For kids, the new school year means homework, early mornings and brown-bag lunches. For us, it means reminiscing about some of the cutest on-screen faculty we wouldn't have minded getting detention from. Here, ten of the most swoon-worthy.
The Hottest Teachers from TV and Movies
Who would you rather: Coach Taylor or Indiana Jones?
Kyle Chandler As Eric Taylor On "friday Night Lights"
See also: Tami Taylor.
Ryan Gosling As Dan Dunne In "half Nelson"
Hey, girl...
Michelle Pfeiffer As Louanne Johnson In "dangerous Minds"
Pfeiffer's ex-Marine character gets extra badass points just for being synonymous with a mid-'90s Coolio anthem.
Paul Rudd As John Pressman In "admission"
As cute and smart as we imagine real-life Rudd is.
Josh Radnor As Ted Mosby On "how I Met Your Mother"
#same
Tina Fey As Ms. Norbury In "mean Girls"
"My T-shirt's stuck to my sweater, isn't it?"
Bradley Cooper As Phil Wenneck In "the Hangover"
Red-tinted shades and unbuttoned vest aside, he can teach us French any day.
Zooey Deschanel As Jessica Day On "new Girl"
Is it too late to want to be her when we grow up?
Michael Vartan As Sam Coulson In "never Been Kissed"
Totally get it, Drew Barrymore.
Harrison Ford As Indiana Jones In "indiana Jones"
We promised ourselves we wouldn't make a whip joke.