My Favorite Martian S2 E26 We Love You Miss Pringle

Miss Pringle, Tim's old no nonsense high school English teacher, stops by his apartment. She was and is the faculty advisor for the school newspaper, she being the one who got Tim first interested in becoming a journalist. The students have chosen him as this year's alumnus to sit on the committee to choose the teacher of the year. She also announces to Tim that she is retiring this year, but Martin finds out that she is not too happy about it despite her outward appearance of happiness. She has in reality been visiting many old students in an attempt to validate her life work. Martin suggests that Tim try and get Miss Pringle nominated, a difficult task because she is and was such a tough teacher. The current students do see Miss Pringle in the same light, and she realizes it.