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Season 1

  • S01E01 Pilot

    • September 17, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E02 Back to the Future

    • September 24, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    The class imagines life 20 years in the future

  • S01E03 Charliegate

    • October 1, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Dennis misquotes Mr. Moore for the school newspaper

  • S01E04 Love at First Byte

    • October 22, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E05 The Outsider

    • October 29, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E06 Teacher's Teacher

    • November 5, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E07 Volleyball, Anyone?

    • November 12, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E08 Critical Choices

    • November 19, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie tries his hand at ""Hamlet""

  • S01E09 Cold Turkey

    • November 26, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Mr. Moore spends Thanksgiving with Dr. Samuels

  • S01E10 You've Got a Friend

    • December 3, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E11 As Time Goes By

    • December 10, 1986
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie's ex-flame evaluates the class

  • S01E12 The Way We Weren't

    • December 17, 1986
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E13 Rebel Without a Class

    • January 7, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Eric makes trouble for another teacher

  • S01E14 Ode to Simone

    • January 14, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E15 Past Imperfect

    • January 21, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E16 A Problem Like Maria

    • January 28, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Maria dates the captain of the opposing team

  • S01E17 The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming!

    • February 4, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E18 Valentine's Day

    • February 11, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    The class has problems on Valentine's day.

  • S01E19 Video Activity

    • February 18, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    The class makes a music video for a time capsule

  • S01E20 Privilege

    • February 25, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E21 Crimes of the Heart

    • April 1, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie investigates when Sarah's grades plummet.

  • S01E22 The Secret Life of Arvid Engen

    • May 6, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid starts to daydream about Lori and it affects his schoolwork

Season 2

  • S02E01 Science Fair-Weather Friends

    • September 23, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E02 The Write Stuff

    • September 30, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E03 The Big Squeeze

    • October 7, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E04 Child of the '60s

    • October 14, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E05 Trouble in Perfectville

    • October 28, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    The class puts out a lampoon issuse of the school newspaper

  • S02E06 Coach Charlie

    • November 4, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E07 That'll Be the Day

    • November 11, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    The class puts on Grease

  • S02E08 Poltergeist III

    • November 18, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E09 Psyched Out at Fillmore

    • November 25, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E10 Revenge of the Liberal

    • December 2, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Dennis represents the school on a talk show.

  • S02E11 Play It Again, Woody

    • December 9, 1987
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E12 Will the Real Arvid Engen Please Stand Up?

    • January 6, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid sends his penpal Eric's picture

  • S02E13 On the Road Again

    • January 13, 1988
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E14 Fatal Distraction

    • January 20, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Eric thinks Maria is obsessed with him.

  • S02E15 Cello Fever

    • January 27, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Janice tries to get first chair in the school orchestra

  • S02E16 Parents' Day

    • February 3, 1988
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E17 Love Is Debatable

    • February 10, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Darlene pretends to like Alan to win debates

  • S02E18 For Better, For Worse

    • March 2, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Ms. Meara teaches a class on marriage

  • S02E19 We Love You, Mrs. Russell

    • March 9, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    A popular teacher has Alzheimer's

  • S02E20 Don't Play with Matches

    • March 23, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    The class gets matched up with computer dates

  • S02E21 The 21st-Century News

    • May 4, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Dennis sees a bleak future

  • S02E22 Moore Than You Know

    • May 11, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie thinks he sees his dead uncle

Season 3

  • S03E01 The Refrigerator of Fillmore High

    • October 19, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Dennis gets to play on the football team.

  • S03E02 Back in the U.S.S.R.

    • October 26, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie announces a trip to the Soviet Union.

  • S03E03 Mission to Moscow (1)

    • November 2, 1988
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E04 Mission to Moscow (2)

    • November 2, 1988
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E05 Let's Rap

    • November 9, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    The class become peer counselors.

  • S03E06 Engen and Son

    • November 30, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid's dad substitute teaches the honors math class.

  • S03E07 Get a Job

    • December 7, 1988
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E08 Born to Run

    • January 4, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Alan and Sarah both want to be class president.

  • S03E09 First Date

    • January 18, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Eric and Simone go on their first date.

  • S03E10 Partners

    • January 25, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Maria hides her intelligence from a hunk she is dating.

  • S03E11 Arvid's Sure Thing

    • February 1, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid goes out with an easy girl.

  • S03E12 Scuttlebutt

    • February 8, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    An accomplished journalist alumnus visits.

  • S03E13 Little Shop 'Til You Drop (1)

    • February 15, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S03E14 Little Shop 'Til You Drop (2)

    • February 22, 1989
    • ABC (US)

  • S03E15 The Hot Seat

    • March 1, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E16 Radio Activity

    • March 8, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E17 The Little Sister

    • March 15, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E18 Killer Coach

    • March 22, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    The chess team coach's fervor distracts Arvid.

  • S03E19 I Am the King

    • April 5, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S03E20 King of Remedial

    • April 26, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Dennis's antics demote him to a remedial class.

  • S03E21 Labor Daze

    • May 3, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    The staff, including Charlie, go on strike

  • S03E22 Exactly Twelve O'Clock

    • May 10, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

Season 4

  • S04E01 Back to School

    • September 27, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    It's the first day back at School and there are some new additions to Mr. Moore's class. Maria, transferred to the High Of Perfoming Arts, Jawarlahal's family moved to California, and Janice went Harvard. The new kids are coming in, Alex Torres, Aristotle McKenzie, and Viki Armory, who has crushes on her teachers.

  • S04E02 Viki & Eric & Simone & Alex

    • October 4, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Eric goes out with Viki and Simone goes out with Alex and they all end up at the art museum.

  • S04E03 The Ring of Darlene M.

    • October 11, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E04 Viki in Love

    • October 18, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Viki believes she is in love with Mr. Moore, but Alan believes she loves him.

  • S04E05 Blunden in Love

    • October 25, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Dennis falls for a girl, then later finds out that she is homeless.

  • S04E06 The Bright Stuff (1)

    • November 1, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid and Dennis's science project makes it into the NASA finals in Houston. (Part 1 of 2)

  • S04E07 The Bright Stuff (2)

    • November 8, 1989
    • ABC (US)

  • S04E08 Gotta Dance

    • November 15, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid replaces T.J. as Alex's dance partner.

  • S04E09 Good Mourning

    • November 22, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie teaches the class about grief.

  • S04E10 Arvid Nose Best

    • November 29, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid considers having his nose surgically repaired to stop his snoring and to look better

  • S04E11 The Devil and Miss T.J.

    • December 6, 1989
    • ABC (US)

    T.J. makes a deal with the devil to get accepted into the IHP class.

  • S04E12 Why Ronnie Can't Read

    • December 13, 1989
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E13 The Joker Is Wild

    • January 3, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S04E14 Tough Guys Don't Sew

    • January 10, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Viki gets Eric to design and sew clothes for her home economics project.

  • S04E15 Reel Problems

    • January 17, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie advises Arvid not to mislead a girl.

  • S04E16 Alan Goes Crimson

    • January 24, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Alan thinks he is getting early admission to Harvard. When he finds out he won't be getting that, he tries to apologize for remarks he said.

  • S04E17 From Hair to Eternity (1)

    • February 7, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    The prudish head of the school's English department seems determined to ruin Charlie's class production of ""Hair"". (Part 1 of 2)

  • S04E18 From Hair to Eternity (2)

    • February 14, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    The spirit of ""Hair"" leads the class to go on with the show in defiance of Mrs Hartman. (Part 2 of 2)

  • S04E19 Recruitment Day

    • February 21, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    The class worries about college recruiters

  • S04E20 The Quiet Kid

    • February 28, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    A new student rejects the Academic Olympics.

  • S04E21 Simone Goes Overboard

    • March 14, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Simone agrees to date Dennis after he saves her from drowning.

  • S04E22 Queen, Queen, Queen for a Day

    • March 21, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid takes three girls to the same dance.

  • S04E23 Politics of Love

    • April 4, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Alan falls for a model.

  • S04E24 The Reel Charlie Moore

    • April 11, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Aristotle tries to help Charlie's acting career.

  • S04E25 Cement Hi-Tops

    • April 25, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Aristotle videotapes a mob family wedding.

  • S04E26 Teacher's Pet

    • May 2, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Charlie and Eric vie for a night-school teacher.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Where's Charlie?

    • September 11, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S05E02 Twelve Angry Nerds

    • September 18, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E03 The Heartbreak Nerd

    • September 25, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Arvid goes out with gorgeous Viki.

  • S05E04 And Then There Were None

    • October 2, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E05 Getting Personal

    • October 9, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    Billy tries the personals ads.

  • S05E06 Napoleon Blown Apart

    • October 16, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E07 Billy's Big One

    • October 23, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E08 Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1)

    • October 30, 1990
    • ABC (US)

    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)

  • S05E09 Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2)

    • November 6, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E10 Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's

    • November 13, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E11 Be My Baby...Sitter

    • November 20, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E12 Dancing Fools

    • November 27, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E13 My Son the Primate

    • December 4, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E14 The Importance of Being Alex

    • December 11, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E15 Viki's Torn Genes

    • December 18, 1990
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E16 The Last Waltz

    • January 8, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E17 Most Likely to Be Forgotten

    • January 15, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E18 The Strange Case of Randy McNally

    • May 28, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E19 My Dinner with Darlene

    • June 4, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E20 The Phantom of the Glee Club

    • June 11, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S05E21 It Couldn't Last Forever (1)

    • June 18, 1991
    • ABC (US)

    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)

  • S05E22 It Couldn't Last Forever (2)

    • June 25, 1991
    • ABC (US)

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