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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!

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...

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  1. Background image for My Hometown
    9.2/10(19 votes)

    #1 - My Hometown

    S4:E6

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

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  2. Background image for Unsweet Sixteen
    8.8/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Unsweet Sixteen

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Won't Get Fooled Again
    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Won't Get Fooled Again

    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.

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    Director:Bradley Walsh
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Possession
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Possession

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for All Apologies
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    #5 - All Apologies

    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…

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Kiss Me Deadly
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Kiss Me Deadly

    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?

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  8. Background image for Not an Addict
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Not an Addict

    S4:E7

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

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  9. Background image for You Can't Always Get What You Want
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #8 - You Can't Always Get What You Want

    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?!

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  10. Background image for Brilliant Mistake
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Brilliant Mistake

    S4:E8

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  11. Background image for Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Come As You Are
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Come As You Are

    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…

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  13. Background image for I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #12 - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

    S1:E7

    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…

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  14. Background image for Should I Stay Or Should I Go
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    S1:E13

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Us and Them
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Us and Them

    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.

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  16. Background image for Even Better Than The Real Thing
    7.9/10(39 votes)

    #15 - Even Better Than The Real Thing

    S1:E1

    Charming, punk underdog Jude Harrison shocks everyone by winning the first ""Instant Star"" songwriting contest, landing a prestigious record contract and a life that will never again just be ""normal"".

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  17. Background image for She Walks On Me
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #16 - She Walks On Me

    S4:E11

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  18. Background image for Train In Vain
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Train In Vain

    S1:E12

    Jude's about to finish her album, and she should be ecstatic. But she's too preoccupied about losing Tommy - who's just announced he doesn't think he'll produce her next album. Jude thinks she might be able to change his mind if she can just help Tommy relaunch his own solo career - but it will require Jude to make a sacrifice that will compromise her own success...

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Hey Sister
    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Hey Sister

    S1:E4

    The record company freaks out when Jude plays her new song for the radio powers-that-be and gets some very negative reactions. Tommy's so disappointed in himself that he even threatens to quit. Desperate to keep her number one producer (and crush) in the picture, Jude hatches the perfect plan –insisting that she and Tommy just need to ""get away"" with nothing but a guitar and four-track to perfect Jude's sound. Things get complicated when the isolated mentor and his student find themselves connecting over more than just the music…and things get downright messy when Jude's hot sister Sadie shows up.

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  20. Background image for Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

    S4:E12

    While the G Major team is out building morale at a spa retreat, Jude is left alone with a very disturbed Megan.

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  21. Background image for London Calling
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #20 - London Calling

    S4:E13

    In this dramatic Series finale gets the excitement of her life when a big record label in london offers her a signing contract, the dramatic part is at the same time tommy just proposed to her and going to london would mean leaving everything that she loves behind.

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  22. Background image for Your Time Is Gonna Come
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Your Time Is Gonna Come

    S4:E1

    Jude has everything she wants but when she realizes how many have come before her, will she be enough for Tommy?

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    6.7/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Changes

    S4:E3

    Jude attempts to repair her friendship with Jamie. Sadie tries to figure out a way to ask Jude if Kwest can move in. Meanwhile, a dare causes Jude and Sadie's house party to take a serious turn.

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    6.2/10(27 votes)

    #23 - She Drives Me Crazy

    S4:E2

    With the reality TV cameras rolling, Karma's desire for fame grows as Karma and Spiederman's wedding approaches.

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    6.1/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Lose This Skin

    S1:E10

    Vulnerable and lonely since her parents' breakup, Jude turns to Jamie, the one person who's never let her down. Jamie figures Jude can't handle any more unpleasant ""surprises"", so he spills the beans about his relationship with Kat. Jude plays like she's cool with her two best friends dating, but soon realizes…she wants the boy-next-door all to herself. So much for unpleasant surprises…

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    Director:Bradley Walsh
  26. Background image for We Belong
    5.3/10(15 votes)

    #25 - We Belong

    S4:E5

    When Tommy is called out of town, Jude wonders why he's being so mysterious. Is their relationship on the rocks?

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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 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Unsweet Sixteen".