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Creators:
Michael Elias
Rich Eustis
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
17 September 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A laidback teacher provides needed guidance about life for a special class of exceptional students. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 12 nominations more
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Not The Same Without Hesseman more (19 total)

Cast

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William G. Schilling ... Dr. Harold Samuels (114 episodes, 1986-1991)
Jeannetta Arnette ... Bernadette Meara (114 episodes, 1986-1991)

Dan Frischman ... Arvid Engen (114 episodes, 1986-1991)
Robin Givens ... Darlene Merriman (114 episodes, 1986-1991)

Khrystyne Haje ... Simone Foster (114 episodes, 1986-1991)

Tony O'Dell ... Alan Pinkard (114 episodes, 1986-1991)

Brian Robbins ... Eric Mardian (114 episodes, 1986-1991)

Kimberly Russell ... Sarah Nevins (114 episodes, 1986-1991)
Dan Schneider ... Dennis Blunden (114 episodes, 1986-1991)

Howard Hesseman ... Charles P. 'Charlie' Moore (92 episodes, 1986-1990)
Tannis Vallely ... Janice Lazarotto (67 episodes, 1986-1991)
Leslie Bega ... Maria Borges (66 episodes, 1986-1989)

Joher Coleman ... Jawaharlal Choudhury (66 episodes, 1986-1989)
Rain Pryor ... Theola June 'T.J.' Jones (49 episodes, 1988-1991)

Michael DeLorenzo ... Alex Torres (48 episodes, 1989-1991)
Lara Piper ... Viki Amory (48 episodes, 1989-1991)
De'voreaux White ... Aristotle McKenzie (48 episodes, 1989-1991)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min | USA:30 min (114 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Burbank, California, USA
Company:
Eustis Elias Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jay Thomas was one of the comedians hired to "warm-up" the studio audience. more
Quotes:
T.J. Jones: [Reacting to hearing Billy sending his guests to the roof] Um, Billy, you want us to go onto the roof? Great party, but I could have done this at home! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV) more

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0 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Not The Same Without Hesseman, 11 February 2002
Author: wolf008 from NY

One of the ABC's best at the time. It provided an enjoyable half hour, with plenty of laugh's. Howard Hesseman guided the shows overachievers through 4 seasons of well written comedy. Many of the episodes had a moral to them that is missing from most sitcoms of today, even the so called "family" sitcom's.

The fifth season however did not fair well after Hesseman's departure, However, he was there to give us four solid seasons. It's sort of relevant to Phil Hartmans almost four year's on NewsRadio, before his death, and consequently the show folded without him.

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