History Series / Schooled

''Schooled'' is a 2019 television series spin-off of the ABC period sitcom, ''[[Series/TheGoldbergs The Goldbergs]]''. The series began as [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot an episode of]] ''The Goldbergs'', "The Goldbergs: 1990 Something", before being picked up for the 2019 season. The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and Marc Firek and is set in 1990-something Jenkintown following the life of Lainey Lewis as she begins her career as a teacher at William Penn Academy. In addition to A. J. Michalka reprising her role, Creator/TimMeadows and Bryan Callen return in their roles as Andre Glascott (now school principal) and Coach Mellor. The series so far has been well received, with a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

* DeconReconSwitch: ''The Goldbergs'' frequently portrayed teachers as sad, pathetic, weak willed people who were constantly being bullied by Beverly or failing to control the Goldberg children; this show gives them a heavy dose of HiddenDepths and portrays them as people who really do want to make a difference in their students' lives and are prepared to use unconventional means to do so, similar to how teachers in actual 1990's sitcoms such as ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' and ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' were portrayed.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Coach Mellor is a male example. In the episode "Be Like Mike," he was against the idea of longer shorts, saying that shorts are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin meant to be short]]. At the end of the episode, he decides to embrace longer shorts. Though, by the next episode, he was back to short shorts.

* StageDad: In "The Pokémon Society", Mellor says that his father used to push him too far in baseball (he actually wanted to play softball), and vowed to never do that if he ever became a father. Ironically, he's doing just that when he pushes Toby at his ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}'' club.

* OnlyKnownByTheirInitials: C.B. is almost always called that. It stands for "Charlie Brown", as in the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' character.

* CrossoverPunchline: A variation: through the first season of ''Schooled'', the [[TheStinger stingers]] on ''The Goldbergs'' are scenes almost unrelated to the plot, but thematically related to the episode of ''Schooled'' coming right after.

* SlowLoadingInternetImage: Seen in "Money for Rent" when Glascott lets the health class student look up their questions about sex on the internet. He and C.B. then run to stop them from loading up porn and unplug the computer as they were loading an image of [[spoiler:Creator/WillSmith because they were looking up how to "get jiggy with it."]]

* CoolTeacher: CB, who tries to make his classes fun and hip. Lainey also tries to be one.

* DressCode: "[=FeMellor=]" deals with the William Penn High dress code. The parents association is coming for an evaluation, and Glascott is going overboard with enforcing the dress code, and criticizes Lainey and CB for not following it (she with her casually sexy clothes, he with his fun print ties). They get into a discussion about how to interpret the code, and Lainey and CB mock Glascott and Ms. Flemming for their frumpy, uncool attire by dressing up like them. Flemming strikes back by dressing like she thinks Lainey dresses -- in the hooker outfit from ''Film/PrettyWoman'' -- right as the association arrives.
* EdgyBackwardsChairSitting: Done by CB in "Outbreak", with Coach Mellor HangingALampshade on it.

* EnthusiasticNewbieTeacher: Lainey Lewis is forced back first to her home town and then to take a junior teaching job at her old high school after her dreams of fame and fortune evaporate. To her surprise, she finds herself enjoying being a music teacher. Old hands in the teachers' lounge, many of whom remember trying to teach Lainey, are cynical about this and warn her the inital rush of enthusiasm does not last. And even Lainey finds her young colleague CB's enthusiasm for the job to be wearying. CB is a fairly new teacher who believes in relating to the kids and trying to make his lessons interesting; but the shine goes off his enthusiam for the job when he is landed with the task of teaching sex-ed to a class full of teenage boys. In fact, a little weary cynicism starts to creep in...
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: CB and Lainey find everyone in the school thinks they're into each other.

* NiceMeanAndInbetween: Starting in season two, we have CB as the nice, Wilma Howell as the mean, and Principal Glascott as the in-between. Their plot line in "I'll Be There For You", for example, has Glascott having to deal with the grouchy librarian, torn between having to fire him, as Wilma suggests, and treating him with kindness like CB wants. In the end, [[spoiler:he does fire him, but does so in a kind, gentle manner, which the librarian appreciates and leads him to take anger management classes.]]

* PrettyButterflies: "Dangerous Minds" features the monarch butterfly migration. While CB and Glascott wonder at how beautiful they are, the kids are more enthusiastic about seeing [[spoiler:the crows eating the butterflies.]]

* SlowLoadingInternetImage: Seen in "Money for Rent" when Glascott lets the health class student look up their questions on the internet. He and CB then run to stop them from loading up porn and unplug the computer as they were loading an image of [[spoiler:Creator/WillSmith because they were looking up how to "get jiggy with it."]]

* SternTeacher: Wilma Howell, the new biology teacher from the second season, who criticizes Lainey and CB for codding their students. CB thinks she's a SadistTeacher, especially when he sees her taking her class outside and thinks it's some kind of punishment. In reality, she was taking them out to see the annual monarch butterfly migration.
* TheTalk: CB takes over the boys' health class and is put off by the students' graphic questions.

* ThatCloudLooksLike: Glascott likes to look up at clouds and keeps a "cloud journal". CB points out that all his interpretations are of game show hosts.

* WillTheyOrWontThey?: CB and Lainey. [[spoiler: In the season one finale, they don't, but they shared their first kiss in the season 2 (and series) finale, "Clueless".]]

* NotSoDifferent: The members of C.B.'s sci-fi club are surprised that Mellor's jocks are also ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Coach Mellor is a male example. In the episode "Be Like Mike," he was against the idea of longer shorts, saying that shorts are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin meant to be short]] At the end of the episode, he decides to embrace longer shorts. Though, by the next episode, he was back to short shorts.