Season One

Metamorphosis
This episode mostly features Julie's attempts to fit in at the School of the Arts, helped by Montgomery and Doris. Songs are "Take Me" where Coco tries to get Bruno to join in the cafeteria music at lunch, and "Fame" sung by Erica Gimpel

Passing Grade
Coco tries out for a part, and ends up going up against Lydia for it. Lydia's old boyfriend is running the audition. Songs are "The Show Must Go On" (Coco's audition) and "I Still Believe In Me" where Coco and Lydia reconcile their differences. Danny gets a job as a waiter in order to try to meet his hero, Johnny Carson. He does, and three words from his hero make his day. What are they - "Buzz off kid!"

Tomorrow's Farewell
The students are all interviewed on life in the School of the Arts. In order to prove they don't need a gym for phys ed, Lydia challenges a group of football players to keep up with her dancers. ("I Can Do Anything Better Than You Can") They can't. Leroy is troubled when his jailbird brother Willard comes up, but when he is caught with Willard's gun, he faces a hard choice - will he save himself, or the brother he barely knows?

Alone In A Crowd
Bruno has a fear of performing in public. ("Alone in the Crowd") but overcomes it at a dinner dance where the lights go out ("We Got the Power")

To Soar and Never Falter
Bruno falls in love with a beautiful ballerina Kathy Murphy ("Be My Music") who turns out to have multiple sclerosis. The gang helps her keep her audition for an elite dance troupe. ("Ballet for Kathy" - instrumental) Julie and Danny have a problem when they have to do a love scene together, overcome by a little help from Doris, and a little creative staging.

The Sell Out
Bruno takes a job to help pay for his music after his father buys him an expensive synthesiser. He tries it out in the music shop (High Fidelity) Coco has to co-ordinate a dance number for mid-terms, but is very hard on Julie, who has no idea why. It turns out her star sign is the problem. The performance (It's Sonata Mozart") goes well. Bruno also writes a song for his aunt's baby ("Could We Be Magic Like You")

The Strike
The School of Arts is crippled by a teacher's strike, so the students need to rehearse the play, organising themselves, driving Montgomery, the stage manager to distraction! (Desdemona) Sherwood discovers what Leroy's home life is like. (Starmaker also features in this episode)

Street Kid
Doris, researching a role as a streetwalker, befriends a runaway and helps her return home. We see "Life Is A Celebration" being worked on.

But Seriously Folks
Danny develops a problem with uppers ("Come What May") His father doesn't support his comedy, but changes his mind after Danny's show ( featuring "Step Up To The Mike" when he needs a little help from his friends) We also learn that Danny had an older brother Vinny, who died before he was born.

Come One, Come All
Everyone goes crazy when famous actress Melinda McNeil is in town, except her son Montgomery.

The Crazies
Doris decides to be honest with everyone, alienating many of her friends in the process ("I Was Only Trying To Help") Shorofsky and Bruno disagree, but Bruno realises how much his teacher means to him when Shorofsky is hospitalised. Lydia and the students perform "Carnival"

Exposé
Julie feels out of her depth at school when she is replaced in a production number by a mannequin ("Mannequin") It takes having her heart broken by the student English teacher / budding reporter who threatens to write a sleazy article on the school to make her realise how much she loves the people there. ("It's Gonna Be A Long Night")

A Musical Bridge
Another episode where Bruno agonises over writing music, when Montgomery tries to get him to cash in on his ability to produce "mindless cacophony" (Sho-sho-sho-shorofsky, Do The Gimme That)

A Big Finish
Ray Walston and somebody else guest star, and do a number ("A Couple of Swells" I think they may have been homeless guys? Janitors? There's also a subplot to do with table tennis (Julie is disgusted when Shorofsky beats her 21-3) and Leroy sings "You're The Real Music"

Reunions
Leroy's mom comes back, and Shorofsky meets an old flame. Gospel number, "Hope" by Leroy

A Special Place
After budget cuts, the decision is made to let Mr Crandall go. The kids sing "Starmaker" to let him know what he means to them. Lydia ponders how important the school is in "A Special Place" After a special motion is passed, Crandall gets a reprieve, and the kids celebrate with a dance to "Hot Lunch Jam"