Drexell's Class

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Drexell's Class was a situation comedy aired by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1991-92 lineup.

Drexell's Class starred Dabney Coleman in the role of Otis Drexell, a fifth-grade teacher fictional Grantwood Elementary School in Cedar Bluffs, Iowa. Besides the bevy of cute kids, the cast also included, for most of the show's run, Edie McClurg as Drexell's boss, Principal Marilyn Ridge.

This program was one of several efforts in this general time frame to make Coleman's supposedly tough-but-loveable character the lead in a comedy. Others included Buffalo Bill and The Slap Maxwell Story; none ran for more than a single year despite garnering some favorable notice from critics.

1 Cast
2 Episode list
3 Trivia
4 Reference
5 External links

[edit] Cast

Dabney Coleman ... Otis Drexell
Randy Graff ... Principal Francine E. Itkin
Dakin Matthews ... Roscoe Davis
Jason Biggs ... Willie Trancas
Heidi Zeigler ... Nicole Finnigan
Damian Cagnolatti ... Kenny Sanders
Matthew Lawrence ... Walker
A.J. Langer ... Melissa Drexell
Brittany Murphy ... Brenda Drexell
Edie McClurg ... Principal Marilyn Ridge
Cleavant Derricks ... George Foster
Phil Buckman ... Slash
Jacqueline Donnelly ... Bernadette
Matthew Slowik ... Lionel

[edit] Episode list

                    Original
 Episode #    Prod #    Air Date   Episode Title

_____ ______ _________ ___________ ___________________________________________

 1st Season 1991

 1- 1     8G03    19 Sep 91   Otis' Last Day
 1- 2     8G02    26 Sep 91   Air Drexell
 1- 3     8G04     3 Oct 91   Misery Loves Drexell
 1- 4     8G05    10 Oct 91   Love Walked Right In and Swept Mr. Drexell Away
 1- 5     8G01    17 Oct 91   Convictions
 1- 6     8G07    24 Oct 91   Viva Lost Wages
 1- 7     8G06    31 Oct 91   Best Halloween Ever
 1- 8     8G08     7 Nov 91   Driving Drexell Crazy
 1- 9     8G10    14 Nov 91   Down and Out at the Out 'n In
 1-10     8G09    21 Nov 91   The Best Thanksgiving Ever
 1-11     8G11     5 Dec 91   Bully for Otis
 1-12     8G12    12 Dec 91   Silent Night, Holy Smokes
 1-13     8G13    16 Jan 92   My Own Private Iowa
 1-14     8G14    23 Jan 92   Beauty and the Beast
 1-15     8G17     6 Feb 92   Ashes to Ashes
 1-16     8G15    13 Feb 92   Till Death Do You Part
 1-17     8G18    20 Feb 92   Cruisin'
 1-18     8G16     5 Mar 92   The Resentments

[edit] Trivia

On the wall of Drexell's classroom a progression of American flags is shown from 1776 to the year 2000. The year 2000 shows a flag of Japan. This raised a tremendous controversy with World War II veterans groups who claimed that, even in jest, it was in very poor taste.