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Drexell's Class is a situation comedy aired by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1991-92 lineup.
Drexell's Class starred Dabney Coleman in the role of Otis Drexell, a fifth-grade teacher fictional Grantwood Elementary School in Cedar Bluffs, Iowa. In the backstory, it was revealed Drexell was a famous corporate raider who lost a large amount of money on a failed venture, to which he dodged his taxes and was subsequently arrested. At his court case, he was told that he would get a suspended sentence on the basis he work as a teacher in the undermanned school until he pay back taxes. Drexell is also a divorced man whose two daughters live with him. Besides the bevy of cute kids, the cast also included, two antagonists, rival teacher Roscoe Davis (Dakin Matthews) and Principal Francine Itkin (Randy Graff), who was later succeeded by Principal Marylin Ridge Edie McClurg. One of Drexell's few friends at the school was school janitor George (Cleavant Derricks), who shared Drexell's love of sports and beer. Most shows revolved around Drexell's unwilligness to teach children lessons by the book or him trying to be a good father to his daughters. Occasionally a subplot happened where Drexell's ex-wife appeared, in which Otis was hoping she would remarry so he can stop paying alimony.
At first two of the working titles of the show, before Drexell's Class was selected; were the more blunt, Oh no, Not Drexell! and Shut up, Kids!
Drexell's Class is not currently in syndication. As of 2008, there are no known plans to release the show on DVD.
Otis Drexell is a highly popular stock broker/investor who is known for getting the deal done. He is then caught red handed for insider trading, and his trading credentials are stripped from him. Otis cannot find a job, so he gets a job as a school teacher at an elementary school. Every week, Otis would do the best he could of making the adjustment of going from the boardroom to the classroom with the help of his two daughters. Written by Pat McCurry






