All episodes Season 2 S02E01 2010-09-23 30 min 2000s NBC/Yahoo

Community

Anthropology 101

TV Flash files “Anthropology 101” as the first listed hour of season 2 — Community (2009–2015) on NBC/Yahoo, season 2, episode 1, aired 2010-09-23, 30 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 26 of 110 in the Community guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 2010-09-23 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Pascal's Triangle Revisited” (S01E25). Next is “Accounting for Lawyers” (S02E02).

Community — Anthropology 101 (S02E01)

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

As classes resume at Greendale Community College for the fall, the "Community" study group gathers to tackle this year's big class, "Anthropology 101. " Television icon and multiple Emmy Award-winner Betty White guest stars as the esteemed, but slightly unhinged anthropology professor, June Bauer. Jeff Winger, struggles to establish decorum with Britta and Annie amidst the confusion that ensued at the season finale's "Transfer Dance," when Britta professed her love for Jeff and Jeff later shared a secret kiss with Annie. Meanwhile, Senor Chang decides to enroll as a student at Greendale Community College so that he too, can join the study group.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Anthropology 101 sit in the Community guide?

S02E01 is listed hour 26 of 110 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.

When did Community S02E01 air?

Anthropology 101 aired 2010-09-23 and is listed at 30 minutes.

Where should I start?

The pilot, then don’t skip to paintball immediately if you want the study group to matter. The genre hours hit harder when you know the table.

In the series

Why this series still plays

Watch it because the group chat is already speaking Greendale. A network sitcom that went full genre playground without dumping the friendship — paintball, timelines, bottle episodes, Harmon drama included. Start with the study group, argue about season four, and treat “six seasons and a movie” as fandom scripture until the movie exists.

So about last night’s rewatch thread: someone posted the paintball still, someone else typed “we don’t talk about season four,” and a third person — still on the pilot — got spoiled by a GIFs-only “joke.” Welcome to Community, the NBC (then Yahoo) sitcom that trained a generation to argue in episode codes. Dan Harmon built a study group at a community college and then let the show become film school, friendship lab, and a group chat with better blocking. (I said spoiler-free. I lied a little about the paintball.)

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