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.

Cast & crew

R

Rich Eustis

Creator

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

Rain Pryor

Theola June 'T.J.' Jones

Leslie Bega

Maria Borges

J

Jôher Coleman

Jawaharlal Choudhury

T

Tannis Vallely

Janice Lazarotto

Michael DeLorenzo

Alex Torres

Lara Piper

Viki Amory

De'voreaux White

Aristotle McKenzie

Billy Connolly

Billy MacGregor

Ke Huy Quan

Jasper Kwong

L

Leon Fan

Billy Chin

Seasons

114 episodes

Season 11986 · 22 episodes

Season 21987 · 22 episodes

Season 31988 · 22 episodes

Season 41989 · 26 episodes

Season 51990 · 22 episodes