Mr. Oxspring (television series)

Mr. Oxspring is a Canadian-American dorama-formatted dramedy sitcom based off the Japanese television drama San-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei (3年B組金八先生).

Mr. Oxspring is the story of a class of 9th-grade high school freshmen in Akron, Ohio. The class' teacher is Mr. Samuel Oxspring (played by John Novak), a sensitive but stern teacher and veteran of the original Gulf War who often gets involved in the lives of his students. The show features social commentary on issues such as homosexuality, gender dysphoria, racism, and psychological pregnancy — as well as bullying (of both students and teachers), teenage pregnancy, teenage suicide, being an undocumented immigrant, and the extreme pressure to do well in school. He attempts to resolve such problems using a blend of charisma, honesty, humor and wit.

Main

 * John Novak as Mr. Steve Oxspring, a teacher at Harvey Firestone Memorial High School in Akron, Ohio. A veteran of the original Gulf War, he has been teaching there since 1997. He attempts to resolve his students' problems using a blend of charisma, honesty, humor and wit.
 * Tantoo Cardinal as Mrs. Shelly Menard, a Métis woman who is the current principal of Harvey Firestone Memorial High School. She hails from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, which she often talks about.
 * Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Mr. Steve Williams, the vice principal of Harvey Firestone Memorial High School. He is incompetent and less witty than Mr. Oxspring and Mrs. Shelly.
 * Khaira Ledeyo as Mrs. Min-Ji Williams, the assistant principal of Harvey Firestone Memorial High School. She is Mr. Steve's sister who was adopted from South Korea at a young age, and considers herself smarter than her brother.
 * Jim Byrnes as Mr. Darren Adams, the superintendent of Akron Public Schools. He is a no-nonsense kind of person yet assists Mr. Oxspring with his solutions to problems. He is dating Mrs. Shelly.
 * Maryke Hendrikse as Jamie Frankfurt, one of the students in Mr. Oxspring's class. She is a lesbian and has problems with her sexuality.
 * Andrew Francis as Leo Carmel, a student of Mr. Oxspring's class with severe autism who cannot function well in class.
 * Dagmara Domińczyk as Sarah Magnusdottir, a student of Mr. Oxspring's class who is upset over her parents' divorce.