Pilot

S01 E01 • Monday, Sep 23, 1996 • Sep 23 • 30m

Hip young writer Tom Rhodes thought he could breeze back home after a few lackluster years in New York and one worst-selling -- albeit critically acclaimed -- novel under his belt, but his new life as a small town English teacher living on campus at Harkin Academy supplies some major lessons in and out of the classroom. First off, there's chemistry between the longhaired iconoclast with a blue-collar background and Harkin's high-strung, beautiful guidance counselor Nikki Harkin. Once the girl of Tom's teen-aged fantasies, Nikki's now hooked on therapy and apparently attached to a rich boyfriend. Tom hits another snag with wannabe-hip headmaster, Ray Heary, who digs his image but frowns on his casual teaching style, as does acerbic, highbrow history teacher Ronald Felcher. Meanwhile, Harkin's outlandish woman-child math teacher Amanda Reeves worships Tom, and young Milo views his maverick new teacher with skepticism -- especially on the night Tom catches the disconsolate student going o

The Crush Show

S01 E02 • Monday, Sep 30, 1996 • Sep 30 • 30m

Harkin Academy's boys are agog when a movie star's gorgeous teen-aged daughter enrolls, but when smart, ""plain Jane"" Zoey's self-esteem plummets, an attentive Mr. Rhodes steps in to boost her confidence and inadvertently sparks Zoey's colossal crush on him. In the nick of time, Nikki and Amanda alert a clueless Tom to the fragile teen's feelings.

Tom Moves In

S01 E03 • Monday, Oct 7, 1996 • Oct 7 • 30m

Tom is in hot water when he becomes a dorm supervisor and holds a pizza party, only to have the boys he's responsible for sneak out for a night on the town; Nikki tries to conceal her feelings for Tom's book.

Nikki Quits Therapy

S01 E04 • Monday, Oct 14, 1996 • Oct 14 • 30m

Nikki becomes conscious of the fact that she's way too dependent on therapy, so she quits, a decision that only depresses her further.

Heary's Camera

S01 E05 • Monday, Oct 21, 1996 • Oct 21 • 30m

Seeing the great picture that Tom accidentally shot on his film, Heary considers a career with his new-found talent, the art of photography.

The Halloween Show

S01 E06 • Monday, Oct 28, 1996 • Oct 28 • 30m

At Halloween, a gift from Tom haunts Nikki, who's feeling guilty about Carl; Amanda's strange behavior spooks the staff; and Jake's scared silly over the prospect of a test.

Death, Lice and Videotape

S01 E07 • Monday, Nov 4, 1996 • Nov 4 • 30m

No synopsis.

Looking for Mrs. Goodbar

S01 E08 • Monday, Nov 11, 1996 • Nov 11 • 30m

It's Parents Weekend, and wouldn't you know that the woman who picks Tom up in a bar for a passionate one-night stand turns out to be -- Zoey's mother.

Amanda's Fix-up Show

S01 E09 • Monday, Nov 18, 1996 • Nov 18 • 30m

No synopsis.

The Thanksgiving Show

S01 E10 • Monday, Nov 25, 1996 • Nov 25 • 30m

Mr. Heary is anxious to put on Tom's gritty, unpublished play for Thanksgiving. But one of the school's biggest backers wants to see something that has Pilgrims.

The Christmas Show

S01 E11 • Monday, Dec 16, 1996 • Dec 16 • 30m

No synopsis.

The Sexism Show

S01 E12 • Monday, Jan 6, 1997 • Jan 6 • 30m

Tom learns that even a sensitive man of the 90s can have his faults when a school study suggests that he and other Harkin Academy teachers have been favoring boys over girls.

The Courtroom Show

S01 E13 • Monday, Jan 13, 1997 • Jan 13 • 30m

It's a blow to former townie Tom when a night out ends up in a barroom brawl provoked by local toughs -- and Tom gets slapped with a lawsuit.

The Italian Show

S01 E14 • Monday, Jan 20, 1997 • Jan 20 • 30m

Everyone swoons over the handsome, charismatic, popular new Italian teacher. When Tom's the only one who dislikes Giorgio, it's written off as jealousy, despite his best effort to prove the newcomer a pretentious, dishonest phony.

The Welcome Back Show

S01 E15 • Monday, Feb 3, 1997 • Feb 3 • 30m

Tom is helped over a crisis of professionalism by spectral pep talks from the characters of Welcome Back Kotter.

Tom's not Headmaster Show

S01 E16 • Monday, Feb 17, 1997 • Feb 17 • 30m

An obnoxious millionaire buys the school, and wants Tom to be the new headmaster.

The Valentine Show

S01 E17 • Monday, Mar 10, 1997 • Mar 10 • 30m

Cupid's arrow is especially sharp on Valentine's Day: Carl breaks up with Nikki, Nikki blames Tom, and Ronald just wants to call the whole thing off and celebrate Lincoln's birthday instead.

Feud For Thought

S01 E18 • Unknown • Unknown • 30m

Unreleased

No synopsis.

The Goat Show

S01 E19 • Unknown • Unknown • 30m

Unreleased

Jake is tried in a kangaroo court for harming Billy the Goat, the school's mascot, and the fact that he refuses to rat on his friends isn't helping him any.