The BEST episodes of Head of the Class season 5
Every episode of Head of the Class season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Head of the Class season 5!
Head of the Class follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) at the fictional Monroe High School (later Millard Fillmore High School) in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman)
#1 - The Strange Case of Randy McNally
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/28/1991
To save Dennis after a prank, Billy creates a fictional student -- who apparently gets the MIT scholarship Dennis wanted.
#2 - It Couldn't Last Forever (1)
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/18/1991
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)
#3 - Napoleon Blown Apart
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1990
Inspired by his French class, Eric goes to ""find himself"" in Paris.
#4 - Dancing Fools
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1990
Billy and Bernadette take dance lessons at the studio where Alex teaches, and where he's pursued by a woman.
#5 - My Son the Primate
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1990
Arvid trains a chimp at his part-time pet store job and, rather than let it be sold, hides it in the classroom.
#6 - The Last Waltz
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1991
T.J. turns down Aristotle's invitation to the senior prom.
#7 - Most Likely to Be Forgotten
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1991
The kids work on their yearbook, with Eric beginning to regret not having participated more extracurricularly.
#8 - It Couldn't Last Forever (2)
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/25/1991
The IHP class graduates, with T.J. as valedictorian. (Part 2 of 2, and series finale)
#9 - Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1990
The IHP class behaves obnoxiously when their bus breaks down at a rural truck stop.
#10 - Twelve Angry Nerds
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1990
When Alan is caught cheating, Billy has the class act as a jury to decide his punishment.
#11 - And Then There Were None
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1990
Arvid's infectious flu may keep the class from performing in a Shakespeare competition.
#12 - Be My Baby...Sitter
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1990
Jasper's overprotective parents hire a babysitter for him -- and to his mortification, it turns out to be Sarah.
#13 - My Dinner with Darlene
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/4/1991
Darlene promises to treat the class to an elaborate farewell dinner, but then finds her credit card revoked.
#14 - Where's Charlie?
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1990
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.
#15 - The Heartbreak Nerd
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1990
Arvid goes out with gorgeous Viki.
#16 - Billy's Big One
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1990
Billy fakes a heart attack to circumvent a health-insurance bureaucrasy; the IHP girls try writing a romance novel.
#17 - Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (1)
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1990
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)
#18 - The Phantom of the Glee Club
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/11/1991
The class learns T.J. is more than just a contemporary-style musician when Billy discovers her operatic talent.
#19 - Getting Personal
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1990
Billy tries the personals ads.
#20 - The Importance of Being Alex
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/1990
Simone's reputation suffers when Alex lies to his friends about a romance with her.
#21 - Viki's Torn Genes
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/18/1990
At Christmas, Billy helps Viki find her birth mother, but the woman doesn't want to see her.
#22 - Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors (2)
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1990
Bully Zach may have Arvid's missing gun. (Part 2 of 2)