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''Teachers'' is a sitcom that aired on Creator/TVLand from 2016-2019. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Creator/KateLambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Creator/KatieOBrien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Creator/CateFreedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Creator/KatyColloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Creator/CaitlinBarlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Creator/KathrynReneeThomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Creator/TimBagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Creator/RyanCaltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Creator/EugeneCordero), macho security chief Frank (Creator/RichardTJones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Creator/PatriciaBelcher).

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''Teachers'' is a sitcom WorkCom that aired on Creator/TVLand from 2016-2019.2016–19. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Creator/KateLambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Creator/KatieOBrien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Creator/CateFreedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Creator/KatyColloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Creator/CaitlinBarlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Creator/KathrynReneeThomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Creator/TimBagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Creator/RyanCaltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Creator/EugeneCordero), macho security chief Frank (Creator/RichardTJones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Creator/PatriciaBelcher).



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Nothing to do with the [[Series/{{Teachers}} early 2000s British comedy-drama]] of the same name.

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''Teachers'' is a sitcom that aired on Creator/TVLand from 2016-2019. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Kate Lambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Katie O'Brien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Cate Freedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Katy Colloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Caitlin Barlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Kathryn Renee Thomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Tim Bagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Ryan Caltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Eugene Cordero), macho security chief Frank (Richard T. Jones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Patricia Belcher).

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''Teachers'' is a sitcom that aired on Creator/TVLand from 2016-2019. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Kate Lambert), (Creator/KateLambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Katie O'Brien), (Creator/KatieOBrien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Cate Freedman), (Creator/CateFreedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Katy Colloton), (Creator/KatyColloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Caitlin Barlow), (Creator/CaitlinBarlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Kathryn Renee Thomas), (Creator/KathrynReneeThomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Tim Bagley). (Creator/TimBagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Ryan Caltagirone), (Creator/RyanCaltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Eugene Cordero), (Creator/EugeneCordero), macho security chief Frank (Richard T. Jones), (Creator/RichardTJones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Patricia Belcher).(Creator/PatriciaBelcher).
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* PassThePopcorn: In "Third Wheel," Caroline just happens to be eating popcorn while she watches an explosive fight break out between Chelsea and Mary Louise in the teachers' lounge.
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''Teachers'' is a sitcom that aired on TV Land from 2016-2019. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Kate Lambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Katie O'Brien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Cate Freedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Katy Colloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Caitlin Barlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Kathryn Renee Thomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Tim Bagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Ryan Caltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Eugene Cordero), macho security chief Frank (Richard T. Jones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Patricia Belcher).

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''Teachers'' is a sitcom that aired on TV Land Creator/TVLand from 2016-2019. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Kate Lambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Katie O'Brien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Cate Freedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Katy Colloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Caitlin Barlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Kathryn Renee Thomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Tim Bagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Ryan Caltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Eugene Cordero), macho security chief Frank (Richard T. Jones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Patricia Belcher).

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* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: In "Dire Straights," all Feldman has in her refrigerator is condiment packets (which she cheerfully consumes while high) and beer. Upon quitting marijuana, seeing this is one of the things that makes her realize how much her life sucks when she's not high.

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* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: In "Dire Straights," all Feldman has in her refrigerator is condiment packets (which she cheerfully consumes while high) and beer. Upon quitting marijuana, seeing this is one of the things that makes her realize how much her life sucks when she's not high.without drugs.



** Ms. Feldman tells a student a story that involves drugs. She sanitizes it/makes it more accessible by calling a pot brownie a "courage brownie."

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** In "Bad Tweeter," Ms. Feldman tells a student a story that involves drugs. She sanitizes it/makes it more accessible by calling a pot brownie a "courage brownie.""
*** In "Brokebitch Mountain," she calls drugs "concert enhancers."
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** In "Hot Date," Hot Dad never gets a chance to finish the story he starts to tell Ms. Bennigan on their date. A scene in a later episode shows him still in the middle of it.

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** In "Hot Date," Hot Dad never gets a chance to finish the story he starts to tell Ms. Bennigan on their date. A scene in a later episode "Third Wheel" shows him still in the middle of it.continuing to tell it to her on a later date. It never does get finished on-camera.
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* [[invoked]]PortmanteauCoupleName: An in-universe example. Ms. Watson christens Craig and Amy "Cramy" and Brad and Becky "Bracky" in "Brokebitch Mountain."

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* [[invoked]]PortmanteauCoupleName: An in-universe example. Ms. Watson christens Craig and Amy "Cramy" and Brad and Becky "Bracky" in "Brokebitch Mountain."
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* [[invoked]]PortmanteauCoupleName: An in-universe example. Ms. Watson christens Craig and Amy "Cramy" and Brad and Becky "Bracky" in "Brokebitch Mountain."
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* YouGetMeCoffee: In "Sex Ed," Ms. Snap's room parent Mrs. Schneider's duties include bringing Ms. Snap a demitasse while she's teaching and lint rolling her sweater.

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* YouGetMeCoffee: In "Sex Ed," Ms. Snap's room parent Mrs. Schneider's duties include lint rolling her sweater and bringing Ms. Snap her a demitasse while she's teaching and lint rolling her sweater.teaching.
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* CampStraight: Principal Pearson works in elementary education and likes ballet, ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', and interior design. He is also portrayed as straight--he has an ex-wife and later ends up dating [[spoiler: Caroline]].
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* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: In the teaser for "Dire Straights," all Feldman appears to have in her refrigerator is ketchup packets and maybe old pizza. Part of the episode is about how she uses drugs to cope with some of the less ideal aspects of her life.

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* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: In the teaser for "Dire Straights," all Feldman appears to have has in her refrigerator is ketchup condiment packets (which she cheerfully consumes while high) and maybe old pizza. Part beer. Upon quitting marijuana, seeing this is one of the episode is about things that makes her realize how she uses drugs to cope with some of the less ideal aspects of much her life.life sucks when she's not high.



* KeyUnderTheDoormat: At the beginning of "Dire Straights," we see Feldman putting her key in a rock with a false bottom--although confusingly enough, the rock seems to be stored ''inside'' her apartment.

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* KeyUnderTheDoormat: At the beginning of "Dire Straights," we see a high Feldman putting her key in a rock with a false bottom--although confusingly enough, bottom--but the rock seems to be is stored ''inside'' her apartment.apartment. She doesn't realize how illogical this is under she's quit pot.
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* StagingAnIntervention: In "Dire Straights," the other teachers stage an intervention for Caroline (who has become obsessed with bingo). Feldman (who is trying to go off weed so she can date Officer Chuck) asks them to include her--she thinks some "guilt and shame" would help her. Then Caroline walks in and thinks the intervention's for Chelsea, who she calls a sex addict. After Caroline refuses help and storms out, the remaining teachers then shift gears and confess to Deb (who has recently quit smoking) that they have been secretly dosing her with nicotine.
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* GoingColdTurkey: Mrs. Adler tries to quit smoking like this in "Dire Straights," but [[MustHaveNicotine withdrawal makes her so unpleasant]] (even for her) that Ms. Cannon and Ms. Snap start covertly dosing her with nicotine gum and patches. Deb eventually does quit, but [[RadishCure by different means entirely.]]

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* CompressedVice: "Dire Straights" sees Ms. Watson quickly develop a serious bingo problem.

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"Dire Straights" sees Ms. Watson quickly develop a serious bingo problem. She isn't over it by the end of the episode (which sees her going to a gamblers' support meeting), but it never comes up again.


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* RadishCure: Mrs. Adler finally kicks smoking [[ItMakesSenseInContext after being forced to eat an entire pack of cigarettes.]]
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* MusicalEpisode: "Lunchtime! The Musical" parodies a number of musicals, including ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'', ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', ''Theatre/Chicago'', and ''Theatre/LesMiserables''.

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* MusicalEpisode: "Lunchtime! The Musical" parodies a number of musicals, including ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'', ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', ''Theatre/Chicago'', ''{{Theatre/Chicago}}'', and ''Theatre/LesMiserables''.

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* HiddenDepths: Mrs. Adler volunteers at a suicide hotline in her free time.



* PortmanteauCoupleName: Ms. Watson christens Craig and Amy "Cramy" and Brad and Becky "Bracky" in "Brokebitch Mountain."
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** Ms. Feldman is beloved by her students and held in higher regard as a teacher than any other staff.
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* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Parodied in "Brokebitch Mountain"--after Craig and Amy "break up," Ms. Watson (their ShipperOnDeck) is seen weeping and eating ice cream straight from the carton.


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* PortmanteauCoupleName: Ms. Watson christens Craig and Amy "Cramy" and Brad and Becky "Bracky" in "Brokebitch Mountain."


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* ShipperOnDeck: One of the subplots in "Brokebitch Mountain" is about Ms. Watson shipping Craig and Amy, two of her second grade students. She gives them a PortmanteauCoupleName and [[HeartbreakAndIceCream drowns her sorrows in ice cream]] when they break up.


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** Ms. Bennigan refers to menstruation as the "girl flu" in "Brokebitch Mountain."
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* BurgerFool: Played with in "Brokebitch Mountain." A broke Feldman takes a second job at Suburbia, the same sub shop she worked at while she was in college. She doesn't really enjoy it, and her boss is a vindictive former co-worker, but it pays better than teaching, so she quits her job at Fillmore and goes to work at Suburbia full time.
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* MusicalEpisode: "Lunchtime! The Musical" parodies a number of musicals, including ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'', ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', and ''Theatre/LesMiserables''.

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* MusicalEpisode: "Lunchtime! The Musical" parodies a number of musicals, including ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'', ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', ''Theatre/Chicago'', and ''Theatre/LesMiserables''.

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* BobRossRib: In "Dire Straights," Feldman and Chuck watch Carl Fromm, an afroed mountainscape painter with his own TV show.



* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: In the teaser for "Dire Straights," all Feldman appears to have in her refrigerator is ketchup packets and maybe old pizza. Part of the episode is about how she uses drugs to cope with some of the less ideal aspects of her life.



** DIRE (Drug Information and Resistance Education) is apprently the in-universe version of D.A.R.E.



** In "Dire Straights," Chuck works for '''D'''rug '''I'''nformation and '''R'''esistance '''E'''ducation.
* FunctionalAddict: Drugs are apprently one of Feldman's primary pastimes, but they never seem to stop her from getting through to her kids or holding down side hustles.



** In "Dire Straights," Feldman kvetches about how the visiting drug enforcement officer is going to talk about how drugs make you lazy and unmotivated. She says this is total nonsense--right before flopping down on the couch and pouring her bag of cornchips directly onto her stomach so she can more easily reach them from her prone position.



* LessEmbarrassingTerm: In "The Last Day," Principal Pearson asks Marty why he's carrying around a diaper bag. Marty replies that it's his "man sack."

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* KeyUnderTheDoormat: At the beginning of "Dire Straights," we see Feldman putting her key in a rock with a false bottom--although confusingly enough, the rock seems to be stored ''inside'' her apartment.
* LessEmbarrassingTerm: In "The Last Day," Principal Pearson asks Marty why he's carrying around a diaper bag. Marty replies retorts that it's his "man sack."


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* SmokingIsCool: Near the beginning of "Dire Straights," a student sees Mrs. Adler lighting up in her car and is very impressed:
-->'''Mrs. Adler:''' Okay, you got me, but smoking is not cool.
-->'''Max:''' Yes, it is. Obama smokes, and so do you. Both my heroes smoke.
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''Teachers'' is a sitcom that aired on TV Land from 2016-2019. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Kate Lambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Katie O'Brien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Cate Freedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Katy Colloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Caitlin Barlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Kathryn Renee Thomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Tim Bagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Ryan Caltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Haley Joel Osment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Eugene Cordero), macho security chief Frank (Richard T. Jones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Patricia Belcher).

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''Teachers'' is a sitcom that aired on TV Land from 2016-2019. It focuses on a group of teachers at Fillmore Elementary, a school somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago: Caroline Watson (Kate Lambert), an anal retentive hopeless romantic who teaches second grade; Mary Louise Bennigan (Katie O'Brien), a naive, deeply religious second grade teacher; AJ Feldman (Cate Freedman), a laid-back stoner who teaches third grade; Chelsea Snap (Katy Colloton), a vain, promiscuous fashionista who is obsessed with reality shows and teaches third grade; Cecilia Cannon (Caitlin Barlow), a free-spirited activist who becomes the art teacher in the second season; and Deb Adler (Kathryn Renee Thomas), a cynical fifth grade teacher. Their boss is the effeminate Principal Toby Pearson (Tim Bagley). A variety of supporting characters crop up at various points in the series: Mary Louise's love interest [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname Hot Dad]] (Ryan Caltagirone), Deb's husband Damien (Haley Joel Osment), (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment), Pearson's kiss-up assistant Marty (Eugene Cordero), macho security chief Frank (Richard T. Jones), and no-nonsense secretary Mavis (Patricia Belcher).

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