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Season 1 – Fame

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Students at New York's famous High School for the Performing Arts pour their hearts and souls into their training to become stars in their chosen field in this TV series adaptation of a 1980 motion picture of the same title. They include Danny, an aspiring comic; Coco, an ambitious singer and dancer; and Leroy, who hopes his dancing will take him far away from the ghetto. A number of other students came and went throughout the series' six-season run. Their teachers and mentors include dance instructor Lydia Grant and music professor Mr. Shorofsky. The show aired on NBC for its first season before moving into syndication for the final five.
Fame — Season 1

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Debbie Allen

Lydia Grant

Lee Curreri

Bruno Martelli

Erica Gimpel

Coco Hernandez

Albert Hague

Mr. Benjamin Shorofsky

Carlo Imperato

Danny Amatullo

Carol Mayo Jenkins

Elizabeth Sherwood

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 7, 1982 Metamorphosis Julie leaves her Midwestern town for New York's High School of the Performing Arts. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 14, 1982 Passing Grade Competing for the lead role in an off-Broadway musical strains the relationship between dance-teacher Lydia and pupil Coco. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 21, 1982 Tomorrow's Farewell Leroy finds brotherly love can bring trouble when he dutifully takes in his ex-convict sibling, suddenly returned after a 10-year absence. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 28, 1982 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. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 4, 1982 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. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 11, 1982 The Sell Out Mr. Martelli accidentally wrecks Bruno's synthesizer, but Bruno feels the guilt when he learns the cost of replacing the broken instrument. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 18, 1982 The Strike A strike by School of the Arts faculty members threatens to halt work on a contemporary student production of Shakespeare's "Othello." Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 25, 1982 Street Kid While researching a role for a play, Doris befriends and then tries to reform a teenage prostitute (Dominique Dunne). Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 4, 1982 But Seriously, Folks ... Danny's debut as a nightclub comedian is tarnished when friends and family cannot attend and then canceled altogether because of his age. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 11, 1982 Come One, Come All Montgomery feels his mother's (Gwen Verdon) offer to direct the Parents' Night Show is only to showcase her own talents. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 18, 1982 The Crazies As the end of the school year approaches, the students and teachers begin displaying a condition known as "the crazies.". Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 25, 1982 Expose A student teacher who hopes to become a journalist uses Julie to obtain details for an expose on the school. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 1, 1982 A Musical Bridge Miss Sherwood tries to discuss Leroy's school problems with his parents; a recording-contract offer tempts Bruno. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 15, 1982 The Big Finish The students learn the janitor used to be a vaudeville dancer; then discover his second secret. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 29, 1982 Reunions An old flame, whom Skorofsky left behind in Germany before the war, arrives in New York and asks to see him. Details Episode 16 Aired May 6, 1982 A Special Place Fear spreads through the faculty when a team of inspectors arrives to decide which of the instructors will be let go to reduce expenses. Details

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Season Info

Director
Mel Swope, Robert Scheerer, Thomas Carter, Harry Harris, John Patterson, Nicholas Sgarro, Robert Douglas
Executive Producer
William Blinn, Gerald I. Isenberg
Screenwriter
Parke Perine, Bruce Shelly, Hindi Brooks, Glenn Gordon Caron, Lee H. Grant, Christopher Gore, Danny Jacobson, William Blinn, Barry Vigon
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 7, 1982