Ladders (Community)

"**Ladders**"
"Ladders"
Community episode
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 1
Directed by	Rob Schrab
Written by	Dan Harmon; Chris McKenna;
Production code	602
Original air date	March 17, 2015
Running time	27 minutes
Guest appearances
	Paget Brewster as Francesca "Frankie" Dart; Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett; Steven Weber as Detective Butcher; Nathan Fillion as Bob Waite; David St. James as Professor Albrecht; Erik Charles Nielsen as Garrett; Richard Erdman as Leonard; Danielle Kaplowitz as Vicki; David Neher as Todd; Darsan Solomon as Dave; Will Hines as Jude Gippernut;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Basic Sandwich"	Next →; "Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care"
	Community season 6
	List of episodes

"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.