Mr. Rhodes

1. S01E01PilotSeptember 23, 1996—Hip young writer Tom Rhodes thought he could breeze back home after a few lackluster years in New York and one worst-selling -- albeit criti
2. S01E02The Crush ShowSeptember 30, 1996—Harkin Academy's boys are agog when a movie star's gorgeous teen-aged daughter enrolls, but when smart, ""plain Jane"" Zoey's self-esteem pl
3. S01E03Tom Moves InOctober 7, 1996—Tom 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 ni
4. S01E04Nikki Quits TherapyOctober 14, 1996—Nikki becomes conscious of the fact that she's way too dependent on therapy, so she quits, a decision that only depresses her further.
5. S01E05Heary's CameraOctober 21, 1996—Seeing the great picture that Tom accidentally shot on his film, Heary considers a career with his new-found talent, the art of photography.
6. S01E06The Halloween ShowOctober 28, 1996—At Halloween, a gift from Tom haunts Nikki, who's feeling guilty about Carl; Amanda's strange behavior spooks the staff; and Jake's scared s
7. S01E07Death, Lice and VideotapeNovember 4, 1996—No synopsis.
8. S01E08Looking for Mrs. GoodbarNovember 11, 1996—It'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 -- Zoe
9. S01E09Amanda's Fix-up ShowNovember 18, 1996—No synopsis.
10. S01E10The Thanksgiving ShowNovember 25, 1996—Mr. Heary is anxious to put on Tom's gritty, unpublished play for Thanksgiving. But one of the school's biggest backers wants to see somethi
11. S01E11The Christmas ShowDecember 16, 1996—No synopsis.
12. S01E12The Sexism ShowJanuary 6, 1997—Tom 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 h
13. S01E13The Courtroom ShowJanuary 13, 1997—It'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
14. S01E14The Italian ShowJanuary 20, 1997—Everyone swoons over the handsome, charismatic, popular new Italian teacher. When Tom's the only one who dislikes Giorgio, it's written off
15. S01E15The Welcome Back ShowFebruary 3, 1997—Tom is helped over a crisis of professionalism by spectral pep talks from the characters of Welcome Back Kotter.
16. S01E16Tom's not Headmaster ShowFebruary 17, 1997—An obnoxious millionaire buys the school, and wants Tom to be the new headmaster.
17. S01E17The Valentine ShowMarch 10, 1997—Cupid'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 t
18. S01E18Feud For Thought—No synopsis.
19. S01E19The Goat Show—Jake 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

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