The Field Trip

"The Field Trip" is the third episode of the first season of the American dark comedy television series Vice Principals. The episode was written by series co-creator Danny McBride, co-executive producer John Carcieri, and Adam Countee, and directed by McBride. It was released on HBO on July 31, 2016. The series follows the co-vice principals of North Jackson High School, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, both of which are disliked for their personalities. When the principal decides to retire, an outsider named Dr. Belinda Brown is assigned to succeed him. This prompts Gamby and Russell to put aside their differences and team up to take her down. In the episode, Gamby wants to get close to Snodgrass, so he invites himself to a school field trip. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.889 million household viewers and gained a 0.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the lack of momentum following the previous episode. Plot Wanting to get closer to teacher Amanda Snodgrass (Georgia King), Gamby (Danny McBride) decides to join her at lunch. However, he is hit by a beef from afar, causing the entire cafeteria to laugh at him. Talking with her, he is informed that she is planning on going on a field trip to Charles Towne Landing with the class of history teacher Bill Hayden (Mike O'Gorman). After getting Hayden to invite him to the field trip, he asks Russell (Walton Goggins) to provide him with Snodgrass' information from her records.