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Head of the Class is a sitcom aired on ABC from 1986 to 1991 that follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) at the fictional Monroe High School (later Millard Fillmore High School) in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman). 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.
This popular situation comedy was the flip side of Welcome Back, Kotter. Instead of underachieving "sweathogs," its focus was on the over achieving honor students at Manhattan's Milliard Fillmore High School. They were so brainy, in fact, that most of their former teachers had just read books while they taught themselves. Enter substitute teacher Charlie Moore, who realized that while these kids were long on facts, they were painfully short on maturity, and could use a few lessons from "the Book of Life" before they faced the real world.
Head Of The Class Cast
Dr. Samuels was the principal, wary of Charlie's disruption of academic routine but generally supportive; and Bernadette, the energetic assistant principal. The class included Arvid, the classic nerd with glasses, pocket slide rule, and polyester pants; Maria, so driven that when she got a "B" she grounded herself; Simone, the poet; Jawaharlal, the word-mangling exchange student; Eric, the "cool dude" who hated being so smart that he was put with the geeks; Janice, a 12-year-old genius who hadn't had time to grow up; Alan the proto-yuppie; Darlene, the uptown rich girl; and Dennis, the chunky chemistry whiz who loved pizza.
Turnover in the cast was gradual, and many of these fast-track students stayed in class the full five-year run. Oddly, Mr. Moore left before they did, moving on in 1990 to pursue his dream of an acting career. He was replaced by free-spirited Scotsman Billy MacGregor. Another addition was T.J., a remedial-ed "probelm student," whose slow learning had more to do with attitude than intelligence.
Cast & Characters
Howard Hesseman as Charlie Moore (1986-1990)
Billy Connolly as Billy MacGregor (1990-1991)
William G. Schilling as Dr. Harold Samuels
Jeanetta Arnette as Bernadette Meara
Dan Frischman as Arvid Engen
Leslie Bega as Maria Borges (1986-1989)
Khrystyne Haje as Simone Foster
Jory Husain as Jawaharlal Choudhury (1986-1989)
Brian Robbins a Eric Mardian
Tannis Vallely as Janice Lazarotto (1986-1989)
Tony 0'Dell as Alan Pinkard
Robin Givens as Darlene Merriman
Daniel J. Schneider as Dennis Blunden
Kimberly Russel as Sarah Nevis
Rain Pryor as T.J. Jones (1988-1991)
De Voreaux White as Aristotle McKenzie (1989-1991)
Michael DeLorenzo as Alex Torres (1989-1991)
Lara Piper as Viki Amory (1989-1991)
Jonathan Ke Quan as Jasper Kwong (1990-1991)
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