The Worst Episodes of Mr. Rhodes

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   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E19/23/1996

   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

   Writers:Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath, Peter Noah

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   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writers:Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath, Peter Noah
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   #2 - The Crush Show

   S1:E29/30/1996

   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

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   Director:Ted Wass

   Writer:Eric Cohen
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   #3 - Tom Moves In

   S1:E310/7/1996

   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:Unknown

   Writers:Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath

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   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath
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   #4 - Nikki Quits Therapy

   S1:E410/14/1996

   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

   Writers:Ted Cohen, Andrew Reich

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   Director:Ted Wass

   Writers:Ted Cohen, Andrew Reich
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   #5 - Heary's Camera

   S1:E510/21/1996

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown
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   #6 - The Halloween Show

   S1:E610/28/1996

   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

   Writers:Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath

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   Director:Brian K. Roberts

   Writers:Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath
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   #7 - Death, Lice and Videotape

   S1:E711/4/1996

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   Director:Brian K. Roberts

   Writer:Unknown

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   #8 - Looking for Mrs. Goodbar

   S1:E811/11/1996

   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

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   Director:Brian K. Roberts

   Writer:Eric Cohen
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   #9 - Amanda's Fix-up Show

   S1:E911/18/1996

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   Director:Max Tash

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Max Tash

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    #10 - The Thanksgiving Show

    S1:E1011/25/1996

    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

    Writers:Ted Cohen, Andrew Reich

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    Director:Robert Berlinger

    Writers:Ted Cohen, Andrew Reich
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    #11 - The Christmas Show

    S1:E1112/16/1996

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    Director:John Rich

    Writer:Eric Cohen

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    Director:John Rich

    Writer:Eric Cohen
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    #12 - The Sexism Show

    S1:E121/6/1997

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Robert Berlinger

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    #13 - The Courtroom Show

    S1:E131/13/1997

    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

    Writers:Ted Cohen, Andrew Reich

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    Director:John Rich

    Writers:Ted Cohen, Andrew Reich
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    #14 - The Italian Show

    S1:E141/20/1997

    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

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    Director:Robert Berlinger

    Writer:Jennifer Heath
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    #15 - The Welcome Back Show

    S1:E152/3/1997

    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

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    Director:Brian K. Roberts

    Writer:Eric Cohen
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    #16 - Tom's not Headmaster Show

    S1:E162/17/1997

    An obnoxious millionaire buys the school, and wants Tom to be the new headmaster.

    Director:Robert Berlinger

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Robert Berlinger

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    #17 - The Valentine Show

    S1:E173/10/1997

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Brian K. Roberts

    Writer:Unknown