Welcome to The Kids From Fame Media Blog

I'm Mark & I've been a Fame fan since the beginning of the TV Series in 1982. This blog is dedicated to the incredibly talented cast of the show who have brought so much comfort and pleasure to my life over the last 40 odd years.

Every week day we post and our Archive can be found on the Kids from Fame Media TV Series Archive Website.
Including Interviews, Episode Information and Videos, Scripts, Merchandise, MP3 Downloads, Reunions, Fan Fiction, Cast and Crew Information.

I hope you have a great time Remembering "Fame"!

To Contact Me Please Send Emails to: mark1814uk@googlemail.com


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Episodes can be watched on the TV Series Archive Website.
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Thursday 30 July 2020

Trivia of the Week - International Broadcast Dates

  • U.S. Series started on January 7th 1982 on NBC
      Cancelled after 2 seasons and was shown in first broadcast syndication for the remaining 4
      seasons.

  • France: Series started on March 6, 1982, on TF1

  • UK: Series started on June 17, 1982, on the BBC. Only the first four seasons were screened by the BBC; the full series was broadcast on The Children's Channel in 1992/1993.

  • Sweden: Series started on September 5, 1982, on SVT1

  • Israel: Series started in 1982

  • The Netherlands: Series started on  January 7th 1983

  • Spain: Series started on  January 20th 1983

  • Italy: Series was renamed "Saranno famosi", started in January 1983 on Rai Due

  • Brazil: Series started in 1983 on Rede Manchete

  • West Germany: Series started on  January 2nd 1985

  • Belgium: Series started June 11th 1987 

If you know details of when Fame first started and on which channel in your country please contact us.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Instrumental/Karaoke


"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" Instrumental/Karaoke Version.

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"Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high,
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star,
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly,
Birds fly over the rainbow Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow.
Why, oh why can't I? 

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high.
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby. 
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream, 
Really do come true. 

Someday I'll wish upon a star, 
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me. 
Where troubles melt like lemon drops, 
High above the chimney tops, 
That's where you'll find me. 

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly,
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I? 

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,
Why, oh why can't I?"


Monday 27 July 2020

Find Your Dream Instrumental William Goldstein



"Find Your Dream" comes from the season 2 episode "Not In Kansas Anymore". It is an instrumental piece composed by William Goldstein.

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Not In Kansas Anymore Shooting Schedule Day 5 and 6


Not In Kansas Anymore was filmed between Monday 24th January 1983 to Tuesday 1st February 1983. Day five and six had the same schedule and filing took place on was 28th January and 31st January.


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Friday 24 July 2020

Stars in the House Fame Movie 40th Anniversary Cast Reunion


Stars in the House Fame Movie 40th Anniversary Cast Reunion featuring:

Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Paul McCrane, Antonia Francheschi, Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford.  

https://www.starsinthehouse.com/

Remembering Ken Swofford on his Birthday


Remembering Ken Swofford on his Birthday on 25th July.

Not In Kansas Anymore Shooting Schedule Day 4





Not In Kansas Anymore was filmed between Monday 24th January 1983 to Tuesday 1st February 1983. Day Four was 27th January.


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Ebay of the Week


This week a Kids from Fame scarf (Featuring the movie cast.)


Thursday 23 July 2020

Trivia of the Week - Not In Kansas Anymore Emmy Award Nominations


Not in Kansas Anymore was nominated for 4 Emmy Awards in 1983

  • 1983: Outstanding Art Direction - Series (for "Not in Kansas Anymore", nominated)
  • 1983: Outstanding Costuming - Series (for "Not in Kansas Anymore", nominated)
  • 1983: Outstanding Makeup (for "Not in Kansas Anymore", nominated)
  • 1983: Outstanding Music Composition - Series, Dramatic Underscore (for "Not in Kansas Anymore", nominated)

Not In Kansas Anymore Shooting Schedule Day 3







Not In Kansas Anymore was filmed between Monday 24th January 1983 to Tuesday 1st February 1983. Day Three was 26th January.


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Monday 20 July 2020

We're Off To See The Wizard - Kids from Fame - Song of the Week



"We're Off To See The Wizard" written by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, comes from the season 2 episode "Not In Kansas Anymore". It is performed by Valerie Landsburg, Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri and Carlo Imperato.




"We're off to see the Wizard,
The wonderful Wizard of Oz.
We hear he is a wiz of
 a wiz if ever a wiz there was.

If ever oh ever, a wiz there was,
the Wizard of Oz is one because,
because, because , because, because, because
because of the wonderful things he does.

We're off to see the Wizard,
The wonderful Wizard of Oz.
We hear he is a wiz of
 a wiz if ever a wiz there was.

If ever oh ever, a wiz there was,
the Wizard of Oz is one because,
because, because , because, because, because
because of the wonderful things he does.

We're off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz.'

Off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz.'

Off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz.' 

We're off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz.'

Off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz.'"

Not In Kansas Anymore - Episode of the Month


"Not in Kansas Anymore" from season 2 is the episode of the  Month




Thursday 16 July 2020

Trivia of the week - Not In Kansas Anymore


Parts of the original 1939 film "THE Wizard of Oz" were filmed on the same Soundstage that "Fame" was using in 1983 to film the TV  series version of the Movie, "Not In Kansas Anymore". While he cast were filming the Ray Bolger, who played the original Scarecrow in the filmed dropped by to pay the cast a visit and pose for photos with them.

Not In Kansas Anymore Legal Research