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Fame (1982) Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Metamorphosis

First aired: Jan/07/1982
Writer: Christopher Gore
Director: Robert Kelljan
Guest star: Fran Drescher (Rhonda), Lycia Naff (Moira), Eartha Robinson (Phenicia), Judy Farrell (Mrs. Miller), Dallas Alinder (Clerk), Tommy Aguilar (Garcy), Jasmine Guy (Dancer), Paul Joynt (Michael), Ellia English (Sheila), Rachel Orr (Debbie)

Julie attempts to fit in at the School Of The Arts. She is helped along the way by Doris and Montgomery. Coco tries to get Bruno to liven up the lunch room with music.



2 :01x02 - Passing Grade

First aired: Jan/14/1982
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Guest star: Jacquelyn Houston (Miss Douglas), William Allen Young (Robert Summers), William Ward (The Producer), Holly Rutherford (Singer), Frank Dent (Stage Manager), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli)

Coco tries out for the same part as Lydia in a Broadway show. The problem is Lydia's old boyfriend is running the auditions. Danny tries to meet his idol Johnny Carson by getting a job as a waiter.



3 :01x03 - Tomorrow's Farewell

First aired: Jan/21/1982
Writer: William Blinn
Director: Thomas Carter
Guest star: Grand L. Bush (Willard Johnson), John Finn (Cop), Barbara Ann Grimes (Mrs. Polsdorfer), Vincent Duke Milana (Mr. Tipton), Luis Avalos (Mr. Melendez), Gabriel Barre (The Mime), John Karlen (Detective Kessler)

The school board decides the School of the Arts needs a gymnasium in order to meet the required physical fitness requirements. Lydia sets up an exercise challenge between her dancers and a school football team. Meanwhile, Leroy's brother shows up at the school drunk and carrying a gun.



4 :01x04 - Alone in a Crowd

First aired: Jan/28/1982
Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Larry Gilman (Trainee Agent), Leslie Vallen (Hotel Guest), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli)

Bruno's fear of performing in public is overcome when the lights go out at a dinner.



5 :01x05 - To Soar and Never Falter

First aired: Feb/04/1982
Writer: William Blinn
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Connie Needham (Kathleen Murphy), Stanley Grover (Marvin Rutledge), Marie Wallace (Mrs. Murphy), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Garrison True ( David), Gregory Itzin (Dr. Reston)

Bruno falls in love with a beautiful dance major, Kathy Murphy. After being asked to compose a piece for her to use at a dance audition, Kathy falls and injures her knee. But after being diagnosed with a disease it's evident she will not have a future as a dancer. Meanwhile, Julie and Danny feel uncomfortable doing a love scene cause of a height difference.



6 :01x06 - The Sell-Out

First aired: Feb/11/1982
Writer: Gary Kott
Director: Thomas Carter
Guest star: Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Estelle Omens (Mrs. Goldman), David Paymer (The Salesman)

Bruno is asked to write a song for his aunt's newborn baby, but after his father breaks his synthesizer he feels he must take a job to help buy a new one and gets behind in his song writing. Also, Coco must create a choreography for a final exam and becomes rude towards Julie, who has no clue why.



7 :01x07 - The Strike

First aired: Feb/18/1982
Writer: Danny Jacobson, Barry Vigon
Director: Thomas Carter
Guest star: Ann Nelson (Mrs. Gertrude Berg), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Michael Jerry Lee (Poker Player)

The kids find out how much they depend on their teachers once they go on strike and try to put the show on by themselves. Bruno refuses to add music without Shorofsky's o.k. and Leroy is having trouble understanding Shakespeare and asks for help from Miss Sherwood.



8 :01x08 - Street Kid

First aired: Feb/25/1982
Writer: Brian Cassidy, Mark Rubin
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Madlyn Rhue (Mrs. Schwartz), Del Monroe ( Detective Dellinger), Dominique Dunne (Tracy)

To work out an assignment, Doris dresses as a streetwalker and meets a runaway teen who is really one. After a visit to the School of the Arts, she decides to enroll herself.



9 :01x09 - But Seriously, Folks

First aired: Mar/04/1982
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: Alan J. Levi
Guest star: Stanley DeSantis (The Director), Jack Murdock (The Club Owner), Larry Miller (The Emcee), Gregg Berger (Comedian), Liis Kailey (The Assistant), Bob Basso (The Doorman), Ric Mancini (Mr. Amatullo), Lola Mason (Mrs. Amatullo)

Danny's father doesn't agree with his choice to be a comedian which causes him to get a late night job at a nightclub. Only after seeing him perform at a club meeting does Mr. Amatulo finally see how funny he really is.



10 :01x10 - Come One, Come All

First aired: Mar/11/1982
Writer: Hindi Brooks
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Gwen Verdon (Melinda MacNeil), Jasmine Guy (Dancer), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Gertrude Berg)

Montgomery's mother, Melinda McNeil a famous actress is asked to help out with the school show, but no one is happy with the old fashioned changes made. Montgomery feels she is out to rekindle her sputtering career.



11 :01x11 - The Crazies

First aired: Mar/18/1982
Writer: William Blinn
Director: Mel Swope
Guest star: D. J. Sydney (Nurse), Stephanie Williams (Girl), Will Jarvis (Hall Monitor), Sandy Serrano (Deidre)

Telling only the "truth" causes friction between teachers and friends alike. Bruno's little lie has Mr. Shorofsky feeling he can no longer trust him. After Shorofsky gets mugged, Bruno learns how much he really means to him.



12 :01x12 - Expose

First aired: Mar/25/1982
Writer: Bruce Shelly
Director: Harry Harris
Guest star: Martin Speer (David Gibb), Brian Patrick Clarke (Jeff Harris), Judy Farrell (Mrs. Miller)

A student teacher falls for Julie and then is overheard on the phone that he will write a sleazy article about the school and students activities. Also Julie learns a lesson about being late for rehearsal after being replaced in a show by a mannequin.



13 :01x13 - A Musical Bridge

First aired: Apr/01/1982
Writer: Bruce Shelly
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg)

Mongomery asks Bruno to write the type music he refers to as "mindless cacophony." Doris challenges Shorofsky to play rock n roll music during their lunch period.



14 :01x14 - A Big Finish

First aired: Apr/15/1982
Writer: William Blinn
Director: Robert Douglas
Guest star: Lang Yun (Lang Peyton-Smythe), Art Carney (Tim), Ray Walston (Birdie)

Miss Sherwood finds a stray dog in the school which leads her to an old man living in the basement. Finding out that he and the janitor were vaudeville singers, the kids help them put on a benefit show.



15 :01x15 - Reunions

First aired: Apr/29/1982
Writer: Steve Kline
Director: John Patterson
Guest star: Signe Hasso (Freida Grauer), Royce Wallace (Mrs. Johnson)

The kids help bring Leroy's mother in to see him featured in a show, while Mr. Shorofsky meets up with an old flame.



16 :01x16 - A Special Place

First aired: May/06/1982
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Sam Weisman (Composer), Barbara Ann Grimes (Mrs. Polsdorfer), Jeff Pomerantz (Paul Forbes)

The school board decides a teacher must be fired to meet the budget. Bruno is upset after discovering a former student and now well known composer stole one of his songs.



17 :02x01 - And the Winner Is...

First aired: Sep/30/1982
Writer: Max Tash
Director: Marc Daniels
Guest star: Rachel Bard (Substitute Teacher), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Larry Zerner (Stage Manager), Jonathan Charles Fox (Norman), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Stephanie Williams (Stephanie)

Bruno feels the strain from everyone when each wants to be cast as the lead of a new musical he wrote and the school is producing.



18 :02x02 - Your Own Song

First aired: Oct/07/1982
Writer: Leah Markus
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Krista Errickson (Diana Hadelston), Jorge Rivas (Tommy), Nancy Berggren (Teacher), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Jack Eiseman (Clerk), Laura Pritchartt (Karen), Roberta Feldner (Helen Phillips), Jimmy Osmond (Troy Phillips)

A new singer proves to be exceptional in more than just his singing performances. Meanwhile, Doris is carefully scripting Danny's life to keep his love life active.



19 :02x03 - Feelings

First aired: Oct/14/1982
Writer: Christopher Beaumont
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Eartha Robinson (Eartha), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Jim McKrell (Mr. Miller), Stephanie Williams (Stephanie)

Leroy may lose the lead in a school production due to his refusal to explain why he keeps coming in tardy for school. Elsewhere, Julie hopes her parents will reconcile with a visit from her father.



20 :02x04 - Class Act

First aired: Oct/21/1982
Writer: William Blinn
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Laurie Rose (Belly Dancer), Glynn Turman (Benn Pettit), Beverly Hart (Lisa), Theodore Stone (Drummer), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), David Packer (Waiter)

Lydia begins dating a Broadway star who can't keep reality straight from his stage life.



21 :02x05 - Teachers

First aired: Oct/28/1982
Writer: Ken Cauthern
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Wayne C. Dvorak (Waiter), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Joan Crosby (Renee), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Eric Morris (Panel Member), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Richard Simmons (Exercise Instructor), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

Despite Mr. Shorofsky's opinion that Bruno is not yet prepared to audition for Juilliard, his father is pushing him to give it a try. Meanwhile, Lydia begins moonlighting as an exercise instructor, but her boss thinks she needs an attitude adjustment.



22 :02x06 - Beginnings

First aired: Nov/04/1982
Writer: Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Ralph R. Farquhar
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Marge Champion (Ballet Instructor), Sydney Penny (Susan Marshall), Joni Palmer (Joni), Richard McGonagle (Simon Marshall), Stephanie Williams (Stephanie), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks (Marguerite)

A ballet teacher is accused of being a racist towards the students. A young musical prodigy has Bruno feeling jealous.



23 :02x07 - Solo Song

First aired: Nov/11/1982
Writer: Linda Elstad
Director: Mel Swope
Guest star: Timothy Wead (Oedipus), Cynthia Cypert (Young Lady), Tom Sullivan (Jim Hamilton), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Bill Quinn (Janitor), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Charles Alvin Bell (Collins), Terry Alexander (Belmont), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg)

The students become inspired by a blind teacher, but his overbearing attitude has alienated the faculty.



24 :02x08 - Winners

First aired: Nov/18/1982
Writer: Steven Hensley, J. Miyoko Hensley
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Lila Teigh (Wife), Edwin Avedissian (Eddie), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks (Marguerite), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Duncan Ross (Brian McKay)

Coco may quit school for a chance at a movie role. Elsewhere, Doris goes overboard on her dieting.



25 :02x09 - Words

First aired: Nov/25/1982
Writer: Christopher Beaumont
Director: Peter Levin
Guest star: Thom Fox (Julio), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Richard Venture (Mr. McClain), Tracey Bregman (Jenny)

Ms. Sherwood had finally found a student who is willing to learn, but later discovers her father is censoring her school books. Elsewhere, Coco had developed a crush on a young dancer.



26 :02x10 - Childhood's End

First aired: Dec/02/1982
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: Marc Daniels
Guest star: James Hardie (Stage Manager), Leonard Gaines (Pawn Broker), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Ted Noose (Detective Kessler), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Merrill Leighton (Nurse Connelly), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Dawn Reilly (Lynn), Eartha Robinson (Girl), Lily Mariye (Dr. Chen)

When Coco's grandmother is hospitalized, she begins to question her ambition to become a star. Elsewhere, someone has stolen Julie's cello.



27 :02x11 - Homecoming

First aired: Dec/09/1982
Writer: Kenneth Alan Berg
Director: Peter Levin
Guest star: Tom Middleton (Joel Bates), Judith Searle (Dr. Reynolds), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Madlyn Rhue (Mrs. Schwartz), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Diana Webster (Louise Stefanovich), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Mr. Schwartz), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Bruno Kirby (Marty Schwartz)

Doris wants her father to welcome her brother back into the family and reconcile their differences.



28 :02x12 - A Tough Act to Follow

First aired: Dec/16/1982
Writer: Virginia Aldridge
Director: Jack Bender
Guest star: Stu Charno (Clerk), Tom McGreevey (Tom Reardon), Stephanie Williams (Stephanie), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Gertrude Berg), Andrew Ethier (Lester), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle)

Danny seems unaffected by the sudden death of Mr. Crandall, his teacher and mentor. Reardon's father has returned after a six year absence.



29 :02x13 - Relationships

First aired: Jan/06/1983
Writer: Scott Brody
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Hoke Howell (Stetson), Bruce French (Dennis Mitchell), Pamela Susan Shoop (Nancy), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Gertrude Berg), Greg Evigan (Will)

The love bug has struck the School of the Arts as Ms. Sherwood signs up for a video dating service, Bruno falls in love with an older woman and Doris's heart is lassoed in by a singing cowboy.



30 :02x14 - Star Quality

First aired: Jan/13/1983
Writer: Michael A. Hoey
Director: Gwen Arner
Guest star: Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Gertrude Berg), Vernon Washington (Charlie Washington), Arte Johnson (Cliff), Christopher Lewis (Unknown)

An actor has come to the school to request help in a charity show, with a promise of appearing in Reardon's class. Meanwhile, an accomplished young tap dancer wishes to learn modern dance from Leroy.



31 :02x15 - Sunshine Again

First aired: Jan/20/1983
Writer: Kelly Wood Adams, Renee Orin
Director: Harry Harris

Unknown to them, Bruno and Mr. Shorofsky have booked the same rehearsal hall for different reasons...Bruno in celebration of his father's 25th year as a cab driver, and Mr. Shorofsky is running a benefit for a senior citizens community center.



32 :02x16 - Love is the Question

First aired: Jan/27/1983
Writer: Leah Markus
Director: Robert Scheerer

A mentally challenge student develops a crush on Julie, and Reardon discovers a picture of himself in a national scandal sheet which is rather revealing.



33 :02x17 - Blood, Sweat and Circuits

First aired: Feb/10/1983
Writer: Lee Curreri
Director: Richard Kinon
Guest star: Brenda Vaccaro (Herself), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Renee Orin (Mrs. Kiley), David Sheeran (Mailman), Ron Troncatty (Mover)

Bruno's newest musical number contains no people, and Reardon auditions for an way-off-Broadway play.



34 :02x18 - Friendship Day

First aired: Feb/17/1983
Writer: Donna Lee, Judy Farrell
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Michael DeLorenzo (Michael)

Friendship Day isn't all it's cracked up to be at school when Reardon becomes upset over Sherwood's review of his poetry, and Leroy becomes annoyed by Danny when he wishes to him to be his "John Alden" while he courts Michelle.



35 :02x19 - Not in Kansas Anymore

First aired: Feb/24/1983
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Elizabeth Daily (Darlene Smolinsky)

While rehearsing a scene for "The Wizard of Oz," Doris is knocked unconscious and dreams that she and the rest of the kids really are characters from Oz.



36 :02x20 - The Kids from Fame in Concert

First aired: Mar/03/1983

The kids from Fame head to Israel for a concert of song and dance.



37 :02x21 - Help From My Friends

First aired: Mar/10/1983
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: Georg Stanford Brown

Someone has broken into the school and trashed it, leaving behind a suicide note with no signature on it.



38 :02x22 - Ending on a High Note

First aired: Mar/31/1983
Writer: Christopher Beaumont
Director: Jack Bender

Lydia will not allow Danny or Leroy participate in the school's Alumni Day program unless they do the alumnus a favor...coach basketball to a group of kids.



39 :02x23 - U.N. Week

First aired: Apr/07/1983
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: Mel Swope
Guest star: Kristen Vigard (Alicia), Dean Devlin (Brad), Connie Needham (Kelly Hayden), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Otis Sallid (Brent), Nancy Cartwright (Muffin), Robert Hitt (Mr. Cannon)

A neighborhood school is a guest of the School of the Arts during UN Week. Meanwhile, when Lydia helps out Reardon, both the students and faculty misinterpret their actions.



40 :03x01 - Gonna Learn How to Fly (1)

First aired: Oct/10/1983
Writer: William Blinn
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Jeffrey Budin (Trombone Player), Richard Stanley (Intern), D. J. Sydney (Nurse), Judy Farrell (Mrs. Charlotte Miller), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael)

A new vice principal takes over and puts academics over the arts. When Bruno's father dies unexpectedly, he decides to quit school and find a job. A new student gives Leroy a run for his money regarding dance supremacy.



41 :03x02 - Gonna Learn How to Fly (2)

First aired: Oct/17/1983
Writer: William Blinn
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Dave Shelley (Caruso), Seth Kaufman (Waiter), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

Mr. Shorofsky finds Bruno a job where he can still stay in school. Leroy and Chris form an alliance after deciding both are equally as good at dancing.



42 :03x03 - Hail to the Chief

First aired: Oct/24/1983
Writer: Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Ralph R. Farquhar
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Guest star: Charles Pierce (Bag Lady), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Rene Levant (Agent Crane), Robert Dowdell (Air Force Major), Madlyn Rhue (Angela Schwartz), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle)

With a rumor that President Reagan will be attending the next school production, Doris decides she needs a great dress, the orchestra must find a conductor, Ms. Sherwood needs a guardian and Lydia must choose a lead dancer.



43 :03x04 - Fame on Tour in Israel

First aired: Oct/31/1983
Director: Yossi Zemach
Guest star: Joni Palmer (Herself (Dancer)), Michael DeLorenzo (Himself (Dancer)), Cameron English (Himself (Dancer)), Kim Layton (Herself (Dancer)), Derrick Brice (Himself (Dancer)), Serge Rodnunsky (Himself (Dancer)), Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks (Herself (Dancer)), Eartha Robinson (Herself (Dancer)), Forrest Gardner (Himself (Dancer))

The cast of Fame heads to Israel for a concert of all their favorite songs.



44 :03x05 - Knockout

First aired: Nov/07/1983
Writer: William Blinn
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Dave Shelley (Caruso), Randy Shields (Keach Howard), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Darryl Tribble (Singer)

A former boxing opponent is looking for Chris. Elsewhere, Leroy tries to get a new dance student into the school.



45 :03x06 - Rules

First aired: Nov/14/1983
Writer: Virginia Aldridge
Director: Marc Daniels
Guest star: Dave Shelley (Caruso), Jennifer Holmes (Lisa Connors), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Seth Kaufman (Rick)

Bruno catches the eye of a new student teacher. Ms. Sherwood is asked on a date by Mr. Morloch.



46 :03x07 - Consequences

First aired: Nov/21/1983
Writer: Billy Field
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Guest star: Derrick Brice (Billy Hall), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Dave Nicolson (Mr. Todd), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

Leroy designs a test and Danny grades it for a class experiment and uncovers cheating.



47 :03x08 - Break Dance!

First aired: Dec/05/1983
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Michael Peters
Guest star: Steven Daniells-Silva (Silhouette), Russ Marin (Louie Bacca), Kelly Jo Minter (Angel), Ice-T (One of the 'Enforcers'), William Forsythe (Snake), Thomas Guzman-Sanchez (Tino), Frances Morgan (Liz), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael)

Chris and Michael work as coaches for a pair of rival street gangs to teach them break dancing.



48 :03x09 - Secrets

First aired: Jan/09/1984
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: Victor French
Guest star: David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Mariclare Costello (Mrs. Mendenhall), Nancy Cartwright (Muffin), Mills Watson (Richard Mendenhall), James T. Callahan (Doctor), Shawn Stevens (Larry)

When Dwight keeps showing up physically bruised, Danny appoints himself as his bodyguard. Lydia finds out there is an undercover drug cop in the school.



49 :03x10 - Equals

First aired: Jan/16/1984
Director: Michael Peters
Guest star: Peabo Bryson (Lefty Carl Rogers), Gloria Charles (Waitress), Merritt Butrick (Billy Christiansen)

A former professional pitcher comes to Lydia to learn how to dance and sing. Meanwhile, Holly has a romance with a friend of Bruno, who is stuck in a wheelchair.



50 :03x11 - Fame Looks at Music '83

First aired: Jan/23/1984
Writer: Ken Ehrlich
Director: Walter C. Miller
Guest star: Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks (Herself (Dancer)), Rocker Verastique (Himself (Dancer)), Irene Cara (Herself), Bronwyn Thomas (Herself (Dancer)), Margaret Williams (Herself (Dancer)), Kim Layton (Herself (Dancer)), Allysia Sneed (Herself (Dancer)), Serge Rodnunsky (Himself (Dancer)), Joni Palmer (Herself (Dancer))

In their first concert inside the U.S., the cast of Fame celebrates the hits that were 1983.



51 :03x12 - Appearances

First aired: Jan/30/1984
Writer: Kerry Ehrin, Ali Matheson
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Claudia Wells (Marya), Seth Kaufman (Waiter), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle)

Holly and Chris are cast to play lovers, and seem to have taken the part seriously. A new dance student has Danny mesmerized.



52 :03x13 - Bottle of Blues

First aired: Feb/06/1984
Writer: Adam Rodman
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Scott Colomby (Sandy Gordon)

A pianist returns to school after dropping out to cope with a drinking problem.



53 :03x14 - Lisa's Song

First aired: Feb/13/1984
Writer: Karen Davis
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Christie Houser (Lisa Danielle), Seth Kaufman (Rick, the Waiter)

The kids' disappointment over Doris' choice of a play is made up for by an apparition seen by Doris and Lydia.



54 :03x15 - A Way of Winning

First aired: Feb/20/1984
Writer: Carolyn Coates, Douglas Brooks West
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Jimmy Bridges (Eddie), Michael Bell (Hoskins), Dave Shelley (Caruso), Lew Ayres (Bert Kline)

Doris conducts undercover research for a role; Morloch encourages Leroy to nurture a latent talent.



55 :03x16 - Stages

First aired: Feb/27/1984
Writer: Billy Field
Director: Richard Kinon
Guest star: Johnny Haymer (Gianni), Derrick Brice (Himself - Dancer), Charlie Brill (Jennings), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Dave Shelley (Caruso), Donna McKechnie (Suzi Laird), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

Holly's mother renews her career; Sherwood exploits Morloch's reception of a post-hypnotic suggestion.



56 :03x17 - Sheer Will

First aired: Mar/12/1984
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Andy Romano (Mr. Amatullo), Charles A. Kelly (Band Member), Fionnula Flanagan (Dr. Pettibon), Megan Daniels (Teenager)

Doris tries to convince Danny, who has been diagnosed as having treatable cancer, to cooperate with his doctor.



57 :03x18 - Catch a Falling Star

First aired: Mar/19/1984
Writer: Morgan Stevens
Director: Richard Kinon
Guest star: Steffen Zacharias (Harland), Richard Kantor (Tony), George Kirby (Eddie Macon), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle)

Leroy meets his uncle's former partner, who appears to have a drinking problem; Doris gets a makeover to impress a boy.



58 :03x19 - Home Again

First aired: Apr/02/1984
Director: Robert Scheerer
Guest star: Seth Kaufman (Waiter), Melissa Manchester (Miss Denora 'Dene' Griffin Daniels), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael)



59 :03x20 - A Friend in Need

First aired: Apr/23/1984
Writer: Parke Perine
Director: David W. Hahn
Guest star: Dave Shelley (Caruso), John Fragnoli (Allan Kerk), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Tom Sullivan (Jim Hamilton), Cynthia Pingree (Other Woman), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Patti Lotz (Marsha Wood)

Substitute teacher Jim Hamilton, who is directing a school play, feels that Lydia is rebuffing his romantic gestures because he's blind.



60 :03x21 - The Deal

First aired: Apr/30/1984
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Guest star: David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Ed Berke (Maury), Lawrence Tierney (M. Berg), Deane Hagen (Drummer), Richard Noyce (The Tall Man), John Bloom (Big Marco), William Prince (Sal Di Angelo), Dave Shelley (Caruso), Phoebe Yadon-Lewis (Alicia Morgan), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg)

Bruno makes a deal to save Caruso's from becoming a parking lot; Mrs. Berg's husband suspects that she and Shorofsky are having an affair.



61 :03x22 - Signs

First aired: May/07/1984
Writer: Michael A. Hoey, Valerie Landsburg
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Richard Kendall (Teacher), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Julianne Gold (Amy), Mark Dana (Mark), John Warner Williams (Dr. Louis Henderson), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Kim Layton (Kim), Jackie Kinner (Theresa)

After suffering from a freak accident, Chris loses his hearing and must transfer to a different school.



62 :03x23 - Heritage

First aired: May/14/1984
Writer: Ken Ehrlich, Jay Grossman
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Guest star: Madlyn Rhue (Mrs. Schwartz), Norman Nixon (S.T. Gray), Bob Seagren (Coach Axler), Ann Nelson (Mrs Gertrude Berg), Rick Barry (Player #2), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Harold 'Happy' Hairston (Kevin Taylor), Jerry Chambers (Player #1), Milton Selzer (Leo Finkelstein)

Doris confuses everyone when she refuses to perform in a benefit show for Jewish people. Also, an NBA player is asked to attend Lydia's dance class.



63 :03x24 - The Home Front

First aired: May/21/1984
Writer: Matt Geller
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Christopher Beaumont (Interviewer), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Gertrude Berg), Phoebe Yadon-Lewis (Alicia Morgan), Eartha Robinson (Eartha), Ami Foster (Tracy Donlon), Jerry Supiran (Keith Donlon), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Victor French (Mr. Donlon), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

Chris doesn't want to discuss what is affecting his grades, and a new female student seeks advice on how best to fit in at the school.



64 :04x01 - Indian Summer

First aired: Sep/24/1984
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Ric Mancini (Mr. Amatullo), Jim Weston (Mark Lewis)

Doris and Danny console each other over a recent breakup and find themselves in each others arms. Meanwhile, love holds a surprise for both Ms. Sherwood and for Leroy, while Holly falls for an older man.



65 :04x02 - Czech Mate

First aired: Oct/01/1984
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Daphne Ashbrook (Sasha), Sam Slovick (Cassidy), Adam Gregor (Fydor), Andrew J. Lederer (Student)

A visiting Czech dancer has caught Chris' eye. Meanwhile, Leroy tries to avoid a secret admirer, and Doris wants to start a new trend by throwing her hat in the ring for class president.



66 :04x03 - Spontaneous Combustion

First aired: Oct/08/1984
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Guest star: Andrew J. Lederer (Obnoxious Student), Ben Hammer (Bill Drake), Sam Slovick (Cassidy)

A new directive ordering all dancing and singing in the hallways between class to cease may have a bigger effect on Leroy.



67 :04x04 - I Never Danced For My Father

First aired: Oct/15/1984
Writer: Joanne Pagliaro
Director: Kevin Hooks
Guest star: Alan Weeks (Vernon Johnson), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Betty Karlen (Mrs. Amatullo), Louis Giambalvo (Mr. Amatullo)

Having been let down ofter before, Leroy refuses to let his father come back into his life. Meanwhile, Danny's father won't support him wanting to become a comedian.



68 :04x05 - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll (1)

First aired: Oct/22/1984
Writer: Ken Ehrlich
Director: Walter C. Miller
Guest star: Kim Layton (Herself (Dancer)), Joni Palmer (Herself (Dancer)), Serge Rodnunsky (Himself (Dancer)), Michael Rooney (Himself (Dancer)), Nina Goldman (Herself (Dancer)), Leanne Gerrish (Herself (Dancer)), Derrick Brice (Himself (Dancer)), Eartha Robinson (Herself (Dancer))

The cast of Fame salute the music of the 1950's in song and dance. Taped live from New York's Jones Beach Amphitheater on Long Island.



69 :04x06 - Blizzard

First aired: Oct/29/1984
Writer: Sharon Boorstin, Paul Boorstin
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Sally Klein (Jamie Wagner), Madlyn Rhue (Angela Schwartz)

A blizzard traps some stragglers inside the school, along with a broken furnace and a burglar.



70 :04x07 - The Monster That Devoured Las Vegas

First aired: Nov/05/1984
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Sam Slovick (Cassidy), Robert Romanus (Milton 'Psycho' Horowitz), Lee Ving (Fred), Tuesday Knight (Suzi Detroit)

The opening night of a new show directed by Cassidy may be cursed after Mr. Morloch breaks a show-business no-no.



71 :04x08 - The Return of Doctor Scorpio

First aired: Nov/12/1984
Writer: Judy Merl, Paul Eric Myers
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Sam Slovick (Cassidy), Anthony Newley (Trevor Kane), David Westgor (Michael Green), Tommy Rall (Not Kane), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle)

A famed school alumnus and Shakespearean actor agrees to appear in the school's anniversary show in hopes of making an impression and getting his career going again.



72 :04x09 - The Ballad of Ray Claxton

First aired: Nov/19/1984
Writer: Paul Laurence
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Gail Strickland (Becky Guest), Tom Schanley (Ray Claxton)

A prisoner sees a feature on the school and sends Nicole his songs for the kids to use.



73 :04x10 - Nothing Personal

First aired: Nov/26/1984
Director: Debbie Allen

Cleo's debut as the lead dancer gets a less than positive review from Chris. Elsewhere, Nicole and Jesse search the personal ads for potential romances.



74 :04x11 - The Rivalry

First aired: Dec/10/1984
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Donna McKechnie (Suzi Laird), Madelyn Cates (Mrs. Lewandoski), Lawrence Lott (Mr. Wendell)

Holly's mother has come for a visit. But all she has is criticism for both her daughter and Lydia, believing they lack the drive to make it in show business.



75 :04x12 - Dreams

First aired: Dec/31/1984
Writer: Norman Chandler Fox
Director: Ken Ehrlich
Guest star: Madlyn Rhue (Angela Schwartz), George Murdock (Mr. Pulaski), Lynn Seibel (Griffith), Harry Lewis (Justice of the Peace), John Milford (Mr. Schwartz), Charles Walker (Police Officer), David Proval (Doran)

The kids try to help Jesse after the Immigration Department learns he is in the country illegally.



76 :04x13 - Tomorrow's Children

First aired: Jan/07/1985
Writer: Patricia Jones, Donald Reiker
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: Richard Romanus (Joe Garver), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Diane Racine (Mrs. Gimble), Joan Baez (Herself), Conroy A. Gedeon (Newsperson)

When Mr. Morloch starts an ROTC program in the school along with shutting down a benefit for the nuclear-freeze movement has Ms. Sherwood shakes up the student's apathy and conducts a sit-down strike.



77 :04x14 - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll (2)

First aired: Jan/21/1985
Writer: Ken Ehrlich
Director: Walter C. Miller

More excerpts from the concert from Los Angeles honoring the best songs from the 1980s.



78 :04x15 - Take My Wife, Please

First aired: Jan/28/1985
Director: William F. Claxton
Guest star: Deborah Wakeham (Daphne Simone), Anthony Newley (Trevor Kane)

This episode features two different love triangles. First one is between Doris, Danny and Leroy, and the second has Chris, his drama teacher and the drama teacher's ex-wife.



79 :04x16 - Parent's Week

First aired: Feb/04/1985
Writer: Carol Gary
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Guest star: Jennifer Rhodes (Joyce Chapman), Irene Forrest (Mrs. Cassidy), Judith Jordan (Josie), Ernie Lively (Mr. Cassidy), Louis Giambalvo (Carmine Amatullo), Betty Karlen (Mrs. Amatullo), Sam Slovick (Cassidy)

Nicole struggles to fulfill the expectations from her parents, while Danny blames himself for his parents getting a separation. Meanwhile, Mr. Morloch believes he can change non-conformist Cassidy into a normal student.



80 :04x17 - Danny De Bergerac

First aired: Feb/11/1985
Writer: Paul Wolff
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Guest star: Marta Kristen (Dede Callahan), Gus Corrado (The Waiter), Jennifer Rhodes (Joyce Chapman), Scott Marlowe (Bob Demeter), Ted Sorel (Ted Chapman)

While Danny tries to help Nicole and Jesse settle there love life, he finds himself falling in love with Nicole. Mr. Morloch is given a second chance when he meets his former college sweetheart for a date.



81 :04x18 - Teamwork

First aired: Feb/18/1985
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Donald Reiker
Guest star: Vincent Baggetta (Jimmy Brock), Lynnda Ferguson (The Photographer), Doreen Andrade (Back Up Girl), Alexia Robinson (Back Up Girl), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Carl Carlsson (Paper Cutter), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie)

While Chris and Danny work together as a team, one of them takes over the spotlight putting a split in their friendship. Elsewhere, Holly and Nicole decide to move in together.



82 :04x19 - Coco Returns

First aired: Feb/25/1985
Writer: Carol Mendelsohn
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: Erica Gimpel (Coco Hernandez), Francesca P. Roberts (The Nurse), Milton Berle (Nathan Adler)

Coco makes a visit to her old school having just made it "out there," and clashes with a retired director who is helping out the kids with their production.



83 :04x20 - Wishes

First aired: Mar/25/1985
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Guest star: Ismael 'East' Carlo (Perez), Yves Andre Martin (David Anderson), Stuart Pankin (Harry Burke), Nat Bernstein (Ira), Paul Eiding (Popjoy)

Ms. Sherwood is named temporary vice principal. Meanwhile, Doris experiences her dream date and Leroy goes on a game show with a shot at winning $10,000.



84 :04x21 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

First aired: Apr/01/1985
Writer: Carol Gary
Director: Lorraine Senna Ferrara
Guest star: Jon Jacobs (Policeman), Hayley Taylor (Little Girl), Frances Bay (Grandma George), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Tony Marz (Little Boy), Madlyn Rhue (Angela Schwartz)

Everybody seems to be handling Doris' mugging worse than she is. Elsewhere, Dwight learns how to fight his emotions concerning Holly.



85 :04x22 - Reflections

First aired: May/04/1985
Writer: Patricia Jones, Donald Reiker
Director: Valerie Landsburg
Guest star: Gigi Vorgan (Tina), Donna McKechnie (Suzi Laird), Barry Jenner (Jim Laird), Shirley Prestia (The Nurse)

Holly seems to have began an eating disorder now that her parents are splitting up.



86 :04x23 - Who Am I, Really?

First aired: May/11/1985
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Ray Danton
Guest star: Ted Sorel (Ted Chapman), Julie Carmen (Diane Petit), Jennifer Rhodes (Joyce Chapman)

The arrival of Nicole's birth mother surprises both her and Nicole's adoptive parents.



87 :04x24 - The Ol' Ball Game

First aired: May/18/1985
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Donald Reiker
Guest star: Paul La Greca (Irving Abromowitz), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Burke Byrnes (Buzzy Fentin), Rob Morrow (Joey Laurenzano), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

Mr. Morloch instills Danny's pull with the kids to sign up the students for a softball game. But the guy's enthusiasm is at a low until a few ladies are added to the roster.



88 :04x25 - School is Out

First aired: May/20/1985
Writer: Peter Beckett
Director: Ken Ehrlich
Guest star: Deborah Brighton (Dancer)

Jesse, Cleo and Nicole reminisce before school ends for summer vacation, as Cleo announces she is moving to Hollywood.



89 :05x01 - A Place to Belong

First aired: Oct/14/1985
Writer: Paul Boorstin, Sharon Boorstin
Director: Ray Danton
Guest star: Sheri Cowart ('Cats' dancer), Thom Keeling ('Cats' dancer), Edyie Fleming ('Cats' dancer), Derryl Yeager ('Cats' dancer), Serge Rodnunsky ('Cats' dancer), Leigh Webster ('Cats' dancer), Thomas McDermott (The Stage Manager), Kenneth Jezek ('Cats' dancer), Randee Heller (Peggy Persky), J. Kathleen Lamb ('Cats' dancer), Phineas Newborn III ('Cats' dancer), Adrea Gibbs Muldoon ('Cats' dancer)

Dusty, the daughter of a preacher, finds it tough fitting in at the school. Meanwhile, Leroy finds a job when Lydia makes him an assistant. Danny and Chris must learn to play female parts in a show.



90 :05x02 - Leroy and the Kid

First aired: Oct/21/1985
Writer: Abe Polsky
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Caryn Ward (Tina), Todd Susman (Jim Parker), Jack Carter (Stanley Beckerman), John Carradine (Danny Amatullo)

When Leroy's preteen niece shows up on his doorstep, he becomes her surrogate father. Leroy, Lydia and Mr. Shorofsky try to raise enough money to put on their show, and Danny discovers there is another Danny Amatulo when he attempts to get his actors equity card. Chris struggles understanding the role of Hamlet.



91 :05x03 - Bronco Bob Rides Again

First aired: Oct/28/1985
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Myron Healey (Bronco Bob), Leo Gordon (Myron Leach), John Svar (Timmons)

Danny gives aid to a former movie hero, Bronco Bob, when he discovers that he is down on his luck and may lose his prized buddy, Prince the Miracle Horse to a onscreen rival. Danny hopes to save the day and get Bronco Bob back on his feet.



92 :05x04 - Selling Out

First aired: Nov/04/1985
Writer: Joanne Pagliaro
Director: Ray Danton
Guest star: Natividad Vacio (Jesse's Grandfather), Jeannie Marie Austin (The Stage Manager), Christian Clemenson (Alan Stewart), Joshua Cadman (Bradley Elliot Jr), Robert Fieldsteel (Mitch Randall)

When Jesse's song wins a song writing contest, he is less than enthused to the changes made by a record producer. Meanwhile, Mr. Sharofsky is being pressured to enroll a talentless jock into his music class due to his father's wealth.



93 :05x05 - White Light

First aired: Nov/09/1985
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Wendy Smith Howard (Julia Chandler), David Proval (Hunk Pepitone), Betty Karlen (Gina Amatullo), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie)

Chris becomes involved with a new dancer, Julie, who has a drug habit. Meanwhile, Danny's mother becomes romantically involved with Lou, owner of the bowling alley.



94 :05x06 - Savage Streets

First aired: Nov/18/1985
Writer: Carol Gary
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Guest star: Abel Franco (Hector), Esai Morales (George), Rick Elias (Popeye), Leo Garcia (Raphael), Eddie Castrodad (Luis)

Jesse feels the pressure to join a gang, the Skulls, and when his friend Hector is killed, joins their rival gang the Ravens. Nicole has visions of Jesse being injured while rehearsing a scene for Carmen.



95 :05x07 - His Majesty Donlon

First aired: Nov/25/1985
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Michael A. Hoey
Guest star: John Lykes (Ivor), Henry Beckman (William Rosenkrantz), Adam Gregor (Rolf), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

A prince with a price on his head pays a visit to New York. The prince resembles Chris, while his fiance looks like Nicole. During a switch, prince Chris learns to deal with his feelings for Nicole.



96 :05x08 - Broadway Danny Amatullo

First aired: Dec/02/1985
Writer: Frank South
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Guest star: Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Jack Kehoe (Moe Starkey), Carl Carlsson (Ernie Shank), Nancy Lenehan (Brenda Haskell), Randee Heller (Peggy Persky), John Hallow (The Maitre'D)

When Danny discovers a famous talent agent frequents a local restaurant, the gang whip up a quick audition for him. The agent realizes that Danny's talent is as an agent and offers him a job, distancing him from the school and his friends.



97 :05x09 - Ebenezer Morloch

First aired: Dec/16/1985
Writer: Robert Caplain
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Guest star: Isabelle Walker (Francine), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

Mr. Morloch is seen as a true "Ebeneezer Scrooge" after he enforces the school's strict rules from the board of education. On Christmas Eve, Mr. Morloch falls asleep while working on the school's budget and gets visited by three ghosts.



98 :05x10 - Choices

First aired: Dec/30/1985
Writer: Patricia Jones, Donald Reiker
Director: Donald Reiker
Guest star: Pinky (The Star Spangled Banner Student), Larry Spinak (Oedipus), Kathy Graber (Cathy), Bruce Solomon (Dr. Lindstrom), Deborah Brighton (Dancer), Susan Moore (The Flight Attendant), Al Alu (Mr. Hefferan), Don Cheadle (Henry Lee), Alan Blumenfeld (Charlie), Dan Schneider (Cyrano), Charles A. Kelly (Band Member), Randee Heller (Peggy Persky)

Mr. Morloch leaves the school to become a baseball coach of a semi-pro team, and is replaced by Mr. Dyrenforth. Meanwhile, Holly takes a role on a soap opera which is shot in Hollywood. Nicole auditions for a part in a Broadway show, but is told by the new principal that she must leave school if she takes the part. And a former neighbor of Leroy tries to get his audition vote swayed his way.



99 :05x11 - The First Time

First aired: Jan/06/1986
Writer: Carol Mendelsohn
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Guest star: Melissa Tufeld (Marianne), Deborah Brighton (Dancer), Will Bledsoe (Joe Douglas), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Britt Leach (The Innkeeper)

Mr. Dyrenforth believes he must be jinxed after suffering a series of accidents. Jesse breaks up with Nicole after she refuses to have sex with him and bring someone else to a school dance. Danny and Reggie attend the dance together and find they have a lot in common.



100 :05x12 - A River to Cross

First aired: Jan/27/1986
Writer: Frank South
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Steve Ameche (Musician), Kenneth Ransom (Bobby), Stan Shaw (Jim)

Bobby is uneasy at playing the role of Jim for the school's production of "Huckleberry Finn." He decides to set up a protest to have the play shut down and banned from the school after finding a lack of support from his fellow black students and the faculty.



101 :05x13 - Such Good Friends

First aired: Feb/03/1986
Writer: Carol Gary
Director: Leo Penn
Guest star: Takayo Fischer (Liu Chin), Deborah Brighton (Dancer), Harrison Page (Carl), Caryn Ward (Tina)

Leroy's niece Tina, accidentally burns down his apartment, so Mrs. Berg takes her in while Leroy stays with Miss Grant. Meanwhile, Miss Grant's ex-boyfriend Carl returns as Tina does all she can to break them apart once again and into the arms of Leroy.



102 :05x14 - Holmes Sweet Holmes

First aired: Feb/10/1986
Writer: Carol Mendelsohn
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Paul Bartel (Claude Hunsicker), Robert Costanzo (Artie Horowitz / Ralph), Robert Romanus (Miltie Horowitz), Deborah Brighton (Dancer), Thor Nielsen (The Mysterious Stranger)

While working on a production of Sherlock Holmes, the prop pipe in the dressing room starts off a fire, causing major damage to the building. With no funds to rebuild, the property may be sold off. But Danny and Chris discover a scam involving the janitor and a contracting firm to make the school into a parking lot.



103 :05x15 - Double Exposure

First aired: Feb/17/1986
Writer: Paul Boorstin, Sharon Boorstin
Director: Bill Duke
Guest star: Charles A. Kelly (Band Member), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall)

A competition for the lead role in the school's production of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde has Danny and Jesse doing everything possible to win. But once Danny catches Jesse with the answers to a biology midterm exam, Danny plans to turn him in to get the role. Meanwhile, the money for the yearbook fund is missing.



104 :05x16 - The Inheritance

First aired: Feb/24/1986
Writer: Hollis Rich
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Al Ruscio (Sergent Levin), Lupe Ontiveros (Mrs. Castillo), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Lamar), Caryn Ward (Tina), Tony Rader (The Waiter)

After learning that Tina has received an inheritance of $22,000, her father, Lamar, comes to claim her back. Dwight is directing a play concerning the Dewey Decimal System and creates a character based on the love of his life, Holly, which is driving the cast crazy.



105 :05x17 - The Comedian

First aired: Mar/22/1986
Writer: Adam Leslie
Director: Reza Badiyi
Guest star: Betty Karlen (Gina Amatullo), Ron Meyers (The Juggler), Steve Susskind (The Bowler), Kevin McDermott (The Audience Member), Sal Viscuso (Sandy Webb), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie)

Danny and Chris are enthused when their comedy act has been deemed a success. But after a comedian named Sandy Webb comes to the school to run a comedy workshop, he breaks up the duo and steals their act. Meanwhile, when Reggie learns that the kids are not taking her role as Lady Macbeth seriously, she starts playing the part as a joke.



106 :05x18 - Stage Fright

First aired: Mar/29/1986
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: Will Bledsoe (Joe Douglas), Joe Gieb (Tap Dance Competitor), Deborah Brighton (Dancer), Bebe Neuwirth (Phyllis Turner), Larry Spinak (Leonard Mendenhall), Robert Firth (Elvis)

An early entrance onto the stage has left Chris with a case of stage fright. Meanwhile, Jesse wants to set the world record for continuous tap dancing, and Kate announces she wants a transfer into Miss Turner's class, from Miss Grant's.



107 :05x19 - Self-Defense

First aired: Apr/05/1986
Writer: Marilyn Anderson, Renee Orin
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Tony Monaco (Dale), Evan Malmuth (Vandal #2), Robert Romanus (Miltie Horowitz), Michael Shaner (Vandal #1), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Deborah Brighton (Dancer), Steve Ameche (Musician)

Nicole becomes worried when she begins receiving flowers from a secret admirer at the same time the school has been vandalized, leading her to take Miss Grant's self-defense karate class.



108 :05x20 - W.S.O.A.

First aired: Apr/26/1986
Writer: Patricia Jones, Donald Reiker
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Sheri Allen (The Girl), Jesse Welles (Ann Strong), Kathleen Wilhoite (Roberta), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Ric Cane (The Waiter / Lt.)

Jesse runs the school's radio station as a DJ, and receives a call from an anonymous 16-year old who wants to commit suicide. Meanwhile, Mr. Dyrenforth asks for Dwight's help with the school's new dress code.



109 :05x21 - Contacts

First aired: May/03/1986
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Shaun Earl (Jason), Lenore Kasdorf (Laura Mattingly), John Evans (The Older Actor), Brenda Bolte (Nancy), H. Richard Greene (Jack Goodman), Fred McGrath (Charlie)

Chris' relationship with Kate becomes strained when he meets Laura, an agent who mistakes him for one of her clients and falls in love with him. Elsewhere, Leroy sets up a job with the dancers to do summer stock, but rejects the offer after the producer revokes their pay.



110 :05x22 - To Tilt At Windmills

First aired: May/10/1986
Writer: Donald Reiker, Patricia Jones
Director: Donald Reiker
Guest star: Steve Ameche (Musician), Corinne Carroll (Margaret), Jon Jacobs (Motorcycle Cop), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Eric Poppick (Gottlieb), Kevin McCarthy (Mr. William Quigley), Julie Ariola (Receptionist), Tim Haldeman (Swaboda), Deborah Brighton (Dancer)

Ms. Sherwood calls in sick so she can set up a protest against mandatory IQ tests being given to the students. Meanwhile, an eccentric substitute teacher, Mr. Quigley, fills in during her absence.



111 :05x23 - Losin' It

First aired: May/17/1986
Writer: Melinda Bell
Director: Mike Vejar
Guest star: Conrad Bachmann (Doctor Clay), Primo López (The Taxi Driver), Russ Tamblyn (The Choreographer), Don Cheadle (Henry Lee), Deborah Brighton (Dancer), Hideo Ebara (The Sushi Chef), Dermot Mulroney (Max)

Leroy is in need of an operation and rehab after injuring his knee. Upon his return to the school, he finds himself fearful of injuring the leg again and begins taking out his frustrations on Henry Lee. Miss Grant knows she must get Leroy past his fear or he may never dance again. Elsewhere, Reggie has a romantic crush on Max.



112 :05x24 - The Incident

First aired: May/24/1986
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Robin Thomas (Mr. Torrence)

The gang at the school try to get to the bottom of who hospitalized Jesse by hitting on the head and giving him a concussion. But with everyone coming back with a different story, the truth may never be known.



113 :06x01 - Back to Something New

First aired: Oct/06/1986
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), J. Michael Higgins (The Commercial Actor), Robert King (The Commercial Director), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie)

A new school year begins with a few changes in store, such as Chris has graduated and now must move on with his life, Ms. Sherwood has completed her novel and is moving to Maine, and Mr. Shorofsky decides to retire, which saddens new student Ian Ware.



114 :06x02 - The Last Dance

First aired: Oct/13/1986
Writer: Susan Goldberg
Director: Oz Scott
Guest star: Bill Applebaum (Vince Donlon), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Trevor Henley (Patrick Beckett), Denny Dillon (Corky, the Cashier), Ernie Lively (Gramps), Paul Comi (The Minister), Todd Jeffries (Sam Beckett), Gillian Schreiber (Audrey), Randy Allaire (The Student Singing Scales), Sandy McPeak (Officer Becket), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie)

Jesse and Nicole are set to dance at the wedding of Chris' cousin, but Nicole is unsure where their relationship is headed with Jesse and breaks up with him. Meanwhile, Danny and Jillian begin their own romance.



115 :06x03 - New Faces

First aired: Oct/20/1986
Writer: Harry Longstreet, Renee Longstreet
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Tanya Fenmore (Hannah Cooper), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Dennis Howard (The Producer), Brian Anderson (The Production Assistant), Nancy Burnett (The Casting Woman), Tom Parsekian (The Assistant Director), Judi Goldhand (The Wardrobe Woman), David Breitbarth (The Actor)

Lydia gets a job at the school for her old friend, Pete Seeger, as an acting teacher. He feels his tough methods have annoyed the kids and thinks about quitting. Meanwhile, Danny is asked to show Hannah Cooper around the school, but the 11-year old prodigy refuses to play for anyone.



116 :06x04 - Judgement Day

First aired: Oct/27/1986
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Oz Scott
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Michelle Whitney-Morrison (Debby), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Lycia Naff (Susan)

Leroy's commencement as a teacher has arrived, but he doesn't feel much like celebrating after being accused of giving lead roles to blacks over all the other students. Mr. Shorofsky and Ian knock heads over musical styles.



117 :06x05 - All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing

First aired: Nov/03/1986
Writer: Richard Manning, Hans Beimler
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Robert Romanus (Miltie Horowitz), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie)

Jesse has a 1930's style play in which Mr. Dyrenforth decides the school will fund to win the $20,000 prize from the Kimble Foundation. But when the school board rejects to fund the play, Lou steps in to get the play produced. Meanwhile, the lead in the play, Nicole, comes down with laryngitis.



118 :06x06 - Hold That Baby

First aired: Nov/10/1986
Writer: Michael McGreevey, Ira Steven Behr
Director: Oz Scott
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Robert Romanus (Miltie Horowitz), Deborah Geffner (Eve), Dick Miller (Mr. Lou Mackie), Randy Allaire (Randy), Russ Tamblyn (Russ, the Choreographer), Diana Barton (Shelley Dumbrowski)

Chris learns the good and bad of parenting when his siter leaves him with his nephew, Spike. Mr. Dyrenforth finds out just how important Mrs. Berg is when she leaves to attend her brother's anniversary for a day. Nicole, Dusty, Reggie, and Jullian find themselves arguing after forming their own band.



119 :06x07 - A Different Drummer

First aired: Nov/17/1986
Writer: Hollis Rich
Director: Michael Switzer
Guest star: Albert Hall (Reverend Tyler), Carolyn Mignini (Miss Elliot), L. Kenneth Richardson (The Policeman), Marilyn Chris (Sylvia)

Reggie gets herself in trouble with the law and with Mr. Dyrenforth, after trying to buck conventionalism and help the homeless. Elsewhere, when Dusty's father comes for a visit, Reverend Tyler decides that she should return home to Colorado because New York is too risque for her.



120 :06x08 - Mr. Wacky's World

First aired: Nov/24/1986
Writer: Ira Steven Behr, Michael McGreevey
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Randy Bertish (The Boy Student), Gerrit Graham (Mr. Wacky), Dick Miller (Mr. Lou Mackie), Oliver Givens (Oliver The Prop Man)

Danny, frustrated from the lack of acting work decides to start his own cable-access show. While searching where to go he enters the doors of the Mr. Wacky's World, and is offered the job of playing Mr. Noodles. Although he loves the work, Danny isn't thrilled of playing a stooge. When Jesse makes a friendly gesture, Dusty misinterprets it as romance.



121 :06x09 - All I Want for Christmas

First aired: Dec/08/1986
Writer: Robert Caplain
Director: Alan Myerson
Guest star: Myrna White (The Nurse), John Ingle (The Man In Hospital Suite 2B), Tony Di Benedetto (Mr. Quimby), Zach Bostrom (Timmy), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Jaclyn-Rose Lester (The Older Youngster), Garette Henson (Youngster #1), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Elden Henson (Matthew), Carl Bressler (The Pick Pocket), Caryn Ward (Tina)

Tina comes back to visit her uncle Leroy, and he tries to add the Christmas spirit back inside her. But with Leroy's busy schedule, she loses the faith. Meanwhile, Mr. Shorofsky is hospitalized to remove his tonsils, leaving a pair of kids believing he is the real Santa Claus.



122 :06x10 - Fame and Fortune

First aired: Dec/29/1986
Writer: Robert Caplain, Michael Switzer
Director: Michael Switzer, Robert Caplain
Guest star: Bonnie Sheridan (Frannie Fortune (as Bonnie Bramlett)), Frederic Tucker (The Recording Engineer), Shaun Earl (Shaun), Randy Allaire (Randy), Jim Piddock (The Record Producer), Patricia Lee Willson (Ellen)

Nicole gets the chance of a lifetime when she's offered a job as a back-up singer for her idol, Frannie Fortune. But she quickly learns that the business is a dog-eat-dog world. that he's lonely, Danny, Jesse, and Leroy try to bolster Mr. Dyrenforth's love life by posting pictures of him all over the city.



123 :06x11 - Go Softly Into Morning

First aired: Jan/05/1987
Writer: Renee Longstreet
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Lance Sloane (Randy), Randy Allaire (Vince), Will MacMillan (Kenneth Garth), Willard E. Pugh (Mike Lifton), Dick Miller (Lou Mackie), Laura Feder (The Ballerina), Betty Karlen (Gina Amatullo), Sean Gregory Sullivan (Mickey Garth), Phil Peters (Detective Murray), Jeanette O'Connor (Nurse)

Following a party, Miss Grant becomes frustrated when she learns Nicole and Danny missed an important rehearsal for an upcoming performance. Unknown to anyone was that Nicole and Danny were in a car accident with drunk driver Mickey Grath, killing Nicole. Everyone feels the loss of their friend, but Jesse becomes enraged and voes to kill Mickey.



124 :06x12 - Love Kittens Go to High School

First aired: Jan/26/1987
Writer: Susan Goldberg
Director: Luis Soto
Guest star: Jim Doughan (Assistant Director), Robert Neary (Football Player), Shaun Earl (Earl Derringer), Bill Kalmenson (Cameraman), John Putch (Jeff Stave), Randy Allaire (Vince), Olivia Barash (Maxie)

Movie director Jeff Stave's new film "Kittens Go to High School," is to be shot on the site of the School of the Arts. Jillian, working as a student assistant to Mr. Stave, falls for him but quickly learns why their love can never be. The lead actress of the film, Maxie Sharp, decides to stay behind and enroll at the school.



125 :06x13 - The Crimson Blade

First aired: Feb/02/1987
Writer: Richard Manning, Hans Beimler
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: Darren Dalton (Doug Logan), Keith Mills (Dr. Korngold), Alison La Placa (Ms. Audrey Fleming), Olivia Barash (Maxie), Robert Romanus (Miltie Horowitz), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Richard Murphy (Student)

Ms. Fleming will be replacing Mr. Dyrenforth while he is away for an appendectomy, and she quickly instills a doctrine prohibiting dancing and singing in the school hallways. Elsewhere, Miltie decides to do a good deed and takes up the persona of the Crimson Blade, performing feats of heroism.



126 :06x14 - Pros and Cons

First aired: Feb/09/1987
Writer: Elizabeth K. Doswell
Director: Michael Switzer
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Julius Carry (Billy Waters), Grainger Hines (Elisa Sellers), Michael Preston (Jack Ware), Patrik Baldauff (Clifton Bauer), Dick Miller (Mr. Lou Mackie)

Lydia and her high school sweetheart have rekindled their romance, that is, until she discovers how he makes his money...as a stock swindler. Meanwhile, Ian becomes jealous of his father when he becomes friendly with the kids at the school.



127 :06x15 - The Big Contract

First aired: Feb/16/1987
Writer: Melinda Bell
Director: Harry Longstreet
Guest star: Russell Johnson (Duke Mackie), Teri Hafford (Attractive Woman), Lew Gallo (Rupert Ritzik), Gary Wood (Grover), Larry Spinak (Duane Doberman), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie)

Duke, Lou's shifty brother, has come for a visit. After hearing Chris' singing voice, offers him a chance of recording an album. Mr. Seeger is asked to sit on the newspaper committee which includes listening to Maxie and Reggie's bickering.



128 :06x16 - Stradi-various

First aired: Feb/23/1987
Writer: Ralph Phillips
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes
Guest star: Al Pugliese (Pratt), Alan Abelew (Dugan), Katie Rich (The Brunette), Morey Amsterdam (Morey / Rick), Tasia Valenza (Denise Hudson), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie)

The school becomes a magical location after Mr. Shorofsky receives a violin from Bavaria which he hadn't touched since 1947. He tells the students of the magic which is held inside the instrument and the legend which follows. Convinced of the story, the students clamor over who will possess the violin.



129 :06x17 - That Was the Weekend That Was

First aired: Mar/16/1987
Director: Michael Switzer
Guest star: Trevor Henley (Patrick Becket), Robert Donner (Exalted Muskrat), Lee Ving (Fred), Martha Quinn (Linda Hayden)



130 :06x18 - Ian's Girl

First aired: Mar/23/1987
Writer: Peggy Goldman
Director: Win Phelps
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Sandor Black (Tony), Gregory Cooke (Will), Traci Lind (Joanna), Steve Cooper (Nick)

A visit from Ian's ex-girlfriend has him feeling homesick and decides to head back to England, a move which she disapproves of. Meanwhile, Mr. Shorofsky has decided to enter Ian in a competition for classical guitarists, which he refuses to attend. Also, the gang helps Lou get ready for a campaign as the President of the Metropolitan Bowling Operators Association.



131 :06x19 - Best Buddies

First aired: Mar/30/1987
Writer: Richard Manning, Hans Beimler
Director: Jaime Rogers
Guest star: Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Wynn Irwin (Dippy Dave), Richard Bright (Al Stefano), Randy Allaire (Vince), Ivan Kane (Ron), Tom Bresnahan (Charlie)

Danny is excited to learn that his old friend id coming for a visit and has gotten a job with Lou. But Danny has trouble accepting the news that he is gay. Meanwhile, a local stereo store is issuing a challenge for a dance routine to appear in their TV ad, prompting a competition between Leroy and Ms. Grant with their choreography.



132 :06x20 - The Lounge Singer Who Knew Too Much

First aired: Apr/20/1987
Writer: Elizabeth K. Doswell
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes
Guest star: Jillian Katz (Melissa), Beau Bishop (Messenger), Lisa Fuller (Rocket Cola Girl), Nicholas Worth (Gallupo), Sam Ingraffia (Ostrin), Wayne Collins, Jr. (Ice Cream Brat), Trevor Henley (Patrick Beckett), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie)

Chris gets caught up into international intrigue after Jillian sends some papers she was typing up for him to his home. Now he is being followed by a pair of men inside of an ice cream vehicle. Meanwhile, Reggie, Ian, and Dusty all participate in a student video contest, but find their subjects to be troublesome.



133 :06x21 - Reggie and Rose

First aired: Apr/27/1987
Writer: Susan Goldberg
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Guest star: Lew Gallo (Andrew Rotter's), Denny Dillon (Corky, the Cashier), Randy Allaire (Vince), Carol Burnett (Rose)

Reggie helps her close friend Rose, join a summer stock company with her. But having been kicked out of English class, she gives up on both mediums.



134 :06x22 - Of Cabbages and Kings

First aired: May/04/1987
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: Larry Moss (Foreign Man), Robert Romanus (Miltie Horowitz), George Milan (Frederick Rosen)

The National Cultural Center has chosen the School of the Arts as an organization which will be allowed to enter one item into the time capsule, but no one can decide on what the item will be. Miltie is given an ultimatum to pen an original song or fail, which leads him to plagiarize a 14th century ballad.



135 :06x23 - Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore

First aired: May/11/1987
Writer: Renee Longstreet, Harry Longstreet
Director: Harry Longstreet
Guest star: Jan Rubeš (Lewis Jacubek), Robert Romanus (Miltie Horowitz), Diane Cary (Miss Maguire), Cam Clarke (Charlie), Olivia Barash (Maxie), Marie Capitti (Marie), Glenn Casale (The Mailman), Carolyn J. Silas (Laura Mackie), Greg Longstreet (Gordon Wilson), David Kock (Burns), Lisa Hudson (Lisa), Elizabeth Sharp (The Student), Mary Kane (Faye), Patrick Gorman (Morris)

Mrs. Berg is caught in a lie when her old lover comes for a visit after having said she was in charge of the whole school, causing the kids to pretend she is the acting principal. Elsewhere, Gordon and Reggie attempt to get Mr. Dyrenforth to accept a computer simulator which allows virtual animal dissections, instead of destroying an actual animal.



136 :06x24 - Baby, Remember My Name

First aired: May/18/1987
Writer: Michael McGreevey
Director: Debbie Allen
Guest star: Cynthia Gibb (Holly Laird), Russ Tamblyn (Michael Taftner), Olivia Barash (Maxie), Valerie Landsburg (Doris Schwartz), P.R. Paul (Montgomery MacNeil), Carol Mayo Jenkins (Elizabeth Sherwood), Lee Curreri (Bruno Martelli), Erica Gimpel (Coco Hernandez), Albert Hague (Mr. Benjamin Shorofsky)

With alumni week in session, this would be a great time to make a video yearbook. Meanwhile, Miss Grant believes Leroy should play the lead of the school showcase, in which alumni and big time producer Michael Taftner turns down feeling that Leroy can't handle the part. Also, Chris lies about his success when asked to be the guest speaker, which causes him to butt heads with Mr. Seger.