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The Best Episodes of Sherman's Showcase

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Travel through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of the legendary, but fictional, musical variety show called “Sherman's Showcase.”

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Sherman's Showcase Season 2 Episode 3 - The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea
    9.2/10(7 votes)

    #1 - The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea

    S2:E3

    The Sherman Showcase Awards are an annual star-studded affair, but in 2019, the ceremony was hosted on a boat and the boat went missing. Black box footage has recently been recovered. This is the tale of what happened ...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 3 - Behind the Charade
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Behind the Charade

    S1:E3

    Host Morris Day, documents the rise, fall and rise of iconic pop star, Charade, from his discovery on Sherman's Showcase through his historic 2007 comeback.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writers:Will A. Miles, Diallo Riddle, Rob Haze, Bashir Salahuddin, Emily Goldwyn, Bennett Webber

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  3. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 7 - White Music
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #3 - White Music

    S1:E7

    An aging punk singer explores the many different white artists who have performed on "Sherman's Showcase." Sherman used his show as a platform to try and bridge the racial gap. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it was awkward.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 4 - Enemies
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Enemies

    S1:E4

    Sherman reflects on his many haters over the decades as we dig into the rivalries and feuds of The Showcase. Turns out, genuine friendship is a rare commodity in showbiz, especially if you're talking about frenemies John Legend and Common.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 8 - Ray J's Showcase
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Ray J's Showcase

    S1:E8

    In the season finale, Sherman is shocked to find himself in a world turned upside down, where Ray J is the host of his Showcase. Sherman races to uncover what triggered this alternate universe and finds himself face-to-face with an unexpected foe.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 2 - The Showcase Dancers
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    #6 - The Showcase Dancers

    S1:E2

    Host, Nigel Lythgoe introduces the dancers of Sherman's Showcase and shares significant moments in the series, including marriages between dancers, dancer-based controversies, and the show's only robotic dancer, the Funk-A-Tron 2000.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writers:Will A. Miles, Diallo Riddle, Rob Haze, Bashir Salahuddin, Emily Goldwyn, Bennett Webber

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  7. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 6 - July 8, 1995
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #7 - July 8, 1995

    S1:E6

    A very '90s episode of "Sherman's Showcase from July 8, 1995. Sherman's producer called it "the single best episode in the history of the show." Performers include Big Freddy Payne, a go-go band and a trailer for a movie about Montell Jordan.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 5 - The Ladies of The Showcase
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #8 - The Ladies of The Showcase

    S1:E5

    Host Mary J. Blige introduces just some of the female artists who used Sherman's Showcase as a launchpad for their careers. Performances include an unusual rap battle, a black girl magic act, and a performance by Mary herself.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Sherman's Showcase Season 2 Episode 1 - Black History Month Spectacular
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Black History Month Spectacular

    S2:E1

    Celebrate Black History Month as only Sherman can. Sherman and his dancers are back to shine a light on Black icons in a way that will make the annual February observance of Black History Month all his own... in June.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writers:Will A. Miles, Diallo Riddle, Rob Haze, Bashir Salahuddin, Emily Goldwyn, Zuri Salahuddin, Rodney Carter

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  10. Sherman's Showcase Season 1 Episode 1 - Meet Sherman
    7.5/10(38 votes)

    #10 - Meet Sherman

    S1:E1

    Meet Sherman introduces Sherman McDaniels, host of Sherman's Showcase. John Legend walks us through a history of The Showcase - from Sherman's parentage, to the origin of the show, with highlights throughout the show's run from 1972-present day.

    Director:Matt Piedmont
    Writers:Will A. Miles, Diallo Riddle, Rob Haze, Bashir Salahuddin, Emily Goldwyn, Bennett Webber

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  11. Sherman's Showcase Season 2 Episode 2 - Fashion!
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Fashion!

    S2:E2

    Sherman hosts a fashion show but, backstage, it's chaos. Mary J Blige leads a group of singers on an Oceans Eleven-style mission while we also find out the ways Sherman influenced film director Wes Anderson. Guest stars include Issa Rae and more.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Sherman's Showcase Season 2 Episode 4 - Sherman in Africa: Live from Lagos
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Sherman in Africa: Live from Lagos

    S2:E4

    Sherman does a show live from Africa. While there, Sherman becomes a wedding planner, hosts a Real Housewives show, makes a movie about soccer and does his own version of Beyonce's Black is King. We even see part of his failed show Live In Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Sherman's Showcase Season 2 Episode 5 - Sherman's 12th Anniversary
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Sherman's 12th Anniversary

    S2:E5

    Sherman wants a big anniversary special like "MOTOWN 25"; Sherman looks back on his greatest accomplishments, like his cartoon that competed with "Fat Albert," the time he was almost in a James Bond movie and more.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Sherman's Showcase Season 2 Episode 6 - ShermaSnatch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - ShermaSnatch

    S2:E6

    Sherman takes a page, well, maybe several pages, from the Netflix show "Bandersnatch" and presents the first truly interactive episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Sherman's Showcase Season 2 Episode 7 - Murder at the Shrind
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Murder at the Shrind

    S2:E7

    At one point during the '90s, Sherman rebranded his Showcase as The Shrind; featuring old school hip hop, '90s R&B and murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea" is the best rated episode of "Sherman's Showcase". It scored 9.2/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/2/2022. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Behind the Charade".