September 17, 1986 - June 25, 1991
ABC Situation Comedy - 114 Filmed Episodes
Cast:
| Charles Moore: | Howard Hesseman |
| Dr. Harold Samuels: | William G. Schilling |
| Bernadette Meara: | Jeanetta Arnette |
| Arvid Engen: | Dan Frischman |
| Maria Borges: | Leslie Bega |
| Simone Foster: | Khrystyne Haje |
| Jawarhalal Choudhury: | Jory Husain |
| Eric Mardian: | Brian Robbins |
| Janice Lazarotto: | Tannis Vallely |
| Alan Pinkard: | Tony O'Dell |
| Darlene Merriman: | Robin Givens |
| Dennis Blunden: | Dan Schneider |
| Sarah Nevins: | Kimberly Russell |
| Lori Applebaum: | Marcia Christie |
| T.J. Jones: | Rain Pryor |
| Aristotle McKenzie: | De'voreaux White |
| Alex Torres: | Michael DeLorenzo |
| Viki Amory: | Lara Piper |
| Jasper Kwong: | Jonathan Ke Quan |
| Billy MacGregor: | Billy Connolly |
This popular situation comedy was the flip side of Welcome
Back Kotter. Instead of underachieving "sweathogs,"
its focus was on the over achieving honor students at
Manhattan's Millard Fillmore High School. They were so brainy,
in fact, that most of their former teachers had just read
books while they taught themselves. Enter substitute
teacher Charlie Moore, who realized that while these kids
were long on facts, they were painfully short on maturity,
and could use a few lessons from "the Book of Life"
before they faced the real world.
Dr. Samuels was the principal, wary of Charlie's disruption
of academic routine but generally supportive; and Bernadette,
the energetic assistant principal. The class included Arvid,
the classic nerd with glasses, pocket slide rule, and
polyester pants; Maria, so driven that when she got a "B"
she grounded herself; Simone, the poet; Jawaharlal, the
word-mangling exchange student; Eric, the "cool dude" who
hated being so smart that he was put with the geeks; Janice,
a 12-year-old genius who hadn't had time to grow up; Alan
the proto-yuppie; Darlene, the uptown rich girl; and
Dennis, the chunky chemistry whiz who loved pizza.
Turnover in the cast was gradual, and many of these fast-track
students stayed in class the full five-year run. Oddly, Mr.
Moore left before they did, moving on in 1990 to pursue his
dream of an acting career. He was replaced by free-spirited
Scotsman Billy MacGregor. Another addition was T.J., a
remedial-ed "problem student," whose slow learning
had more to do with attitude than intelligence.
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