''Spicy Teacher'' () is a 2000 Taiwanese drama starring William Hsieh,

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, Jade Chia, Jean Kuo, Tu Shih-Mei. It is the first school life comedy in Taiwanese television, inspired by the Japanese

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series '' Great Teacher Onizuka'' (グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ, ''Gurēto Tīchā Onizuka'') by

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. 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. 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, Lan Cheng-lung, Will Pan, Ady An, and

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, later went on to become successful in the industry, so the show is often called an "Idol maker" or "Idol workshop".

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 (

), 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

* William Hsieh as Hsu Lei *

as Dean Huang * Jade Chia as Ms. Tong * Jean Kuo as Ms. Wan

Production

Season 1 to 3 were filmed at Paul Hsu Senior High School in Guishan District, Taoyuan City. Season 4 and 5 were filmed at Dunxu High School of Industry and Commerce in

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, Taipei.

Film

A movie based on the series, ' was released on August 30, 2018. It is set ten years after the original series.

References

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External links

Official Site - GTV Variety Show

Official Site - aTV
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