Rich Eustis
Director
Head of the Class (1986)
Season 5
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.
Released Sept. 17, 1986
Episode 30 min
9+
Keywords: tmdb.high-school, tmdb.teen-comedy, tmdb.manhattan-new-york-city, tmdb.sitcom, tmdb.gifted-children, tmdb.classroom, tmdb.nerd + 19 more, tmdb.teacher, imdb.teacher-as-protagonist, imdb.nerd, imdb.genius, imdb.classroom, imdb.high-school, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.laugh-track, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.observational-comedy, imdb.teacher, imdb.competition, awards.emmy-award-nominated, imdb.1980s, imdb.20th-century, imdb.1990s, imdb.school, imdb.honor-student, imdb.teacher-student-relationship
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, Eustis Elias Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English,
French
S5E1 - Where's Charlie?
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.
Sept. 11, 1990, midnight
S5E5 - Getting Personal
Billy tries the personals ads.
Oct. 9, 1990, midnight
S5E2 - Twelve Angry Nerds
When Alan is caught cheating, Billy has the class act as a jury to decide his punishment.
Sept. 18, 1990, midnight
S5E4 - And Then There Were None
Arvid's infectious flu may keep the class from performing in a Shakespeare competition.
Oct. 2, 1990, midnight
S5E3 - The Heartbreak Nerd
Arvid goes out with gorgeous Viki.
Sept. 25, 1990, midnight
S5E6 - Napoleon Blown Apart
Inspired by his French class, Eric goes to ""find himself"" in Paris.
Oct. 16, 1990, midnight
S5E7 - Billy's Big One
Billy fakes a heart attack to circumvent a health-insurance bureaucrasy; the IHP girls try writing a romance novel.
Oct. 23, 1990, midnight
S5E8 - Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1)
After 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)
Oct. 30, 1990, midnight
S5E9 - Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2)
Bully Zach may have Arvid's missing gun. (Part 2 of 2)
Nov. 6, 1990, midnight
S5E10 - Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's
The IHP class behaves obnoxiously when their bus breaks down at a rural truck stop.
Nov. 13, 1990, midnight
S5E11 - Be My Baby . . . Sitter
Jasper's overprotective parents hire a babysitter for him -- and to his mortification, it turns out to be Sarah.
Nov. 20, 1990, midnight
S5E12 - Dancing Fools
Billy and Bernadette take dance lessons at the studio where Alex teaches, and where he's pursued by a woman.
Nov. 27, 1990, midnight
S5E13 - My Son the Primate
Arvid trains a chimp at his part-time pet store job and, rather than let it be sold, hides it in the classroom.
Dec. 4, 1990, midnight
S5E14 - The Importance of Being Alex
Simone's reputation suffers when Alex lies to his friends about a romance with her.
Dec. 11, 1990, midnight
S5E15 - Viki's Torn Genes
At Christmas, Billy helps Viki find her birth mother, but the woman doesn't want to see her.
Dec. 18, 1990, midnight
S5E16 - The Last Waltz
T.J. turns down Aristotle's invitation to the senior prom.
Jan. 8, 1991, midnight
S5E17 - Most Likely to Be Forgotten
The kids work on their yearbook, with Eric beginning to regret not having participated more extracurricularly.
Jan. 15, 1991, midnight
S5E18 - The Strange Case of Randy McNally
To save Dennis after a prank, Billy creates a fictional student -- who apparently gets the MIT scholarship Dennis wanted.
May 28, 1991, midnight
S5E19 - My Dinner With Darlene
Darlene promises to treat the class to an elaborate farewell dinner, but then finds her credit card revoked.
June 4, 1991, midnight
S5E20 - The Phantom of the Glee Club
The class learns T.J. is more than just a contemporary-style musician when Billy discovers her operatic talent.
June 11, 1991, midnight
S5E21 - It Couldn't Last Forever (1)
With a wrecking ball ready to demolish the school, the IHP class waits to fund out who's to be valedictorian. (Part 1 of 2)
June 18, 1991, midnight
S5E22 - It Couldn't Last Forever (2)
The IHP class graduates, with T.J. as valedictorian. (Part 2 of 2, and series finale)
June 25, 1991, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 3420 min.
Released: Sept. 17, 1986
Last Air Date: June 25, 1991, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 9+
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