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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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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
William G. Schilling ...  Dr. Harold Samuels 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Bernadette Meara 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Arvid Engen 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Darlene Merriman 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Simone Foster 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Alan Pinkard 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Eric Mardian 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Sarah Nevins 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Dennis Blunden 114 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Charlie Moore 92 episodes, 1986-1990
Tannis Vallely ...  Janice Lazarotto 69 episodes, 1986-1991
...  Maria Borges 68 episodes, 1986-1990
...  Jawaharlal Choudhury 68 episodes, 1986-1990
...  T.J. Jones / ... 53 episodes, 1988-1991
...  Alex Torres 48 episodes, 1989-1991
Lara Piper ...  Viki Amory 48 episodes, 1989-1991
...  Aristotle McKenzie 48 episodes, 1989-1991
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Storyline

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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teacher | high school | competition | new york city | nerd | See All (7) »

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17 September 1986 (USA)  »

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Ganz große Klasse  »

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Trivia

The IHP program was based on a program at Walter Reed Middle School in Los Angeles, California. Khrystyne Haje, who played Simone, was an actual graduate of the Reed IHP program. See 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!
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Connections

Referenced in Married with Children: Kelly Knows Something (1994) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why did Howard Hesseman leave the show?
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Absolutely Awful.........
20 September 2002 | by – See all my reviews

Oh My God, could this show be any worse? I think not!

How corny can you possibly get. The 80's certainly were the area of really lame, bad television shows, this being the worst of them all. I have absolutely no idea why Billy Connolly decided to join this show, but he must have been out of his mind. The acting is terrible, stories so pathetic and totally unrealistic. This show should be banished from TV land altogether, maybe they could burn the tapes, but something must be done to rid us of this crap.

Avoid at all costs!!!!!!!!!
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