Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2009)

Overview

After his bachelor's degree is revoked, lawyer Jeff Winger returns to community college, where he forms a study group with a few oddballs.

Cast

Joel McHale as Jeff Winger
Joel McHale

as Jeff Winger

Gillian Jacobs as Britta Perry
Gillian Jacobs

as Britta Perry

Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir
Danny Pudi

as Abed Nadir

Alison Brie as Annie Edison
Alison Brie

as Annie Edison

Ken Jeong as Ben Chang
Ken Jeong

as Ben Chang

Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett
Yvette Nicole Brown

as Shirley Bennett

Chevy Chase as Pierce Hawthorne
Chevy Chase

as Pierce Hawthorne

Donald Glover as Troy Barnes
Donald Glover

as Troy Barnes

Episodes

Pilot poster

Pilot 7.6

September 17, 2009

When the legitimacy of his degree is challenged, lawyer Jeff Winger must return to school, where he meets a clan of mis…

Spanish 101 poster

Spanish 101 7.6

September 24, 2009

While Jeff looks to use a Spanish class assignment to get close to Britta, Pierce has something altogether different in…

Introduction to Film poster

Introduction to Film 8.0

October 1, 2009

Jeff struggles to get a good grade, and Britta's offer to bankroll his film class exposes a rift between Abed and his a…

Social Psychology poster

Social Psychology 7.7

October 8, 2009

As Annie recruits Abed and Troy for a psychology class experiment, Jeff and Shirley bond over their mutual fondness for…

Advanced Criminal Law poster

Advanced Criminal Law 7.7

October 15, 2009

As Pierce volunteers to compose a new school song, a cheating episode in Spanish class leaves Jeff defending Britta bef…

Football, Feminism and You poster

Football, Feminism and You 7.7

October 22, 2009

Annie's dream of being the ex-football star's girlfriend is in jeopardy when Jeff is blackmailed into getting Troy to j…

Introduction to Statistics poster

Introduction to Statistics 8.4

October 29, 2009

Jeff sets his sights on an attractive professor, and Annie looks to boost her social standing by hosting a Day of the D…

Home Economics poster

Home Economics 7.5

November 5, 2009

Jeff is forced out of his condo and into Abed's dorm room, and Annie looks to get Troy's attention by helping him plan …

Debate 109 poster

Debate 109 8.3

November 12, 2009

As Jeff is drafted to help lead Greendale's debate team against the formidable City College, Abed's film-class projects…

Environmental Science poster

Environmental Science 7.8

November 19, 2009

Faced with an unreasonable amount of Spanish homework, Jeff's efforts to handle Señor Chang manage to help him, but not…

The Politics of Human Sexuality poster

The Politics of Human Sexuality 7.3

December 3, 2009

With his high-price "escort" girlfriend on his arm, Pierce pressures Jeff into asking Dean Pelton's airhead secretary t…

Comparative Religion poster

Comparative Religion 8.1

December 10, 2009

Shirley's plans for a holiday party are in jeopardy when Jeff is drawn into a fight with a campus bully.

Investigative Journalism poster

Investigative Journalism 7.5

January 14, 2010

Jeff accepts an invitation to be the editor of the school paper as he and his friends fend off an interloper who wants …

Interpretive Dance poster

Interpretive Dance 7.7

January 21, 2010

As Jeff and Prof. Slater try to keep their student-teacher romance under wraps, Britta and Troy tell everyone about the…

Romantic Expressionism poster

Romantic Expressionism 7.7

February 4, 2010

Jeff and Britta team up to derail Annie's fledgling romance with Greendale's resident hippie singer-songwriter, Vaughn.

Communication Studies poster

Communication Studies 7.9

February 11, 2010

As Valentine's Day finds Jeff struggling with his feelings for Britta and Professor Slater, Pierce and Troy are wrongly…

Physical Education poster

Physical Education 8.1

March 4, 2010

The study group helps Abed land a date with a girl, and Jeff squares off with a P.E. coach who insists that he wear gym…

Basic Genealogy poster

Basic Genealogy 7.9

March 11, 2010

As Family Day lands Jeff in the middle of an affair with Pierce's sexy ex-stepdaughter, Shirley's unruly sons help libe…

Beginner Pottery poster

Beginner Pottery 7.9

March 18, 2010

A pottery class he takes for an easy A reveals Jeff's deep-seated need to succeed.

The Science of Illusion poster

The Science of Illusion 7.8

March 25, 2010

When her April Fools' Day prank inadvertently sends a human cadaver out the anatomy lab window, Britta looks to place t…

Contemporary American Poultry poster

Contemporary American Poultry 9.0

April 22, 2010

A scheme to replace a corrupt cafeteria employee transforms the study group into a criminal gang run by a power-hungry …

The Art of Discourse poster

The Art of Discourse 7.6

April 29, 2010

While a tasteless prank ends with Pierce being tossed out of the group, Britta and Jeff are forced to team up against s…

Modern Warfare poster

Modern Warfare 9.2

May 6, 2010

The first prize of priority registration engulfs Greendale Community College in a Spring Fling paintball war.

English as a Second Language poster

English as a Second Language 7.9

May 13, 2010

On the eve of an important final exam in Spanish, everyone's grades are jeopardized when it is discovered that Señor Ch…

Pascal's Triangle Revisited poster

Pascal's Triangle Revisited 8.0

May 20, 2010

As the end of the school year finds Jeff at the apex of a romantic triangle, Annie ponders moving away with her hacky s…