6.2 /10 1 Votes
4.9/10 TV Country of origin United States First episode date 16 September 1989 Number of seasons 1 Director Linda Day | 7.5/10 IMDb Genre Sitcom Original language(s) English Final episode date 17 December 1989 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by Andrew Scheinman
Gary Gilbert Directed by Linda Day
Arlando Smith Starring Darryl Sivad
Penny Johnson
Bill Cobbs Network American Broadcasting Company Program creators Gary Gilbert, Andrew Scheinman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homeroom is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 16, 1989 to December 17, 1989. The series stars stand-up comedian Darryl Sivad as a fourth grade teacher at an inner-city school. ABC created the show as a vehicle for Sivad after seeing his routine on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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Premise
The series follows Darryl Harper (Sivad), a highly paid advertising copywriter who decides to quit his job to teach underprivileged kids at P.S. 391, an inner city school in New York City. Darryl's wife Virginia (Penny Johnson) supports his choice but Virginia's father, Phil Drexler (Bill Cobbs) does not. Phil frequently voices his disapproval to Darryl which he feels is his right as Darryl and Virginia live rent-free in the brownstone Phil owns and also lives in.
Cast
Reception and cancellation
Homeroom debuted on ABC on September 16, 1989 to mixed reviews. The series, which was scheduled on Sunday nights opposite CBS's hit series Murder, She Wrote and NBC's My Two Dads, and immediately struggled in the ratings.
In an effort to save the series from cancellation, the cast and producers asked viewers to start a letter writing campaign. Executive producer Topper Carew went on a cross-country promotional tour to schools where he showed the series to students and teachers and held a Q&A session afterwards. Carew also mailed letters and contacted African-American organizations and activists asking them to watch the show and to talk about it. Despite the cast and producers' efforts, ABC canceled the series in December 1989. Three of the thirteen episodes produced were never aired.