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Drama series created by [[David E. KelleyKelle[[Category:TV Series]]] and airing on [[FOX]], ''Boston Public'' basically told the story of the [[Teen DramaDram[[Category:TV Series]]] from the point of view of the teachers. Took place in Winslow High, a public high school in Boston, hence the name. Basically ''Degrassi'' {{smallcaps| [[Recycled in Space|In America!]]}}, except the teachers are the troubled ones. The show lasted from October, 2000 to January, 2004, with a total of 81 episodes in four seasons.
 
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* [[Abusive ParentsParent[[Category:TV Series]]]: Meredith Peters (AKA The Hook Lady).
* [[Adults Are UselessUseles[[Category:TV Series]]]: True, but it's not as egregious as other shows with teen/adult casts.
** They're useless, but they ''do'' generally make the attempts to help. They're just not always effective ones.
* [[Badass TeacherTeache[[Category:TV Series]]]: Harry Senate, Danny Hanson.
* [[Bad BossBos[[Category:TV Series]]]: Superintendant Marsha "The Dragon Lady" Shinn in the first season.
* [[Bald Black Leader GuyGu[[Category:TV Series]]]: Principal Steven Harper.
* [[Benevolent BossBos[[Category:TV Series]]]: Steven. [[Beware the Nice Ones|''Most'' of the timetim[[Category:TV Series]]].
* [[Birthday Suit Surprise PartyPart[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Brother Chuck]]: Lauren, Louisa, Brooke, Carmen Torres, Charlie Bixby.
* [[Bunny Ears LawyerLawye[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Butt MonkeyMonke[[Category:TV Series]]]: Guber.
* [[Call Back]]: Buttle -- "Oh my head's up a horses ass. I feel like...[[It Makes Sense in Context|bending over, and pooping in my mouth."]]
* [[Celebrity StarSta[[Category:TV Series]]]: See [[High School DanceDanc[[Category:TV Series]]].
* [[Code SilverSilve[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[CrossoverCrossove[[Category:TV Series]]]: With ''[[The PracticePractic[[Category:TV Series]]]'', and ''[[Boston Legal]]''.
* [[Deadpan SnarkerSnarke[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]
* [[Dramed[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Dramedy]]
* [[Emo TeenTee[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Flanderizatio[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Flanderization]]
* [[Former Teen Rebel]]: Steven, Danny Hanson.
* [[Heterosexual Life PartnersPartner[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Hidden DepthsDepth[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[High School DanceDanc[[Category:TV Series]]]: Whitney Houston performed at the prom in the third season finale.
* [[Hollywood AtheistAtheis[[Category:TV Series]]]: Danny Hanson.
* [[Hot for StudentStuden[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Hot TeacherTeache[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode NamingNamin[[Category:TV Series]]]: Each episode is titled "Chapter One", "Chapter Two", etc.
* [[Informed JudaismJudais[[Category:TV Series]]]: Guber, Harvey.
* [[Inner-City School]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Guber, Danny, Charlie Bixby.
* [[Lesbian Jock]]
* [[Loads and Loads of CharactersCharacter[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Looking for Love In All the Wrong PlacesPlace[[Category:TV Series]]]: For the first few seasons, Guber can't catch a break with the ladies. First, he dates a woman {{spoiler|who turns out to be a hooker}}, then hooks up with Meredith Peters, a psychopathic [[Abusive Parents|Abusive ParentParen[[Category:TV Series]]] with a hook for a hand. Not to mention hopelessly pining for Lauren and later Marilyn. And what's amazing is that, [[Informed Judaism|being Jewish by his own admissionadmissio[[Category:TV Series]]], Scott always falls for ''non-Jewish'' women. And in Season Four, he {{spoiler|ends up with an ex-porn star. ("At least she's a Democrat", he tells Steven)}}.
* [[Luke, You Are My FatherFathe[[Category:TV Series]]]: Harvey finds out in Season Two that he {{spoiler|has an African-American son, grandson and great-grandchildren}}.
* [[McCloud Speech]]: Harry Senate was often on the receiving end of these.
* [[Mean BossBos[[Category:TV Series]]]: Guber.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]
* [[N-Word PrivilegesPrivilege[[Category:TV Series]]]: Harvey once used the term "African-American Black-Colored Negroes".
** Also, Danny had his class read and discuss a controversial book about the N-Word.
* [[Naive NewcomerNewcome[[Category:TV Series]]]: Kimberly Woods in the third season.
* [[Napoleon DelusionDelusio[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[No Medication for MeM[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Obstructive BureaucratBureaucra[[Category:TV Series]]]: Superintendent Shinn in Season 1, Dave Fields in Season 3.
* [[Only Sane ManMa[[Category:TV Series]]]: Steven and Guber.
* [[Parents as PeoplePeopl[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Pet the DogDo[[Category:TV Series]]]: Guber.
* [[The PlacePlac[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Promotion to Opening TitlesTitle[[Category:TV Series]]]: Meredith 'The Hook Lady' Peters, Brooke Harper.
* [[Psychologist TeacherTeache[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Public ExposureExposur[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Put on a BusBu[[Category:TV Series]]]: Milton Buttle, Kevin Riley, Lauren, Louisa, Harry, Kimberly Woods, Brooke.
* [[Reasonable Authority FigureFigur[[Category:TV Series]]]: Steven.
* [[Ripped from the HeadlinesHeadline[[Category:TV Series]]]: Every school-related controversy of the late 90's/early 2000's was featured on the show. Threat of a school shooting? Check. Transgendered prom queen? Check. Affirmative action-related race riot? Check...
* [[Rousing Speech]]
* [[Sassy Black WomanWoma[[Category:TV Series]]]: Loretta Devine does sass like nobody's business.
** Don't forget the bus driver, Mrs. Parks, who frequently stopped by and demanded that the staff "SMELL THAT SHOE!" and also never let them forget that she ONLY makes $19,000 a year!
* [[Satellite CharacterCharacte[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Save Our StudentsStudent[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[School PlayPla[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Soapbox SadieSadi[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Lauren dates one of these at first before realizing what a psycho he is. And get this? He used to be a student of hers.
** Kimberly Woods is victimized by one of these in the third season.
* [[The StarscreamStarscrea[[Category:TV Series]]]: Guber.
* [[Stern TeacherTeache[[Category:TV Series]]]: Guber often gets called out for being this. As does Lauren in the second season.
* [[Team Dad]]: Steven.
* [[Teen GeniusGeniu[[Category:TV Series]]]: Riley in the third season.
* [[Teen PregnancyPregnanc[[Category:TV Series]]]
* [[Tonight Someone DiesDie[[Category:TV Series]]]: Second-string characters would get introduced for the express purpose of dying later on in the series, sometimes as soon as the same episodes they've been introduced.
* [[Two-Teacher School]]
* [[Wacky HomeroomHomeroo[[Category:TV Series]]]: The Dungeon. The very reason why Marla walks out on the class, though not before writing "Gone to kill myself. Hope you're happy." on the blackboard.
* [[Walk and Talk]]
* [[Well-Intentioned ExtremistExtremis[[Category:TV Series]]]: Harry Senate. Dear God, Harry Senate.
* [[Wide-Eyed IdealistIdealis[[Category:TV Series]]]: Kimberly Woods in the third season.
 
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[[Category:Live-Action TV of the 2000s2000[[Category:TV Series]]]
[[Category:American Serie[[Category:TV Series]]]
[[Category:Boston Public]]
[[Category:Western AnimationAnimatio[[Category:TV Series]]]
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