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'''''Class of '96''''' is a short-lived teen drama series that aired on Fox from January to May 1993. It followed the lives of seven students during their first year of an Ivy League university. Described by some critics as "''90210'' goes to college," the show’s first season received mixed to positive reviews. Although the creative team believed Fox would renew the show, it was ultimately cancelled after its first season aired. The show never received release via DVD, VHS, or streaming. All episodes of the series have been uploaded online, coming from VHS recordings made by fans.


'''''Class of ‘96''''' is a short-lived television series that aired on Fox from January to May 1993. It followed the lives of seven students during their first year of an Ivy League university. Described by some critics as “''90210'' goes to college,” the show’s first season received mixed to positive reviews. Although the creative team believed Fox would renew the show, it was ultimately canceled after its first season aired. The show never received release via DVD, VHS, or streaming. Some early episodes have been uploaded online, '''though many remain lost.'''
==Summary==
''Class of '96'' followed the freshman year of seven students at the fictional Ivy League university Havenhurst College. Each student comes from a different background and upbringing, but all seven of them grow to become friends—and sometimes, romantic partners—over the course of the year. The series also dealt with issues such as sexism, racism, and social class differences.<ref>[https://blu-ray.com/Class-of-96/484114/ A summary of the series.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref>


=== Summary ===
The series followed seven students, each with a unique background. The characters were David Morrissey (Jason Gedrik), a first-generation college student; "Stroke" Dexter (Gale Hansen), a computer expert; Whitney Reed (Brandon Douglas), an upper-class student with alcohol addiction; Antonio Hopkins (Perry Moore), a basketball player on a scholarship; Jessica Cohen (Lisa Dean Ryan), a wealthy student; and Robin Farr (Kari Wührer), a student from Florida.<ref>[https://latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-19-ca-1473-story.html A summary of the characters.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref>
''Class of ‘96'' followed the freshman year of seven students at the fictional Ivy League university Havenhurst College. Each student comes from a different background and upbringing, but all seven of them grow to become friends—and sometimes, romantic partners—over the course of the year. The series also dealt with issues such as sexism, racism, and social class differences <ref>[https://www.blu-ray.com/Class-of-96/484114/ A summary of the series.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref>.


The series followed seven students, each with a unique background. The characters were David Morrissey (Jason Gedrik), a first-generation college student; “Stroke” Dexter (Gale Hansen), a computer expert; Whitney Reed (Brandon Douglas), an upper-class student with alcohol addiction; Antonio Hopkins (Perry Moore), a basketball player on a scholarship; Jessica Cohen (Lisa Dean Ryan), a wealthy student; and Robin Farr (Kari Wührer), a student from Florida <ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-19-ca-1473-story.html A summary of the characters.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref>.
==History==
The series aired on Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm on the Fox network. It faced fierce competition with other shows in its timeslot, many of which were aimed at families instead of the young adult audience. Competitors included ''Full House'', ''Rescue 911'', and ''Quantum Leap''.<ref>[http://jclillis.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/photo-3.jpg An image of a magazine spread for the show.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref> This competitive timeslot may have been a factor in the show’s moderate success.  


=== History ===
The series was a joint effort by Mandy Productions Inc. and ABC Productions. Brandon Stoddard and Leonard Goldberg acted as executive producers.<ref>[https://washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1993/01/24/could-this-be-foxs-best-drama-class-of-96-is-more-than-90210-kids-go-to-college/1893e0f2-62b1-465d-bc4b-2bdf2be36b1b/ An in-depth Washington Post article on the show.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref>


The series aired on Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm on the Fox network. It faced fierce competition with other shows in its timeslot, many of which were aimed at families instead of the young adult audience. Competitors included ''Full House'', ''Rescue 911'', and ''Quantum Leap'' <ref> [http://www.jclillis.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/photo-3.jpg An image of a magazine spread for the show.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref>. This competitive timeslot may have been a factor in the show’s moderate success.  
The show aired seventeen episodes in its first season, airing one episode every Tuesday from January 19th, 1993, to May 25th, 1993. Ratings for the series went down progressively after the first episode, going from an estimated 6 million viewers to 2.9 million.<ref>[http://tvtango.com/series/class_of_ninety_six/episodes The ratings and air dates.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref> Fox cancelled the show after its final season one episode aired.


The series was a joint effort by Mandy Productions Inc. and ABC Productions. Brandon Stoddard and Leonard Goldberg acted as executive producers <ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1993/01/24/could-this-be-foxs-best-drama-class-of-96-is-more-than-90210-kids-go-to-college/1893e0f2-62b1-465d-bc4b-2bdf2be36b1b/ An in-depth Washington Post article on the show.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref>.
Critical reception was mixed to positive. The Orlando Sentinal called the show "the next, smarter generation of youth-targeted entertainment after ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Melrose Place'', et al."<ref>[https://orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-01-19-9301170326-story.html An Orlando Sentinal review of the series.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref> Washington Post speculated that the show could rank as Fox’s best, with the exception of ''The Simpsons''. However, other reviews were less hopeful. Entertainment Weekly gave the show a C+ rating, and stated the following:
<blockquote>"''Class of '96'' panders to Fox's young audience by assuring them that teenagers are indeed the center of the universe, that going away to college is nothing less than the beginning of life. Family, childhood, and adolescence were just a bad dream; awakened from the coma of home, reality is sex, rock & roll, and keg parties. To the rest of us, of course, there's a good chance that the students in ''Class'' will seem like nothing more than moody brats."<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1993/01/15/class-96/ Entertainment Weekly’s review of the series.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref></blockquote>


The show aired seventeen episodes in its first season, airing one episode every Tuesday from January 19, 1993, to May 25, 1993. Ratings for the series went down progressively after the first episode, going from an estimated 6 million viewers to 2.9 million <ref>[http://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_ninety_six/episodes The ratings and air dates.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref>. Fox canceled the show after its final season one episode aired.
==Release==
''Class of '96'' never received any home media release following its cancellation, though some interest has been held by fans of the show. A thread on the forum DVDTalk shows interest in a DVD box set, though many note that they doubt a home release would be successful due to the show’s mixed critical opinions.<ref>[https://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/438778-ever-going-see-class-96-dvd.html The forum on DVDTalk.] Retrieved 22 Nov '22</ref>


Critical reception was mixed to positive. The Orlando Sentinal called the show “the next, smarter generation of youth-targeted entertainment after ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Melrose Place'', et al. <ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-01-19-9301170326-story.html An Orlando Sentinal review of the series.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref>” Washington Post speculated that the show could rank as Fox’s best, with the exception of ''The Simpsons''. However, other reviews were less hopeful. Entertainment Weekly gave the show a C+ rating, and stated the following:
Because of the lack of a home media release, all uploaded episodes come from VHS tape recordings from fans.
<blockquote> ''Class of '96'' panders to Fox's young audience by assuring them that teenagers are indeed the center of the universe, that going away to college is nothing less than the beginning of life. Family, childhood, and adolescence were just a bad dream; awakened from the coma of home, reality is sex, rock & roll, and keg parties. To the rest of us, of course, there's a good chance that the students in ''Class'' will seem like nothing more than moody brats.<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1993/01/15/class-96/ Entertainment Weekly’s review of the series.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref></blockquote>


=== Release ===
On February 5th, 2023, eight more episodes of the series were found and uploaded by Lost Media Wiki user, GrigioGuy. A couple of months later, on May 16th, 2023, the last four episodes of the series were found and uploaded by Lost Media Wiki user, Nsmith15.
''Class of ‘96'' never received any home media release following its cancelation, though some interest has been held by fans of the show. A thread on the forum DVDTalk shows interest in a DVD box set, though many note that they doubt a home release would be successful due to the show’s mixed critical opinions <ref>[https://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/438778-ever-going-see-class-96-dvd.html The forum on DVDTalk.] Retrieved 22 Nov ‘22</ref>.  


Because of the lack of a home media release, very few episodes have been documented online. All uploaded episodes come from VHS tape recordings by fans. Unfortunately, because of the relative obscurity of the show, many episodes have remained lost, likely due to no home recordings.
==Episode List==
 
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|1||Pilot||January 19, 1993|| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Vo6iFwYp4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|1||Pilot||Jan 19th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/qA_YQPpCcrw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|2||They Shoot Baskets, Don't They?||January 26, 1993||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzvQCdj1Nnk <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|2||They Shoot Baskets, Don't They?||Jan 26th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/A52tckSg1YQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|3||Breaking Up is Hard to Overdue||February 2, 1993||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPf2wPhy9jM&t=1522s <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|3||Breaking Up is Hard to Overdue||Feb 2nd, 1993||[https://youtu.be/HaB6r4sHLqM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|4||Midterm Madness||February 9, 1993||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vd0vTEoj-E <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|4||Midterm Madness||Feb 9th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/_hieD2GFZbI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|5||Look Homeward Angela||February 16, 1993||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRuG0fNOgi4&t=5s <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|5||Look Homeward Angela||Feb 16th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/ZRuG0fNOgi4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|6||The Adventures of Pat's Man and Robin||February 23, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|6||The Adventures of Pat's Man and Robin||Feb 23rd, 1993||[https://youtu.be/SvmGvEMOqWA<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|7||David is Authorizes||March 2, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|7||David is Authorizes||Mar 2nd, 1993||[https://youtu.be/_wjzt05-ohk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|8||The Accused||March 9, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|8||The Accused||Mar 9th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/o-00OWb560M<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|9||When Whitney Met Linda||March 16, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|9||When Whitney Met Linda||Mar 16th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/j_hjoKX_3wI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|10||Parents Weekend||March 23, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|10||Parents Weekend||Mar 23rd, 1993||[https://youtu.be/3C6vxicBPHs<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|11||The Best Little Frat House at Havenhurst||March 30, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|11||The Best Little Frat House at Havenhurst||Mar 30th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/VoxyMOt8T64<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|12||Bright Smoke, Cold Fire||April 6, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|12||Bright Smoke, Cold Fire||Apr 6th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/6HKm-PjuPFE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|13||Greenwich Mean Time||April 20, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|13||Greenwich Mean Time||Apr 20th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/nkHkPm89eTg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|14||Educating David||April 27, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|14||Educating David||Apr 27th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/fFu-jZp62Pg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|15||Howie Farr is Too Far||May 4, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|15||Howie Farr is Too Far||May 4th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/WmYdG_Lv3bE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|16||The Jessica File||May 11, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|16||The Jessica File||May 11th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/JQxppkUZvW4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|17||See You in September||May 25, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|17||See You in September||May 25th, 1993||[https://youtu.be/_JncP--Wbss<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
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=== Gallery ===
==Gallery==
===Images===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="175px">
Class96_1.jpeg|A magazine spread featuring information about the show.
Class96_2.jpg|A TVGuide advertisement for an unknown episode.
Class96_3.jpeg|A full cast photo.
</gallery>
===Promos===
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   |description1 =A promo for the show that aired in December 1992.
   |description1 =A promo for the show that aired in December 1992.
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==External Links==
*[https://imdb.com/title/tt0105972/ ''Class of '96'' on IMDb.]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_of_%2796 ''Class of '96'' on Wikipedia.]


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==References==
Class96_1.jpeg|A magazine spread featuring information about the show.
Class96_2.jpg|A TVGuide advertisement for an unknown episode.
Class96_3.jpeg|A full cast photo.
</gallery>
 
=== External Links ===
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105972/ ''Class of '96'' on IMDb]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_of_%2796 ''Class of '96 on Wikipedia]
 
=== References ===
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 20:40, 19 March 2024

Class96 5.jpeg

The title card for Class of '96.

Status: Found

Date found: 16 May 2023

Found by: GrigioGuy and Nsmith15

Class of '96 is a short-lived teen drama series that aired on Fox from January to May 1993. It followed the lives of seven students during their first year of an Ivy League university. Described by some critics as "90210 goes to college," the show’s first season received mixed to positive reviews. Although the creative team believed Fox would renew the show, it was ultimately cancelled after its first season aired. The show never received release via DVD, VHS, or streaming. All episodes of the series have been uploaded online, coming from VHS recordings made by fans.

Summary

Class of '96 followed the freshman year of seven students at the fictional Ivy League university Havenhurst College. Each student comes from a different background and upbringing, but all seven of them grow to become friends—and sometimes, romantic partners—over the course of the year. The series also dealt with issues such as sexism, racism, and social class differences.[1]

The series followed seven students, each with a unique background. The characters were David Morrissey (Jason Gedrik), a first-generation college student; "Stroke" Dexter (Gale Hansen), a computer expert; Whitney Reed (Brandon Douglas), an upper-class student with alcohol addiction; Antonio Hopkins (Perry Moore), a basketball player on a scholarship; Jessica Cohen (Lisa Dean Ryan), a wealthy student; and Robin Farr (Kari Wührer), a student from Florida.[2]

History

The series aired on Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm on the Fox network. It faced fierce competition with other shows in its timeslot, many of which were aimed at families instead of the young adult audience. Competitors included Full House, Rescue 911, and Quantum Leap.[3] This competitive timeslot may have been a factor in the show’s moderate success.

The series was a joint effort by Mandy Productions Inc. and ABC Productions. Brandon Stoddard and Leonard Goldberg acted as executive producers.[4]

The show aired seventeen episodes in its first season, airing one episode every Tuesday from January 19th, 1993, to May 25th, 1993. Ratings for the series went down progressively after the first episode, going from an estimated 6 million viewers to 2.9 million.[5] Fox cancelled the show after its final season one episode aired.

Critical reception was mixed to positive. The Orlando Sentinal called the show "the next, smarter generation of youth-targeted entertainment after Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, et al."[6] Washington Post speculated that the show could rank as Fox’s best, with the exception of The Simpsons. However, other reviews were less hopeful. Entertainment Weekly gave the show a C+ rating, and stated the following:

"Class of '96 panders to Fox's young audience by assuring them that teenagers are indeed the center of the universe, that going away to college is nothing less than the beginning of life. Family, childhood, and adolescence were just a bad dream; awakened from the coma of home, reality is sex, rock & roll, and keg parties. To the rest of us, of course, there's a good chance that the students in Class will seem like nothing more than moody brats."[7]

Release

Class of '96 never received any home media release following its cancellation, though some interest has been held by fans of the show. A thread on the forum DVDTalk shows interest in a DVD box set, though many note that they doubt a home release would be successful due to the show’s mixed critical opinions.[8]

Because of the lack of a home media release, all uploaded episodes come from VHS tape recordings from fans.

On February 5th, 2023, eight more episodes of the series were found and uploaded by Lost Media Wiki user, GrigioGuy. A couple of months later, on May 16th, 2023, the last four episodes of the series were found and uploaded by Lost Media Wiki user, Nsmith15.

Episode List

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 Pilot Jan 19th, 1993 Found
2 They Shoot Baskets, Don't They? Jan 26th, 1993 Found
3 Breaking Up is Hard to Overdue Feb 2nd, 1993 Found
4 Midterm Madness Feb 9th, 1993 Found
5 Look Homeward Angela Feb 16th, 1993 Found
6 The Adventures of Pat's Man and Robin Feb 23rd, 1993 Found
7 David is Authorizes Mar 2nd, 1993 Found
8 The Accused Mar 9th, 1993 Found
9 When Whitney Met Linda Mar 16th, 1993 Found
10 Parents Weekend Mar 23rd, 1993 Found
11 The Best Little Frat House at Havenhurst Mar 30th, 1993 Found
12 Bright Smoke, Cold Fire Apr 6th, 1993 Found
13 Greenwich Mean Time Apr 20th, 1993 Found
14 Educating David Apr 27th, 1993 Found
15 Howie Farr is Too Far May 4th, 1993 Found
16 The Jessica File May 11th, 1993 Found
17 See You in September May 25th, 1993 Found

Gallery

Images

  • A magazine spread featuring information about the show.

    A magazine spread featuring information about the show.

  • A TVGuide advertisement for an unknown episode.

    A TVGuide advertisement for an unknown episode.

  • A full cast photo.

    A full cast photo.

Promos

A promo for the show that aired in December 1992.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ A summary of the series. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
  2. ↑ A summary of the characters. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
  3. ↑ An image of a magazine spread for the show. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
  4. ↑ An in-depth Washington Post article on the show. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
  5. ↑ The ratings and air dates. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
  6. ↑ An Orlando Sentinal review of the series. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
  7. ↑ Entertainment Weekly’s review of the series. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
  8. ↑ The forum on DVDTalk. Retrieved 22 Nov '22
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