Substitute teacher Charlie Moore's (Howard Hesseman) innovative approach to teaching is greeted warily by the class and negatively by the school principal (William G. Schilling).

Good-natured teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) learns more about himself -- and tough-guy Eric (Brian Robbins) -- when he has his students imagine what they'll be doing in 20 years.

Charlie becomes the victim of a scathing school newspaper article written by one of his own students.

The students teach Charlie a lesson after he denounces computers as `new-fangled nuisances'.

Charlie (Howard Hesseman) suggests that Janice (Tannis Vallely) throw a party and invite all of her classmates.

The students plan a farewell party for Charlie (Howard Hesseman) when it appears that their former teacher, Mr. Thomas (Roscoe Lee Browne), will be returning.