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The Best Episodes of Schooled Season 1

Every episode of Schooled Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Schooled Season 1!

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It’s 1990-something, and since Lainey still hasn’t achieved rock ‘n’ roll greatness, she returns to William Penn Academy as the new music teacher.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Schooled Season 1 Episode 1 - Be Like Mike
    6.8/10(252 votes)

    #1 - Be Like Mike

    S1:E1

    Lainey returns to William Penn Academy as the new music teacher. Lainey has a hard time adjusting to being an authority figure, but she realizes she might not be so bad at it when she discovers a kindred spirit in Principal Glascott’s niece, Felicia. Meanwhile, Coach Mellor struggles with Michael Jordan’s influence on modern-day basketball.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:Marc Firek

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  2. Schooled Season 1 Episode 2 - Lainey's All That
    7.0/10(196 votes)

    #2 - Lainey's All That

    S1:E2

    Hoping to gain respect among her colleagues at school, Lainey comes up with a misguided plan to give an awkward and insecure student a full makeover. Meanwhile, Principal Glascott and Coach Mellor take friendly competition to a new level when they are both romantically interested in the math teacher.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:David Guarascio

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  3. Schooled Season 1 Episode 3 - Tamagotchis and Bells
    7.2/10(176 votes)

    #3 - Tamagotchis and Bells

    S1:E3

    Lainey and Glascott encounter an overbearing parent and enlist the help of Beverly Goldberg. Mellor realizes he might want to start a family and be a father after CB shows him how to care for confiscated Tamagotchis.

    Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
    Writer:Michael J. Weithorn

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  4. Schooled Season 1 Episode 4 - I, Mellor
    7.3/10(172 votes)

    #4 - I, Mellor

    S1:E4

    Coach Mellor is cracking down on cheating, which leads him to take on the failing mathletes for the upcoming Math Olympiad. Meanwhile, Lainey helps CB deal with a challenging student.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:Andrew Secunda

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  5. Schooled Season 1 Episode 5 - Money for RENT
    7.6/10(167 votes)

    #5 - Money for RENT

    S1:E5

    After Mellor tells Lainey that sports are king at William Penn, she sets out to put on the Broadway hit musical “Rent” to show Mellor the arts are just as important as athletics. Meanwhile, Glascott and CB struggle to modernize the school’s outdated boy’s health education program.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writers:Adam F. Goldberg, Chris Bishop

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  6. Schooled Season 1 Episode 6 - Rocks for Jocks
    7.0/10(148 votes)

    #6 - Rocks for Jocks

    S1:E6

    When Lainey starts to teach the easy A course for jocks, Coach Mellor challenges her to expect more from his athletes. After CB points out Felicia needs to beef up her resume for college, Glascott bribes his niece to run for class president.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writers:Peter Dirksen, Jonathan M. Howard

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  7. Schooled Season 1 Episode 7 - Kris Kross
    7.2/10(144 votes)

    #7 - Kris Kross

    S1:E7

    After two students show up to school dressed in backward clothes, a la Kris Kross, Lainey tries to get kids to conform to social norms to protect them from ridicule while CB encourages them to embrace their uniqueness. Meanwhile, Principal Glascott struggles to say no to his teachers and disappointing his friends, so he enlists the help of Mellor to lay down the law.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:Kerri Doherty

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  8. Schooled Season 1 Episode 8 - Lainey and Erica's High School Reunion
    7.6/10(154 votes)

    #8 - Lainey and Erica's High School Reunion

    S1:E8

    When her high school reunion is held at William Penn, Lainey tries to hide her teaching job from old classmates, pulling a “Romy and Michele” lie with the help of Erica Goldberg and CB. Meanwhile, Mellor’s distraught to learn his star athlete alum, Ruben Amaro Jr., sees Glascott as more of a mentor than Mellor.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Schooled Season 1 Episode 9 - Darth Mellor
    7.4/10(149 votes)

    #9 - Darth Mellor

    S1:E9

    Lainey encourages Glascott to trust his niece and let her get her driver’s license, only to find Felicia isn’t trustworthy. CB and the student “Star Wars” club bring Mellor along to the premiere of “The Phantom Menace,” but Mellor’s thoughts on the movie cause the club to dissolve.

    Director:Lea Thompson
    Writers:Andrew Secunda, Adam F. Goldberg, Chris Bishop

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  10. Schooled Season 1 Episode 10 - There's No Fighting in Fight Club
    7.0/10(140 votes)

    #10 - There's No Fighting in Fight Club

    S1:E10

    As the new cheer coach, Lainey wants to bring the William Penn cheer team into the competitive competitions of the 90s, but she runs into push-back from Mellor and the football team. Meanwhile, CB and Glascott are at odds on how to help students resolve their problems, so they create a special kind of club.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writer:David Guarascio

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  11. Schooled Season 1 Episode 11 - Glascott Mascot
    7.1/10(138 votes)

    #11 - Glascott Mascot

    S1:E11

    Lainey and CB encourage a rebellious student radio club until a rogue DJ starts spreading rumors about them. Mellor takes umbrage when Glascott tries to change the school's mascot, so as a result, Mellor tries to get the school on board with a competing mascot.

    Director:Richie Keen
    Writer:Vanessa McCarthy

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  12. Schooled Season 1 Episode 12 - CB Likes Lainey
    7.4/10(142 votes)

    #12 - CB Likes Lainey

    S1:E12

    When CB finally gets the courage to tell Lainey that he has feelings for her, Dr. Barry Goldberg returns, derailing his big romantic reveal. Meanwhile, Glascott discovers that he can’t make every teacher like one another after his plan with the school’s staff goes awry.

    Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
    Writers:Peter Dirksen, Jonathan M. Howard

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  13. Schooled Season 1 Episode 13 - Dr. Barry
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    #13 - Dr. Barry

    S1:E13

    After initially trying to sabotage him, CB works with Barry and the JTP to help him win back Lainey’s heart. Meanwhile, Glascott faces removal as principal after a prank damages William Penn Academy.

    Director:David Katzenberg
    Writers:Marc Firek, Adam F. Goldberg

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Be Like Mike" is the best rated episode of "Schooled" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 252 votes. Directed by David Katzenberg and written by Marc Firek, it aired on 1/9/2019. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Lainey's All That".