The WORST episodes of Schooled

Every episode of Schooled ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Schooled!

A spinoff of The Goldbergs set in the 1990s that follows Lainey and the faculty of William Penn Academy who, despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students.

Last Updated: 9/23/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Lainey's All That
star
7.21
263 votes

#1 - Lainey's All That

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2019

Hoping to gain respect among her colleagues at school, Lainey comes up with a misguided plan to give an awkward and insecure student a full makeover. Meanwhile, Principal Glascott and Coach Mellor take friendly competition to a new level when they are both romantically interested in the math teacher.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Garden Party
star
7.29
121 votes

#2 - Garden Party

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2020

Cool parent Greg distracts CB from being a good teacher to help his son Weasel receive extra credit, while former Principal Ball is upset at Principal Glascott when he approves the use of Ball's parking spot as a community garden.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Hakuna Matata
star
7.33
133 votes

#3 - Hakuna Matata

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2019

Coming off the musical success of "Rent" last year, Lainey is asked to direct a school production of "The Lion King," but she fears she can't top herself. Meanwhile, Coach Mellor's athletic records may soon be broken, so he must find a way to keep his name in the spotlight.

Directors: Christine Lakin
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Tamagotchis and Bells
star
7.35
244 votes

#4 - Tamagotchis and Bells

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2019

Lainey and Glascott encounter an overbearing parent and enlist the help of Beverly Goldberg; Mellor realizes he might want to be a father after C.B. shows him how to care for confiscated digital pets.

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Clueless
star
7.40
106 votes

#5 - Clueless

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2020

Lainey has a difficult choice regarding her relationship with Barry and her friendship with CB. Coach Mellor and Julie are put in a tough parenting position when Toby is invited to prom as a freshman by a senior.

Directors: Andrew Secunda
Writer: Tom Hertz
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Outbreak
star
7.40
169 votes

#6 - Outbreak

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2019

When a bad flu epidemic hits William Penn, Coach Mellor is sent to his sick bed and Principal Glascott must step it up as the wrestling coach with the Jenkintown Cup on the line. Meanwhile, Lainey thinks she can easily pass a class taught by CB, yet it's anything but.

Directors: Lea Thompson
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Kris Kross
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7.40
201 votes

#7 - Kris Kross

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2019

After two students show up to school dressed in backward clothes, a la Kris Kross, Lainey tries to get kids to conform to social norms to protect them from ridicule while CB encourages them to embrace their uniqueness. Meanwhile, Principal Glascott struggles to say no to his teachers and disappointing his friends, so he enlists the help of Mellor to lay down the law.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Kick Like a Girl
star
7.41
153 votes

#8 - Kick Like a Girl

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2019

Hoping to improve the football team's chances at winning the title, Coach Mellor and Principal Glascott recruit star soccer player Felicia to kick field goals. But soon, she is treated like one of the guys, which affects her relationship with fellow player Reza. Meanwhile, CB chaperones an overnight ski trip and hopes to get in some quality time with Lainey but is constantly thwarted by socially awkward Tom Scott.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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I, Mellor
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7.45
249 votes

#9 - I, Mellor

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2019

Coach Mellor is cracking down on cheating, which leads him to take on the failing mathletes for the upcoming Math Olympiad. Meanwhile, Lainey helps CB deal with a challenging student.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Friendsgiving
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7.46
124 votes

#10 - Friendsgiving

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2019

CB celebrates Thanksgiving by having all of William Penn rally around him after a cooking incident at his house, while the alumni faculty football game brings out the competitive sides of Wilma and Coach Mellor.

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Glascott Mascot
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7.46
180 votes

#11 - Glascott Mascot

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/2019

Lainey and CB encourage a rebellious student radio club until a rogue DJ starts spreading rumors about them. Mellor takes umbrage when Glascott tries to change the school's mascot, so as a result, Mellor tries to get the school on board with a competing mascot.

Directors: Richie Keen
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Rock for Jocks
star
7.50
209 votes

#12 - Rock for Jocks

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2019

When Lainey starts to teach the easy A course for jocks, Coach Mellor challenges her to expect more from his athletes. After CB points out Felicia needs to beef up her resume for college, Glascott bribes his niece to run for class president

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Money for RENT
star
7.50
231 votes

#13 - Money for RENT

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2019

After Mellor tells Lainey that sports are king at William Penn, she sets out to put on the Broadway hit musical "Rent" to show Mellor the arts are just as important as athletics. Meanwhile, Glascott and CB struggle to modernize the school's outdated boy's health education program.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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CB Saves the Planet
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7.50
108 votes

#14 - CB Saves the Planet

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2020

Smitten with environmental consultant Paloma, who was hired to oversee William Penn's Earth Day activities, CB's feelings may change when he learns she wants to stop an important construction project at the school. Meanwhile, Wilma gets a surprise after convincing Lainey that yearbook superlatives are not important.

Directors: Eric Dean Seaton
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I'll Be There For You
star
7.52
148 votes

#15 - I'll Be There For You

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2019

Lainey has high hopes for Coach Mellor's love life. Principal Glascott isn't sure how to handle difficult librarian Dr. Ness.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Lainey's Mom
star
7.52
117 votes

#16 - Lainey's Mom

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2020

With some encouragement from Coach Mellor, Lainey reunites with her mother. While inspired by the film "Good Will Hunting," Wilma adds a new, unorthodox addition to the robotics club.

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Dangerous Minds
star
7.52
164 votes

#17 - Dangerous Minds

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2019

Lainey is excited to be back to work, but Mellor warns her that being a pal to her students is not a good idea; Principal Glascott introduces the newest science teacher to the faculty, but CB is skeptical of her no-nonsense approach.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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There's No Fighting in Fight Club
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7.53
184 votes

#18 - There's No Fighting in Fight Club

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/3/2019

As the new cheer coach, Lainey wants to bring the William Penn cheer team to competitions, but she runs into push-back from Mellor and the football team. C.B. and Glascott create a special kind of club.

Directors: Lea Thompson
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Run, Rick, Run
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7.53
140 votes

#19 - Run, Rick, Run

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2019

Coach Mellor is excited to celebrate Halloween in a couple's costume with Julie, but his plan might be derailed by Principal Glascott's faculty-parent dating rules. Meanwhile, CB uses "The Blair Witch Project" to attempt to scare the students into not tormenting each other during the school's annual Halloween parade

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Be Like Mike
star
7.53
363 votes

#20 - Be Like Mike

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2019

It's 1990-something, and since Lainey still hasn't achieved rock ‘n' roll greatness, she returns to William Penn Academy as the new music teacher. Lainey has a hard time adjusting to being an authority figure, but she realizes she might not be so bad at it when she discovers a kindred spirit in Principal Glascott's niece, Felicia. Meanwhile, Coach Mellor struggles with Michael Jordan's influence on modern-day basketball.

Directors: David Katzenberg
Writer: Marc Firek
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Beanie Babies
star
7.55
117 votes

#21 - Beanie Babies

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2019

CB hopes getting Lainey a Beanie Baby for Christmas will show his true feelings for her, but it doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile, Principal Glascott tries to convince Felicia that she needs to participate and sing a song in a Kwanza play he has written for the students.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Principal for a Day
star
7.55
100 votes

#22 - Principal for a Day

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/15/2020

Coach Mellor deals with jealousy issues after learning that Julie is friends with a handsome doctor. Meanwhile, Glascott appoints CB to be substitute principal after his surgery, but needs Lainey to solve a problem with the mean girls of William Penn that he can't.

Directors: Lea Thompson
Writer: Matt Edsall
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Singled Out
star
7.57
117 votes

#23 - Singled Out

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/12/2020

In honor of Valentine's Day, Principal Glascott throws a "dating game" based on the show "Singled Out" where Lainey uses the opportunity to figure out her feelings. Meanwhile, Felicia is having body-image issues and Coach Mellor throws a workout camp to help her self-esteem.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Rock Star
star
7.59
126 votes

#24 - Rock Star

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2020

While preparing students for the school's show choir, Lainey realizes Wilma might be a better singer than her and gets competitive; Coach Mellor and Aunt Julie fight over how to parent Toby.

Directors: David Katzenberg
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Boy Bands
star
7.62
126 votes

#25 - Boy Bands

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2020

Wilma encourages Ronnie to pursue his dreams of being in a boy band but goes too far when a music video gets out for all of William Penn to see. Meanwhile, the school hires Aunt Julie as the new school nurse which quickly affects her relationship with Coach Mellor.

Directors: Lea Thompson
Writer: Matt Edsall
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