21 most outstanding teachers of TV series

It is impossible to think of your educational career without also remembering the teachers who marked you. And the same goes for teachers who inhabit the television world.

In honor of Teacher's Day, we have separated 21 most outstanding teachers from the TV series that have shaped - or distorted - the minds of generations of viewers.

21. Annalize Keating - How to Get Away with Murder

Played by actress Viola Davis, Keating is a prominent Philadelphia defense lawyer and law professor at the fictional Middleton University. She later finds herself embroiled in a murder plot that will shake the entire university and change the course of a group of ambitious students.

20. Merlí Bergeron - Merlí

Merlí (Francesc Orella) is a professor of nontraditional philosophy, cultured, and self-righteous, sharp black humor, irritating and somewhat ironic to his fellow workers, but not to his Angel Institute students. Guimera, who find it original and fun.

19. William Michael "Will" Schuester - Glee

Glee Club Director Will (Matthew Morrison) is a Spanish teacher at William McKinley High School, who later becomes the principal of the institution after WMHS became an arts school.

18. Jessica Christopher "Jess" Day - New Girl

Played by actress Zooey Deschanel, Jess works as a sixth grade elementary school teacher at a Los Angeles school, addressing a variety of topics for her students, from science and art to sex education.

17. Walter Hartwell White Sr - Breaking Bad

Walter White (Bryan Cranston) was once a promising chemist and one of the founders of billionaire Gray Matter Technologies, but soon left, selling his shares in the stock for personal reasons, becoming an unhappy and disillusioned chemistry professor whose diagnosis of cancer makes him one of the biggest bosses in the drug world.

16. Mr. Collins - Incredible Years

Kevin Arnold's math teacher, Mr. Collins (Steven Gilborn), is that unforgettable teacher we all had a chance to meet. But to this day, its story remains one of the most touching in the iconic series. Not because he was nice or dear to everyone, but because he was a true teacher.

15. Edna Krabappel - The Simpsons

Edna Krabappel (Marcia Wallace), known for being stressed, disillusioned and stranded, is the teacher at the fictional Springfield Elementary School. She is responsible for teaching Bart Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten, Nelson Muntz, among other characters.

14. Mr. Herbert Garrison - South Park

Mr. Herbert Garrison (Trey Parker), also known as Janet Garrison after a sex change operation, is the fourth grade teacher at the fictional South Park Elementary School where he "tries" to educate Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick.

13. Scott Clarke - Stranger Things

Scott Clarke (Randy Havens) is an exemplary Hawkins school educator, and a good friend to the boys Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, and Will Byers. He even answers his home phone to answer many questions outside the school. work schedule.

12. Professor Girafales - Keys

Among the students, Chaves, Kiko and Chiquinha, Inocencio Girafales (Rubén Aguirre) is known as a sausage teacher, which makes him very angry. Girafales is a village teacher who teaches various subjects, including “arithmetic”, for second graders.

11. Alaric "Ric" Saltzman - The Vampire Diaries

Ric (Matthew Davis), as he is known, is featured in the series as the new history teacher for the city of Mystic Fallse. Over time, he learns that vampires exist in the small town, and by learning more about them, he becomes a hunter. While vampires can easily overpower him, Ric proves able to fend off a good fight.

10. Ted Mosby - How I Met Your Mother

Played by actor Josh Radnor, Ted is an architecture teacher who tells his children in 2030 the story of his insinuating journey leading him into many failed relationships until he finally met their mother.

9. Dr. Gregory House - House

In addition to a professor, Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) is a controversial, irreverent, anti-social doctor who trusts no one, much less his patients. He is always willing to find out the cause of life-saving evils, whether through legal means or by using nontraditional methods, resulting in frequent conflicts between him and his team.

8. Dr. Ross Eustace Geller - Friends

Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), known in the series as a “loser geek, ” is a thoughtful teacher with a good sense of humor. He is the only one in his group of friends to have a doctorate, which makes him very arrogant.

7. Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Chang - Community

Ben Chang (Ken Jeong) was a Greendale College Spanish teacher until an anonymous source revealed to Dean Pelton that he faked his teaching diplomas. Chang was then fired immediately, but was allowed to enroll in high school as a music student in hopes of obtaining a legitimate teaching degree.

6. Max Medina - Gilmore Girls

Max Medina (Scott Cohen) is the English teacher at Chilton, who after a reunion of parents and teachers at the school falls in love with Lorelai, Rory's mother, who he says is a great student.

5. Syrio Forel - Game of Thrones

Syrio Forel (Miltos Yerolemou) is a brave fighter and sword master. Eddard Stark hired Syrio to teach Arya Stark how to use his sword, Needle, believing that the thin blade would suit his Bravosi water dance style.

4. Daniel Faraday - Lost

Daniel Faraday (Jeremy Davies) is a physicist and teacher who parachuted onto the island from a helicopter sent by the freighter Kahana, son of Eloise Hawking. He is a very striking character who discovers many things about the island. Despite having the gift for science, he is a music lover.

3. Mrs. Wingo - Doug

Mrs. Wingo (Doris Belack) is Doug's teacher and her friends at the fictional Bluffington Elementary School. Despite being a kind and understanding lady, she also seems to be severe at times. In the Disney series, after Nickelodeon sold the rights to the cartoon, she only appears in the final episode.

2. Rita - Rita

Rita Madsen (Mille Dinesen) is a rambunctious and politically correct teacher, mother of three dysfunctional children, dyslexic Molly, misfit Ricco, and homosexual teenager Jeppe (Nikolaj Groth). The teacher is most successful with the students of a Danish school. Among adults, the same cannot be said.

1. El Profesor - The Paper House

Played by actor Álvaro Morte, El Profesor, or Professor, prepares the theft of the century at Spain's Mint, with the aim of making his own money in untold quantities never seen before. In order to realize the ambitious plan he recruits a group of eight people with certain skills and who have nothing to lose.

And for you, who was the teacher that most marked you on the small screen? Tell us in the comments below!

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