Analysis of Cork-Based Networking
| "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking" | |
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| Community episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Tristram Shapeero |
| Written by | Monica Padrick |
| Production code | 506 |
| Original air date | January 30, 2014 |
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"Analysis of Cork-Based Networking" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of Community, and the 90th episode overall in the series. It originally aired on January 30, 2014 on NBC; and is written by Monica Padrick and directed by Tristram Shapeero. It is also the last episode of the season to air before going on hiatus during the 2014 Winter Olympics. The season resumed on February 27, 2014.
The episode also featured the return of Brie Larson as Rachel, who last appeared in the fourth season episode "Herstory of Dance."
In this episode, Annie Edison (Alison Brie) and Professor Buzz Hickey (Jonathan Banks) confront numerous Greendale heads—including the head custodian Bob Waite (Nathan Fillion)—while others prepare the cafeteria for the midterm dance.
The episode received generally positive reviews, with many praising the show's use of guest stars; however, some noted Troy Barnes's (Donald Glover) absence negatively. Upon airing, the episode attained 3.01 million viewers and an 18-49 rating of 1.1, placing third in its timeslot and tenth for the night in primetime television.
The "Save Greendale" committee reaches its peak when Annie (Alison Brie) gathers everyone for the first meeting. When the midterms dance approaches, Annie and Professor Hickey (Jonathan Banks) go for a mission to find a bulletin board to promote the committee, but soon they are faced with dealing with the head custodian (Nathan Fillion), the head of IT (Paget Brewster), the head of parking (Robert Patrick) and Greendale's dean Pelton (Jim Rash).
Meanwhile, Annie gathers Jeff (Joel McHale), Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown), Chang (Ken Jeong) and Prof. Duncan (John Oliver) for setting the decorations. After Chang convinces everyone to go with the theme "Bear Down For Midterms" (after a crying speech), Neil (Charley Koontz) rapidly kills it by saying it was a cruel reference to a gruesome bear attack in Wisconsin that happened on the same day, which forces the group to reinvent another theme without any context, "Fat Dog For Midterms". They eventually convince Annie to hang the banner after making her think she was being racist not to consider it as a good dance theme.
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