Head of the Class (1986)
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The program was ostensibly a vehicle for Hesseman, best known for his role as radio DJ Dr. Johnny Fever in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman left Head of the Class in 1990 and was replaced by Billy Connolly as teacher Billy MacGregor for the final season. After the series ended, Connolly appeared in a short-lived spin-off titled Billy. The series was created and executive produced by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias. Rich Eustis had previously worked as a New York City substitute teacher while hoping to become an actor.
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Episode 1 - Where's Charlie?
Release Date: 1990-09-11Charlie doesn't return for the new school year and the Kids are wondering where's Charlie? Charlie found an acting gig and left and now the students have a new teacher, Billy MacGregor.
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Episode 2 - Twelve Angry Nerds
Release Date: 1990-09-18When Alan is caught cheating, Billy has the class act as a jury to decide his punishment.
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Episode 3 - The Heartbreak Nerd
Release Date: 1990-09-25Arvid goes out with gorgeous Viki.
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Episode 4 - And Then There Were None
Release Date: 1990-10-02Arvid's infectious flu may keep the class from performing in a Shakespeare competition.
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Episode 5 - Getting Personal
Release Date: 1990-10-09Billy tries the personals ads.
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Episode 6 - Napoleon Blown Apart
Release Date: 1990-10-16Inspired by his French class, Eric goes to ""find himself"" in Paris.
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Episode 7 - Billy's Big One
Release Date: 1990-10-23Billy fakes a heart attack to circumvent a health-insurance bureaucrasy; the IHP girls try writing a romance novel.
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Episode 8 - Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1)
Release Date: 1990-10-30After Billy is robbe, he has the class write papers on gun control, leading Arvid to a harrowing experience when he buys a gun for the assignment. (Part 1 of 2)
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Episode 9 - Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2)
Release Date: 1990-11-06Bully Zach may have Arvid's missing gun. (Part 2 of 2)
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Episode 10 - Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's
Release Date: 1990-11-13The IHP class behaves obnoxiously when their bus breaks down at a rural truck stop.
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Episode 11 - Be My Baby . . . Sitter
Release Date: 1990-11-20Jasper's overprotective parents hire a babysitter for him -- and to his mortification, it turns out to be Sarah.
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Episode 12 - Dancing Fools
Release Date: 1990-11-27Billy and Bernadette take dance lessons at the studio where Alex teaches, and where he's pursued by a woman.
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Episode 13 - My Son the Primate
Release Date: 1990-12-04Arvid trains a chimp at his part-time pet store job and, rather than let it be sold, hides it in the classroom.
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Episode 14 - The Importance of Being Alex
Release Date: 1990-12-11Simone's reputation suffers when Alex lies to his friends about a romance with her.
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Episode 15 - Viki's Torn Genes
Release Date: 1990-12-18At Christmas, Billy helps Viki find her birth mother, but the woman doesn't want to see her.
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Episode 16 - The Last Waltz
Release Date: 1991-01-08T.J. turns down Aristotle's invitation to the senior prom.
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Episode 17 - Most Likely to Be Forgotten
Release Date: 1991-01-15The kids work on their yearbook, with Eric beginning to regret not having participated more extracurricularly.
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Episode 18 - The Strange Case of Randy McNally
Release Date: 1991-05-28To save Dennis after a prank, Billy creates a fictional student -- who apparently gets the MIT scholarship Dennis wanted.
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Episode 19 - My Dinner With Darlene
Release Date: 1991-06-04Darlene promises to treat the class to an elaborate farewell dinner, but then finds her credit card revoked.
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Episode 20 - The Phantom of the Glee Club
Release Date: 1991-06-11The class learns T.J. is more than just a contemporary-style musician when Billy discovers her operatic talent.
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Episode 21 - It Couldn't Last Forever (1)
Release Date: 1991-06-18With a wrecking ball ready to demolish the school, the IHP class waits to fund out who's to be valedictorian. (Part 1 of 2)
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Episode 22 - It Couldn't Last Forever (2)
Release Date: 1991-06-25The IHP class graduates, with T.J. as valedictorian. (Part 2 of 2, and series finale)