Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network.
The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The program was ostensibly a vehicle for Hesseman, best known for his role as radio DJ Dr. Johnny Fever in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman left Head of the Class in 1990 and was replaced by Billy Connolly as teacher Billy MacGregor for the final season. After the series ended, Connolly appeared in a short-lived spin-off titled Billy.
The series was created and executive produced by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias. Rich Eustis had previously worked as a New York City substitute teacher while hoping to become an actor.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot | 1986-09-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Back to the Future | 1986-09-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Charliegate | 1986-10-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Love at First Byte | 1986-10-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Outsider | 1986-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Teacher's Teacher | 1986-11-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Volleyball Anyone? | 1986-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Critical Choices | 1986-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Cold Turkey | 1986-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | You've Got a Friend | 1986-12-03 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | As Time Goes By | 1986-12-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Way We Weren't | 1986-12-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Rebel Without a Class | 1987-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Ode to Simone | 1987-01-14 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Past Imperfect | 1987-01-21 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | A Problem Like Maria | 1987-01-28 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming! | 1987-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Valentine's Day | 1987-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Video Activity | 1987-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Privilege | 1987-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Crimes of the Heart | 1987-04-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | The Secret Life of Arvid Engen | 1987-05-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Science Fair-Weather Friends | 1987-09-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Write Stuff | 1987-09-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Big Squeeze | 1987-10-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Child of the 60's | 1987-10-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Trouble in Perfectville | 1987-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Coach Charlie | 1987-11-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | That'll Be the Day | 1987-11-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Poltergeist III | 1987-11-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Psyched Out at Fillmore | 1987-11-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Revenge of the Liberal | 1987-12-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Play It Again, Woody | 1987-12-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Will the Real Arvid Engen Please Stand Up? | 1988-01-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | On the Road Again | 1988-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Fatal Distraction | 1988-01-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Cello Fever | 1988-01-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Parent's Day | 1988-02-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Love Is Debatable | 1988-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | For Better, For Worse | 1988-03-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | We Love You, Mrs. Russell | 1988-03-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Don't Play with Matches | 1988-03-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | The 21st-Century News | 1988-05-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Moore Than You Know | 1988-05-11 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | The Refrigerator of Fillmore High | 1988-10-19 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1988-10-26 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Mission to Moscow (1) | 1988-11-02 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Mission to Moscow (2) | 1988-11-02 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Let's Rap | 1988-11-09 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Engen and Son | 1988-11-30 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Get a Job | 1988-12-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Born to Run | 1989-01-04 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | First Date | 1989-01-18 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Partners | 1989-01-25 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Arvid's Sure Thing | 1989-02-01 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Scuttlebutt | 1989-02-08 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Little Shop 'Til You Drop (1) | 1989-02-15 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Little Shop 'Til You Drop (2) | 1989-02-22 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | The Hot Seat | 1989-03-01 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | Radio Activity | 1989-03-08 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | The Little Sister | 1989-03-15 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | Killer Coach | 1989-03-22 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | I Am the King | 1989-04-05 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | King of Remedial | 1989-04-26 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | Labor Daze | 1989-05-03 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | Exactly Twelve O'Clock | 1989-05-10 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Back to School | 1989-09-27 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Viki & Eric & Simone & Alex | 1989-10-04 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | The Ring of Darlene M. | 1989-10-11 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Viki in Love | 1989-10-18 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Blunden in Love | 1989-10-25 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | The Bright Stuff (1) | 1989-11-01 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | The Bright Stuff (2) | 1989-11-08 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Gotta Dance | 1989-11-15 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Good Mourning | 1989-11-22 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Arvid Nose Best | 1989-11-29 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | The Devil and Miss T.J. | 1989-12-06 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | Why Ronnie Can't Read | 1989-12-13 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | The Joker Is Wild | 1990-01-03 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | Tough Guys Don't Sew | 1990-01-10 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | Reel Problems | 1990-01-17 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | Alan Goes Crimson | 1990-01-24 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | From Hair to Eternity (1) | 1990-02-07 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | From Hair to Eternity (2) | 1990-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | Recruitment Day | 1990-02-21 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | The Quiet Kid | 1990-02-28 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | Simone Goes Overboard | 1990-03-14 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | Queen, Queen, Queen for a Day | 1990-03-21 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 23 | Politics of Love | 1990-04-04 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 24 | The Reel Charlie Moore | 1990-04-11 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 25 | Cement Hi-Tops | 1990-04-25 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 26 | Teacher's Pet | 1990-05-02 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Where's Charlie? | 1990-09-11 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Getting Personal | 1990-10-09 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Twelve Angry Nerds | 1990-09-18 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | And Then There Were None | 1990-10-02 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Heartbreak Nerd | 1990-09-25 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Napoleon Blown Apart | 1990-10-16 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Billy's Big One | 1990-10-23 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1) | 1990-10-30 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2) | 1990-11-06 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's | 1990-11-13 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | Be My Baby . . . Sitter | 1990-10-20 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | Dancing Fools | 1990-11-27 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 13 | My Son the Primate | 1990-12-04 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 14 | The Importance of Being Alex | 1990-12-11 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 15 | Viki's Torn Genes | 1990-12-18 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 16 | The Last Waltz | 1991-01-08 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 17 | Most Likely to Be Forgotten | 1991-01-15 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 18 | The Strange Case of Randy McNally | 1991-05-28 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 19 | My Dinner with Darlene | 1991-06-04 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 20 | The Phantom of the Glee Club | 1991-06-11 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 21 | It Couldn't Last Forever (1) | 1991-06-18 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 22 | It Couldn't Last Forever (2) | 1991-06-25 | 30 min |
