Fame (1982)
"You've got big dreams? You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying in sweat."
Synopsis
An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. With a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although fictional, it was based heavily on the actual Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California, and in all seasons but the third, several exterior scenes were shot on location in New York City. The popularity of the series, particularly in the UK, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast. Despite its success, very few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. A number of the cast members were seen again briefly in Bring Back...Fame, a reunion special made for British television in 2008.
Creator
William Blinn, Gerald I. Isenberg
Network
NBC, Syndication
Episodes
Metamorphosis
This fun and footloose series begins when Julie tries her best to fit in at the New York School for the Performing Arts, with a little bit of help from Doris and Montgomery.
Passing Grade
Coco and Lydia vie for a part in a show. Danny wants to meet Johnny Carson and becomes a waiter.
Tomorrow's Farewell
The School Board orders the School of the Arts to have a Gym because of the mandatory P.E. class that students have to take. It takes a dance off between Lydia's class and a bunch of football players for the school board to see her point. Meanwhile, Leroy tries to save his brother Willard from a life of crime.
Alone in a Crowd
Bruno is afraid of performing in public.
To Soar and Never Falter
Bruno is in love with a dance major named Kathleen Murphy. When he is to write a piece of music for her, she performs for him and gets injured. It turns out that she has Multiple Sclerosis, and Miss Grant employs Leroy to help out Bruno. Unknowingly, the gang is helping Kathy to keep her audition.
The Sell-Out
When Bruno's uncle buys him a new synthesizer, Bruno gets a job to buy new music. He is doing a song for his aunt, sho just had a baby. Meanwhile, Julie wonders why Coco is suddenly so rude to her while they are doing a very important number together.
The Strike
The School Of The Arts is plagued by a teachers' strike. Coco is upset because she wasn't chosen for the part of Desdemona in the schools musical version of ""Othello"". Once the teachers go on strike though she decides that instead of being angry, and not be apart of the production, she organizes everything so that the show can go on without Miss Grant's help. Bruno feels he needs to have Mr. Shorofsky's opinion on the music for the show because he thinks it should have a different tempo and style to it. Because of the strike he can't get Mr. Shorofsky's opinion and goes with his instinct, which turns out to be for the best. Once Leroy was cast for the part of Othello, he was having problems speaking the way the script was written. So he asks for Miss Sherwood's help to make him speak the way Shakespeare was meant to be spoken, even from someone from the Bronx.
Street Kid
Doris, while pretending to be a hooker, meets a real hooker named Tracy, and tries to help her out.
But Seriously, Folks
Danny's father does not agree with his choice of being a comedian.
Come One, Come All
A big star, Melinda MacNeil, is in town and everyone goes ga-ga, except Monty.
The Crazies
Doris learns that sometimes honest is not always the best policy. When Shorofsky is hospitalized, Bruno realizes that he is important to his life.
Exposé
When Julie gets replaced by a mannequin in a production number, she feels unimportant until a reporter threatens to do an expose on her.
A Musical Bridge
Monty tries to get Bruno to cash in on his songwriting abilities.
A Big Finish
Miss Sherwood and the gang find two talented bums living in the basement.
Reunions
Leroy wants his mother to come in for parents' day.
A Special Place
Budget cutbacks prompts the School Board to fire one of the dance school's teachers.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Fame
Status
Ended
Seasons
6
Episodes
136
Production
MGM Television, Eilenna Productions Inc.
