| Mr. Iglesias | |
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| Created by | Kevin Hench |
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| Theme music composer | Ozomatli |
| Composer | Joseph LoDuca |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 (3 parts) |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
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| Cinematography | Peter Smokler |
| Editor | Scott Hill |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 26–32 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) – December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) |
Mr. Iglesias is an American sitcom that premiered on Netflix on June 21, 2019.[1] The series stars Gabriel Iglesias who executive produces alongside Kevin Hench, Joe Meloche, and Ron DeBlasio. In August 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 17, 2020.[2][3] The second part of the second season premiered on December 8, 2020.[4]
In July 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons.[5]
Mr. Iglesias follows "a good-natured public high school teacher who works at his alma mater. He takes on teaching gifted but misfit kids to not only save them from being "counseled out" by a bully bureaucrat Assistant-Principal, but also to help them unlock their full potential."[6]
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| 1 | 10 | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | ||
| 2 | 11 | 6 | June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) | |
| 5 | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | |||
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| 1 | 1 | "Some Children Left Behind" | Andy Ackerman | Kevin Hench | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Gabe learns that many of his students are being "counseled out" in order to raise Woodrow Wilson High's school ranking. Gabe, Tony, and Abby compete for the honors class teaching position.
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| 2 | 2 | "Summer School" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Luisa Leschin | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Gabe's summer class students have to present their final oral reports to continue on to the next school year, but Carlos requires them to be graded by a different teacher and hinders Mikey's chances of passing. Meanwhile, Abby discovers that her fiancé is cheating on her.
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| 3 | 3 | "Full Hearts, Clear Backpacks" | Phill Lewis | Isaac Gonzalez | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Carlos enforces a clear plastic backpack policy at Woodrow Wilson High, causing the students to protest.
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| 4 | 4 | "The Wagon" | Phill Lewis | Peter Murrieta | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Rakeem, the school's star football player, moves into Gabe's class for an easy A. Gabe hits an accidental road bump in his sobriety.
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| 5 | 5 | "Everybody Hates Gabe" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Sam Sklaver | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Rakeem is allowed an extension on a grade-defining paper because of the big game against Poly, and Marisol questions Gabe's judgment.
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| 6 | 6 | "Bullying" | Victor Gonzalez | Jacque Edmonds Cofer | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Lorenzo keeps missing class, and Gabe tries to get to the bottom of it. Upon learning that it is because of a girl bullying him, he tries to fix it.
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| 7 | 7 | "Talent Show" | Trevor Kirschner | Julia Ahumada Grob | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Gabe tries to get his kids to enter the school talent show. When Walt's dad flakes, Gabe has to convince him to go on with the show. Gabe then performs with Tony in the show. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Teachers' Strike" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Aaron Serna | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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The teachers go on strike, but Gabe finds a way to continue getting his class ready for the academic decathlon.
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| 9 | 9 | "Oh Boy, Danny" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Chris Garcia | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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After Abby dumped him, Danny comes to California to win her back. Mr. Hayward tries to get Marisol to consider Stanford.
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| 10 | 10 | "Academic Decathlon" | Gloria Calderón Kellett | D.J. Ryan | June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) | |||||||
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Gabe convinces Marisol to transfer to the honors class before the academic decathlon.
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| 11 | 1 | "True Calling" | Andy Cadiff | Kevin Hench | June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) | |||||||
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After receiving a college prep pep talk from Mr. Iglesias, Mikey decides to drop out of high school. Ray tells Gabe to teach Mikey about ikigai to allow him to learn his life's purpose. Gabe does so, only to fail, and force him to question his own career path. After being inspired by Tony, Gabe manages to convince Mikey to not drop out.
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| 12 | 2 | "Taming the Carlos" | Bob Koherr | Peter Murrieta | June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) | |||||||
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Gabe encourages his class to join Carlos's drama class. They all sign up, only to find the class boring. Gabe attempts to teach Carlos how to teach and encourages him enough to make his class fun for the students. Meanwhile, Paula urges the staff to change bars after she got banned from her local one for throwing a flaming margarita at someone. The staff changes bars and they spend the night drinking.
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| 13 | 3 | "Party of One" | Betsy Thomas | Luisa Leschin | June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) | |||||||
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Gabe encourages Paula to delete all the dating apps on her phone and to take a break from dating. Later, Carlos tells his class they will be performing the play Romeo and Juliet, which Mikey and Walt get roles for, respectively. Paula reveals to Gabe she didn't take a break from dating and got a date with Coach Winslow, known around town as a player, who told her he's changed. Mikey convinces Walt to allow Marisol to play Juliet, who gains feelings for Mikey once she starts acting. Gabe finds out Winslow hasn't changed and lies to him that Paula broke up with him, causing Paula to believe Gabe loves her. Paula attempts to flirt with Gabe, only to learn the truth.
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| 14 | 4 | "Generation Why" | Jonathan Judge | Michael Shipley | June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) | |||||||
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Marisol tells the class they're the only school not participating in Green Week, a district competition to reduce each school's carbon footprint. After the class complains that adults are the reason for global warming, Gabe convinces Paula to allow the school to join the competition. After an argument ensues, Paula cancels Green Week for the school, but after learning the competition offers a grant to the winner, she allows it to continue. Gabe's class informs him that the only way they can win, is if Gabe gives up driving his van. Though hesitant, Gabe gives in. Later, the class informs him he can keep his van, as long as he carpools the staff.
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| 15 | 5 | "Food for Thought" | Jonathan Judge | Isaac Gonzalez | June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) | |||||||
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After winning Green Week, Marisol tells Gabe she wants the class to tackle the issue of cultural appropriation, by supporting Jorge, who had his taco truck drove out from the school's parking lot by Bob, who's Filipino. The class argues that Bob is nicer than Jorge, and even makes better tacos, but Marisol argues that he shouldn't have the right to profit off Mexican culture. Agreeing with Marisol, Paula kicks Bob and his truck out of the school. Later, Gabe and Tony help Bob sneak and sell tacos inside the school, where Bob reveals that he pumps his cows with steroids and GMO's, making the tacos last longer and taste better. With Gabe's help, Marisol and Bob talk it out and work together to combine their grandmothers' recipes instead. Meanwhile, Carlos lets Paula join his play when she threatens to cancel it.
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| 16 | 6 | "Where Art Thou Counselor?" | Victor Gonzalez | Julia Ahumada Grob | June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) | |||||||
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The class prepares to take their final exams, and Gabe allows his students to stay after class to talk about their concerns. Lorenzo talks about his stress-levels, Grace talks about her anxiety, Walt talks about his want for a driver's license, Mikey talks about his crush on Marisol, and Marisol talks about her anxiety on messing up at the school play. They all receive words of encouragement from Gabe. Later, Mikey questions whether he should kiss Marisol in the performance, the staff encourages Gabe to start dating again, and Gabe begs Paula to hire a guidance counselor for his students. Marisol and Mikey talk about the kiss and they agree to do it cheek-to-cheek. While performing, Marisol and Mikey do the aforementioned kiss, but after they pull back, Marisol surprises both of them by kissing him on the lips, causing him to forget his lines. At night, the staff goes to a bar, and Gabe begins to flirt with a woman he meets. Paula arrives and reveals the woman Gabe flirted with, Jackie, is the new guidance counselor at the school.
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| 17 | 7 | "Technically Speaking" | Phill Lewis | D.J. Ryan | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | |||||||
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After entering his request to Paula, Gabe receives a box of tablets to give to his students, who have all moved into their junior year of high school. In class, Gabe finds out that he doesn't have enough tablets for each of them, so he goes to the teacher's lounge to talk to Paula. Once there, Gabe reunites with Jackie, who tells him that technology might not be as good as it seems. To test his students, Gabe decides to give them a quiz, comparing the scores of the students with the tablets (Team Tech) to the students without (Team No-Tech). After reviewing their scores, Gabe finds out that Team Tech outperformed Team No-Tech (91 to 88). Later that same day, Gabe and Jackie decide to start dating. Meanwhile, Mikey tries to find the courage to ask out Marisol on a date, who happily accepts when he finally does.
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| 18 | 8 | "Good Things" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Chris Garcia | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | |||||||
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After everyone in class discusses who has the hardest life based on race, gender, and ethnicity, Gabe tries to talk to the other teachers, who begin to have a similar discussion. To fix his students' pessimism on life and their futures, Gabe gives them an assignment in which they have to create a vision board listing good things they believe they deserve. Encouraged by Gabe, Marisol announces her plans to become the first person in her family to go to college, specifically, Stanford University. Meanwhile, Gabe questions whether he's good enough for Jackie, and after finding inspiration from his students, Gabe and Jackie share a kiss.
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| 19 | 9 | "Playing Favorites" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Natasha Chandel | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | |||||||
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At a parent-teacher conference, Gabe has unsettling conversations with Grace's mother, who isn't happy that she is talking more, Mikey's father, who isn't happy that Mikey is thinking of going to college and Lorenzo's mother, who accuses him of calling Marisol his favorite student in front of the whole class. The next day, Lorenzo tells Gabe not to worry, as he's everyone's favorite teacher. Meanwhile, Paula and the teachers compete for better parking spaces through peer evaluations. As Tony bribes the others to give him a good review, he ends up losing out while Ray is the winner.
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| 20 | 10 | "You're Dad to Me" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Peter Murrieta | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | |||||||
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At school, Gabe meets with musician Joaquin Fuentes, Marisol's estranged father, who he helps reunite with his daughter. Using Gabe's advice, Marisol decides to spend time with her dad, by skipping the semester to go on tour with him. That same week, Walt begins to attend driving lessons with Gabe. In one of their driving trips, the pair meet with Joaquin to convince him to let Marisol finish school. Meanwhile, Paula and the teachers begin to participate in yoga classes, in which Paula unleashes her true feelings over her upcoming college reunion. After Carlos tells Paula that she should retire, Paula overcomes her emotions to attend the reunion. At the end of the day, Walt earns his driver's license.
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| 21 | 11 | "The Big Dance" | Jonathan Judge | Grace Condon & Zachary Gonzalez-Landis | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | |||||||
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Gabe's class prepares for the holiday dance before winter break. After realizing that his students don't want to go to the dance, Gabe uses the help of Jackie to convince them to attend, only to find out later in the day that Paula has canceled the activity. To bring the dance back, Gabe tells Paula that he has to use the school gym for a "meeting", which a cheerful Paula later attends. After a dance battle, Gabe and Jackie share the party's last dance.
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On April 26, 2018, Netflix announced that it had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Executive producers were set to include Gabriel Iglesias and Kevin Hench.[6][9][10] On August 17, 2018, it was announced that Joe Meloche and Ron DeBlasio were joining the series as executive producers and that Peter Murietta, Luisa Leschin, and Sam Sklavar would serve as co-executive producers.[11] On April 24, 2019, it was announced the series will premiere on June 21, 2019.[1] On August 8, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of 12 episodes with the first part premiering on June 17, 2020.[2][12][3] The second part of the second season premiered on December 8, 2020.[4] On July 2, 2021, Netflix canceled the series after two seasons when Gabriel contracted COVID-19.[5]
Alongside the initial series order announcement, it was confirmed that Gabriel Iglesias would star in the series.[6] On August 17, 2018, it was announced that Jacob Vargas, Maggie Geha, and Cree Cicchino had been cast as series regulars.[11] In September 2018, it was reported that Richard Gant and Sherri Shepherd had been cast in main roles and that Tucker Albrizzi would appear in a recurring capacity.[13][14] In October 2018, it was announced that Fabrizio Guido had joined the cast in a series regular role and that Megyn Price and Coy Stewart had been cast as recurring characters.[15][16] On September 6, 2019, Tucker Albrizzi was promoted to be a series regular for the second season.[7]
The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes provides an 88% approval from 8 reviews and an average rating of 8/10.[17]
