Head of the Class

Sep 17, 1986 (en) Comedy, Family [52] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 17, 1986
  • Production
    Warner Bros. Television, Eustis Elias Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    Head of the Class
  • Release
    Sep 17, 1986
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Billy Connolly

    Billy MacGregor

  2. William G. Schilling

    Dr. Harold Samuels

  3. Jeannetta Arnette

    Bernadette Meara

  4. Michael DeLorenzo

    Alex Torres

  5. Dan Frischman

    Arvid Engen

  6. Robin Givens

    Darlene Merriman

  7. Khrystyne Haje

    Simone Foster

  8. Tony O'Dell

    Alan Pinkard

  9. Lara Piper

    Viki Amory

  10. Rain Pryor

    Theola June 'T.J.' Jones

  11. Ke Huy Quan

    Jasper Kwong

  12. Brian Robbins

    Eric Mardian

  13. Kimberly Russell

    Sarah Nevins

  14. Dan Schneider

    Dennis Blunden

  15. De'voreaux White

    Aristotle McKenzie

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 15 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1986-09-17)

Pilot

Episode: 1

Back to the Future

Episode: 2

Charliegate

Episode: 3

Love at First Byte

Episode: 4

The Outsider

Episode: 5

Teacher's Teacher

Episode: 6

Volleyball Anyone?

Episode: 7

Critical Choices

Episode: 8

Cold Turkey

Episode: 9

You've Got a Friend

Episode: 10

As Time Goes By

Episode: 11

The Way We Weren't

Episode: 12

Rebel Without a Class

Episode: 13

Ode to Simone

Episode: 14

Past Imperfect

Episode: 15

A Problem Like Maria

Episode: 16

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!

Episode: 17

Valentine's Day

Episode: 18

Video Activity

Episode: 19

Privilege

Episode: 20

Crimes of the Heart

Episode: 21

The Secret Life of Arvid Engen

Episode: 22

Season 2 ( 1987-09-23)

Science Fair-Weather Friends

Episode: 1

The Write Stuff

Episode: 2

The Big Squeeze

Episode: 3

Child of the 60's

Episode: 4

Trouble in Perfectville

Episode: 5

Coach Charlie

Episode: 6

That'll Be the Day

Episode: 7

Poltergeist III

Episode: 8

Psyched Out at Fillmore

Episode: 9

Revenge of the Liberal

Episode: 10

Play it Again, Woody

Episode: 11

Will the Real Arvid Engen Please Stand Up?

Episode: 12

On the Road Again

Episode: 13

Fatal Distraction

Episode: 14

Cello Fever

Episode: 15

Parent's Day

Episode: 16

Love is Debatable

Episode: 17

For Better, For Worse

Episode: 18

We Love You, Mrs. Russell

Episode: 19

Don't Play With Matches

Episode: 20

The 21st-Century News

Episode: 21

Moore Than You Know

Episode: 22

Season 3 ( 1988-10-19)

The Refrigerator of Fillmore High

Episode: 1

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Episode: 2

Mission to Moscow (1)

Episode: 3

Mission to Moscow (2)

Episode: 4

Let's Rap

Episode: 5

Engen and Son

Episode: 6

Get a Job

Episode: 7

Born to Run

Episode: 8

First Date

Episode: 9

Partners

Episode: 10

Arvid's Sure Thing

Episode: 11

Scuttlebutt

Episode: 12

Little Shop 'Til You Drop (1)

Episode: 13

Little Shop 'Til You Drop (2)

Episode: 14

The Hot Seat

Episode: 15

Radio Activity

Episode: 16

The Little Sister

Episode: 17

Killer Coach

Episode: 18

I Am the King

Episode: 19

King of Remedial

Episode: 20

Labor Daze

Episode: 21

Exactly Twelve O'Clock

Episode: 22

Season 4 ( 1989-09-27)

Back to School

Episode: 1

Viki & Eric & Simone & Alex

Episode: 2

The Ring of Darlene M.

Episode: 3

Viki in Love

Episode: 4

Blunden in Love

Episode: 5

The Bright Stuff (1)

Episode: 6

The Bright Stuff (2)

Episode: 7

Gotta Dance

Episode: 8

Good Mourning

Episode: 9

Arvid Nose Best

Episode: 10

The Devil and Miss T.J.

Episode: 11

Why Ronnie Can't Read

Episode: 12

The Joker Is Wild

Episode: 13

Tough Guys Don't Sew

Episode: 14

Reel Problems

Episode: 15

Alan Goes Crimson

Episode: 16

From Hair to Eternity (1)

Episode: 17

From Hair to Eternity (2)

Episode: 18

Recruitment Day

Episode: 19

The Quiet Kid

Episode: 20

Simone Goes Overboard

Episode: 21

Queen, Queen, Queen for a Day

Episode: 22

Politics of Love

Episode: 23

The Reel Charlie Moore

Episode: 24

Cement Hi-Tops

Episode: 25

Teacher's Pet

Episode: 26

Season 5 ( 1990-09-11)

Where's Charlie?

Episode: 1

Twelve Angry Nerds

Episode: 2

The Heartbreak Nerd

Episode: 3

And Then There Were None

Episode: 4

Getting Personal

Episode: 5

Napoleon Blown Apart

Episode: 6

Billy's Big One

Episode: 7

Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1)

Episode: 8

Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2)

Episode: 9

Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's

Episode: 10

Be My Baby . . . Sitter

Episode: 11

Dancing Fools

Episode: 12

My Son the Primate

Episode: 13

The Importance of Being Alex

Episode: 14

Viki's Torn Genes

Episode: 15

The Last Waltz

Episode: 16

Most Likely to Be Forgotten

Episode: 17

The Strange Case of Randy McNally

Episode: 18

My Dinner With Darlene

Episode: 19

The Phantom of the Glee Club

Episode: 20

It Couldn't Last Forever (1)

Episode: 21

It Couldn't Last Forever (2)

Episode: 22
Sep 17, 1986 (en)
Comedy, Family
[52] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 17, 1986
  • Production
    Warner Bros. Television, Eustis Elias Productions
  • Rotten tomato 62%
Original Title Head of the Class
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer