Streets Behind: A Community Fanpod

We went into this episode thinking that there wasn't a lot to like about it, but we actually found ourselves cracking up talking about it. So, come along with us as we mine some comedic gems out of the Schmitty episode where high school kids come to Greendale and wreak havoc. While Jeff and Britta are in a race to the bottom with three actual teenagers, Troy and Abed lean into quintessential colle...

You know what this one is. It's the chicken fingers episode, the Goodfellas episode, the one where the study group runs a cafeteria cartel. But did you know it's also the episode that gave us "streets ahead"? We didn't! We so did not remember that, and we have a whole podcast named after it. This episode has other hidden gems too like Abed's mafia diagram that lists everyone's functions and wants....

In this episode, the group grapples with how they perceive each other and themselves. Pierce has reached a pivotal moment with his Laser Lotus cult, and Jeff does not waste any time messing with him. In an attempt to prove she does in fact have a sense of humor, Britta orchestrates the weakest April Fool's prank of all time, which quickly cascades into criminal territory. To deal with the April 1s...

Sandi recommends two other sitcoms that have a lot in common with Community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, that's right, the pottery episode and the sailing episode are the same episode! So, buckle up, my precious blueberries, this is going to be a weird one. Shirley captains a parking lot sailing crew on the S.S. Nose Candy. Pierce fake drowns in a parking lot...twice. Jeff makes a bad pot, which wouldn't matter except his classmate Rich makes a great pot, which sends Jeff into an insane spiral....

In honor of Family Day at Greendale, your intrepid podcast hosts get together in person to record this one, and it's a doozy! In this episode, the chosen family of the study group brings their actual relatives to Greendale, and things go about as well as you'd expect. Like many actual families, this episode is chock full of terrible decisions. Pierce tricks his estranged step-daughter into visitin...

In this mini episode we take a deep dive into the billiards poster in Coach Bogner's office as well as some of the other amazing stuff hiding in the background of Season 1 Episode 17 - Physical Education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew and Sandi had different initial reactions to this one. Matthew thought it was pretty meh but Sandi goes outside of her slang comfort zone to call this one an absolute banger. Who was right? Who was wrong? Tune in to find out and to hear all about Jeff's epic billiards battle, Abed's quest to win over his secret admirer, and Britta's bagel problem. If you're a Danny Pudi fan, do not miss th...

In this bonus episode your co-hosts try an experiment - is it possible to talk about politics without getting political? Do we cover every issue? Heck no, but we chat about how it feels to have a midwestern teacher on the national political stage and why we'd like to see more of a Community school spirit in politics. Hopefully, anyone at Greendale, no matter what their politics are, would feel wel...

It's Valentine's Week at Greendale, and you know what that means - it's a dance episode, people! The theme is ostensibly romance, but really this episode is all about friendship. While the Cupid Being wanders around campus delivering valentines (oh, now it has arrows, that's safe), the study group members are all finding ways to get out of their comfort zones and come through for each other when t...

This episode gets super college-y. Shirley joins Troy and Abed to make fun of their favorite bad movie, Kick Puncher. Pierce crashes their party, and crashes into a giant bowl of popcorn. Meanwhile, Annie starts hanging out with Britta's ex-boyfriend Vaughn, which throws Britta and Jeff into a tailspin of jealousy, although they try to tell themselves they're just looking out for Annie's best inte...

This week we have one of the most memorable scenes in the entire series - Britta and Troy's teapot dance for the ages! Up until this point, Britta and Troy have been doing an excellent job of hiding the fact that they were both taking dance classes all semester because it comes out of nowhere in this episode, and it provides lots of opportunities to explore gender norms and how they specifically a...

Would you believe this is the Jack Black episode, and the MASH episode, and the school newspaper episode? No? We didn't either, but it is. It's the first day of spring semester at Greendale, and a new, chill Jeff is cracking wise in the school newspaper office/distillery while Annie hunts down a major scoop and Buddy (Jack Black) auditions to join their study group. This whole time the MASH theme...

It's December 10th - the time of year we come together with those we love to fight the school bully out by the bike rack, but not the bike rack by the parking lot. Merry Happy, everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Folks, we've got ourselves a holiday episode! We recorded this one over Thanksgiving 2021 and spent two years carefully editing - kidding! Life intervened, and it took us a while to get this episode up, but trust us, it's worth it. We have a great time delving into Thanksgiving traditions, family drama, mental health, and why we so deeply relate to the Thanksgiving episode when the study group spe...

In today's episode of our beloved sitcom Community, Greendale catches knowledge at the STD awareness fair organized by our very own Annie Edison. Eager to prove herself, Annie goes all out to impress Dean Pelton, only to be rewarded with the harrowing task of conducting the condom demonstration in front of the entire school, which is a problem since she's never actually seen a...thingamabob. In or...

This episode starts with the Dean declaring Green Week at Envirodale, and then goes fully off the rails from there. Chang goes even further off the deep end than usual when his wife leaves him. Jeff uses friendship for evil to manipulate Chang into changing their homework assignments. Shirley is so anxious about giving a presentation in her marketing class that she asks Pierce for help, and in an...

In this episode, Britta gets angry and articulate while trying to quit smoking. She's so desperate that she'll try anything, even getting hypnotized by Pierce. Shirley discovers that Abed's films about the study group predict, or maybe even write, the future. Jeff and Annie team up to save the Greendale debate team, and we discover that it's helpful to talk about uncomfortable subjects even when y...

Jeff is living out of his car, Pierce is commissioning diss tracks, Troy is picnicking under the stars, Annie is faking appendicitis, and Britta is begging your unbelievable pardon. This episode covers more character development than we can keep track of, but we give it the old Greendale try anyway. We also get to see Matt's all-time favorite guest star! (Really? Already? In Season 1? A bold claim...

At this very important milestone (the end of disc 1 of the Community DVD box set), we take a step back and reflect on the show as a whole so far. Join us for the easiest pop quiz ever about how we feel about the show, the characters, and the production up to this point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Dia de los Muertos at Greendale and the gang is trying on all sorts of costumes. Annie tries being assertive when she tells Jeff he can't skip her extra-credit Halloween party. Jeff tries being honest for once in his pursuit of Professor Slater, his statistics teacher. Shirley tries punishing Slater until she realizes she's really just mad at her ex-husband. Everything goes sideways when Pier...

Community gets cringey in this one when Pierce helps the Dean design a post-racial mascot, but we love that this isn't a "very special" episode that addresses race once and the shelves it for the rest of the series. Somehow, Pierce and Dean Pelton agree on their horrifying design choices, but Jeff and Annie clash over whether Troy should play football for the Greendale Human Beings. Troy can be sw...

The main focus of this episode is about Britta cheating in Senor Chang's Spanish class, but meanwhile in the background, the writers are doing some major world building. So many of the show's future developments have their roots in this episode. We see an almost familial relationship developing between Annie and Pierce as she encourages him to compose the Greendale school song. The Luis Guzman sta...

As Vaughn would say, this episode of Community is tight, but us? Not so much. We're all over the map in this one talking about the Duncan Principle, Jeff and Shirley's growing friendship, our own college friends who couldn't keep their shirts on, Annie's budding sexuality, Pierce's ear...noculars, and how Britta fell into the "Interesting Boy Trap." We find out that Matt totally would have played...

Sandi and Matt begin to start starting seizing the day with Professor Whitman's ultimate blow-off class, which Jeff could totally pass if only he'd stop trying so hard at the wrong things, like crumping. We follow Abed into some surprisingly deep emotional waters, and we delight in Britta's fisticuffs, Pierce's voice commands, Annie's pizza etiquette and Troy's delicate sneezes. Hosted on Acast. S...