Great Teacher Onizuka
El Gran Profesor Onizuka (Spanish)
GTO
Крутой учитель Онизука (Russian)
المعلم العظيم أونيزوكا (Arabic)
グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ (Japanese)
麻辣教師GTO (Chinese (Taiwan))
반항하지마 (Korean)
Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage:
June 30, 1999
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Onizuka is an ex-biker and gang leader who has one goal, to become the greatest teacher. He learns of the power and respect possible as an intern teacher, using his strength and connections to get his students to respect him. Now, graduated, he gets a job at a prestigious private school to handle their 'problem class' that made the past few teachers quit. He must handle a different sort of trouble when the trouble makers include some of the smartest kids in Japan who prefer a more cerebral approach to torturing their teacher. Onizuka must slowly win his students over and deal with their mistrust of teachers while handling the distrust of his fellow teachers.
I remember when this show came out on VHS. We rented one to check it out, and then went right back to see how many more they had. The show itself is hilarious, plus Onizuka has to be one of the most loveable characters ever. He's awkward and stupid, but really doesn't care about what anyone thinks, and when he needs to be, can be the perfect person. I highly recommend watching this show, just keep in mind that I did watch it on VHS many years ago. The quality isn't spectacular.
