FAME season five episodes

Season 3
Two new students Christopher Donlan, a dance major, and Holly Laird, a drama major, immediately find difficulty being accepted most notably by their more seasoned competition, Leroy and Doris. Quentin Morloch, the new vice-principal, takes over with the intent to rule with an iron fist.


Season 4
Janet Jackson, Nia Peeples, and Jesse Borrego join the cast in the roles of Cleo Hewitt, Nicole Chapman, and Jesse Velasquez.

22 Reflections 4 May 85
It's the end of the year and Prom is near. Doris has decided on a Hawaiian theme for the Prom to the disapproval of the rest of the kids. I remember, hawaiian decorations and her in a tizzy. With her parents' recent divorce, Holly deals with the stresses of her failed home life by starving herself. A recovering anorexic herself, Miss Grant, recognizing the signs, offers some helpful words of advice to which Holly ignores. It may take severe consequences to expose her to the dangers of anorexia. she's hospitalized. I remember being with Whit in her house in the kitchen at the top of the stairs leading down to the basement where I guess there was a freezer with ice cream sandwiches and bcs I said I d n want one she was serious w me about whether I was anorexic like Holly.
Tomorrow Morning - sung by everybody

23 Who Am I, Really? 11 May 85
The School of the Arts welcomes Diane, a visiting photographer who's arrived under the pretense of working on a project involving the kids. Nicole has always known that she was adopted and through a sense of connection that she feels with Diane, Nicole discovers that Diane is in fact her biological mother. oh I remember. Nicole gets hurt dancing, I think, in the studio, and Diane rushes over, and Nicole's voice saying something about the heat of Diane's touch, recognizing her as her mother. Diane and Nicole begin hanging out with each other much to the dismay of Nicole's parents and Jesse.
Expected to deliver his annual State of the School address, Mr. Morloch enlists an unwilling Chris, when he loses his voice, to present his speech for him.


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1 A Place to Belong
Dusty (played by Loretta Chandler) is new.
veteran and recent graduate Leroy Johnson, who has just been asked to be Miss Grant's assistant, feels he doesn't belong as he's no longer a student and not quite a teacher.


2 Leroy and the Kid
With an unexpected visit from his feisty eight year old streetwise niece Tina I remember Leroy reluctantly allows her to stay with him at his apartment while her father, Leroy's brother Lamar I remember that name has taken off without a trace.
YouTube - FAME (EVERYBODYS GOT A ROAD TO GO DOWN) Leroy & Tina
With Miss Grant and Mr. Shorofsky trying to put together a show with the help of a backer, Stanley Beckerman, and with Lisa's behaviour getting her suspended from school, Leroy is forced to take her to school with him where Jim Parker, Beckerman's assistant, decides that without Tina there will be no show. With Tina unenthused with the idea of being featured in the show to help her uncle out, she uses the desperation of the faculty to bribe Leroy, Miss Grant, and Mr. Shorofsky
Danny finds out that he can't get actors’ equity because there is already a Danny Amatullo registered.
Christopher struggles to understand his role as Hamlet. Christopher must be the curly-long-haired guy then. I remember him trying to understand who Hamlet loved (Ophelia? - was Ophelia played by Holly? or Holly was dating Christopher?) and just before goes on stage, realizes Hamlet loves only himself ~


3 Bronco Bob Rides Again
While in Central Park, Danny encounters his favourite old western actor Bronco Bob and his partner in the classic films, Prince the Miracle Horse and is star struck. no memory stirred by this, might be the only S5 episode that d n esp stir any memory


4 Selling Out
With inspiration from his grandfather's teachings to him as a child in his native Mexico, Jesse wins the competition with a heart-felt original piece.
Brother - Jesse tries to find inspiration for a song in his neighbourhood I remember: Brother!
Though initially excited, Jesse discovers a popular downside to the entertainment business when music business big shots, Alan Stewart and Mitch Randall, decide to change many of Jesse's original ideas.
The Other Side of the Road - Jesse sings his song the way it was meant to be written I remember: on the other side of the road, there's a chance I'm gonna take it, I'm gonna make it! to the other side of the road -
Mr. Shorofsky struggles with "selling out" as well when he auditions a mediocre violin enthusiast and former football jock Bradley Elliot, Jr., whose father is willing to make a generous donation that could reform many budget-related deficiencies at the school. yes I remember this, I think the kid though not talented was nice. so what did Mr Shorofsky do? I don't remember.


5 White Light
When Christopher falls for Julie Chandler, a beautiful, talented student, the two feel like finding each other was the best thing that's happened for either of them. yes! this is my main memory re Christopher, he & this new girlfriend in hall, saying "no, you're the best thing that ever happened to *me*." but then turns out something wrong with Julie ~ drugs or sth? After a noticeable decline in Julie's performance at school, Chris discovers that Julie is secretly a coke addict. ah. Although he insists she quit, she tells him she needs a boost to better her academia and he helps her by making deals with her supplier Hunk Pepitone. When Chris attempts to put an end to her abuse, Julie refuses to end her drug use. In a battle between her and the drug, the drug may come out on top.
After his parents' separation, Danny feels uneasy when his mother, Gina Amatullo, starts dating Lou Mackie.


6 Savage Streets 16 November 85
There is an eruption of gang warfare in Jesse's barrio (neighborhood) and when local gang rivals, The Ravens and The Skulls rehash and old fuel with the return of The Skulls' tough leader, Popeye, The Ravens' leader, George, uses threats to make Jesse join their gang. Nicole, having "visions," senses danger and tries to dissuade Jesse but her warnings go ignored. When Popeye kills Jesse's good friend father figure who ran grocery where Jesse worked, Hector, Jesse joins the gang to avenge Hector's murder.
Back On The Savage Streets - Nicole - Part of the street version of Carmen I stand on my own two feet, once again
Your eyes. - Jesse - Part of the street version of Carmen cut like a knife, with your eyes FAME (CUTS LIKE A KNIFE)
Outrun the Night - Nicole - Nicole sings in the dance room and has a vision of Jesse in a knife fight.


7 His Majesty Donlon
Prince Frederic "Freddy" (Played by Billy Hufsey in addition to his regular role as Christopher) of Vatonia has arrived in New York to make a speech for an important United Nations' event. Upon learning that his life is being threatened and upon the discovery of a perfect look-a-like Christopher, by his assistant William, an arrangement is made for the two to switch identities for 48 hours. yes this is familiar. Christopher is willing to go along with the charade until he is attack by two gunmen, disguised as Freddy’s guards, attempting to kill the prince. Nia Peeples also plays double roles as she plays her regular character Nicole and the prince's fiancé Maryanne of Gimblestien. right.


8 Broadway Danny Amatullo
Upon learning that a noteworthy agent, Moe Starkey, attends a local restaurant regularly, the kids head to the restaurant to get his attention headed by Danny disguised as a waiter. After the gang performs Prince's "Baby, I'm a Star," ooh I remember that Moe decides that Danny would make a great agent despite Danny's life-long aspiration to be an actor.
Baby I'm A Star Danny, Jesse, Nicole, Dusty


9 Ebenezer Morloch
With Mr. Morloch's usually strict nature, during the Christmas holiday, his enforcement of school board regulations has everyone thinking of him as a "Scrooge." On the eve of Christmas, while working on the school's budget, Mr. Morloch falls asleep in his office where he dreams he is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come who come to show him the importance of Christmas cheer. When he awakes, Mr. Morloch has clearly had a change of heart and embraces the holiday spirit. (This episode marks Ken Swofford's final appearance as Quentin Morloch)


10 Choices
It's time for mid-year auditions and with the arrival of the new principal, Bob Dyrenforth (played by Graham Jarvis), we learn that Mr. Morloch has left the school to coach a semi-pro ball team in Buffalo. Holly reveals that she's leaving school because she's been offered a role on a soap opera that will be filmed in Hollywood. oh yeah. and later we see her playing a nurse I think. Nicole is particularly upset by Holly's departure. When Holly suggests that Nicole go to auditions like she did right I remember, Nicole does just that and gets a small role in a Broadway show. When Mr. Dyrenforth unknowingly receives tickets to the same show, he discovers that Nicole is breaking an important school rule and he forces her to choose between attending the school or doing the show.oh yeah. so she leaves I think. maybe this has the scene I remember where she makes it to the school too late to see the show, and is sitting in the empty auditorium where Jesse joins her...
Auditioning dance hopeful, Henry Lee, tries to use his neighborhood connection with Leroy to get into the school with mediocre talent. (This episode marks Cynthia Gibb’s final appearance as Holly Laird; while Carrie Hamilton, Page Hannah, and Graham Jarvis officially join the cast as Reggie Higgins, Kate Riley, and Mr. Bob Dyrenforth).
I wonder if this episode is the one I'd most like to see. The costumes ones - Incident (based on Kurosawa), SavageStreets (Carmen), Holmes - are vivid memories, but this one as a whole poignant, Holly leaving, Nicole almost leaving... performing on Broadway and Leroy comes to see her backstage.
YouTube - FAME (YOUR LOVE HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME) in the library everyone dancing and singing but Nicole who holds her book up ignoring them
FAME (ONLY IN MY DREAMS) Prompted by Holly's leaving,Nicole begins to audition and lands a role,when the new prinicipal Mr. Dyrenforth finds out, Nicole argues that the rule preventing students from performing professionally shouldn't apply to her,as her role is small and is in an Off Broadway play. I remember. Never the less she is told to make a 'Choice' and opts for leaving School. We are introduced to two auditioning students , Reggie Higgins and Kate Riley. And in a final twist when Nicole has to fill in for the lead, she realizes it isn't all she thought it would be , and is made to re-audition before knowing if she can come back to the School.


11 The First Time 11 January 86
A series of unlucky events has Mr. Dyrenforth convinced that he is jinxed. Mrs. Berg and Miss Sherwood try to encourage him to remove himself from his pessimism.
With evident tension between them, Nicole and Jesse re-examine a sensitive topic. Jesse is upset because Nicole is unwilling to have sex with him. ah this is the episode with "Straight to the heart" Fame - Straight to the Heart
The two decide to split up due to the disagreement on the topic and with a school dance approaching both need a date. Jesse goes with Kate and Nicole goes with Joe Douglas who? jealously erupts and causes a mild brawl which inadvertently leaves Mr. Dyrenforth soaked in punch. The two reconcile when Mr. Dyrenforth has a talk with Jesse about his jealous outburst and suggests that he wait for Nicole. this is the talk I remember, with Jesse never saying straight out anything about sex, just talking re girls who are good and girls who are more fun. The two make up and plan to spend the night together in a mountain cabin but a series of unfavorably events leaves the two with whiplash oh yeah! I remember a scene in the end in the cafeteria maybe where they have on the big white collars (my formative view of 'whiplash', making Nicole realize that it’s best they wait. Danny and Reggie go to the dance together and find that they share a liking toward each other.


12 A River to Cross
In a dream, Leroy encounters Jim, the slave from "Huckleberry Finn" who tells him that it’s his job to, in his portrayal of Jim, show that his character isn’t a fool.


13 Such Good Friends Leroy and Lydia Grant (Debbie Allen)
Tina, Leroy’s visiting niece, arrives at the School of the Arts to tell Leroy that she accidentally burned down his apartment while making Ravioli-Os oh yeah. I remember her talking about the Raviolos. When Leroy learns of the damage Tina has caused, he seeks a temporary care giver for Tina. Mrs. Berg volunteers to put Tina up while Leroy stays in Miss Grant’s spare room at her place. When Lydia is asked out to dinner by her old boyfriend, Carl, she asks Tina to tell Leroy to see if he can stay with a friend for the night. Tina instead tells Leroy that Miss Grant is expecting him to make dinner. Waking up the following morning, after being stood up, Leroy bumps into Carl in the kitchen. Leroy tries to reprimand Tina’s actions when he learns of her scheme but Mrs. Berg saves her from the spanking. When Carl comes to the school to pick Lydia up for a date, Tina tells him that she went out with another man. Lydia and Leroy practice their dance; Leroy kisses her; Lydia is dismayed. Tina encourages Leroy to pursue Lydia in hopes of her adoption and a marriage between them while warding off Carl. Guest starring Caryn Ward (as Tina)


14 Holmes Sweet Holmes 15 February 86 Allan Arkush Carol Mendelsohn
After a rehearsal for the school’s production of "Sherlock Holmes," a pipe in the dressing room bursts. Mr. Dyrenforth makes arrangements for repair with Artie Horowitz, a contractor, who's also the father of Miltie Horowitz I remember this name - Miltie Horowitz - a bad guy, a villain? < , but the board is unwilling to fund the expensive repair work and Mr. Dyrenforth is forced to close the school relocating the students to another building. Danny discovers that the broken pipe was sawed deliberately and figures that Ralph, the Janitor, is trying to sabotage the school in order to build a parking garage in its place. After seeing Miltie paying Ralph off, Danny is convinced of a father-son swindle. They get Page hmm who was Page?, Miltie's reluctant love interest to distract him while Danny checks out the janitor's space in the boiler room. After being knocked out by a fallen panel from the room, Danny discovers Ralph's dead body and is knocked out by someone when tries to escape. Danny wakes up convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes and sets out to solve the mystery. Just as Danny proves that Ralph is responsible for the entire ploy, Ralph hits him over the head...
Guest starring Robert Costanzo (as Artie Horowitz/Ralph), Paul Bartel (as Claude Hunsicker), and Robert Romanus ah ha! he's the guy in FastTimesAtRichmontHigh, I knew him here first (as Miltie Horowitz) and playing Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes play right? Featuring Thor Nielsen (as The Mysterious Stranger)
Moriarty - Danny - Part of the Sherlock Holmes play
Is There Anybody Out There? - Nicole - Part of the Sherlock Holmes play Fame - Is Somebody Out There


15 Double Exposure 22 February 86 Bill Duke Paul & Sharon Boorstin
With auditions for a presentation of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" underway, competition heats up between Danny and Jesse for the lead role, but in order to make the cut for the play, all students have to pass the Biology midterm. The yearbook money goes missing twice and Dwight has enlisted his fellow hall monitors to get to the bottom of the theft. While developing shots that Reggie took for the yearbook, Nicole and Reggie discover Jesse going into an office cabinet where the now missing yearbook money was stored. oh yeah I remember the grainy photo of Jesse - my feeling in the memory is that this is very serious drama, When Nicole confronts him thinking he took the yearbook money, he admits that he took the answers to the test. He throws the answers away only to retrieve them from the trash later. He gets the part and all is well until Nicole discovers the answers in his jacket. oh yeah.
After Danny discovers the truth about the test, he vows to make Jesse suffer. In his assertion, he discovers he’s got his own case of a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" split personality.
FAME (COME WHAT MAY) she believes and that faith is something I've never known


16 The Inheritance
Tina’s father, Lamar returns but only to borrow money from Leroy under the pretense of establishing a life for Tina. Tina’s nanny, Mrs. Castillo, dies and Tina is revealed to be the sole beneficiary in Mrs. Castillo’s will. When Lamar learns of the $22,000 estate that has been passed on to his daughter, he returns for her offering to use the money to get him and his daughter a house. Leroy doesn’t trust that his brother will do right by Tina with the money and when Lamar’s conscious gets to him, he opts to leave admitting that he only came for the money.
Dwight is directing a play about the Dewey Decimal System in which his inspiration for the lead character’s wife, Anna Dewey, is based on his love interest and former School of the Arts student Holly and his directorial vision and obsession is driving Kate, who’s been cast as Anne Dewey, and the rest of the cast up the wall. Cynthia Gibb makes a voice-over appearance as Holly over the phone. oh yeah. she's gentle with him. he's been trying to make Kate be like Holly, I think.


17 The Comedian 22 March 86 Reza Badiyi Adam Leslie
Comedian Sandy Webb is running a comedy workshop at the School of the Arts .. Danny is dumbfounded when he realizes that Sandy stole his act from him .. Danny begins to take his anger out on his peers which prompts the break-up of Danny and Chris' act. Danny decides to change his major to music until while making his mother feel better about her pending divorce he rediscovers why he wanted to do comedy in the first place.
Reggie, a naturally funny person, is upset with the fact that she can't help being funny even when playing the serious role of Lady Macbeth. this part I remember.

18 Stagefright
After jumping on stage early during a 1950s-style play I think it might have been Grease!, Chris develops severe stage fright. I remember. He keeps his problem a secret while poring his heart out to his hero, Elvis (portrayed by Robert Firth), who only he sees.
Jesse attempts to beat the record for the longest tapping duration but he's got some competition with Dwight's cousins Leonard.
Kate wants to transfer into Miss Turner's class because she can't take Miss Grant's rough teaching style.

19 Self Defense
When Mr. Dyrenforth arrives at school, he discovers the first of a series of vandalism attacks that are soon to plague the School of the Arts. Jesse gets angered when he learns that Nicole has a secret admirer who keeps sending her flowers. The destruction orchestrated by two unknown vandals and the unwanted adoration of a secret admirer has Nicole shaken and after seeing Miss Grant show off her karate skills in a "trashy" film, Dusty, Kate, Reggie, and Nicole ask Miss Grant to teach them karate. While the damage to the school continues, the girls become focused on developing as martial artists in their newly established karate class lead by Miss Grant. Following a night out with the girls at Lou's, Nicole is forced to walk home alone and upon presuming that she's being followed, only to learn that her soon-to-be attacker was an innocuous basketball-bouncing passerby ooh I remember - her walking in the dark, the sound of the ball bouncing, loses her confidence – that is until she and Dwight meet the vandals.
Co-starring David Greenlee (as Dwight) listed for many of these episodes and the name if familiar but I do not recall the character oh I think the blond guy and Tony Monaco (as Dale).
FAME (SOME DAY,SOME WAY) - Nicole Reggie Dusty and Kate - The girls serenade Lou after closing time.
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Nicole in a MaterialGirl style performance "Last night he told me: every thing you said. you asked him if he ever gets lonely. well now get this through your head!" and while she's singing, Jesse & Chris & Miltie & Dwight are all watching w Jesse jealous about the other guys' admiring comments. Dwight: "I love her. (to Jesse) I mean in a professional sense of course." Jesse nods. but I think maybe it turns out to be Dwight (who seems harmless next to Miltie and even Chris) who was sending the flowers? hmm y probably so then he and Nicole have a scene confronting the vandals ~ maybe after she has found him out as her admirer who is scaring her - but this lets him redeem himself


20 W.S.O.A. 26 April 86
As a deejay for W.S.O.A., a radio station at the School of the Arts, Jesse handles many phone calls from listeners – most of which are somewhat trivial. One of his callers, Roberta , requests a song called "You Don't Know Me" daily which he dismisses until she reveals that the request is being made to pacify her pending suicide. Ann Strong, a psychologist for the school board advises Jesse to continue talking to her to appease her depression by assuring her that her pain will pass. Jesse and Roberta arrange to meet, but under the condition that he arrive alone. Nicole comes by and goes to talk to him - I think he's upset by this, she doesn't understand - Roberta sees Nicole and leaves. After not showing up, the kids start a search for the girl in hopes to save her. When she finally calls she reveals that she's taken pills already, Jesse has one final chance to convince her to live.
When Mr. Dyrenforth finds the kids' dressing too revealing, he calls on Dwight to enforce the new dress code.
Meeting in the Ladies Room - Nicole performs this live in the radio station
oooh I remember: I've got a meeting n the ladies room. I'll be back real soon. MEETIN' IN THE LADIES ROOM )
FAME (YOU DON'T KNOW ME) - Jesse


21 Contacts
Christopher and Kate secretly start going out and with her encouragement, Christopher takes a job as a waiter in hopes of establishing contacts. Upon arriving to work for Laura, an agent, she mistakes him for an actor and has him read. His reading impresses her and she offers to set up an audition for him. After kissing Laura, Chris tells her that he and Kate aren't romantically involved. This puts their relationship in jeopardy.
Three Cool Cats - Leroy, Jesse, "Jason" (Shaun Earl") - Leroy and the kids audition for the summer stock producer


22 To Tilt at Windmills
When Miss Sherwood is sent home with a cold, Mr. William Quigley substitutes to teach the class about Don Quixote. When Mr. Dyrenforth questions the sanity of the substitute, he gets the board involved which has Mr. Quigley suspended. Upon learning of his suspension, Mr. Quigley’s eccentricity propels him to make an unusual outburst which puts him in an asylum. It takes Jesse to make him and everyone else realize what he’s done for the school.


23 Losin' It 17 May 86
When Henry Lee returns, Leroy is convinced that Miss Grant is giving favors. While demonstrating a routine, Leroy seriously injures his knee. He goes through an operation and intense rehabilitation to restore his knee but when he returns to teach dance he hesitates fearing that he'll injure his knee again. Instead of dancing Leroy lashes out at Henry. Lydia is determined to push Leroy back into dancing because she's convinced that he'll never dance again if doesn't face his fear. Reggie has a crush on Max but is scared stiff to speak to him even while on a date and incessantly seeks Kaye's company for comfort.


24 The Incident 24 May 86
Jesse is in the hospital unconscious with a concussion. The events leading up to Jesse's hospitalization are a mystery. What is known about the incident involves Mr. Torrence who was excited about putting on a play. Mr. Torrence is the prime suspect and admits to hitting Jesse. He expressed an interest in Nicole to play his lead, Lisa, after seeing her perform. Jesse became jealous thinking that something was going on between Nicole and Mr. Torrence, especially after Nicole received a bracelet from him. What is clear about the night of "the incident" starts with Jesse insisting that she return the bracelet. I remember. I remember this as very dark. Jesse being hit, falling off the stage When Nicole refused he left only to do discover the two kissing when he returned. Somehow Jesse falls off of the stage and with conflicting accounts of what happened from Mr. Torrence, Nicole, Jesse - through Mrs. Berg who claims she's a medium - and Christopher, Mr. Dyrenforth, Miss Sherwood, and Christopher try to figure out what actually happened.
FAME (SLAVE TO LOVE)