6.3/1027 votes#1 - Gonna Learn How to Fly (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/1983
Changes abound with the start of the new school year: Bruno, with no means of funding his schooling after his father dies, is forced to drop out; Coco, Danny and Doris find out that even though her mother still lives in New York City, Julie is married and now living in Texas; new students Christopher Donlan, a dance major, and Holly Laird, a drama major, find difficulty in being accepted, most notably by their more seasoned competition, Leroy and Doris, and new vice-principal, Quentin Morloch, intends on ruling with an iron fist.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1025 votes
#2 - Gonna Learn How to Fly (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/1983
Mr. Shorofsky finds Bruno a job as a waiter at "Caruso's," a coffee house where he is free to play his music. After settling their feud with a fist fight, Leroy works with Christopher to improve Chris' dancing skills after Miss Grant decides to downgrade him to a different class.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1025 votes
#3 - Hail to the Chief
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/1983
When Morloch and the rest of the school find out the President plans to attend the school's fundraiser performance, certain elements of the show are reevaluated, including a monologue by Danny, while Leroy refuses to perform, and Ms. Sherwood is considered a security risk by the Secret Service.
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1020 votes
#4 - The Kids from Fame in Israel
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/1983
This episode features the cast of "Fame," billed as "The Kids from Fame," along with the season three regular dancers in a special concert performance taped while on tour in Tel Aviv, Israel. The concert features performances by the cast, of songs from the television series. The concert took place in an indoor stadium in Tel Aviv before a live capacity audience. Along with the concert, the cast from "Fame" are shown visiting historical landmarks within the city during the 35th birthday celebration of the nation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1024 votes
#5 - Knockout
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/1983
When Christopher is challenged to a boxing match by Keach Howard, the last man he defeated, and refuses to fight, Keach beats up Dwight in an effort to make Donlan change his mind. Meanwhile, Leroy becomes a mentor to Billy Hall, a fellow dancer in Miss Grant's class in whom Leroy sees a lot of himself.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1026 votes
#6 - Rules
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/1983
Love is in the air as Bruno unwittingly falls for Lisa Connors, a student-teacher for Mr. Shorofsky, and Morloch expresses a romantic interest in Ms. Sherwood.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1025 votes
#7 - Consequences
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/1983
When Mr. Morloch announces that all students participating in any school production must have a minimum C average, Ms. Sherwood, despite Morloch's objections, assigns Leroy and Danny the responsibility of teacher, leaving Danny forced to make a tough decision when he suspects a friend has cheated.
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1021 votes
#8 - Break Dance
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/1983
Danny enlists Christopher and Michael to coach rival gangs in a "break dance" competition. Meanwhile, Doris has trouble ridding herself of "Snake," a gang member who has a crush on her, and Coco, inspired by Bruno's life out of school, contemplates leaving the School of the Arts to pursue her career.
Director: Michael Peters
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1021 votes
#9 - Secrets
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/7/1984
When Dwight shows up to school with severe bruises on his body, Danny appoints himself as Dwight's bodyguard when he, along with the rest of the school, believe Dwight is a victim of bullying. Meanwhile, Miss Grant is not pleased when rumored drug trafficking brings an undercover cop to the School of the Arts, posing as a dance student.
Director: Victor French
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/1022 votes
#10 - Equals
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/1984
Holly falls for Billy Christiansen, a new piano player who plays at "Caruso's." Upon getting ready to ask him out, she learns that he is a physically handicapped, wheelchair bound, paraplegic. Mr. Morloch tries to get Miss Grant to give his friend and former baseball star, "Lefty" Rogers, in pursuit of a career in recording jingles for television commercials, singing and dancing lessons.
Director: Michael Peters
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1022 votes
#11 - Fame Looks at Music '83
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/1984
This special features the cast of "Fame," billed as "The Kids from Fame," along with the season three regular dancers in their first concert in the U.S. which takes a look back at popular music in the year 1983. The concert took place on December 27, 1983 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium before a live capacity audience. Among other musical performances, this particular episode featured a medley of songs from motion pictures and a special tribute to Michael Jackson.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1018 votes
#12 - Appearances
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/1984
While working on a scene together, Holly and Christopher are prompted by their friends to try going out with each other. Danny falls for Marya, a student hoping to be admitted into the School of the Arts.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1018 votes
#13 - Bottle of Blues
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/1984
When Doris' ex-boyfriend, Sandy Gordon, who was expelled for his drinking problem, is allowed readmission into the School of the Arts, she's overjoyed until she learns that he was hiding his continuing battle with alcoholism from her.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1023 votes
#14 - 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
- 6.0/1017 votes
#15 - A Way of Winning
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1984
When Morloch learns about Leroy's previous track success, he tries to persuade him to go for a college track scholarship, much to Lydia's dismay. Meanwhile, while doing character research for a role as an elderly woman in her acting class, Doris finds an older man falling for her.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1018 votes
#16 - Stages
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/1984
When Holly's mother moves in with her, she finds that her mom is getting in the way of things. Meanwhile, when Danny tries to hypnotize Leroy and Christopher, Mr. Morloch is inadvertently put under a post-hypnotic spell, leading Ms. Sherwood to have some fun with it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1019 votes
#17 - Sheer Will
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/1984
When the kids discover that Danny has leukemia, Doris makes her biggest effort to convince him to listen to his doctor and fight the disease. Meanwhile, Lydia decides to show the kids how to make a non-dancer look good in a dance number.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 5.4/1019 votes
#18 - Catch a Falling Star
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/1984
A former night club performer, and close friend to Leroy's uncle, Eddie Macon, is discovered by Ms. Sherwood hiding out in a closet in her classroom. Now homeless and alcohol dependent, Leroy and Mr. Reardon attempt to help him while casting him in a school production. Meanwhile, Holly helps Doris with make-up in an attempt to impress a boy she's interested in.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1020 votes
#19 - A Friend in Need
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1984
Blind substitute teacher Jim Hamilton returns to the School of the Arts and expresses a romantic interest in Lydia.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1017 votes
#20 - The Deal
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/1984
Caruso's landlord threatens to turn the coffee house into a parking lot unless Bruno gets his young opera singer friend accepted into the School of the Arts. Meanwhile, Mr Shorofsky has a secret meeting with Mrs Berg.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1017 votes
#21 - Home Again
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1984
A substitute teacher filling in for Ms. Sherwood tries to keep her past as a singer a secret, but Dwight remembers her from his childhood and is determined to find out why she stopped singing, enlisting Mr. Shorofsky's help when he learns the truth.
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 5.6/1017 votes
#22 - Signs
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1984
While showing off for a girl in class, Christopher back flips and hits his head, resulting in a loss of his hearing, and a forced transfer to a school for deaf students. Meanwhile, Miss Grant and Mr. Shorofsky try mixing singers and dancers in the same production.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1018 votes
#23 - Heritage
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/20/1984
Mr. Shorofsky is disappointed with Doris rejecting her heritage when she turns down the opportunity to perform at a Holocaust Survivors benefit. Meanwhile, Lydia is hired to teach dance to a basketball team.
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Writer: N/A
- 5.1/1018 votes
#24 - The Home Front
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/27/1984
With his father unemployed, Christopher is forced to take on the role of a parent to his young siblings, which ends up effecting his performance in school. Meanwhile, when the students fall behind in their efforts in class, Mr. Morloch holds a class on a Saturday.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Fame Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Gonna Learn How to Fly (1)" is the best rated episode of "Fame" season 3. It scored 6.3/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/15/1983. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Gonna Learn How to Fly (2)".