Spicy Teacher

Spicy Teacher
GenreDrama, Comedy, Anthology
Written byChou Ming-Ming, Hu Ning-Yuan, Sun Fa-Chun, William Hsieh
Directed byChe-Shu Chang, Ko Hsin-Cheng
StarringWilliam Hsieh, Ye Min-Zhi, Jade Chia, Jean Kuo, Tu Shih-Mei
Country of originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languagesMandarin
Taiwanese
No. of episodes198
Production
Production locationsTaoyuan City, Taipei
Running time60-90 minutes
Original release
NetworkChinese Television System (CTS)
Release1 July 2000 (2000-07-01) –
14 February 2004 (2004-02-14)
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Spicy Teacher (simplified Chinese: 麻辣鲜师; traditional Chinese: 麻辣鮮師; pinyin: málà xiānshī; lit. 'mala fresh teacher') is a 2000 Taiwanese drama starring William Hsieh, Ye Min-Zhi, Jade Chia, Jean Kuo, Tu Shih-Mei. It is the first school life comedy in Taiwanese television, inspired by the Japanese manga series Great Teacher Onizuka (グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ, Gurēto Tīchā Onizuka) by Tooru Fujisawa. It is the longest broadcast school life comedy and the school life comedy series with the most episodes in Taiwan. It became the television show with the most re-runs in Taiwan.[1] Since it is a light comedy set in high school, it became a popular show for new actors with little prior acting experience to start their careers. Various actors, such as Jerry Yan,[2] Lan Cheng-lung, Will Pan, Ady An, and Weber Yang, later went on to become successful in the industry, so the show is often called an "Idol maker" or "Idol workshop".[3][4]

Synopsis

Hsu Lei (William Hsieh) is not the typical teacher. An ex-gang member, he often uses unorthodox methods to help solve the problems of his students. Along with his coworkers Dean Huang (Ye Min-Zhi), Ms. Tong (Jade Chia), and Ms. Wan (Jean Ku)), Hsu tries to provide the best education, whether in academics or life, to his students, including Lu Xiaoman (Tu Shih-Mei) and many others.

Cast

Production

Season 1 to 3 were filmed at Paul Hsu Senior High School in Guishan District, Taoyuan City.[5]

Season 4 and 5 were filmed at Dunxu High School of Industry and Commerce in Beitou District, Taipei.

On 30 June 2003, the show title changed to New Spicy Teacher (新麻辣鮮師).[6]

On 8 November 2003, the show title changed to Spicy School - Clever Teacher (麻辣學園妙鮮師).[7]

Film

A movie based on the series, Spicy Teacher (王牌教師 麻辣出擊) was released on August 30, 2018.[8] It is set ten years after the original series.

References

  1. ^ "台灣史上重播率最高的校園電視劇，沒想到是這一部！" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. ^ Koh, Lydia (2021-06-07). "Jerry Yan is not as difficult as people make him out to be". The Independent Singapore News. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ^ 自由時報電子報 (2016-08-05). "《麻辣鮮師》誰最正 鄉民都說是「她」 - 自由娛樂". 自由時報電子報. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ^ "你還記得七年級生的回憶《麻辣鮮師》嗎？究竟演過這部戲的人現在都變怎麼樣了". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. ^ "知道的都老了！他PO一張「高中校門口照」 留言串飆BGM…千人落淚 | ETtoday生活新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲". www.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  6. ^ "使壞不靈光，「新麻辣鮮師」最新一季學生變乖了！". 華視新聞網 (in Chinese).
  7. ^ "麻辣鮮師改版 全新陣容登場│TVBS新聞網". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
  8. ^ "【本週新片】國片群體戰 四打一圍攻《私刑教育2》". Mirror Media (in Traditional Chinese). 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-06-10.