Mrs. Munger's Class is two seasons of brief, 90-second skits on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC that featured the talking heads of a middle school yearbook page. The kids in the photos would often exchange silly dialogue and insults, while Mrs. Munger would tell them to "Simmer down! Simmer! Simmer!" The camera would focus on whoever was speaking on one part of the yearbook page and quickly pan to follow the dialogue. Students would move between the pictures to interact with one another. The show was in black and white, but color was used on occasion (on field trips or to show cosmetics). The skits used Adobe After Effects and Photoshop to manipulate photographs from a school yearbook.[citation needed]
A 22-minute pilot was created but was unaired due to the uses of the word "damn" and a sub-plot about an R-rated movie. It also features Brad, a character used later for the series Centerville, from the same creative team as Mrs. Munger's Class.[1]
Controversyedit
Although the school portraits used in the show were manipulated, collaged, and otherwise altered, the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit felt that there was still too much resemblance. As such, the plaintiffs claimed the photographs were used for entertainment without personality rights clearance. Mrs. Munger turned out to be Mrs. Kathleen Foresman, who had taught at Woodbridge Middle School in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Woodbridge, Virginia, in 1975 when her picture and those of her 6th grade students were taken for a page in a yearbook. She, and four of her former students, filed suit against Disney on December 23, 1998.[2] Edward Jackson, a computer engineer in San Diego, had learned that his likeness was being used after his 10-year-old niece brought the similarity to his attention. Jackson, a black kid, was outraged not only at the use of his photo, but at the "Buckwheat"-like speech pattern of the character.[3] The lawsuit was settled for undisclosed damages. After the lawsuit, Maloney created the short-lived skit series Centerville, which used the same premise of talking student photos. However, unlike its predecessor, the characters in Centerville were not confined to a yearbook page and appear in different settings.
Adult charactersedit
Mrs. Munger (voiced by Peter Hastings): The teacher. She regularly urges the class to "simmer" when things get out of hand. When things get too much out of hand, she yells out, “HEY!” Although often expressing frustration toward the class, she generally manages to take things in stride. Usually, each episode would end with her saying, "Good gravy!" or “Oh for the love of (insert object)!”
Susan Weiner: The field hockey coach. Appears as a substitute teacher in "Substitute Teacher" and attempts to teach fire safety in "Fire Drill".
Fern Berkowitz: A woman who teaches creative movement to the students in the episode "Creative Movement". Mrs. Munger and Fern were roommates at Chunkin College.
Mrs. Yamaguchi: An Asian-American teacher from the next room, whom Rock mischievously telecommunicates with the class in the episode "Class Computer".
Sven: A somewhat effeminate man with a European accent. He gives Mrs. Munger a makeover in "Make-Over".
Studentsedit
In order from top left to bottom right:
Lance (voiced by Rob Paulsen): Speaks only in Pig Latin. Apart from Cissy tattling, no one acknowledges this.
Gordon (voiced by Cree Summer): Gordon generally utters sassy comebacks and one-liners. He finishes his quotes with "ole!"
Karyn (voiced by C.J. Arabia): She is obsessed with death.
Artie (voiced by Brett Bauer): A New Jersey kid. Most of his statements are very simple, or even unrelated to the topic at hand. When asked to interpret an art piece, for example, he responds with "I'm hungry and my feet hurt".
Dawn (voiced by Melissa Samuels): The class kiss-up, who reveals that she is overcompensating for her parents that travel a lot. She often refers to her fellow students as "the children". Her portrait is located directly next to Mrs. Munger's. She is also implied to be Jewish during the Christmas episode.
Cissy (voiced by C.J. Arabia): The tattletale. In field trip episodes, she often wears her girl scout uniform, numbered "666".
Yvonne (voiced by Cree Summer): A black liberal feminist, in tune with modern art and high culture. Her responses usually pertain to oppression, social injustice and other common feminist complaints.
Grace (voiced by Melissa Samuels): She is the figurative punching bag of the class. She generally says "Cut it out!"
Theodore (voiced by Peter Hastings): A generally clueless student who stalls, stutters and takes forever to answer a question, even then almost always giving the wrong answer.
Rock (voiced by Rob Paulsen): The class nerd. He doesn't talk until late season 1, but only in object–subject–verb-style (Yoda speak). Rock is friends with Lance and in the "Creative Movement" episode implies that he believes himself to be from another planet.
Amanda (voiced by C.J. Arabia): A flower child. She likes to sing or recite poetry. Most of her lines are sung.
Phoebe (voiced by Melissa Samuels): Prone to random outbursts, stares the rest of the time. She brings her mom's cosmetics to school in several Season 2 episodes.
George and George (voiced by Brett Bauer): The trouble-makers who are both named George and look alike. When people call them twins, they always say, "We're not twins!"
Mahoot (voiced by Brett Bauer): Mahoot's only usual line of dialog is a brief, throaty "what" whenever he is addressed. In 'Good Will Mahoot', he said an actual sentence, followed by "What" when a stunned Mrs. Munger asks him to repeat himself. In "Simmer Minute", the thoughts inside his head are radio interference noises.
Class petsedit
Gerald the Gerbil is a deceased class pet.
Rupert is a turtle. On his first day in the class, some of the students annoy him, and he retaliates by biting them.
One-time studentsedit
Darryl: Mahoot's cousin, who appeared only in "Mahoot's Cousin". He also says only "What?" and is apparently dumber and weirder than Mahoot. He has a crush on Phoebe.
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needed Mrs Munger s ClassDirected byTim MaloneyStarringPeter HastingsRob PaulsenCree SummerC J ArabiaMelissa SamuelsBrett BauerCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes41ProductionRunning time90 secondsOriginal releaseNetworkOne Saturday Morning on ABCReleaseSeptember 13 1997 1997 09 13 December 19 1998 1998 12 19 Contents 1 Pilot 2 Controversy 3 Adult characters 4 Students 5 Class pets 6 One time students 7 Episodes 7 1 Season 1 7 2 Season 2 8 References 9 External linksPilot editA 22 minute pilot was created but was unaired due to the uses of the word damn and a sub plot about an R rated movie It also features Brad a character used later for the series Centerville from the same creative team as Mrs Munger s Class 1 Controversy editAlthough the school portraits used in the show were manipulated collaged and otherwise altered the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit felt that there was still too much resemblance As such the plaintiffs claimed the photographs were used for entertainment without personality rights clearance Mrs Munger turned out to be Mrs Kathleen Foresman who had taught at Woodbridge Middle School in the Washington D C suburb of Woodbridge Virginia in 1975 when her picture and those of her 6th grade students were taken for a page in a yearbook She and four of her former students filed suit against Disney on December 23 1998 2 Edward Jackson a computer engineer in San Diego had learned that his likeness was being used after his 10 year old niece brought the similarity to his attention Jackson a black kid was outraged not only at the use of his photo but at the Buckwheat like speech pattern of the character 3 The lawsuit was settled for undisclosed damages After the lawsuit Maloney created the short lived skit series Centerville which used the same premise of talking student photos However unlike its predecessor the characters in Centerville were not confined to a yearbook page and appear in different settings Adult characters editMrs Munger voiced by Peter Hastings The teacher She regularly urges the class to simmer when things get out of hand When things get too much out of hand she yells out HEY Although often expressing frustration toward the class she generally manages to take things in stride Usually each episode would end with her saying Good gravy or Oh for the love of insert object Susan Weiner The field hockey coach Appears as a substitute teacher in Substitute Teacher and attempts to teach fire safety in Fire Drill Fern Berkowitz A woman who teaches creative movement to the students in the episode Creative Movement Mrs Munger and Fern were roommates at Chunkin College Mrs Yamaguchi An Asian American teacher from the next room whom Rock mischievously telecommunicates with the class in the episode Class Computer Sven A somewhat effeminate man with a European accent He gives Mrs Munger a makeover in Make Over Students editIn order from top left to bottom right Lance voiced by Rob Paulsen Speaks only in Pig Latin Apart from Cissy tattling no one acknowledges this Gordon voiced by Cree Summer Gordon generally utters sassy comebacks and one liners He finishes his quotes with ole Karyn voiced by C J Arabia She is obsessed with death Artie voiced by Brett Bauer A New Jersey kid Most of his statements are very simple or even unrelated to the topic at hand When asked to interpret an art piece for example he responds with I m hungry and my feet hurt Dawn voiced by Melissa Samuels The class kiss up who reveals that she is overcompensating for her parents that travel a lot She often refers to her fellow students as the children Her portrait is located directly next to Mrs Munger s She is also implied to be Jewish during the Christmas episode Cissy voiced by C J Arabia The tattletale In field trip episodes she often wears her girl scout uniform numbered 666 Yvonne voiced by Cree Summer A black liberal feminist in tune with modern art and high culture Her responses usually pertain to oppression social injustice and other common feminist complaints Grace voiced by Melissa Samuels She is the figurative punching bag of the class She generally says Cut it out Theodore voiced by Peter Hastings A generally clueless student who stalls stutters and takes forever to answer a question even then almost always giving the wrong answer Rock voiced by Rob Paulsen The class nerd He doesn t talk until late season 1 but only in object subject verb style Yoda speak Rock is friends with Lance and in the Creative Movement episode implies that he believes himself to be from another planet Amanda voiced by C J Arabia A flower child She likes to sing or recite poetry Most of her lines are sung Phoebe voiced by Melissa Samuels Prone to random outbursts stares the rest of the time She brings her mom s cosmetics to school in several Season 2 episodes George and George voiced by Brett Bauer The trouble makers who are both named George and look alike When people call them twins they always say We re not twins Mahoot voiced by Brett Bauer Mahoot s only usual line of dialog is a brief throaty what whenever he is addressed In Good Will Mahoot he said an actual sentence followed by What when a stunned Mrs Munger asks him to repeat himself In Simmer Minute the thoughts inside his head are radio interference noises Class pets editGerald the Gerbil is a deceased class pet Rupert is a turtle On his first day in the class some of the students annoy him and he retaliates by biting them One time students editDarryl Mahoot s cousin who appeared only in Mahoot s Cousin He also says only What and is apparently dumber and weirder than Mahoot He has a crush on Phoebe Farquhar A foreign exchange student from Sri Lanka Only seen in Exchange Student Episodes editSeason 1 edit Word Problem 09 13 1997 Origami 09 20 1997 Math Sarcasm and Paper 09 27 1997 The Curve 10 04 1997 En Espagnol 10 11 1997 Field Trip 10 18 1997 Halloween 10 25 1997 Permission Slips 11 01 1997 The Zoo 11 08 1997 Substitute Teacher 11 15 1997 Thanksgiving 11 22 1997 Rock s Song 11 29 1997 Oral Reports 12 06 1997 Spelling Bee 12 13 1997 Christmas 12 20 1997 Seeing Things 01 03 1998 The Pits 01 17 1998 Calisthenics 01 31 1998 President s Day 02 14 1998 Seating Chart 02 21 1998 Film Strip 02 28 1998 Mahoot s Cousin 03 07 1998 Season 2 edit Chemical Reaction 09 05 1998 Wild Blue Yonder 09 12 1998 Exchange Student 09 19 1998 Career Day 09 26 1998 Creative Movement 09 26 1998 Art Museum 10 03 1998 Fire Drill 10 10 1998 Aquarium 10 17 1998 Bake Sale 10 24 1998 Class Computer 10 24 1998 Class Pet 10 31 1998 Make Over 11 07 1998 Tallest Building 11 14 1998 Simmer Minute 11 21 1998 Gerald the Gerbil 11 21 1998 Onomatopoeia 11 28 1998 Good Will Mahoot 12 05 1998 Girls Room 12 12 1998 First Snow 12 19 1998 References edit Mrs Munger s Class Lost Pilot Episode YouTube May 14 2022 Disney sued for using photos without permission Syracuse Post Standard December 26 1998 p A 5 Defamation suit filed The Stars and Stripes December 27 1998 p13External links edit 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mrs Munger 27s Class amp oldid 1177297262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
