The Best Episodes Written By Chris Mckenna

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.1/10(53 votes)

   #1 - Remedial Chaos Theory

   S3:E410/13/2011

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

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   8.8/10(47 votes)

   #2 - Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design

   S2:E911/18/2010

   When Jeff tries to obtain credit for a fictitious class, the unintended consequences rock Greendale. Abed and Troy build an elaborate blanket fort.

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   8.6/10(39 votes)

   #3 - Paradigms of Human Memory

   S2:E214/21/2011

   Working on their final anthropology diorama, Chang finds a cache of items stolen by Troy's monkey that dredge up unhappy memories for the study group.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Bar Mitzvah Shuffle

   S5:E143/22/2009

   Steve and his friends sabotage a stuck-up kid's bar mitzvah after the kid hits on Steve's girlfriend, Debbie. But when Snot is wrongly accused of stealing the kid's bar-mitzvah money, his own bar mitzvah is put in jeopardy.

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   8.2/10(42 votes)

   #5 - Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television

   S6:E136/2/2015

   The former study group's future — and friendships — are put to a test when one chapter of their lives closes and a new one begins.

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   8.1/10(43 votes)

   #6 - Anthropology 101

   S2:E19/23/2010

   When the semester starts, Jeff is stunned that his rejection of Britta has made her a campus star; Chang wants to be accepted into the study group.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #7 - The One That Got Away

   S5:E210/5/2008

   Roger plays detective to track down a case of what he suspects is identity theft. Meanwhile, the Smith family gets sucked into a mean game of Simon Says.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Mindy's Brother

   S1:E101/8/2013

   When Mindy's brother visits from college, he tells Mindy that he wants to drop out and start a rap career, immediately causing Mindy to panic. Meanwhile, Danny and Jeremy lift the spirits of their elderly landlord with the hopes that she will reduce their office rent.

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   7.9/10(42 votes)

   #9 - Communication Studies

   S1:E162/11/2010

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

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    7.6/10(44 votes)

    #10 - The Art of Discourse

    S1:E224/29/2010

    While a tasteless prank ends with Pierce being tossed out of the group, Britta and Jeff are forced to team up against some teen newcomers at school.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Halloween

    S1:E410/30/2012

    When Josh invites Mindy to a Halloween party, Mindy stresses out about finding the perfect costume to impress him. Meanwhile, Danny and Jeremy leave work early to finally take their driver's license tests, much to Danny's embarrassment.

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    7.4/10(35 votes)

    #12 - Digital Exploration of Interior Design (1)

    S3:E133/29/2012

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

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    7.3/10(37 votes)

    #13 - Ladders

    S6:E13/17/2015

    New administrative consultant Frankie's strict — and sobering — changes split the group when Abed goes rogue to side with the enemy.

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    7.3/10(39 votes)

    #14 - Repilot

    S5:E11/2/2014

    With his law practice doomed, Jeff returns to Greendale to start a class action suit against the school, but a hologram of Pierce has him reconsider.

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    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Irregarding Steve

    S3:E812/10/2006

    When Roger helps Steve see that his father isn't as smart as he always believed, the power-hungry pair set their sights on fame and fortune in New York City. It doesn't take long for Roger to lose everything on Wall Street, and Steve contemplates prostitution after Jon Stewart shoots down his comedy routine. Meanwhile, the rest of the family is certain that the two have just run away to the tree house, so when it explodes in a lightning storm, they are devastated, but console themselves with Steve's college fund.

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    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #16 - All About Steve

    S2:E39/25/2005

    When the CIA organizes a father-son baseball game, Stan is determined to show his co-workers that his son is masculine and athletic. Unfortunately, Steve is a geek, so Stan decides to lie and ditches him. But after getting a taste of his own treatment at work, Stan turns to Steve and his sci-fi knowledge to help capture a cyber-terrorist. Meanwhile, Roger goes incognito in a desperate attempt to interact with humans.

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    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Star Trek

    S2:E811/27/2005

    Steve becomes a famous author, and the entire family gets caught up in his celebrity, including Stan, who becomes an unbearable "stage parent." After Steve hooks up with an agent, he abandons his family to lead a "Cribs" lifestyle.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - A Piñata Named Desire

    S7:E112/13/2011

    With a flair for the dramatic, Roger invites Stan to attend one of his acting classes. However, tempers flare when they both audition for the same role, leaving them to duke it out for top dog. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends get into a pillow fight when they try to plan the greatest slumber party ever.

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    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Tears of a Clooney

    S2:E165/14/2006

    When Francine's birthday brings back haunting memories of a celebrity film moment stolen by George Clooney, Francine's new dream is to destroy the star. But when she tries to win Clooney's heart with the intention of breaking it, Stan actually falls for him and sabotages the plan. Meanwhile, back at home, Roger builds a vineyard and starts up a private sweat shop of foster children.

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    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #20 - The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

    S4:E812/16/2007

    Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

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    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Fart-break Hotel

    S7:E91/16/2011

    When Roger releases lethal gas into the Smith residence, the family moves into a hotel while the fumes clear.

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    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Rapture's Delight

    S6:E912/13/2009

    When the Smith family goes to church on Christmas Day, Stan is furious when he can’t get a good seat. While Francine tries to ease his frustration, a moment of divine intervention occurs. Upset that he has been left on earth with Francine during the ultimate fight between good and evil, Stan ditches his wife to get into the pearly gates of heaven, but when Francine is kidnapped, Stan fights to get her back.

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