Fame Merchandise Fame Slippers

I found Fame slippers have been released when browsing on Ebay. I have yet to discover any other website that stocks but if anyone knows let me know so I can post the links.

Young and Foolish Piano instrumental

A Piano version of Albert Hague's "Young and Foolish".

Fame Merchandise Fame leg warmer

Multicoloured leg warmers bearing the Fame logo have been released. I found these on Ebay so if anyone knows of any sites that are stocking them please contact me so I can post the links.

Overnight success Japanese Version

I found this intriguing version of "Overnight Success" sung in Japanese!

Paul Paulsen Did I Ever Really Live

Paul Paulsen performs Albert Hague's "Did I Ever Really Live".

My Top Ten Pet Hates On Fame - No 1

At number one on my Fame Pet Hates chart is No explanation for Bruno leaving.

Over the six seasons we saw many characters come and go but sadly the show didn’t always explain those departures. Personally, I saw this as a disservice to the shows fans and to the cast members involved. After all it’s the characters that make the show and we tune in week after week to see what are favourites are up to.

Although characters like Montgomery, Dwight, Kate and Cassidy also had no explanation for their disappearance it is Bruno’s exit that bothers me the most. Having transferred from the film Bruno was a huge part of the early seasons and Lee was such a hard worker, writing music for the show and even writing a script, along with the usual acting and singing duties. So not to make any mention of why Bruno is no longer around was just unforgivable. I can understand a little better when characters like Kate and Cassidy who were only in a few episodes and get written out that the writers think the audience won’t notice or even care but not to notice Bruno has gone. Did they think we were all idiots?

It would have been so easy to add a few lines of dialogue into the 1st episode of season 4 just to mention where he’s gone but sadly no all his friends seem to have completely forgotten he even existed! Surely Doris or Shorofsky would have cared that he was no longer around?

It really is the worst writing and decision making to lose a character after 3 seasons with no explanation and one of the biggest mistakes they made on the show .

Jesse Borrego Interview

Jesse Borrego Interview on his shop and his film The Mission.

Micahel Cerveris Heart Of Gold

Michael Cerveris performing "Heart Of Gold"

My Top Ten Pet Hates On Fame - No 2

At number 2 on my pet hates for Fame is Killing Nicole.


I’m a big fan of Nia and Nicole was one of my favourite characters on the show. Now nobody likes their favourites to leave a show and particularly on Fame where people just disappeared without a word.

Now in the U.K. we didn’t get the season 6 episodes until 1992 and I’d already heard that Nicole was to be killed off in a drink driving accident. I didn’t want one of my favourites to leave in this way but I thought if you have to go that way at least it will be dramatic.

However, the channel showing Fame for some bizarre reason did not show “Go Softly Into Morning” and it was another 4 years before I got a copy of the episode and the copy I had was an American NTSC version and wouldn’t play properly on my PAL video so I tried watching through the fuzz and constantly rolling screen. Although not a particularly pleasant way to watch I got the gist of the story. I have since got a proper copy so I could watch it properly.

I was so very disappointed by the episode as I’d been expecting some dramatic scenes with Nicole on her death bed saying goodbye to her friends and family or at least an action scene where we see the car crash and Nicole being pronounced dead and the instant reaction of the characters she was with. However, Nia isn’t even in the episode and to me that’s the worst way to kill a major character. I wanted the drama and the chance to mourn the character’s passing but killing her off screen just left me in denial thinking she’s not really dead.

I heard there were behind the scenes problems on the show, which is why Nia left and at the same time the writers were struggling to make the drink drive story work. So to me it just seemed like a cheap way to get rid of a character and solve their story problems. I think it was a disservice to Nia, Nicole and to the fans.


The episode itself is fine but everything happening off screen leaves me cold.

Debbie Allen Interview Ebony Magazine 1993

Debbie Allen Interview with Ebony Magazine 1993 as we see Debbie and her Family at home.

To read the interview click the link below:

http://sites.google.com/site/debbieallenfamestar/home/written-interviews/ebony-magazine-1993

To discuss the interview go to the Fame Forum:
http://www.atfreeforum.com/kidsfromfamemed/viewtopic.php?t=31&mforum=kidsfromfamemed

Fame In Italy We Are Family

Nia Peepels, Cynthia Gibb, Jesse Borrego

and Disco inferno behind the scenes at

the fame concerts in Italy in December

2009 and the performing "we Are Family "

on stage.

Songs Kids TV Cover Version

OMG, thanks to Brian Mattocks who sent me this link for a cover version of "Songs" as performed by Rod Hull, Emu and a bunch of kids from the Pink windmill TV show. Just goes to show what "Fame" started in the UK!!!!

Michael Cerveris Make It Easy On Yourself

Michael Cerveris performing "Make It Easy On Yourself".

Irene Cara Girlfriends featuring Erica Gimpel

Girlfriends is performed by Irene Cara and comes from her "Carasmatic" album from 1987.

The video is interesting because it also features Erica Gimpel who comes on half way through as a substitute and two Coco's perform together!