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The Best Episodes of Community Season 3

Every episode of Community Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Community Season 3!

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Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Community Season 3 Episode 4 - Remedial Chaos Theory
    9.8/10(15313 votes)

    S3:E4

    When Jeff introduces an element of randomness into Troy and Abed's housewarming party, reality splits into six timelines.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  2. Community Season 3 Episode 17 - Basic Lupine Urology
    9.4/10(7280 votes)

    S3:E17

    When the yam the study group was growing for biology class is killed, Troy and Abed are on the case.

    Director:Rob Schrab
    Writer:Megan Ganz

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  3. Community Season 3 Episode 20 - Digital Estate Planning
    9.4/10(7262 votes)

    S3:E20

    Pierce and his closest friends are summoned to Hawthorne Labs to play a video game that will determine who will inherit his father's fortune.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  4. Community Season 3 Episode 14 - Pillows and Blankets (2)
    9.3/10(7178 votes)

    S3:E14

    The students of Greendale are drawn into an epic pillow fight as Troy and Abed start a war that threatens to destroy their unique friendship.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Andy Bobrow

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  5. Community Season 3 Episode 19 - Curriculum Unavailable
    9.1/10(5561 votes)

    S3:E19

    After Abed is caught trespassing at Greendale, he and his friends visit a psychiatrist.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Adam Countee

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  6. Community Season 3 Episode 8 - Documentary Filmmaking: Redux
    9.0/10(6023 votes)

    S3:E8

    As Dean Pelton films a new commercial for Greendale, the production takes a wild turn once he discovers that a famous alum has agreed to appear in it.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Megan Ganz

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  7. Community Season 3 Episode 21 - The First Chang Dynasty
    9.0/10(5145 votes)

    S3:E21

    The study group stages an elaborate heist to break in to Greendale and free Dean Pelton from the clutches of Chang.

    Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
    Writers:Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

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  8. Community Season 3 Episode 5 - Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps
    8.7/10(5319 votes)

    S3:E5

    When a personality test suggests that one group member is a homicidal maniac, they use a series of scary Halloween stories to expose the killer.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Dan Harmon

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  9. Community Season 3 Episode 22 - Introduction to Finality
    8.7/10(4615 votes)

    S3:E22

    Jeff agrees to represent Shirley in a case against Pierce to determine official ownership of their new sandwich shop.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writers:Annie Mebane, Stephen Basilone

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  10. Community Season 3 Episode 7 - Studies in Modern Movement
    8.5/10(4843 votes)

    S3:E7

    Annie has second thoughts about moving in with Troy and Abed once she realizes that they expect her to live in a blanket fort.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Adam Countee

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  11. Community Season 3 Episode 10 - Regional Holiday Music
    8.5/10(5518 votes)

    S3:E10

    The study group is slowly convinced to fill in for the Glee Club at Greendale's Christmas pageant.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writers:Annie Mebane, Stephen Basilone

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  12. Community Season 3 Episode 16 - Virtual Systems Analysis
    8.5/10(4839 votes)

    S3:E16

    After sending Troy and Britta on a date, Annie volunteers to keep Abed company in his Dreamatorium.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Matt Murray

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  13. Community Season 3 Episode 9 - Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism
    8.3/10(4638 votes)

    S3:E9

    When Shirley agrees to coach Jeff in foosball, they realize that she bullied him mercilessly when they were kids.

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writer:Chris Kula

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  14. Community Season 3 Episode 13 - Digital Exploration of Interior Design (1)
    8.1/10(4417 votes)

    S3:E13

    When Britta falls for the human embodiment of the Subway sandwich chain, Shirley and Pierce hope to use the situation to their advantage.

    Director:Dan Eckman
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  15. Community Season 3 Episode 18 - Course Listing Unavailable
    8.1/10(4212 votes)

    S3:E18

    After a classmate suddenly dies, the study group decides to host a memorial, but Jeff turns his speech into an angry anti-Greendale rant.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Tim Saccardo

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  16. Community Season 3 Episode 15 - Origins of Vampire Mythology
    8.0/10(4322 votes)

    S3:E15

    When a carnival comes to Greendale, Annie goes to great lengths to make sure that Britta doesn't contact her carnival worker ex-boyfriend.

    Director:Steven K. Tsuchida
    Writer:Dan Harmon

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  17. Community Season 3 Episode 1 - Biology 101
    7.9/10(4624 votes)

    S3:E1

    As Jeff tries to keep Pierce from rejoining the study group, Dean Pelton faces off with Vice Dean Laybourne for control of Greendale.

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  18. Community Season 3 Episode 2 - Geography of Global Conflict
    7.9/10(4568 votes)

    S3:E2

    As Annie competes with an overachieving rival in a Model United Nations competition, Jeff wrestles with his feelings for his ambitious friend.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Andy Bobrow

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  19. Community Season 3 Episode 3 - Competitive Ecology
    7.9/10(4579 votes)

    S3:E3

    The study group struggles to incorporate a fellow classmate while working on a project for Professor Kane's class.

    Director:Anthony Russo
    Writer:Maggie Bandur

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  20. Community Season 3 Episode 12 - Contemporary Impressionists
    7.8/10(4348 votes)

    S3:E12

    The study group must work as celebrity impersonators at a bar mitzvah to pay off Abed's debt to a talent agency owner.

    Director:Kyle Newacheck
    Writer:Alex Cooley

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  21. Community Season 3 Episode 6 - Advanced Gay
    7.6/10(4467 votes)

    S3:E6

    When a drag queen's song makes Hawthorne Wipes an iconic gay product, Pierce embraces it, until his homophobic dad shows up to squelch the idea.

    Director:Joe Russo
    Writer:Matt Murray

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  22. Community Season 3 Episode 11 - Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts
    7.5/10(4256 votes)

    S3:E11

    When Shirley's remarriage to Andre threatens to put her dreams of starting a business with Pierce on hold, Britta steps in.

    Director:Kyle Newacheck
    Writer:Vera Santamaria

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Remedial Chaos Theory" is the best rated episode of "Community" season 3. It scored 9.8/10 based on 15313 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Chris McKenna, it aired on 10/13/2011. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Basic Lupine Urology".