The Sinbad Show


The Sinbad Show is an American television sitcom starring comedian David "Sinbad" Adkins that premiered on September 16, 1993, on Fox. The show was created by Sinbad, Gary Murphy, and Larry Strawther, and developed by Michael Jacobs, Dave Caplan, and Brian Lapan. Its main plot is about a bachelor taking in two orphaned children. Chuck Brown performed the theme music. It was cancelled on April 21, 1994.

Overview

The series follows the life of David Bryan, a carefree bachelor who works as a video game designer, who becomes a single parent when he adopts two orphaned children, Zana and L.J. Beckley, who face several issues which they work through together.

The show follows David as he guides L.J. and Zana in their new lives, including counselling L.J. on dealing with school, friendships, girls, and being a teenager and helping Zana learn how to function in everyday life. Meanwhile, Clarence shares his antics and David's parents help him deal with raising kids.

Cast

Main

The Sinbad Show was cancelled after its first season, and aired its last episode on April 21, 1994. It aired at 8:30 p.m., following The Simpsons, Thursday nights on Fox. The series was one of several shows featuring predominantly black casts that were cancelled by Fox around the same time. Activist Jesse Jackson protested the cancellations and called for a boycott of the network for its "institutional racism". Fox maintained that the series were low-rated and the decision to cancel was not racially motivated.

Episodes

Syndication

The show aired in syndication on The Family Channel Monday to Thursday at 9:30 p.m. and weekend mornings at 11:30 a.m.. It also aired on Disney Channel for a short time during the mid-1990s.

Awards and nominations