Fame

Lydia (Debbie Allen ) was a student in Fame (1980), not a teacher as is commonly thought. She was an older student who was just supposed to be helping with the auditions. There were a couple of deleted scenes which show her facing off against Coco, who was supposed to be a peer and a rival of hers. When the producers asked Debbie Allen to come back to do this show, it was two years later, and she was obviously no longer a high school student at that point. Because of that, and because the editing of the original movie wound up making her look like a teacher anyway, they changed Lydia from a student to a dance teacher for this show.

Assistants to the Principal in New York schools are known as "Assistant Principals", and not "Vice Principals".

Featured in The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)