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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22 episodes
A high school substitute teacher takes over a class of geniuses.
Runtime: N/A minThe class imagines life 20 years in the future
Runtime: N/A minDennis misquotes Mr. Moore for the school newspaper
Runtime: N/A minCharlie receives a love note from a secret admirer he suspects is in the IHP.
Runtime: N/A minJanice feels left out in class and decides to throw a party to make friends. Charlie dates a model.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie is upset when the IHP's regular teacher announces his return from sick leave.
Runtime: N/A minArvid tries to impress a girl by challenging the school basketball players to a volleyball match against the IHP class.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie tries his hand at ""Hamlet""
Runtime: N/A minMr. Moore spends Thanksgiving with Dr. Samuels
Runtime: N/A minAfter their team project wins them a trip to Washington, D.C., Sarah and Arvid develop slight feelings for each other. But things aren't necessarily a bed of roses between them.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie's ex-flame evaluates the class
Runtime: N/A minWhen doing reports on their ancestry, both Alan and Darlene find things out that they don't want to.
Runtime: N/A minEric makes trouble for another teacher
Runtime: N/A minSimone receives a discouraging letter from her favorite poet....after his death. Dennis tries to give up sarcasm and pranks.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie must pass a test in Macro Economics in order to keep his teaching license. The IHP attempt to help him.
Runtime: N/A minMaria dates the captain of the opposing team
Runtime: N/A minThe IHP faces their Russian counterparts in an academic tournament. Eric must join the team to replace an ailing Jawaharal.
Runtime: N/A minThe class has problems on Valentine's day.
Runtime: N/A minThe class makes a music video for a time capsule
Runtime: N/A minCharlie sets Arvid up with a job at a hot nightclub, which causes Arvid to develop a cocky, image-conscious attitude.
Runtime: N/A minArvid starts to daydream about Lori and it affects his schoolwork
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22 episodes
Sarah, Arvid, and Dennis compete and deceive to win the science fair.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie encourages the class to revitalize the school's literary journal, and the class votes Simone as editor-in-chief. Unfortunately, the power this position gives Simone slightly goes to her head. Meanwhile, Eric fabricates a memoir for the journal, which dishonestly wins him more attention from Simone.
Runtime: N/A minThe IHP are concerned when they learn a transfer student might join their class, making it necessary for one of them to leave. They fight over who it should be.
Runtime: N/A minDennis holds a sit-in for better cafeteria food after Charlie teaches a lesson on the rebelliousness of the '60s.
Runtime: N/A minThe class puts out a lampoon issuse of the school newspaper
Runtime: N/A minWhen Dr. Samuels is ejected from the meets, he gets Mr. Moore to take his place as coach.
Runtime: N/A minThe class puts on Grease
Runtime: N/A minJanice says there is a poltergeist following her and soon the class begins to believe her.
Runtime: N/A minThe class takes a standardized personality test and then worry about the results.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie and Arvid reflect on their love woes at a Woody Allen marathon going on at a movie theater.
Runtime: N/A minArvid sends his penpal Eric's picture
Runtime: N/A minDarlene and Sarah buy a car; problems with Mrs. Samuels has Dr. Samuels rooming with Charlie.
Runtime: N/A minJanice tries to get first chair in the school orchestra
Runtime: N/A minThe IHP's parent's come to see how the class is taught
Runtime: N/A minDarlene pretends to like Alan to win debates
Runtime: N/A minMs. Meara teaches a class on marriage
Runtime: N/A minA popular teacher has Alzheimer's
Runtime: N/A minThe class gets matched up with computer dates
Runtime: N/A minDennis sees a bleak future
Runtime: N/A minCharlie thinks he sees his dead uncle
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22 episodes
Dennis gets to play on the football team.
Runtime: N/A minIn Moscow, Dr. Samuels insists on study for an academic meet, while Charlie lobbies for more personal cultural experiences. (Part 1 of 2)
Runtime: N/A minThe team begins the competition without Eric, Arvid or Dennis.
Runtime: N/A minThe class become Peer Counselors
Runtime: N/A minArvid's Dad teaches the honor's math class.
Runtime: N/A minDennis gets a job as a waiter to help pay off debts.
Runtime: N/A minAlan and Sarah both want to be class president
Runtime: N/A minEric and Simone go on their first date.
Runtime: 30 minMaria hides her intelligence from a hunk she is dating
Runtime: N/A minArvid goes out with an easy girl
Runtime: N/A minAn accomplished journalist alumnus visits.
Runtime: N/A minThe final days before opening night are fraught with chaos: no Ronette, Mr. Mushnik MIA, one lead with laryngitis and another ready to walk just before curtain time.
Runtime: N/A minThe girls don't like their gym teacher, but she likes Charlie
Runtime: N/A minCharlie's efforts to broaden the audience and membership of the school's radio club tune out the original fans - and its only member.
Runtime: N/A minJanice takes Dennis to small claims court for a ruined blouse; Charlie falls for Dr. Samuels sister.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie moonlights as a character in late night commercials for an appliance store.
Runtime: N/A minFed up with Dennis' constant gags, Charlie shows him the door - to a remedial-history class, where Denn becomes the inspirational leader for an acade meet the IHP kids.
Runtime: N/A minThe staff, including Charlie, go on strike
Runtime: N/A minHall monitor Arvid has daytime nightmares of a personal high noon after a bully he cited for loitering demands a showdown - at high noon.
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26 episodes
It's the first day back at school and there are some new additions to Mr. Moore's class.
Runtime: N/A minSimone and Eric have eyes for others, but neither agrees with friends that honesty is the best policy.
Runtime: N/A minCertain members of the class suspect Alex of stealing Darlene's antique ring.
Runtime: N/A minViki tells Charlie she's got a crush on him, but Alan gets the impression that he's the one she wants to squeeze.
Runtime: N/A minDennis becomes smitten with a quick-witted student who reprimands him for not cleaning his science-lab work area.
Runtime: N/A minArvid and Dennis meet Buzz Aldrin while at the Johnson Space Center presenting their experiment, which may be included in a shuttle mission.
Runtime: 30 minArvid decides to return to Houston, where Dennis once again steps into the spotlight that should be on Arvid.
Runtime: N/A minT.J. and Alex look like a shoo-in to win the all-city dance contest, until Alex takes a fall--academically.
Runtime: N/A minCharlie teaches the class about grief.
Runtime: N/A minAfter hearing too many comments about his snoring, Arvid considers getting a complete nose job.
Runtime: 30 minWith just one history paper keeping her from joining the honors program, T.J. makes a pact with the Devil, who delivers the paper and more--until pay-back time.
Runtime: N/A minThe IHP students help the school's star athlete prepare for his college entrance exams.
Runtime: N/A minT.J.'s first assignment as the newest member of IHP is ridiculed by Dennis.
Runtime: N/A minViki gets much-needed help on a home-ec project from Eric, who prefers to hide his talents for fashion design and construction.
Runtime: N/A minArvid goes a bit too far in trying to impress a film buff by guaranteeing he'll get a print of a rare 1950s Polish film.
Runtime: N/A minA condescending Alan burns some bridges with his classmates after being recommended for early admission to Harvard by a recruiter.
Runtime: N/A minThe head of the English department takes some not-so-subtle action against Charlie's choice of "Hair" as the semester production.
Runtime: N/A minThe spirit of "Hair" leads the cast to go on with the show in defiance of Mrs. Hartman, who explains her objection to Charlie.
Runtime: N/A minIn a flashback to college-recruitment day, Arvid turns into jelly, Dennis turns into Alan and Simone turns on Eric when he hesitates to join her at Sarah Lawrence.
Runtime: N/A minThe IHP welcomes a brilliant new student--until he voices his opinion about the Academic Olympic team.
Runtime: N/A minAfter his sea rescue of Simone, modesty becomes Dennis, until he tastes the attention of the press--and Simone, who will do "anything" to repay him.
Runtime: N/A minAfter promising his vote to three women, Arvid thinks he's off the hook when the dance-queen contest is cancelled.
Runtime: N/A minInfatuated with a model, Alan determines to meet her, but the result is not a model relationship.
Runtime: N/A minThe class sends Charlie's demo videotape to Woody Allen to get him an audition for a new film.
Runtime: N/A minAristotle's work videotaping a wedding garners him interest from an agent--of the FBI, who wants a copy.
Runtime: N/A minNight-class students Charlie and Eric each think they are the apple of the teacher's eye when she joins them for after-class coffee.
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22 episodes
Charlie 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.
Runtime: N/A minWhen Alan is caught cheating, Billy has the class act as a jury to decide his punishment.
Runtime: N/A minArvid goes out with gorgeous Viki.
Runtime: N/A minArvid's infectious flu may keep the class from performing in a Shakespeare competition.
Runtime: N/A minBilly tries the personals ads.
Runtime: N/A minInspired by his French class, Eric goes to ""find himself"" in Paris.
Runtime: N/A minBilly fakes a heart attack to circumvent a health-insurance bureaucrasy; the IHP girls try writing a romance novel.
Runtime: N/A minAfter 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)
Runtime: N/A minBully Zach may have Arvid's missing gun. (Part 2 of 2)
Runtime: N/A minThe IHP class behaves obnoxiously when their bus breaks down at a rural truck stop.
Runtime: N/A minJasper's overprotective parents hire a babysitter for him -- and to his mortification, it turns out to be Sarah.
Runtime: N/A minBilly and Bernadette take dance lessons at the studio where Alex teaches, and where he's pursued by a woman.
Runtime: N/A minArvid trains a chimp at his part-time pet store job and, rather than let it be sold, hides it in the classroom.
Runtime: N/A minSimone's reputation suffers when Alex lies to his friends about a romance with her.
Runtime: N/A minAt Christmas, Billy helps Viki find her birth mother, but the woman doesn't want to see her.
Runtime: N/A minT.J. turns down Aristotle's invitation to the senior prom.
Runtime: N/A minThe kids work on their yearbook, with Eric beginning to regret not having participated more extracurricularly.
Runtime: N/A minTo save Dennis after a prank, Billy creates a fictional student -- who apparently gets the MIT scholarship Dennis wanted.
Runtime: N/A minDarlene promises to treat the class to an elaborate farewell dinner, but then finds her credit card revoked.
Runtime: N/A minThe class learns T.J. is more than just a contemporary-style musician when Billy discovers her operatic talent.
Runtime: N/A minWith a wrecking ball ready to demolish the school, the IHP class waits to fund out who's to be valedictorian. (Part 1 of 2)
Runtime: N/A minThe IHP class graduates, with T.J. as valedictorian. (Part 2 of 2, and series finale)
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