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15 Episodes 2003 - 2005
Episode 1
Fri, Sep 19, 2003 60 mins
Controversy surrounds an alleged rape; Winslow's zero-tolerance drug policy; and the unorthodoxy of a new Hispanic teacher (Natalia Baron). Marie: Amanda Fuller. Joseph: Patrick Flueger. Alan Carpenter: Bryan Greenberg.
Episode 2
Fri, Sep 26, 2003 60 mins
Cheerleading rivalry takes a nasty turn that reopens an old wound for a competitive mom (Sean Young); an electric shock causes a student to believe he's Jesus; a shy teenage girl's fling troubles Carmen, who's vexed by the wallflower's swaggering boyfriend.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 3, 2003 60 mins
A classroom debate over the U.S. involvement in Iraq erupts into violence; a teen's sexual-harassment charge rattles Hanson; the Guber-Harper feud entangles Marylin, the object of both administrator's affection. Dina: Davetta Sherwood. Mitchell: Lukas Behnken.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 17, 2003 60 mins
A student-slapping jeopardizes Marla's job; the undercover drug operative at Winslow unwittingly imperils the teen he's using in a sting; a comeuppance ruffles Hanson, reminding him of parental obligations. Jenn: Lyndsy Fonseca. Claire: Missy Yager. Jake: Milo Ventimiglia. Lettie: Khanya Mkhize.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 24, 2003 60 mins
Dennis Miller begins a three-episode arc as an arrogant securities-fraud felon, teaching math as community service to avoid serving prison time. Sherilyn Fenn plays Guber's new love interest. Another storyline follows up on a drug sting that has tragic consequences.
Episode 6
Fri, Oct 31, 2003 60 mins
A sexual-molestation charge imperils a prized scholarship for a student close to Marilyn; a relationship blooms between Guber and a former porn-movie queen (Sherilyn Fenn); the clinging nature of a gay teen vexes Hanson. Charlie: Dennis Miller. Richard: Nicholas D'Agosto. Julien: Thomas Dekker.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 7, 2003 60 mins
Duty on a teen hotline troubles Charlie (Dennis Miller), who's contacted by a suicidal young man; maternal instincts obsess Marla, who wants to bear Harper's child; memories of a checkered past haunt Carmen, who feels driven to help a wayward student.
Episode 8
Fri, Dec 5, 2003 60 mins
First Amendment issues, student rights and prejudice figure in a storyline focusing on an Arab-American teen using a school PC to surf Web sites linked to Al Qaeda. Controversy is also raised by a frank sex-education class that Ronnie is teaching after hours. Agent Price: Dana Wheeler-Nicholson.
Episode 9
Fri, Dec 19, 2003 60 mins
R.E.M. performs in a Christmas entry, which focuses on the Messianic mission of the teen who believes he's Jesus; Hanson's anxiety over retaining custody of his niece; and the unsettling visit of Marylin's ex-husband (Jeffrey Pierce). Peter: Miko Hughes.
Episode 10
Fri, Jan 9, 2004 60 mins
Hazing incidents vex Marylin; a cinéma-vérité profile of Ronnie entangles her with a zealous student filmmaker; a disciplinary matter embroils Marla with a widower (Kevin Dunn), to whom she's becoming attracted. Helena: Kate Mara. Rick: Theodore Borders.
Episode 11
Fri, Jan 16, 2004 60 mins
The past haunts Guber's lover (Sherilyn Fenn), a porn star turned tutor; and a teen with a police record who's trying to go straight. Also, the Honor Society faces a lawsuit, filed by a fiercely competitive student (Majandra Delfino). Rainy: Natasha Melnick.
Episode 12
Fri, Jan 23, 2004 60 mins
Affirmative action becomes a heated issue, embroiling students and teachers alike, in and out of the classroom. Elsewhere, an unorthodox art teacher (Phil Buckman) challenges pupils in defiance of Guber; and a 28-year-old seeking a diploma clashes with Lipschultz.
Episode 13
Fri, Jan 30, 2004 60 mins
Rehab transforms Joannie, recommitted to raising Allison---to Hanson's dismay; painting transfixes an untalented introvert (Luke Eberl), misled by Preston; pregnancy exults Marla. Joannie: Kate Norby. Preston: Phil Buckman. Rainy: Natasha Melnick. Troy: Sean Faris.
Episode 14
Tue, Mar 1, 2005 60 mins
Harper wins an administrative award, then learns that a former student he tutored has been killed in Iraq. Hanson discovers that someone sold test answers to his students and he pushes to have the perpetrator expelled.
Episode 15
Wed, Mar 2, 2005 60 mins
Ronnie catches a male teacher hugging a female student; Hanson worries that he may be a control freak following an incident in his Drivers' Education class; several students are caught photographing themselves nude with only words written across their bodies.