Fame

S01E14: A Big Finish

Miss Sherwood and the gang find two talented bums living in the basement.

Overview

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.

Episodes

Metamorphosis

S01E01 Metamorphosis

January 7, 1982 60 min
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

S01E02 Passing Grade

January 14, 1982 60 min
Coco and Lydia vie for a part in a show. Danny wants to meet Johnny Carson and becomes a waiter.
Tomorrow's Farewell

S01E03 Tomorrow's Farewell

January 21, 1982 60 min
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...
Alone in a Crowd

S01E04 Alone in a Crowd

January 28, 1982 60 min
Bruno is afraid of performing in public.
To Soar and Never Falter

S01E05 To Soar and Never Falter

February 4, 1982 60 min
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...
The Sell-Out

S01E06 The Sell-Out

February 11, 1982 60 min
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...
The Strike

S01E07 The Strike

February 18, 1982 60 min
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...
Street Kid

S01E08 Street Kid

February 25, 1982 60 min
Doris, while pretending to be a hooker, meets a real hooker named Tracy, and tries to help her out.
But Seriously, Folks

S01E09 But Seriously, Folks

March 4, 1982 60 min
Danny's father does not agree with his choice of being a comedian.
Come One, Come All

S01E10 Come One, Come All

March 11, 1982 60 min
A big star, Melinda MacNeil, is in town and everyone goes ga-ga, except Monty.
The Crazies

S01E11 The Crazies

March 18, 1982 60 min
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

S01E12 Exposé

March 25, 1982 60 min
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

S01E13 A Musical Bridge

April 1, 1982 60 min
Monty tries to get Bruno to cash in on his songwriting abilities.
A Big Finish

S01E14 A Big Finish

April 15, 1982 60 min
Miss Sherwood and the gang find two talented bums living in the basement.
Reunions

S01E15 Reunions

April 29, 1982 60 min
Leroy wants his mother to come in for parents' day.
A Special Place

S01E16 A Special Place

May 6, 1982 60 min
Budget cutbacks prompts the School Board to fire one of the dance school's teachers.

Cast

Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Lydia Grant
Gene Anthony Ray
Gene Anthony Ray
Leroy Johnson
Carlo Imperato
Carlo Imperato
Danny Amatullo
Nia Peeples
Nia Peeples
Nicole Chapman
Jesse Borrego
Jesse Borrego
Jesse Velasquez
Billy Hufsey
Billy Hufsey
Christopher Donlon
Ann Nelson
Ann Nelson
Mrs. Berg
Carrie Hamilton
Carrie Hamilton
Reggie Higgins
Eric Pierpoint
Eric Pierpoint
Paul Seeger
Albert Hague
Albert Hague
Benjamin Shorofsky
Michael Cerveris
Michael Cerveris
Ian Ware
Loretta Chandler
Dusty Tyler

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