Community
Biology 101
TV Flash files “Biology 101” as the first listed hour of season 3 — Community (2009–2015) on NBC/Yahoo, season 3, episode 1, aired 2011-09-22, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E01: listed hour 50 of 110 in the Community guide, first listed hour of season 3. It aired 2011-09-22 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “For a Few Paintballs More” (S02E24). Next is “Geography of Global Conflict” (S03E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As the Greendale study group gathers in the library, they wonder whether they will see their old friend Pierce, who left the study group in a huff after last spring's paintball game. Jeff quickly butts heads with their new biology teacher Professor Kane and is kicked out of class - leading to a crisis within the group about whether they will all stay together. Dean Pelton is feeling empowered after a summer at "Dean Camp" but finds a new nemesis in Vice Dean Laybourne, dean of the highly regarded Air Conditioning Repair Annex at Greendale.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Biology 101 sit in the Community guide?
S03E01 is listed hour 50 of 110 — first listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 1.
When did Community S03E01 air?
Biology 101 aired 2011-09-22 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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