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The Worst Episodes of Boston Public

Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Boston Public Season 2 Episode 6 - Chapter Twenty-Eight
    5.2/10(40 votes)

    #1 - Chapter Twenty-Eight

    S2:E6

    A statutory-rape case entangles Ronnie with the enraged parents of the 15-year-old victim; an illicit-drug situation embroils Harper with his unsettled daughter

    Director:David Semel
    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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  2. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 5 - Chapter Twenty-Seven
    5.9/10(33 votes)

    #2 - Chapter Twenty-Seven

    S2:E5

    Hanson is arrested after a domestic dispute, causing Harper to seriously consider firing him. Lauren is skeptical when a student decides to drop out because a record company wants to sign her, and Harper is livid when he discovers that someone close to him has been anonymously dispensing sex advice in the student newspaper.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  3. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 10 - Chapter Seventy-Five
    6.0/10(35 votes)

    #3 - Chapter Seventy-Five

    S4:E10

    Guber discovers the high-school drum line's freshman hazing involves physical abuse; a student-produced TV documentary about Ronnie worries her; a father is sentenced to being handcuffed to his son for a week.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  4. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 1 - Chapter Sixty-Seven
    6.3/10(35 votes)

    #4 - Chapter Sixty-Seven

    S4:E1

    Ronnie witnesses an attempted rape, then receives a shock when she presses for legal action on behalf of the victim (guest star Amanda Fuller); Hanson tries to prevent a student from being expelled for drugs.

    Director:Jonathan Pontell
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  5. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 8 - Chapter Seventy-Four
    6.4/10(38 votes)

    #5 - Chapter Seventy-Four

    S4:E8

    Harper decides to call the FBI when he learns that a student has been accessing a terrorist recruitment web site from the school library; Ronnie learns that one of her students has HIV.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 6 - Chapter Seventy-Two
    6.5/10(36 votes)

    #6 - Chapter Seventy-Two

    S4:E6

    A student discovers Harper and Marilyn have been secretly dating and threatens to go to the school board; Hanson and Claire try to assist a student who is having trouble with his dad.

    Director:Jonathan Pontell
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 9 - Chapter Seventy-Six
    6.5/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Chapter Seventy-Six

    S4:E9

    Guber contends with a student who thinks he is Jesus and is using school funds to feed the homeless; Marla mistakenly books R.E.M. for a school fund-raiser.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

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  8. Boston Public Season 1 Episode 19 - Chapter Nineteen
    6.6/10(47 votes)

    #8 - Chapter Nineteen

    S1:E19

    While heading to work, Lauren's car breaks downs. She gets so frustrated with it that she starts jumping up and down on it and smashing the windows with a baseball bat. Suddenly, an old student of hers appears named Daniel Evans who thanks her for changing his life. He shows her a history text book he has written and she is very impressed. He asks her out for a drink, and she immediately says yes. After, they head to her place and have a night of passion. The next day she tells Marilyn, who finds it a little immoral. Lauren cannot get past how great the sex was. Lauren admits she finds it a total turn on when Daniel calls her Ms. Davis. Marilyn is dealing with a boy named Jeremy who throws up after an anxiety attack related to his mom not being able to accept his mark of a B+. He goes to the nurse, where Marilyn notices a huge bruise on him. He says he got it playing basketball. When Jeremy's mom shows up, she says he must of got it on his scooter. Marilyn suspects abuse.

    Director:Sheldon Larry
    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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  9. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 7 - Chapter Seventy-Three
    6.6/10(34 votes)

    #9 - Chapter Seventy-Three

    S4:E7

    Charlie Bixby (Dennis Miller) takes an unconventional approach when volunteering at a teen hotline; Marla decides to try in vitro fertilization and asks Harper to be the donor; Carmen reveals a secret from her past.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writers:Jason Katims, Douglas Steinberg

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  10. Boston Public Season 3 Episode 3 - Chapter Forty-Seven
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #10 - Chapter Forty-Seven

    S3:E3

    Misconduct charges target Guber, who's up against a new superintendent; race issues fester between Marla and Danny; reckless student driving sparks reproach.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar

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  11. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 12 - Chapter Thirty-Four
    6.9/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Chapter Thirty-Four

    S2:E12

    The faculty decide to have a staff talent show to lighten the mood at Winslow. Lipschultz asks Ronnie to sing a duet with him at the talent show but she convinces him that Marylin is just waiting to be asked. Meanwhile Danny befriends one of his Cerebral Palsey kids and arranges for him to attend Winslow. The mood is severely challenged when a student finds a notebook with plans for a bombing and shooting spree at Winslow

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  12. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 21 - Chapter Forty-Three
    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Chapter Forty-Three

    S2:E21

    One of Senate's most promising students and his brother become entangled in criminal acts with fatal results; Hanson draws criticism for sending a letter to a girl's parents because she is overweight.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  13. Boston Public Season 3 Episode 13 - Chapter Fifty-Seven
    6.9/10(32 votes)

    #13 - Chapter Fifty-Seven

    S3:E13

    Kimberly is stalked by one of her students; Lipschultz celebrates Valentine's Day with Guber's mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Constance M. Burge

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  14. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 2 - Chapter Sixty-Eight
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    #14 - Chapter Sixty-Eight

    S4:E2

    After a cheerleader is attacked, blame falls on another student's mother (Sean Young); Carmen goes head to head with a ""bad boy"" student (Milo Ventigmilia); Hansen copes with a student who says he is the son of God.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  15. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 16 - Chapter Thirty-Eight
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #15 - Chapter Thirty-Eight

    S2:E16

    Ronnie tries to persuade an 18-year-old student not to pose for a racy magazine; Guber and Meredith disagree about a classroom incident; Lauren and Marylin are questioned about their teaching methods.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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  16. Boston Public Season 3 Episode 10 - Chapter Fifty-Four
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Chapter Fifty-Four

    S3:E10

    Harper has concerns about Brooke's infatuation with the star basketball player; Flynn is attracted to a student's mother; a boy enters an online auction to buy a night with a beautiful girl.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Jason Katims, John J. Sakmar

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  17. Boston Public Season 3 Episode 18 - Chapter Sixty-Two
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    #17 - Chapter Sixty-Two

    S3:E18

    Courtroom drama energizes Ronnie, who's defending two teens in a murder arraignment; high test scores by poor students prompt Guber's undercover investigation.

    Director:Jonathan Pontell
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  18. Boston Public Season 3 Episode 19 - Chapter Sixty-Three
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Chapter Sixty-Three

    S3:E19

    Sudden fame heartens Ronnie, credited for high exam scores posted at Winslow, yet she's also facing a romantic crisis with Zach; a student-council election tests a shy, awkward teen.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  19. Boston Public Season 4 Episode 5 - Chapter Seventy-One
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Chapter Seventy-One

    S4:E5

    An investment banker, convicted of securities fraud, avoids jail time by agreeing to community service: teaching math at Winslow High. A sexy and eccentric woman smashes into Guber's car and then crashes her way into his life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Boston Public Season 1 Episode 2 - Chapter Two
    7.1/10(44 votes)

    #20 - Chapter Two

    S1:E2

    Last week's bra protest has resulted in school unity. All the girls have decided to go braless in a show of solidarity with Dana Poole. As bras flap ceremoniously from every other locker, Principal Harper juggles a variety of other issues. The superintendent is breathing down Harper's neck because Lauren has rallied a few of the other teachers and they all refuse to get fingerprinted. Also, Marla, who's supposed to be on medical leave, has shown up for work, and Lipschultz, the man behind the bra debacle, has shown up on Sheryl Holt's infamous Web site -- in a bra and panties! Harper decides the two of them will co-teach a class in order to keep an eye on each other. Meanwhile, Vice Principal Guber tries to regain control by meeting with Dana Poole. He suspects that she's high, so he wants a urine sample. She protests and bolts straight to Harry -- whom she blackmails for the second time in order to avoid suspension. It seems that earlier in the year she and Senate shared a kiss, and s

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  21. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 2 - Chapter Twenty-Four
    7.1/10(31 votes)

    #21 - Chapter Twenty-Four

    S2:E2

    Ronnie begins her teaching career at Winslow High; Lauren tries to help a pregnant, straight-A student gain admission to Princeton.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  22. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 17 - Chapter Thirty-Nine
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #22 - Chapter Thirty-Nine

    S2:E17

    Ronnie catches a student performing a crime; two female students tell Marylin about their sexual conversations online with an older man.

    Director:Mark Harmon
    Writers:John J. Sakmar, Douglas Steinberg

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  23. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 20 - Chapter Forty-Two
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #23 - Chapter Forty-Two

    S2:E20

    As the prom approaches, female students outrage the faculty when they auction themselves as dates, while Harper deals with angry students who oppose his allowing a gay student to compete for the queen's crown.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:John J. Sakmar

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  24. Boston Public Season 3 Episode 1 - Chapter Forty-Five
    7.1/10(33 votes)

    #24 - Chapter Forty-Five

    S3:E1

    Young teachers join the faculty; students plan a walkout because of the administration's apparent lack of concern for student issues.

    Director:Jonathan Pontell
    Writers:John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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  25. Boston Public Season 3 Episode 11 - Chapter Fifty-Five
    7.1/10(31 votes)

    #25 - Chapter Fifty-Five

    S3:E11

    A star basketball player is on the verge of losing his eligibility to play; Becky tells Flynn her mother is having an affair.

    Director:Steven Robman
    Writers:Jason Katims, Douglas Steinberg

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Chapter Twenty-Eight" is the worst rated episode of "Boston Public". It scored 5.2/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by David Semel and written by David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart, it aired on 12/3/2001. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chapter Twenty-Seven".