Tournament Round Three: Head of the Class (1986) vs. The Love Boat - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 01-17-2022, 05:06 PM

Head of the Class aired five seasons on ABC from 1986-1991. Howard Hesseman was the star of seasons 1-4 as Mr. Charlie Moore, teacher of the IHP: Individualized Honors Program for the school geniuses. The principal Dr. Harold Samuels did not like Charlie, he was intended to just be a substitute but became permanent. Howard did not want to continue with season 5. His replacement Billy Connolly as Billy MacGregor was horrible. The starting students were quiet but gorgeous Simone Foster (Khrystyne Haje), tough guy Eric Mardian (Brian Robbins) whose mother made him be part of the IHP, Arvid Engen (Dan Frischman), scam artist Dennis Blunden (Dan Schneider), Darlene Merriman (Robin Givens), Sarah Nevins (Kimberly Russell), Alan Pinkard (Tony O'Dell), Jawarhalal Choudhury (Jory Husain), Maria Borges (Leslie Bega), and 12 year old Janice Lazarotto (Tannis Vallely), who was much younger than her classmates. Jeanetta Arnette was the vice-principal Bernadette Meara. At the end of season 3 Janice, Maria, and Jawarhalal all left. Replacement students were Viki Amory (Lara Piper), Aristotle McKenzie (De'Voreaux White), Alex Torres (Michael DeLorenzo), and annoying T.J. Jones (Rain Pryor), who somehow had been moved up straight from the remedial class to the IHP. Even more absurd with T.J. was her being named valedictorian in the series finale over everyone else who had never been in remedial (Dennis was briefly demoted there).
How it got this far
1st Round: defeated The Addams Family 12-9
2nd Round: defeated Mad About You (1992) 12-3

Since this site considers The Love Boat a sitcom, it made my tournament although I consider it a light drama. The Love Boat aired nine seasons and 249 episodes on ABC from 1977-1986, outlasting Gavin MacLeod's previous successful sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He starred as Captain Merrill Stubing on a cruise ship. There were several famous guest stars who played the passengers. Captain Stubing's crew was purser Gopher Smith (Fred Grandy), bartender Isaac Washington (Ted Lange), doctor Adam Bricker (Bernie Kopell), and cruise director Julie McCoy (Lauren Tewes). A good addition who became a regular in season 3 was Merrill's daughter Vicki Stubing (Jill Whelan). Lauren Tewes left at the end of season 7, Pat Klous replaced her as sister and new cruise director Judy McCoy. In season 8 Ted McGinley also joined the cast as photographer Ace Evans.
1st Round: defeated Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 8-5
2nd Round: defeated Barney Miller 10-4

howierules86 · 01-17-2022, 06:20 PM

Head of the Class got my vote.

AMackII · 01-19-2022, 03:18 AM

My pick for the Winner of Round 3 matchup is The Love Boat.

Dude111 · 01-19-2022, 03:16 PM

The love boat!!!!!!!!!

icecream · 01-24-2022, 05:09 PM

The Love Boat defeats Head of the Class 10-4 and will advance to the top 10 quarterfinals.

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
Head of the Class (1986)	4	28.57%
The Love Boat	10	71.43%
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01-17-2022, 05:06 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,932	Tournament Round Three: Head of the Class (1986) vs. The Love Boat Head of the Class aired five seasons on ABC from 1986-1991. Howard Hesseman was the star of seasons 1-4 as Mr. Charlie Moore, teacher of the IHP: Individualized Honors Program for the school geniuses. The principal Dr. Harold Samuels did not like Charlie, he was intended to just be a substitute but became permanent. Howard did not want to continue with season 5. His replacement Billy Connolly as Billy MacGregor was horrible. The starting students were quiet but gorgeous Simone Foster (Khrystyne Haje), tough guy Eric Mardian (Brian Robbins) whose mother made him be part of the IHP, Arvid Engen (Dan Frischman), scam artist Dennis Blunden (Dan Schneider), Darlene Merriman (Robin Givens), Sarah Nevins (Kimberly Russell), Alan Pinkard (Tony O'Dell), Jawarhalal Choudhury (Jory Husain), Maria Borges (Leslie Bega), and 12 year old Janice Lazarotto (Tannis Vallely), who was much younger than her classmates. Jeanetta Arnette was the vice-principal Bernadette Meara. At the end of season 3 Janice, Maria, and Jawarhalal all left. Replacement students were Viki Amory (Lara Piper), Aristotle McKenzie (De'Voreaux White), Alex Torres (Michael DeLorenzo), and annoying T.J. Jones (Rain Pryor), who somehow had been moved up straight from the remedial class to the IHP. Even more absurd with T.J. was her being named valedictorian in the series finale over everyone else who had never been in remedial (Dennis was briefly demoted there). How it got this far 1st Round: defeated The Addams Family 12-9 2nd Round: defeated Mad About You (1992) 12-3 Since this site considers The Love Boat a sitcom, it made my tournament although I consider it a light drama. The Love Boat aired nine seasons and 249 episodes on ABC from 1977-1986, outlasting Gavin MacLeod's previous successful sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He starred as Captain Merrill Stubing on a cruise ship. There were several famous guest stars who played the passengers. Captain Stubing's crew was purser Gopher Smith (Fred Grandy), bartender Isaac Washington (Ted Lange), doctor Adam Bricker (Bernie Kopell), and cruise director Julie McCoy (Lauren Tewes). A good addition who became a regular in season 3 was Merrill's daughter Vicki Stubing (Jill Whelan). Lauren Tewes left at the end of season 7, Pat Klous replaced her as sister and new cruise director Judy McCoy. In season 8 Ted McGinley also joined the cast as photographer Ace Evans. 1st Round: defeated Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 8-5 2nd Round: defeated Barney Miller 10-4
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01-17-2022, 06:20 PM	#2
howierules86 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 05, 2007 Location: Opelika, AL Posts: 29,825	Head of the Class got my vote.
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01-19-2022, 03:18 AM	#3
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,236	My pick for the Winner of Round 3 matchup is The Love Boat.

01-19-2022, 03:16 PM	#4
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 37,091	The love boat!!!!!!!!!

01-24-2022, 05:09 PM	#5
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,932	The Love Boat defeats Head of the Class 10-4 and will advance to the top 10 quarterfinals.