Regional Holiday Music
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"Regional Holiday Music" is the tenth episode and mid-season finale of the third season of the American television series Community, and 59th overall episode of the series. It was originally broadcast on December 8, 2011 on NBC and is the final episode before the show went on hiatus during the 2011–12 midseason. The Christmas-themed episode is a musical featuring original songs performed by cast members. After Greendale's glee club members become incapacitated, the study group is asked to join. Despite their dislike of the club, each of them is lured into joining after their vulnerabilities are exploited.
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Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 10 | ||
Directed by | Tristram Shapeero | ||
Written by | Steve Basilone Annie Mebane | ||
Production code | 311 | ||
Original air date | December 8, 2011 (2011-12-08) | ||
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The episode was directed by Tristram Shapeero and written by Steve Basilone and Annie Mebane. The musical format, along with other more subtle elements in the episode is a parody of the Fox television series Glee. Creator Dan Harmon had been known to dislike Glee and the series had satirized aspects of the musical series in previous episodes. The characters performing as a glee club had been referenced in season 2's "Paradigms of Human Memory". Taran Killam guest-starred as the glee club instructor.
The episode received mostly positive reviews, with many critics disagreeing with NBC's decision to bench the series. Critics praised the episode's high-concept satire and character-driven moments. Opinion was divided on the quality of the original songs. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Regional Holiday Music" was seen by an estimated 3.6 million viewers, a drop from the previous week.