Tras el éxito del film de Alan Parker, la Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produjo para la NBC una adaptación televisiva que obtuvo también gran éxito. La historia de un multicultural y multiracial grupo de jóvenes aspirantes a bailarines en una estricta escuela de danza de Nueva York cautivó a millones de personas que seguían sus aventuras y desventuras profesionales y personales y, sobre todo, sus sacrificios. Ya les avisaba la exigente Lydia Grant (Debbie Allen) a Leroy Johnson, Coco, Caruso, Michelle y compañía: "Quieren la fama, pero la fama cuesta y aquí es donde van a empezar a pagar... con sudor."
Fama (Temporada 1)
Metamorphosis (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-01-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This fun and footloose series begins when Julie tries her best to fit in at the New York School for the Performing Arts, with a little bit of help from Doris and Montgomery.
Passing Grade (Episodio 2)
Guionista: William Blinn
Fecha de emisión: 1982-01-14
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Coco and Lydia vie for a part in a show. Danny wants to meet Johnny Carson and becomes a waiter.
Tomorrow's Farewell (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-01-21
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: The School Board orders the School of the Arts to have a Gym because of the mandatory P.E. class that students have to take. It takes a dance off between Lydia's class and a bunch of football players for the school board to see her point. Meanwhile, Leroy tries to save his brother Willard from a life of crime.
Alone in a Crowd (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-01-28
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Bruno is afraid of performing in public.
To Soar and Never Falter (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-02-04
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Bruno is in love with a dance major named Kathleen Murphy. When he is to write a piece of music for her, she performs for him and gets injured. It turns out that she has Multiple Sclerosis, and Miss Grant employs Leroy to help out Bruno. Unknowingly, the gang is helping Kathy to keep her audition.
The Sell-Out (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-02-11
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: When Bruno's uncle buys him a new synthesizer, Bruno gets a job to buy new music. He is doing a song for his aunt, sho just had a baby. Meanwhile, Julie wonders why Coco is suddenly so rude to her while they are doing a very important number together.
The Strike (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-02-18
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: The School Of The Arts is plagued by a teachers' strike. Coco is upset because she wasn't chosen for the part of Desdemona in the schools musical version of ""Othello"". Once the teachers go on strike though she decides that instead of being angry, and not be apart of the production, she organizes everything so that the show can go on without Miss Grant's help. Bruno feels he needs to have Mr. Shorofsky's opinion on the music for the show because he thinks it should have a different tempo and style to it. Because of the strike he can't get Mr. Shorofsky's opinion and goes with his instinct, which turns out to be for the best. Once Leroy was cast for the part of Othello, he was having problems speaking the way the script was written. So he asks for Miss Sherwood's help to make him speak the way Shakespeare was meant to be spoken, even from someone from the Bronx.
Street Kid (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-02-25
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Doris, while pretending to be a hooker, meets a real hooker named Tracy, and tries to help her out.
But Seriously, Folks (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-03-04
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Danny's father does not agree with his choice of being a comedian.
Come One, Come All (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-03-11
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A big star, Melinda MacNeil, is in town and everyone goes ga-ga, except Monty.
The Crazies (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-03-18
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Doris learns that sometimes honest is not always the best policy. When Shorofsky is hospitalized, Bruno realizes that he is important to his life.
Exposé (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-03-25
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: When Julie gets replaced by a mannequin in a production number, she feels unimportant until a reporter threatens to do an expose on her.
A Musical Bridge (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-04-01
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Monty tries to get Bruno to cash in on his songwriting abilities.
A Big Finish (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-04-15
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Miss Sherwood and the gang find two talented bums living in the basement.
Reunions (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-04-29
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Leroy wants his mother to come in for parents' day.
A Special Place (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1982-05-06
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Budget cutbacks prompts the School Board to fire one of the dance school's teachers.

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