana, and Shirley's kids cause problems for Abed's father. |
"Beginner Pottery" | March 18, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Hilary Winston
Jeff takes beginner pottery for an easy credit but winds up becoming jealous of another student. Meanwhile, Pierce's incompetence could ruin the study group's grade in boating class. |
"The Science of Illusion" | March 25, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Adam Davidson - Written by: Zach Paez
Britta's April Fool's joke on Chang goes horribly wrong. Meanwhile, Annie and Shirley temporarily work as campus security guards, but they both want to be the "bad cop". |
"Contemporary American Poultry" | April 22, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Tristram Shapeero - Written by: Emily Cutler and Karey Dornetto
Jeff's plan for getting school cafeteria chicken fingers for the study group quickly evolves into a mafia movie-style endeavor, thanks to Abed. |
"The Art of Discourse" | April 29, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Adam Davidson - Written by: Chris McKenna
Pierce gets kicked out of the study group while Jeff and Britta plot revenge on a group of high-schoolers. Troy helps Abed complete his checklist of college cliches. |
"Modern Warfare" | May 6, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Justin Lin - Written by: Emily Cutler
Greendale Community College becomes a war zone when a paintball competition spirals out of control. Meanwhile, the sexual tension flares up between Jeff and Britta. |
"English as a Second Language" | May 13, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Fail Mancuso - Written by: Tim Hobert
The study group's preparation for their finals is made even more stressful when Señor Chang gets replaced by a tougher Spanish teacher. Meanwhile, Troy discovers that he has a hidden talent for plumbing. |
"Pascal's Triangle Revisited" | May 20, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Hilary Winston
As the school year ends, Jeff finds himself caught in the middle as Slater and Britta compete for his affection. Meanwhile, Troy can't understand Abed's refusal for them to move in together. |
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