Ladders (Community)
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| Community episode | |
The study group gathering for the first time without Shirley.
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Rob Schrab |
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| Production code | 602 |
| Original air date | March 17, 2015 |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
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"Ladders" is the first episode of the sixth season of the American comedy television series Community, and the ninety-eighth episode of the series overall. It was released on Yahoo! Screen in the United States on March 17, 2015, along with the following episode, "Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care".
"Ladders" marks the departure of series regular Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett, who left the series to care for her ill father. The episode also marks the first appearance of Paget Brewster as Francesca "Frankie" Dart as a recurring character.
Accumulated weight from Frisbees on the roof of Greendale Community College cause the ceiling of the school's cafeteria to cave in. College Dean Craig Pelton (Jim Rash) is forced to hire administrative consultant Francesca "Frankie" Dart (Paget Brewster) to help organize and insure Greendale. Although Dart seems to get along with Save Greendale Committee member Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) and the two form a partnership, she is soon opposed by the other members, including Jeff Winger (Joel McHale), Annie Edison (Alison Brie), Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs) and Benjamin Chang (Ken Jeong). The rest of the group doesn't trust her, as they feel she is meddling and that by "improving" Greendale as much as she is, she will fundamentally alter the school, with Jeff noting "How much can you improve Greendale before it stops being Greendale?"
After Dart calls for the banning of all alcohol on campus (as she cannot properly insure a school that permits alcohol on campus), Shirley's Sandwich Shop in the cafeteria is converted into a secret speakeasy where students and faculty can go for drinks. Despite wanting to work together with Dart and being the only member of the Committee to have befriended her and put his trust in her, Abed is eventually won over by his friends, spending much of his time at the speakeasy. Dart, who has figured out what is going on, resigns from her position as Greendale's administrative consultant after expressing her opinion that the Committee has a negative influence on Abed.
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