Junior corporate lawyer Nick Case shares his insights regarding his competitive relationship with best bud and roommate Jake Galvin, a likable former attorney who jettisons his career for a more noble teaching profession. Jake struggles against classroom bureaucracy to connect with his students – as well as with an attractive fellow teacher.
1 season · 7 episodes
Pilot
May 25, 200621 min
Jake Galvin gives up his law career to become a high school English teacher.
Only Connect
May 25, 200620 min
Jake tries to connect with a student who hides his intelligence due to peer pressure. He also tries to do a favor for Liza, which backfires.
Fight School
May 25, 200620 min
Jake has to decide between stopping an after school fight between two students and spending a couple hours with Nick and Liza at Michael Jordan's mansion.
Parent Teacher Conference
May 25, 200620 min
Jake has a one night stand with a single mother and continues the relationship to be a good role model.
Don't Mess with Sloppy
May 25, 200620 min
Jake inadvertently discourages a student's dream to become a lawyer. Nick tells Jake that Liza used to be married.
The Jerk Who Came In from the Cold
May 25, 200620 min
Dealing with the information that Liza's ex is coming to town, Nick convinces Jake to have a party. It's no ordinary party though. It's a Bankhead party, which is really an elaborate prank played on an annoying co-worker.
Jason Bateman
Jake Galvin
Greg Grunberg
Nick Case
Nikki Cox
Liza Wheeler
Leslie Grossman
Kimmy Ponder
Kyle Gass
Ceissner
Patricia Belcher
Vice Principal Curtis
Jennifer Jolly
Cheerleader
Will Schaub
T.T. Bankhead
Dylan Neal
Robert
Simon Helberg
Bill Skidelsky
Darnell Suttles
Sloppy Joe Johnson
Alphonso McAuley
Cliff Johnson
