Summary Jack is incensed when his dead mom’s former lover shows up and suggests they commemorate her birthday. Jack taps his students to help him retaliate, but the students’ hands are already full – of crying robot babies. Stef’s kindness…
Summary Jack finds out his former girlfriend Meredith needs a venue for a charity fundraiser and has the perfect place: his student Victor’s house. Victor and the other kids are inspired by Jack to party for the first time. Our…
Summary Jack receives an offer from Miles’ publisher to write a book of feel good philosophy that could be his ticket out of Toledo. Durbin accidentally sets off an emotional firestorm when he reveals that while Stef chose Mary as…
Summary When Jack is attracted to a student’s mother at a parent teacher conference, he feigns interest in her son, Colin. A group of parents complain to Principal Durbin when they notice a piece of controversial student art from Mary’s…
Summary Jack reluctantly agrees to go out on the town with Mary, Stef and Michelle. However, his superiority complex proves difficult for the women of Toledo to overcome. Principal Durbin feels threatened when Helen fills in for him on the…
Summary Jack puts his students on a new Miles revenge mission. At the same time, Helen, Principal Durbin’s upbeat secretary, relentlessly tries to get Jack to make something for the annual bake sale. Our Take Fine. Just fine. A.P. Bio…
Summary Jack gets into a petty dispute with Marcus, the President of Student Council. Marcus surprisingly refuses to back down and the situation escalates much too far. Stef sells makeup at school as a side business. Our Take Middle of…
Summary When Jack leaves his class unattended, a student injury sets off an official investigation and lands Jack in “teacher jail.” An aggressive teacher’s union rep sets her sights on Principal Durbin. The students’ excitement for a substitute teacher are…
Summary Jack Griffin is a Harvard philosophy scholar who loses out on his dream job and goes to work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. He quickly makes it clear he will…
Summary When all hope is lost, Cole must complete his cycle so that his younger self will one day arrive at the end with the answer. Our Take A carefully constructed episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.