Community: 10 Best Ben Chang Episodes

10. Environmental Science

Television shows often take a season to find their footing and Community's inaugural season felt far more grounded in realism than subsequent ones. Nothing speaks to this disparity than the fact that Ben Chang used to be a Spanish teacher. It's something that often slips from our minds when we think about Greendale's maverick of lunacy.

"Environmental Science" puts Señor Chang in the spotlight for the first time. After a particularly cruel week of homework, it is revealed that his wife has left him. Jeff reluctantly agrees to buddy up to him in order to help the study group achieve good grades. What becomes of it is a strangely touching bond between the two. In community college, teacher and students are often the same age and experience similar issues. "Environmental Science" explores this, displayed Ben Chang as a sympathetic individual for once.

Of course, it couldn't stay that way forever, and after giving Chang a chance to put his dancing shoes on, he reverts back to the over-confident bully we know and... kind of love?

But what's so funny? Ben Chang crying is fantastically over-the-top and bizarre, and Jeff's awkward reaction to it made it all the better.