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Schooled Cast Reveal Their Favorite High School Teachers

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Take a trip back to the '90s as Young Hollywood visits the set of ABC's "The Goldbergs" spinoff, "Schooled", which sees Lainey Lewis becoming a music teacher! We chat with Lainey herself, AJ Michalka, as well as co-stars Tim Meadows, Bryan Callan, and Brett Dier, who all reveal some of their fondest high school memories and favorite '90s music, plus we get a tour of the William Penn Academy set!

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Young Hollywood

Hello, Young Hollywood.

Guest

My name is Brett Dyer and I'm going to show you a tour of this place that I'm at. Schooled set. I'm so excited. Let's do it.

Young Hollywood

That's a cool outfit.

Guest

Hi, I'm I'm Brett.

Young Hollywood

Oh, you're Brett Dyer, you're with Young Hollywood.

Guest

Yes.

Young Hollywood

AJ, nice to meet you. Thank you so much for.

AJ

Welcome to our set.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, thanks for being here. You're with Young Hollywood.

AJ

I am. Hi. Yes, nice to meet you. We're gonna chat soon.

Young Hollywood

I am just loving this 90s attire so much.

AJ

Thank you. I love it too. I feel like Alicia Silverstone and Clueless.

Young Hollywood

Tim Meadows, how are you?

Tim Meadows

I'm good. How are you?

Young Hollywood

I'm doing good. I have a little cold. I'm just going to do the rest of the interview like this.

Tim Meadows

No, don't do that. Sorry. That would be horrible for me. I'm just kidding.

Young Hollywood

Oh, guys, Brian Callen.

Brian Callen

Every time I look at Brett, I have this this incredible impulse to run my fingers through his hair. I won't do that though because

AJ

Same.

Brian Callen

Is there anything you want me to ask you? Personally?

AJ

Yeah, ask me how I made it.

Brian Callen

How did you make it in Hollywood, young?

AJ

Great question. Okay, this is for any young actors. If you want to be a successful actor in Hollywood, all you got to do is come here, sit in traffic for about 18 years, fail all the time, and then five years later, you might get your own TV show.

Young Hollywood

That was really uplifting. What do you think people are going to love most about the show?

AJ

I think to have the 90s nostalgic kind of sense is really fun.

Tim Meadows

Well, if you like comedy, and you like laughing, and if you love the 90s, I think they'll like that. It's funny. We've got great comedic writers.

Brian Callen

This is where I go, because I have they they get me these special kombuchas. This is the kombucha I have every single day. Helps with my digestion, immune system,

AJ

Yes.

Brian Callen

Energy, which I don't need.

Young Hollywood

Well, I want to play a little bit off of like the show title, so Schooled. Is there something that you can just like school people at? You're just so good at, people just know that you're you're the one to do it.

AJ

Watch this. So, you jump that and then you switch like that. You know what I'm saying? I just pulled my hamstring.

Tim Meadows

Okay, I can juggle three balls right now. Two balls in this hand, one ball in this hand. Okay. Throw one ball, boom, one hand. You don't look at the balls, you look at everything around the balls.

Brian Callen

I got my own chair. This is so sick. I'm going to keep the back thing when we wrap.

AJ

Yeah, you have to.

Brian Callen

I'm going to hang it.

AJ

So, this is a music room. Love it. Did you play instruments?

Brian Callen

I did.

AJ

Yeah?

Brian Callen

You play guitar and piano.

AJ

Wow, multi-talented. Very cool. It's so fun.

Young Hollywood

Speaking of music though, I do want to bring up Mean Girls just for a second, Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next. She references that movie. Have you seen the music video?

AJ

I saw the music video.

Young Hollywood

Thoughts?

AJ

I think I would have liked the video more if I was in it, but it would have been nice to be asked, though.

Young Hollywood

Ariana Grande.

AJ

This is my classroom.

Young Hollywood

This is your room?

AJ

Yeah, this is it. Look at the computer. Isn't it great? 90s. Wow.

Young Hollywood

The show is about uh teachers being heroes to their students. Yes. Who would you say is your biggest teacher hero?

AJ

I had one set teacher in particular. His name was Jack Tice. Having him in my life, not only as a mentor and a guide, but almost became family, was a really cool sense of just a teacher-student relationship. It was really beautiful.

Tim Meadows

I had a really great music teacher in high school, also, this guy named Mr. Lattimer, who used to tell me that I was always going to be late. And he got mad at me one time, and he he goes, Look at you, Meadows, running in here ten minutes late your whole life. You're going to always be running with your tie flying in the wind. Turns out I'm always late. He was right.

Brian Callen

My biggest hero was this guy named Mr. Anderson, and my he was my drama teacher, and he kind of just was the dude that made me go, I just need to bring myself to things, you know what I mean? Second guest: My first acting teacher, Richard Pinter, taught me what a man is. And it's okay to cry. I mean, I still don't do it, but I hear it is.

AJ

This is a real instrument. I think it's a Tuba. Could you imagine lugging this thing around?

Brian Callen

No.

AJ

Your muscles though, would be ripped.

Young Hollywood

If you could choose like a favorite fashion trend from the 90s, and if you can't think of one, a favorite musician or a band, what would you choose?

AJ

Nirvana is the first band that comes to mind when I think of the 90s. Smashing Pumpkins. But I I love rap music. Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul.

Young Hollywood

Biggie Smalls or Tupac?

AJ

I like them both equally. I have to say though, I've been blasting Juicy. It was all a dream. I used to read one of magazine.

Brian Callen

He knows. He knows that. That's a great tone.

Tim Meadows

For me, it was all about Britney Spears and Sync. I know that was more early 2000s, but I feel like that really hit hard during that time, late 90s.

Brian Callen

Smash Mouth?

AJ

Yeah.

Brian Callen

Okay. I like that. That was a that was a big one for me. Long shorts, which you're not in right now. Skinny ties.

AJ

You're in shorts.

Brian Callen

Yeah, cuz I rebel against the 90s. I'm fighting it. Plus I have beautiful legs.

AJ

These are my desks that are supposed to be in there, but I don't know why they're in the hall. That's a fake fire thing, but I thought it was real, and I still pulled it.

Young Hollywood

If you could have anyone play you in a sitcom, who would you choose?

AJ

I think Lisa Kudrow.

Brian Callen

Can it be like an older dude, like who's like my favorite actor?

Young Hollywood

Whoever you want. It's your interview.

Brian Callen

Jim Carrey, I I would choose.

Tim Meadows

I guess The Rock. When I my hair was shorter, people would like, Rock!

Brian Callen

Oh no, you're Brian Callen from Schooled.

AJ

So, this classroom always changes. It was a rock classroom once. It was a science lab. It's it's everything. So now it's a driving school classroom.

Young Hollywood

Are you a good driver?

AJ

Yeah, I think I am. Seatbelt, no texting.

Brian Callen

No texting.

AJ

No no seatbelt either. Okay.

Young Hollywood

The show's also um based in high school. Can you recall a favorite memory you had?

AJ

I I remember when this this my first girlfriend liked me, I was like, she likes me? What?

Tim Meadows

My favorite memories were like when I was going around doing improvization. Said the full word.

Young Hollywood

And that ends our set tour with the Brett Dyer. Hello. Thank you so much.

AJ

Thanks for having me.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. It was really fun. We can catch you on Schooled, right?

AJ

Uh just watch it. Just watch it. You'll find it. Google it. Bye.

Young Hollywood

Oh, can we say Google?

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Ariana Grande

    Artist referenced for her 'Thank U, Next' music video, which recreated 'Mean Girls'.

  • AJ Michalka

    Actress playing Lainey Lewis on 'Schooled', interviewed about the show and her experiences.

  • Tim Meadows

    Actor on 'Schooled', interviewed about his favorite teacher and the show's comedy.

  • Bryan Callan

    Actor on 'Schooled', interviewed about his path to Hollywood and high school memories.

  • Brett Dier

    Actor on 'Schooled' and the Young Hollywood interviewer, giving a set tour.

  • Alicia Silverstone

    Actress referenced for her iconic role in 'Clueless', which inspired 90s attire.

  • Jack Tice

    Brett Dier's set teacher who became a mentor and family figure.

  • Mr. Lattimer

    Tim Meadows' high school music teacher who predicted he would always be late.

  • Mr. Anderson

    Bryan Callen's drama teacher who taught him to bring himself to things.

  • Richard Pinter

    Bryan Callen's first acting teacher who taught him what a man is.

  • Biggie Smalls

    Rapper mentioned by Brett Dier as a 90s music preference, along with Tupac.

  • Lisa Kudrow

    Actress chosen by AJ Michalka to play her in a sitcom.

FAQ

What show is this video about?+
This video is about ABC's "Schooled," a spinoff of "The Goldbergs," which features Lainey Lewis becoming a music teacher.
Who are the cast members interviewed in this video?+
The cast members interviewed are AJ Michalka, Tim Meadows, Bryan Callan, and Brett Dier.
What is Lainey Lewis's role in "Schooled"?+
In "Schooled," Lainey Lewis becomes a music teacher.
What is the setting of "Schooled"?+
"Schooled" is set in the 90s at William Penn Academy.
Who did Brett Dier name as his teacher hero?+
Brett Dier named his set teacher, Jack Tice, as his teacher hero, who became a mentor and almost family.
Who did Tim Meadows name as his teacher hero?+
Tim Meadows named his high school music teacher, Mr. Lattimer, as his teacher hero.
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