5. Die Hard, Star Wars, A Fistful of Dollars/For a Few Dollars More
Season 1 Episode 23 Modern Warfare Season 2 Episode 23 A Fistful of Paintballs Season 2 Episode 24 For a Few Paintballs More I grouped these three episodes together because they all share one thing in common: paintball! Most Community fans will say that the first paintball episode at the end of season one, Modern Warfare, is when the show really started taking shape into the pop culture referencing monster that it is today. After waking up from a nap in his car, Jeff walks into a deserted Greendale campus that is covered in paint. A war had broken out when Dean Pelton told the students that the last one standing without paint on them would win priority registration. At one point, the Dean even asks
Chang to win the contest so no one gets priority registration. What follows is homage to great action movies including The Warriors and Die Hard. The title is a reference to the video game franchise Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The next season also featured a paintball war two-part finale. The first episode referenced classic Clint Eastwood westerns, while the second was a Star Wars themed episode. With references from a paintball gun taped behind the Jeffs back (Die Hard) and Abed taking on the role of Han Solo (Star Wars), it was Community at its finest.