Head of the Class: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Head of the Class Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Where's Charlie?
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 MacGr
Twelve Angry Nerds
Sep 18, 1990
When Alan is caught cheating, Billy has the class act as a jury to decide his punishment.
And Then There Were None
Oct 2, 1990
Arvid's infectious flu may keep the class from performing in a Shakespeare competition.
Napoleon Blown Apart
Oct 16, 1990
Inspired by his French class, Eric goes to ""find himself"" in Paris.
Billy's Big One
Oct 23, 1990
Billy fakes a heart attack to circumvent a health-insurance bureaucrasy; the IHP girls try writing a romance novel.
Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1)
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)
Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2)
Nov 6, 1990
Bully Zach may have Arvid's missing gun. (Part 2 of 2)
Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's
Nov 13, 1990
The IHP class behaves obnoxiously when their bus breaks down at a rural truck stop.
Be My Baby . . . Sitter
Nov 20, 1990
Jasper's overprotective parents hire a babysitter for him -- and to his mortification, it turns out to be Sarah.
Dancing Fools
Nov 27, 1990
Billy and Bernadette take dance lessons at the studio where Alex teaches, and where he's pursued by a woman.
My Son the Primate
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.
The Importance of Being Alex
Dec 11, 1990
Simone's reputation suffers when Alex lies to his friends about a romance with her.
Viki's Torn Genes
Dec 18, 1990
At Christmas, Billy helps Viki find her birth mother, but the woman doesn't want to see her.
Most Likely to Be Forgotten
Jan 15, 1991
The kids work on their yearbook, with Eric beginning to regret not having participated more extracurricularly.
The Strange Case of Randy McNally
May 28, 1991
To save Dennis after a prank, Billy creates a fictional student -- who apparently gets the MIT scholarship Dennis wanted.
My Dinner With Darlene
Jun 4, 1991
Darlene promises to treat the class to an elaborate farewell dinner, but then finds her credit card revoked.
The Phantom of the Glee Club
Jun 11, 1991
The class learns T.J. is more than just a contemporary-style musician when Billy discovers her operatic talent.
It Couldn't Last Forever (1)
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)
It Couldn't Last Forever (2)
Jun 25, 1991
The IHP class graduates, with T.J. as valedictorian. (Part 2 of 2, and series finale)