Head of the Class
Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) is a struggling New York City actor and director who works as a substitute teacher while awaiting his big break. His current assignment is to "watch over" a class of student prodigies. When he sees them, he sees that Principal Dr. Harold Samuels (William G. Schilling) has more or less shut them out from the rest of the world, so he tries to show them that there's more to life than just studying and winning academic competitions. Samuels doesn't exactly think that he is a positive influence on the students, but when one of the students' parents, who is also on the school board, sees how he got his son to get out of his shell, that he "asked" Samuels to make Moore the permanent teacher. So every week he helps the students with their personal problems, in addition to their academic ones.
- 1986-1991
- 5 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy
- TV-G
Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) is a struggling New York City actor and director who works as a substitute teacher while awaiting his big break. His current assignment is to "watch over" a class of student prodigies. When he sees them, he sees that Principal Dr. Harold Samuels (William G. Schilling) has more or less shut them out from the rest of the world, so he tries to show them that there's more to life than just studying and winning academic competitions. Samuels doesn't exactly think that he is a positive influence on the students, but when one of the students' parents, who is also on the school board, sees how he got his son to get out of his shell, that he "asked" Samuels to make Moore the permanent teacher. So every week he helps the students with their personal problems, in addition to their academic ones.
Season 4 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Back to School
Wed, Sep 27, 1989 23 mins
The school year begins with three members of the IHP no longer there. And three new students, Alex, Viki and Aristotle joining the class. And the old students don't exactly welcome them with open arms.
Episode 2
Viki & Eric & Simone & Alex
Wed, Oct 4, 1989
Eric and Simone, both secretly wanting to see other people, lie to each other about their plans and eventually have to face the truth after they find themselves at the same art museum with their dates.
Episode 3
The Ring of Darlene M.
Wed, Oct 11, 1989
Darlene's grandmother's ring goes missing and the class suspects Alex of taking it.
Episode 4
Viki in Love
Wed, Oct 18, 1989 23 mins
Viki thinks Mr. Moore is the one for her. And Alan thinks she's the one for him. And he freaks out when he finds who she thinks is the one for her.
Episode 5
Blunden in Love
Wed, Oct 25, 1989
Dennis dates a girl who is hiding a secret about her personal life.
Episode 6
The Bright Stuff: Part 1
Wed, Nov 1, 1989 23 mins
Dennis and Arvid create an experiment that qualifies for a NASA competition in Houston but tensions soon arise between the two of them.
Episode 7
The Bright Stuff: Part 2
Wed, Nov 8, 1989
While in Houston working with NASA on their contest-winning project, Dennis takes credit for a discovery Arvid makes.
Episode 8
Gotta Dance
Wed, Nov 15, 1989
Samuels wants someone from the school to enter a dance competition. Alex and T.J. volunteer. But when Alex fails a test, Moore says he can't compete. But Samuels really wants to win this one, so he asks Moore to let him take a make up test. Moore at first refuses. So Arvid offers to fill in. But Moore reconsiders so Alex takes the test during the competition. And Arvid is nervous about having to dance.
Episode 9
Good Mourning
Wed, Nov 22, 1989
Arvid and Sarah each suffering losses on the same day leads the class to some introspection.
Episode 10
Arvid Nose Best
Wed, Nov 29, 1989
Dennis teases Arvid by playing a tape of him snoring and calling his nose deformed. Moore tells Arvid that his snoring can be corrected with surgery. Arvid decides to do it but also considers a nose job . When he's about to have the surgery, he's under the anesthetic he's still uncertain if he wants the nose job. When he wakes up, his nose is bandaged and the doctor went out of town. So he doesn't know if he had the nose job. Worried that he might look worse, he doesn't take the bandage off.
Episode 11
The Devil and Miss T.J.
Wed, Dec 6, 1989 23 mins
T.J. is so desperate to be allowed to join the IHP that a guy offers to help her. But she later finds out the man is the Devil and he is going to collect.
Episode 12
Why Ronnie Can't Read
Wed, Dec 13, 1989
Dr. Samuels asks the IHP to help a student athlete get ready for college entrance exams. But it's during one of the sessions that they discover that he's illiterate. They try to help him so that he could take the test. But Mr. Moore upon learning of if, tells them this is just a temporary fix. He tries to convince the student he needs to learn how to read which coming out and admitting it.
Episode 13
The Joker Is Wild
Wed, Jan 3, 1990
When Dennis plays a joke on T.J. in front of the class, she challenges him to a fight. Mr. Moore then decides to mediate between Dennis who plays too many jokes and T.J. who takes everything too seriously.
Episode 14
Tough Guys Don't Sew
Wed, Jan 10, 1990
As part of her home economics class Viki has to make a dress. And when she has trouble Eric offers to help and it turns out he's good but he doesn't want anyone to know he does this.
Episode 15
Reel Problems
Wed, Jan 17, 1990
When Alex tries to land a girl by being deceitful. Mr. Moore tells him of the time Arvid trying to impress a girl claimed to be the head of school's "film society". They plan a film screening. And when the girl suggests a film that no one knows, they scramble to find it.
Episode 16
Alan Goes Crimson
Wed, Jan 24, 1990
Alan gets a chance to go to Harvard and is acting like a jerk. But when the man who was arranging it dies before he could. But even after learning of this he continues to act like he is going.
Episode 17
From Hair to Eternity: Part 1
Wed, Feb 7, 1990
Mr. Moore and the IHP decides to put on a production of Hair. But one of the teachers tries to stop it.
Episode 18
From Hair to Eternity: Part 2
Wed, Feb 14, 1990 23 mins
The gifted students save the school production of "Hair."
Episode 19
Recruitment Day
Wed, Feb 21, 1990
Mr. Moore organizes a college fair while the students experience anxiety over making commitments.
Episode 20
The Quiet Kid
Wed, Feb 28, 1990
The IHP gets a new student and they can't convince him to join the slumping academic team.
Episode 21
Simone Goes Overboard
Wed, Mar 14, 1990
When the class are on a boat Simone goes overboard and Dennis saves her. And when she acts beholden to him, he can't help but milk it for all it's worth. But Moore figures out the truth about what happened?
Episode 22
Queen, Queen, Queen for a Day
Wed, Mar 21, 1990
It's time for school prom and Arvid is among the ones who will choose who will be the prom queen, but he unwittingly tells Viki he'll support her. And he also inadvertently tells Rhonda the same thing. And Darlene threatens him if he doesn't. When it's time for the queen to be chosen, Arvid tries to keep his word and support the girls but Samuels says he can't do that. And when Samuels says they might no be able to choose one so Arvid suggests that the prom queen to be abolished. The girls are bummed that the prom queen was canceled and when they get together they talk and learn that Arvid promised each of them they would be queen. So they decide to get back at him.
Episode 23
Politics of Love
Wed, Apr 4, 1990
Alan goes to a party. The next day he brags to the class that he hooked up with a model. They don't believe him. But she shows up to return something he left with her. But it seems he told her he's a teacher.
Episode 24
The Reel Charlie Moore
Wed, Apr 11, 1990
Aristotle tries to help Charlie's stagnate acting career.
Episode 25
Cement Hi-Tops
Wed, Apr 25, 1990
Aristotle gets job videotaping a wedding. Later an FBI agent approaches him asking to see the video he shot. Aristotle asks why he wants to see it, he doesn't answer him. So Aristotle is hesitant to do what the agent says. The class wonders why the agent wants to see the video and when Aristotle tells them the name of the people who got married which is Italian, they jump to the conclusion that the people who got married are mobbed up.
Episode 26
Teacher's Pet
Wed, May 2, 1990 23 mins
Eric and Charlie compete for a night-school teacher.