Teachers (U.S. TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name =Teachers


caption = cast photo
format = Comedy (sitcom)
camera =
runtime = 22 min.
creator =Matt Tarses
executive_producer =
starring =Justin Bartha
Sarah Alexander
Phil Hendrie
Deon Richmond
Kali Rocha
Sarah Shahi
Matt Winston
narrated =
country =USA
network =NBC
first_aired =March 28, 2006
last_aired =May 2, 2006
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes =6
website =http://www.nbc.com/Teachers
imdb_id =0494188
tv_com_id =33330

"Teachers" is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for six episodes until its cancellation on May 2, 2006. Loosely based upon a UK series of the same name, it was developed by Matt Tarses, co-executive producer of the medical comedy "Scrubs".

Characters

Set in New Jersey, "Teachers" stars Justin Bartha as Jeff Cahill, a skilled, idealistic young English teacher at the fictitious Filmore High School, whose apparent apathy toward his job masks his actual wisdom concerning teaching at an underfunded school. Sarah Alexander co-stars as idealistic British history teacher Alice Fletcher, his only kindred spirit on the faculty, for whom Jeff also has romantic feelings. Alice does not reciprocate these feelings, but she is becoming fonder of him. Radio personality Phil Hendrie plays Dick Green, an apathetic phys-ed and physics teacher, who spends his afternoons behind the gym. Deon Richmond plays Calvin Babbitt, the drama teacher whose attitude about teaching falls somewhere between Jeff's and Dick's. He often gets caught up in Jeff's schemes. Kali Rocha stars as the uncaring, rule-abiding Principal Emma Wiggins. Matt Winston stars as Mitch Lenk, math teacher and lap dog to Principal Wiggins. It is implied that he is romantically interested in her. Sarah Shahi stars as Tina Torres, an attractive teacher from Mexico. She is Alice's possible rival for Jeff's affections, though it seems Jeff prefers Alice. It is revealed in Episode 05 ("Testing 1-2-3") that she does not have her teaching license, having gone to school, but taking jobs before she took her finals. However, she stated later in the episode that she will be taking them.

Production

Episode 1, entitled "Substitute", aired March 28, 2006.

Like many American sitcoms, "Teachers" was shot before a studio audience.

The series began development under the title "Filmore Middle", which reflected its original middle school setting.

Though adapted for American television by Matt Tarses, a writer and producer of the critically-lauded series "Sports Night" and "Scrubs". "Teachers" has been panned by many critics (including the "San Francisco Chronicle"'s Tim Goodman) as unoriginal and clichéd. The show was quickly canceled by NBC, the news coming on May 15. [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33066.html Television - News - 'Joey' axed as NBC unveils '06-07 schedule - Digital Spy ] ]

Cast

*Justin Bartha as Jeff Cahill
*Sarah Alexander as Alice Fletcher
*Phil Hendrie as Dick Green
*Deon Richmond as Calvin Babbitt
*Kali Rocha as Emma Wiggins
*Sarah Shahi as Tina Torres
*Matt Winston as Mitch Lenk

Episodes

Nielsen ratings

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Trivia

*Sarah Alexander starred in the British series "Coupling", which was also remade for America.

ee also

* "Teachers (UK TV series)"

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494188 "Teachers"] at the Internet Movie Database