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Head of the Class 

| Comedy | TV Series (1986–1991)
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114 episodes
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A laidback teacher provides needed guidance about life for a special class of exceptional students.

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1991   1990   1989   1988   1987   1986  
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 12 nominations. See more awards »

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William G. Schilling ...
 Dr. Harold Samuels 114 episodes, 1986-1991
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 Bernadette Meara 114 episodes, 1986-1991
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 Jawaharlal Choudhury 67 episodes, 1986-1990
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Lara Piper ...
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A group of gifted high-school students are placed together into an "enrichment" class. Although brilliant, they have much to learn about each other and themselves. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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17 September 1986 (USA)  »

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Ganz große Klasse  »

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Trivia

Actress Tannis Vallely (the young genius in braids) attended Robert Millikan Jr. High in Sherman Oaks, CA at the time of filming. See more »

Quotes

Eric Mardian: [in response to Viki trying to find her birth mother] We're here to help you babe. We're looking for a tall blonde, killer body, killer legs, killer smile, a little spacey, but hot.
[as Miss Meara Walks in the classroom]
Eric Mardian: Mom!
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Connections

Referenced in Step by Step: Head of the Class (1995) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why did Howard Hesseman leave the show?
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Worst TV Series EVER
6 June 2002 | by – See all my reviews

I dont know if im watching the same show as these hippies.

This is with out a doubt the worst show on TV from its time. And that is saying alot when you look at the other crap on from the same era shows such as Step by Step, Perfect Stranges, Man About The House, and so on and so. This show really should have been called Head of The Crap. The only thing that saved this show from the proverbial toilet is the timely arrival of Billy Connoly who took over from the hideously unfunny Howard Hesseman. What is up with WKRP and Police Academy 3 these two movies had some promise and could have been good, but Hesseman ruined both.

In conclusion all I have say is this is a bad show with bad actors esspically that hesseman charater, and if these sort of shenanags had ever gone on at my school..., well it wouldnt have because we have teachers who can act better then Hesseman.
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