With the All six seasons of Community feature episodes that are worth referencing in the movie.

Some of these are fantastic and are considered Community’s best episodes, whereas others are ed for all the wrong reasons. Alternatively, some are simply meme-worthy, lore-heavy, or see someone leave the show. Regardless of why, certain Community episodes are legendary, and there's no way the movie won't reference them.

10 "Basic Intergluteal Numismatics"

Season 5, Episode 3

I think it’s very likely that the mystery of Community’s Ass Crack Bandit will be referenced in the movie, for several reasons. Season 5’s “Basic Intergluteal Numismatics” is different from the typical episode of Community, as it takes a darker turn and sees the return of the enigmatic Ass Crack Bandit, an unknown criminal who drops coins down the pants of unexpecting students and wreaks havoc on Greendale. While there is a brief mention of the Ass Crack Bandit before this, the show doesn’t delve further into the idea until this point.

Despite Star Burns initially taking the blame, the identity of the Ass Crack Bandit is still hidden. There has been speculation that there are actually three Ass Crack Bandits in Community, and in a Community reunion zoom call from 2020, Dan Harmon claims it’s Annie. However, as this is never confirmed on-screen, it’s hard to say for certain. The Ass Crack Bandit will probably be referenced in the movie, but perhaps it’ll also confirm exactly who they are, too.

9 "Cooperative Polygraphy"

Season 5, Episode 4

Even though “Basic Intergluteal Numismatics” is technically when Pierce’s death is announced, the following episode, "Cooperative Polygraphy," will also likely be referenced in the movie. It’ll be hard to avoid some sort of acknowledgement of Chevy Chase leaving Community before season 5, especially as Pierce’s demise causes Donald Glover’s Troy Barnes to depart the show, too. However, one thing from this episode that will most likely be referenced in the movie is the gifts that Pierce leaves the study group, especially as it also ties into how he dies.

Chevy Chase technically has two last on-screen appearances as Pierce Hawthorne in Community. His last episode as a main cast member is season 4's "Advanced Introduction to Finality," but he makes a brief cameo as a hologram in the season 5 premiere, "Repilot."

Pierce leaves every member of the group a cylinder of his sperm, and stupidly enough, dies from overexertion while filling them up. He also leaves other gifts, but the most notable are his shares of Hawthorne Wipes to Troy (if he sails his boat around the world first) and the tiara from the season 2 episode “Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking” to Annie. It’ll be impossible for the gang not to reference the wild lie detector test Pierce sets up for them, or the truly deranged gifts, even if Chevy Chase or his character aren’t there.

8 "Geothermal Escapism"

Season 5, Episode 5

The third consecutive Community season 5 episode that should logically be referenced is “Geothermal Escapism,” which is when Troy leaves. The one condition Troy must follow to get Pierce’s shares of Hawthorne Wipes is that he has to sail around the world on his late friend’s boat. Pierce’s will explains that his father made him do the same thing at his age so he could learn how to be a man, and although Jeff tries to argue around this, Troy agrees. Before departing Greendale, though, Abed sets up a school-wide game of Hot Lava.

Between Abed putting all of his emotions into this game to avoid dealing with his best friend leaving, and Troy’s actual departure (alongside Levar Burton, incredibly), there are loads of moments in “Geothermal Escapism” for the Community movie to unpack. Community season 6 also suggests Troy goes missing on his voyage, and hopefully, the movie will explain what happens to him during this time.

7 "Modern Warfare"

Season 1, Episode 23

While there’s a good chance any or all of Community’s paintball episodes will be referenced in the movie, I think it’s more than likely that the first and the best of the bunch, “Modern Warfare” will be mentioned over the rest. The first paintball episode happens in season 1, which sees Greendale completely destroyed as the students fight over the prize of priority registration for the following semester. Greendale takes its school-wide games very seriously, and considering “Modern Warfare” is the episode that starts this trend, it’d be silly if the movie didn’t bring it up.

In fact, while details on the Community movie’s plot are still under wraps, I think that paintball could play a major part in it. The paintball game marks the moment in Community season 1 when the study group really comes into their own and bonds as a team. It’s also the episode when Britta and Jeff first sleep together, and their on-off relationship is another thing that the Community movie will probably reference.

6 "Emotional Consequences Of Broadcast Television"

Season 6, Episode 13

Even though Community’s last ever episode, season 6’s “Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television,” isn’t the greatest episode of the show, it’ll be odd if the movie doesn’t reference it. The Community finale sees Abed and Annie leave to start new jobs as a production assistant and an intern with the F.B.I., respectively. Elroy also leaves for a job with LinkedIn, too, but claims he’ll be back after the summer. By the end of the episode, the only original of the study group are Britta and Jeff, but they still have the company of the Dean, Frankie, and Chang.

Whether Annie and Abed are still following these career paths or not, there’s no way this won’t be referenced, seeing as it truly brings things to an end. While several major actors leave Community during its run, there are only so many characters a TV show can lose before it's time to throw in the towel. Hopefully, the movie will also address the hilarious and meta board game end-tag.

5 "Pillows And Blankets"

Season 3, Episode 14

“Pillows and Blankets” is a Community episode many never get tired of rewatching, focusing on the battle between Troy and Abed’s blanket and pillow fort sectors: Pillowtown and Blanketsburg. While this arc runs for a couple of episodes, “Pillows and Blankets” is the peak of this storyline. This episode is both poignant and hilarious. It’s ridiculous to see the entirety of Greendale succumb to what starts as a bit of fun for Troy and Abed, but it’s also fascinating to see how this situation impacts their friendship.

The directional style of “Pillows and Blankets” is a spoof of the works of Civil War documentarian Ken Burns.

Plus, it’ll be great to see the Community reference the time the best friends fight over a potential Guinness Book of World Records event. Troy and Abed’s friendship is an integral part of Community, and it’s never the same after the pair are separated. While there won’t be room to include every reference to the show in the Community movie, this one simply cannot be forgotten about.

4 "Paradigms Of Human Memory"

Season 2, Episode 21

Community’s “Paradigms of Human Memory” is a brilliant TV clip show episode, and one of the most meta installments of the show. This episode not only parodies the trope of clip shows, but it also mocks Community itself. Rather than using moments from past episodes, the clips are actually never-before-seen scenes. Most make zero sense or require extensive Community knowledge to understand, but they’re all hilarious and unique, regardless, with an incredible 70 new scenes featured throughout.

“Paradigms of Human Memory” is the beginning of the "Six seasons and a movie" gag.

However, most importantly, “Paradigms of Human Memory” is the beginning of the "Six seasons and a movie" gag. In one scene, Abed sneaks up on Jeff in the cafeteria wearing a cape. When he knocks a tray over and runs away, Jeff argues that “The show will last three weeks,” to which Abed offers the iconic line in return.

3 "Remedial Chaos Theory"

Season 3, Episode 3

Community’s Darkest Timeline is another reference that absolutely needs to be referenced in the movie. The Darkest Timeline is first introduced in the season 3 episode, “Remedial Chaos Theory,” an iconic installment that sees the disastrous results of choosing between seven people. When Jeff rolls a die to decide who will collect the pizza from downstairs, he causes the creation of six different timelines, and the Darkest Timeline is the very worst of them all.

Several things occur in the Darkest Timeline, like Jeff losing an arm, Pierce dying prematurely, and Abed believing he’s now an evil incarnation of himself. Season 4’s “Advanced Introduction to Finality” wraps up the Darkest Timeline storyline, albeit poorly, but this gives the Community movie the opportunity to revisit it and provide a better conclusion. The Darkest Timeline is one of Community’s best running gags, and out of them all, this one makes the most sense to be referenced in the movie.

2 "Intro To Felt Surrogacy"

Season 4, Episode 9

"Intro to Felt Surrogacy" is the perfect episode to encapsulate the horror that is season 4, better known as Community’s gas leak year. While there are some high points in season 4, it’s widely considered the worst installment of the show, but it does help save it in its later seasons. "Intro to Felt Surrogacy" sees Dean Pelton try to fix things up between the study group, and he uses puppets as a form of therapy to encourage each of them to speak their mind.

This episode is trippy and odd, with some weird musical numbers, but it also makes sense, considering the gas leak. Community season 5 references a gas leak as a way of excusing the issues with season 4 (which are mainly due to poor storytelling decisions and the firing of Dan Harmon). This term has become iconic and used across the TV industry, so the Community movie would be silly not to reference the year Greendale’s students go wild because of a gas leak.

1 "Advanced Documentary Filmmaking"

Season 4, Episode 6

The mysterious illness of Ben Chang, or “Kevin,” which is known as Changesia, is one of the most ridiculous storylines in Community. After Chang is jailed for kidnapping the Dean, he disappears for a little while. That is, until “Kevin” suddenly appears in "Alternative History of the German Invasion" with no memory of his past self or his crimes. Of course, this is all a lie, and an absurd one at that. "Advanced Documentary Filmmaking" is an episode told through another of Abed’s documentaries, which focuses on Changesia.

This documentary is used to try to get more funding for Greendale, so that the school can further research Changnesia, a disease that, unsurprisingly, only one person in the world has: Ben Chang/“Kevin.” Eventually, the whole Changnesia debacle is forgotten about by the characters in Community and forgiven, which is wild, even by sitcom standards. However, this is a brilliant storyline that I’m convinced the Community movie will reference.