The Sinbad Show
| The Sinbad Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Gary Murphy Larry Strawther Sinbad |
| Starring | Sinbad T. K. Carter Erin Davis Willie Ray Norwood, Jr. Hal Williams Salma Hayek Nancy Wilson |
| Theme music composer | Chuck Brown |
| Opening theme | "Hah Man" |
| Composer(s) | Kurt Farquhar |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ralph Farquhar Michael Jacobs Gary Murphy Marc Sotkin Larry Strawther Michael J. Weithorn |
| Producer(s) | Michael Petok |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Michael Jacobs Productions David & Goliath Productions Gary Murphy-Larry Strawther Productions Touchstone Television |
| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 16, 1993 – April 21, 1994 |
The Sinbad Show was 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.
The series follows the life of David Bryan (Sinbad), a carefree bachelor, who becomes a single parent when he adopts two orphaned children, Zana (Erin Davis) and L.J. Beckley (Ray J), who face several issues which they work through together.
The show follows David as he helps L.J. and Zana deal with their new lives, L.J. dealing with school, friendships, girls and being a teenager, and Zana learning how to function in everyday life. Meanwhile, Clarence shares his antics and David's parents helping him deal with raising kids.
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 predominately black casts that were canceled by Fox around the same time (others included Roc, South Central and In Living Color).Activist Jesse Jackson protested the cancellations and called for a boycott of the network for their "institutional racism". Fox maintained that the series were low rated and the decision to cancel was not racially motivated.
The show aired in syndication on The Family Channel Monday to Thursday at 9:30 p.m. and weekend mornings at 11:30. It also aired on Disney Channel for a short time during the mid-1990s.
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