Head of the Class

Sep 17, 1986

A high school substitute teacher takes over a class of geniuses.

Sep 24, 1986

The class imagines life 20 years in the future

Oct 1, 1986

Dennis misquotes Mr. Moore for the school newspaper

Oct 22, 1986

Charlie receives a love note from a secret admirer he suspects is in the IHP.

Oct 29, 1986

Janice feels left out in class and decides to throw a party to make friends. Charlie dates a model.

Nov 5, 1986

Charlie is upset when the IHP's regular teacher announces his return from sick leave.

Nov 12, 1986

Arvid tries to impress a girl by challenging the school basketball players to a volleyball match against the IHP class.

Nov 19, 1986

Charlie tries his hand at ""Hamlet""

Nov 26, 1986

Mr. Moore spends Thanksgiving with Dr. Samuels

Dec 3, 1986

After their team project wins them a trip to Washington, D.C., Sarah and Arvid develop slight feelings for each other. But things aren't necessarily a bed of roses between them.

Dec 10, 1986

Charlie's ex-flame evaluates the class

Dec 17, 1986

When doing reports on their ancestry, both Alan and Darlene find things out that they don't want to.

Jan 7, 1987

Eric makes trouble for another teacher

Jan 14, 1987

Simone receives a discouraging letter from her favorite poet....after his death. Dennis tries to give up sarcasm and pranks.

Jan 21, 1987

Charlie must pass a test in Macro Economics in order to keep his teaching license. The IHP attempt to help him.

Jan 28, 1987

Maria dates the captain of the opposing team

Feb 4, 1987

The IHP faces their Russian counterparts in an academic tournament. Eric must join the team to replace an ailing Jawaharal.

Feb 11, 1987

The class has problems on Valentine's day.

Feb 18, 1987

The class makes a music video for a time capsule

Feb 25, 1987

Charlie sets Arvid up with a job at a hot nightclub, which causes Arvid to develop a cocky, image-conscious attitude.

Apr 1, 1987

May 6, 1987

Arvid starts to daydream about Lori and it affects his schoolwork

Sep 23, 1987

Sarah, Arvid, and Dennis compete and deceive to win the science fair.

Sep 30, 1987

Charlie encourages the class to revitalize the school's literary journal, and the class votes Simone as editor-in-chief. Unfortunately, the power this position gives Simone slightly goes to her head. Meanwhile, Eric fabricates a memoir for the journal, which dishonestly wins him more attention from Simone.

Oct 7, 1987

The IHP are concerned when they learn a transfer student might join their class, making it necessary for one of them to leave. They fight over who it should be.

Oct 14, 1987

Dennis holds a sit-in for better cafeteria food after Charlie teaches a lesson on the rebelliousness of the '60s.

Oct 28, 1987

The class puts out a lampoon issuse of the school newspaper

Nov 4, 1987

When Dr. Samuels is ejected from the meets, he gets Mr. Moore to take his place as coach.

Nov 11, 1987

The class puts on Grease

Nov 18, 1987

Janice says there is a poltergeist following her and soon the class begins to believe her.

Nov 25, 1987

The class takes a standardized personality test and then worry about the results.

Dec 2, 1987

Dec 9, 1987

Charlie and Arvid reflect on their love woes at a Woody Allen marathon going on at a movie theater.

Jan 6, 1988

Arvid sends his penpal Eric's picture

Jan 13, 1988

Darlene and Sarah buy a car; problems with Mrs. Samuels has Dr. Samuels rooming with Charlie.

Jan 20, 1988

Jan 27, 1988

Janice tries to get first chair in the school orchestra

Feb 3, 1988

The IHP's parent's come to see how the class is taught

Feb 10, 1988

Darlene pretends to like Alan to win debates

Mar 2, 1988

Ms. Meara teaches a class on marriage

Mar 9, 1988

A popular teacher has Alzheimer's

Mar 23, 1988

The class gets matched up with computer dates

May 4, 1988

Dennis sees a bleak future

May 11, 1988

Charlie thinks he sees his dead uncle

Oct 19, 1988

Dennis gets to play on the football team.

Oct 26, 1988

Nov 2, 1988

In Moscow, Dr. Samuels insists on study for an academic meet, while Charlie lobbies for more personal cultural experiences. (Part 1 of 2)

Nov 2, 1988

The team begins the competition without Eric, Arvid or Dennis.

Nov 9, 1988

The class become Peer Counselors

Nov 30, 1988

Arvid's Dad teaches the honor's math class.

Dec 7, 1988

Dennis gets a job as a waiter to help pay off debts.

Jan 4, 1989

Alan and Sarah both want to be class president

Jan 18, 1989

Eric and Simone go on their first date.

Jan 25, 1989

Maria hides her intelligence from a hunk she is dating

Feb 1, 1989

Arvid goes out with an easy girl

Feb 8, 1989

An accomplished journalist alumnus visits.

Feb 15, 1989

The final days before opening night are fraught with chaos: no Ronette, Mr. Mushnik MIA, one lead with laryngitis and another ready to walk just before curtain time.

Feb 22, 1989

Mar 1, 1989

The girls don't like their gym teacher, but she likes Charlie

Mar 8, 1989

Charlie's efforts to broaden the audience and membership of the school's radio club tune out the original fans - and its only member.

Mar 15, 1989

Janice takes Dennis to small claims court for a ruined blouse; Charlie falls for Dr. Samuels sister.

Mar 22, 1989

Apr 5, 1989

Charlie moonlights as a character in late night commercials for an appliance store.

Apr 26, 1989

Fed up with Dennis' constant gags, Charlie shows him the door - to a remedial-history class, where Denn becomes the inspirational leader for an acade meet the IHP kids.

May 3, 1989

The staff, including Charlie, go on strike

May 10, 1989

Hall monitor Arvid has daytime nightmares of a personal high noon after a bully he cited for loitering demands a showdown - at high noon.

Sep 27, 1989

It's the first day back at school and there are some new additions to Mr. Moore's class.

Oct 4, 1989

Simone and Eric have eyes for others, but neither agrees with friends that honesty is the best policy.

Oct 11, 1989

Certain members of the class suspect Alex of stealing Darlene's antique ring.

Oct 18, 1989

Viki tells Charlie she's got a crush on him, but Alan gets the impression that he's the one she wants to squeeze.

Oct 25, 1989

Dennis becomes smitten with a quick-witted student who reprimands him for not cleaning his science-lab work area.

Nov 1, 1989

Arvid and Dennis meet Buzz Aldrin while at the Johnson Space Center presenting their experiment, which may be included in a shuttle mission.

Nov 8, 1989

Arvid decides to return to Houston, where Dennis once again steps into the spotlight that should be on Arvid.

Nov 15, 1989

T.J. and Alex look like a shoo-in to win the all-city dance contest, until Alex takes a fall--academically.

Nov 22, 1989

Charlie teaches the class about grief.

Nov 29, 1989

After hearing too many comments about his snoring, Arvid considers getting a complete nose job.

Dec 6, 1989

With just one history paper keeping her from joining the honors program, T.J. makes a pact with the Devil, who delivers the paper and more--until pay-back time.

Dec 13, 1989

The IHP students help the school's star athlete prepare for his college entrance exams.

Jan 3, 1990

T.J.'s first assignment as the newest member of IHP is ridiculed by Dennis.

Jan 10, 1990

Viki gets much-needed help on a home-ec project from Eric, who prefers to hide his talents for fashion design and construction.

Jan 17, 1990

Arvid goes a bit too far in trying to impress a film buff by guaranteeing he'll get a print of a rare 1950s Polish film.

Jan 24, 1990

A condescending Alan burns some bridges with his classmates after being recommended for early admission to Harvard by a recruiter.

Feb 7, 1990

The head of the English department takes some not-so-subtle action against Charlie's choice of "Hair" as the semester production.

Feb 14, 1990

The spirit of "Hair" leads the cast to go on with the show in defiance of Mrs. Hartman, who explains her objection to Charlie.

Feb 21, 1990

In a flashback to college-recruitment day, Arvid turns into jelly, Dennis turns into Alan and Simone turns on Eric when he hesitates to join her at Sarah Lawrence.

Feb 28, 1990

The IHP welcomes a brilliant new student--until he voices his opinion about the Academic Olympic team.

Mar 14, 1990

After his sea rescue of Simone, modesty becomes Dennis, until he tastes the attention of the press--and Simone, who will do "anything" to repay him.

Mar 21, 1990

After promising his vote to three women, Arvid thinks he's off the hook when the dance-queen contest is cancelled.

Apr 4, 1990

Infatuated with a model, Alan determines to meet her, but the result is not a model relationship.

Apr 11, 1990

The class sends Charlie's demo videotape to Woody Allen to get him an audition for a new film.

Apr 25, 1990

Aristotle's work videotaping a wedding garners him interest from an agent--of the FBI, who wants a copy.

May 2, 1990

Night-class students Charlie and Eric each think they are the apple of the teacher's eye when she joins them for after-class coffee.

Sep 11, 1990

Charlie doesn't return for the new school year and the Kids are wondering where's Charlie? Charlie found an acting gig and left and now the students have a new teacher, Billy MacGregor.

Sep 18, 1990

When Alan is caught cheating, Billy has the class act as a jury to decide his punishment.

Sep 25, 1990

Arvid goes out with gorgeous Viki.

Oct 2, 1990

Arvid's infectious flu may keep the class from performing in a Shakespeare competition.

Oct 9, 1990

Billy tries the personals ads.

Oct 16, 1990

Inspired by his French class, Eric goes to ""find himself"" in Paris.

Oct 23, 1990

Billy fakes a heart attack to circumvent a health-insurance bureaucrasy; the IHP girls try writing a romance novel.

Oct 30, 1990

After Billy is robbe, he has the class write papers on gun control, leading Arvid to a harrowing experience when he buys a gun for the assignment. (Part 1 of 2)

Nov 6, 1990

Bully Zach may have Arvid's missing gun. (Part 2 of 2)

Nov 13, 1990

The IHP class behaves obnoxiously when their bus breaks down at a rural truck stop.

Nov 20, 1990

Jasper's overprotective parents hire a babysitter for him -- and to his mortification, it turns out to be Sarah.

Nov 27, 1990

Billy and Bernadette take dance lessons at the studio where Alex teaches, and where he's pursued by a woman.

Dec 4, 1990

Arvid trains a chimp at his part-time pet store job and, rather than let it be sold, hides it in the classroom.

Dec 11, 1990

Simone's reputation suffers when Alex lies to his friends about a romance with her.

Dec 18, 1990

At Christmas, Billy helps Viki find her birth mother, but the woman doesn't want to see her.

Jan 8, 1991

T.J. turns down Aristotle's invitation to the senior prom.

Jan 15, 1991

The kids work on their yearbook, with Eric beginning to regret not having participated more extracurricularly.

May 28, 1991

To save Dennis after a prank, Billy creates a fictional student -- who apparently gets the MIT scholarship Dennis wanted.

Jun 4, 1991

Darlene promises to treat the class to an elaborate farewell dinner, but then finds her credit card revoked.

Jun 11, 1991

The class learns T.J. is more than just a contemporary-style musician when Billy discovers her operatic talent.

Jun 18, 1991

With a wrecking ball ready to demolish the school, the IHP class waits to fund out who's to be valedictorian. (Part 1 of 2)

Jun 25, 1991

The IHP class graduates, with T.J. as valedictorian. (Part 2 of 2, and series finale)