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oneminutemonkey
Since: Jun, 2014
18th Feb, 2016 12:33:52 AM
That was the show Popular.
I'm trying to find this show, and I think it was a teenage sitcom that aired probably in the late 90's or early 2000's. I don't remember who the main character was, but I remember one episode involved a shop teacher that all the students loved. The episode opened with the teacher in class commenting on all the students' work, and joking around with them. Before they leave class he announces that he is getting a sex change, and that he'd like to be called Debbie from now on. The next day the teacher comes to school with make-up on and a dress, and all the students and teachers are appalled by Debbie. They think it's unnatural, and eventually Debbie announces that she is leaving the school. Eventually the main character comes to terms with Debbie's transition and attempts to stand up for her, but Debbie still decides to stick with her decision of resigning because the stress has been too much on her and her family, and in the end she leaves.