Boston Public
The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.
- 2000-2006
- 4 seasons
- Fox Network
- Comedy, Drama
The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.
Season 4 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Chapter Sixty-Seven
Fri, Sep 19, 2003 60 mins
Ronnie witnesses an attempted rape, then receives a shock when she presses for legal action on behalf of the victim; Hanson tries to prevent a student from being expelled for drugs.
Episode 2
Chapter Sixty-Eight
Fri, Sep 26, 2003 60 mins
Cheerleading rivalry takes a nasty turn that reopens an old wound between two competitive moms - Candy Sobell & Angela Sanchez; 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 Jake.
Episode 3
Chapter Sixty-Nine
Fri, Oct 3, 2003 60 mins
A female student makes a severe accusation against Danny Hanson; a political debate puts one student's life in jeopardy in new teacher Carmen Torres' class; and the tension between Harper and Guber reaches its peak when it comes to their feelings for Marylin.
Episode 4
Chapter Seventy
Fri, Oct 17, 2003 60 mins
Winslow High School battles the war on drugs. Marla Hendricks has an altercation with a student and deals with the repercussions.
Episode 5
Chapter Seventy-One
Fri, Oct 24, 2003 60 mins
An investment banker, convicted of securities fraud, avoids jail time by agreeing to community service: teaching math at Winslow High. A sexy and eccentric woman (Sherilyn Fenn) smashes into Guber's car and then crashes her way into his life.
Episode 6
Chapter Seventy-Two
Fri, Oct 31, 2003 60 mins
A student discovers Harper and Marilyn have been secretly dating and threatens to go to the school board; Hanson and Claire try to assist a student who is having trouble with his dad.
Episode 7
Chapter Seventy-Three
Fri, Nov 7, 2003 60 mins
Charlie Bixby (Dennis Miller) takes an unconventional approach when volunteering at a teen hot line; Marla decides to try in-vitro fertilization and asks Harper to be the donor; Carmen reveals a secret from her past.
Episode 8
Chapter Seventy-Four
Fri, Dec 5, 2003 60 mins
Harper decides to call the FBI when he learns that a student has been accessing a terrorist recruitment website from the school library; Ronnie learns that one of her students has HIV.
Episode 9
Chapter Seventy-Five
Fri, Dec 12, 2003 60 mins
Guber discovers the high school drum line's freshman hazing involves physical abuse; a student-produced TV documentary about Ronnie worries her; a father is sentenced to being handcuffed to his son for a week.
Episode 10
Chapter Seventy-Six
Fri, Dec 19, 2003 60 mins
Guber contends with a student who thinks he is Jesus and is using school funds to feed the homeless; Marla mistakenly books R.E.M. for a school fund-raiser.
Episode 11
Chapter Seventy-Seven
Fri, Jan 16, 2004 60 mins
An overachieving student sues the school when she has to share presidency of the honor society with a black student in a wheelchair; Marla begins her in-vitro process.
Episode 12
Chapter Seventy-Eight
Fri, Jan 23, 2004 60 mins
Racial tensions heat up amongst the students. This opens the eyes of Steven and Marilyn about their opposing views on different topics.
Episode 13
Chapter Seventy-Nine
Fri, Jan 30, 2004 43 mins
Joannie Hanson celebrates 1 year of sobriety. Allison's living arrangement becomes a topic of discussion. Marla Hendricks deals with hormonal changes.
Episode 14
Chapter Eighty
Tue, Mar 1, 2005 60 mins
Steven Harper wins principal of the year. A former student Billy gets killed while serving in the army. Mr Harper reminisces about helping Billy overcome his personal and academic obstacles. Political controversies emerge between Steven and Danny over the war. Michael Rapport directs.
Episode 15
Chapter Eighty-One
Wed, Mar 2, 2005 60 mins
The final episode. Art teacher Henry Preston starts controversy due to an inability to draw appropriate boundaries with students. Danny and Claire's relationship is strained due to Allison go to live with her mother. Scott tries to prove his normality to Violet by exaggerating his friendship with Steven.