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The Best Episodes of Instant Star

Every episode of Instant Star ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Instant Star!

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When Jude Harrison enters G Major’s singer/songwriter contest, she knows her stuff will kill, but she’s shocked when she learns she won the whole darn thing! Now, with a recording contract, a soon-to-be released single

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Instant Star Season 4 Episode 6 - My Hometown
    9.5/10(17 votes)

    S4:E6

    Jude surprises Tommy by following him to his hometown, where she learns about his troubled past. Song: "Here We Go Again"

    Director:Graeme Campbell
    Writer:Tracey Forbes

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  2. Instant Star Season 4 Episode 9 - Possession
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S4:E9

    Tommy returns and Megan tries to help Jude get over him; Blu and Zeppelin come to slaps over Jamie; Tommy is assigned to produce Karma and Speed's tv theme song.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 3 - Start Me Up
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    S3:E3

    Jude finds out that not only will Karma will be doing a cover of her song Tommy will be producing Karma's album. So she decides to produce a song all on her own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Instant Star Season 1 Episode 9 - Won't Get Fooled Again
    8.8/10(19 votes)

    S1:E9

    After having her heart broken by two different guys in one night, Jude's decided to stay close to home. Too bad home isn't quite how she remembers it. Sadie and her Dad seem totally at odds, and Jude isn't quite sure why. Meanwhile, her personal and professional relationship with Tommy is rapidly disintegrating. Just when Jude's sure she's reached the boiling point...a new, devastating betrayal is revealed.

    Director:Bradley Walsh
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Instant Star Season 2 Episode 12 - When I Come Around
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    S2:E12

    Darius thinks that Jude's sophomore album is missing something

    Director:Pat Williams
    Writer:Emily Andras

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  6. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 4 - Helter Skelter
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    S3:E4

    Patsy's behavior is out of control, and everyone can see it. Not only is she wasting studio time, but she's also pulling at Jamie's heartstrings. Everyone decides that enough is enough. Jude tries to get through to Patsy, but it only angers her more. She gets drunk and goes off for a drive...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 12 - Sympathy for the Devil
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S3:E12

    Jude tries to help mend Sadie's love life, and meanwhile Darius is hiding something from Tommy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Instant Star Season 1 Episode 8 - Unsweet Sixteen
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    S1:E8

    G Major is planning Jude the sweet sixteen birthday party of a lifetime – but Jude's even more pleased Shay's coming back from tour…and that she and Tommy Q are actually getting along for a change. But when Jude overhears someone's startling love confession, her big night is thrown into turmoil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 11 - Celebrity Skin
    8.7/10(21 votes)

    S3:E11

    After mistakenly wearing real fur at a fashion shoot Jude tries to make up for it by insulting meat-eaters, which results in everyone turning against her. With all the commotion will everyone see the real threat?

    Director:Graeme Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 13 - All I Want Is You
    8.7/10(28 votes)

    S3:E13

    Tommy and Jamie both want Jude, and she is forced to make a decision between them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Instant Star Season 4 Episode 7 - Not an Addict
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    S4:E7

    Jude's obsession with perfecting her third album threatens her career, her relationshops, and her health. Song: "I Just Wanted Your Love"

    Director:Graeme Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Instant Star Season 4 Episode 8 - Brilliant Mistake
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    S4:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Instant Star Season 1 Episode 11 - All Apologies
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    S1:E11

    Jude's thrilled to be playing the big music charity do she grew up watching on television, until informed that she'll be dueting with Eden - the Instant Star runner-up, and bleached blond shedevil who stole Shay. Unusually Zen-like Tommy implores Jude to bury the hatchet – that is, until his own nemesis - and former bandmate - shows up pushing a Boyz Attack reunion. With Tommy desperately trying to shake his past, and Jude trying to control her future, this is one charity event that'll be lucky to end in peace…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Instant Star Season 1 Episode 6 - Kiss Me Deadly
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    S1:E6

    Jude's great at a lot of things, but dancing ain't one of them…which is unfortunate since that's the general theme of her first video -- the one that's going to showcase her hot hot duet with Shay. Too bad the one thing that's not quite hot hot enough for Jude is her relationship with her co- star. Still, she's floored when he breaks up with her…the day before their scheduled on-screen kiss. How's a girl to make nice onscreen with the boy that just broke her heart off camera?

    Director:Graeme Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Instant Star Season 2 Episode 10 - Problem Child
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S2:E10

    Jude flunks her music midterms. Jamie worries about being cool. Jude visits an elementary school for publicity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sean Reycraft

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  16. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 7 - The Long and Winding Road
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    S3:E7

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    Director:Graeme Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 8 - 18 Part 1
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    S3:E8

    Things between Tommy and Jude are getting hot, and now that Jude's turning eighteen, everything seems totally fine... but when something from Tommy's past shows up to haunt him, nothing will be the same.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Instant Star Season 1 Episode 5 - You Can't Always Get What You Want
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    S1:E5

    Jude's finally starting to feel comfortable at G Major -- and more than comfortable with Tommy -- when her world and her producer are yanked out from under her, thanks to the arrival of seventeen year-old hip-hop sensation Shay. But Jude's determined not to give up her musical territory without a fight. When Jude goes too far and is forced to apologize at Shay's big concert, she's shocked when her would-be enemy serenades her with a love song. After all, she'd NEVER fall for such a spoiled, arrogant jerk…would she?!

    Director:Graeme Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Instant Star Season 2 Episode 9 - Hallelujah
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    S2:E9

    Jude is focused on having a normal birthday this year,but somehow ends up locked in an abandoned club with Tommy.

    Director:Jim Donovan
    Writer:Sean Reycraft

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  20. Instant Star Season 1 Episode 3 - Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jude is suddenly given a first-class ticket to popularity central when her publicist arranges for Jude to perform her first single in front of the entire school. Jude allows herself to get swept up in all the attention until hit with two unexpected and painful truths: some of the students are planning anti-Jude walkout during the televised concert, and more importantly, her best friend Jamie HATES her new song.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Instant Star Season 4 Episode 4 - Us and Them
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S4:E4

    After Jude and Tommy have a close encounter with the paparazzi, Darius decides it is time for them to go public. After Jude goes on about her love for Tommy on a talk show, the public reaction does more than surprise her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Instant Star Season 4 Episode 11 - She Walks On Me
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    S4:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Instant Star Season 2 Episode 6 - The Jean Genie
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    S2:E6

    After pushing Kat and Jamie away, Jude is scared to lose Spiederman too when he wants to be more to her than just a backup.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Instant Star Season 3 Episode 5 - Let It Be
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S3:E5

    When Patsy dies it is up to Jude to honor her memory and protect her from G-major vultures and even...Jamie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Instant Star Season 1 Episode 2 - Come As You Are
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jude loses the cover of a major music magazine to Eden, the snotty push-up-bra’d runner-up in the Instant Star songwriting contest. So Tommy Q. takes Jude -- and her increasingly resentful older sister Sadie -- to a wild hip- hop party being thrown by the magazine’s publisher -- someone with whom Tommy has a very complicated history. Jude tries to “play the game” and one-up Eden with disastrous results. Ultimately it’s Jude’s genuine connection with someone unexpected that saves the day…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"My Hometown" is the best rated episode of "Instant Star". It scored 9.5/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Graeme Campbell and written by Tracey Forbes, it aired on 6/11/2008. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Possession".