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22 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
Wed, Oct 19, 198823 mins
Dennis is torn between football and academics.

Episode 2
Wed, Oct 26, 198824 mins
As the class prepares for the upcoming trip to U.S.S.R. Dennis hopes to profit on selling Western goods to the Soviets and Eric decides to pretend that he doesn't want to go at all.

Episode 3
Wed, Nov 2, 198823 mins
The gang goes to Moscow (for real). Arvid and Dennis find two girls who don't know the word nerd. Alan confronts his Soviet counterpart. Eric and Simone have a fight. Simone visits dead poets' graves and Eric meets his Russian family.

Episode 4
Wed, Nov 2, 198824 mins
Several members are missing as the competition approaches. Arvid misses the train after a date with the Russian girls. Dennis gets picked up by the cops. After his emotional family reunion, Eric joins the competition.

Episode 5
Wed, Nov 9, 1988
The IHP students have been made peer counselors. Mr. Moore tries to caution them about thinking they can solve all problems. And when Darlene encounters an unruly student named T.J. she tries to help her but T.J. doesn't want to meet her half way.

Episode 6
Wed, Nov 30, 198823 mins
When Arvid's father becomes the substitute AP Calculus teacher, it turns the IHP class against him.

Episode 7
Wed, Dec 7, 1988
Dennis gets a job to pay back his classmates.

Episode 8
Wed, Jan 4, 198924 mins
Alan campaigns for class president.

Episode 9
Wed, Jan 18, 198923 mins
Eric asks Simone out on a date but there is a difference in expectations. She wants him to meet her parents but there is unexpected company on their date.

Episode 10
Wed, Jan 25, 1989
Maria'a dating a hunk and tries to downplay her intelligence so as not to make him feel inferior. Dennis then gets her to work on a project and when it's done he claims that he did all the work when in fact it was Maria who did all the work. And he's counting on her keeping her intelligence from her boyfriend from claiming she did the work. Mr. Moore tries to convince she has to stand up.

Episode 11
Wed, Feb 1, 1989
Rhonda, probably the most popular girl in school, sets her sights on Arvid. He feels like the luckiest man alive. But Mr. Moore gets him to wonder why she's so popular.

Episode 12
Wed, Feb 8, 1989
A man who went to the school and would go on to be a revered corespondent. Whenhe meets the students he treats them very snidely. And when he makes a slip they make a big deal of it. Mr. Moore tries to teach them that the man has some first hand knowledge of certain things that not too many have experienced. And Moore can't help but wonder why the man has such a big chip on his shoulder.

Episode 13
Wed, Feb 15, 1989
Mr. Moore directs the school production of Little Shop of Horrors much to the dismay of Dr. Samuels until he's offered a role after one person drops out. And Maria may have to follow when her mom is set to wed on opening night.

Episode 14
Wed, Feb 22, 1989
With opening night coming, Alan finds himself without his singing voice and Arvid stepping in to play the lead. Meanwhile, Maria chooses to go on with the show.

Episode 15
Wed, Mar 1, 1989
Charlie becomes friends with the new Phys Ed teacher.

Episode 16
Wed, Mar 8, 1989
Charlie tries to garner interest in the school radio station, but is met with some resistance.

Episode 17
Wed, Mar 15, 1989
Charlie's date turns out to be Dr. Samuels' sister.

Episode 18
Wed, Mar 22, 1989
Mr. Moore plays chess with Arvid, and when he gets distracted by people talking to him, Moore beats him. Dennis arranges a match between Moore and Frank Tarish, the coach of the chess team. Moore nixes it claiming that beating Arvid was a fluke but Tarish thinks he thinks he's better than him. It seems that Tarish was considered for the job that Moore has now. At chess practice, Tarish yells at Arvid which again distracts him causing him to lose and leave the team. Moore decides to show Tarish how good Arvid is by playing Tarish with Arvid telling him what moves to make.

Episode 19
Wed, Apr 5, 198924 mins
When Mr. Moore's apartment is going coop he needs to make some money fast so he can buy it. He gets a job doing commercials for an appliance store and it requires him to dress up like a king. He was told it would only be shown late at night so he's sure no one he knows will see them. But Dennis who was staying up late watching TV sees it.

Episode 20
Wed, Apr 26, 198923 mins
When Mr. Moore gets fed up with to Dennis' disruptive behavior, he sends him to the remedial history class. Dennis feels like a fish out of water. But eventually he challenges the IHP to a history competition and along with the teacher he gets them to learn.

Episode 21
Wed, May 3, 1989
The Fillmore staff goes on strike which causes friction between Charlie and the IHP class. Meawhile, Dennis and Arvid take a Home Economics class to meet girls.

Episode 22
Wed, May 10, 1989
When Arvid decides to butt heads with a jock, he tells Arvid to meet at noon so they can hash it out. And Arvid spends all the time worrying about what will happen. And he imagines he is Gary Cooper's character from the movie and everyone is town is someone he knows who tries to talk him out of facing the guy.
