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