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Head of the Class

1986 · 5 seasons · 22m per episode · Comedy, Family

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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Seasons

• Season 1 — 22 episodes (September 17, 1986)
• Season 2 — 22 episodes (September 23, 1987)
• Season 3 — 22 episodes (October 19, 1988)
• Season 4 — 26 episodes (September 27, 1989)
• Season 5 — 22 episodes (September 11, 1990)

Cast

• Billy Connolly as Billy MacGregor
• William G. Schilling as Dr. Harold Samuels
• Jeannetta Arnette as Bernadette Meara
• Michael DeLorenzo as Alex Torres
• Dan Frischman as Arvid Engen
• Robin Givens as Darlene Merriman
• Khrystyne Haje as Simone Foster
• Tony O'Dell as Alan Pinkard
• Lara Piper as Viki Amory
• Rain Pryor as Theola June 'T.J.' Jones
• Ke Huy Quan as Jasper Kwong
• Brian Robbins as Eric Mardian

Details

Created by

Rich Eustis

First aired

September 17, 1986

Episodes

114

Genres

Comedy, Family

Network

ABC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.4 / 10 from 40 votes