Teachers Only
Season 2
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Network: NBC
Season aired: 1983-02-11
Seasons
Overview
Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the first season the school was Millard Fillmore High in Los Angeles, but in the second it is Woodrow Wilson High in New York with a changed cast. In both seasons Norman Fell played Principal Ben Cooper, but Lynn Redgrave's character, Diana Swanson, who had been an English teacher in the first season, became a guidance counselor in the second season. Redgrave and Fell were already established names when this show aired, but two of the supporting stars in the second season, Jean Smart would go on, three years later, to play her best known role, that of interior design studio receptionist Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the long running show, Designing Women. Also, Jean's co-star Teresa Ganzel became well known for her many game show appearances in the 1980s as well as her appearance in the comedic miniseries, Fresno. This show ran for only two seasons, in 1982 and 1983.
About This Season
When the show returned in February to May 1983, the school was now Woodrow Wilson High School in New York with Mr. Cooper as Principal, Diana as a Guidance Counselor and a new supporting cast. Samantha Keating and Michael Horne are teachers, Spud Le Boone is the gym teacher and Shari is the principal's secretary.
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Episodes · 13
The Rose
Diana enlists Cooper for moral support when the teacher she politely rebuffs makes the same romantic overtures to her best friend.
Cooper's Arrangement
Diana brings a lonely Cooper some cookies to boost his morale, but finds a different kind of cookie in his doorway.
Take This Job and Shove It
With each convinced the other's job is easier, Diana and Cooper agree to switch duties for a week.
Praise the Lord, and Pasta Ammunition
A student-council representative takes advantage of a cafeteria-workers strike after Cooper refuses to meet with him.
Rex, the Wonder Husband
Once a charming con man, Diana's ex-husband proves he's changed his shady ways.
Teacher's Pet
Michael finds himself attracted to a new student, but Diana learns that she's not in school for academics.
Take the Money and Run
Diana is left holding the ticket when a teacher has a fatal heart attack upon learning he's won $150,000 in the state lottery.
Otherwise Engaged
Shari starts sporting a big diamond ring following Cooper's refusal to buy her a simple bracelet.
Beetlemania
To protest the cancellation of their class, auto-shop students assemble Cooper's car in the teachers' lounge.
Leather and Lace
A whirlwind romance blows into a storm when Diana learns the truth about her new beau's occupation.
It's My Party, and I'll Cry If I Want To
Diana's party to announce a surprise award to the faculty results in more surprises than she planned.
Dead Mice Don't Wear Plaid
Michael thinks he's made a major scientific discovery after Sam exchanges a live rat for the laboratory rat that died while in Diana's care.
Loss of Innocence
Acute paranoia replaces Sam's usual vivaciousness after she's mugged while working late at school.
