What TV shows/movies/books influenced your view of HS/college?

[VandalSquirrel]

FAME...I attended a visual and performing arts school.

There was no Debbie Allen with a stick to motivate me. No hotties like Michael DeLorenzo (though he was too adorable on reruns of NY Undercover). No Janet Jackson, Jasmine Guy, Don Cheadle, just Margaret Cho as an alumna.

Please tell me someone else remembers that strange Head of the Class show with Dr. Johnny Fever of WKRP as a teacher. I mean Michael DeLorenzo, cute again, and Robin Givens, wtf!

I should have gone to private girls boarding school, ala the Facts of Life

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

High school for me was supposed to be like Boy Meets World. I SOOOO wanted a Mr. Feeny!

This is exactly what I wanted high school to be like. And I had a Mr. Feeny frosh year, but it was a woman. She announced she was resigning right before the season finale, so when Topanga said goodbye to Feeny I thought about my fave teacher leaving and cried like a baby for like an hour.

Duuuuuude I just KNEW college would be like ADW, especially since I was going to an HBCU. You couldn't tell me I wouldn't meet Dwayne in orientation, date through all 4 years and then have him break up in my wedding to someone else and have me marry him at the last second. I wanted to be a cross between Kim and Freddie--studious but passionate.

Then, if I didn't marry a cool cat with flip up glasses, I'd graduate and move into an NY brownstone with a few of my closest friends, a la Living Single.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Then, if I didn't marry a cool cat with flip up glasses, I'd graduate and move into an NY brownstone with a few of my closest friends, a la Living Single.

Or, marry him and end up living in an awesome brownstone and becoming Cliff and Claire Huxtable.

Still waiting on them to adopt me.

[ForeverRoses]

I might be showing my age, but I wanted high school to be just like 16 Candles.

Alas, no Jake Ryan rescued me on my 16th birthday. sigh.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Please tell me someone else remembers that strange Head of the Class show with Dr. Johnny Fever of WKRP as a teacher. I mean Michael DeLorenzo, cute again, and Robin Givens, wtf!

Oh yes, Head of the Class.