The WORST episodes of Those Who Can't

Every episode of Those Who Can't ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Those Who Can't!

Those Who Can't follows three trouble-making teachers, played by show creators Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy of the Denver-based comedy troupe The Grawlix. More inept than the kids they teach, they're out to beat the system as they struggle to survive each day on their own terms. Joining them is Maria Thayer (Eagleheart) as the school librarian with an insuppressible passion for life.

Last Updated: 3/31/2025Network: truTVStatus: Ended

6.73

26 votes

#1 - A Smoot Holiday Coincidence

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2019

The Smoot teachers rally around a student as they raise money for his heart transplant.

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6.92

24 votes

#2 - Grisly Man

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2019

Out in the woods for a cross-country race, the gang stumbles upon a hermit they believe is a legendary serial killer.

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6.96

23 votes

#3 - Abbey's Road

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/1/2019

Abbey enjoys success at her new career away from Smoot. In her absence, the gang struggles with their altered group dynamic and Loren takes over as librarian.

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7.07

29 votes

#4 - One Ding-Wonder

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2019

When a Smoot student becomes a viral sensation, Shoemaker gets a brush with fame, and Loren and Abbey try to out-viral everyone with a video of their own.

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7.11

234 votes

#5 - The Boys Are Coming Together

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2016

When the school bully begins picking on some of the teachers at Smoot High, the teachers exact a terrible (and stupid) revenge... and even the librarian gets in on the action!

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7.19

32 votes

#6 - All's Fairbell

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2019

Against all odds, Fairbell is excelling in his new role as principal - but the arrival of a buttoned-up guidance counselor jeopardizes the rest of the gang's easy street.

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7.23

22 votes

#7 - Yes We Scan

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/8/2019

With the school in danger of being shut down, the gang hatches a plan to save the day. Meanwhile, Quinn and Tammy embark on a drug-fueled vision quest.

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7.35

31 votes

#8 - You Can't Go Homecoming Again

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2019

With the gang in charge of the homecoming parade floats, tensions rise and class warfare ensues.

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7.36

28 votes

#9 - Taco Tuesday

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2019

As Tammy desperately tries to take care of an urgent personal matter, Smoot deals with a crisis of its own: a taco-less Tuesday.

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7.44

133 votes

#10 - Lady and the Skamp

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2016

The teachers protest poor working conditions by going on strike, Shoemaker and Abbey butt heads over who's the real strike leader, and Loren and Rod tailgate the event...leaving Quinn and Tammy to man the understaffed school.

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7.48

29 votes

#11 - Escapegoats

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2019

With the gang trapped in a Smoot "escape room," new guidance counselor Steven leads the charge to get them fired.

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7.52

23 votes

#12 - Those Who Could've

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2019

The Smoot faculty exploits student-teachers from a local university.

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7.54

180 votes

#13 - Oof, Nut City

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2016

Principal Quinn tasks the guys with helping a shy kid win the student election, but they do their jobs a little too well and unwittingly create a monster. Abbey and Quinn have a fight over Smoot High's debate practices.

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7.59

27 votes

#14 - SKAppily Ever After

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/2019

Everyone chips in to throw Loren and Jade a dream wedding at the school. Meanwhile, Abbey wants to take her anonymous online relationship to the next level.

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7.60

156 votes

#15 - The Fairbell Tape

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2016

Shoemaker and Abbey work to get the vending machine returned after it's removed by the PTA. Later, Loren clashes with his old teacher while Fairbell's sexual orientation is discovered.

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7.64

22 votes

#16 - Big Ol' Scams

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/25/2019

Steven's vocational career fair prompts Loren and Abbey to question their professional paths; Shoemaker and Fairbell join a cult-like pyramid scheme.

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7.64

92 votes

#17 - Electile Dysfunction

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2016

Smoot is used as a polling station for the Denver mayoral election and Quinn assigns the staff to count votes, but the series finale of a major television show occupies the teachers' time and attention.

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7.80

30 votes

#18 - The Running of the Bullies

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2019

Quinn returns as principal and starts a campaign to tackle the rampant bullying at Smoot, but disturbing the delicate social ecosystem has consequences for everyone.

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7.90

123 votes

#19 - A New Dog in the Yard

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2016

After being appointed interim wrestling coach, Fairbell starts a beef with the rival school's coach, who Abbey has a crush on. Plus, Shoemaker takes testosterone, and Loren deals with a new girlfriend - and her two children.

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8.04

127 votes

#20 - For Whom the Bell's Tolls

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/24/2016

The guys come to school drunk on the day Superintendent Carson promises to fire the worst teacher. Shoemaker has a medical flare-up, Loren maintains a buzz in order to save face, and Fairbell makes a ridiculous new friend.

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8.07

116 votes

#21 - Plains High School Drifter

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2016

Cattie hires a former Denver Bronco to be Smoot's new head football coach, and he appoints Loren as his assistant. But the new coach's methods don't sit well with Tammy and Shoemaker, who go to great lengths to fire him.

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8.08

145 votes

#22 - Of Lice and Men

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/3/2016

After a lice outbreak at Smoot, Loren takes matters into his own hands and commands the "hot zone." Shoemaker and Tammy square off in a haircutting contest, while Abbey revisits some not-so-fond high school memories.

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8.09

134 votes

#23 - What's Eating Uncle Jake?

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2016

After leading the JV Girls Volleyball team to the State Championship, Fairbell gets benched when the PTA appoints a new coach. Plus, Shoemaker takes asst. coaching a bit too far, and Loren schemes for a shady game sponsor.

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8.09

129 votes

#24 - Wet Dreams May Come

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/31/2016

Shoemaker is tormented by a disturbing sex dream, and the drama teacher wrongly advises him to act on it. Meanwhile, Fairbell befriends the new school police officer even though the rest of the gang tries to get rid of him.

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8.16

133 votes

#25 - Foreskin in the Game

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2016

Shoemaker seeks emergency medical help from Abbey; Fairbell takes on a role assisting Cattie, Smoot's new principal; Loren is left alone in the dust.