9.2/1019 votesLoading...#1 - My Hometown
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/2008
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
- 8.9/1021 votesLoading...
#2 - Celebrity Skin
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2007
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: N/A
- 8.8/1019 votesLoading...
#3 - Won't Get Fooled Again
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2005
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: N/A
- 8.8/1015 votesLoading...
#4 - 18 Part 1
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/6/2007
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1026 votesLoading...
#5 - Unsweet Sixteen
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/2005
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1018 votesLoading...
#6 - When I Come Around
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/5/2006
Darius thinks that Jude's sophomore album is missing something
Director: Pat Williams
Writer: Emily Andras
- 8.7/1011 votesLoading...
#7 - Possession
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 6/18/2008
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1020 votesLoading...
#8 - All Apologies
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/2005
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1012 votesLoading...
#9 - Start Me Up
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2007
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1012 votesLoading...
#10 - Sympathy for the Devil
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/11/2007
Jude tries to help mend Sadie's love life, and meanwhile Darius is hiding something from Tommy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1041 votesLoading...
#11 - All I Want Is You
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/2/2007
Tommy and Jamie both want Jude, and she is forced to make a decision between them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1017 votesLoading...
#12 - Helter Skelter
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/2/2007
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1021 votesLoading...
#13 - Kiss Me Deadly
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2005
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: N/A
- 8.4/1010 votesLoading...
#14 - Not an Addict
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2008
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: N/A
- 8.3/1022 votesLoading...
#15 - You Can't Always Get What You Want
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2005
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: N/A
- 8.3/1018 votesLoading...
#16 - Problem Child
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/2007
Jude flunks her music midterms. Jamie worries about being cool. Jude visits an elementary school for publicity.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sean Reycraft
- 8.3/1012 votesLoading...
#17 - Brilliant Mistake
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 6/17/2008
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1021 votesLoading...
#18 - Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2005
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1020 votesLoading...
#19 - Hallelujah
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2007
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
- 8.2/1028 votesLoading...
#20 - The Long and Winding Road
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/23/2007
No description available
Director: Graeme Campbell
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1024 votesLoading...
#21 - Come As You Are
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2004
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1018 votesLoading...
#22 - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2005
Jude's landed her first official boyfriend…and it doesn't hurt that he's an uber-famous rapper! But she can't keep him separate from the rest of her world forever. So Jude invites Shay to the school dance…and dinner with the family. As if that wasn't awkward enough, Tommy shows up, determined to prove to Jude that Shay is NOT the guy she thinks he is. Jude wants to defend her boyfriend, but she has doubts…especially when he starts flirting with her high school nemesis…
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1019 votesLoading...
#23 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/24/2005
What a long strange trip it's been for Jude Harrison, Instant Star. And it's about to get even stranger as she prepares for her summer tour. What's a girl to do when faced with a shocking offer from ex-boyfriend Shay, the surprising news that her producer is dating her sister, and a romantic ultimatum from Jamie? Does being a rock n' roll superstar really have to mean always going it alone?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1024 votesLoading...
#24 - The Jean Genie
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/17/2006
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1014 votesLoading...
#25 - Us and Them
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/5/2008
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
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!
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...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:CTV
Best Episodes Summary
"My Hometown" is the best rated episode of "Instant Star". It scored 9.2/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Graeme Campbell and written by Tracey Forbes, it aired on 6/11/2008. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Celebrity Skin".