By Cody Dobie
10. Mr. Feeney – BOY MEETS WORLD
Less a teacher than he is a TERMINATOR, Mr. Feeny spent seven years relentlessly pursuing Corey and co. as they went from middle school all the way through college. Teacher, principal, professor and (eventually) mentor, Mr. Feeny couldn’t help but rain on everyone’s parade.
9. Ben Stein – FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF
Despite having an appearance so brief he wasn’t even given a name, Ferris Bueller’s economics teacher will forever go down in history for his droning, monotone voice and his infamous catchphrase: “Bueller?… Bueller?” We’re falling asleep just thinking about it!
8. Peggy Hill – KING OF THE HILL
Though only a substitute teacher, Peggy made a day in her class a cause for a lifetime of confusion. With a major superiority complex and a limited, if not completely non-existent understanding of the subject she teaches, she is woefully under qualified for the job.
7. Mrs. Brinks – ANGELA ANACONDA
Most notable for her deep voice and befuddled expression, Mrs. Brinks was always one step behind everyone. This led her into the clutches of her class of rambunctious third graders, who easily manipulated her. Unfortunately, when she got wise, she doled out detentions ruthlessly.
6. Edna Krabappel – THE SIMPSONS
This jaded, world-weary fourth grade teacher seems actively disinterested in all things teaching — no big surprise, considering Bart is one of her students! She has given up on her class entirely, which leaves her with plenty of time to focus on her failed love life and her ever fading sanity.
5. Dr. Curt Connors – THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN
The physics professor at the university where Peter Parker works, Dr. Curt Connors is possibly the only teacher in history whose main interest is to maim and kill his students, namely Spider-Man. Moonlighting as the villainous Lizard, Connors is alternately an ally and an enemy to Spidey. Awkward learning environment, anyone?
4. Severus Snape – HARRY POTTER SERIES
Holding his class in the dark dungeons of Hogwarts makes perfect sense for this miserable potions teacher. In and out of the classroom, Snape’s acidic nature makes everyone around him feel uneasy. This brooding sourpuss may have been dubbed an “anti-hero” by J.K. Rowling, but to us, he’s pure villain.
3. Miss Finster – RECESS
Built like an ox and twice as nasty, Miss Finster’s not happy unless everyone else is miserable. Armed with a prickly demeanor and her faithful snitch Randall, she trolls the playground looking for any opportunity to stamp out fun. And did you ever notice her teeth? Those chompers could cut through sheet metal!
2. Miss Trunchbull – MATILDA
Running her classes like a war camp, Miss Trunchbull’s idea of a perfect school is “one in which there are no children at all.” Throwing kids by their pigtails is just a start: time spent in the “chokey” makes a detention with this teacher a potentially deadly affair.
1. Dolores Umbridge – HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
She may have taught Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, but the only thing you really needed to defend yourself from was her! She attacked Harry and Hagrid, deposed Dumbledore as headmaster, and left a painful mark on the hands and minds of all who dared to oppose her.