When Lee Curreri's song "Be My Music" was featured on the cast album "The Kids from Fame", instead of him performing it solo as he did on the show, he was joined by Valerie Landsburg, Erica Gimpel and Gene Anthony Ray.
This is Connie Needham first appearance on the show, playing Kathy Murphy, a great dancer. She played a different character in three episodes of season 2: Kelly Hayden, who is not a great dancer.