7.2/106 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1996
Hip young writer Tom Rhodes thought he could breeze back home after a few lackluster years in New York and one worst-selling -- albeit 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
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Peter Noah, Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath
- NaN/100 votes
#2 - The Crush Show
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1996
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 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.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Eric Cohen
- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Tom Moves In
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1996
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 night on the town; Nikki tries to conceal her feelings for Tom's book.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath
- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Nikki Quits Therapy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1996
Nikki becomes conscious of the fact that she's way too dependent on therapy, so she quits, a decision that only depresses her further.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen
- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Heary's Camera
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1996
Seeing the great picture that Tom accidentally shot on his film, Heary considers a career with his new-found talent, the art of photography.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - The Halloween Show
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1996
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 silly over the prospect of a test.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Death, Lice and Videotape
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1996
No synopsis.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Looking for Mrs. Goodbar
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1996
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 -- Zoey's mother.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: Eric Cohen
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Amanda's Fix-up Show
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1996
No synopsis.
Director: Max Tash
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - The Thanksgiving Show
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1996
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 something that has Pilgrims.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - The Christmas Show
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1996
No synopsis.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Eric Cohen
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - The Sexism Show
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1997
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 have been favoring boys over girls.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - The Courtroom Show
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1997
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - The Italian Show
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1997
Everyone swoons over the handsome, charismatic, popular new Italian teacher. When Tom's the only one who dislikes Giorgio, it's written off as jealousy, despite his best effort to prove the newcomer a pretentious, dishonest phony.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Jennifer Heath
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Welcome Back Show
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1997
Tom is helped over a crisis of professionalism by spectral pep talks from the characters of Welcome Back Kotter.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: Eric Cohen
- 4.7/1043 votes
#16 - Tom's not Headmaster Show
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/1997
An obnoxious millionaire buys the school, and wants Tom to be the new headmaster.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Valentine Show
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/10/1997
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 thing off and celebrate Lincoln's birthday instead.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Feud For Thought
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired Unknown
No synopsis.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - The Goat Show
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired Unknown
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 helping him any.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Mr. Rhodes Season 1
Every episode of Mr. Rhodes Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mr. Rhodes Season 1!
Mr. Rhodes is an American television situation comedy which was aired by NBC as part of its 1996-97 lineup.
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Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Mr. Rhodes" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Peter Noah, Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath, it aired on 9/23/1996. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Crush Show".