# Fictional Schools on TV shows ONLY **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 21, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841 "2019-06-21T13:02:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/1 "2019-06-21T13:02:46Z")
A list of schools on TV, their mascot names and principal if known. I will start with- South Park Elementary…The Cows…Principal Victoria ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/2 "2019-06-21T13:05:14Z")
Walt Whitman High School, unknown, Mr. Kaufman (“Room 222”) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/3 "2019-06-21T13:09:41Z")
Sunnydale High, Razorbacks, various (Flutie, Snyder, Wood) (_Buffy_) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/4 "2019-06-21T13:28:33Z")
Degrassi Junior High - unknown - Mr. Lawrence ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/5 "2019-06-21T13:33:54Z")
Carver High School, never mentioned, Principal Jim Willis (The White Shadow) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/6 "2019-06-21T13:54:04Z")
Wossamotta U., unknown, coach Rocky Canute ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/7 "2019-06-21T13:56:47Z")
Bayside High - Tigers - Mr. Belding (_Saved by the Bell_) ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/8 "2019-06-21T14:04:49Z")
William Penn Academy - The Quakers - John Glascott (_The Goldbergs, Schooled_)\* \*William Penn Academy is a real school, and John Glascott is a real person who really was (is?) the principal there. However, its, and his, portrayal on TV is fictionalized. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/9 "2019-06-21T14:10:58Z")
James Buchanan High School-Welcome Back Kotter ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/10 "2019-06-21T14:12:33Z")
Smallville High, Crows, various (Kwan, Gibbons, Reynolds) (_Smallville_, natch) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/11 "2019-06-21T14:13:20Z")
University of Los Angeles - Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/12 "2019-06-21T14:17:17Z")
If we’re doing colleges and universities as well, Undeclared was set at the University of Northeastern California and multiple episodes of Law & Order involve Hudson University in New York City. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/13 "2019-06-21T14:17:30Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > A list of schools on TV, their mascot names and principal if known. > > I will start with- > > South Park Elementary…The Cows…Principal Victoria Nitpick: The current principal is PC Principal. ---
**Author:** ![yawndave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@yawndave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawndave)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/14 "2019-06-21T14:20:49Z")
_Vice Principals_: North Jackson High / Warriors & Tigers / Dr. Belinda Brown ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/15 "2019-06-21T14:22:08Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > James Buchanan High School-Welcome Back Kotter Michael Woodman, originally VP, later became principal. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/16 "2019-06-21T14:47:31Z")
Winslow High School - Principal Steven Harper - _Boston Public_. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/17 "2019-06-21T14:52:34Z")
Neptune High / Polly the Parrot / Mr. Van Clemmons – _Veronica Mars_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/18 "2019-06-21T15:02:40Z")
Santo Domingo HS…Flamingos…Grace Musso (_thumb swish_) - _Parker Lewis Can’t Lose_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/19 "2019-06-21T15:12:06Z")
Ocean Park High…unknown…Ed Rooney - _Ferris Bueller_ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841/20 "2019-06-21T15:17:49Z")
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