Key & Peele’s Substitute Teacher – in LEGO

Of course we’re huge fans of Key & Peel’s famous Substitute Teacher sketch - and their follow ups.  But a remake in Lego? We didn’t quite see that one coming. Mr Garvey has long been a hero in educational circles and it is good to see him recreated in one of the most intuitively instructive toys ever designed.  Of course, we have the rest of the cast too - Dee-Nice, Jakequaline, Balakey, Ay-Ay- Ron are all in the classroom, as is  Tim-o-thee.  I have to say that NL Films have really done a great job on both the set and the characters – it is almost like watching the original sketch again. Except it’s in Lego.

As a (lazy) aside, I wonder if the young actors who make up Mr Garvey’s unwilling students saw any major impact on their careers after appearing in this sketch. Did it help or hinder their professional progress? Do they see it now as a great opportunity that led to type-casting in the extreme or a great opportunity that led to even greater opportunities. I put lazy in brackets because, of course, I could do some research and find out, but I’ve always resisted those “Cast of Substitute Teacher – Where are they now?” kind of features at Kuriositas.

So, take it away Lego Mr Garvey!