Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestJeff, who has the hots for co-worker Alice decides to try for another first date by asking her to the prom together as chaperones. His plans fail, though, as Alice brings a third party.
Teachers is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for six episodes until its cancellation on May 2, 2006. Loosely based upon a UK series of the same name, it was developed by Matt Tarses, co-executive producer of the medical comedy Scrubs.
Writing
Tarses brought Scrubs' rapid-fire banter to public education.
Acting
Sarah Shahi and Justin Bartha deserved 22 episodes minimum.
Production
That aggressively mid-2000s NBC single-camera aesthetic.
Creator
Matt Tarses
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The UK Teachers ran for four successful seasons; the US version was pulled after airing just four of its six produced episodes.
This arrived in the post-Arrested Development, pre-Office explosion window when networks kept greenlighting single-camera comedies then panic-canceling them.
US
