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  • NBC
  • Sep 3, 2020
  • NBC
  • Sep 3, 2020

Summary After losing out on a dream job, Harvard philosophy academic Jack Griffin (Glenn Howerton) returns to his hometown of Toledo, Ohio to teach AP (Advanced Placement) Biology and clashes with the Principal Durbin (Patton Oswalt) in this comedy from Mike O’Brien, Seth Meyers and Lorne Michaels.

Created By: Michael Patrick O'Brien

  • NBC
  • Sep 3, 2020
  • NBC
  • Sep 3, 2020
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Season 3
Season Premiere: Sep 3, 2020
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary After losing out on a dream job, Harvard philosophy academic Jack Griffin (Glenn Howerton) returns to his hometown of Toledo, Ohio to teach AP (Advanced Placement) Biology and clashes with the Principal Durbin (Patton Oswalt) in this comedy from Mike O’Brien, Seth Meyers and Lorne Michaels.

Created By: Michael Patrick O'Brien

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Episode 1 • Sep 3, 2020 • 22 m
Tiny Problems
When Jack is disappointed with the popcorn maker he orders, he and the students plot revenge; Helen goes back to school to get her high school degree and chaos ensues in Principal Durbin's office in her absence.
Episode 2 • Sep 3, 2020 • 22 m
Disgraced
Mr. Pugh plans a field trip for the Toledo chapter of the Ohio Naturalists; when Jack can't write his own book, he agrees to be ghostwrite for popular author Robin Shwank -- only to insert his own chapters into Shwank's book.
Episode 3 • Sep 3, 2020 • 21 m
Gary Meets Dave
Jack accidentally loses a significant amount of money and it falls in the hands of the students; as Principal Durbin and Helen investigate who stole the money, the students and teachers admit to other wrongdoings.
Episode 4 • Sep 3, 2020 • 23 m
Get Hoppy!
Principle Durbin turns into a power-hungry maniac after self-publishing Jack's philosophy book.
Episode 5 • Sep 3, 2020 • 23 m
Mr. Pistachio
Jack has Mary drive him to the doctor, but a prank results in him getting the same procedure twice; at school, Durbin and Helen embarrass themselves and the kids compete over class superlative titles.
Episode 6 • Sep 3, 2020 • 23 m
That That That
As the school prepares for winter break, Jack tries to record a lecture as a way into the University of Wisconsin's philosophy department; frustrated and unable to finish the video, he falls asleep and has nightmares.
Episode 7 • Sep 3, 2020 • 23 m
Aces Wild
Helen has a vaping problem to overcome with the help of Durbin while Anthony's secret is revealed.
Episode 8 • Sep 3, 2020 • 25 m
Katie Holmes Day
While the rest of the town prepares for the celebration of Toledo's annual Katie Holmes Day, Jack and Marissa plot to ruin the holiday pageant.

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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91
Sep 3, 2020
Season 3 proves it’s one of the most fundamentally sound sitcoms out there. From the performances (really, those kids are good!) to the direction to the writing to the ethereal collective chemistry that stems from great character-building, every layer is so well-executed that even for the few off episodes, there’s still plenty of laughs to be had.
By Ben Travers FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 19, 2021
It is sharp, occasionally mean, and dark enough, but never nasty – content, instead, to be daft. ... Rather than hanging on a clever-clever concept, this is a case of well-crafted execution, and it wins extra marks for having actors playing students who look within reaching distance of being teenagers themselves.
By Rebecca Nicholson FULL REVIEW
67
Sep 2, 2020
Getting to see these kids bounce off each other, and Howerton, is still a hoot, and while the show falls back into the run-of-the-mill rhythms of the sitcom more often than we might like, it’s still a flavor of “run of the mill” in which Patton Oswalt spins devil sticks in an effort to sexually out-display an ever-delightful Paula Pell. If the show’s coasting a bit at this point, at least it’s still doing so in roughly the right direction.
By William Hughes FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 2, 2020
Every episode has a pacing issue, and slack pacing kills comedy fast. While the writing seems too thin to sustain an audience, the cast still does everything in their power to elevate it. Pell and Oswalt have perfect comic timing, and the young cast is consistently funny especially when they’re allowed to break stereotypes about intellectual teens. However, it does feel like Howerton is ready to move on.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

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