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Sherman's Showcase
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Returning Series
22 min
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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.”
Lists that include Sherman's Showcase
Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Power Book III: Raising Kanan List
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Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Cotton Comes to Harlem List
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- Paid in Full - Crime drama set in the drug trade with strong cultural elements.
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Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Dry Cleaning List
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