"Miss Guided" (2008) TV series

Creator:

Caroline Williams

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A single-camera comedy centered on a woman (Greer) who returns to her high school alma mater to become a guidance counselor.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | High School | School | Guidance Counselor | Counselor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Anthony Traina	...	Student (8 episodes, 2008)
Judy Greer	...	Becky Freeley (7 episodes, 2008)
Chris Parnell	...	Vice Principal Bruce Terry (7 episodes, 2008)
Kristoffer Polaha	...	Tim O'Malley (7 episodes, 2008)
Earl Billings	...	Principal Phil Huffy (7 episodes, 2008)
Brooke Burns	...	Lisa Germain (7 episodes, 2008)
Carol Shook	...	Teacher (7 episodes, 2008)
Efrem P. Towns	...	Student (7 episodes, 2008)
Kyle Smithson	...	Student (5 episodes, 2008)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Judy Greer and Chris Parnell are very good; this show really deserves a chance

You can't really miss with a comedy about high-school, and this show doesn't disappoint. It somehow does a better job evoking a real high school experience than other shows like "90210" or "Gossip Girl", and that's probably by focusing more on the teachers; "My So-Called Life" was the only show with a high-school milieu as seen from the kids' angle that I think came close to getting it. "Miss Guided" is a light, funny, smart way to spend a half-hour, a definite notch or two above programs of its ilk, something ABC seems to be showing a talent for lately with other efforts like "Carpoolers", "Notes from the Underbelly", "Pushing Daisies", and even though I'm going to get crap for it, yes, "Cavemen". Judy Greer has a deft comic touch and carries the lead well, but Chris Parnell as the assistant principal steals every scene he's in. Sometimes the episodes seem almost to be written more to his strengths than anyone else's. He's to this show what Alec Baldwin is to "30 Rock".