# Mr. Rhodes

Mr. Rhodes is an American television sitcom which was aired by NBC as part of its 1996–97 lineup.

## Summary

Mr. Rhodes starred comedian Tom Rhodes as an eponymous character, a novelist whose first novel was a critical hit but a commercial failure. He takes a teaching position at his old small-town preparatory school, where he meets the girl of his dreams, Nikki (Farrah Forke), the guidance counselor.

## Reception

Reviews were mixed overall, though The New York Times gave the premiere a glowing review, calling it "a delightfully off-center sitcom". They said that, while it was "another teacher-faculty-students romp", it was "closer to the film Dead Poets Society than to classic prime-time exercises like Welcome Back, Kotter or Head of the Class."

## Cancellation

The series was not picked up for another season and the last broadcast was in March 1997. Farrah Forke and Stephen Tobolowsky had starred together in another short-lived sitcom, Dweebs, just the year before, which was created by Mr. Rhodes co-creator Peter Noah.

## Cast

* Tom Rhodes as Tom Rhodes
* Farrah Forke as Nikki Harkin
* Stephen Tobolowsky as Ray Heary
* Ron Glass as Ronald Felcher
* Jessica Stone as Amanda Reeves
* Shaun Weiss as Jake Mandelleer
* Lindsay Sloane as Zoey Miller
* Travis Wester as Ethan Armstrong
* Alexandra Holden as Dani Swanson
* Jason Dohring as Jaret
* Jensen Ackles as Malcolm

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Peter Bonerz | Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath, Peter Noah | September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23) |
| 2 | "The Crush Show" | Ted Wass | Mark Brazill | September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30) |
| 3 | "Tom Moves In" | Ted Wass | Mark Brazill | October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07) |
| 4 | "Nikki Quits Therapy" | Ted Wass | Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich | October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14) |
| 5 | "Heary's Camera" | Brian K. Roberts | Mark Brazill | October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21) |
| 6 | "The Halloween Show" | Brian K. Roberts | Mark Brazill | October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28) |
| 7 | "Death, Lice and Videotape" | Brian K. Roberts | Mark Brazill | November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04) |
| 8 | "Looking for Mrs. Goodbar" | Brian K. Roberts | Eric Cohen | November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11) |
| 9 | "Amanda's Fix-up Show" | Max Tash | Michele J. Wolff | November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18) |
| 10 | "The Thanksgiving Show" | Robert Berlinger | Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich | November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25) |
| 11 | "The Christmas Show" | John Rich | Eric Cohen | December 16, 1996 (1996-12-16) |
| 12 | "The Sexism Show" | Robert Berlinger | Jay Scherick | January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06) |
| 13 | "The Courtroom Show" | John Rich | Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich | January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13) |
| 14 | "The Italian Show" | Robert Berlinger | Mark Brazill | January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20) |
| 15 | "The Welcome Back Show" | Brian K. Roberts | Mark Brazill | February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03) |
| 16 | "Tom's Not Headmaster Show" | Robert Berlinger | Mark Brazill | February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17) |
| 17 | "The Valentine Show" | Brian K. Roberts | Jay Scherick & David Ronn | March 10, 1997 (1997-03-10) |
| 18 | "Feud for Thought" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 19 | "The Goat Show" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |