EPISODE
Bad Teacher - Season 1
The series centers on an attractive-yet-obnoxious and foul-mouthed woman who is unapologetic about her consistently inappropriate behavior. After getting divorced from her husband, she becomes a teacher to find her next husband.
1979, Madison, Mississippi, USA
29 November 1972, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
23 November 1976, Detroit, Michigan, USA
12 August 1988, Chantilly, Virginia, USA
19 March 1978, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
29 January 1975, Santa Monica, California, USA
9 February 1973, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
28 December 2001, Dallas, Texas, USA
31 July 1958, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
30 June 1956, Detroit, Michigan, USA
5 November 1958, San Diego, California, USA
15 October 1946, Davenport, Iowa, USA
13 August 2000, Long Beach, California, USA
12 July 1952, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
April 24, 2014
Hilary Winston's TV adaptation of Bad Teacher has the potential to exceed the movie version with the help of its vivacious lead, Ari Graynor, and a great ensemble cast.
April 24, 2014
Graynor, fronting her first TV series, seems perfectly equipped to do so. The eye candy attributes are obvious, but she also knows how to land a punchline and parry with the veteran pros surrounding her.
April 19, 2014
If you've seen the film, you've seen the shtick. And CBS, surprisingly, doesn't find many new notes to play in the TV version, leaving open the question of why they bothered cloning such a forgettable film at all.
April 24, 2014
Bad Teacher relies on a one-joke premise that's funny enough in the premiere but seems like it will wear poorly over time.
May 01, 2014
We're enjoying the Bad Teacher TV comedy much more than the movie.
April 24, 2014
Bad Teacher puts on a crass front but is saved by a kindly heart.
April 24, 2014
There's warmth and some humor here. It's also been tweaked so that, unlike the movie, it isn't only for teens. But Bad Teacher has a tough test ahead.
April 28, 2014
The casting for Bad Teacher is brilliant. Graynor is enormously appealing as the lead, balancing an insouciant affect with a slinky, thrown-off, ironic villainy.
April 23, 2014
The black comedy devolves into shades of gray, and not the good kind.
April 24, 2014
What this Bad Teacher really needed to do was outsmart the source material -- make this version more clever, or sharper, or funnier, or (above all) make it for adults. After all, no teens will ever fall for this flavorless, sanitized and timid retread.
