Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Fame' from 1970-1982:
- Albert Hague as Benjamin Shorofsky (1982-1987)
- Ann Nelson as Mrs. Berg (1982-1987)
- Carlo Imperato as Danny Amatullo (1982-1987)
- Carol Mayo Jenkins as Elizabeth Sherwood (1982-1987)
- Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant (1982-1987)
- Erica Gimpel as Coco Hernandez (1982-1987)
- Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy Johnson (1982-1987)
- Lee Curreri as Bruno Martelli (1982-1987)
- Valerie Landsburg as Doris Schwartz (1982-1987)
- Morgan Stevens as David Reardon (1982-1984)
- Lori Singer as Julie Miller (1982-1983)
- P.R. Paul as Montgomery MacNeil (1982)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Fame':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Christopher Gore D: Bob Kelljan
With Tommy Aguilar (Ralph Garcy), Judy Farrell (Mrs. Miller), Fran Drescher (Rhonda), Paul Joynt (Michael Harrison). Series premiere. Julie, a young out-of-state student, tries her best to fit in at the New York City School for the Performing Arts, and is nervous about being accepted by her sophisticated classmates.
Season 1, episode 2
W: William Blinn, Lee H. Grant D: Nicholas Sgarro
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), William Allen Young (Robert Summers), Jacquelyn Houston (Miss Douglas). Coco and Lydia vie for the same part in an off-Broadway show; Danny wants to meet Johnny Carson and becomes a waiter.
Season 1, episode 3
W: William Blinn D: Thomas Carter
With Grand Bush (Willard Johnson), John Karlen (Detective Kessler), Vincent Milana (Mr. Tipton), Barbara Ann Grimes (Mrs. Polsdorfer). While the school administration deals with board of education inspectors, Leroy tries to get rid of a gun brought home from prison by his brother.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Glenn Gordon Caron D: Robert Scheerer
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall). Bruno is afraid of performing in public and must learn to overcome his fears.
Season 1, episode 5
W: William Blinn D: Harry Harris
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Connie Needham (Kathleen Murphy), Gregory Itzin (Dr. Reston), Stanley Grover (Marvin Rutledge), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Marie Wallace (Mrs. Murphy). Bruno writes a piece of music for a dance major he is in love with, but when she performs for him she becomes injured and it is discovered that she has Multiple Sclerosis.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Gary Kott D: Thomas Carter
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Michael DeLorenzo (Michael), Estelle Omens (Mrs. Goldman). When Bruno's dad buys him a new synthesizer, Bruno feels the need to get a job to help pay for it; Julie wonders why Coco is suddenly so rude to her while they are doing an important number together.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Danny Jacobson, Barry Vigon D: Thomas Carter
With Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg). The School Of The Arts is plagued by a teachers' strike just as the kids are set to work on a musical production of Othello; Leroy is cast for the part of Othello, but feels he just can't speak the way the script was written.
Season 1, episode 8
W: William Blinn, Marc Rubin D: Robert Scheerer
With Madlyn Rhue (Angela Schwartz), Dominique Dunne (Tracy), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Del Monroe (Detective Dellinger). Doris, while pretending to be a hooker, meets a real prostitute and tries to help her.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Parke Perine D: Alan J. Levi
With Gregg Berger (Comedian), Stanley DeSantis (Director), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Ric Mancini (Mr. Amatullo), Lola Mason (Mrs. Amatullo). Danny starts taking caffeine pills to juggle school and his new midnight gig at a comedy club; Doris has her first screen test for a hamburger commercial; Julie falls for a teaching assistant whose interest is purely business.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Hindi Brooks D: Robert Scheerer
With Gwen Verdon (Melinda MacNeil), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg). Montgomery's mother, a famous movie star, has agreed to direct the school variety show. The only problem is she wants to use it to showcase herself.
Season 1, episode 11
W: William Blinn D: Mel Swope
With Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle). Doris learns that honesty is not always the best policy; when Shorofsky is hospitalized, Bruno realizes that he is important to his life.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Bruce Shelly D: Harry Harris
With Martin Speer (David Cobb), Judy Farrell (Charlotte Miller), Brian Patrick Clarke (Jeff Harris). When Julie gets replaced by a mannequin in a production number, she feels unimportant until a reporter -- posing as a teaching assistant -- hints at doing a profile of her.
Season 1, episode 13
W: Bruce Shelly D: Robert Scheerer
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg). Montgomery tries to get Bruno to cash in on his songwriting abilities; Mrs. Sherwood discovers that Leroy is on his own and decides to go easy on him.
Season 1, episode 14
W: William Blinn D: Robert Douglas
With Ray Walston (Birdie Whelan), Art Carney (Tim O'Banyan), Bronwyn Thomas (Michelle), Lang Yun (Mrs. Peyton-Smythe). The janitor has a secret -- he was once a famous Broadway dancer and he is hiding a friend (also a famous dancer) and a dog in his office; the students plan a benefit show for the two former vaudeville stars.
Season 1, episode 15
W: Steve Kline D: John Patterson
With Signe Hasso (Frieda Grauer), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Royce Wallace (Delores Johnson), James Purcell (Wally Zawicky). Leroy wants his mother to come to the last show of the year but she is in Detroit; Shorofsky's old flame visits and tells the students about the Holocaust.
Season 1, episode 16
W: Parke Perine D: Robert Scheerer
With Jeff Pomerantz (Paul Forbes), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Barbara Ann Grimes (Mrs. Polsdorfer), Sam Weisman (Composer). Budget cutbacks prompt the School Board to fire one of the teachers; one of Bruno's songs is stolen by a famous rock composer.
September 30, 1982: And The Winner Is. . .
Season 2, episode 1
W: Max Tash D: Marc Daniels
With Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Marte Post (Naomi), Jonathan Fox (Norman). Bruno is given complete control of his own musical, but he can't make up his mind about who should be in the cast; Doris falls in love with Bruno.
Season 2, episode 2
W: Leah Markus D: Stan Lathan
With Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Jimmy Osmond (Troy Phillips), Krista Errickson (Diana Huddleston), Roberta Feldner (Helen Phillips), Nancy Berggren (Teacher). Mr. Shorofsky goes wild over the singing talent of a new student; Danny falls in love.
Season 2, episode 3
W: Christopher Beaumont D: Robert Scheerer
With Jim McKrell (Julie's Father), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall). Julie's dad is about to get remarried, so Julie desperately tries to reunite her parents; Coco discovers that Leroy is planning to quit school for good and try out for a touring dance troupe.
Season 2, episode 4
W: William Blinn D: Robert Scheerer
With Glynn Turman (Ben Pettit), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Beverly Hart (Lisa). A wealthy and famous Broadway star visits the school and romances Lydia, but does not have the same compassion for her students.
Season 2, episode 5
W: Ken Caulthern D: Robert Scheerer
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Richard Simmons (Himself), Joan Crosby (Renee Goldman), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg). Lydia takes a part time job teaching aerobics at Richard Simmons' club. Mr. Shorofsky tries to prevent Bruno from entering a scholarship contest.
Season 2, episode 6
W: Ralph Farquhar, Kevin Sullivan D: Robert Scheerer
With Marge Champion (Ann Carlton), Sydney Penny (Susan Marshall), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Richard McGonagle (Simon Marshall). Students cry racism when a hard-nosed ballet teacher won't let Leroy's girlfriend have a solo part; Bruno develops some biased attitudes toward a child prodigy.
Season 2, episode 7
W: Linda Elstad D: Mel Swope
With Tom Sullivan (Jim Landon), Terry Alexander (Mr. Belmont), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg). A blind substitute teacher interferes with Lydia's preparation for a performance that the school board will attend.
Season 2, episode 8
W: Steve Hensley, J. Miyoko Hensley D: Robert Scheerer
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Duncan Ross (Charles McKay), . Coco is discovered by a talent scout and auditions for a big part in a movie; a jealous Doris goes on a crash diet.
Season 2, episode 9
W: Christopher Beaumont D: Peter Levin
With Tracey Bregman (Jenny McClain), Thom Fox (Julio), David Greenlee (Dwight Mendenhall), Richard Venture (Mr. McClain). Book-burning tactics surface at the school; Coco is pressured by her new boyfriend to spend the night with him.
Season 2, episode 10
W: Parke Perine D: Marc Daniels
With Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli), Ted Noose (Detective Kessler), Leonard Gaines (Pawn Broker), Merrill Leighton (Nurse Connelly). When her closest relative dies, Coco undergoes a personality change and questions her decision to become a performer; Leroy attempts to help Julie find her stolen cello.
Season 2, episode 11
W: Ken Berg D: Peter Levin
With Bruno Kirby (Marty Schwartz), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Mr. Schwartz), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Madlyn Rhue (Mrs. Schwartz), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli). Doris tries to reunite her father and brother after years of being apart; the students share Miss Grant's need to impress her former teacher.
Season 2, episode 12
W: Virginia Aldridge D: Jack Bender
With Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), David Greenelee (Dwight Mendenhall), Andrew Ethier (Lester). Danny's grief over the death of Mr. Crandall threatens to cause his expulsion, but help comes from an unexpected source.