Joe's TV List Stays After to Clean the Erasers

#20: Head of the Class
(ABC, 1986-1991)

During the first season of Head of the Class, one of my English teachers complained that no school would ever let a substitute teacher take over an advanced-learning program. Because, clearly, no public school would ever make a decision based on expediency rather than the welfare of the child. How could ABC even think it? Well, aside from some of them taking five years to graduate, this bunch didn’t fare too badly. And in the eyes of a certain 15-year-old from Connecticut, Khrystyne Haje’s Simone was one smoking-hot literature geek, although the actress’ parents really should serve time for a premeditated assault on vowels. My fondness for Howard Hesseman’s gang of smartass bleeding hearts probably stemmed from the gifted program I had attended once a week during grades 4-6. We did a lot of creative, independent-project-type stuff that seemed more like playing than school to me, and I remember we watched the first space shuttle launch on TV. Sure, we never visited Russia or produced a music video that completely missed the point of "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades," but I like to think some of my classmates went on to greatness. Maybe none of us became an ace TV producer like Dan Schneider, but hey -- none of us married Mike Tyson, either.

Comments

[Pocklock]

I LOVED that show. Look what I found. For memory sake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J7QURtyTxU

[Joe]

Well, that just warms my little heart. :-)

Hope all's well with the belleh.