Bruno is afraid of performing in public and must learn to overcome his fears.Bruno is afraid of performing in public and must learn to overcome his fears.Bruno is afraid of performing in public and must learn to overcome his fears.
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- Fame Dancer
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe footage seen during Lee Curreri's credit in the opening sequence of the first three seasons is taken from the musical number "We Got The Power" seen in this episode.
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Leroy Johnson: Why you always got your head buried in this thing, what's this all about?
Coco Hernandez: [indicating her trade paper] Leroy, get it straight, this is my bible, alright?
Leroy Johnson: Bible? The first bible I've ever seen with ads for female mud-wrestling in it.
- ConnectionsEdited into Fame: But Seriously Folks (1982)
Featured review
We Don't Talk About Bruno
Montgomery fires up the old mimeograph machine to get this episode rolling. It seems there is going to be a benefit performance and they need performers. Danny is talking inflation in his standup to an empty audience. Quite funny considering 40 years later, inflation is back. We meet Michael Thoma's Mr. Crandall for the first time. Bruno is experiencing a crisis of insecurity about playing his music in public, and Coco is not having any of it. Montgomery is playing producer and director and he is definitely not interested in having a tap dancing accordion player in his show. Bruno serenades hid Dad with one of his own compositions in their basement. No one seems very happy with Montgomery's choices for the benefit acts. Bruno is in a snit after finding out he made the cut when he didn't even audition. D'oh! Danny and Leroy compare sob stories. Mr. Shorofsky attempts to implant some musical wisdom in Martelli but he is not very receptive. Bruno just wants to create music in his own little bubble. Uh-oh! It's a brownout, and Doris and Danny get stuck together in an elevator on the way up to the benefit. Tough break for the FAME kids. William Morris is there but without power they can't really strut their stuff. It's beginning to look like a bust and Bruno doesn't care. Poor Bruno. What to do? Leroy saves the day when he remembers acoustic music only requires acoustic instruments, and Bruno finally decides to play nice and joins in on piano. Coco and Leroy sing the song, We Got The Power. The FAME kids deliver a spectacular impromptu performance impressing William Morris! Yay! What? Wait? What is Mr. Shorofsky doing? Oh my! The episode concludes with a round of applause and Mr. Martelli finally arriving with the equipment after climbing 36 flights of stairs, just as the power comes back on. "It's showtime!" A nod to All That Jazz. This episode is ok. It will never be one of my favorites. Too much of Bruno being an emo before we even knew what an emo was. Now we know why they don't talk about Bruno.
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- alanduran-62543
- Jan 21, 2022
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- Runtime48 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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