A original x students in the IHP were Maria, Arvid, Darlene, Simone, Jawarhalal, Alan, Eric, Sarah, Dennis, & Janice. There was a bit of turnover in the cast in the afterwards years of the series.

Fallowing the series ended, Connolly appeared within a spinoff entitled Billy.

Characters
Charles P. "Charlie" Moore - Howard Hesseman Billy MacGregor - Billy Connolly Dr. Harold Samuels - William G. Schilling Bernadette Meara - Jeanetta Arnette Maria Borges - Leslie Bega Arvid Engen - Dan Frischman Darlene Merriman - Robin Givens Simone Foster - Khrystyne Haje Jawarhalal Choudhury - Jory Husain Alan Pinkard - Tony O'Dell Eric Mardian - Brian Robbins Sarah Nevins - Kimberly Russell Dennis Blunden - Dan Schneider Janice Lazarotto - Tannis Vallely Lori Applebaum - Marcia Christie Alex Torres - Michael DeLorenzo Dr. Enric Engen - Bruce Gray Madeline Mardian - Patricia McCormack Viki Amory - Lara Piper Theola June "T.J." Jones - Rain Pryor Jasper Kwong - Jonathan Ke Quan Aristotle McKenzie - De'voreaux White

Mission to Moscow
Within 1988, Head of a Class broke fresh ground when it became the foremost Our contries sitcom to become filmed in the previous Soviet Union. A episode was totally filmed within Moscow, and while forgoing a laugh track (a single was added within after the episode hit syndication).

the IHP is invited to came to the united states for the replay of the academician meet than happened within the foremost year (which ended in a tie). A class has much of lives piece around Moscow: Dennis & Arvid choose interest within both beautiful women, until it understand it will become KGB spies; Eric meets up using his relatives around what occurs as super caring case for him; Capitalist Alan has an argument with the run socialist in the store (world health organizatiin is likewise on the opposing Russian academic team); Sarah & Darlene decide to record the sights & sounds of Moscow; Simone attend put flowers on a poet’s grave & meets higher by having a charming Russian musician; Dr. Samuels believed the Russian’s bugged his room, however upright ceases higher making the fool of himself; & Charlie has the brief romance by using a schoolteacher.

A IHP one of these days wins a sports meeting & a respect of the Russian team. the episode concludes by having each teams attending a concert within Gorky Park swaying to the song “Faraway Lands� (written and performed by U.s. David Pomeranz and Russian rock star Alexander Manilin).