I think we're going to be able to go to places this season that sitcoms aren't traditionally known to go, but without shattering any timber of the fourth wall or without devolving into conceptional cutesiness. I want to keep the world real and the characters real, while just striving to entertain on a level that only a drowning man might.
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— Dan Harmon |
The second season of the television comedy series Community premiered on September 23, 2010, on NBC and aired on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET as part of Comedy Night Done Right. On March 5, 2010, NBC renewed Community for a second season.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Joel McHale as Jeff Winger
- Gillian Jacobs as Britta Perry
- Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett
- Donald Glover as Troy Barnes
- Alison Brie as Annie Edison
- Ken Jeong as Ben Chang
- Chevy Chase as Pierce Hawthorne
Recurring[]
- Jim Rash as Dean Craig Pelton (10 episodes)
- Richard Erdman as Leonard (8 episodes)
- Dino Stamatopoulos as Star-Burns(7 episodes)
- Erik Charles Nielsen as Garrett Lambert (6 episodes)
- John Oliver as Professor Ian Duncan (5 episodes)
- Greg Cromer as Rich (2 episodes)
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Andre Bennett (2 episodes)
Guest stars[]
- Betty White as Professor June Bauer ("Anthropology 101", end tag of "The Psychology of Letting Go")
- LeVar Burton as himself ("Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking")
- Drew Carey as Ted ("Accounting for Lawyers")
- Andy Dick as Tiny Man("Aerodynamics of Gender", "Early 21st Century Romanticism")
- Kevin Corrigan as Professor Sean Garrity ("Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", "Competitive Wine Tasting")
- Rob Corddry as Alan Connor ("Accounting for Lawyers")
- Eliza Coupe as Special Agent Robin Vohlers ("Intro to Political Science")
- Hilary Duff as Meghan ("Aerodynamics of Gender")
- Amber Lancaster as Christine ("The Psychology of Letting Go")
- Patton Oswalt as Nurse Jackie ("The Psychology of Letting Go")
- Paul F. Tompkins as Robert ("Mixology Certification")
- Matt Walsh as Joshua ("Aerodynamics of Gender")
Production[]
The second season featured a stop-motion animated Christmas episode written by series creator Dan Harmon and Dino Stamatopoulos, who plays Star-Burns in the series. Harmon said, "There's a reason for it to be stop-motion animated, but it's not a dream. It still exists within the reality of the show." Guest stars in the second season of Community include Betty White in the season premiere as June Bauer, an anthropology professor. Drew Carey appeared in the second episode of the season as Ted, a feared patriarch from Jeff's old law firm, and Rob Corddry also appeared in the second episode as Alan, Jeff's best friend from his old law firm. Hilary Duff guest-starred in the seventh episode as a "mean girl" who's a part of a clique that goes head-to-head with the Greendale study group.
On November 3, 2010, NBC ordered 2 additional episodes for the second season, bringing it to a total of 24 episodes.
Gallery[]
Promotional photos[]
List of Season Two episodes[]
"Anthropology 101" | September 23, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo - Written by: Chris McKenna
Jeff and Britta engage in a dangerous game of relationship one-upmanship in response to Britta's embarrassing moment at the end of the previous school year, which could lead to the break-up of the study group. |
"Accounting for Lawyers" | September 30, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Emily Cutler
Jeff blows off the study group and their break-dancing competition to hang out with his old co-workers at the law firm. Annie tries to prove that Alan (guest star Rob Corddry) is the person who turned Jeff in and got him fired. |
"The Psychology of Letting Go" | October 7, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Hilary Winston
Pierce's religion convinces him that the spirit of his dead mother is captured in a cheap lava lamp, and Jeff has a crisis of faith when he learns he has high cholesterol. Meanwhile, Britta and Annie try to raise money for cleaning up an oil spill. |
"Basic Rocket Science" | October 14, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Andy Bobrow
Everyone in the study group ,except for Abed, is stuck in a crude 1980s space simulator as it is towed off campus. Dean Pelton gives Abed the difficult assignment of bringing them home. |
"Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples" | October 21, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Tristram Shapeero - Written by: Andrew Guest
Shirley asks Abed to make a film about Jesus, but she is quickly angered when Abed turns it into a self-indulgent mess. Meanwhile, Pierce blows off the study group to hang out with "hipsters." |
"Epidemiology" | October 28, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Hemingway - Written by: Karey Dornetto
The study group is left to fend for themselves during a mysterious outbreak at Greendale's Halloween party. |
"Aerodynamics of Gender" | November 4, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Tristram Shapeero - Written by: Adam Countee
Britta, Annie, and Shirley discover that Abed is skilled at insulting the mean girls, so they use him to their advantage. Meanwhile, Troy and Jeff find a secret garden with a trampoline, which they use for relaxation. |
"Cooperative Calligraphy" | November 11, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Megan Ganz
When Annie's pen goes missing, she suspects someone in the study group to be the thief, and a lockdown in the study room is imposed to find the culprit. |
"Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" | November 18, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Adam Davidson - Written by: Chris McKenna
Dean Pelton tries to bust Jeff for a phony night school credit, but he only unveils a series of conspiracies, plots, and double-crosses between Annie, Jeff, and the Dean. Meanwhile, Troy and Abed build an elaborate blanket fort. |
"Mixology Certification" | December 2, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar - Written by: Andy Bobrow
The group takes Troy out to a bar to celebrate his 21st birthday. While they're there, Annie adopts a new identity, Abed is hit on by a guy, one of Shirley's darkest secrets is revealed, and Jeff and Britta fight over which of their bars is "cooler." |
"Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" | December 9, 2010 | ||
Directed by: Duke Johnson - Written by: Dino Stamatopoulos & Dan Harmon
Abed wakes up to find that everything is rendered in stop-motion animation. Professor Duncan and the study group try to help Abed discover the true meaning of Christmas. |
"Asian Population Studies" | January 20, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Emily Cutler
Annie pushes for her latest crush to join the study group, much to Jeff's discomfort. Meanwhile, Shirley announces that she is pregnant but is unaware that it could be Chang's baby. |
"Celebrity Pharmacology 212" | January 27, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Fred Goss - Written by: Hilary Winston
Pierce tries to bribe Annie for a larger role in her anti-drug play. Jeff has to clean up a mess after he sends dirty texts using Britta's phone, and Shirley rejects Chang's attempts to be friendly. |
"Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" | February 3, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Andrew Guest
The study group plays Dungeons & Dragons with another classmate to lift his spirits, but Pierce's jealousy causes their good intentions to backfire. |
"Early 21st Century Romanticism" | February 10, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Stephen Sprung - Written by: Karey Dornetto
Valentine's Day finds Troy and Abed competing for the attention of an assistant librarian, and Britta tries to prove how progressive she is. Meanwhile, Jeff gets into a fight with the study group and takes a break from them. |
"Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking" | February 17, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Megan Ganz
Upset that he's not getting the respect he feels he deserves, Pierce claims that he is about to die and summons the study group to the hospital to bequeath personalized gifts unto them while Abed documents the entire event. |
"Intro to Political Science" | February 24, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar - Written by: Adam Countee
Anticipating a visit from the Vice President of the United States, Dean Pelton holds an election for student body president. An idealistic Annie decides to run, but Jeff decides to run against her to spite her and show how stupid politics can be. |
"Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy" | March 17, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Andy Bobrow
The study group organizes a baby shower for Shirley while she tries to keep Chang out of her life. Britta is interested in Abed and Troy's new friend, Lukka, who, as it turns out, has a dark past. |
"Critical Film Studies" | March 24, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Richard Ayoade - Written by: Sona Panos
Jeff and the group arrange a Pulp Fiction birthday party for Abed, but he has his own plans, starting with an expensive dinner for himself and Jeff. |
"Competitive Wine Tasting" | April 13, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Emily Cutler
When a beautiful woman rejects him in favor of Pierce, Jeff is convinced she must have ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Troy invents a painful childhood memory in order to attract Britta, and Abed feuds with his professor over "Who's the Boss?" |
"Paradigms of Human Memory" | April 21, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Tristram Shapeero - Written by: Chris McKenna
The study group assembles their twentieth (and final) Anthropology diorama of the year. When Troy's monkey reappears and subsequently disappears into a ventilation shaft, the group starts reminiscing about their year together. |
"Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts" | April 28, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar - Written by: Karey Dornetto
Shirley goes into labor during Anthropology class, and Britta must step up to help her friend. Meanwhile, Pierce decides to buy Troy and Abed's patented handshake. |
"A Fistful of Paintballs" | May 5, 2011 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Andrew Guest
The Greendale campus becomes a battlefield again with the start of another paintball competition as a mysterious new player debuts. Before they can compete for the prize, however, the study group must deal with a more personal conflict first. |
"For A Few Paintballs More" | May 12 2011 | ||
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Hilary Winston
City College has invaded the Greendale campus as the paintball competition becomes an all-out war between the two schools. |