23 TV Teachers Who Make the Grade

Need I say more? Remember, the most important lesson of Breaking Bad was that our teachers don't get paid enough!

Played by the incredible Viola Davis, Annalise Keating is the toughest Criminal Law professor there is.

Mr. Cyr is such an adorable English teacher, one of his students AND her mother fell for him.

Coincidentally, another of Lauren Graham's characters also fell for this English Teacher, who will always be remembered as the one who gave Rory her first 'F.'

Played by Matthew Morrison, Mr. Schuester is a passionate glee-club coach who may just burst into song at any moment.

Lily is such a dedicated teacher, her methods even translated to her co-workers when she worked a brief stint at Ted's firm.

His first day of class didn't go so well, but once he found his actual classroom, he turned out to be a pretty fantastic Architecture instructor.

From Middle School teacher to Vice Principal, we can't imagine anyone we'd rather have had than the quirky, caring Jessica Day.

Truly, Dr. Shepherd has shown the ability to inspire his students and to trust them when necessary. What aspiring brain surgeon wouldn't want to learn from him?

Nicknamed "the Nazi" in the beginning of the series, Miranda Bailey definitely tough. But she's also got a soft side, and she's an amazing mentor.

Played by Dominic West, Noah Salloway is complex character, a writer, and a heck of an interesting teacher.

When we first met Snow White on Once Upon a Time, she was Mary Margaret Blanchard, the inspiring teacher who couldn't help but believe in Henry.

Giles is, hands down, our favorite school librarian. Not only is a wonderful mentor, but he's also helped save the world more than a few times.

Played by Ian Harding, the oh-so-adorable Ezra Fitz is a former English teacher at Rosewood High School who now owns The Brew.

Who could forget the teacher who put up with Zack Morris so well? Miss Bliss was always there for her students and had some unconvential, but fun teaching methods.

Played by Patrick Fabian, he's the Cultural Anthropology professor who had a lot to teach an older Zack Morris. Oh, and he's the one who Kelly fell for, too.

Sure, he was tough. But was there anyone more dedicated to his students than Mr. Feeny?

Most of Dr. Brennan's teaching is done in the lab, and if we ever wanted to switch careers to forensic anthropology, she's the first person we'd want to learn from.

He was not only an awesome high school English teacher, but he taught his students a lot about life, too.

He's probably the coolest guidance counselor there has ever been. You can even call him Jeff.

We can't possibly talk about cool teachers without mentioning Mr. Cooper. Too bad he wasn't at our school!

Played by Debbie Allen, Lydia Grant was nothing if not inspiring.

You didn't think we'd leave out Gabe Kotter, did you? I mean really, who was cooler than him?