Season 1
19 episodes · Sep 23, 1996
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- S1E1
Pilot
Sep 23, 199630mHip 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
- S1E2
The Crush Show
Sep 30, 199630mHarkin 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.
- S1E3
Tom Moves In
Oct 7, 199630mTom 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.
- S1E4
Nikki Quits Therapy
Oct 14, 199630mNikki becomes conscious of the fact that she's way too dependent on therapy, so she quits, a decision that only depresses her further.
- S1E5
Heary's Camera
Oct 21, 199630mSeeing the great picture that Tom accidentally shot on his film, Heary considers a career with his new-found talent, the art of photography.
- S1E6
The Halloween Show
Oct 28, 199630mAt 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.
- S1E8
Looking for Mrs. Goodbar
Nov 11, 199630mIt'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.
- S1E10
The Thanksgiving Show
Nov 25, 199630mMr. 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.
- S1E12
The Sexism Show
Jan 6, 199730mTom 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.
- S1E13
The Courtroom Show
Jan 13, 199730mIt'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.
- S1E14
The Italian Show
Jan 20, 199730mEveryone 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.
- S1E15
The Welcome Back Show
Feb 3, 199730mTom is helped over a crisis of professionalism by spectral pep talks from the characters of Welcome Back Kotter.
- S1E16
Tom's not Headmaster Show
Feb 17, 199730mAn obnoxious millionaire buys the school, and wants Tom to be the new headmaster.
- S1E17
The Valentine Show
Mar 10, 199730mCupid'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.
- S1E19
The Goat Show
30mJake 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.