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Head of the Class

Year:

1986

Duration:

30 min | USA:30 min (114 episodes)

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.6

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 12 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1986-09-17

Filming Locations: Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Brad Pitt

Patty McCormack

Head of the Class

William G. Schilling

Dr. Harold Samuels

Jeannetta Arnette

Bernadette Meara

Dan Frischman

Arvid Engen

Robin Givens

Darlene Merriman

Khrystyne Haje

Simone Foster

Tony O'Dell

Alan Pinkard

Brian Robbins

Eric Mardian

Kimberly Russell

Sarah Nevins

Dan Schneider

Dennis Blunden

Howard Hesseman

Charlie Moore

Tannis Vallely

Janice Lazarotto

Leslie Bega

Maria Borges

Joher Coleman

Jawaharlal Choudhury

Rain Pryor

Theola June 'T.J.' Jones

Michael DeLorenzo

Alex Torres

Lara Piper

Viki Amory (48 episodes, 1989-1991)

De'voreaux White

Aristotle McKenzie

Did you know?

Trivia

Jonathan Ke Quan was added to the cast in the fifth season because the producers realized that it was unusual that there were no Asian-Americans in a class for gifted students.

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Jay Thomas was one of the comedians hired to "warm-up" the studio audience.

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Howard Hesseman left the series at the end of season 4. Billy Connolly took over the lead for the fifth and final season.

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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.

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Dennis Blunden: I was making a fortune on 106th street. The suit makes all the difference.

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T.J. Jones: Hey, I'm T.J.

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Faq

Why did Howard Hesseman leave the show?

Stacy Jenel Smith reported in her "Ask Stacy" column that Hesseman requested to be released from the show. He had been openly unhappy with the show for years, often speaking badly of it in interviews. Smith said cast and crew of the show reported that Hesseman's ill feelings for the show cast a pall on the production.

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