Fame Episode Guide

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Episode Guide

Fame: Season 6 (1986 - 1987)

Fame: Season 5 (1985 - 1986)

Fame: Season 4 (1984 - 1985)

Fame: Season 3 (1983 - 1984)

  • Season 3 Episode 24: The Home Front

    Chris' unemployed father (Victor French) forces him to baby-sit, leaving Chris no time for schoolwork and rehearsals.

  • Season 3 Episode 23: Heritage

    A pro basketball player (Norm Nixon) refuses to attend Lydia's dance class; Doris decides not to perform in a Jewish benefit.

  • Season 3 Episode 22: Signs

    A careless accident results in a head injury and severe hearing loss for Christopher.

  • Season 3 Episode 21: Home Again

    Dwight and Shorofsky plot to return a substitute teacher (Melissa Manchester) to her singing career.

  • Season 3 Episode 20: The Deal

    Caruso's landlord (William Prince) threatens him in an effort to get a young friend (Phoebe Yadon-Lewis) admitted to the School of the Arts.

  • Season 3 Episode 19: A Friend in Need

    Lydia rejects a blind vocal coach's (Tom Sullivan) romantic advances then blames herself when he resigns from directing the school play.

  • Season 3 Episode 18: Catch a Falling Star

    With Reardon's help, Leroy attempts to rehabilitate a drunken derelict (George Kirby) who once performed in nightclubs with Leroy's uncle.

  • Season 3 Episode 17: Sheer Will

    Danny refuses to cooperate with his doctor (Fionnula Flanagan) or to tell his friends about his cancer.

  • Season 3 Episode 16: Stages

    Holly's mother tries to revive her singing career after moving in with her daughter; Danny unwittingly hypnotizes Mr. Morloch.

  • Season 3 Episode 15: A Way of Winning

    Morloch wants Leroy to pursue a college track scholarship; Doris' impersonation of an elderly woman attracts a senior suitor (Lew Ayres).

  • Season 3 Episode 14: Lisa's Song

    During rehearsals of 'The Gypsy Queen,' Doris experiences frightening, ghostly visions that medium Mrs. Berg helps to explain.

  • Season 3 Episode 13: Bottle of Blues

    Doris' old boyfriend (Scott Colomby) re-enters the School of the Arts, but she is disappointed to discover he still has a drinking problem.

  • Season 3 Episode 12: Appearances

    Holly and Christopher date for the first time; Danny helps a girl hoping to avoid returning to the Soviet Union by becoming a dance student.

  • Season 3 Episode 11: Fame Looks at Music '83

    Irene Cara joins Debbie Allen, Cindy Gibb, Billy Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg and Gene Anthony Ray in a retrospective of 1983's music.

  • Season 3 Episode 10: Equals

    Holly falls for a handicapped pianist (Merritt Butrick); Morloch asks Lydia to give an ex-baseball star (Peabo Bryson) performing lessons.

  • Season 3 Episode 9: Secrets

    Danny volunteers to be the bodyguard of beaten and bruised Dwight; an undercover narcotics officer (Shawn Stevens) poses as a dance student.

  • Season 3 Episode 8: Break Dance

    Christopher and Michael encourage two rival gangs to compete with 'break dancing'; a lovestruck gang member, named Snake, pursues Doris.

  • Season 3 Episode 7: Consequences

    Miss Sherwood puts Leroy and Danny in charge of creating and grading a test in order to teach them the responsibilities of being a teacher.

  • Season 3 Episode 6: Rules

    Bruno falls for a new teacher and the pair begin dating, but even though he is no longer a student, the faculty believe the relationship is inappropriate. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 3 Episode 5: Knockout

    Christopher is forced to don boxing gloves for a grudge match with an old rival; Leroy tries to convince a new student to remain in school.

  • Season 3 Episode 4: The Kids From Fame in Israel

    The stars of the series perform in concert before capacity crowds in Tel Aviv, including Debbie Allen, Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri and Erica Gimpel

  • Season 3 Episode 3: Hail to the Chief

    Plans for a fund-raising performance are radically altered when news arrives that the president of the United States is planning to attend.

  • Season 3 Episode 2: Gonna Learn How to Fly : Part Two

    Part two. Shorofsky finds Bruno a job where he can also play his music, and when Leroy and Christopher come to blows, Lydia has news which makes their bickering rather pointless. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 3 Episode 1: Gonna Learn How to Fly : Part One

    Part one. Bruno is forced to drop out after his father dies, and the new vice principal begins to make changes in the school. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

Fame: Season 2 (1982 - 1983)

  • Season 2 Episode 23: UN Week

    The school holds a UN week, and Lydia helps Reardon with an audition piece : but her actions are misinterpreted and everyone thinks they are having an affair. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 22: Ending On a High Note

    Leroy and Carol are persuaded to help out with a church basketball team, but the game clashes with a show and loyalties are divided. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 21: Help from My Friends

    The students suspect that a suicide note found after lockers were vandalized belongs to a girl about to be dropped from the dance program.

  • Season 2 Episode 19: Not in Kansas Anymore

    When she is pulled from the mid-term revue because of a missing essay, Doris gets angry, bangs her head and dreams she's in the land of Oz. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 18: Friendship Day

    Doris' sharply authoritative manner has her friends plotting against her during hectic preparations for the school's 'Friendship Day.'

  • Season 2 Episode 17: Blood Sweat and Circuits

    Bruno accepts a challenge to create music using a computer, but then learns the new machine is intended to replace Mrs Berg. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 16: Love Is the Question

    A young man falls in love with Julie Miller, learning about friendship and trust in the process. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 15: Sunshine Again

    Doris isn't looking forward to her grandmother moving in with her, while Bruno's father worries about the onset of old age. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 14: Star Quality

    An elderly tap dancer and a little boy come to Leroy's aid when he comes dangerously close to flunking out of school; guest Arte Johnson.

  • Season 2 Episode 13: Relationships

    Sherwood registers with a video dating service; Bruno is smitten with an older woman; Doris falls for a singing cowboy; guest Greg Evigan.

  • Season 2 Episode 12: A Tough Act to Follow

    Danny's grief over the death of a teacher could result in his expulsion. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 11: Homecoming

    After years of separation, Doris fights to reunite her father and brother. Drama following students at the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 10: Childhood's End

    Coco questions her priorities when she goes ahead with a performance shortly after her grandmother's death. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 9: Words

    The father of Sherwood's best English student is censoring his daughter's books; Coco falls for an uneasy dancer.

  • Season 2 Episode 8: Winners

    Doris becomes depressed about her lack of expertise, while Coco has problems living up to her image. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 7: Solo Song

    The students marvel at the abilities of a blind vocal coach (Tom Sullivan), but Lydia resents his overbearing manner.

  • Season 2 Episode 6: Beginnings

    A black ballerina charges a teacher (Marge Champion) with undue pressure; Bruno has biases about a child prodigy he's helping.

  • Season 2 Episode 5: Teachers

    Lydia's moonlighting puts her job on the line, and Bruno faces the conflicting opinions of his father and Professor Shorovsky. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 4: Class Act

    At great emotional cost to herself, Lydia helps her students understand the value of developing as complete people; guest Glynn Turman.

  • Season 2 Episode 3: Feelings

    Lydia promises Leroy and Carol a place in the Alumni production if they help out with the church basketball team : but loyalties are divided when the game and the show clash. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 2 Episode 2: Your Own Song

    Coco may lose the part of lead singer in an upcoming school festival to a new student (Jimmy Osmond).

  • Season 2 Episode 1: And the Winner is

    Reardon insists Bruno should be cast in a lead role and made a member of the production team for a show : but not everyone agrees. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Lee Curreri

Fame: Season 1 (1982)

  • Season 1 Episode 16: A Special Place

    Inspectors descend on the college to investigate where budget cuts can be made, and decree the drama teacher must go : but the students and other tutors decide to make a stand. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen, Valerie Landsburg and Gene Anthony Ray

  • Season 1 Episode 15: Reunions

    An old flame of Shorofsky's turns up in New York : but their meeting is tinged with a mixture of affection and bitterness. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 14: A Big Finish

    The students discover a secret lodger in the caretaker's maintenance room, and organise a benefit to help him out. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 13: A Musical Bridge

    Leroy challenges the school system, forcing his teacher Ms Sherwood to contact his parents : revealing a shocking secret. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 12: Expose

    Julie falls for a student teacher who is also an aspiring journalist, and soon finds herself being used to gain information for an expose. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 11: The Crazies

    Students experience strange goings-on as the term comes to a close, including a robbery in the school office. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 10: Come On, Come All

    Montgomery's mother places him in a difficult position when she takes over the directing role in the parents' night show. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 9: But Seriously Folks

    Danny's nightclub debut hits a snag when the owner discovers he's underage. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 8: Street Kids

    Doris takes in a teenage prostitute and arranges for her to have an audition, hoping it will keep her off the streets. Drama, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 7: The Strike

    A strike by School of the Arts faculty members threatens to halt work on a contemporary student production of Shakespeare's 'Othello.'

  • Season 1 Episode 6: The Sell Out

    When his father buys him a new synthesiser, Bruno feels guilty and seeks work as an accordionist with a tacky band. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 5: To Soar and Never Falter

    A girl's hopes to join a dance company seem dim when she is injured and seem dimmer still when a revealed secret may end her dance studies.

  • Season 1 Episode 4: Alone in a Crowd

    Bruno must face his fear of performing before an audience after Coco uses his music to win a spot in a benefit at the School of the Arts.

  • Season 1 Episode 3: Tomorrow's Farewell

    When his ex-con brother turns up after an absence of 10 years, Leroy finds the contrast in their personalities puts a strain on their relationship. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 2: Passing Grade

    Coco is unhappy when she discovers both she and Lydia are going after the same part : and Lydia's boyfriend is running the auditions. Drama about the New York School of Performing Arts, starring Debbie Allen

  • Season 1 Episode 1: Metamorphosis

    A new student enters the school of performing arts, and finds fitting in isn't easy. Drama, starring Debbie Allen