Please Change Disks to Continue...: Lists 101: The Ten Best Community Supporting Characters of ALL TIME!!!

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Welcome back to Lists 101 kids, the best column about listing stuff in Community 1-10...in Rhode Island? I don't know, we'll work on it. Last time, we looked at the ten best episodes to come out of Greendale Community College. Today, we rank the ten best supporting players our favorite show has to offer. Get it? Got it? Good. So skip Ladders, this is the good stuff. ON WITH THE SHOW!

10. Vickie

I know what you're thinking; Vickie? Over Todd? I'll admit it's a bit of a risk, but if I'm being real, Todd just makes me want to kick QPR keeper Robert Green in the face more than I already did (I'm sure he's a fine dude, but man is he just not good). His voice is shrill, he's only interesting when Michael Ironside is around, and that hair. That hair is truly the opposite of Batman. And hey, Vickie will at least always have the time when she didn't lend Pierce a pencil. Which led to Pierce doing more Pierce things. And we like more Pierce things right?

9. Neil

Ah, the love of Vickie's life comes right after her. Poor Neil. I reckon he's a cool dude who I'd like to hang out with, but he doesn't really bring a lot to the table either. Still, he gave us that Dungeons and Dragons episode which saw Pierce doing evil Pierce things and Annie's description of Hector the Well Endowed's night of passion with an elf maiden.. That scene is the comedy equivalent of every Roy Hobbs home run scene from The Natural and all of Blade Runner. Not to mention everyone looks at her afterwards like they just did the "tears in rain" monologue. I have seen things you people wouldn't believe indeed!

8. Magnitude

I must confess; "POP POP!" is just merely okay with me. I know, what in the hell is wrong with me? Perhaps it just gets old after awhile. I still think Magnitude's a lot of fun though. Remember his noble sacrifice in "For a Few Paintballs More"? How about the time when his catchphrase was given to a spoiled student Greendale was trying to recruit, leading to Magnitude breaking down like Buffy after Glory captured Dawn? Or when he revealed that he's actually British? Magnitude is a cool dude. He just needs to try a new catchphrase every now and then.

7. City College Dean Spreck

Dean bleeping Spreck. I love this guy. He's so goofily evil! He's the Brain from Pinky and the Brain come to life, Dean Pelton if he liked whispering seductively into people's ears and had aspirations for world domination. And come on, he totally does. Who else would go so far to start a fake ice cream company just to infiltrate and try to take down a rival school? I may have this guy ranked too low the more I think about it! When Community: The Movie does get made, I expect/hope this guy is the villain. Community deserves to end with our beloved study group standing tall over Spreck.

6. Leonard Briggs

Shut up Leonard fans, he's still a great character, he's just in the wrong list at the wrong time. If this were any comedy show on CBS, Leonard would totally be number one. On a prestigious show like Community, where you find more greatness per episode than classic Michael Jordan games, he's sixth. I'd say that's not bad for a dude who reviews potato chips in the internet and potentially fought in the Korean War for the Koreans. Does that mean Leonard's a communist? Or did he just read the signs wrong?

5. Garrett

I may have bumped Garrett up a bit after his breathtaking performance in "Intro to Recycled Cinema" two weeks ago. You know you loved seeing the ultimate nerd let fame go to his head, leading to him trying to act all Winger esq. Such glory, such beauty, the stuff that gets you bumped up to number five on an internet column the writer is doing to avoid the pain of his team being relegated. WHY DO YOU HATE ME QPR?!

Even if Garrett hadn't walked off with that episode Anthony Rizzo style, he still would've been high here. The man has been saved at least twice, somehow winds up in every season while greats like Starburns and Ian Duncan disappear, and of course, CRISIS ALERT!!! As good as movie star Garrett was, he doesn't hold a candle to crazy, incensed Model UN moderator Garrett, who screamed out "CRISIS ALERT" like there was an actual crisis. Or as if he were the Lloyd Bridges character from Airplane. Long live Garrett. And may your dreams not be haunted by his high pitched screaming and floating heads.

4. Starburns

The man, the myth, the Styx fan who cooks meth out of his van and for some reason has made his sideburns look like stars. Did we ever get an explanation for why he did that? Or like QPR falling short, did we just accept it and move on? I'm still hoping we see more of Starburns eventually. We lost so much time with him after he faked his death, followed by the gas leak year happening. The man deserve a chance to finally be identified as his true self, Alex Osborne. And we deserve the chance to shake our heads no and keep calling him Starburns.

3. Professor Ian Duncan

Damn you John Oliver; you had to go, get famous, and take one of Community's secret weapons with you. I haven't been this upset since Charlie Austin left QPR in the summer of 2015 because the team choked and couldn't stay in the Premier League. Yes, I'm still on that. Yes, I'm also an American who roots for QPR instead of Manchester City or United. And yes, it was probably the wrong decision that's going to lead to years of pent up frustration, resentment and a crippling addiction to Pepsi with real sugar. You know, like that time when Jeff Winger tried to watch football with Ian Duncan. And it all comes back around!

Seriously, Duncan is the best. At first it seemed like he was going to be something of a moral compass for the show, after he refused to help Jeff cheat his way through Greendale. Thankfully it was all a ruse, and he's since descended into alcoholism (funny on TV, NOT in real life kids), an obsession with Britta (that he may or may not have kicked) and trying to make money off potential psychological issues Abed may or may not have. High comedy and another reason why a Community movie would be great. I need more Ian Duncan! Make some time in your schedule to come back already Oliver; you can't be that busy being the funniest man on TV one night a week.

2. Ben Chang

Let the controversy begin! Technically, Ben Chang could be considered a main character for Community, seeing as Ken Jeong is listed as part of the main cast and all. But, being real and all, has ever felt like a main character? I've always seen him at best as a major supporting character, same with Dean Pelton (massive spoiler alert there). And thus, he's here, and he's glorious. Who better than Chang? He's been a Spanish teacher, a student, an evil mastermind, a recovering evil mastermind, and now he's just another member of the group trying to do his best as Mr. Miyagi in a Karate Kid play. Great stuff. Or should I say, Changtastic. Yup, the latter works better.

1. Dean Craig Pelton

Just like with Chang, you can make the argument that Dean Pelton could be considered a main character of Community. Of course, he didn't become that till around Season 3, and he still always feels a bit separated from the main group anyway. So he's here too. And he's number one, which he wouldn't have been if I were ranking the main cast. Stick your technicalities in that pipe and smoke it Dean fans!

Seriously though, what can you say about the Dean? Jim Rash, a damn good screenwriter by the way, has done such a good job with the character Dean that I think he may have helped elevate the role to bigger heights than expected. Dude is unique; he's into people in animal costumes, he has more wardrobe changes than a Beyonce concert, is totally in love with Jeff Winger and would be the worst Dean ever if Darth Spreck wasn't plotting nuclear strikes over at City College. But that's exactly why we love him; well that and his "Kiss From the Rose" duet with Jeff from Season 3. All timer right there. That and more make Dean Pelton the best of the supporters. Here's to more Paintball games, Dean puns and general insanity at Greendale!

That's it dudes. I'll be back potentially later today, though with what I don't know. Till then, Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there (especially Mom Icon. You are the best, around, and nothing's going to ever keep you down!), go Flames, damn you Robert Green (who again, I'm sure is a lovely person) and GOOD GAWD, THAT'S DUCHOVNY'S MUSIC!!!