| Genre: | Comedy |
| Screenplay: | Robert King |
| Story: | Paul Wolff |
| Director: | Robert King |
| Starring: | Kevin Nealon Zachery Ty Bryan Jessica Steen Rashaan H. Nall Kurt Fuller |
| Theme Music Composer: | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Country: | Canada United States |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Neil Meron Craig Zadan |
| Producer: | Fitch Cady |
| Editor: | Bonnie Koehler |
| Cinematography: | Philip Linzey |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Company: | Storyline Entertainment Walt Disney Television |
| Network: | ABC |
Principal Takes a Holiday is a 1998 romantic comedy television film that aired on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series. The film premiered on January 4, 1998 and stars Kevin Nealon, Zachery Ty Bryan and Jessica Steen. It was directed by Robert King, who also wrote the screenplay. The story was written by Paul Wolff.
John Scaduto (Zachery Ty Bryan), a troublesome high school senior makes a deal with his parents that he will not get into any more trouble until he graduates to receive a $10,000 gift from his grandma. However, when his principal Frank Hockenberry (Kurt Fuller) is involved in an accident in a prank that he planned, he finds a homeless man named Franklin Fitz (Kevin Nealon), to act as the acting principal to keep his parents and every one else none the wiser. While acting as principal, Franklin falls for Celia Shine (Jessica Steen), a fellow teacher.
Meanwhile, Peter Heath (Rashaan H. Nall) a new student, gets involved with John's plan in order for John to help him get a date with his crush Roxanne (Emmanuelle Chriqui).
The film was released on VHS on August 15, 2000.[1]