. ▁Lar itate ▁Mr . ▁H ersch el ▁Lar itate ▁( B ill ▁Ch ott ) ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁Trib eca ▁P rep ▁High ▁School , ▁which ▁is ▁mentioned ▁when ▁he ▁calls ▁Alex ▁Rus so ▁into ▁the ▁principal ' s ▁office ▁in ▁" Alex ▁Does ▁Good ". ▁Hum or ously , ▁it ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁episode ▁that ▁Alex ▁has ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁principal ' s ▁office ▁way ▁too ▁often ▁( imp lying ▁Alex ▁is ▁a ▁del in quent ▁student ) ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁have ▁somewhat ▁of ▁regular ▁rout ines ▁down , ▁such ▁as ▁serving ▁drink ▁and ▁sn acks ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁complement ing ▁the ▁office ' s ▁new ▁m ural ▁of ▁horses . ▁His ▁last ▁name , ▁Lar itate , ▁is ▁a ▁pun ▁of ▁Larry ▁T ate ▁from ▁Bew itch ed . ▁He ▁lov es ▁anything ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Old ▁West , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁his ▁daily ▁life , ▁such ▁as ▁we ars ▁cow boy ▁hat ▁and ▁b olo ▁tie , ▁uses ▁terms ▁from ▁that ▁era ▁when ▁speaking , ▁and ▁even ▁decor ates ▁his ▁office ▁in ▁that ▁theme . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁principal ▁in ▁" West ern ▁Show ", ▁he ▁choose ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁part - time ▁employee ▁in ▁' W ild ▁Billy ' s ▁Western ▁Round up '. ▁He ▁teach es ▁History ▁class , ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁Family ▁class , ▁and ▁taught ▁the ▁Art ▁class ▁once ▁as ▁temporary ▁teacher . ▁Mr . ▁Lar itate ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁the