Spanish 101
| "Spanish 101" | |
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| Community episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Joe Russo |
| Written by | Dan Harmon |
| Production code | 101 |
| Original air date | September 24, 2009 |
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"Spanish 101" is the second episode of the first season of the American comedy television series Community. It aired in the United States on NBC on September 24, 2009.
Jeff (Joel McHale) is late to the group's study session, and the rest of the group is irritated, but only Britta (Gillian Jacobs) is willing to say anything to him. She berates the rest of the study group for not having enough self-respect to speak up, and then mentions the plight of Guatemalan journalists, repressed by their own government. Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) and Annie (Alison Brie) are horrified at what Britta describes, but their discussion is interrupted by Jeff's arrival. He greets everyone, charming each of them, except for Britta, who tries to address his tardiness while the rest of the group shouts her down.
Jeff gives Britta a card to apologize for the bad first impression he made two weeks earlier, but Britta remains wary of his advances, citing her "douche-ray vision" and criticizing him for exploiting the other, more naive members of the study group. After she brushes Jeff off, Shirley and Annie catch her and ask for more information about Guatemala. Britta mentions a journalist named Chacata Panecos who had been murdered by his government. Shirley and Annie plan a protest, featuring a candlelight vigil and brownies.
Their Spanish instructor, Ben Chang (Ken Jeong) declares himself a "Spanish genius", nicknamed "el tigre chino". He assigns the students short conversations, paired up randomly. Jeff attempts to switch partners in order to be paired with Britta, trading his shirt to Abed (Danny Pudi) in order to switch partner assignments with him. However, Britta, apparently foreseeing this, also switches partners, and Jeff finds himself assigned to work with Pierce (Chevy Chase).
Unfortunately for Jeff, Pierce is as thrilled to be working with him as Jeff would have been to work with Britta. Pierce pours scotch and insists on socializing rather than just writing a script for their conversation. Meanwhile, Britta is horrified at the protest that Shirley and Annie have organized, calling it "tacky and lame". Shirley accuses Britta of using fringe politics to make herself look good without doing anything. Britta apologizes and asks to help them, and Annie offers to let her hang the Chacata Panecos piñata. Pierce continues trying to force Jeff into writing an incredibly overcomplicated Spanish presentation, until Jeff stalks off to join the protest, joining Britta. A few minutes later, Pierce shows up, drunkingly ranting at Jeff before inadvertently lighting himself on fire off of a protester's candle.
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