--- title: Jimmy Kimmel Got People to Apologize to Their Teachers description: Kimmel asked a bunch of adults to apologize to their childhood teachers for their youthful transgressions — and the stories are memorable. canonical: https://time.com/5272609/jimmy-kimmel-teacher-apologies/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-10T15:24:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:47.565Z og:title: Jimmy Kimmel Got People to Apologize to Their Teachers og:description: Kimmel got people to apologize to teachers for their worst classroom crimes og:url: https://time.com/5272609/jimmy-kimmel-teacher-apologies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel Got People to Apologize to Their Teachers twitter:description: Kimmel got people to apologize to teachers for their worst classroom crimes twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Jimmy Kimmel Got People to Apologize to Their Teachers for Their Classroom Crimes > Sponsored content. 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So his team went out to Hollywood Boulevard to snag grownups walking down the street and give them a chance to formally apologize to those upstanding [civil servants](http://time.com/5222483/kentucky-teachers-pension-strike-matt-bevin/), even though many years have passed since their youthful transgressions against authority. As it turns out, plenty of people on the street had regrets about how they treated their teachers — and had very specific memories of their crimes agains the sanctity of the classroom. From sticking teachers with unfortunate nicknames to showing up for finals inebriated to petty acts of theft, it turns out these teachers had to put up with a lot. But perhaps the biggest surprise comes from one woman who shares the inappropriate joke that got her in trouble. She turned out alright in the end, as she’s now the Mayor of Manhattan Beach. 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