Introduction to Teaching
episode of Community (S5 E2)
"Introduction to Teaching" is the second episode of the fifth season of Community, and the 86th episode overall in the series. It originally aired on January 2, 2014 on NBC; and was written by Andy Bobrow and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.
Plot
Jeff (Joel McHale) finds himself having difficulty teaching his new class "Fundamentals of Law" and suffering some ridicule from Greendale students due to his nonchalant attitude and demeanor, which is more akin to a student than a teacher.
He shares an office with Buzz Hickey (Jonathan Banks), Annie's (Alison Brie) criminology professor who has been teaching for 15 years. Abed begins taking a class discussing actor Nicolas Cage and whether he should be considered a "good" or "bad" actor. Annie and Jeff begin to fight over Jeff's attitude and unwillingness to take his class seriously. She later enrolls in the class in order to put pressure on him to do a better job. Meanwhile, Jeff and Hickey begin to bond, and Hickey proves to be very intense and threatening. It is also revealed that virtually none of Greendale's professors take their jobs seriously.
Despite his professor's warnings that there is no answer, Abed begins to obsess over Nicolas Cage, being unable to determine whether he is a good or bad actor.
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