The WORST episodes of Fame
Every episode of Fame ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Fame!
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.
#1 - Bronco Bob Rides Again
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/1985
After meeting his favorite western hero, Bronco Bob, and his sidekick, Prince the Miracle Horse, Danny involves the School of the Arts in a fund-raising production to help Bronco save Prince from the clutches of his acting rival, who, just to spite Bronco, plans to buy, shoot and stuff the horse.
#2 - Wishes
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/30/1985
Sherwood temporarily becomes vice-principal while Morloch attends a conference; Doris has a dream date; and Leroy, three months behind on his rent, shoots for $10,000 on a game show.
#3 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/6/1985
After being mugged, Doris puts on a brave front around her family or friends, but secretly struggles with nightmares and flashbacks; Dwight tries to control his emotions for Holly.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Who Am I, Really?
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/1985
Nicole's biological mother returns and tries to involve herself in her daughter's life; voiceless Morloch enlists Chris' aid to make a speech.
#6 - The Ol' Ball Game
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/1985
Danny faces the problem of organizing his fellow students into a winning team after accepting a softball challenge issued by an old rival.
#7 - 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.
#8 - A Place to Belong
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/1985
Leroy becomes a member of the school faculty; Chris and Danny have to play women in their class; Nicole and Holly fight for a lead role, and new student, Dusty, a minister's daughter, finds herself feeling out of place.
#9 - Leroy and the Kid
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/1985
The solution to Leroy's financing problem comes in the form of another big problem: his preteen niece. Meanwhile, Danny meets another Danny Amatullo.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Selling Out
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/1985
Jesse struggles with "selling out" after winning a prestigious song-writing contest. Meanwhile, Shorofsky also struggles with "selling out" when he auditions a former football jock and mediocre violin enthusiast, whose father, dependent on his son getting in, is willing to make a generous donation that could reform many budget-related deficiencies at the school.
#12 - White Light
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/1985
Christopher falls for a beautiful, talented new dancer with a secret; Danny feels uneasy when his recently separated mother starts dating Lou Mackie.
#13 - Savage Streets
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1985
Jesse is forced into joining a neighborhood gang, leading Nicole to have visions that Jesse is in danger. Meanwhile, Shorofsky befriends a young gang member who expresses an interest in the trumpet.
#14 - His Majesty Donlon
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/1985
#17 - Choices
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/1986
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - I Never Danced for My Father
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1984
Leroy's long-lost father shows up at the School of the Arts, and receives a chilly reception from his son. Meanwhile, Danny deals with father issues of his own as he tries to convince his father that his aspirations to become a comedian aren’t futile.
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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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - The Return of Doctor Scorpio
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1984
Trevor Kane, a School of the Arts Alumnus and acting has-been, returns to the school to make an appearance in a play that Doris is directing in the hopes of revitalizing his career.