Gah, that brings back memories of my days in kindergarten. I even remember those damn Coke commercials with that guy in them. Back then, I noticed the 5th & 6th graders were using paper book coverings, with Headroom's likeness on them, over their texts.

I didn't understand the point of the character, but after looking at his Wikipedia entry, I realize now that he's just some anti-Thatcher/Reagan persona.