TV series

Dangerous Minds

1996–1997 · 1 season

An earnest, issue-driven classroom drama that mixes tough social problems with a teacher's scrappy optimism.

Overview: Dangerous Minds is an American drama television series that aired on ABC network between September 1996 and March 1997. The series is based on the motion picture film, Dangerous Minds. Annie Potts stars in the lead role originated by Michelle Pfeiffer.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Education, class, race, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: education
class
race
coming-of-age
found family
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild