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Vice Principals

TV·2016–2017·2 seasons, 18 episodes·HBO·Comedy·30m·6.7·Created by Danny McBride, Jody Hill

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Vice Principals is a dark comedy telling the story of North Jackson High School, and the two people who almost run it -- the Vice Principals. The series features two school administrators in an epic power struggle for the top spot of school Principal. Told over the course of a single school year, the first season takes place during the fall, with the second and final season to covering the spring term, each with nine episodes.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Vice Principals S02E09The Union of the Wizard & The WarriorS02E09 · 6.3The school year comes to a startling end.
  2. 02Vice Principals S02E03The KingS02E03 · 6.0Gamby's hunt for his shooter leads him into a novelist's graduate-school class; Russell's ire is fueled by an unflattering caricature.
  3. 03Vice Principals S02E07Spring BreakS02E07 · 6.0Gamby gets unexpected company on spring break; Amanda is illuminated during a writer's retreat.

Cast

Danny McBrideDanny McBrideNeal GambyWalton GogginsWalton GogginsLee RussellGeorgia KingGeorgia KingAmanda SnodgrassShea WhighamShea WhighamRay LiptrappBusy PhilippsBusy PhilippsGale LiptrappSheaun McKinneySheaun McKinneyDayshawnKimberly Hébert GregoryKimberly Hébert GregoryDr. Belinda BrownDale DickeyDale DickeyNash

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2016Aired 5.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Vice Principals S01E01The PrincipalJuly 17, 2016 4.8When the principal of a high school retires, his two vice principals go to extremes to land the vacant job.
  2. S01E02Vice Principals S01E02A Trusty SteedJuly 24, 2016 4.6Gamby and Russell invade Dr. Brown's private space; a school evaluator spooks the vice principals.
  3. S01E03Vice Principals S01E03The Field TripJuly 31, 2016 4.0Gamby looks to impress Amanda on a field trip organized by Mr. Hayden, a good-guy history teacher.
  4. S01E04Vice Principals S01E04Run for the MoneyAugust 7, 2016 5.1Gamby and Russell eye a homecoming football game as a way to further break Dr. Brown's spirit.
  5. S01E05Vice Principals S01E05CirclesAugust 14, 2016 5.1Dr. Brown orders Gamby to lighten up on discipline; Russell copes with a disruptive neighbor.
  6. S01E06Vice Principals S01E06The Foundation of LearningAugust 21, 2016 5.1Amanda makes a deal with Gamby, while Dr. Brown takes a veteran teacher to task over a shipment of missing books.
  7. S01E07Vice Principals S01E07The Good BookAugust 28, 2016 5.3Gamby bonds with Amanda during teacher workday; Russell's patience is tested; Dr. Brown deals with the sudden appearance of her ex-husband,
  8. S01E08Vice Principals S01E08Season's bestGinSeptember 11, 2016 5.6Gamby and Russell stay the course with their plan. Meanwhile, Gamby wants to know the extent of Amanda's relationship with Bill.
  9. S01E09Vice Principals S01E09End of the LineSeptember 18, 2016 5.4Gamby and Russell play their end game with Dr. Brown.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2017Aired 5.8Season avg
  1. S02E01Vice Principals S02E01Tiger TownSeptember 17, 2017 5.4Recovering from his wounds, Gamby returns to a dramatically changed North Jackson High.
  2. S02E02Vice Principals S02E02SlaughterSeptember 24, 2017 5.2Gamby identifies a suspect, with Dayshawn's help; Russell tests out a kindness strategy at school.
  3. S02E03Vice Principals S02E03The KingOctober 1, 2017 6.0Gamby's hunt for his shooter leads him into a novelist's graduate-school class; Russell's ire is fueled by an unflattering caricature.
  4. S02E04Vice Principals S02E04Think ChangeOctober 8, 2017 5.8A death in Russell's family forces Gamby into the role of North Jackson's acting principal.
  5. S02E05Vice Principals S02E05A Compassionate ManOctober 15, 2017 5.8Russell's birthday bash is marred by a revelation about his wife's college boyfriend.
  6. S02E06Vice Principals S02E06The Most Popular BoyOctober 22, 2017 5.8A plot to sabotage a standardized test jeopardizes Russell's job as Gamby is caught in the middle.
  7. S02E07Vice Principals S02E07Spring BreakOctober 29, 2017 6.0Gamby gets unexpected company on spring break; Amanda is illuminated during a writer's retreat.
  8. S02E08Vice Principals S02E08Venetian NightsNovember 5, 2017 5.5Tensions between Gamby and Russell come to a head as prom night approaches.
  9. S02E09Vice Principals S02E09Season's bestThe Union of the Wizard & The WarriorNovember 12, 2017 6.3The school year comes to a startling end.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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