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This was one sick TV series It's about smart students who are considered inferior to other students. It's basically just an exercise in dehumanization. The entire class is somewhat dehumanized, but one student in particular is the scapegoat even of the class. This is somethi…
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Great show with a lot of good messages about how complicated life can be for smart overachievers. It puts to rest a whole lot of the disgusting stereotypes that just because someone is successful it is because they are "privileged." The kids work hard and deal with a lot of unnec…
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Head of the Class
64%
Series
5
114
AI Analysis
Head of the Class (1986) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Head of the Class (1986) — a TV series tagged as Comedy and Family with cozy, funny, and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 Hes… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, casual background watching, and weekend binge sessions. Expect steady storytelling across 5 seasons.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Head of the Class 64% (37 votes) — solid community ratings for this TV series.
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from 37 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
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- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 1986-09-17
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 114
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 2589
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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 fictiona... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How many seasons of Head of the Class are there?
There are currently 5 seasons of Head of the Class documented in the community database.
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Cast
Billy Connolly
Billy MacGregor
William G. Schilling
Dr. Harold Samuels
Jeannetta Arnette
Bernadette Meara
Michael DeLorenzo
Alex Torres
Dan Frischman
Arvid Engen
Robin Givens
Darlene Merriman
Khrystyne Haje
Simone Foster
Tony O'Dell
Alan Pinkard
Lara Piper
Viki Amory
Rain Pryor
Theola June 'T.J.' Jones
Ke Huy Quan
Jasper Kwong
Brian Robbins
Eric Mardian
Kimberly Russell
Sarah Nevins
Dan Schneider
Dennis Blunden
De'voreaux White
Aristotle McKenzie
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This was one sick TV series It's about smart students who are considered inferior to other students. It's basically just an exercise in dehumanization. The entire class is somewhat dehumanized, but one student in particular is the scapegoat even of the class. This is something Hitler would have loved, but no one else.
Great show with a lot of good messages about how complicated life can be for smart overachievers. It puts to rest a whole lot of the disgusting stereotypes that just because someone is successful it is because they are "privileged." The kids work hard and deal with a lot of unnecessary drama from people who often just want to use them and take credit for their accomplishments.
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