The Great, The Bad and The Ludicrous

Monday, August 10, 2015

The Great, The Bad and The Ludicrous

Posted By David Safier on Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM

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).

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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)