Get Into The School Spirit With These Back To School TV Episodes
Class is in session! With the school year around the corner, it can come with excitement and nervousness no matter where you’re going. We’re breaking down the best back-to-school TV episodes to watch for all those first day feelings.
Abbott Elementary | “Career Day Part 1” (Season 3, Episode 1)
It’s not only the students' first day, but also the teachers at Abbott Elementary!
While Eddie (Tyler James Williams), Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter), Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph), Ava (Janelle James), and Jacob (Chris Perfetti) prepare for a new school year, Janine (Quinta Brunson) announces that she works for the school district now and pushes a district-wide Career Day initiative. With the biggest step in her career at her fingertips, Janine will have to figure out if she’ll crumble under pressure or triumph with much needed changes around Abbott.
Watch Abbott Elementary on Hulu and Max.
Fresh Off The Boat | “First Day” (Season 4, Episode 1)
Kick off freshman year of high school with Eddie (Hudson Yang) in Fresh Off The Boat.
The first day of high school means big things for Eddie as he desperately wants to try out for the football team to impress his girlfriend Alison. However, his mom Jessica (Constance Wu) disapproves. Meanwhile, middle child Emery (Forrest Wheeler) hopes to have middle school all to himself until he finds out his younger brother Evan (Ian Chen) has moved up a grade.
Fresh Off The Boat is available on Hulu and Disney+.
Full House | “Back To School Blues” (Season 3, Episode 2)
The Tanners are in for new beginnings in this Full House episode.
As Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) kicks off second grade with a bang, DJ (Candace Cameron) and Kimmy (Andrea Barber) have trouble fitting in with the other girls in junior high. Determined to be liked, they both decide to change their appearances, but it doesn’t go as planned.
Modern Family | “First Days” (Season 5, Episode 2)
New jobs and new schools are all in this hilarious Modern Family episode.
It’s the first day of high school for Luke (Nolan Gould) and Manny (Rico Rodriguez) and their parents Phil (Ty Burrell) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) seem to be the ones not taking it well. Claire (Julie Bowen) returns to Jay’s (Ed O’Neill) closet company and Cam (Eric Stonestreet) starts his first day of substitute teaching. Meanwhile, Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) has to find balance between a crucial work meeting and Lily’s (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) first day of preschool.
Modern Family is on Hulu and Peacock.
Sex Education | (Season 4, Episode 1)
When your school investors casually decide to sell it and a student uprising occurs, what happens next?
This Sex Education episode is packed with all your much needed answers. Otis (Asa Butterfield), Aimee (Aimee Lou Wood), and Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) prepare to attend their new progressive school — Cavendish College! With new personalities around, our Moordale students must navigate a fresh start including Maeve (Emma Mackey) who attends a writing program at Wallace University.
See where the road leads them with Sex Education on Netflix.
The Sex Lives Of College Girls | “Welcome To Essex” (Season 1, Episode 1)
College is the best four years of your life!
The pilot for The Sex Lives Of College Girls kicks off with eclectic roommates Bela (Amrit Kaur), Leighton (Renee Rapp), Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott), and Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) meeting each other. Although Leighton finds out her old friends decided not to room with her, the roomies decide to attend an exclusive party to kick off their college lives.
Follow their chaos with The Sex Lives Of College Girls on Max.
Zoey 101 | “Back To PCA” (Season 2, Episode 1)
What happens when you find out your new roommate is a little weirder than you thought? Ask Zoey (Jaime Lynn Spears) and Nicole (Alexa Nichols) in Zoey 101!
The gang is back at PCA and that means new beginnings. Since Dana was accepted into a foreign exchange program, Zoey and Nicole are assigned a new roommate who may be a bit too alternative for them. Back over at the boy’s dorms, Logan installs a brand new TV system for everyone to enjoy.
How far will things go? Find out with Zoey 101 on Netflix and Paramount+.
