When the school bully begins picking on some of the teachers at Smoot High, the teachers exact a terrible (and stupid) revenge and even the librarian gets in on the action!
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Principal Quinn tasks the guys with helping a shy kid win the student election, but they do their jobs a little too well and unwittingly create a monster. And Abbey and Quinn have a fight over Smoot High's debate practices.
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The teachers protest poor working conditions by going on strike, Shoemaker and Abbey butt heads over who's the real strike leader, and Loren and Rod tailgate the event leaving Quinn and Tammy to man the understaffed school.
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When the vending machines get yanked by the PTA, Shoemaker and Abbey go to extreme lengths to get them back. Plus, Loren faces off with his old home-ec teacher, and Fairbell's sexual orientation is uncovered by an odd videotape.
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After a lice outbreak at Smoot, Loren takes matters into his own hands and commands the hot zone. Shoemaker and Tammy square off in a haircutting contest, while Abbey revisits some not-so-fond high school memories.
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After leading the JV Girls Volleyball team to the State Championship, Fairbell gets benched when the PTA appoints a new coach. Plus, Shoemaker takes asst. coaching a bit too far, and Loren schemes for a shady game sponsor.
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The guys come to school drunk on the day Superintendent Carson promises to fire the worst teacher. Shoemaker has a medical flare-up, Loren maintains a buzz in order to save face, and Fairbell makes a ridiculous new friend.
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Shoemaker is tormented by a disturbing sex dream, and the drama teacher wrongly advises him to act on it. Meanwhile, Fairbell befriends the new school police officer even though the rest of the gang tries to get rid of him.
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A former student leaves a threatening letter for the gang, and they quickly realize they're stuck in the middle of his sick, murderous game. Trapped in school at night, with corpses piling up, the teachers fight for survival.
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The teachers relive their glory days at Senior Prom, Fairbell and Abbey's friend date is a disaster, Quinn has the worst night of his life, and Shoemaker's looming divorce helps him get his angry band back together.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Against all odds, Fairbell is excelling in his new role as principal - but the arrival of a buttoned-up guidance counselor jeopardizes the rest of the gang's easy street.
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Quinn returns as principal and starts a campaign to tackle the rampant bullying at Smoot - but disturbing the delicate social ecosystem has consequences for everyone.
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When a Smoot student becomes a viral sensation, Shoemaker gets a brush with fame, and Loren and Abbey try to out-viral everyone with a video of their own.
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Everyone chips in to throw Loren and Jade a dream wedding at the school. Meanwhile, Abbey wants to take her anonymous online relationship to the next level.
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Steven's vocational career fair has Loren and Abbey questioning their professional paths. Meanwhile, Shoemaker and Fairbell join a cult-like pyramid scheme.
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Abbey enjoys success at her new career away from Smoot. In her absence, the gang struggles with their altered group dynamic and Loren takes over as librarian.
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With the school in danger of being shut down, the gang hatches a plan to save the day. Meanwhile, Quinn and Tammy embark on a drug-fueled vision quest.
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About
Those Who Can’t, an original scripted comedy from truTV will return to the network for a third season. The series features three trouble-making teachers played by show creators and executive producers Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy of the Denver-based comedy troupe The Grawlix, with Maria Thayer (Eagleheart) starring alongside as the school librarian.
In Season 3, the gang struggles when a new straitlaced guidance counselor arrives and forces them to face their biggest challenge yet: accountability. The Smoot faculty scheme to maintain the status quo while facing the overwhelming challenges of bullies, inappropriate romantic entanglements, a dreaded Taco-less Tuesday and a game-changing turn that leaves the staff questioning everything, even the fate of Smoot!
Returning guest stars this season include Rory Scovel (I Feel Pretty), Patton Oswalt (Veep), Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie), Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Kyle Kinane (Love), Rich Fulcher (Another Period), Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect), Ginger Gonzaga (Wrecked), Jade Catta-Preta (Manhattan Love Story), Noah Crawford (How To Rock), Sonya Eddy (Legit), as the principal’s jaded administrative assistant, and Jason Sklar (Partners) and Randy Sklar (Partners) who play the school’s physicians.
Andrew Weinberg (Eagleheart, Late Night With Conan O’Brien) is the series’ showrunner and an executive producer. Also serving as executive producers on Those Who Can’t are Tracey Baird (Flight of the Conchords) and Krysia Plonka (Ryan Hansen Solves Crime on Television) of Thank You, Brain! Productions; Michael Rotenberg and Josh Lieberman of 3 Arts Entertainment; and Richard Korson.
