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* [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] is all about this.
* The ''Literature/WaysideSchool'' series, originally a set of books by Louis Sachar and since [[AnimatedAdaptation animated]].

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The Wacky Homeroom occurs when a show centers around a particular class and the teacher and the students have distinctly quirky personalities. Sometimes the focus of the series is more on the teacher, and sometimes it's more on the student. Either way, the personalities are intentionally blown up and caricature-ish in order to help bring more interest to an otherwise mundane setting.

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* ''VideoGames/{{Persona 3}}''

* ''Series/GrangeHill'' was full of this trope set in the ''GoodOldBritishComp'' in cockney London.

* TheSeventies BritCom ''Please, Sir!" was set in a homeroom full of suspiciously over-age looking fifteen year olds.

* ''Manga/{{Minami-ke}}'' is becoming like this in later episodes, with its bigger emphasis on the three sisters' classmates.

* [[Literature/The Worst Room in the School]] was set in an overcrowded, out-of-date K-8 school centered around fifth grade class held in a converted store-room off the gym.

* ''HeadOfTheClass''

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has Class 1-A.

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[[caption-width-right:280:[[Manga/DokiDokiSchoolHours Welcome to our class]]!]]

* ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}} Sunshine''

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has shades of this, especially in season 2, when the entire UnwantedHarem ends up in the same class together. And then there's [[[=Catgirl=] their]] [[OneOfTheKids teacher]].

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has shades of this, especially in season 2, when the entire UnwantedHarem ends up in the same class together. And then there's [[[=CatGirl=] their]] [[OneOfTheKids teacher]].

[[caption-width-right:280:[[DokiDokiSchoolHours Welcome to our class]]!]]

If the show focuses more on the teacher, expect to see cases of SenseiChan, the AbsentmindedProfessor, and/or the MisplacedKindergartenTeacher heading up the group. If the focus is on the students, the students may make up the FiveManBand archetype or perhaps many of them will be [=Cloudcuckoolander=]s with an OnlySaneMan thrown in to represent the viewer and/or contrast all the wackiness. Either way, hijinks ensue.

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has shades of this, especially in season 2, when the entire UnwantedHarem ends up in the same class together. And then there's [[CatGirl their]] [[OneOfTheKids teacher]].

** Notable in that it has a [[AxeCrazy psychotic]] [[DysfunctionJunction group]] [[{{Hikikomori}} of]] [[StalkerWithACrush dysfunc]][[SuperOCD tional]] [[SplitPersonality stu]][[ThePollyanna dents]], headed by a [[DrivenToSuicide suici]][[SuicideAsComedy dal]] [[TheEeyore teacher]], all [[PlayedForLaughs played for]] [[BlackComedy very]] [[BlackComedy dark]] [[{{Satire}} laughs]].

* In TheBeano, the Bash Street Kids all had distinct personalities. Of course, there were only 9 of them (or 10 if you count Cuthbert).
* ''ThePeanuts'' fit this trope when they have scenes in school.

* The ''WaysideSchool'' series, originally a set of books by Louis Sachar and since [[AnimatedAdaptation animated]].

* ''SevenPeriodsWithMrGormsby''

* ''{{Disgaea}} 3''
* ''{{Persona 3}}''

* Largo's class in ''{{Megatokyo}}''. Not only is it [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1162 taught]] by resident CrazyAwesome [=Cloudcuckoolander=] Largo, but some of it's more colorful members include a RobotGirl, an enigmatic ElegantGothicLolita who may very well be a DarkMagicalGirl, and a class representative who practices EnjoKosai and has an alcoholic dad. Also, the class's first field trip involved them taking on a horde of fanboys/zombies.

* Largo's class in ''{{Megatokyo}}''. Not only is it [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1162 taught]] by resident CrazyAwesome [=CloudCuckooLander=] Largo, but some of it's more colorful members include a RobotGirl, an enigmatic ElegantGothicLolita who may very well be a DarkMagicalGirl, and a class representative who practices EnjoKosai and has an alcoholic dad. Also, the class's first field trip involved them taking on a horde of fanboys/zombies.

The WackyHomeroom occurs when a show centers around a particular class and the teacher and the students have distinctly quirky personalities. Sometimes the focus of the series is more on the teacher, and sometimes it's more on the student. Either way, the personalities are intentionally blown up and caricature-ish in order to help bring more interest to an otherwise mundane setting.

If the show focuses more on the teacher, expect to see cases of SenseiChan, the AbsentmindedProfessor, and/or the MisplacedKindergartenTeacher heading up the group. If the focus is on the students, the students may make up the FiveManBand archetype or perhaps many of them will be [[CloudCuckooLanders Cloud Cuckoo Landers]] with an OnlySaneMan thrown in to represent the viewer and/or contrast all the wackiness. Either way, hijinks ensue.

** Having said that, a few students ''do'' have personalities that push them into WackyHomeroom territory: Vincent the overachiever, Penelope the BrainlessBeauty, and Jason the EnfantTerrible.

* Largo's class in ''{{Megatokyo}}''. Not only is it [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1162 taught]] by resident CrazyAwesome CloudCuckooLander Largo, but some of it's more colorful members include a RobotGirl, an enigmatic ElegantGothicLolita who may very well be a DarkMagicalGirl, and a class representative who practices EnjoKosai and has an alcoholic dad. Also, the class's first field trip involved them taking on a horde of fanboys/zombies.

* ''{{Gap}}''

* ''{{Gokusen}}''
* ''GreatTeacherOnizuka''

* ''PaniPoniDash''
* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''. SHAFT (who animated ''PaniPoniDash'' and ''NegimaSecondSeason'' as well) seem to do this trope a lot.
** Notable in that it has a [[AxeCrazy psychotic]] [[DysfunctionJunction group]] [[{{Hikikomori}} of]] [[StalkerWithACrush dysfunc]][[SuperOCD tional]] [[SplitPersonality stu]][[ThePollyanna dents]], headed by a [[DrivenToSuicide suici]][[SuicideAsComedy dal]] [[TheEeyore teacher]], all [[PlayedForLaughs played for]] [[BlackComedy very]] [[BlackComedy dark]] [[{{Satire}} laughs]].
* ''{{Sketchbook}}''. Okay, it's an art club, but the effect is pretty much the same.
* ''DokiDokiSchoolHours''. Trope picture.
* Ichigo's homeroom in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' could certainly be described as wacky. Outside of the fact that the teacher regularly mocks the students, the room has been invaded by shinigami multiple times, and one time Kon showed up in Ichigo's body. In all cases the room was essentially destroyed. Oh, and the teacher doesn't even seem to care about Ichigo and his friends either not turning up for class or running out in the middle of it.
* ''{{Potemayo}}''
* The TV-series of ''Anime/AllPurposeCulturalCatGirlNukuNuku'' introduced a class of walking cliches for Nuku-Nuku to interact with. They're even introduced with an appropriate tag such as '[[AlphaBitch Snobby Rich Girl]]' or '[[{{Bishounen}} Nihilistic Pretty-Boy]]' whenever they appear on stage. This was noticeably absent from the OVA, where Nuku-Nuku went to school ''once'', prompting the destruction of most of the premises in a fight between her and an attack helicopter. They didn't try to send her to school again.
* ''{{Hyakko}}''

* ''Manga/LuckyStar'', at [[SliceOfLife times]].

* ''{{Mitsudomoe}}''

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', although the entire series isn't exactly focused on the protagonist's homeroom.
* ''Manga/SchoolRumble''. Oddly fitting with its name.
* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'': Emphasis on the ''wacky''.
* ''Misaki Number One''
* ''MaicchinguMachikoSensei'' had a very colorful homeroom and the quirkiness branched off into other teachers and members of the faculty as well.
* ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}''
* The {{Eldoran}} series: ''ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh'' and ''NekketsuSaikyoGosaurer''
* Averted in ''Manga/FruitsBasket''. Aside from the main characters, their class is actually pretty normal. It serves as a stark contrast to [[DysfunctionJunction the Sohma clan]], and highlights the desire of the [[EasternZodiac Members of the Zodiac]] to be [[IJustWantToBeNormal normal]].

* ElChavoDelOcho: The episodes in the classroom with Profesor Jirafales.

If the show focuses more on the teacher, expect to see cases of SenseiChan, the AbsentmindedProfessor, and/or the MisplacedKindergartenTeacher heading up the group. If the focus is on the students, the students may make up the FiveManBand archetype or perhaps many of them will be {{CloudCuckooLander}}s with an OnlySaneMan thrown in to represent the viewer and/or contrast all the wackiness. Either way, hijinks ensue.

* ''HidamariSketch''
* ''MahouSenseiNegima''. "Wacky" in this case means {{Badass}} and/or CrazyAwesome in a FantasyKitchenSink.

* ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei''. SHAFT (who animated ''PaniPoniDash'' and ''NegimaSecondSeason'' as well) seem to do this trope a lot.

* ''{{Minami-ke}}'' is becoming like this in later episodes, with its bigger emphasis on the three sisters' classmates.
* ''Anime/LuckyStar'', at [[SliceOfLife times]].
* ''RosarioToVampire'' has shades of this, especially in season 2, when the entire UnwantedHarem ends up in the same class together. And then there's [[CatGirl their]] [[OneOfTheKids teacher]].

* The cast of ''SoulEater'' probably qualify. Not to mention their homeroom teacher is a MadScientist.
* ''ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'', although the entire series isn't exactly focused on the protagonist's homeroom.
* ''SchoolRumble''. Oddly fitting with its name.
* ''{{Nichijou}}'': Emphasis on the ''wacky''.

* Averted in ''FruitsBasket''. Aside from the main characters, their class is actually pretty normal. It serves as a stark contrast to [[DysfunctionJunction the Sohma clan]], and highlights the desire of the [[EasternZodiac Members of the Zodiac]] to be [[IJustWantToBeNormal normal]].

* In TheBeano, the Bash Street Kids all had distinct personalities. Of course, there were only 9 of them.

Often, when a show centers around a particular class, the teacher and the students have distinctly quirky personalities. Sometimes the focus of the series is more on the teacher, and sometimes it's more on the student. Either way, the personalities are intentionally blown up and caricature-ish in order to help bring more interest to an otherwise mundane setting.

If the show focuses more on the teacher, expect to see cases of SenseiChan, the AbsentmindedProfessor, and/or the MisplacedKindergartenTeacher heading up the group. The students will often make up the FiveManBand archetype or perhaps many of them will be {{CloudCuckooLander}}s with an OnlySaneMan thrown in to represent the viewer or contrast all the wackiness.

[[DokiDokiSchoolHours http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doki_doki_school_hours_eyecatch.jpg]]
Often, when a show centers around a particular class, the [[SenseiChan te]][[AbsentmindedProfessor ac]][[MisplacedKindergartenTeacher her]] and the students have distinctly quirky personalities. Sometimes the focus of the series is more on the teacher, and sometimes it's more on the student; one way or another, though, people in RealLife can only wish their classes were like this. Or not. It depends.