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First Aired: September 17th, 1986
Status: Ended
Genre: Comedy
Network: ABC
Summary: 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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Season 5
Episode 1: Where's Charlie?
Air Date: September 11st, 1990
Summary: 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.
Episode 2: Twelve Angry Nerds
Air Date: September 18th, 1990
Summary: When Alan is caught cheating, Billy has the class act as a jury to decide his punishment.
Episode 3: The Heartbreak Nerd
Air Date: September 25th, 1990
Summary: Arvid goes out with gorgeous Viki.
Episode 4: And Then There Were None
Air Date: October 2nd, 1990
Summary: Arvid's infectious flu may keep the class from performing in a Shakespeare competition.
Episode 5: Getting Personal
Air Date: October 9th, 1990
Summary: Billy tries the personals ads.
Episode 6: Napoleon Blown Apart
Air Date: October 16th, 1990
Summary: Inspired by his French class, Eric goes to ""find himself"" in Paris.
Episode 7: Billy's Big One
Air Date: October 23rd, 1990
Summary: Billy fakes a heart attack to circumvent a health-insurance bureaucrasy; the IHP girls try writing a romance novel.
Episode 8: Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1)
Air Date: October 30th, 1990
Summary: 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)
Episode 9: Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2)
Air Date: November 6th, 1990
Summary: Bully Zach may have Arvid's missing gun. (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 10: Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's
Air Date: November 13rd, 1990
Summary: The IHP class behaves obnoxiously when their bus breaks down at a rural truck stop.
Episode 11: Be My Baby . . . Sitter
Air Date: November 20th, 1990
Summary: Jasper's overprotective parents hire a babysitter for him -- and to his mortification, it turns out to be Sarah.
Episode 12: Dancing Fools
Air Date: November 27th, 1990
Summary: Billy and Bernadette take dance lessons at the studio where Alex teaches, and where he's pursued by a woman.
Episode 13: My Son the Primate
Air Date: December 4th, 1990
Summary: Arvid trains a chimp at his part-time pet store job and, rather than let it be sold, hides it in the classroom.
Episode 14: The Importance of Being Alex
Air Date: December 11st, 1990
Summary: Simone's reputation suffers when Alex lies to his friends about a romance with her.
Episode 15: Viki's Torn Genes
Air Date: December 18th, 1990
Summary: At Christmas, Billy helps Viki find her birth mother, but the woman doesn't want to see her.
Episode 16: The Last Waltz
Air Date: January 8th, 1991
Summary: T.J. turns down Aristotle's invitation to the senior prom.
Episode 17: Most Likely to Be Forgotten
Air Date: January 15th, 1991
Summary: The kids work on their yearbook, with Eric beginning to regret not having participated more extracurricularly.
Episode 18: The Strange Case of Randy McNally
Air Date: May 28th, 1991
Summary: To save Dennis after a prank, Billy creates a fictional student -- who apparently gets the MIT scholarship Dennis wanted.
Episode 19: My Dinner With Darlene
Air Date: June 4th, 1991
Summary: Darlene promises to treat the class to an elaborate farewell dinner, but then finds her credit card revoked.
Episode 20: The Phantom of the Glee Club
Air Date: June 11st, 1991
Summary: The class learns T.J. is more than just a contemporary-style musician when Billy discovers her operatic talent.
Episode 21: It Couldn't Last Forever (1)
Air Date: June 18th, 1991
Summary: 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)
Episode 22: It Couldn't Last Forever (2)
Air Date: June 25th, 1991
Summary: The IHP class graduates, with T.J. as valedictorian. (Part 2 of 2, and series finale)
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