The Sinbad Show

1993 - 1994

Pilot

16th September 1993

Episode 1

David Bryan, a footloose and carefree bachelor, meets two orphaned children and learns the authorities will have to split them up unless someone adopts them both.

The Tooth Fairy Has Landed

23rd September 1993

Episode 2

L.J. objects to David telling Zana about the Tooth Fairy when she loses her milk teeth.

The Par-Tay

30th September 1993

Episode 3

David takes a domestic engineering course and believes that the instructor has fallen for him.

Petty Larceny

7th October 1993

Episode 4

David catches Zana stealing in the mall.

My Daughter's Keeper

14th October 1993

Episode 5

Zana joins a club and learns that only light-skinned blacks are accepted.

Strictly Business

21st October 1993

Episode 6

Since L.J. has not been doing his homework assignments, he is not allowed to go to Disneyland with David's parents.

David's Van

4th November 1993

Episode 7

David has trouble parting with his beloved car in order to buy another.

I Coulda Been the Man

11th November 1993

Episode 8

David has a hard time enjoying his annual ski vacation when the kids keep calling him at the lodge.

Shades of Acceptance

18th November 1993

Episode 9

David falls for a past love.

It's My Party, I'll Cry If I Want To

9th December 1993

Episode 10

When David is unable to get a TV character to come to Zana's party because of the cost, he creates one.

Breaking the Pattern

16th December 1993

Episode 11

L.J. invites his girlfriend over when no one is home.

Keep The Faith

6th January 1994

Episode 12

L.J. doesn't believe in God.

The Dog Episode

13th January 1994

Episode 13

Zana wants to keep a dog after he follows her home.

David Goes Skiing

27th January 1994

Episode 14

David has a hard time enjoying his annual ski vacation when the kids keep calling him at the lodge.

The Mr. Science Show

3rd February 1994

Episode 15

No overview available.

Black History Month

10th February 1994

Episode 16

L.J. can't decide who to write his Black History Month essay on, and Zana volunteers to play Rosa Parks.

The Telethon

Episode 17

David convinces his father to coach a basketball team after he retires.

Neighborhood Watch

10th March 1994

Episode 18

David starts a neighborhood watch.

Love Lessons

17th March 1994

Episode 19

L.J. gets a bad grade in a black history class, and is tutored by his favorite teacher.

Can We Talk?

22nd March 1994

Episode 20

David and Clarence go on a talk show.

The Family Reunion

31st March 1994

Episode 21

L.J. and Zana meet David's family.

Adoption--Part 1

Episode 22

No overview available.

Adoption--Part Deux

14th April 1994

Episode 23

L.J. and Zana's uncle want them to live with him.

Girls Unda-Hoodz

21st April 1994

Episode 24

Zana gets her hair done and Clarence teaches L.J. how cool men drive.

In The Beginning

Episode 25

No overview available.

Pinch Sitter

Episode 26

David learns how difficult it is to find a good babysitter.

Top Cast

Sinbad•T.K. Carter•Erin Davis

The Sinbad Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Sinbad that premiered on September 16, 1993 on Fox. The show's main plot is about a bachelor taking in two orphaned children. Chuck Brown performed this sitcom's theme music. It was canceled after one season on April 21, 1994, with two episodes left unaired.

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Sinbad

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Erin Davis

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L.J Beckley

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