The BEST episodes of Fame season 2

Every episode of Fame season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Fame season 2!

In this TV series adaptation of the 1980 motion picture, students at the School of the Arts pour their hearts and souls into their training to become stars in their chosen field.

Last Updated: 12/4/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended

8.25

4 votes

#1 - And the Winner Is...

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1982

Tempers flare when Bruno's script is chosen for the school production, and he casts himself as the lead.

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8.00

3 votes

#2 - Words

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1982

Sherwood finds the student of her dreams, only to find that the girl's stepfather is censoring her textbooks; Coco is pressured to have sex with her new boyfriend, who is preparing to join the Navy.

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8.00

3 votes

#3 - Star Quality

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1983

An actor asks the school for help with a charity show---and takes over Reardon's class; a young boy, who's a master of tap, wants to learn Leroy's style of dancing.

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7.50

2 votes

#4 - Feelings

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1982

Leroy's unexplained tardiness could cost him the lead in the school production; and Julie hopes a visit from her father will mean a reconciliation for her parents.

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7.50

4 votes

#5 - Beginnings

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1982

A ballet teacher is suspected of racism; Bruno is jealous of a young musical prodigy.

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7.33

3 votes

#6 - Your Own Song

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1982

A new singer proves to be exceptional in more than one way; and Danny's love life is being kept alive by Doris's careful scripting.

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7.33

3 votes

#7 - Class Act

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1982

Lydia falls for a Broadway star who can't separate his private life from his stage life; Shorofsky teaches Bruno how to conduct.

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7.00

1 votes

#8 - Homecoming

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1982

Doris tries to get her father and draft-dodging brother to reconcile their differences; Lydia tries to sneak ballet moves into a jazz dance number when she discovers her old ballet teacher is coming to watch the performance.

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7.00

3 votes

#9 - ...Help From My Friends

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/10/1983

The school is vandalized and a suicide note---bearing no name---is found among the debris.

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6.75

4 votes

#10 - Solo Song

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1982

A blind substitute teacher inspires the students but alienates the faculty with his overbearing attitude.

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6.50

4 votes

#11 - Relationships

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1983

The love bug bites as Sherwood registers with a video-dating service; Bruno falls for an older woman; and a singing cowboy lassos Doris's heart.

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6.50

2 votes

#12 - Ending on a High Note

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1983

Miss Grant tells Danny and Leroy that they can't appear in the Alumni Day program unless they do a favor---coach a children's basketball team---for an alumnus.

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6.50

2 votes

#13 - Not in Kansas Anymore

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1983

Doris is knocked unconscious, setting the stage for a fantasy episode in which regulars take dual roles as characters in an updated version of "The Wizard of Oz."

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6.50

2 votes

#14 - Childhood's End

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1982

The recent death of her grandmother causes Coco to reevaluate her ambition to become a star; Julie's cello is stolen.

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6.50

2 votes

#15 - Sunshine Again

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1983

Shorofsky and Bruno both promise a show's dress rehearsal to different people; Doris is worried that her grandmother may move into her parents' home.

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6.50

2 votes

#16 - Winners

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1982

Coco gets a shot at a movie role; Doris takes her diet a step too far.

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6.25

4 votes

#17 - Teachers

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1982

Bruno's father pressures him to audition for Juilliard, but Shorofsky tells Bruno he's not ready; Lydia moonlights as an exercise instructor, but her boss, Richard Simmons, thinks she has an attitude problem.

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6.00

2 votes

#18 - A Tough Act to Follow

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1982

Danny has a hard time dealing with the sudden death of his favorite teacher; Reardon's father asks for a reunion after a six-year estrangement.

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6.00

1 votes

#19 - Love is the Question

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/1983

A "special" student falls for Julie; Reardon finds a revealing picture of himself in a national scandal sheet.

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6.00

1 votes

#20 - The Kids From Fame in Concert

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1983

This "episode" was comprised of excerpts from the Kids from Fame live concert in the United Kingdom. It is not available on the Season 2 DVDs.

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6.00

1 votes

#21 - U.N. Week

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/7/1983

The school honors U.N. Week by playing host to a neighborhood school; Miss Grant's aid to Reardon is misinterpreted by both the faculty and the students.

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5.00

1 votes

#22 - Blood, Sweat and Circuits

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1983

Bruno happily accepts a challenge from Miss Sherwood to create art using only the school's new computer, until he learns that the computer was brought in to replace Mrs. Berg; Reardon prepares for an off-off-Broadway play.

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5.00

1 votes

#23 - Friendship Day

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1983

Doris alienates her friends when she becomes obsessive over the planning of Friendship Day; Reardon isn't speaking to Sherwood after her review of his poetry; and Leroy is annoyed when Danny wants him to be his "John Alden" in his courtship of Michelle.

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