I asked readers to name movies and TV series with teachers in prominent roles or important secondary roles. Here’s what you’ve offered so far, in chronological order (the TV show dates are when they first aired).
More! More! Keep ’em coming.
Boy’s Town (1938)
Good-bye Mr. Chips (1939)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Our Miss Brooks (1952)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Miracle Worker (1962)
Mr. Novak (1963)
To Sir With Love (1967)
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Good-bye Mr. Chips (1969)
Room 222 (1969)
Paper Chase (1973)
Conrack (1974)
Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Fame (1982)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Head of the Class (1986)
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Saved By The Bell (1989)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Boy Meets World (1993)
Renaissance Man (1994)
Dangerous Minds (1995)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Election (1999)
Miracle Worker (2000)
Mean Girls (2004)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Breaking Bad (2008)
Bad Teacher (2011)
Rita (Swedish)( 2012)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bill_Cosby_Show Chet Kincaid on The Bill Cosby Show, The White Shadow. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077101/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Pryzbylewski Prez on The Wire
Miss Crabtree, Little Rascals. Miss Landers, Leave it to Beaver, Mr. Miyagi, Karate Kid, Mr. Hand, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
The White Shadow.
Pay it Forward, Boston Public, Freaks and Geeks, Easy A, The Faculty
Hey David,
Did you ever watch Breaking Bad?
Cranston’s character was diagnosed with cancer and first started cooking meth
to pay the family bills. He was too good at it unfortunately.
He wasn’t “mediocre” by any means.
Vince, I think the people who made the show wanted to make him look like a mediocre, ineffective teacher in this clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d23GS56Hj…
The shows producer said they worked to makk him look better than he actually was.