The news has had time to sink in: Dan Harmon will no longer be captaining the Community ship. From his mind came some of the most charming, catchy, and gut-busting funny songs for the cast to sing during their misadventures. Music is a big part of the show—everything from hummed melodies to full-on dance numbers with choreography, costumes and confetti. Here, we collect our very favorite musical moments of Dan Harmon-era Community.
8. Cast performance of “Finally Be Fine”
From “Biology 101”
How many times have we wished to “have more fun and be less weird?” Being a weird outlier is exactly why we love Community, and it was a great satirical touch to have a bunch of neurotic (but lovable!) nut-jobs sing a song about celebrating normalcy. Never change, study group. You’re perfect just the way you are.
7. Troy and Abed humming “Daybreak” by Michael Haggins… constantly
From “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism”
Troy and Abed have a mutual affinity for a lot of weird things, but none so weird as their proclivity towards humming the hook of easy listening diddy “Daybreak” by Michael Haggins. Troy hums it when he first enters the scene below, before he realizes Annie stepped on Abed’s DVD, and then hums a much more somber version as he holds back tears and walks away. This is but one time that the song appears in the series; Abed hums it again while in his Inspector Spacetime costume.
6. Señor Chang’s rap-backed exit from his classroom
From “Investigative Journalism”
“I am Señor Chang, and I’m so ill / This is a warning, I can’t be killed / All in your cabeza, without a chaser / Not another teacher with this much flavor.” All while Chang holds his fists triumphantly in the air and walks slowly out of the classroom. No better exit for an absurd fringe character who only exists for laughs, an occasion to which Ken Jeong has beautifully risen consistently throughout the series. Chang, out.
5. “Kiss From a Rose” karaoke with Dean Pelton and Jeff
From “Studies in Modern Movement”
Karaoke in front of a green screen is guaranteed comedy, no matter who’s doing it. Add in Dean Pelton blackmailing Jeff into spending time with him — along with Pierce hallucinating from paint fumes, Troy and Abed doing shadow puppets for Annie and a hitchhiker with a fragile hold on a reality and a guitar — and you have about two minutes of over-the-top comedy goodness.