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The Best Episodes of Boston Public Season 2

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Boston Public Season 2 Episode 19 - Chapter Forty-One
    8.4/10(33 votes)

    S2:E19

    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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  2. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 14 - Chapter Thirty-Six
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    S2:E14

    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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  3. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 18 - Chapter Forty
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown

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  4. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 22 - Chapter Forty-Four
    8.2/10(35 votes)

    S2:E22

    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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  5. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 8 - Chapter Thirty
    8.1/10(33 votes)

    S2:E8

    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, Kerry Lenhart, Douglas Steinberg

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  6. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 10 - Chapter Thirty-Two
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    S2:E10

    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, Kerry Lenhart

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  7. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 15 - Chapter Thirty-Seven
    8.1/10(38 votes)

    S2:E15

    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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  8. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 9 - Chapter Thirty-One
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    S2:E9

    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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  9. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 3 - Chapter Twenty-Five
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    S2:E3

    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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  10. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 13 - Chapter Thirty-Five
    7.9/10(35 votes)

    S2:E13

    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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  11. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 1 - Chapter Twenty-Three
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    S2:E1

    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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  12. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 4 - Chapter Twenty-Six
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    S2:E4

    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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  13. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 11 - Chapter Thirty-Three
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    S2:E11

    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, Kerry Lenhart

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  14. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 7 - Chapter Twenty-Nine
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    S2:E7

    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, Dan Cohn, Jeremy Miller

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  15. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 20 - Chapter Forty-Two
    7.5/10(36 votes)

    S2:E20

    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
    Writers:John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart, Alicia Martin

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  16. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 2 - Chapter Twenty-Four
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    S2:E2

    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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  17. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 21 - Chapter Forty-Three
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    S2:E21

    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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  18. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 12 - Chapter Thirty-Four
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    S2:E12

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Alicia Martin

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  19. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 16 - Chapter Thirty-Eight
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    S2:E16

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 17 - Chapter Thirty-Nine
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    S2:E17

    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, Kerry Lenhart, Douglas Steinberg

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  21. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 5 - Chapter Twenty-Seven
    6.4/10(34 votes)

    S2:E5

    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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  22. Boston Public Season 2 Episode 6 - Chapter Twenty-Eight
    5.8/10(44 votes)

    S2:E6

    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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Chapter Forty-One" is the best rated episode of Boston Public season 2. It scored 8.4/10 from 33 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on April 29, 2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Chapter Thirty-Six".