Those Who Can't

Those Who Can't

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This half-hour comedy 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 the school librarian with an insuppressible passion for life.

Starring: Andrew Orvedahl, Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, Maria Thayer, Rory Scovel

Episodes

This half-hour comedy follows three trouble-making teachers. 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.

The Boys Are Coming Together

1. The Boys Are Coming Together

When the school bully begins picking on some of the teachers at Smoot High, the ...

Oof, Nut City

2. Oof, Nut City

Principal Quinn tasks the guys with helping a shy kid win the student election, ...

Lady and the Skamp

3. Lady and the Skamp

The teachers protest poor working conditions by going on strike, Shoemaker and A...

The Fairbell Tape

4. The Fairbell Tape

When the vending machines get yanked by the PTA, Shoemaker and Abbey go to extre...

Of Lice and Men

5. Of Lice and Men

After a lice outbreak at Smoot, Loren takes matters into his own hands and comma...

What's Eating Uncle Jake?

6. What's Eating Uncle Jake?

After leading the JV Girls Volleyball team to the State Championship, Fairbell g...

For Whom the Bell's Tolls

7. For Whom the Bell's Tolls

The guys come to school drunk on the day Superintendent Carson promises to fire ...

Wet Dreams May Come

8. Wet Dreams May Come

Shoemaker is tormented by a disturbing sex dream, and the drama teacher wrongly ...

K-Pop Goes the Weasel

9. K-Pop Goes the Weasel

A former student leaves a threatening letter for the gang, and they quickly real...

Take a Wonka on the Wild Side

10. Take a Wonka on the Wild Side

The teachers relive their glory days at Senior Prom, Fairbell and Abbey's friend...

Rod Man Out

With the dreaded new school year right around the corner, the teachers get a surprise when Rod returns to Smoot a sober man. But his new insufferable attitude forces the gang to do the unthinkable to get him back to his old self.

Foreskin in the Game

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

Plains High School Drifter

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.

8 Mile High

Obsessed with the underground rap scene, Loren recruits Shoemaker and Fairbell to join his crew. Meanwhile, Abbey gets caught up in the local gang life, and Shoemaker and Rod butt heads over his relationship with Rod’s mother.

White Guilt Trip

After Abbey accidentally discovers Smoot’s racist past, Cattie brings Native American students in to make up for the bad publicity. Plus, Rod and Loren start a craft brewery on campus, but find that their success may be short-lived.

The Trial of Geoffrey Quinn

It’s Principal Quinn’s trial, and Shoemaker, Abbey, Fairbell and Loren have been summoned to the witness stand. Meanwhile, Cattie enlists Leslie to transform Smoot into a passable school for an incoming reporter.

Detergent Dawn

Loren finally completes his novel, but the book’s success goes to his head, forcing Shoemaker to become his agent. However, when the novel sparks a hookup outbreak, Fairbell and Summer’s abstinence class takes a dramatic turn.

A New Dog in the Yard

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.

Normal Activity

When graffitied pentagrams start popping up around school, Quinn arms the staff with GoPro cameras to catch the vandal leading to a night of chaos.

Elect-ile Dysfunction

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.

Mid-Bryce Crisis

When a former Smoot senior returns to school, Loren, Shoemaker and Fairbell get paranoid about being the victims of yet another senior prank. Meanwhile, Abbey begins to date a younger guy despite warnings from Tammy and Julie.

Graduation

It’s graduation week at Smoot, and Shoemaker begins aggressively selling Class of 2017 memorabilia to earn some extra cash. Plus, Quinn’s effort to set Loren up with a woman backfires, and Fairbell’s future at Smoot is in jeopardy.

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