The Best Episodes of Boston Public Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(33 votes)

   #1 - Chapter Twenty-Three

   S2:E110/29/2001

   New teachers join the faculty; Lipschultz gets into trouble after giving a student the wrong name; Marla sponsors a club of female students.

   Director:Jonathan Pontell

   Writer:David E. Kelley

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   Director:Jonathan Pontell

   Writer:David E. Kelley
2. 

   7.1/10(31 votes)

   #2 - Chapter Twenty-Four

   S2:E211/5/2001

   Ronnie begins her teaching career at Winslow High; Lauren tries to help a pregnant, straight-A student gain admission to Princeton.

   Director:Alan Myerson

   Writer:David E. Kelley

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   Director:Alan Myerson

   Writer:David E. Kelley
3. 

   7.6/10(29 votes)

   #3 - Chapter Twenty-Five

   S2:E311/12/2001

   Senate is outraged when he learns that a prized student purchased a college-application essay over the Internet. Hanson's class decides to sue Lipschultz in court for defamation of character after he calls a student a derogatory term.

   Director:Sheldon Larry

   Writer:David E. Kelley

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   Director:Sheldon Larry

   Writer:David E. Kelley
4. 

   7.4/10(30 votes)

   #4 - Chapter Twenty-Six

   S2:E411/19/2001

   Harper's headstrong daughter Brooke enrolls at Winslow High after she is kicked out of private school. Meanwhile, when Ronnie is disappointed that her class is not learning Shakespeare, her ex-suitor Matthew Baskin, who continues to pursue her, offers a unique way to reach her and her students.

   Director:Duane Clark

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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   Director:Duane Clark

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart
5. 

   5.9/10(33 votes)

   #5 - Chapter Twenty-Seven

   S2:E511/26/2001

   Hanson is arrested after a domestic dispute, causing Harper to seriously consider firing him. Lauren is skeptical when a student decides to drop out because a record company wants to sign her, and Harper is livid when he discovers that someone close to him has been anonymously dispensing sex advice in the student newspaper.

   Director:Jack Bender

   Writer:David E. Kelley

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   Director:Jack Bender

   Writer:David E. Kelley
6. 

   5.2/10(40 votes)

   #6 - Chapter Twenty-Eight

   S2:E612/3/2001

   A statutory-rape case entangles Ronnie with the enraged parents of the 15-year-old victim; an illicit-drug situation embroils Harper with his unsettled daughter

   Director:David Semel

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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   Director:David Semel

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart
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7. 

   7.3/10(34 votes)

   #7 - Chapter Twenty-Nine

   S2:E712/10/2001

   Harper reunites with his ex-wife at a holiday benefit; students ask Louisa, Marilyn and Marla to perform at the pageant; Senate stays mum about a student's tragic secret so that the boy's family can enjoy Christmas.

   Director:Mike Listo

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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   Director:Mike Listo

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart
8. 

   7.8/10(31 votes)

   #8 - Chapter Thirty

   S2:E81/7/2002

   A revelation concerning Jeremy fractures the relationship between his mother and Guber; a plea from a death-row inmate troubles Harper; a student's ADD affliction disquiets Ronnie.

   Director:Michael Schultz

   Writers:John J. Sakmar, Douglas Steinberg, Kerry Lenhart

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   Director:Michael Schultz

   Writers:John J. Sakmar, Douglas Steinberg, Kerry Lenhart
9. 

   7.7/10(29 votes)

   #9 - Chapter Thirty-One

   S2:E91/14/2002

   Tensions escalate among Meredith, Jeremy and Guber, who seek family counseling; controversy swirls around a student's class-project photo and a speech by Lipschultz.

   Director:Mark Harmon

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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   Director:Mark Harmon

   Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart
10. 

    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #10 - Chapter Thirty-Two

    S2:E101/21/2002

    Guber accepts Lauren's offer of a platonic date; Ronnie confronts a student about her pregnancy; Hanson helps his students cope with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.

    Director:Joe Napolitano

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar

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    Director:Joe Napolitano

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar
11. 

    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Chapter Thirty-Three

    S2:E111/28/2002

    Harper gets steamed when he finds out his daughter is dating a 27-year-old man; Guber and Senate's students get ready to rumble in a debate.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar

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    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar
12. 

    6.9/10(33 votes)

    #12 - Chapter Thirty-Four

    S2:E122/4/2002

    The faculty decide to have a staff talent show to lighten the mood at Winslow. Lipschultz asks Ronnie to sing a duet with him at the talent show but she convinces him that Marylin is just waiting to be asked. Meanwhile Danny befriends one of his Cerebral Palsey kids and arranges for him to attend Winslow. The mood is severely challenged when a student finds a notebook with plans for a bombing and shooting spree at Winslow

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:David E. Kelley

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:David E. Kelley
13. 

    7.7/10(34 votes)

    #13 - Chapter Thirty-Five

    S2:E132/11/2002

    A student's illness rattles Senate, who's haunted by feelings of futility; a teen's eating disorder upsets Lauren, who's also unnerved by an web site advocating anorexia.

    Director:Jonathan Pontell

    Writer:John J. Sakmar

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    Director:Jonathan Pontell

    Writer:John J. Sakmar
14. 

    7.9/10(35 votes)

    #14 - Chapter Thirty-Six

    S2:E142/18/2002

    The students and teachers at Winslow High School deal with the tragedy of a car accident caused by a drunken driver; Senate tries to convince a man to keep his son in school; Marla and Meredith clash over teaching methods.

    Director:Unknown

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Douglas Steinberg

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    Director:Unknown

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Douglas Steinberg
15. 

    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #15 - Chapter Thirty-Seven

    S2:E152/25/2002

    Controversy strikes Hanson's classroom over a reviled racial epithet; Ronnie draws ire for a class assignment to experience life as a homeless person.

    Director:Mike Listo

    Writers:David E. Kelley, Sean Whitesell, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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    Director:Mike Listo

    Writers:David E. Kelley, Sean Whitesell, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart
16. 

    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #16 - Chapter Thirty-Eight

    S2:E163/11/2002

    Ronnie tries to persuade an 18-year-old student not to pose for a racy magazine; Guber and Meredith disagree about a classroom incident; Lauren and Marylin are questioned about their teaching methods.

    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart

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    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writers:David E. Kelley, John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart
17. 

    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #17 - Chapter Thirty-Nine

    S2:E173/18/2002

    Ronnie catches a student performing a crime; two female students tell Marylin about their sexual conversations online with an older man.

    Director:Mark Harmon

    Writers:John J. Sakmar, Douglas Steinberg

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    Director:Mark Harmon

    Writers:John J. Sakmar, Douglas Steinberg
18. 

    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #18 - Chapter Forty

    S2:E184/22/2002

    Former student Dana Poole returns to Winslow, hoping to spend time with Senate for a class project; Lipschultz is confronted by a man who claims to be his son.

    Director:Elodie Keene

    Writer:John J. Sakmar

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    Director:Elodie Keene

    Writer:John J. Sakmar
19. 

    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #19 - Chapter Forty-One

    S2:E194/29/2002

    Ronnie invites high-school staffers to a surprise birthday party for Senate at her apartment, but he shocks everybody by showing up with a former student.

    Director:Michael Zinberg

    Writer:David E. Kelley

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    Director:Michael Zinberg

    Writer:David E. Kelley
20. 

    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #20 - Chapter Forty-Two

    S2:E205/6/2002

    As the prom approaches, female students outrage the faculty when they auction themselves as dates, while Harper deals with angry students who oppose his allowing a gay student to compete for the queen's crown.

    Director:Arlene Sanford

    Writer:John J. Sakmar

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    Director:Arlene Sanford

    Writer:John J. Sakmar
21. 

    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #21 - Chapter Forty-Three

    S2:E215/13/2002

    One of Senate's most promising students and his brother become entangled in criminal acts with fatal results; Hanson draws criticism for sending a letter to a girl's parents because she is overweight.

    Director:Mike Listo

    Writer:David E. Kelley

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    Director:Mike Listo

    Writer:David E. Kelley
22. 

    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #22 - Chapter Forty-Four

    S2:E225/20/2002

    Staff and students at Winslow High struggle to get on with their lives after a number of tragic events.

    Director:Jonathan Pontell

    Writers:David E. Kelley, Kerry Lenhart

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    Director:Jonathan Pontell

    Writers:David E. Kelley, Kerry Lenhart