The Sinbad Show

30min

Comedy

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.

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

30min

16th Sep 1993

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

2. The Tooth Fairy Has Landed

30min

23rd Sep 1993

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

The Par-Tay

3. The Par-Tay

30min

30th Sep 1993

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

Petty Larceny

4. Petty Larceny

30min

7th Oct 1993

David catches Zana stealing in the mall.

My Daughter's Keeper

5. My Daughter's Keeper

30min

14th Oct 1993

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

Strictly Business

6. Strictly Business

30min

21st Oct 1993

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

7. David's Van

30min

4th Nov 1993

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

I Coulda Been the Man

8. I Coulda Been the Man

30min

11th Nov 1993

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

Shades of Acceptance

9. Shades of Acceptance

30min

18th Nov 1993

David falls for a past love.

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

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

30min

9th Dec 1993

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

11. Breaking the Pattern

30min

16th Dec 1993

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

Keep The Faith

12. Keep The Faith

30min

6th Jan 1994

L.J. doesn't believe in God.

The Dog Episode

13. The Dog Episode

30min

13th Jan 1994

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

David Goes Skiing

14. David Goes Skiing

30min

27th Jan 1994

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

The Mr. Science Show

15. The Mr. Science Show

30min

3rd Feb 1994

Black History Month

16. Black History Month

30min

10th Feb 1994

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

The Telethon

17. The Telethon

30min

3rd Mar 1994

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

Neighborhood Watch

18. Neighborhood Watch

30min

10th Mar 1994

David starts a neighborhood watch.

Love Lessons

19. Love Lessons

30min

17th Mar 1994

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

Can We Talk?

20. Can We Talk?

30min

22nd Mar 1994

David and Clarence go on a talk show.

The Family Reunion

21. The Family Reunion

30min

31st Mar 1994

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

Adoption--Part 1

22. Adoption--Part 1

30min

7th Apr 1994

Adoption--Part Deux

23. Adoption--Part Deux

30min

14th Apr 1994

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

Girls Unda-Hoodz

24. Girls Unda-Hoodz

30min

21st Apr 1994

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

In The Beginning

25. In The Beginning

30min

Pinch Sitter

26. Pinch Sitter

30min

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

First air date

16th Sep 1993

Last air date

21st Apr 1994

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks