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Plot Dewey Finn is a down-on-his-luck musician who gets a job as a substitute teacher at a prep school, where he must take over a teacher's class who had an accident while skateboarding. Luckily, for his new pupils, Finn doesn't forget his rock 'n' roll roots when he educates them, inspiring students to form a secret rock band, allowing them to live like rock stars. During the school year, middle school classmates learn lessons about loyalty and friendships as they continue to discover their unknown talents.

Why It Sucks None of the songs in this show sound like rock songs. Instead, they sound more like pop songs. All the students in the class are just school stereotypes, such as the perfectionist, the cool guy, etc. Tony Cavalero as Dewey Finn is nowhere near as good as Jack Black. Bad acting. The movie which this show is based on is rated PG-13 for rude humor, mild profanity, and mild drug and alcohol references. Because of that, Nickelodeon dumbed-downed this show to TV-Y7 to make it kid-friendly. A laugh track plays at almost every line. Nowadays, all the show has going for it is its ships. The ships are the show's main selling points on Nickelodeon's social media. The show only exists to cash in on pop music and Disney Channel trends. In the episode "I put a Spell on you", there is a scene when everyone got mad at Lawrence because he brought fruit and called it candy which is extremely insulting and hypocritical since they did that to the people who loved the school of rock movie, plus it teaches the wrong moral that fruit is bad and candy is better. Redeeming Qualities Some of the songs are good (like the theme song). Some funny moments here and there. Some School of Rock fans will might enjoy it. Reception School of Rock (2016) received mixed to negative reviews. Currently sitting at a 4.4/10 on IMDb.