Community: The 10 Most Hated Episodes

10. Lawnmower Maintenance And Postnatal Care (Season 6, Episode 2)

The main problem that plagued Community’s later seasons was losing members of the original study group left, right and centre. By season six, Donald Glover, Chevy Chase and Yvette Nicole Brown had all departed the show, taking their beloved characters with them. Instead of just making do with the original cast members that they had left, Dan Harmon and his writing team decided to create all new main characters to plug the gaps.

The problem is that, while Keith David and Paget Brewster do their best with what they’re given, nobody can ever replace Troy, Pierce, and Shirley. And so we get this episode where these subpar replacements take centre stage and the main plot is quite simply dragged out for too long, following Dean Pelton as he becomes obsessed with a new VR computer system.

It’s the kind of plot that might have been something incredible back in Community’s golden years but in the post season 3 slump, it just ends up being somewhat of a chore to sit through.

The out of left field subplot involving Britta’s parents also fails to really go anywhere and it all ends up as an episode that you’ll completely forget about once the credits roll.