The Reason Howard Hesseman WALKED AWAY from "Head Of The Class"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- On Wednesday nights back in the mid-80s, one of the shows I watched on a regular basis was "Head Of The Class" starring Howard Hesseman. It was part of a Wednesday night lineup that included "Perfect Strangers", and at one point "Growing Pains". In this video, I discuss Howard Hesseman's career and his decision to walk away from the show that was still getting good ratings. #HeadoftheClass #HowardHesseman #80sTVshows
I really loved the nerd character on the show! Also loved playing him. ;-) Nice video, and I'm looking forward to the reboot with an all new cast.
Wow! Thanks for the compliment Dan! I loved your character as well.
@@stephensundstrom6379 Thanks!
We loved the part you played as Arvid Enkman
Enjoyed your work on the show Dan!! So, what is the scoop why did Howard Hesseman leave the show? What were the cast's feelings when you found out he was leaving?
@Marty McFly II Just heard Season 3 is coming out on July 20.
Hesseman was the glue that kept head of the class together. When the cast turned over in 1989 it was the beginning of the end . But this video was right , like saved by the bell it had a shelf life
Thanks for sharing your comments!
The main way *Facts of Life* was able to survive longer than that was by making the school secondary to the girls’ extracurricular activities working for Mrs. Garrett at the business she quit Eastland for. And she was never technically a teacher.
R.I.P Mr. Hesseman. Thank you for being a staple of my childhood, and for being so damn likeable, almost to a fault. I hope your days were filled with joy and happiness. 😥
Well said!
+Bojolana 4375 I especially remember him from doctor detroit as smooth walker.and playing commandant eric lassard's brother pete,who ran his own precinct in police academy 2:their first assignment. rip mr.hesseman.
@@josephcalderon906 My god, I completely forgot about Police Academy!
+Bojolana 4375 You're a gen-xer I assume?.yeah,he asked to return in police academy 3,but declined the offer.
@@josephcalderon906 I am, indeed. And that was Police Academy's loss then if they shut him out of Back in Training.
I was in my mid teens when this show was on. I actually forgot about it till this video. The redheaded actress was my mid teen crush.
I thought she was cute too!
Yeah my teenaged self really liked her too! I love redheads!
She's beautiful to this day!
@@jasonkinzie8835 She was so adorable! I love redheads, too. unfortunately they dont like me back!
WKRP is a classic! "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
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Watch that episode every Thanksgiving
One of my favorite shows as a teenager in the 80s. By 1990 I had been in the Navy for three years, and served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Christmas of 1990 (not long before the war started) we had a USO visit on my ship: Donny and Marie Osmond were there; the Pointer Sisters (although they only visited the officers); and the lovely Khrystyne Haje, who played Simone. There may have been one or two others, but I can't remember. She was so friendly with all of us, stopping to chat and take pictures. It makes a huge difference in morale to get visits like that. I try to remind her every Christmas on her Facebook page that I appreciated her visit.
Great story! Thanks for sharing. My wife and I went to a Donnie & Marie Christmas show here in Salt Lake City about 10 years ago. It was great! They still put on a fantastic show. That’s really cool you met Khrystyne Haje as well. I love it when celebrities turn out to be cool people in their real life as well.
@@stephensundstrom6379 I do recall who the other person was on that visit: Ann Jillian. I remember Donny being very shy; Marie did all of the talking. I did get a glimpse of the Pointer Sisters as they boarded the ship. A shame they didn't come visit us enlisted men.
So true! How cool would it have been to meet The Pointer Sisters?
+Scott Smith It was ms.jillian,khrystyne was the only female guest of bob's who didn't sing.
I was a little young for WKRP but I loved Head of the Class. I was sad when Hesseman left because then it became more of a stand up act focused on Billy. What I liked in the show originally was that the students got a lot of good story lines as well.
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Billy Connolly got his own show a year after this one ended as a consolation prize. It flopped.
Billy did a travel special on Route 66 and mocked the name of Illinois city, Normal, wondering who'd give it that name of all the possibilities out there. Well, maybe do some research beforehand to find out how it came to be called that. There are Scottish town and village names I could ridicule but won't.... because that would make me just as ignorant as he was.
Oddly, I didn't watch "Head of the Class" much during its original run, but have enjoyed watching it in repeats. It is still much better than many things offered now. I liked the whole cast. They were truly delightful to watch. TY for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.
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I loved Head of the Class especially the opening sequence-I don't know why but I just enjoyed watching Hesseman heading to work-very NYC! I enjoyed Hesseman the most on WKRP. His leaving Head of the Class because he did not find it "socially redeeming" I find odd since how many sitcoms are socially redeeming? The show was not the same without him and I was happy to see it cancelled-it just wasn't the same without Hesseman. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Mac!
I liked him and the opening. The kids unfortunately were not given very good dialogue and sounded a bit cheezy to me.
No, it wasn't the same without him there. What I liked was that the show was also about his students as well and how they grew from his helping them. Billy just did stand up and the kids weren't used as much.
@@sha11235 True then Uncle Joey sorry I mean Billy get's his own spinoff!
HEAD of the CLASS is now on HBOMax and I have been having a blast rewatching one of my fave shows. Yes, I loved Hesseman and each student.
Thanks Natasha!
Even creepy Dennis? Lol
They’re planning a reboot with somebody from the remake of *One Day at a Time* because Howard Hesseman played Ann’s second husband in the OG.
I don’t think you know who is going to be coming back.
I absolutely love this show; among my favorite episodes, the two-parter of the production of "Hair" and the resistance from a respected English teacher! Very powerful! RIP, Howard Hesseman!
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I loved it too - I am trying to ignore Dan Schneider is in it 🙂
That’s like trying to ignore a solar eclipse.
RIP Howard, You'll gratefully be missed by all your students from Head of the Class, WRKP and Police Academy 2.
Amen!
He was also in *Flight of the Navigator* and *Amazon Women on the Moon.*
5 years is a long shelf life for any sitcom, esp one like Head of the Class.
So true!
I was four when the last season aired but I have a glimpse memory of the show. I’m so thankful Hbo decided to stream it. It’s an iconic show that gives a detail depiction of the 80s, and the comedy on the show was very witty and playful which you rarely see now in modern sitcoms.
Great comments Alex!
I was kid when Head of the Class came out but I used to watch the re-runs when they were on TV. I loved how Mr. Moore was also so helpful, compassionate, and was able to connect with all of his students. I would have loved to have a teacher like that! I wish my parents were like that! I always wish I was as smart as the students and was part of a class like that. Although the students made fun of each other a lot they seemed to care and were supportive of everyone else in the class.
Great comments Christina! I think we all wished we had a teacher like Mr. Moore 👍
I liked the Mr. Moore character because he was compassionate and he understood his students. And tried to help them find the better part of themselves
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
i actually got meet Howard at an 80s nostalgia con 4 years ago and i told him how much i loved him as DR Johnny Fever and also as Charlie Moore when saw him he wasnt doing so good but it made my day none of the less well take care and stay safe
Great comments and thanks for sharing that additional information. You stay safe as well and have a great Independence Day!
I will stick with the old Head of the Class.I am not in reboots,sequels if there done right.
Christian, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Hate the reboots! almost never carry the same magic as the original, and its the original that we are interested in!
@@inconnu4961 I feel that TV Shows are not really great reboots especially sitcoms, game shows on the other hand have a better shot at being a decent revival .
I was too young for WKRP and on occasion I caught HOTC. After watching a few episodes recently, I can see Howard Hesseman was a natural in this role. Liked his deadpan humor. RIP
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I met HH years ago in France(when he lived there) and while it was not directed at Head of the class. He did mention that what made WKRP great was the way they were willing to talk about social events but in a funny adult way that moved the conversation. His comment was "other shows I did said they would, but never were willing to follow through and did the usual joke, set up, punch line, and laugh"
Thanks for sharing this with us! That’s interesting and seems to gel with everything I’ve read.
@@stephensundstrom6379 One of the French actors I was hanging with did get HH to directly talk about HOTC when he asked how was it different off screen between the two shows. "I never really socialized with any of the cast from Class away except for media or industry events. But I am still close friends with all the WKRP guys"
I really enjoyed watching everything he did. Sit-coms are my favorite type of tv shows. Started paying attention to tv shows waaaay back in the 70s.
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I loved Billy Connelly as his replacement. His character reminded me of one of the teachers I actually had (in elementary school at the time). Now, she didn't come in every morning with "GOOD MORNING GENIUSES!" but she gave off the same vibe.
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I did too!
I always felt like ABC didn't respect the show, even though it consistently finished in the top 30. The network programmers were always messing with it.
Agreed!
ABC made you watch *Growing Pains* to get to it. ¡No gracias, señor!
In memory of Mr. Charles P. "Charlie" Moore, excuse me Howard Hesseman. 1940-2022
Well said!
I am definitely interested in the remake. I was born in the 80s but I watched “Head of the Class” through reruns and I always had a special fondness for it especially for the opening theme. I preferred it over “Saved by the Bell”
Great comments! Thanks Ezekiel!
Great taste in tv! Saved by the bell was schmaltzy!
Head of the class was one of the best shows of all time...and Howard Hessman was a fantastic actor, and incredibly likeable, handsome & principled, if he says it wasn't the show he was told they would do, I believe him. Sometimes it's best to walk away ...
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I loved "Mr. Moore". The show was never the same when he left.🎉❤
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I liked Head Of The Class, but I mostly watched the show when it was on the local independent channel in re-runs. I had been curious as to why Howard Hesseman left the show after the fourth season. I really wish movie and television producers would stop making re-makes of shows because they are often uninspiring and unimaginative. Although WKRP only ran 4 seasons (Howard Hesseman was upset CBS had a hit show, but they kept moving it around to different nights, which caused it to suffer in the ratings), it gained a cult following when local stations broadcast re-runs of the show late at night on the weekends, which is why The New WKRP was put into syndication to air in the same time slot. If treated by the network properly, I think WKRP could have run another two seasons until 1984.
Great comments! Thanks!
I feel like when the Network start moving a show around: it’s the way they are trying to subtly cancel the show.
The new WKRP was OK, but it was no match for the original. Part of the reason for that was that MTM wasn’t really MTM anymore. Mary Tyler Moore sold her share of the company, Grant Tinker had already bailed out when he went to work for NBC and divorced her, and the original writers had moved onto other shows and didn’t want to come back. Most of the cast agreed; even Loni Anderson did *Nurses* instead!
Not only that, it was hard for a syndicated show to even get decent writers. Now, you couldn’t pay anybody genuinely good to work on network TV anymore.
CBS killed two birds with one stone. They canceled *WKRP* and undermined the basic premise of *One Day at a Time* by having him play Ann’s second husband, but that show’s days were likely numbered with or without him because it had been on so long by that point.
Howard Hesseman _was_ Dr. Johnny Fever.
So true!
What I find perplexing about Hesseman's claim is that he was no naive newbie to the industry. He was already in a primetime network sitcom back in 1978 and knew how Hollywood worked. Additionally, everybody knows sitcoms continue to be
an entertainment genre meant to pass the time for audiences----and won't contain highbrow, intellectual level ,thought-provoking comedy. So, I tend to doubt his version of the story because ultimately....what did Howard really expect the show to be ?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Ah yes, in 2022, with the Ukrainian-Russian crisis still in full swing, it's very interesting you bring up one of my childhood shows. HOTC was actually one of my favorite TV shows growing up in NYC. Some fun facts regarding the show:
1) The exterior shots used for Fillmore H.S. are in fact shots of a junior high school just east of Union Square. Washington Irving Junior High along Irving Place.
2) A 2-part overseas episode had the youngsters compete in an international quiz competition. This marked the first time an American primetime series filmed scenes in what was then The U.S.S.R.
3) Another actor from HOTC who became more famous (and, arguably infamous) for starting his own TV production company... Dan Schneider!
Great comments Jose and thanks for sharing some of those interesting facts about the show!
I loved Head of the Class when I was kid. It premiered when I was around 9 and I didn’t miss an episode. Haven’t thought about the show in years and about a week ago saw that it was added to HBO Max. I’m almost done with the 1st season and it holds up pretty well.
Great comments! Thanks Ronn!
The jokes still hit right.... for a show from the 80s the comedy or writing was great.
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I have to admit I never watched the show. Rebooting old shows, is an act of desperation
I tend to agree. Thanks Dave!
This was one of my mostly fondly remembered childhood sitcoms, along with Perfect Strangers and Who’s The Boss….
All great shows!
Wkrp is my 2nd favorite show ever to threes company. Loved him, RIP as Johnnie. He was opposite of Charlie Moore. I’m terms of school shows, Head of the Class is my favorite hs show. Saved by the bell did have middle school. A different world, for college. Loved all the HOC cast. Maybe particularly Mr Moore, Darlene, Arvid, Dennis, Sarah, and Eric.
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My friend remarked that HOTC essentially became the Billy Connolly show.
That pretty much sums it up!
I think Howard Hesseman was the heart and soul of that show, and I adored it, though I think it got more into hijinks than keeping the mildly serious, progressive tone that it started with, which dealt with a lot of important, cultural topics. It was very much aHEAD of its time!
Great comments! Thanks Dontrelle!
How to say Dan Schneider without saying Dan Schneider.
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Do you think Dan Schneider had anything to do with this?
I was a pre-teen when this show was on. When Howard left it wasn't the same
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Raymond!
Sadly, it's usually like that when an actor, that plays a huge role in a TV show, leaves the series. Was "Two and a half Men" the same after Charlie Sheen was no longer involved? No. Was "Married with Children" the same when the guy that played Steve Rhodes left to continue acting in Broadway because that's where his heart was? No. Sadly this normally happens a lot when something like that happens, and it's usually ends up to the detriment of the show.
Billy wasn't a bad actor, and I found him funny. But for me, Howard helped make that show what it was, and you could tell the humor and heart of the show wasn't the same without him.
@@thewolfofwallstreet627 Great points! Thanks!
Per Dan Frischman who played Arvid, Hesseman was fired. He did not leave the show. It was the worst decision the producers could have made.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this information!
Actually, what I was told in another video is that Seasons 4 and 5 were two different semesters, but the same year. So it could be possible that it could happen. I am also sure that there is no indication what year it was and what grade they were in so perhaps some of the seasons were just different parts of one semester.
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I was like 6 when that came out but I never missed it, along with Perfect Strangers and Growing Pains. Arvid and Dennis were my favorites and formed my mental image of benevolent nerds that I hold to this day.
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I saw the trailer to the reboot of Head of a Class,there is no need for a reboot of a awesome 80’s Show.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
RIP Mr. Moore. I was very very young to know about the show but I started to watch it on Amazon prime and loved it (mainly because of robin givens). The 5th season was the funniest to me.
Thanks for sharing your comments and watching my video!
This show is fantastic in dealing with problems teens really have in growing up.
I highly recommend this show to anyone. It's funny however has a good lesson in each episode.
I totally agree! Thanks C S!
In an interview he said he thought they were going to focus on the character’s personal life but as with most shows other characters steal the spotlight.
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I loved "Head of the Class." I didn't watch it as much after Howard left.
Thanks Jennifer! I kind of stopped watching after he left as well.
Possibly a bit due to schedules, I saw more shows with Connolly.
Liked it still when Connoly came on... but just didnt have the same chemistry that it had w Hessmann
I actually liked Billy Connolly as the replacement on head of the class. Sometimes he was very hard to understand because of his thick Scottish accent. But Billy Connolly started his career as a musician, he was in a duo with Jerry Rafferty of Baker Street fame
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I liked Billy and remember the show he did after about a green card marriage
Head of the class was a good show and I watched it even after Hesseman left. He was the main reason I watched the show he was funny with a great delivery. They should have ended it better I don't remember the last shows exactly but I dont believe we got any idea where all the characters were headed for after high school. Hesseman was at his best on WKRP that will always be his legacy :) .
Great comments! Thanks James!
There was closure, with the class graduating. I only wish that Charlie had come back to see them graduate.
I watched the show, mostly because I really like Howard Hesseman
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I liked Howard Hesseman on Head of the Class. He seemed to be the life advice giving or adult authority figure who is also a guide. The following actor seem to give a different image. I was surprised to find out one of the actors who played one of the students was one of the Cobra Kai students in Karate Kid I. I can place his name now but he had blonde hair with no glasses and was lean.
I did not know that! Thanks!
I did not know that for a long time myself. I only discovered it when I got into Cobra Kai and I was reading upon on it or sometime recently. They all seem to have interesting careers afterwards
The actor is Tony O'Dell. I wonder what ever happened to him?
@@jazgrewal7612 , last I remember he got involved in teaching acting . Other than that I can’t say.
@@pjayshah Thanks for the update!
Johnny Fever Forever! That being said, loved this show too. I adore Billy Connolly. Class of '86!!!! PEACE
Thanks Michelle! You’re right , I was class of ‘89 and my brother was class of ‘82.
@@stephensundstrom6379 I love it!
I remember Head Of The Class a little bit, I didn't really like it then and I really didn't get to see it too much, but I'd probably watch it now to see if my tastes has changed, I do remember though at the time having a crush on Khrystyne Haje playing as Simone Foster. Howard Hessmeman was hilarious as Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP and I feel that , WKRP is an underrated show.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Scott!
Loved head of the class . Maria was gorgeous.
I totally agree!
I really enjoyed him in both roles.I liked Billy C. too but didn’t quite have the same charm. That happens a lot with shows when there is an actor swap.I have wondered would I have enjoyed a show the same if the replacement actor had been the original star of the series.
Great comments! Thanks Jim!
I don't watch reboots. They are specific efforts to squeeze a few more dollars out of the ghost of what WAS a good show. Having said that, Hessman was awesome in each role and both original shows were great tv.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I loved him, esp. when he seemed to have the redeeming quality on which every other would have, on "Head of The Class."
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Actors annoy me. If I was lucky enough to be cast on any show, I would stay until the bitter end, no matter what.
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I remember this show vaguely back in the day when it first was airing. And then recently I binged-watched all the episodes on TH-cam. A few observations from the show: There were so many up and comers on the show like Robin Givens, Brad Pitt Guess-starred on an episode, Michael DeLorenzo, the Asian kid from Indiana Jones/Goonies. I remember the Indian Student never got his own story on the show and I remember when the Asian student dated the black girl in one episode which back then was like WHOOOO. Overall one of those nostalgic shows from back in the day. 📺📺♥♥♥♥♥
Thanks for sharing your comments Edward!
I loved WKRP & Johnny Fever!!! Head of the Class was okay but I never really got into it tho I did watch it. 🙂
👍 I agree Christopher! I definitely preferred WKRP.
Was johnny fevers apartment the same as Mr Moore's? I haven't seen WKRP in awhile but feel apt looked the same.
I've been watching Head of the Class and am on Season 1 and it's very socially conscious, I'm curious if that drops off as the seasons go on and why he left, since it's my personal draw to the show and find it inspiring as a future teacher.
I actually like Billy Connelly, the actor that replaced him.
Mr. Hessman will always be Dr. Johnny Fever to me. I'm quite sad that he has passed but we all get the ticket to life and know the ride isn't forever. I hope that there's another reality for us after this wild ride.
Me too my friend!
I'm rewatching this show now on HBOMAX. Always loved this series.
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Howard Hesseman was on an episode of Dragnet, and in the cult film Billy Jack, back then, he was billed as Don Sturdy.
Jason, thanks for sharing that!
"Baby, if you ever wondered..."
Great theme song!
This is one of my favorite 80s sitcom’s.
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Truth be told that show went downhill looking back. Because, Howard Hesseman was not only the star of that show, but he kept the flow in terms of the leadership, strong character presence & storyline. The new Head of the Class had sunk to new lows. Frankly, it wasn't staying true of the essences of what Head of the Class was about. Bringing Robin Givens back in cameo as one of the parents wasn't enough to save that show. The storylines after the third episode was very weak. Thank God it was cancelled by HBO Max. That was a huge mistake.
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Great video I remember head of the class I missed that new wkrp I will have to look it up
Thanks Dan!
I watched those shows in reruns also i hate reboots and never watch them thanks for your video
Thanks for watching!
Sure I watched WKRP but one guest appearance he made on 1960s version of Dragnet that he either didn't get credited for or went by another name. Friday and Gannon were at a public televised meet the police meeting with mostly adversarial people speaking up most and at one point Hesseman's character says "Fuzz is plural. One's a fizz."
Hilarious! I’ve never seen that Dragnet episode. I’ll have to check the interwebs and see if I can find it out there! Thanks Todd!
Reboots are only cool if you are seeing the characters you haven't seen for a long time... But, this reboot will only have 1 returning character, Robin Givens (as far as I know)... It would be so cool if Hessman had appearances on the show, but seeing how he left, and is 81 years old, that is probably not likely.
I would love to see Hesseman make an appearance, but like you, I doubt we’ll see that. Thanks for watching my video!
I never scoffed at the 5 year deal, I mean Mash ran like 10 years right? you can look at it in seasons or in day to day.
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In the Head of the Class fan community, the question of why Hesseman left HOTC has been talked about endlessly, and there have been many rumors. The general consensus, both from some of the cast members and others who were involved in the show, is that Hesseman believed the show was going to be mostly a starring vehicle for him, and he was unhappy that so much airtime was given to the students. Also, I had always believed that Hesseman willingly left the show after the fourth season, since he was so negative towards it in multiple interviews dating back to the second season. However, co-producer Michael Elias claimed recently on Reddit that the network had asked the producers to freshen up the show as the ratings were dropping, and they thought the best way to do that would be to change the lead character in the show, hence the replacement of Mr. Moore with Mr. McGregor. If this is true, it seems to imply that Hesseman was let go.
We have never heard an official reason for his dismissal from Hesseman himself, simply cryptic statements regarding his unhappiness with the show.
For the record, I believe Mr. Moore, along with Johnny Fever, were his best roles.
Great comments Tom! Thanks for sharing this additional insight.
@@stephensundstrom6379 You're welcome, Stephen!
I would like to see a reboot of WKRP in Cincinnati before a reboot of Head of the Class. WKRP is a timeless classic TV show that is much more popular.
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Great show, died the moment this man left.
I totally agree! Thanks Jose!
If Johnny Fever had gotten his life in order he would've become Charlie Moore.
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I was a big fan of the show as a kid. I've enjoyed re-watching it as an adult. I still find it funny. While I enjoyed Hesseman's Mr. Moore and thought he had great chemistry with the cast, honestly the inclusion of Billy to take his place was a good move. I thought Billy also had great chemistry with the cast. Of course as a kid I hated to see the show leave the air, but it was inevitable with a class of geniuses in the same class for five years. Spinning Billy off into his own show was also a good move. I have a handful of episodes of the Billy spinoff that I downloaded from somewhere. Have yet to watch it, but I remember liking it back in the day.
Great comments! I don’t think I ever saw the spin-off “Billy”. I’ll have to try and find them online somewhere! Thanks for watching my video!
If the show was to feature Jimmie"JJ" Walker as Mr. Moore, I would watch it.
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I very vaguely remember this show but I was too young.
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I was supper young when WKRP came out but I did see it in re-runs
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RIP Howard
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RIP.
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Wasn't French Stewart in the new WKRP before 3rd Rock?
Yes he was!
RIP Howard.
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Johnny Fever was one, of my my favorites, from WKRP. As for the reboot, of Head Of The Class, I might check out the first episode and see how it is. Some shows are hard to top when they are rebooted.
Agreed!
About all I remember is that Robin Givens married Mike Tyson. Not surprisingly (to me, at least), it didn’t last.
Yeah....it was a real “shocker” when she accused him of being physically abusive during their relationship.
I am more shocked to learn that they made a second series of WKRP …
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It was nowhere as good as the original.
the man was agitated. he felt he was doing everything . he probably at the time did not respect the material . and he simply wanted to be better financially compensated for what he was going through ...?
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Liked him better as Duke Fame's agent in Spinal Tap.
Spinal Tap is the best!
The only thing that didn’t fit with this show was there are 5-7 hours left in the school day and first period English in my advanced HS was 7am. Most of us were still waking up.
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I just finished all 5 seasons on Amazon. I liked this show as a kid but I never got to see all the episodes. This was a good show and hesseman was the glue that held it together. I liked Season 5 and didn't mind connellys character. I didn't get the story time-line but It was a solid show overall imo... Vicky was definitely my favorite character ❤
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I was 5 when I saw the original Head of the Class and watched it with my older brother. It was okay from the little I remember and I recently saw the new reboot and it doesn’t have the same thing that made the original show popular.
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It’s still come on on channel remix 80 on antenna I actually remember when it came on it was channel 13 at 8 on Tuesday night I love the beginning of the show where charle Moore rush to the school by ridding on a back of a truck and the all time the student was waiting on him
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Loved this show as a teen. I had no idea it had 5 seasons, but I think I was probably off to college by the time it would hit the 3rd or 4th season. Waaay before that (probably when I was 6-7) I also loved WKRP, although I'm sure I didn't get 1/2 the jokes. But when you have 3 TV channels you watch what you can!
LOL...great comment! Growing up, we had 3 major networks + 2 PBS stations and 1 UHF station. That was it, so you pretty much watched what was on. Luckily there was a shload of good shows in the 70s and 80s!
Ahoy S.S.! I got "Moore" out of Head Of The Class when "Hesseman" was still there!! (ha-ha) If Gomez does the reboot, she's gonna be known as Queen of the Reboots! If you watch the final season of THE ORIGINAL One Day At A Time, you'll see Howard Hesseman has joined the cast as Ann Romano's husband! I guess when Ms. Romano becomes Mrs. Royer, it's time to call it quits!! One final thing about Head Of The Class. Whatever you think of the show, we did get a great song out of it! The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk-3!! It sounds like Huey Lewis & The News!📺📻🎤🎶🇺🇸
I absolutely LOVE that song by Timbuk-3! As always, thanks for watching and for sharing your comments!
for season 4 and 5.. it was split into 2 halfs
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Time for an UPDATE RIP Howard Hessman
I do need to do an updated video about Mr. Hesseman! Thanks!
Also the actor who played Dennis Blunden (Dan Schneider) went on to be a Nickelodeon production Juggernaut with shows like iCarly and Victorious.
I should have mentioned Dan Schneider as well. Thanks for that info!
A Deep Dive into Dan Schneider would be... interesting 😮
@@daveassanowicz186 definitely. Everything from his early career like his role in the 80s classic Better Off Dead up to his latest project of starting a new streaming service that will reboot or continue shows from "Schneider's Bakery" production company like "iCarly."
@@stephensundstrom6379 probably good you didn’t considering all of the rumors about him & CP. Definitely a rabbit hole you don’t want associated with your quality work.
I really enjoyed the program and I stopped watching it after Howard left. The last season was not that good.
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I only remember the first season which I didn't like much because I couldn't see Howard as a teacher but still as doctor Johnny feaver
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