The Best Episodes of Fame
Every episode of Fame ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fame!
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.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Fame" is "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore", rated 8.4/10 from 53 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore" aired on 5/11/1987 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Blizzard".
8.4/10 53 votes#1 - Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/1987
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 24 votes
#2 - Blizzard
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1984
A blizzard traps the staff and students in the school, provoking various problems, including a broken furnace and a prowler.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 26 votes
#3 - Coco Returns
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1985
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: N/A
- 7.8/10 22 votes
#4 - Indian Summer
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1984
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: N/A
- 7.8/10 22 votes
#5 - Spontaneous Combustion
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1984
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: N/A
- 7.8/10 27 votes
#6 - The Monster That Devoured Las Vegas
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1984
An opening-night hex threatens Cassidy's directorial debut when Morloch inadvertently breaks a show-business dictum.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 91 votes#7 - Metamorphosis
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1982
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 27 votes
#8 - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1984
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: N/A
- 7.6/10 21 votes
#9 - Czech Mate
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1984
Christopher falls hard for a visiting Czech student; Leroy tries to avoid a new admirer; Doris runs for student-body president.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 24 votes
#10 - Reflections
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1985
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: N/A
7.4/10 50 votes#11 - A Special Place
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/6/1982
Budget cutbacks prompts the School Board to fire one of the dance school's teachers.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 21 votes
#12 - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll II
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/1985
This episode contains excerpts from the second half of the concert.
Director: Walter C. Miller
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 15 votes
#13 - Reggie and Rose
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/27/1987
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: N/A
- 7.3/10 23 votes
#15 - Lisa's Song
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/1984
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: N/A
- 7.3/10 21 votes
#16 - Nothing Personal
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1984
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: N/A
7.2/10 35 votes#17 - Not in Kansas Anymore
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1983
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
- 7.2/10 22 votes
#18 - Go Softly Into Morning
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/1987
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: N/A
- 7.2/10 27 votes
#19 - Baby, Remember My Name
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/1987
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: N/A
7.0/10 54 votes#20 - The Strike
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/1982
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: N/A
- 7.0/10 17 votes
#21 - Danny De Bergerac
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1985
Danny falls for Nicole while trying to smooth things between her and Jesse; Morloch gets a second chance with his college sweetheart.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 20 votes
#22 - School is Out
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/25/1985
As Summer vacation approaches, Jesse, Cleo and Nicole reminisce after Cleo reveals that she will not be returning to the School of the Arts in the fall.
Director: Ken Ehrlich
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 19 votes
#23 - A Place to Belong
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/1985
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: N/A
- 7.0/10 13 votes
#24 - All-Talking, All-Singing, All-Dancing
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1986
Jesse presents his 30's-styled play to Mr. Dyrenforth who decides to fund the play with hopes of obtaining the prize money of $20,000 from the Kimble foundation. The board decides not to supply the funds but Lou Mackie donates the necessary production money. All is well until Nicole, who plays lead comes down with Laryngitis.
Director: Win Phelps
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 13 votes
#25 - Love Kittens Go to High School
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/1987
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
