"Head of the Class" was essentially a teacher's dream sitcom. We're talking about a classroom full of geniuses who were self-motivated and didn't need hand-holding. They were the high school version of "The Big Bang Theory."
The main students were Arvid Engen (Dan Frischman), Dennis Blunden (Dan Schneider), Alan Pinkard (Tony O'Dell), Darlene Merriman (Robin Givens), and Sarah Nevins (Kimberly Russell). A couple of notable late comers to the class were T. J. Jones, played by Rain Pryor, Richard Pryor's daughter, and Alex Torres, played by Michael DeLorenzo who'd go on to star in "New York Undercover."
The main students were Arvid Engen (Dan Frischman), Dennis Blunden (Dan Schneider), Alan Pinkard (Tony O'Dell), Darlene Merriman (Robin Givens), and Sarah Nevins (Kimberly Russell). A couple of notable late comers to the class were T. J. Jones, played by Rain Pryor, Richard Pryor's daughter, and Alex Torres, played by Michael DeLorenzo who'd go on to star in "New York Undercover."