Feeny has certainly risen to the top as an educator and teacher. Whether as an elementary school teacher, high school principal, or college professor, Feeny (William Daniels) has always offered guidance to Cory, Shawn, and even Eric without hesitation. The life lessons Mr. Feeny has imparted have had a profound impact on his students and viewers.

OK, so we never actually saw Charlie, Lucy, Linus and the Peanuts gang’s inaudible teacher. All we hear is the rushing “wa, wa, wa” voice from a broken intercom. Still, it might be one of the most popular fictional teaching moments in television history, and a long-standing way to mock teachers who like to talk and talk and talk. …

Dewey (Jack Black) in the role of Ned Schneebly may be lazy, unmotivated and downright rude, but when it comes to rock music, there is arguably no better teacher. Dewey found his calling in teaching young musicians who didn’t know what they were capable of various aspects of rock. Dewey should be considered one of the great underdog stories in the realm of fictional educators.

When you teach people like Eric Cartman, it’s understandable that someone would become cynical. Garrison is completely inept as a teacher with a southern accent and a hand puppet (Mr. Hat), and once showed his students a whole series of episodes of Barnaby Jones.

He is convinced that everyone is “on drugs.” Mr. Hand (Ray Walston) is an old-school high school teacher who is stuck in his ways. “Aloha!” He hates it when anyone is late to his class, but he has been known to treat his better students to pizza in class. Mr. Hand is also determined to reach even his most unteachable students, like Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), even if it means going to their homes to get his point across.

Before Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) made a remarkable turnaround and career change as a teacher, she was a foul-mouthed, hard-drinking, and careless middle school teacher in the Chicago area. Sure, Elizabeth is attractive, but when it comes to teaching and earning the respect of her students and colleagues, she gets an “A.”

Although his methods are unorthodox for the late 1950s, Keating (Robin Williams) is perhaps the most inspirational teacher on this list. He is not only an English teacher, but also a motivator who encourages his students to think outside the box, inspiring them to dig deep to reach their true potential. It is one of the late Williams’ most popular roles.

Mrs. Krabappel has worked as a teacher for many years, and it shows. She is grumpy, jaded, and just plain annoyed by pretty much everything that has to do with her job. Maybe that’s why she often smoked during school hours. It didn’t help that she had to teach Bart in fourth grade. Edna actually found love during her time in Springfield and married the widower Ned Flanders.

In this 1996 remake of the wacky 1963 Jerry Lewis flick, Professor Klump (Eddie Murphy) is an intelligent, kind-hearted man. However, he is obsessed with his image, which leads him to pretend and indirectly further damages his self-esteem. We know Klump means well, but we’re not huge fans of “Buddy Love.”

It might be a bit harsh to put former Teacher of the Year Mr. McAllister (Matthew Broderick) on this list of “worst” teachers. He meant well. But Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) was such an annoying, overzealous pain in the ass. Mr. McAllister just wanted to knock her off her high horse or her position as student president. Of course, his method wasn’t entirely clean.

Mr. Kotter (Gabe Kaplan) was a respected and honest high school teacher because his “sweatpigs” knew what he meant. That’s because he was one of them. He used to be a failure who finally realized he had a lot of potential to succeed.

Sue (Jane Lynch) may be a successful cheerleading coach at McKinley High. She’s not a very nice person, nor is she a very nice member of staff who claims to teach PE, but she has a soft spot for Becky Jackson. We’re led to believe that Sue’s social issues, power-madness, and disdain stem from jealousy of those who have friends. While she tends to make life difficult for Mr. Schuester and his glee kids, Sue desperately wants to be accepted.

This tenacious professor (Maggie Smith) is a highly successful educator and teacher and knows exactly where the students of Hogwarts come from. This is because she was in their shoes as a child. McGonagall, wild and intelligent at the same time, eventually makes it to the headmistress. If there is one authority figure we want on our side against the evil forces, it is McGonagall.

The most notorious and hated figure in Matilda lore and its various adaptations. Technically, Trunchbull (Pam Ferris) is a school principal, but she’s as practical as they come. She’s mean, intimidating, and rules with the sole goal of breaking the spirit of her students, especially the underprivileged ones. (It should be noted that Miss Jennifer Honey, Matilda’s favorite teacher under Trunchbull’s tutelage, narrowly missed out on the “best” part of this list.)

In addition to being a wise martial arts expert, Miyagi (Pat Morita) knows how to delegate tasks to young Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio). “Paint the fence,” “sand the floor,” and “wax on, wax off” have all helped Daniel become a confident karate champion. Miyagi is also a good friend, something Daniel desperately needed to get through his high school and early college years.

If we were to list the “worst fictional teachers of all time”, Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) would be hard to top. She makes life difficult for Harry and Co., especially in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Maybe it’s because she’s trying to hinder Harry’s development and take away his powers. That’s exactly why she was sent there by the sinister Ministry of Magic.

Mr. Shoop (Mark Harmon) may have the air of a beach bum, but deep down he cares about his students. In order to get a permanent job as a high school teacher, Shoop must guide a group of underachieving misfits onto the right path. It wasn’t easy. Shoop even got his car damaged and he was arrested. Eventually he managed to motivate the group to support his own cause and even find love.

A strict disciplinarian. Let’s face it. Mr. Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton) is a gym teacher who takes pride in bullying his students. Some say that’s a valuable skill in training high school kids – but not John Farley (Seann Williams Scott), who tries to dissuade his mother from dating Woodcock. And that’s where some decent hilarity ensues.

OK, Yoda isn’t a teacher in the academic sense. He’s more like Mr. Miyagi. You could say the universe (or galaxy) is Yoda’s classroom. Some would argue his greatest student is Luke Skywalker because Luke was able to accomplish so much as a Jedi in such a short time. Plus, he has the dry sense of humor you’d expect from a seasoned educator.

We don’t get to see much of Phil (Bradley Cooper) teaching. The little we see in the first part, the Hangover Movies are kind of disturbing. He’s rude to his students and steals their money meant for a class trip to supplement his budget for Doug’s infamous bachelor party in Las Vegas. Phil is not a very good person.