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The Best Episodes of Fame

Every episode of Fame ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fame!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fame Season 6 Episode 23 - Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore
    8.5/10(51 votes)

    S6:E23

    When Mrs. Berg learns that her old lover is coming to visit her, realizing that her lie of running the school has come back to haunt her, the kids help her pose as school principal. Gordon, a squeamish animal-loving student has difficulty in Chemistry class with dissecting frogs so he and Reggie try to convince Mr. Dyrenforth to approve a simulation computer program that provides the ability for virtual dissection.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Fame Season 4 Episode 6 - Blizzard
    8.1/10(27 votes)

    S4:E6

    A blizzard traps the staff and students in the school, provoking various problems, including a broken furnace and a prowler.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Fame Season 4 Episode 3 - Spontaneous Combustion
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    S4:E3

    Staff and students fight back after Sherwood is accidentally injured by kids dancing in the hallway, and the board of education responds by issuing a directive placing a ban on all singing and dancing in non-designated areas.

    Director:Michael A. Hoey
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Fame Season 4 Episode 19 - Coco Returns
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    S4:E19

    A famous, retired director directs Coco in her first performance since returning to the School of the Arts to get a diploma.

    Director:Debbie Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Fame Season 1 Episode 1 - Metamorphosis
    7.9/10(108 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fame Season 4 Episode 1 - Indian Summer
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    S4:E1

    Doris and Danny console each other over sour flings; Love holds surprise for both Sherwood and Leroy; Holly sets her sights on an older man.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Fame Season 4 Episode 2 - Czech Mate
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    S4:E2

    Christopher falls hard for a visiting Czech student; Leroy tries to avoid a new admirer; Doris runs for student-body president.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fame Season 4 Episode 7 - The Monster That Devoured Las Vegas
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    S4:E7

    An opening-night hex threatens Cassidy's directorial debut when Morloch inadvertently breaks a show-business dictum.

    Director:Allan Arkush
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Fame Season 4 Episode 5 - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    S4:E5

    Comprised of excerpts from the second U.S. concert by "The Kids from Fame" paying tribute to the history of Rock 'N' Roll.

    Director:Walter C. Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fame Season 1 Episode 16 - A Special Place
    7.7/10(60 votes)

    S1:E16

    Budget cutbacks prompts the School Board to fire one of the dance school's teachers.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Fame Season 4 Episode 22 - Reflections
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    S4:E22

    Holly's despair over her parents' marriage causes her to become anorexic; Doris decides on a Hawaiian theme for the school's Prom.

    Director:Valerie Landsburg
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Fame Season 6 Episode 21 - Reggie and Rose
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    S6:E21

    After helping her out when she gets kicked out of her English class, Reggie's close friend and the cafeteria lady, Rose, joins the school of the arts under Reggie's suggestion but when asked to audition with Reggie for a summer stock company, Rose gives up on both the stock company and the school but rekindles her passion for performing.

    Director:Kevin Rodney Sullivan
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Fame Season 4 Episode 10 - Nothing Personal
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    S4:E10

    Christopher writes a less-than-rave review of Cleo's debut as a lead dancer; Nicole and Jesse look for romance in the personal ads.

    Director:Debbie Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Fame Season 4 Episode 14 - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll II
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    S4:E14

    This episode contains excerpts from the second half of the concert.

    Director:Walter C. Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Fame Season 2 Episode 19 - Not in Kansas Anymore
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    S2:E19

    Doris is auditioning to star in a show. She falls and bumps her head and has an elaborate dream sequence in which she is on a quest to become a star. The school campus is set up with a ""yellow brick road"" path ""Dottie"" must follow and encounters several interesting characters (her fellow classmates in costume) along the way. Debbie Allen (the dance instructor/choreographer) plays the ""good witch"" and Mrs. Sherwood is the ""wicked witch.""

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:William Blinn

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  16. Fame Season 4 Episode 17 - Danny De Bergerac
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    S4:E17

    Danny falls for Nicole while trying to smooth things between her and Jesse; Morloch gets a second chance with his college sweetheart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Fame Season 1 Episode 11 - The Crazies
    7.4/10(55 votes)

    S1:E11

    Doris learns that sometimes honest is not always the best policy. When Shorofsky is hospitalized, Bruno realizes that he is important to his life.

    Director:Mel Swope
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Fame Season 6 Episode 11 - Go Softly Into Morning
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    S6:E11

    After an eventful party, Miss Grant is frustrated to learn that Danny and Nicole have not shown up for an important rehearsal. That frustration turns to grief when they learn that Nicole was killed while being driven home by a drunk driver, Mickey Garth. With the school grieving, Jesse takes it the worse vowing to kill Mickey.

    Director:Win Phelps
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Fame Season 6 Episode 12 - Love Kittens Go to High School
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S6:E12

    The School of the Arts has been selected as the location for director Jeff Stave's new film "Kittens Go to High School." Appointed student assistant to Mr. Stave, Jillian falls for him but reality sets in and it becomes clear that they can't be together. Maxie Sharp, the lead actress in the film enrolls at the School of the Arts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Fame Season 6 Episode 22 - Of Cabbages and Kings
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S6:E22

    The National Cultural Center selects The School of the Arts to contribute an item to a time capsule to be opened a century later but no one is able to agree on what that item should be. When Mr. Shorofsky gives Miltie an ultimatum; write a song or fail, he tries to pass off a fourteenth century ballad as his own.

    Director:Debbie Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Fame Season 3 Episode 14 - Lisa's Song
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    S3:E14

    When Doris tries to get her classmates to do a production of the reputedly haunted play, "The Gypsy Queen," she and Miss Grant are convinced that they have seen a ghost. While trying to obtain a better understanding of the occult, they discover that Mrs. Berg is a "spirit medium."

    Director:Debbie Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Fame Season 5 Episode 1 - A Place to Belong
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    S5:E1

    New student, Dusty joins the school and feels particularly out of place. Leroy becomes Miss Grant's dance assistant. Chris and Danny prepare to play female roles in drama class.

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Fame Season 5 Episode 4 - Selling Out
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    S5:E4

    Jesse wins a song-writing contest but struggles with remaining true to himself when a couple of big-shots try to re-write his work. Mr. Shorofsky has to decide whether to let a mediocre violinist into the School of the Arts when the hopeful's father offers the school much needed money.

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Fame Season 6 Episode 24 - Baby, Remember My Name
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    S6:E24

    The school is trying its hands at its first video yearbook and with alumni week in session, Bruno, Coco, Doris, Montgomery, Holly, and Chris are interviewed for the video. Miss Grant recommends Leroy for a lead in the alumni week show which is to be choreographed by big-time graduate Michael Taftner but he is not convinced that Leroy can take on the part. When Chris is asked to be guest speaker for Mr. Seger's class, he lies about his success which the two but heads over.

    Director:Debbie Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Fame Season 1 Episode 7 - The Strike
    7.2/10(61 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore" is the best rated episode of "Fame". It scored 8.5/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/11/1987. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Blizzard".