7.6/101,279 votesLoading...#1 - The Principal
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/2016
When the principal of a high school retires, his two vice principals go to extremes to land the vacant job.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, Jody Hill
7.6/10961 votesLoading...#2 - The Field Trip
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2016
Gamby looks to impress Amanda on a field trip organized by Mr. Hayden, a good-guy history teacher.
Director: Danny McBride
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Adam Countee
7.7/10627 votesLoading...#3 - The King
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2017
Gamby’s search for his shooter leads him into a novelist’s graduate-school class. Russell’s ire is fueled by an unflattering caricature.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Adam Countee
7.9/10647 votesLoading...#4 - Slaughter
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2017
Gamby fingers a suspect, with Dayshawn’s help. Russell tests out a kindness strategy at school.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Ben Dougan
8.1/10659 votesLoading...#5 - Think Change
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2017
A death in Russell’s family forces Gamby to step up to the plate as North Jackson’s acting principal.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley
8.2/101,066 votesLoading...#6 - A Trusty Steed
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/24/2016
Gamby and Russell end up invading Dr. Brown's private space and the vice principals are surprised by a school evaluator.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri
8.2/10952 votesLoading...#7 - Run for the Money
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/2016
Gamby and Russell eye a homecoming football game as a way to further break Dr. Brown’s spirit.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley
8.2/10882 votesLoading...#8 - Circles
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2016
Dr. Brown orders Gamby to lighten up on discipline; Russell copes with a disruptive neighbor.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Hayes Davenport
8.2/10884 votesLoading...#9 - The Foundation of Learning
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2016
Amanda makes a deal with Gamby, while Dr. Brown takes a veteran teacher to task over a shipment of missing books.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Ben Dougan
8.2/10755 votesLoading...#10 - Tiger Town
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2017
Recovering from his wounds, Gamby returns to a dramatically changed North Jackson High.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Tim Saccardo
8.3/10648 votesLoading...#11 - A Compassionate Man
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2017
Russell’s birthday bash is marred by a revelation about his wife’s college boyfriend.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley
8.3/10626 votesLoading...#12 - The Most Popular Boy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2017
A plot to sabotage a standardized test jeopardizes Russell’s job as Gamby is caught in the middle.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Hayes Davenport
8.5/10916 votesLoading...#13 - The Good Book
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2016
Gamby bonds with Amanda during teacher workday; Russell’s patience is tested; Dr. Brown deals with the sudden appearance of her ex-husband, Dascious.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Hayes Davenport
8.6/10680 votesLoading...#14 - Spring Break
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2017
Gamby gets unexpected company on spring break; Amanda is illuminated during a writer’s retreat.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley
8.7/10888 votesLoading...#15 - Gin
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2016
Gamby and Russell look to finish what they started; Gamby confronts Amanda about her relationship with Hayden.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Tim Saccardo
8.9/101,001 votesLoading...#16 - End of the Line
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2016
Gamby and Russell play their end game with Dr. Brown.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri
8.9/10699 votesLoading...#17 - Venetian Nights
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2017
Tensions between Gamby and Russell come to a head as prom night approaches.
Director: Danny McBride
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley
9.2/10907 votesLoading...#18 - The Union of the Wizard & The Warrior
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2017
The school year comes to a startling end.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley
The Worst Episodes of Vice Principals
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After North Jackson High's long-time principal steps down to tend to his ailing wife, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, the school's vice principals, are forced...
Genre:Comedy
Network:HBO
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Principal" is the worst rated episode of "Vice Principals". It scored 7.6/10 based on 1279 votes. Directed by Jody Hill and written by Danny McBride, Jody Hill, it aired on 7/17/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Field Trip".