Mitch Carter (a fine and likeable performance by Matt Letscher) wins the California Teacher of the Year Award. In the wake of winning said award, Mitch receives a tempting job offer that might force him to leave his teaching job at Truman High School.
Writer/director Jason Strouse relates the enjoyable story at a zippy pace, maintains an engaging lighthearted tone throughout, and astutely skewers the frustrating pettiness of the politics and bureaucracy that exists amongst teachers and staff at any given grade school in America. Moreover, it's acted with zest by an enthusiastic cast, with especially stand-out contributions from Keegan-Michael Key as the dippy principal Ron Douche, Larry Joe Campbell as gung-ho lunkhead vice principal Marv Collins, Sunny Mabrey as Mitch's loving and loyal wife Kate, Jamie Kaler as dorky robotics teacher Steven Queeg, Jason and Randy Sklar as hilariously clueless and incompetent guidance counselors, and Chris Conner as eager math teacher Brian Campbell. A total hoot.
Writer/director Jason Strouse relates the enjoyable story at a zippy pace, maintains an engaging lighthearted tone throughout, and astutely skewers the frustrating pettiness of the politics and bureaucracy that exists amongst teachers and staff at any given grade school in America. Moreover, it's acted with zest by an enthusiastic cast, with especially stand-out contributions from Keegan-Michael Key as the dippy principal Ron Douche, Larry Joe Campbell as gung-ho lunkhead vice principal Marv Collins, Sunny Mabrey as Mitch's loving and loyal wife Kate, Jamie Kaler as dorky robotics teacher Steven Queeg, Jason and Randy Sklar as hilariously clueless and incompetent guidance counselors, and Chris Conner as eager math teacher Brian Campbell. A total hoot.