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Sidewalks Entertainment 1988
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 1, 1988
- Format
- 16 seasons · 229 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~114.5 hours (30 min/ep)
- Created By
- Richard R. Lee
★ TMDB users: 7.3/10 Talk 16 seasons · 229 eps Ended
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What is Sidewalks Entertainment?
Sidewalks Entertainment is a long-running, weekly American television series that combines elements of a talk show, magazine show, and variety show. The 30-minute program primarily features celebrity interviews, music, artistic and novelty acts, and rising performers.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1988
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 229
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 1, 1988
- Genres
- Talk
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.3/10
- Format
- 16 seasons · 229 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
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Sidewalks Entertainment is a long-running, weekly American television series that combines elements of a talk show, magazine show, and variety show. The 30-minute program primarily features celebrity interviews, music, artistic and novelty acts, and rising performers. It is primarily produced in the San Francisco Bay Area with segments from other parts of the country, including Los Angeles and New York. The series is created and executive produced by Richard R. Lee, who is also the lead editor and webmaster of SidewalksTV.com. On-air personalities Cindy Rhodes and Rafael Siegel are co-producers. The program showcases a variety of acts and performances, highlighting the talents of both established and emerging artists.
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Should you watch it?
“A lively weekly mix of interviews, music and quirky acts from the Bay Area and beyond.”
Reasons to watch
- Shows a blend of celebrity interviews and emerging talent
- Features diverse musical and novelty performances
- Highlights Bay Area culture with national segments
Keep in mind
- Runtime limited to 30 minutes may feel brief
- Production primarily regional may limit broader exposure
Watch it if you enjoy a fast‑paced variety show that spotlights both famous guests and up‑and‑coming performers.
The show’s upbeat, family‑friendly tone makes it suitable for general audiences.
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Season 1 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Series Premiere Mytharc Sep 1, 1988
- E2 Country Showdown Core Sep 8, 1988
- E3 Young Talents Core Sep 15, 1988
- E4 World Event Core Sep 22, 1988
- E5 Auntie DiDi Visits Core Sep 29, 1988
- E6 Rock'n With Junior Sharp Core Oct 6, 1988
- E7 Songwriters Core Nov 3, 1988
- E8 Thrills Are Unlimited Mytharc Nov 17, 1988
- E9 All-Music Show Mytharc Dec 1, 1988
Season 2 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 New Look Mytharc Sep 6, 1989
- E2 Sidewalks Bandstand Core Sep 13, 1989
- E3 Donna & Kristy Core Sep 20, 1989
- E4 Slumber Party Core Sep 27, 1989
- E5 Sidewalks at El Cerrito Plaza (1) Core Oct 4, 1989
- E6 Sidewalks at El Cerrito Plaza (2) Core Oct 11, 1989
- E7 Sounds of Random Men Core Nov 8, 1989
- E8 Sidewalks Takes A Look At R&B Core
- E9 Footbag Core
- E10 Tournament Kickboxing Core
- E11 Dreaming Core
- E12 Medieval Combat Mytharc
- E13 Music Shorts Mytharc
Season 3 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Preview / Retrospective Mytharc
- E2 CPR & The Heimlich Core
- E3 Mr. Id Core
- E4 Initiation Core
- E5 Aerobic Stixs Core
- E6 Music and Fashions Core
- E7 Music Videos Core
- E8 Exotic World of Belly Dancing Core
- E9 Exodus Core
- E10 Improv Core
- E11 Modeling With Kim Core
- E12 Viewers Favorite Moments Core
- E13 Sexy Swimwear Core
- E14 Candell, Zimmerman...And Tina Turner Mytharc
- E15 I Remember... Mytharc
Season 4 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 No Show Show Mytharc
- E2 Steel Drums Core
- E3 Learning Sign-Language Core
- E4 Sidewalks 30-Minute Workout Core
- E5 Christie G Core
- E6 Animal Night Core
- E7 Music Video II Core
- E8 Total Marionettes! Core
- E9 Retrospective II Core
- E10 Footbag / Randy Wilson Core
- E11 Denise & Mel's Favorite Moments Core
- E12 Street Wear Core
- E13 Video Hunks Core
- E14 Workout: For Kids! Core
- E15 The Fashion Designers Core
- E16 Artistic Action Nite Core
- E17 Blender Wizard Core
- E18 Dance, Dance, Dance... Mytharc
- E19 Always Look Up Mytharc
Season 5 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Video Nite #1 (R&B/RAP) Mytharc
- E2 Video Nite #2 (AC/CHR) Core
- E3 The Mel Menefee Show Core
- E4 Video Nite #3 (ALT/ROCK) Core
- E5 Make-Up Artist Core
- E6 Video Nite #4 (Pop/Rock) Core
- E7 Video Nite #5 (R&B/Rap) Core
- E8 Video Nite #6 (AC/Rock) Core
- E9 Video Nite #7 (Rock/R&B) Core
- E10 Video Nite #8 (R&B) Core
- E11 Video Nite #9 (Misc) Core
- E12 Exclusive Mini-Videos Core
- E13 Video Nite #10 (R&B) Core
- E14 Video Nite #11 (Rock) Core
- E15 Video Nite #12 (AC/Rock) Core
- E16 Lights! Camera! Audition! Core
- E17 Magic Core
- E18 Video Nite #13 (Rock/Dance) Core
- E19 Video Nite #14 (AC) Core
- E20 Video Nite #15 (Urban) Mytharc
- E21 Karumanta Mytharc
Season 6 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lights Out Mytharc
- E2 Magic II Core
- E3 Mel's Camping Trip Core
- E4 Hosting Alone! Core
- E5 Fortune Teller Core
- E6 Aikido Core
- E7 Too Many Hosts Core
- E8 Host Search Core
- E9 Band Nite Core
- E10 Mel and His Beeper Core
- E11 Mel & The Rock Core
- E12 Boogie Down Core
- E13 The Birthday Gift Core
- E14 Without The Crew Core
- E15 Classic Classical Core
- E16 Mel's Shopping Show Core
- E17 Fan Letter? Core
- E18 Set Improvement Core
- E19 Foley And Miles Core
- E20 Past Instrumental Core
- E21 Summer Jam Core
- E22 Favorite Female Artists Core
- E23 Tribute Core
- E24 Via Satellite Core
- E25 Camera Control Core
- E26 5th Anniversary Highlights Mytharc
- E27 Highlights From Past Christmas Shows Mytharc
Season 7 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sci-Fi Convention Mytharc
- E2 Do You Have Any Crab? Core Dec 1, 1993
- E3 Gabriel, Fagen and Barkley Core Dec 8, 1993
- E4 Riding A Cable Car Core Dec 15, 1993
- E5 Araucaria Core Jan 5, 1994
- E6 The '70s Core
- E7 Video Nite Special: Pop/Ac Core
- E8 Martial Arts Core
- E9 Favorite Female Artists II Core
- E10 Cube Game Core
- E11 Dave Koz Core
- E12 Favorite Male Artists Core
- E13 Mel's Gifts Core
- E14 Sports & Boat Show Core
- E15 Richard Marx Core
- E16 Mel and His Clay Core
- E17 Flirting Core
- E18 Kites Core
- E19 Tribute To Bob Marley Core
- E20 Easy Listening Core
- E21 Niecy, Mariah & TV Core
- E22 Boomerang Core
- E23 Thrills & Marionettes Core
- E24 Belly Dancing II Core
- E25 Control Room Core
- E26 Valerie & Bonnie Core
- E27 Skirmishers Core
- E28 Summer Jam '94 Mytharc
- E29 Circus Mytharc
Season 8 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Young Indy & The Sidewalk of Doom Mytharc
- E2 Boo Radleys Core
- E3 Hartman Core
- E4 Shonen Knife Core
- E5 Susan Powter Core
- E6 Boyz II Men Core
- E7 Karaoke Core
- E8 Seal Core
- E9 Stereolab Core
- E10 Coal Train Core
- E11 Beyond Random Core
- E12 N 2 Deep Core
- E13 Aladdin Core
- E14 Creature Designer Core
- E15 Sister Sister Core
- E16 Julio Core
- E17 Toad Core
- E18 Artists Core
- E19 Sky Diving Core
- E20 Kent Craig Mytharc
- E21 Rock Dancing (Revised) Mytharc
Season 9 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Merry-Go-Round Mytharc
- E2 Conscious Daughters Core
- E3 Renaissance Pleasure Faire Core
- E4 Colorful Dogs Core
- E5 Fire Engine Core
- E6 John Hiatt Core
- E7 Joy & Brian Core
- E8 Sheridan & Skee-Lo Core
- E9 Joe Louis Walker Core
- E10 Bonepony Mytharc
- E11 Sidewalks Meets Joe Montana Mytharc Nov 13, 1995
Season 10 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 In Style Fashion Mytharc
- E2 Barenaked Ladies Core
- E3 No Food For Brian Core
- E4 Deana Carter Core
- E5 First Appearance Core
- E6 Musa Sings Core
- E7 Reading Books Core
- E8 Sandi Patty and Point of Grace Core
- E9 Patty Loveless Interview Core
- E10 Tracy Lawrence Interview Core
- E11 Neil Finn Interview Core
- E12 Maria Shriver Interview Mytharc
- E13 Any Day Now Mytharc
Season 11 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Tracy, Myles and George Mytharc
- E2 Hank Azaria Interview Core
- E3 Legends Core
- E4 Donny & Marie Core
- E5 The Judds Core
- E6 Hornsby, Tyrell and Brickman Core
- E7 Teen Idols Core
- E8 Basketball Adventure Core
- E9 Scott & SheDaisy Core
- E10 Yanni and Sara Evans Mytharc
- E11 Sweeney, Schiffer and Paxton Mytharc
Season 12 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kings of Terror Mytharc Oct 29, 2001
- E2 John Tesh Core Nov 12, 2001
- E3 Cochran, Enya, Safina Core Jan 7, 2002
- E4 Hallie Core Feb 24, 2002
- E5 Patterson, Cherokee, Bloch Core Apr 14, 2002
- E6 Natalie Imbruglia Core May 22, 2002
- E7 Ladies of The View Core Jun 22, 2002
- E8 Bubble Gum Mytharc Jul 12, 2002
- E9 Monica Hosts Mytharc Aug 16, 2002
Season 13 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Wedding Planner Mytharc Nov 15, 2002
- E2 The Bachelor Core Nov 27, 2002
- E3 Powers, Leach, Reynolds Core Jan 10, 2003
- E4 Blu Cantrell Core Apr 4, 2003
- E5 Legends of Music Core May 30, 2003
- E6 Coldchain & Carter Core Jun 25, 2003
- E7 Heather Headley Core Jun 20, 2003
- E8 Floetry & Koz Bros. Mytharc Jun 11, 2003
- E9 Gang Starr Mytharc Jul 2, 2003
Season 14 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jeff Gordon & Youngbloodz Mytharc Aug 23, 2003
- E2 Four Actresses Core Sep 8, 2003
- E3 Adema Core Sep 24, 2003
- E4 Cassidy & Nodesha Core Oct 8, 2003
- E5 Rhian Benson Core Nov 12, 2003
- E6 Anthony Hamilton Core Oct 29, 2003
- E7 Loon & 24K Core Dec 10, 2003
- E8 Is It Ozzy? Core Dec 5, 2003
- E9 Kelis & Wyclef Core Nov 26, 2003
- E10 Soap Stars Core Jun 5, 2004
- E11 Gavin DeGraw Core Jun 19, 2004
- E12 Malcolm & Sally Core Jul 3, 2004
- E13 Kyan, Michael and Wayne Mytharc Jul 17, 2004
- E14 Kenny Lattimore Mytharc Jul 31, 2004
Season 15 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hayes & Barker Mytharc Jan 16, 2005
- E2 Writers Core Feb 5, 2005
- E3 Rob Reiner / Doris Roberts Core Mar 9, 2005
- E4 Miranda & Jamie-Lynn Mytharc Mar 28, 2005
- E5 Soccer Girls Core May 11, 2005
- E6 Special Edition: AnnaSophia Mytharc Jun 11, 2005
- E7 Kressley & Hatch Mytharc Jun 18, 2005
Season 16 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 American Idols Mytharc Jan 25, 2006
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Frequently asked questions
What format does Sidewalks Entertainment use?
It combines elements of a talk show, magazine show and variety show.
Who created and executive produces the series?
Richard R. Lee is the creator and executive producer.
Where is the series mainly produced?
It is primarily produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, with segments from Los Angeles and New York.
How long is each episode?
Each episode runs for about 30 minutes.
Who are the on‑air personalities?
Cindy Rhodes and Rafael Siegel serve as co‑producers and on‑air personalities.
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