MovieBob Goes Back to School with the Top Teachers of TV
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I'm glad you mentioned Mr. Feeny, Bob. They even gave him a little cameo in the continuation of the series: Girl Meets World.
If you were 5 years younger, Feeny would've come in first. He really is the very best, but if you didn't actually grow up watching the show, there's no getting around that.
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Anything that gives either Hugh Laurie or Olivia Wilde screen time (let alone both of them) is eligible to be in the Top 10 of anything. That's just a rule.
Also, I agree, Seasons 4-5 were where House M.D. 'peaked', though I still reckon it remained consistently solid all the way through 8 seasons, which is a damn good run as US Dramas go.
Also, I agree, Seasons 4-5 were where House M.D. 'peaked', though I still reckon it remained consistently solid all the way through 8 seasons, which is a damn good run as US Dramas go.
Just like Mrs. K. had to deal with Bart and Nelson, I believe Mrs Hoover deserves a special mention for having to deal with Ralph and Lisa, but especially Ralph.
I'm glad Coach Cutlip made the list. The Wonder Years was a great show. However, if you're going to use a teaching doctor, I'd much rather go with Doctor Cox from Scrubs than House
House season 4 was the high-point? I beg to differ. That's when the show started to take a turn for the worse. Suddenly, everything was an excuse to do a bunch of ridiculous things. Gone was that smart TV show filled with esoteric intellectual references. It started catering to a bunch of mindless reality show watchers. And instead of exploring the depth of human character, everything was shallow and obvious.
For me, the show ended after season 3. And the ending was perfect for House as a character. People don't change (even according to House), and he didn't change. The rest of his team was ready to move on from him and let him drown in his own misery. First three seasons of House are among the best TV that I've ever had the pleasure of watching.
For me, the show ended after season 3. And the ending was perfect for House as a character. People don't change (even according to House), and he didn't change. The rest of his team was ready to move on from him and let him drown in his own misery. First three seasons of House are among the best TV that I've ever had the pleasure of watching.
Oh, Dr. Cox. He was tough because he cared. One of my favorite episodes from the otherwise craptacular 6th Season was when they pretty much turned Cox into House, solving the non-boring medical mysteries of the hospital and getting a limp to boot.Avaholic03 said:
Nice list... But, since you mentioned Boy Meets World, I have to list my biggest gripe about the show.
The show takes place in Philadelphia. In the second season, it's revealed that Shawn lived in a Trailer Park.
Where the fuck is there a Trailer Park in Philadelphia? Remember, this is Pennsylvania, not Tennessee.
The show takes place in Philadelphia. In the second season, it's revealed that Shawn lived in a Trailer Park.
Where the fuck is there a Trailer Park in Philadelphia? Remember, this is Pennsylvania, not Tennessee.
I'm the opposite, I didn't think it was until season 4 that the show really started to pick up steam. That's mostly because the writers stopped trying to set up a nemesis for House that always failed badly and kept getting in the way of the parts of the episodes that were good and finally focused entirely on the diseases and the character interactions, especially House screwing with people. In short, when they stopped trying to stick in guys like Vogler and Tritter (the latter of which was just a badly done copy of House as a antagonist going up against House as a protagonist) the show got SIGNIFICANTLY better.Adam Jensen said:
The only episodes in season 1-3 I consider worth watching more than once are the ones that don't have anything to do with either of those characters. Luckily Season 2 was devoid of those kinds of characters, so that was pretty good at least.
There are trailer parks everywhere. Heck, a simple google search for Trailer Parks in Philadelphia brings up at least 6.madwarper said:
Your google-fu is weak.shintakie10 said:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=trailer+park+in+philadelphia
a) Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
b) Gloucester City, New Jersey
c) Cherry Hill, New Jersey
d) Wilmington, Delaware
e) Mt Laurel, New Jersey
f) Elmer, New Jersey
g) Hatfield, Pennsylvania
That's 7 Trailer Parks. Only ONE in the state of Pennsylvania. ZERO in Philadelphia.
You lose. Try again.
Do we know yet if Bart is going to have a new teacher in the next season(s) or if we'll just never see him in class again?
Agreed, though I think the peak could extend to 3 as well where the original main cast was at its best.NinjaDeathSlap said:
I'll also say that I don't really count House as a cheat. In all fairness, he acted like a mentor figure to his team from the very beginning, teaching them his views of the world, how he thinks doctors should be, and how to deal or understand the most bizarre of cases. It's not a traditional teacher, no. But he does enough to fit that particular role within the show.
And, yes, more Olivia Wilde is what we need.
I dearly missed at least one teacher from Daria. And I agree with Ghadente, it should've been DeMartino.
There are trailer parks everywhere, not just in stereotypical southern states. I live in Pennsylvania, and know of some that are just outside of Pittsburgh, so I would bet that, while obviously not in the city itself, there are some trailer parks in the Philadelphia metropolitan region.madwarper said:
OT: I was gonna say something about Mr. Garrison not being on the list, but then I remembered it was "Best TV Teachers". Also, I think I'm one of the few people that has never seen Boy Meets World (or House)