Community season 6

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| network = Yahoo! Screen

| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|3|17}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2015|6|2}}

| num_episodes = 13

| episode_list = List of Community episodes

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The sixth and final season of the television comedy series Community premiered on Yahoo! Screen on March 17, 2015, with a two-episode premiere, and concluded on June 2, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/01/13/community-season-6-premiere-date-yahoo-screen/ |title=Community Season 6 Gets Premiere Date on Yahoo! Screen (Watch Promo) |publisher=TVLine |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=January 13, 2015 |access-date=January 13, 2015 |archive-date=January 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114214508/http://tvline.com/2015/01/13/community-season-6-premiere-date-yahoo-screen/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/community-yahoo-streaming-no-binge-viewing-comic-con-809422/ |title=Comic Con: Yahoo Won't Binge Release 'Community' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 24, 2014 |access-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727184826/http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/community-yahoo-streaming-no-binge-viewing-comic-con/ |url-status=live }} The season consists of 13 episodes released weekly via Yahoo! Screen on Tuesdays. Yahoo! announced in June 2014 that it had picked up the series for a sixth season after NBC had canceled the series in May 2014.{{cite magazine|title='Community' saved! Yahoo orders sixth season|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/community-sixth-season/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182301/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/community-sixth-season/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/09/community-cancelled-by-nbc|title=Community Cancelled by NBC|last=Goldman|first=Eric|work=IGN|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2014|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030201/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/09/community-cancelled-by-nbc|url-status=live}} The season features the exit of Yvette Nicole Brown in a starring role. It also features Paget Brewster and Keith David, who previously made guest appearances in seasons 5 and 3 respectively, returning to the show in new recurring roles, Brewster playing Frankie Dart and David playing Elroy Patashnik.

Cast

=Starring=

=Recurring=

Paget Brewster as Francesca "Frankie" Dart
Keith David as Elroy Patashnik
Richard Erdman as Leonard Briggs
Erik Charles Nielsen as Garrett Lambert
Danielle Kaplowitz as Vicki Jenkins
David Neher as Todd Jacobson
Darsan Solomon as Dave
Martin Mull as George Perry
Lesley Ann Warren as Deb Perry
Craig Cackowski as Officer Cackowski
Leslie Simms as Rhonda
Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett ("Ladders" and "Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television")

=Guest stars=

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Steve Agee as David ("Modern Espionage")
Matt Berry as Roger DeSalvo ("Grifting 101")
Matt Besser as Blake ("Basic RV Repair and Palmistry")
Brooke Burns as TV Host ("Intro to Recycled Cinema")
Jay Chandrasekhar as Gupta Gupti Gupta ("Basic Email Security")
Irene Choi as Annie Kim ("Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing")
Wayne Federman as The Dad ("Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television")
Nathan Fillion as Bob Waite ("Ladders")
Seth Green as Scrunch ("Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television")
Steve Guttenberg as Maury ("Intro to Recycled Cinema")
Mitchell Hurwitz as Preston Koogler ("Modern Espionage")
David St. James as Professor Albrecht ("Ladders")
Jeremy Scott Johnson as Carl Bladt ("Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing")
O-Lan Jones as Garrett's Mom ("Wedding Videography")
Charley Koontz as Neil ("Basic Email Security")
Lisa Loeb as Julie ("Advanced Safety Features")
Jason Mantzoukas as Matt Lundergard ("Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing")
Kumail Nanjiani as Lapari ("Modern Espionage")
Brady Novak as Richie Countee ("Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing")
Randall Park as himself ("Intro to Recycled Cinema")
Ryan Ridley as Ryan Ridley ("Grifting 101")
Justin Roiland as the Voice of Ice Cube Head ("Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television")
Danielle Schneider as Karen ("Basic RV Repair and Palmistry")
Travis Schuldt as Rick/Subway ("Advanced Safety Features")
Dino Stamatopoulos as Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne ("Modern Espionage")
Brian Van Holt as Willy Sebert Smith ("Laws of Robotics and Party Rights")
Luke Youngblood as Magnitude ("Intro to Recycled Cinema")
Steven Weber as Detective Butcher ("Ladders")
Billy Zane as Honda Boss ("Advanced Safety Features")
Matt Gourley as "Briggs Hatton" ("Wedding Videography")
Erin McGathy as Stacy ("Wedding Videography")

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Episodes

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{{Episode list/sublist| Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 98

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Ladders

|DirectedBy = Rob Schrab

|WrittenBy = Dan Harmon & Chris McKenna

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|17}}

|ProdCode = 602

|ShortSummary = Dean Pelton hires Francesca "Frankie" Dart (Paget Brewster) as a consultant to help improve Greendale, but her tactics create tension on campus.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

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{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 99

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care

|DirectedBy = Jim Rash & Nat Faxon

|WrittenBy = Alex Rubens

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|17}}

|ProdCode = 601

|ShortSummary = Britta discovers that her parents have been helping her financially from behind the scenes, while the Dean becomes obsessed with an expensive virtual reality system and Jeff seeks out the inventor, Elroy Patashnik (Keith David), to get a refund.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

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{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 100

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Basic Crisis Room Decorum

|DirectedBy = Bobcat Goldthwait

|WrittenBy = Monica Padrick

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|24}}

|ProdCode = 605

|ShortSummary = When City College plans an attack ad asserting that Greendale gave a degree to a dog, the group clashes over the best way to handle it.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 101

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing

|DirectedBy = Jim Rash & Nat Faxon

|WrittenBy = Matt Lawton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|31}}

|ProdCode = 603

|ShortSummary = The Dean is offered a position on the school board but only as a token homosexual, Chang auditions for a theater version of The Karate Kid, and Abed and Elroy attempt to fix the school's Wi-Fi connection.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 102

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Laws of Robotics and Party Rights

|DirectedBy = Rob Schrab

|WrittenBy = Dean Young

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|4|7}}

|ProdCode = 604

|ShortSummary = Prisoners attend Greendale via telepresence robots, and Britta uses Abed so she can have a party, breaking Annie's rules.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 103

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Basic Email Security

|DirectedBy = Jay Chandrasekhar

|WrittenBy = Matt Roller

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|4|14}}

|ProdCode = 606

|ShortSummary = A hacker threatens to publish emails unless a scheduled appearance by a racist comic (Jay Chandrasekhar) is cancelled.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

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{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 104

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Advanced Safety Features

|DirectedBy = Rob Schrab

|WrittenBy = Carol Kolb

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|4|21}}

|ProdCode = 607

|ShortSummary = The dean is highly susceptible to a guerrilla marketing campaign by Britta's ex-boyfriend, Rick, who now works for Honda. Meanwhile, the group tries to become closer friends with Elroy. Greendale hosts an alumni dance and hires the band Natalie is Freezing to perform, while Elroy reveals he once dated the band's lead singer Julie (Lisa Loeb).

|LineColor = 3bbeda

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{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 105

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Intro to Recycled Cinema

|DirectedBy = Victor Nelli, Jr.

|WrittenBy = Clay Lapari

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|4|28}}

|ProdCode = 608

|ShortSummary = When a commercial starring Chang goes viral, the group tries to cash in by converting footage of a cop drama starring him into a sci-fi film.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 106

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Grifting 101

|DirectedBy = Rob Schrab

|WrittenBy = Ryan Ridley

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|5|5}}

|ProdCode = 609

|ShortSummary = The group is cheated and tries to get back at a grifter (Matt Berry) now teaching at Greendale.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 107

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Basic RV Repair and Palmistry

|DirectedBy = Jay Chandrasekhar

|WrittenBy = Dan Guterman

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|5|12}}

|ProdCode = 610

|ShortSummary = The group takes a road trip in Elroy's RV to deliver a giant fiberglass hand that Frankie forces Dean Pelton to sell, while Abed imagines the trip as a flashback-filled movie.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 108

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Modern Espionage

|DirectedBy = Rob Schrab

|WrittenBy = Mark Stegemann

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|5|19}}

|ProdCode = 611

|ShortSummary = Frankie's "Cleaner Greendale" initiative drives the school's paintball game underground as the group tries to discover the identity of a mysterious assassin.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 109

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Wedding Videography

|DirectedBy = Adam Davidson

|WrittenBy = Briggs Hatton

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|5|26}}

|ProdCode = 612

|ShortSummary = The group attends Garrett's wedding while Abed films it for a new documentary.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Community season 6

|EpisodeNumber = 110

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television

|DirectedBy = Rob Schrab

|WrittenBy = Dan Harmon & Chris McKenna

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|6|2}}

|ProdCode = 613

|ShortSummary = With six years at Greendale completed, the group imagines what a hypothetical season seven would be like while discussing the uncertainty of life.

|LineColor = 3bbeda

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Production

On May 9, 2014, NBC announced that it had canceled Community. For several years prior to its cancelation, fans adopted the slogan "six seasons and a movie", a line from the episode "Paradigms of Human Memory" regarding Abed's hopeful legacy of NBC's short-lived series The Cape.{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/talk-has-begun-about-making-communitys-six-seasons-202674 |title=Talk has begun about making Community's six seasons and a movie a reality |work=The A.V. Club |first=Sean |last=O'Neal |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2014 |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231953/http://www.avclub.com/article/talk-has-begun-about-making-communitys-six-seasons-202674 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/six-seasons-and-a-movie-nope-nbc-cancels-community-20140509 |title=Six Seasons and a Movie? Nope- NBC Cancels Community |publisher=Indiewire |first=Kevin |last=Jagernauth |date=May 9, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222607/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/six-seasons-and-a-movie-nope-nbc-cancels-community-20140509 |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://splitsider.com/2014/03/amazingly-community-seems-like-it-might-actually-get-those-six-seasons-and-a-movie/ |title=Amazingly, Community Might Actually Get Those Six Seasons and a Movie |publisher=Splitsider |first=Bradford |last=Evans |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225123/http://splitsider.com/2014/03/amazingly-community-seems-like-it-might-actually-get-those-six-seasons-and-a-movie/ |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Sony Pictures Television, the show's primary producer, was reported to have shopped the show to other networks and online distribution outlets, including Hulu and Comedy Central.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/nbc-cancels-community-1201176577/ |title='Community' Cancelled: NBC Ends Show After Five Seasons |work=Variety |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=May 9, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2014 |archive-date=May 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511002121/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/nbc-cancels-community-1201176577/ |url-status=live }} Deadline Hollywood reported the low chance of such an outcome, with a revival deal from one unnamed suitor not likely to happen and creator Dan Harmon's enthusiasm for continuing on the show uncertain.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/community-dan-harmon-cancellation-comeback-harmontown-728516/|title='Community' Unlikely To Go Elsewhere, Creator Dan Harmon Reacts To Cancellation|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 11, 2014|access-date=May 12, 2014|archive-date=May 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514000906/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/community-dan-harmon-cancellation-comeback-harmontown/?|url-status=live}} On May 28, Deadline.com reported that Hulu was in talks with Sony Pictures TV to produce a new season of Community, with Harmon having a change of heart about the revival, saying, "I'm not going to be the guy that re-cancels cancelled Community."{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/community-hulu-season-6-dan-harmon-737201/|title=Hulu Eyes New Season Of 'Community'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529123104/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/community-hulu-season-6-dan-harmon/|url-status=live}} On June 24, TVLine reported that Hulu had ended talks with Sony Pictures TV,{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/06/24/community-resurrection-hopes-dim-as-hulu-talks-collapse/|title=Community Resurrection Hopes Dim as Hulu Talks Collapse|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|publisher=TVLine|date=June 24, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2014|archive-date=June 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625065601/http://tvline.com/2014/06/24/community-resurrection-hopes-dim-as-hulu-talks-collapse/|url-status=live}} although The Wrap stated the report was incorrect.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/insider-community-isnt-dead-yet-hulu-still-in-talks-with-sony/|title=Insider: 'Community' Isn't Dead Yet, Hulu Still in Talks With Sony|last=Nededog|first=Jethro|publisher=The Wrap|date=June 24, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2014|archive-date=June 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630031927/http://www.thewrap.com/insider-community-isnt-dead-yet-hulu-still-in-talks-with-sony/|url-status=live}} On June 30, the day the cast's contracts were due to expire, Yahoo! announced it had ordered a 13-episode sixth season to stream on Yahoo! Screen. The main cast return along with executive producers Dan Harmon, Chris McKenna, Russ Krasnoff and Gary Foster. Harmon said, "I am very pleased that Community will be returning for its predestined sixth season on Yahoo ... I look forward to bringing our beloved NBC sitcom to a larger audience by moving it online." For season six, the series moved shooting locations from Paramount Studios to CBS Radford, which is twice the size of the previous shooting set.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/community-stars-and-dan-harmon-on-the-move-to-yahoo-press-tour-live-blog |title='Community' stars and Dan Harmon on the move to Yahoo: Press Tour live-blog |work=HitFix |first=Alan |last=Sepinwall |date=January 13, 2015 |access-date=March 20, 2015 |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315023612/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/community-stars-and-dan-harmon-on-the-move-to-yahoo-press-tour-live-blog |url-status=live }}

In August 2014, it was announced that the Russo brothers would direct the season premiere,{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/27/community-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-duo-the-russo-brothers-directing-the-season-6-premiere |title=Community: The Russo Brothers Directing the Season 6 Premiere |publisher=IGN |first=Eric |last=Goldman |date=August 26, 2014 |access-date=September 4, 2014 |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904175323/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/27/community-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-duo-the-russo-brothers-directing-the-season-6-premiere |url-status=live }} however, this did not come to fruition. Writing began in September 2014, and filming began in November 2014.{{cite web |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/community-season-6-premiere-plans-dan-harmon-172615612.html |title='Community' Season 6 Scoop: Dan Harmon on Making His Beloved Show Even Better |publisher=Yahoo TV |first=Kevin |last=Polowy |date=August 29, 2014 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009090006/https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/community-season-6-premiere-plans-dan-harmon-172615612.html |url-status=live }} Unlike most streaming programs, the sixth season were released weekly, as opposed to being released all at once.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/community-season-6-on-yahoo-tv-coming-after-christmas-and-not-all-at-once/|title='Community' Season 6 on Yahoo TV Coming 'After Christmas' and Not All at Once|last=Hughes|first=Jason|publisher=The Wrap|date=July 24, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2014|archive-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729132754/http://www.thewrap.com/community-season-6-on-yahoo-tv-coming-after-christmas-and-not-all-at-once/|url-status=live}} In September 2014, it was announced that Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays Shirley, would not return for season six due to a family emergency; however, Brown returned in guest appearances in "Ladders" and "Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television".{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Yvette-Nicole-Brown-1087724|title=Exclusive: Yvette Nicole Brown Departs Community|work=TV Guide|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119224321/http://www.tvguide.com/news/yvette-nicole-brown-1087724/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/community-yvette-nicole-brown-returning-160600673.html|title=Community: Yvette Nicole Brown Is Returning for the Finale|website=TV.com|via=Yahoo|first=Tim|last=Surette|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623105405/https://www.yahoo.com/news/community-yvette-nicole-brown-returning-160600673.html|url-status=live}} Paget Brewster and Keith David (Brewster previously guest-starred on the series as a different character and David provided a voice-over role) were cast as regulars for the season in November 2014; Brewster plays Francesca "Frankie" Dart, a consultant to help improve Greendale, and David plays Elroy Patashnik, a retired inventor who now searches to reinvent himself at Greendale.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/community-paget-brewster-keith-david-1088992/|title=Exclusive: Community Hires Two New Series Regulars|work=TV Guide|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2014|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119205148/http://www.tvguide.com/news/community-paget-brewster-keith-david-1088992/|url-status=live}} In November 2014, it was announced that Martin Mull and Lesley Ann Warren would guest star as Britta's parents, George and Deb Perry, in the second episode of the season.{{cite magazine|last=Franich|first=Darren|title='Community' has cast Britta's parents|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/17/community-britta-parents-martin-mull-lesley-ann-warren/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 17, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|archive-date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120033935/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/17/community-britta-parents-martin-mull-lesley-ann-warren/|url-status=live}} The cast and crew celebrated the making of their 100th episode on December 8, 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/bp/--community--100-episodes-162314395.html |title=6 Seasons and a Cake Cutting: 'Community' Celebrates 100 Episodes |publisher=Yahoo TV |first=Robert |last=Chan |date=December 9, 2014 |access-date=March 21, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195920/https://www.yahoo.com/tv/bp/--community--100-episodes-162314395.html |url-status=live }}

In February 2015, Dan Harmon announced that Steve Guttenberg would guest star in an episode.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/danharmon/status/564974370397773824 |title=.@SteveGuttbuck is doing a guest role...@bcgoldthwait was doing his director's cut...so Tim Kazurinsky JUST, LIKE, APPEARED. #AcademyMagic |first=Dan |last=Harmon |publisher=Twitter |date=February 9, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2015 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091541/https://twitter.com/danharmon/status/564974370397773824 |url-status=live }} In February 2015, it was confirmed that Billy Zane would play "a mysterious, nameless man scouting Britta for a unique talent" and that Travis Schuldt would return as Subway/Rick.{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|title=Billy Zane, and His Thick Beard, to Guest Star on Community|url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/688/billy-zane-with-thick-beard-to-guest-star-on-community/|work=TV Insider|date=February 27, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2015|archive-date=March 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302130957/http://www.tvinsider.com/article/688/billy-zane-with-thick-beard-to-guest-star-on-community/|url-status=live}} In March 2015, the trailer for season 6 was released, and parodies the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer in its logo, theme and coloring.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/community-trailer-season-6-yahoo-1201385295/|title='Community' Trailer: Yahoo Joins Yahoos For Season 6|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305171006/http://deadline.com/2015/03/community-trailer-season-6-yahoo-1201385295/|url-status=live}}

On March 15, 2015, it was announced that the series began filming a new "paintball" episode, "Modern Espionage", following the season one episode "Modern Warfare" and season two episodes "A Fistful of Paintballs" and "For a Few Paintballs More".{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/communitytv/posts/10153174926768184 |title=Community - You want a new paintball episode? BECAUSE... |publisher=Facebook |date=March 15, 2015 |access-date=March 15, 2015}} Filming for season six ended on March 27, 2015.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/atrubens/status/581581251678580736 |title=Last day of production on Community Season 6. WARNING: I am full of feelings, so there may be some earnest, unfunny tweets on the way. |publisher=Twitter |first=Alex |last=Rubens |date=March 27, 2015 |access-date=March 31, 2015 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308195206/https://twitter.com/atrubens/status/581581251678580736 |url-status=live }}

On July 30, 2015, Joel McHale stated that Yahoo! "wanted to [make more seasons of Community], but all of [the actor's] contracts were up after six years."{{cite news|title=From Soup to Nuts: An interview with Joel McHale|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/07/from-soup-to-nuts-an-interview-with-joel-mchale/|work=Metro Weekly|first=Randy|last=Shulman|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=August 3, 2015|archive-date=August 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803095929/http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/07/from-soup-to-nuts-an-interview-with-joel-mchale/|url-status=live}} McHale later clarified his statement via Twitter, saying "Community is not canceled."{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/joelmchale/status/628692385094983680 |title=Easy sugar-bear, Community is not canceled. #QuestionMarkSeasonsAndaMovie |publisher=Twitter |first=Joel |last=McHale |date=August 4, 2015 |access-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-date=November 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102120324/https://twitter.com/joelmchale/status/628692385094983680 |url-status=live }} Yahoo released a statement: "We've seen tremendous value in our partnership with Sony and are continuing to discuss future opportunities for Community."{{cite web |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/joel-mchale-sets-record-straight-about-community-its-not-canceled-166274 |title=Joel McHale Sets the Record Straight About Community: It's Not Canceled |work=Adweek |first=Tim |last=Baysinger |date=August 6, 2015 |access-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809064926/http://www.adweek.com/news/television/joel-mchale-sets-record-straight-about-community-its-not-canceled-166274 |url-status=live }} Harmon said he "could have said yes immediately" to season seven, but "given the actors' velocity and trajectory" decided in favor of "getting [the cast] back together for an awesome movie."{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/07/10/community-dan-harmon-movie-title-season-7/ |title=Dan Harmon Dishes Community Movie Prospects, Confirms Big-Screen Title |publisher=TVLine |date=July 10, 2015 |access-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-date=August 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805122500/https://tvline.com/2015/07/10/community-dan-harmon-movie-title-season-7/ |url-status=dead }} On October 21, 2015, Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman announced during a Q3 earnings phone call that their original programming lineup last spring resulted in a $42 million dollar writeoff, including Sin City Saints and Other Space.{{cite web|last1=Brouwer|first1=Bree|title=Yahoo Lost $42 Million On 'Community' and Two Other Originals|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/10/21/yahoo-42-million-loss-q3-2015-community-originals/|website=TubeFilter|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424062136/https://www.tubefilter.com/2015/10/21/yahoo-42-million-loss-q3-2015-community-originals/|url-status=live}} On January 4, 2016, Yahoo announced it had shut down its Yahoo Screen service, with season 6 episodes being moved to Yahoo TV for continued public viewing.{{cite web|last=Wallenstein|first=Andrew|title=Yahoo Screen Shuttered: Video Service Hosted 'Community'; NFL Telecast|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/yahoo-shutters-video-service-yahoo-screen-exclusive-1201671374/|work=Variety|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=January 4, 2016|archive-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104215616/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/yahoo-shutters-video-service-yahoo-screen-exclusive-1201671374/|url-status=live}}

Availability

Episodes were available to stream via Yahoo! Screen and Hulu in the U.S., Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.{{cite web |url=http://communitytv.tumblr.com/how-to-watch-s6 |title=Community Season Six Availability |publisher=Tumblr |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150312115534/http://communitytv.tumblr.com/how-to-watch-s6 |url-status=live }}

In the United Kingdom, the show aired on Sony Entertainment Television starting March 18, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a631445/community-season-6-to-air-on-broadcast-tv-in-uk.html |title=Community season 6 to air on broadcast TV in UK |publisher=Digital Spy |first=Ben |last=Lee |date=February 25, 2015 |access-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225173501/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a631445/community-season-6-to-air-on-broadcast-tv-in-uk.html |url-status=live }} In Australia, the sixth season was available on Stan beginning March 17, 2015.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/stancomau/status/577728214820261888 |title=HUMAN BEINGS OF AUSTRALIA: Season six of @CommunityTV is now streaming |publisher=Twitter |author=Stan.com.au |date=March 17, 2015 |access-date=March 18, 2015}}

On September 9, 2015, Yahoo! Screen released an extra version of season six with commentary by series creator Dan Harmon.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CommunityTV/status/641747956203319296 |title=Watch Season 6 with COMMUNITARY from creator @danharmon. Now streaming on @yahooscreen |publisher=Twitter |author=CommunityTV |date=September 9, 2015 |access-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205120623/https://twitter.com/CommunityTV/status/641747956203319296 |archive-date=December 5, 2022}}

The sixth season was released on DVD in region 1 on March 8, 2016. Special features included deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the finale, trivia with the cast and crew, and a gag reel.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Community-Season-6/21948 |title=Community - Sony's Press Release for 'The Complete 6th (and Final?) Season' |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |first=David |last=Lambert |date=January 28, 2016 |access-date=February 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131050059/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Community-Season-6/21948 |archive-date=January 31, 2016 }}

On April 1, 2020, all six seasons were made available on Netflix in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/community-on-netflix-april-2020.html |title=Dean Dong! Community Is Now on Netflix |website=Vulture |first=Rebecca |last=Alter |date=April 1, 2020 |access-date=April 1, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117204303/https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/community-on-netflix-april-2020.html |url-status=live }} In February 2024, it was announced that all six seasons would be removed from Netflix at the end of March 2024.{{Cite magazine |title=What's leaving Netflix in March 2024: 'John Wick,' 'Community,' 'Meet the Parents,' and more |url=https://ew.com/whats-leaving-netflix-march-2024-8601194 |first=Dustin |last=Nelson |date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} All six seasons remain on Hulu and will be available on Peacock April 1, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2024/03/community-streaming-peacock/ |title=All Six Seasons of Community Coming to Peacock |website=Consequence |first=Mary |last=Siroky |date=March 19, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2024}}

Reception

=Critical response=

The sixth season has received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 78 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/community/season-6 |title=Community : Season 6 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=March 18, 2015 |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320083338/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/community/season-6? |url-status=live }} On Rotten Tomatoes, season 6 holds an 89% approval rating from 37 critics with an average rating of 8 out of 10. The consensus reads, "Despite cast and broadcast changes, Community manages to remain at the top of its quirky class."{{cite web|title=Community: Season 6|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/community/s06/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 25, 2015|archive-date=March 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321000135/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/community/s06/?|url-status=live}}

=Ratings=

On April 1, 2015, three weeks into the sixth season's run, Harmon detailed the series viewership on Yahoo! Screen. Exclaiming "Everybody in the world watches Community, now we know, now that we're not being measured by Nielsen [{{nbsp}}.{{nbsp}}.{{nbsp}}.{{nbsp}}] Surprise surprise you know, Yahoo knows how to count the clicks, and guess what? Holy shit! Jesus christ! Like you always knew!" Harmon stated he couldn't give specific numbers, saying "They have data, I'm not really asking, and they're not telling, but you know lips were loose at the drunken wrap party, enough for me to go 'holy shit. That's what I always would've guessed, times two or three'. I always knew there was like way more people watching this shit than what ever that .9 represented."{{cite web |url=http://www.harmontown.com/2015/04/episode-141-the-jews-abide/ |title=Episode: 141 – The Jews Abide |publisher=Harmontown |date=April 1, 2015 |access-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512224204/http://www.harmontown.com/2015/04/episode-141-the-jews-abide/ |url-status=live }}

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