TV series
Head of the Class
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1986-09-17
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 5 seasons
- Episodes
- 114 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Network
- ABC
- Production
- Warner Bros. Television, Eustis Elias Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- William G. Schilling as Dr. Harold Samuels
- Jeannetta Arnette as Bernadette Meara
- Dan Frischman as Arvid Engen
- Robin Givens as Darlene Merriman
- Khrystyne Haje as Simone Foster
- Tony O'Dell as Alan Pinkard
- Brian Robbins as Eric Mardian
- Kimberly Russell as Sarah Nevins
- Dan Schneider as Dennis Blunden
- Howard Hesseman as Charlie Moore
- Rain Pryor as Theola June 'T.J.' Jones
- Leslie Bega as Maria Borges
Creators and crew
- Rich Eustis - Creator
- Lee Shallat Chemel - Director
- Andrew D. Weyman - Director
- Bill Davis - Director
- Eric Laneuville - Director
- Frank Bonner - Director
Seasons
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