Home > Community > Season 5 « TV Series Page Community: Season 5 (2013 - 2014) SEASON: Season 5 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Want to see Episode List Season 5 Community Critics Consensus With Dan Harmon back as its show runner, Community returns with a familiar new energy and more fun, exciting adventures for the Greendale gang. 93% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 42 94% Audience Score User Ratings: 744 See score details Other TV Shows Freaks and Geeks The Good Place Seinfeld Parks and Recreation 30 Rock Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Repilot Air date: Jan 2, 2014 In the Season 5 premiere, Jeff returns to Greendale to collect evidence for a lawsuit. Upon hearing news of Jeff's visit, the Dean organizes a reunion for the study group in hopes that Jeff is back to help save the school. View Details 2. Introduction to Teaching Air date: Jan 2, 2014 Professor Hickey shows Jeff the ropes at Greendale and gives him advice for handling rowdy students; and Abed convinces the study group to take a new class with Professor Garrity. View Details 3. Basic Intergluteral Numismatics Air date: Jan 9, 2014 An anonymous bandit drops coins down people's pants, prompting Dean Pelton, Jeff and Annie to launch investigations. But when someone actually confesses, Jeff doesn't believe the story. View Details 4. Cooperative Polygraphy Air date: Jan 16, 2014 A team of investigators grill the study group after Pierce's death in order to execute his will, leading the group to learn surprising things about one other. View Details 5. Geothermal Escapism Air date: Jan 23, 2014 Abed organizes a going-away activity for Troy, and what starts as a fun game turns into a heated competition. View Details 6. Analysis of Cork-Based Networking Air date: Jan 30, 2014 Annie and Professor Hickey prepare for the midterm dance and must navigate power struggles with the custodial, IT and parking staff. View Details 7. Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality Air date: Feb 27, 2014 Jeff gives Professor Duncan advice on seducing Britta. Meanwhile, Britta reconnects with old friends and realizes how they've changed; Abed accidentally damages Professor Hickey's drawings, which leads to the pair spending quality time together; and Chang performs a one-man show for an other-worldly audience. View Details 8. App Development and Condiments Air date: Mar 6, 2014 Class war erupts when Greendale becomes a test site for a new social-network application. Competition for the highest score leaves Jeff and Shirley battling for supremacy and Britta protesting. Professor Hickey, meanwhile, goes underground to wait out the storm. View Details 9. VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing Air date: Mar 13, 2014 Jeff, Shirley and Professor Hickey stumble upon a secret stash of textbooks and decide how to monetize their discovery. Meanwhile, things get intense when Abed and Annie try to pick a new roommate. View Details 10. Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Air date: Mar 20, 2014 Professor Hickey announces that he has just become a grandfather. But since he and his son (David Cross) don't speak to each other, the gang stage a game of Dungeons and Dragons in an attempt to get the two to reconnect. View Details Show More Episodes Community: Season 5 Videos 0:28 Community: Virtual Table Read View All Videos (1) Community: Season 5 Photos View All Photos (71) Tv Season Info The fifth season of "Community" finds Jeff (Joel McHale) teaching at Greendale one year after graduation. Meanwhile, the death of Pierce (Chevy Chase) leads to shocking discoveries among the group. Troy (Donald Glover) leaves Greendale in search of new adventures; Annie (Alison Brie) and Abed (Danny Pudi) search for a new roommate; Professor Hickey (Jonathan Banks) shows Jeff the ropes; and the school board makes a shocking decision that affects the whole group. An animated episode is featured. Genre: Comedy Network: NBC Premiere Date: Jan 2, 2014 Creator: Dan Harmon Exec. Producers: Russ Krasnoff, Gary Foster, Moses Port, David Guarascio, Tristram Shapeero Cast Joel McHale as Jeff Winger Gillian Jacobs as Britta Perry Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir Alison Brie as Annie Edison Donald Glover as Troy Barnes Ken Jeong as Ben Chang Jim Rash as Dean Pelton Dan Harmon Jonathan Banks as Professor Hickey John Oliver as Professor Duncan Brie Larson Rob Corddry as Alan Connor Kevin Corrigan as Professor Garrity Chris Elliott as Russell Borchert Chevy Chase as Pierce Hawthorne Walton Goggins as Mr. Stone Nathan Fillion as Bob Waite David Cross as Hank Kumail Nanjiani as Lapari Robert Patrick as Waldron Paget Brewster as Debra Chambers Jerry Minor Show More Cast News & Interviews for Community: Season 5 TV Talk: Better Call Saul: The Music Video? TV Talk: True Detective‘s Nic Pizzolatto Shares Season Two Details Weekly Binge: Community View All Community: Season 5 News Episodes 1. Repilot Air date: Jan 2, 2014 In the Season 5 premiere, Jeff returns to Greendale to collect evidence for a lawsuit. Upon hearing news of Jeff's visit, the Dean organizes a reunion for the study group in hopes that Jeff is back to help save the school. View Details 2. Introduction to Teaching Air date: Jan 2, 2014 Professor Hickey shows Jeff the ropes at Greendale and gives him advice for handling rowdy students; and Abed convinces the study group to take a new class with Professor Garrity. View Details 3. Basic Intergluteral Numismatics Air date: Jan 9, 2014 An anonymous bandit drops coins down people's pants, prompting Dean Pelton, Jeff and Annie to launch investigations. But when someone actually confesses, Jeff doesn't believe the story. View Details 4. Cooperative Polygraphy Air date: Jan 16, 2014 A team of investigators grill the study group after Pierce's death in order to execute his will, leading the group to learn surprising things about one other. View Details 5. Geothermal Escapism Air date: Jan 23, 2014 Abed organizes a going-away activity for Troy, and what starts as a fun game turns into a heated competition. View Details 6. Analysis of Cork-Based Networking Air date: Jan 30, 2014 Annie and Professor Hickey prepare for the midterm dance and must navigate power struggles with the custodial, IT and parking staff. View Details 7. Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality Air date: Feb 27, 2014 Jeff gives Professor Duncan advice on seducing Britta. Meanwhile, Britta reconnects with old friends and realizes how they've changed; Abed accidentally damages Professor Hickey's drawings, which leads to the pair spending quality time together; and Chang performs a one-man show for an other-worldly audience. View Details 8. App Development and Condiments Air date: Mar 6, 2014 Class war erupts when Greendale becomes a test site for a new social-network application. Competition for the highest score leaves Jeff and Shirley battling for supremacy and Britta protesting. Professor Hickey, meanwhile, goes underground to wait out the storm. View Details 9. VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing Air date: Mar 13, 2014 Jeff, Shirley and Professor Hickey stumble upon a secret stash of textbooks and decide how to monetize their discovery. Meanwhile, things get intense when Abed and Annie try to pick a new roommate. View Details 10. Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Air date: Mar 20, 2014 Professor Hickey announces that he has just become a grandfather. But since he and his son (David Cross) don't speak to each other, the gang stage a game of Dungeons and Dragons in an attempt to get the two to reconnect. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Community Season 5 All Critics (42) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (3) Harmon is vindicated and triumphant, but also still pretty torn up about everything. Community is no longer a zombie, but the new episodes feel plenty funereal. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Slate Top Critic I, for one, am thrilled that the show is back and back-to-form. Jan 6, 2014 | Full Review… Alison Willmore indieWire Top Critic While it's too early to tell for sure, Harmon does seem to have brought back some of the show's earlier spirit. Jan 2, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic About as good a Community restart as anyone could have possibly hoped for. Jan 2, 2014 | Rating: A | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic As a charter member of this particular church choir, there are enough laughs and positive character choice signposts to have faith in Harmon returning to the altar. Jan 2, 2014 | Full Review… Sarah Rodman Boston Globe Top Critic When it is firing on all cylinders, it feels like the perfect blend of the surprising and the familiar: something old, something new, something borrowed, and definitely something blue. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Emily Nussbaum New Yorker Top Critic Where Community does a terrific job is finding meaning in this re-purposing of characters and situations. Feb 12, 2020 | Full Review… Randy Dankievitch Processed Media For those of you, like myself, who were fans of Community from the outset, season five is off to a promising start. Jan 14, 2019 | Full Review… Dave Trumbore Collider Even the most ardent Greendale supporter could be forgiven for doubting we'd see something as epic as season 1 and 2's paintball episodes again. The fifth season, however, gave us episodes of that caliber on more than one occasion. Jan 14, 2019 | Full Review… Joseph McCabe Nerdist Season 5 wasn't the perfect bounceback from Season 4, but it contained moments of brilliance. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Tim Surette TV.com That it can stand proudly next to the first two seasons is something of a miracle. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Brian Collins Birth.Movies.Death. It had to prove that it was still capable of greatness, that it was worth the renewal... I can confidently put it right up there with the earlier seasons. Jan 11, 2019 | Full Review… Pilot Viruet Flavorwire View All Critic Reviews (42) Audience Reviews for Community: Season 5 Sep 07, 2020 COMMUNITY season 5 manages to stay biting while being self-analytical. Characters are paying closer attention to their narratives rather than their personal growth. Maybe the brilliance of this show is showing why and how the school is so dumb. Eric W Aug 08, 2020 (all seasons) The subversive humour of the first three seasons, along with the great cast and character chemistry are what makes "Community". The fourth season just feels off, slightly forced even, and the show never fully recovers after that. Its formula - the episodes' identical structure - is increasingly obvious during those last seasons, which, unaided by the cast changes, don't feel that natural. The challenging, original, thought-provoking first three seasons are what "Community" should be lauded for. Petros T Jul 24, 2020 It does get better with Dan Harmon back, but Donald Glover leaving made a huge dent on the whole dynamic Madhuri H Jun 10, 2020 Fantastic return to form Chris L May 29, 2020 Plenty of outstanding moments, Cooperative Polygraphy being the best episode. Anonymous U May 26, 2020 It is still funny and surprisingly this season has a lot of memorable episodes but for some reason Abed was an asshole for no reason in some episodes but that can be excused since Troy left The only reason this season is at full stars is because the season final sucks Pop culture C May 26, 2020 Dan Harmon is back and Community is Community again! Ozlem T May 09, 2020 A great return to form for community! Great story telling and sharp dialogue. Carlos S May 05, 2020 Very good but i wished they had redeveloped Britta to more of a lead rather than the butt of the jokes. Jan Jingyang Z Apr 25, 2020 I've used RT for the past couple of years on a pretty regular basis, but I've never made an account... until now, after watching this show during quarantine I couldn't truly be a good person in life without rating this show! 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